The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-28
DEWEY TAKEN
FOR SOFT MARK
BY AGUINALDO.
His Purpose in Going to Manila
With the Admiral Was Not
to Aid the Americans
BUT OWN ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
Significant Revelation in Documents
Sent to the Senate by the
President Yesterday.

wAsHTNGToN,Ma March 27.-The Pres
ident to-day sent to the senate addl-
tfonaf documents concerning the Phil
tppine insurgents consisting Of papers
captured by American troops; informa-
tlon concerning the Philippine commit
tee in Hong Kong; relating to the
treatment OF prisoners, etc. The docu-
ments concerning the meeting Of the
Philippine committee in Hong Kong is
a transcript of the minutes Of the FRO
ceedlngs of the committee held on Feb
ruary "a and April s, 1898. The record
for April 9TH contains the Filipino YER
sion of AguInaldo's negotiations with
Admiral Dewey relative to the former
accompanying the admiral to Manila
one of these entries is to the following
effect: "The president (Aguinaldo) de-
scribes the negotiations which took
place during his absence in Singapore
with the American consul Of that Eng
lIsh colony; both agreed that the presl-
dent should confer with the admiral
commanding the American cquadron in
Mir Bay and II he should accept his
propositions as beneficial to the Fill
pinos he should go in one of the cruisers
which form the fleet to take part in the
subsequent events"
The account says that Aguinaldo ask
rd for the advice OF the committee ns
to whether he should accompany the
admiral. The advice was generally fav-
orable to his going. but Aguinaldo In
sisted tina: 1t was dangerous to go to
the Philippines without n previous
written agreement with the admiral
"since it may happen that If he places
himself at his orders he may make him
sign a decree containing proposals
highly prejudIcial to the interests of the
fatherland."
Continuing, he said that II he accept
ed such proposals the act would be un-
patriotic, while II he should refuse, "a
break between the two is evident"
To avoid this dilemma, he proposed
that a committee should be sent to the
admiral 10 intervene with the insur-
gents If necessary, and ascertain the In
tentlons Of the United States.
To this It was replied by members Of
the committee. that at is thoroughly
agreed upon with the admiral that he is
to give the president all the arms which
he needs since the former is convinced
that the fleet can do nothing in the
Philippines il It is not used in connec-
tlon with the insurgents in carrying out
their plan of war against the Spanish
government"
Aguinaldo's Trickery.
They expressed the opinion that owing
to Admiral Deweys degree of culture"
he would not require the signing of any
documents. but insisted that II he
should so insist Aguinaldo could de-
cline. In this connection the following
extract is significant:
"There will be no better opportunity
than the present for the expedltionary
forces to land on those Islands and to
arm themselves at the expense of the
Americans and assure the attainment
Of our legitimate aspirations against
those very people. The Filipino people
unprovlded with arms viii be the VIC
tins of the demands and exactIons Of
the United States. but provided with
arms will be able to oppose themselves
to them and struggle for their indepen-
dence.
Agonclllo urged that Aguinaldo once
in the Philippines could arouse the
masses to action against the Americans.
He thought, however, that 1t was prob
able that the United States would grant
independence to the Frlplnos. The
question as to whether AguInaldo
should go was put to a vote and the
proposition was carried unanimously.
Among she documents is also letter
dated May last, signed by Quarter
master sonnIchsen, then in captivity
among the Fillpinos He says:
up to Lieutenant Gftmore's arrival
we have been treated In n most bar
barrie manner, starved, beaten and
bound. We have been living on FIVE
cents day and most of US are nearly
naked. The SpanIards have been treat
ed even worse than we, being tortured
in the stocks and starved"
The third section OF the material for
warded relates to letters which were
sent to the Philippines and were regard
ed us encouraging to the insurgents,
One of these is from ]. v. Martin, OF
st. Louis, who asks for an article on the
Filipino situation which will strengthen
the cause OF. antI-expansIon in the
elections In the United States. There
Is also letter dated Mt Cincinnati and
signed Dansinger. which purports to
give the proceedings Of the Ohio single
tax league In derogatlon of the war
upon the Insurents. Mr. Danslnger also
expresses his strong opposition to such
n war.
PHILIPPINES ADMINISTRATION
Secretary .Root Has Created New
Military Division.
WASHINGTON. d. c.. March 27.-