The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-05-17
TRIED TO FREE FILIPINos.
Carnegie offered to Repay the $780,
100000 Isles Cost,

From New York to Chicago Tribune.
Through George F. Seward, President
a new evidence has ben made public OF
the intensity Of Andrew Carnegie's op-
position II the United States occupation
of the Philippines. Mr.. Seward says that
Mr.. Carnegie offered to furnish the s2o.-
100000 paid TO Spain, If, by that means,
he could be enabled to assure the Fill
pinos that their independence would be
acknowledged ultimately by the United
States.
Mr.. Seward and Mr. Carnegie are old
friends. Mr.. Seward believes he is the
first anti-imperialist, and he Is decided
In his views on the Philippine stuaton.
He lived twenty years in Asia and be-
lieves the exper ence of Oriental peo-
pies there gained by contact and obser-
walton qualities him to speak with GER
tainty about what should be this ma
tons treatment of the Filipinos and
its attitude toward them.
Mr.. Carnegie is thoroughly in sympa-
thy with the views of his friend. In a
recent article in The North American Re-
view Mr.. Carnegie told about an inter-
view he had with President Mckinley
was discussed. 1t was after that inter
view that President Mckinley said
Mr.. Carnegie docs not understand the
matter"
Mr.. Seward has now given an account
on the authority of Mr.. Carnegie himself
of some things said in that interview
between the steel man and the Presi-
dent which Mr.. Carnegie did not relate
in his published narrative. In a recent
magazine article MIR. Seward said on
the Philippine situation:
There is a man In our nation distin-
suished for his marvellous success and
for his wonderful use of wealth. Born in
Scotland. he came to our land and has
won here distinction In many ways.
This man went to Mr.. Mckinley
when the Spanish treaty. was pending
L. A e.. -.
war in the Philippines; that our people
and the Filipinos would soon be killing
one another, and he asked to be sent to
Manila with the fullest authority to de-
clare that America desired good things
for the little brown men and would soon
recognize their independence. This man
said to Mr. Mckinley further that he
had the matter so much at heart that II
sent on such a mission he would himself
pay the $20,00o,000 called for by the
treaty.
When asked about this statement to-
day MIR. Seward said the conversation in
which Mr.. Carnegie had told him of the
offer he had made had taken place at
Mr. Carnegies house in this city some
time before Mr. Carnegie sailed for Eu-
rope. They had been talking about the
Philippine situation and Mr.. Carnegie
had expressed again his regret at the
then spoke of his effo.t to prevent the
outbreak of hostlities between the Fill
piros and the Americans there.
He said he had called on the President
in Washington before the ratification of
the treaty of peace with Spain and had
told him that he was convinced the ma
ton was facing a war with the Filipnos,
which he was greatly DESTROYS of avoid
ing At that time the President was con-
formulating sendino a commission to the
PHILIPPINES to endeavor to reach an
agreement with Aguinaldo and mis- people
which should avoid hostilities.
Mr.. Carnegie said to Mr.. Seward that
he told the President that he wanted to
be sent TO the Philippines as a special