Show AGUINALDOS FACTS Gen Francis V Greene has branded the socalled True Version of the Philippine Phil-ippine Revolution written by Agulnal do and Issued by the antiImperialists In this country as untrue In Its facts It Is really Incredible that men who so I vaunt their superior honesty and virtue I as do the antiImperialists have so little lit-tle regard for the acts They snap greedily at any exparle statement by any Oriental or Spanish leaders seemingly seem-ingly oblivious to the bad reputation of both Spanish and Tagals for veracity these hundreds of years and rush into print with falsehoods that even a tyro could run down Gen Greene has done well to expose the falsity of the True Version and It would be well 1C every citizen would not only read Gen Greenes denial but that of MaJ Grant of the Utah battery who writes of the Issue as follows I am convinced that this story originated origi-nated In the mind of some politician who would be willing to sell his own or his countrys honor In order to injure in-jure the present Administration and prejudice the minds of American peo pie against them even though In so doing they do Injure the officers and men who took part In the Spanish and Philippine war Having been on the ground and thoroughly familiar with vvhat was going on I am certain the Insurrection would have ended last May had It not been for the traitors in the United States who were trying to uphold up-hold Agulnaldo This may not please the traitors In the United States who have done everything every-thing they can to prolong the insurrection insurrec-tion while hypocritically howling for a cessation of hostilities but It is the kind of a True Version the country believes be-lieves represents the facts and will support sup-port at the polls GEN ANDERSON AND PHILIPPINE FACTS To the Editor of the PrcssSirIn the report of Senator Spooners speech in relation to the suppression of the Philippine insurrection It appears that Senator Pettlgrew denied that Teodore Sandlco issued aproclamallon ordering the extermination of all Inhabitants of Manila men women and children except ex-cept Filipino families I was then in command of the district south of the Poslg river and found the proclamation proclama-tion posted in conspicuous places In my part of the city I had them torn down and one translated They were signed by Sandico I had received letters from him and knew his signature signa-ture Moreover soldiers of my command com-mand arrestedtwo Filipino men In wo mens clothes setting fire to houspj In the city They were brought to me and I had them turned over to the provost marshal general Senator Allen also asserted that Senor Torres came into the city under a flag of truce to ask for a suspension of hostilities As I know that Torres was within our lines when the fighting began be-gan IL Is not apparent how he came In when it seems almost impossible for him to have gotten out On the 5th of February white flags were hung out from every Filipino house in Manila and the few Filipinos who ventured into the streets carried little white flags as an evidence of submission Senator Allens reliable Informant seems to have forgotten to mention this circumstance In saying that he saw Torres going to headquarters under a Hag of truce Torres naturally inferred without consultation con-sultation that Agulnaldo would like a suspension of hostilities for in front of our First division alone the insurgents Insur-gents had lost in one day 700 killed and drowned 400 prisoners and seven cannon can-non send this communication to correct so far as my testimony is relevant avery a-very erroneous impression THOMAS M ANDERSON |