The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-10

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VIII give access TO q large province rich
~ .Sa,Napie minerals, a mile high, with
strletiy temperate climate. 80 Rail-
road construction will give employment
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IN Theyrenort that thera nrei.'caIls from
all parts of the islands for public
schools, school supplies and English
teachers, greater than tho commission
can provide until d commentaries
school system Is organised. Night
schools for teaching English to adults
are being .eatabllahed In response to
popular demand. Native children.
show aptitude In learning English,
Spanish Is spoken by q ANAL frac ton
Or people, and in o few years the me-
dun OF communication In the courts.
public offices and between different
tribes Will be English: creation Of cen-
tral government within eighteen
months. under which substantially ali
rights described In the biz OF rights in
the federal constitution arc TO be So
cured to the people; OF the Philippines,
Will bring to them contentment, pros.
perity, education and political enlisht-
enment."f ~ ~ = n 7 800;
This shows 10 my countrymen what
has been and Ia being dona 10 bring The
benefits OF liberty and good government
TO these wards Of the nation. Every
EFFORT has been directed to their nenrnI
and prosperity, their advancement and
we'll being. not for our aggrnndize-
ment nor for pride OF might not for
trade or commerce, not for exploitation,
but FOR humanity and civilization, and
Tor the protection OF the vast majority
Oh inc population who welcome our SOW
erelsnty against the laesisninE minority
whose first demand after the surrender.
OF Manila by the Spanish nrmy was to
enter the city that they might loot II
and destroy those not In symnuthy
with their selfish and treacherous de-
signs, Vii
No Alliance Existing.
Nobody who VIII avail himself Of the
facts will longer hold that there was
any alliance between our soldiers and
the insurgents, or that any promise Of
Independence was made to tliem Long
before their Leader had reached Manila
they had resolved II the commander OF
the American navy would give them
arms with which to fight the Spanish
army, they would later turn upon us.
which they did murderously and With
out the shadow of cause or iustlfIcn-
ton. There may be those without the
means OF full information, who believe
that we We're In alliance with the lnsur-
gents and that we assured them that
they should have independencp. To such
let me repeat the facts. On the 18th of
May, 1888. Admiral Dewey was instruct
ed by me to make no alliance with any
party or faction In the Philippines that
would incur liability TO maintnin their
cause In the future. and he replied un-
der date OF June 6, 1895. "ITavc acted
according TO spirit OF departments in
from the beginning, md II
have entarcd into no alliance with the
insurgents or with any faction. This
squadron can reduce the defenses of
Manila at any moment. but 1t is con-
sldered useless until the arrival OF suf-
ticient United States forces to retain
possession In the report of the first
Philippine commission. submitted on
November 2, 1923. Admiral Dewey, one
of its members, said:
mo alliance OF any kind was entered
Into with Aguinaldo. nor was any pro-
mise OF independence made to him at
any time" l5
General Merritt arrived in the PhIIip-
pines on July 20, 1888. and dispatch
from Admiral Dewey TO the government
at Washington; said.
Merritt arrived yesterday. SItua-
tion Is most critical at Manila. The
Spanish may surrender at any mo-
ment. Merritts most difficult problem
Will be how to deal with the insurgents
under Aguinaldo. who have become ag.;
gressive, and even threatening toward
our army"
Here Is revealed the spirit OF the In
surgcnts as carly as July, 1898, before
the protocol was signed, while we were
still engaged In active war with Spain.
Even then the insurgents were threat
en!ng our army. a
Capture Of Manila.
On August Is Manila was captured
and OF this and subsequent events the
Philippine commission says: when the
city OF Manila was taken August 18th,
the Filip!nos took no part In the attack,
but came following In with a view 10
footing the city and were only prevent
ed from doing so by our forces prevent
Ing them from entering. Aguinaldo
claimed that he had the right TO occupy
the city: he demanded of General Mer-
rift the palace of Malacanan for him
self and the cesslon OF all the churches
OF Manila. also that part OF the money
taken from the SpanIards as spoils OF
war should be given up, and above all
he should be given the arms OF the
Spanish prisoners. All these demands
were refused.
Generals Merritt. Greene and Ander-
son. who were In command ut the be-
ginning OF our occupatIen,and until the
surrender OF Manila. states that there
was no alliance with the insurgents
and no promise to them OF indepen-
dence. On August II. 1898. General
Merritt was instructed that there must
be no joint occupation of Manila with
the Insurgents General Anderson, I'M
der date OF February 10. 1900, says that
tween Admiral Dewey and the insur-
Admiral Dewey made no promises |
asked me II my government was going |
swered thnt / was there simply In a
military capacity; that could not ac-
knowledge his government because
had no authority TO do so.'
Would not our adversaries have sent
Dewey's fleet to Manila TO capture aud
destroy the Spanish sea power there. or.
II there. would they have
withdrawn II after the destruction Of
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