“The American people are doubtless unaware of much that has since transpired in the Philippines. They are ignorant of many important facts in connection with this war in the East, and they do not realize the situation in respect to the broken pledges given by American representatives to the Filipino leaders. There has been systematic deception, possibly for political reasons. They have no knowledge of the barbaric treatment to which the Filipinos were subjected by the American volunteers. Neither the American people nor the resident Europeans in the Philippines know the motives which induced General Otis to commence hostilities on the night of February 4,1899.

“These people fought for their freedom on the American side, vanquishing at every point and at every ‘zone’ the common enemy, the Spanish nation; and in return what have they received? Treatment worse than Spain inflicted during all her centuries of occupation, cruelties, which no civilized power in the world could approve, and of which the American people will be ashamed.“ 

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