Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-20

| directed to their peace and prosperity, their
advancement and well being. moi for our ag.
grandiZement nor for pride OF might, not for
| trade or commerce, not for exploitation. but
Tor humanity and civilization, and for the
| protection of the vast majority Of the popu.
lation who welcome our sovereignty against
| the designing minority whose first demand
after the surrender Of Manila by the Span.
| ish army was to enter the city that they
might loot II and destroy those not In sym.
pathy with their selfish and treacherous de-
signs.
Civil Service to Rule.
Nobody who will 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 them. Long before their leader had
| reached Manila they had resolved, IL the
commander Of the American navy would
Spanish army, they would later turn upon
| us, which they did murderously and without
the shadow of cause or Justification.
There may be those without the means of
full Information who believe that we were
In alliance with the insurgents and that we
assured them that they should have indie.
pendence. To such let me repeat the facts:
On the Goth Of May, 1893, Admiral Dewey
| was Instructed by me to make no alliance
with any party or faction In the Philippines
that would Incur liability to maintain their
cause In the future. and he replied under
Have acted according to spirit OF depart
ment's instructions from the beginning. and
] have entered into no alliance with the in
can reduce the defenses OF Manila at any
moment, but II Is considered useless until
the arrival Of sufficient United States forces
TO retain possession"
Denies Any Com pact.
In the report OF the first Philippine com.
mission, submitted on Nov. ., 1893, Admiral
Dewey, one OF Its members, said:
NO alliance of any Kind WAS entered In IN
with AgulnaldO nor was any PROMISE Of in-
dependence made to him at any time"
General Merritt arrived In the Philippines
on July -. 1898, and II dispatch from Ad-
miral Dewey TO the government at Wash
ington said:
Merritt arrived yesterday. Situation is
most critical at Manila. The Spanish may
surrender at any moment. Merritt's most
difficult problem will be how to deal with
the insurgents under Aguinaldo, who have
become aggressive and even threatening to-
ward our army"
Here Is revealed the spirit OF the insur-
gents as early as July, 1898, before the pro-
tocol was signed, while were still en-
gagged In active war with Spain. Even then
the Insurgents were threatening our army.
Filipino. Took No Part.
On Aug. 10 Manila was captured, and Of
this and subsequent events the Philippine
commission says:
When the City of Manila was taken, Aug.
Is, the Fillplnos took no part In the attack,
but came following In with view to loot
] Ing the city and were ony prevented from
doing so by our forces preventing them from
| entering. AgulnaIdo claimed that he had
the right TO occupy the city. He demanded
| of General Merritt the palace of Maiacanan
for himself 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.
that he should be given the arms OF the
Spanish prisoners. All these demands were
| refused"
No Promises Made.
| Generals Merritt, Greene and Anderson
who were In command at the beginning OF
our occupation and until the surrender OF
Manila. state that there was no alliance
| with the insurgents and no promise TO them
of independence. On Aug. II, 1898, General
Merritt was Instructed that there must be
no Joint occupation Of Manila with the In
surgents. General Anderson, under date Of