Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-03-08

i-pp;tod states consul, had conference
With A6uinaldo, in which the latter
sa;d thnt he and his people would b "
satis6ed with the same terms as thos II
.ncarded the people OF Cuba. He told
Nh Pratt at the time that bis people r
Enacted Independence. That the re.
,,ort If that conference is correct il
sttastna by the fact that the report,
which was printed in the Singapore
Free Press. was sent by Mr.. Frat to
Washington. with his personal report
and he said the newspaper account
was. in the main, correct. NotWith.
standing this, the military peace CON.
mission reported that II was not Until
Agninaido had been ordered by Ad
miral Dewey to move his camp, in
luna. 1898, that the idea OF 10.
s,enandence arose. MIR. Pratt's report
contains facts and | prefer TO accept
Inc facts. whict. show that, long
enough before the camp was ordered
moved. Apuipaldo told Mr.. Pratt that
he expected Independence.
We accepted the Filipinos as ails
with that understanding and threw
tben, aside like squeezed orange after +
| they had rertormed their part OF the
understanding They assisted in driving X
| ire Standards from the Islands, and Il
/ II rad not been for their assistance the n
Snnnisb troops could have entrenched 4
/ Themselves in the centre of the island
III I,uzon and the American trools
would have had great difficulty IN dis. I
lodging them. They occupied II block. k
/ ho,ses around Manila and il order
that the American troops might have
hand in the siege gave up two Of tho
blorkhousos to them.
on June 29tn, 1888. they set ny
proyisiopal government and Admiral
Dewey Immediately reported that fac!
10 Washington, in such manner as 10
show that he sympathizcd with them
But thD reply to his message did not
make inquiry about their condition or
fitnuss for self government. 1t was
cold inquiry as to the resources OF the
islands. 1t was reported recently tina!
, We never treated those people as allies
, excent 10 make use OF them to drive
, ont the STANDARDS. What else do We
use allies for?
RI the intentions and ambitions Of
, these people were misrepresented by
, Pratt and Dewey was it not their duty
3 to enter a Protest when they made a
+ material move for independence had
a there been a sincere desire on the part
of our authorities to give those people
d independence would we not have taken
, hold of that little provisional govern.
d ment and fostered it instead OF crush
/. ing it with an armed heel:
g There is a telegram which has been
hidden for two years. 1t was sent BY
9 Dewey on March 3lst, 1888, in answer
IS to an inquiry, and in it be said hs
!. knew tho defences OF Manila were weak
n and when the city fell it would fall
% eitber into our hands or the hands o.
N the ips,,rL ents, and We are told by thu
|. authorities that we had no knowledge
If that il would fall into our hands.
/ The war came about through com
le plste determination TO ignore the Fill
y pinos and break down their govern
10 meut, What we wanted to do was Il
In prasp the islands. We did not ALLOW
l. these people to come into Manila, AM
Or when those who were in the cit
le marched out they cheered the Amer
at cans. Then they were great friends
be ours, Before the war there we're onl
4 two saloons in Manila. Now there az
~ 400, What we call the first shot OF th
an war was fired on February 4th, w
We miles from Manila. The first Filipin
ut was shot by Private Grason OF u
is Nebraska regiment. who was actin
ty under orders, but the shot was fire
cd outside the line at which the pIoctoc
&C. gave us the right to 60 and the flip!
p. who was shot had perfect right to
he where he was. 1t was not until thu
M that the Filipinos began their attac
he On the following day .aguinaldo SCI
Gen, Torrez into the American lin
en 10 inauire whether the trouble oou
I'm not be patched up, hut received =
III RELY that the war having begun
st. must go on to the grim end. On y
18th cember 3lst, seven weeks before 7
,ns peace treaty was signed, war
Ich virtually declared, q declaration
rs. sovereignty being issued. The Co
cid stitution of the United States did
nor give the right 10 issue that declaralll
vas aud when it was received by Gen. U
md he made an effort TO censor it, but
his got out and produced considerable
raj Villages we're burned, churches W
ons looted and other damage was dol
ose Until recently you could purchase
can the Junk shops of San Francisco Te
stiy ments taken from those church
the There was no looting against
ere Spaniards, because it was not I
sss- mitted.
put Now an order is about to be issl
OF to the effect that those Fiiipinos,
'ple manning under arms shall be treated
OF people making assaults with inten'
to kill and punished with the noost
am shot. We may have war running
ne 20 years, as the Filipinos will tgh
up the last ditch. fhe islands belong
'ing those people and when we say they
hey in rebellion we lie. 1t is war nt
lun- declared by Congress and uniawt'
we're declared and should cease.
Mr. Welsh said the United States
gsie no right to claim the Islands On
10 ground that they were purchased i
,uio Spain as they were not SPANS TO
Ieif Referring 10 Porto Rico, he sald
shot promised TO give the people OF
tner island right and liberty and are
pen- starving them. Abraham Lincoln
I, py a country could not remain long v
Z o. it was half SLAVE and half free, 81
mas We remain with subject provinces
SiE country cannot long stand
haa In conclusion he appealed TO
toIu hearers 10 use their influence 10Y
lIm. having the existing cendit
'cIer remedied, by writing to their re
lne sentatiyes in Congress and enteri
amos protest
Mr.. Welsh was given vote OF tina
alao after which David Ferris made
e ;I:' remarks of approval.
pain
n m Held for Caurf.