Iron County register., 1900-03-01
FILIPINOS HLLIES OF
THE UNITED STATES.


retention by US of the Philippines tha
our relations TO the Filipinos aud theirs
to US was that of allies, then the ad
vocates of such annexation and reten
tion are driven to a defense of ''crimi
nal aggression" to a denial of the
fundamentals upon which our govern
ment is based; therefore, we finG
without exception, that our adversar
les, the 'imperialists, are constantly
laboring to disprove that we and the
Filipinos were allies. l shall here at
tempt to show by the most irrefragible
proof that the Filipinos were our allies,
and that we do much dishonor our,
selves when we seek to escape the
duties that are owing by US unto those
people. l invite attention to the facts
The Filipinos had at various times
Lowering a period of more than 20O
years risen in rebellion against Spain.
Since about 1912, the islands had been
rection. The last uprising had begun
about August, 1896. and had subsidized
December IA, 1897, upon Spain prom
Using certain reforms in her govern
ment of the Philippines and agreeing
to pay, in trust, TO certain leaders of
the insurgents, the sum of $500. .000
OF this sum 100000 was deposited in
the bank at Hong Kong, but the re-
maInder was never paid and the prom
ised reforms were meyer made. Be-
cause Of these broken promises the
insurrection broke out afresh about
March 1, 1898.
At this point desire to call atten-
tion to the following, and request that
they be kept in mind as we proceed:
department of State, Washington,
d. G., June 16, 1898: .... This gOy-
ernment has known the Philippine in
surgents only as discontented and
rebellious subjects of Spain and is not
acquainted Nth their purposes ....
civilian L. DAY"
This was sent by Mr.. Day, our sec
retary of state, to Mr.. E. Spencer
Pratt, consul general of the United
States at Singapore. See sen. doc.
No. 90, part l, page 354, fifty-fifth
congress, third session. To this doc
ument frequent reference will be made.
'.Now for the first time arose the idea
of national independence. (About
July l, 1889 From preliminary re-
port of Philippine commissioners,
dated November 2, 1899, and signed
by j. G. Schurman, George Dewey,
Charles DENLY and Dean c. Worcester.
now proceed-Consul Wildman to
Secretary Day:
Hong Kong, Nov. 8, 1s97.-Sir:
Since my arrival in Hong Kong have
been called upon several times by Mr..
F. Agoncilla, foreign agent and high
com mmissioner, etc., of the 7aeaO repu6-
TIC of the Philippines. 49,.
his government alliance, offensive and
defensive, with the United States when
the United States declares war on
Spain, which, in Mr.. Agoncilla's judg-
ment, will be very soon.
''RoUN SEVILLE WILDMAN, Consul"
(Sen. Doc. 62, page 333.)
Manila, Philippine Island, Feb. %.
1S9S-Sir There is no peace,
and has been none for about two years.
Conditions here and in Cuba are prac-
tically alike. War exists, battles are
of almost daily occurrence, ambulances
bring in the wounded and hospitals
are full. ..... Il republic is organized
here, as an Cuba. Insurgents are be-
ing armed and drilled; are rapidly
increasing in number and efficiency,
and all agree that a general uprising
will come as soon as the governor gen.
eral embarks for Spain, which is fixed
for March w
.OsCAR F. WILLIAMS, Consul"
(Sen. Doc. 81, page 319-20.)
This was sent to Thomas w. Cridler,
third assistant secretary of state, two
months before our war with Spain be-
gan. What! Il republic organized by
the Filipinos and that fact k'aoUn to the
department of state Of the United States
of Anaerica months before our scGr s0ith
Spain began, and get Secretary Day
not be acquainted Nth their purposes!
And in the face of the above facts, on
the records and known by Mr.. DENLY,
Mr. Dewey, Mr.. Schurman and Mr..
Worcester. Do they haUe the hdrditood
TO sign their names to a report declar-
ing that in July, 1898, the ''idea of
national independence" arose for the
first time ~
But quote again, and now from the
St. Louis Globe Democrat of March Is.
1898, (six weeks before our war with
Spain began):
1.-The renewal of the Philippine ISL
ands' revolt is timely. If war comes
between the United States and Spain
the islands aCtH get their independence.
The United States does not 9cGaat the
islands Ii tCould not accept them as a
gift. In a war, however, the United
States would feel obliged to drive
Spain out of the islands, and in that
case their people acould get the liberty
tchich taey fought for recently, but
which they failed to get"
This accurately reflected the senti-