The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1900-09-01

4 their plans Of independe with which
i tneir DENOMINATIONS had made us fam
ms aoRsrh IN a1f %'na tie AZ
islands and subjugate their people when
the convenient opportunity. should ar
rive. General Anderson could thus ad-
4th. 1898: General: have the honor
TO inform YOU that the United States
qf America whose LAND forces 81 have
tne honor to command in this vicinity.
9 ee,ng at war with the kingdom Of
spain; has entire, sympathy. and most
friendly sentiments for the native peo-
| PIE of the Philippine islands. For these
reasons desire to have the most amic-
! able relations with you. and to have
: you and your people cooperate with us
\ IN military Operations against the
! spanish forces
| The Meaning of This.
Under the circumstances what noss;.
! Die meaning. could this Language from
/ our commanding general have except
that which the confiding and grateful
Fllipinos at once put upon it.? They
had proclaimed their object in the e mTy
Of the world. We knew it. They knew
| that we knew it. Their leader had been
invited to Manila for purposes of gen
efal coeoperation',' by the commodore
arm and eduip their forces. We had
counseled with Them They had assist
| ed. U.S.. We were posing before man.
R 1 ! as. the lberators of Cuba. Would
| any human being have suspected us of
the double-dealing and treachery In
volved in harboring projects of con-
! quest against our allies at such time
and under, such 1circumstances? Our
went to the Philippines bearing to
Dewey the first knowledge that the adj
ministration might decide. to hold the
philippines. in a formal communication
to their commander, addresses him as
with whom he desires most amicable
relations" and whom he wishes ito co.
operate with us in. military opera
tons" and assures his correspondent
patty" mark the language. "entire
sympathy" and the ..'most:, friendly
sentiments toward the Filipinos.. No
wonder that as General Anderson in
tn1s same article confesses. he found
interview with ,Aguinaldo on the first
OF July. the latter asked him the direct
question as to the recognition Of his
government by the United States. The
been evasive and uncandid; for he re-
iates that upon subsequent occasion
AguinaldO asked him again, and very
RPo o11 fSG pn Whether we INTENDED to
And what does this audience of Ameri-
cans think their general answered to
this plain question? Hear his own
statement: II said I could not answer
that. but that
In One Hundred and Twenty Years
we had established no colonies" Is it
not marvellous that this great nation
s snoId TO- To-Day cg.1 pc engaged in a war;.
deaths of thousands of brave men and
| understandable suffering, to make good
the 'aval!s of such unworthy and ig-
noble aonas, diplomacy as that? The generals
continues: He (Aguinaldo) then made
this remarkable statement: I have
studied attentively the Constitution Of
the United States, and I find in Il no
fear" Unha ppy mani! TO SUPPOSE
that the greed of men for glory and
spoil in this ma terialistic and CONNER
c ciaL age. would be restrained by the
and to build his dearest hopes On our
Ita,9 respect for that great IN
stnnment M our organic law. A.rnelan-
choiy .immsprt atty is his: to stand for
Eyer ~ hi3ssory as witness
...ingrat ituds of republics God S forbid
the solemn e a 81 af tion
Of the mexican people! Il
Il. III Feeling Arise i, III 81. NJ .s
1t was not long before a feeling of
con LA ain1 iSEtsWoups between the Ameri-
ally. their communicate became less
iEequent, more formal and not so cord
iaI as. az FIRST It would appear as If
preparations. We're making !: for the
oreak winch our designs must sooner
~ - later produce, Upon the arrival of
General Merritt who succeeded Gen.
eral ANDERSON as commanding officer,
the flllplnOs were made to: feel a dis
tlnct change in their status. Familiar
intercourse was discouraged. Requests
became more like commands, Re-in-
torcenents continued to: be landed in
places suitable TO our. commentaries
with out paying much: resnect rs the
remonstrances:o OF the insurgent govern
ment s:the time approached for the
simulated attack: on the city OF Manila
the: Filipinos were manoeuvred out Of
the trenches they. had held so long
and their places were taken: nv a n1eI.i.
can soldiers. When the city .capitulat-
ed was the intention ito, denrive not
only. Agqinaldo$ but HIS TROOPS 81. ali
partlelpa ton in the glory of entering
tt city e and IN the honor OF occupying
IT. 1S;,..; YET at the loss OF many lives the
flllplnos took several Of,f.the SUBURBS
and. despite our ARRANGEMENTS to- the
contrary. "a considerable number en-
lefeQ the city proper. al ter4 the fan
Is ;retire a fr rn9 r thl We're eoelled
lines constantly more and. more Re,