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i in favour of annexation of the

Phillipine

6

it

may

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be that his

delay in delivering the cham attack, a arranged

to save the

face of the Spaniards was partly

due to this cause.

that the

Goes Carried es

7

The story arrangement was far that bruschblocks

some of the Spanish ques

were on board the American Ships _ Gen. Merritt knew

that peace

was in the air, &

if

he had been keener he could. have settled the Phillipine question before betaking himself

to Paris

4) Those who have visited Manila. since its fall report

that the desire of the Americans there is rather to get out of the Islands then to annex them. Even the rank ofile quote the

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268

Monroe doctrine & "quess" that

they have no

There:

legal right to be this feeling of home-

sickness however is more common

then in the havy

in the army I all speak of the good behavior of the American citizen Soldiers & of the cheerines, with which they did much hard work su landing when there was us transport available & nove doubt that they would have fought right well had the

occasion arisen

no

6 There is a rift between Aguinaldo

& the American generals & it is not clear that the fault is entirely Agunaldo

The U. §. A. Consuls at tong

Manila & Admiral

Kong

oat

Dewey gave Agumalds the support o backing which secues