The Philippines - Past and Present (Vol. 1&2). Dean C. Worcester
target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="#ulink_5778cf41-fb79-594e-96c2-337bccfb39f0">31 Ibid., p. 2966.
32 Ibid., p. 2966.
33 Senate Documents, Vol. 25, p. 2955.
34 Ibid., p. 2952.
35 The following passage is an extract from an unsigned order dated July 22, 1898:—
“For the preservation of peace and good order in the community and to put an end to the acts of those who within and without the city of Manila and in the neighboring provinces not under the control of the Spanish Government, are evading the orders issued by these Headquarters, and in view of the large number of those who are storing and monopolizing food and other most necessary articles, under the pretence of desiring to sell them to the Americans, but whose real intention is to ship them secretly to Manila where they receive higher prices for their merchandise, without regard for the injury they are doing the cause of our independence, I have seen fit to decree the following: …” P.I.R., 45.5 and 125.3.
Relative to this matter, Taylor says:—
“The defection of Buencamino and Pilar had opened the road to Aguinaldo, but at first the blockade was not effective. There were too many natives there with friends and relations in Aguinaldo’s camp to make him desire to subject the city to the hardships of an effective siege. And, furthermore, he did not have the force, nor did his men have the necessary discipline, to prevent the ingress of supplies. It was not until the first part of July that the price of provisions increased. It was at no time found necessary by the authorities to take over all the stores of provisions in the city. Indeed, there seems to have been a fairly steady traffic in supplies between Manila and the country to the north. It was a traffic in which it has been charged that certain Spanish officers of rank made large sums. Aguinaldo permitted it, and on July 26, 1898, signed an order directing that food should be sent into Manila from the north to prevent starvation in the city, and ordered the heads of the towns in the vicinity not to interfere with this traffic (P.I.R., 1087–4). The entrance of food supplies was confined to the northern line, for then it would not be known to the Americans who, after July 30, occupied the entrenchments in front of San Antonio Abad. It was not expedient for them to see too much of Aguinaldo’s methods.”—Taylor, 14 AJ.
36 P.I.R., 398. 2.
37 Senate Document 331, p. 2976, 1902.
38 P.I.R., 102–10.
39 P.I.R., Books C-1.
40 P.I.R., 102–10.
41 Ibid.
42 P.I.R., 102. 10.
43 Ibid., Books C-1.
44 Ibid., 102–10.
45 P.I.R., 102–10.
46 Now a major-general.
47 P.I.R., 102–10.
48 Ibid.
49 Ibid.
50 “Debtor to the generosity of the North Americans, and to the favors we have received through Admiral Dewey and (being) more desirous than any other person of preventing any conflict which would have as a result foreign intervention, which must be extremely prejudicial, not alone to my nation, but also to that of Your Excellency, I consider it my duty to advise you of the undesirability of disembarking North American troops in the places conquered by tho Filipinos from the Spanish, without previous notice to this government, because as no formal agreement yet exists between the two nations the Philippine people might consider the occupation of its territories by North American troops as a violation of its rights.
“I comprehend that without the destruction of the Spanish squadron the Philippine revolution would not have advanced so rapidly. Because of this I take the liberty of indicating to Your Excellency the necessity that before disembarking, you should communicate in writing to this government the places that are to be occupied and also the object of the occupation, that the people may be advised in due form and (thus) prevent the commission of any transgression against friendship.”—P.I.R., Books C-1.
51 Blount, p. 59.
52 On July 15 General Noriel telegraphed Aguinaldo as follows:—
“Urgent. Received a telegram from the captain adjutant, who is in Parañaque, of the following tenor: ‘I inform your excellency that two cascos of armed Americans have arrived at this point. I await orders from Your Excellency.’ Which I hasten to communicate to Your Excellency for the proper action.”—P.I.R., 849.
Later on the same day Arevalo telegraphed Aguinaldo as follows:—
“Lieutenant-Colonel Duboce with three hundred men waiting for more troops from Cavite, and also orders, but not to attack.”—P.I.R., 849.
53 Captain Torres telegraphed Aguinaldo on July 15 as follows:—
“I have read all your telegrams and carried out the same, and I incidentally questioned them about their purposes, [they] replying that they will aid; let time demonstrate it. They also intend to encamp over here at Parañaque. I will report to you any occurrence.”—P.I.R., 69.6.
54 P.I.R., 69. 5.
55 Ibid., 849.
56 “Admiral Dewey’s Aide was here to-day. I told him I was ignorant of your whereabouts and, if he had no objection, he might talk with me as I am your representative; but he said that he could not do so, as he had orders to speak with you personally, about something very important. He then departed.”—P.I.R., 1179. 5.
57 The following telegram was addressed to the President or the Secretary of War by Sulpicio at Bacoor, on August 8, 1898:—
“Last night I received a telegram from General Noriel, asking for 100 cavanes of rice which he needs immediately, since he has ordered to send him all the troops here on account of the landing of Americans