The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-11
BRYAN CONFIRMS
 AGUINALDO'S OFFER
FILIPINO PROPOSED TO GIVE - $1oo, ,ooo TO CAMPAIGN.
Man Who Met Envoys Bryan's Trusted Frend-They Were Ready to Pledge Aguinaldo's Surren- der If Assured Democrats
 Would Win.

New York World. =. x x < < < Y x x \ New Burnside, H., July 8. The report is substantially cor rect, but do not care to discuss < the details at this time. W. J. Bryan. x < < Y < x Y x x x < < !
 This dispatch from MT. Bryan con- firms the article printed exclusively in last Sundays World describing how Filipino agents of Agulnaldo tried to take hand in the last national cam- paign. Altogether 1t is an amazing story and MT. Bryan's positive con- frmation of The Worlds disclosure will arouse new and widespread inter- est in it.
 MT. Bryan had just been nominated at Kansas City. and was here at the Hoffman House. Two accredited agents of the Philippine Revolutionary Gov ernment appeared at the hotel and asked to see the Democratic leader. MT. Bryan declined to receive them, though they declared their business to be of the greatest urgency.
 Received by Bryan's Trusted Friend.
 The visitors persisted and later were received by one of MT. Bryan's friends. having been warned that they were to be regarded as private individuals and not as agents of Aguinaldo. They an- nounced to Mir. Bryan's representative that, with MT. Bryan's permission. Aguinaldo would at once issue a proc. lamat.on announcing that. in the event of MT. Bryans election to the Presi- dency, the Philippine army would. without condition. surrender to the United States and trust to the Bryan administration for reasnable form of government founded on tSe principles of the Constitution of the United States.
 The delegates also announced that they were authorized to offer con- tribution of $100,o00 to the Democratic national campaign fund.
 Trey explained that the Philippine people were convinced by the utter ances of MT. Bryar and his principal supporters that their only hope of jus tice and freedom lay in Democratic success. On the otfer hand. the policy pursued by the Mckinley administra- tion. they said. had satisfied Aguinaldo and his people that the Republican party had no intention of governing the Philippines in any other way than as subject colonies.
 Advised to Leave the Country.
 Mir. Bryan's representative informed Aguinaldo's agerts that the Demo- C atic pa. tv could have no dealings or bargains directly or indii ectly, openly or covertly, with men bearing arms against the authority of the United States. They were told that the Phil lppine quest on was being fought out as an issLe of domestic politics, and that tie Anne ican people could thresh 1t out and settle it among themselves without any outsida suggestions or in- reference. The envoys were advised to leave the count y at once. and to in- form their government that the Demo- cratic party would have nothing to do with them.
 The Filipinos were greatly astonlsh- ed and declared that Aguinaldo asked no bargain, suggested nothing treason able. and merely wanted to know If "a by Aguinaldo offering to surrender to Bryan would hurt or help the Democratic party. Mir. 'Bryan's would not express an opinion on this point.
 The offer of the money was again made. and then the envoys were told that their proposals would be consid- cred offensive by MT. Bryan If persist ed in further. They then left the city for Toronto, to cable the answer they had received to the Filipino leader.