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Show desires if Finns 1 They Wish to Make Them Known to United States. ; 4 . New York, Jan. 24. A dispatch to the Herald from Manila says: This letter, I addressed to the Herald correspondents j in the Philippines, has been received from Senor Mabini, the strongest counselor coun-selor of Aguinaldo, and his congress in Philippine affairs: "Gentlemen: Convinced that you treat Philippi ne questions with impartiality, impar-tiality, and with the object that public opinion of the great free and civilized ! nation be not misled, I take the liberty to ask you to make yourselves an echo ! of the following opinions throughout the American press: "The Philippine people do not sustain ! any systematic hatred against foreigners. foreign-ers. On the contrary they receive with pleasure and gratitude those who really real-ly wish to co-operate for their liberties and prosperity. "Filipinos continue to fight against Americans, not because cf hatred, but to demonstrate that far from looking with indifference on the political situation, situa-tion, they know how to sacrifice themselves them-selves for a government whih assures individual liberties and is administered in conformity with the necessaries and desires of its people. "The present state of war does not j permit the people to give frank expres-: expres-: sion to a manifestation of their aspira-! aspira-! tions. For this reason Filipinos wish ar-! ar-! dently that the congress of the United , States shall hear them before deciding I upon their future. "To this end the Filipinos ask con- ! gress. either to nominate a civil com-. com-. nvssion which may 'put itself in con-. con-. tact with Filipinos who have influence i in pacific villages, as well as among the ' people under arms, or permit a commission com-mission of such Filipinos to go to ! America in order to express the desires of the people. I "I hope confidently that when the Americans and Filipinos know each other better not only will the present , conflict cease, but other future ones vvi';i I be forestalled. The conscientious opin- j ion of the masses in America appears to follow on their traditions and these ! constitute for the present, the only ! guarantee for hopes of all honorable i Filipinos." |