Show trouble in the philippines manila sept 12 rear admiral dewey bays says he considers the situation critical it ia is understood be he has ban asked for an additional cruiser and a battleship abo spaniards assert that germany will take a coaling elation station here and that spain will retain the remainder ot of the islands T the list last spanish garrisons at flocos and glad anet have surrendered and the whole island of luzon is in the hands of the insurgents except manila and cavite aguinaldo went to Lei Le ollos lollos on friday lie ile has announced bis his intention of convening an assembly of the Filipp inoa on september in order to decide upon the policy to be adopted by the insurgents the correspondent cor respond en here 0 the associated press has had an interview with aguinaldo AKu inaldo who said there were insurgents nta armed with rifles he ile added he could raise men indeed the insurgent leader pointed out the whole population of the philippine islands was willine to fight for their independence continuing aguinaldo Agul naldo said be he 9 had bad military prisoners including in the vicinity of manila besides I 1 I 1 civil prisoners later aguinaldo eaid said the provisional Y government was now operating awen I 1 ty eight provinces he ile asserted that on august bod 2nd they elected delegates ia in numbers proportionate to the population As to the americans aguinaldo Agn inaldo remarked that be considered them as brothers that the two sovereign republica were allied against a common enemy when questioned as to whether the future filipino policy would be absolute independence aguinaldo excused himself from replying and asked what america intends to do the correspondent beine being unable to answer this question aguinaldo continued we have been fighting figh tinB tor for independence pen dence for a long time the natives who profess to favor annexation are insincere ein cere it is merely a ruse to ascertain american views asked if the filipinos object to the retention of manila aguinaldo Aga Ago inaldo declined to answer would the filipinos object to americans retaining letai nine a coaling elation station if recognizing izing the independence of the islands or establishing a temporary protectorate over them was asked but aguinaldo Agul naldo again refused lo 10 answer pending the conclusion of the assem bly aguinaldo Agn inaldo eaid said he be waa was confident there would be no trouble between america and the filipinos 9 the insurgent leader denied having received a request from gen otis and adia dewey to withdraw bis hie loops 1000 to a dis distance from manila and cavite andee and be declined to limm m uie he effect ol 01 n request quest ye I 1 aguinaldo further asserted that be he bad had never conferred with the american authorities thorit ties les since the capitulation of manila and that be he had never authorized the insurgents t to search or disarm americans crossing the line the correspondent closely questioned him about laet last saturdays incident when the pennsylvania troops proceeded to establish a new now outpost the fill pinos objected and nearly precipitated hostilities ordering the americans to withdraw in twenty minutes they issued ammunition and intercepted the american reinforcements finally gen hale ordered all the pennsyl to advance and the rebels withdrew withdraw the local governor has explained that the incident was a mistake and nd bai repudiated ted hie his subordinates action aguinaldo Aiu inaldo declared to this correspondent thai that the filipino who made the trouble merely pretended to be an officer and Is s entirely unconnected with the insurgent insure army aguinaldo Agu inaHo complained nei that the spaniards jerodis were dis semi false reports tor for the purpose of fomenting antagonism between the filipinos and the americans the whole interview conveyed the impression that Acu inaldo desires absolute independence regarding the mission 0 the americans here as accomplished shed and expects their withdrawal juet just ae as the french with hataye te withdraw witha row after belai beeping ng tho the americans Ameri cane in the war of independence a war of humanity now aguinaldo Aguin aliJo maluta maintains lue the role of extreme hip |