The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-04-25
ak Of annex ing Cuba
AGuINAI.D0 AND BUTTON.

! From the Philippines, or TO be more
| Precise from Manila, there comes over
.hc wires the text Of document said
have been written and issued 10y
lguinaldo to his countrymen The
tsxt is ~ follows:
fbctryo ! am not IN error in presuming that
! thauuhnppy fate 10 which my adverse fortune
| Da- Iced mo i-n"t u surprise to those who have
! rcu familiar with the progress Of war The
.z-nu- taught with FUN meaning aud which
! Hy" recently come to my knowledge suggest
! With irresistible force that complete tcrmina-
! ION Of hostitics aud lasting peace are not
| My desirable but absolutely essential 10 the
! welfare ct the Philippine islands
The Fipuo- have never been dismayed at
| heir weakness nor have they faltrred In
| GLOWING the path pointed out by their forti-
udr and courage The time has come. how
yer in which they found their advance along
his path to be imped"d 10y an irresistible force
| which while 1t Restraints them, yet enligthcns
heir minds and opens 30 them another course
presenting them the cause Of peace
This cause has been ioyfully embraced 10y the
~ tiurity Of my fclluw.countrymcu who have
already united around the glorious sovereign
banner II the United States In this banner
hey rrpOso their trust and belief that under
u protection the Filipino people will attain
III those promised 'crties which they are be-
ginning to enjoy,
The country hps declared Enthusiastically ia
favor of peace, SO be- II There has been
nouRh blood. enough tears and enough desc
utiun The wish cannot be- ignored by the
men still in arms if they are animated by Il
irsirc to serve our noble people which has
hu- clearly manifested it, will So do
respect this win now that it is known to me-
After mature dclibcration ! resolutcly pro
lain 10 the world that cannot refuse to heed
he voice Of n people longing for pence nor the
lamentations Of Thousands Of families yearn-
NJ 10 see their dear ones enjoying the liberty
md the promised generosity Of the great
| American nation.
! BY acknowledging and accepting the -over.
| iguty Of the United States throughout the
| Philippine archipelago, rs now do and with
ont any reservation whatsoever, belicye that
| / am serving thee my beloved country. May
! happiness be- thine.
The document was brought over the
wires at the cost of the United States
and has been distributed in this country
to every newspaper who receives the
news service of the subsidized Associat
ed Press There il method on the part
Of the Washington authorities in Circu
lating Aguinaldo's address in the Unit
ed States They would gull the ma
iority Of citizens that the capture OF
Aguinaldo aud the issuance of his proc
amatiou means the speedy cessation o
hos,iltcs. How vain IL such asSump
ton The people see through the slI
terfuge, nay the deception.
That Aguinaldus address is not Hpou
taneous needs no argument That hi
signature II the synonym for lie, is in
contcstiblc That he was compelled +
issue the address or suffer death frou
the hands Of his captors has leaked on,
and Aguinaldo clingng to life failed /
attain the hcrus eminence, or the maj
tyrs doom
Look into few sentences Of this r,
markablr address remembering tn
while the flhpinos hostile attltud
toward American usurpation while h
waz free This Filipino patriot is mad
b 70 say This c,s,fse has been joyful
, embraced by the majority Of my fello,
countrymen who have already unite
{ around the Elorions sovereign banner G
the United States Could there be
more ackening OF palpable untruth con
cocted or written and yet the Washing
ton officials paid hundreds Of dollars I