The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-06-28
MERELY A FlGUREHEAD
AGUINALD0 SAID TO BE
General Report Throughout the East That
the Filipino Leader Had Betrayed His
People and Sold Out for Spanish Gold
--Refused to Answer Questions
Which Might Lead to Criticism Of tho
Army Officers and Is Upheld.
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Washington, June 2S,-Thc third days
testimony given by Admiral Dewey TO
the senate committee on the Philippines
began today with reference TO a statc4
mcnt made by the admiral at the first
days proceedings regarding the profler
made by the Spanish governor general to
surrender to him.
Senator Carmack called attention to the
TACT that the press made il appear that
ne had said during the next twenty four
hours after the destruction OF the Span
ish ilect on May I there had been several
pfoiicrs OF surrender on the part Of the
governor. The admiral said that he had
stated between May and August "a the
governor general had sent word To him
more than once that he would be pleased
to surrender to the navy. The first prof
Ter, he said, was made in May through
the English consul, aud subsequent prof
icrs were made through the Belgian consul
at the time the admiral admitted General
hguinaldo had begun operations around
Manila aud was working toward the city.
laklng mp the thread of the invcsiga-
ton where II was dropped yesterday. Sen
ator tarmack asked The witness ii all the
trouble IN the Philippines had been due TO
Aguinado.
Not Altogether to Blame.
i won't say that" the admiral replied
bit he continued II repeat that had
we mad 5000 troops at Manila on Nav 1
the city would have been taken possession
OF and we would have, at least for the
time, had no trouble with the natives.
lhcy were our friends then"
Replying to other questions put by
senator tarmack concerning Aguinaldo,
the admiral said: II think you are max
ing too much OF Aguinaldo. lie was a
mere igurehead and was surrounded by
stronger men than himself. Mamaini was
one OF them and General Luna, who he
had kllled, was another"
Replying to another question: the adj.
mIral said II was the general report
throughout the East that in I2oz General
Aguinaldo had betrayed his people to the
ophnihrds Tor money, nor did he remember
that this report had been denied by Amer
ican officers III the Philippines. The other
oihcer quoted in this connection was Cen
eral Greene, and he called attention TO
the fact that General Greene had not given
his authority.
IF Agoncilo told him, don't think the
authority is good"
why do you say Aguinaldo took the
lions share Of the provisions gathered by
the insurgents 7"
Because he was living at Malolos like
prince. He had nothing when he landed
at Manila, and could not have procured
the means for this ostcntaton IN any other
way. He began, Immediately after his ar
rival, 10 take every dollar in sight. II
may be ungrateful in me to state it, but
it is fact that he sent cattle to me in
herds for the ships. These cattle were
taken from the fiipinos.'
An Act OF War.
"Was there any statement Of this cir
cumstance at the timer"
mo; that is war AS you know"
Continuing his reply to this question,
the admiral said the Philippine army was
then only mob, without organization, and
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