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the anti-imperialists could not reasonably
be held responsible for DR.. Leverson's
eccentricities.
Erving Winslow, of Boston, said that
he did not know Dr. Laverson personally
and could not state whether or not he
was member of the league. He did
say, however, that DR.. Leverson had
caused the league much annoyance by
emotional and Incorporate utterances on
the subject of anti-expansion.
STILL MORE LETTERS.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-Another let
ter, dated Singapore, June 16, 1899, from
w. G. st. Clair, editor of the Singapore
Free Press, to Howard w. Bray, dis
cuSseS converse tons which the writer
claims to have had with Consul Pratt,
who was succeeded about that time by
Consul Mosely, at Singapore There were
also some suggestions that Pratt IA
vored the Filipino cause and the dis
cussion related to conversations that
Consul Pratt Is said to have had with
the Filipinos. st. Clair takes little stock
In that, but pins his faith to what Ad-
miral Dewey might say and writes:
Admiral Dewey goes nome, IT is be-
leVed, to advise the president on naval
and colonial affairs. He knows exactly
what did take place and what did not,
and should know If he had any ground
to think that the slightest promise was
made by Pratt to AguinaIdo he would
declare 1T authorized and decline to act
upon 1t. 1 am certain Pratt reported
what he supposed to take place accurate
ly. The vital things, and nothing
else counts, is what Dewey said when
he last met Aguinaldo. That, that that
Is the thing, all else is empty wind The
sole thing to have impressed upon the
MI in A
the planning Of Dewey and Aguinaldo to-
gether as participators in common action.
you surely comprehend what this means,
Dewey hlTnSeIi cOLlu 90 nO.n-ng. Here you
nave the facts undenied, incontrovertible
Dewey will, in America, insist in this
cooperation; he will do all he can to
undo the unfortunate effect of the ad-
vent of American militarism, a wedge
between him and the Filpinos Dewey
was helpless in the face of the action Of
God. He could not really look with IA,
vor, or with anything but regret on his
suppression by Gen. Merritt, and being
cut off from communication with Aguin-
aldo. But Deweys turn for power in
colonial affairs is coming. 1 know what
he said to me, and 1 believe he hopes
for complete reconciliation and an adj
justment that will satisfy the Filipinos"
Another letter is from Apoinario Ma
bini, and addressed to Aguinaldo. 1t is
without date and relates almost wholly
20 suggestions regarding an attack upon
Manila The letter was written evidently
after the Filipino force had been driven
back by the Americans
DIR LEVERSON INTERVIEWED.
NEW YORK, Aug Is Dr. Montague
r. Leverson was seen at his residence
at Fort Hamilton this evening by a rep
resentatiVe of the Associated Press. He
said that he was a regular correspondent
with Filipino agents in this country and
had written the letter to Senior G. Apa-
chile, part of which was published to-
day.
II cannot say whether I mailed 1t to
Paris, Hong Kong or London" said he,
but 1t was one of these three places that
1 addressed it.
1.-THE published portion of my letter Is
substantially what 1 wrote with the ex-
ception of few verbal inaccuracies
which may be accounted for in the double
translation of the contents.
There is, however, an omission and a
serious one" he continued THAT is
where I explained why President McKin-
ley's action was piratical. / said In my
letter, of which 1 failed to keep a copy,
that piracy was shown by the fact that
congress had not authorized war against
the Filipinos and the president had no
power &c SenQ troops against them with
out the consent of congress.
I'm the meantime a circular is being
passed from hand to hand containing a
summary of statements of what the pa
pers and some leading men in the United
States SAID during the month of Septem-
Der in favor OF our cause"
A letter dated Manila $685. without the
month being given, signed by T. Sendico,
and addressed to AguinalGo, advises the
establishment of committees in all the
outskirts and suburbs and to revive Sc
cretly the Katfpuna, armed with knives.
We should avoid conflict until this is or
gained
1t also appears by this letter that the
conduct of Admiral Dewey was not sat
isfactory, because he would not allow the
free navigation of the ships of the Fill
pino government Sandico said he was
going to see Gen. Otis to secure the re-
turn of certain launches.
NEGOTIATIONS WITH SPANIARDS.
letter dated Feb. o, 1899, from Apol-
mario Mabini, refers to the negotiations
between the Filipinos and Spaniards in
Zamboanga.
A letter dated Hong Kong, Nov. g.,
1898, written by G. Apacible to Aguinaldo,
discusses the purchase of arms in Chi
nese and Japanese ports.