e President.

I may add in explanation of this telegram that there is a large
colony of wealthy Filipinos who have been driven out of Manila, and
the bulk of whose fortunes have been confiscated, resident here. They
are people of education as well as wealth, and they are intensely loyal
to the United States. The Cortes family are particularly so, and they
have contributed money liberally to aid Aguinaldo on the understanding
that he was fighting for annexation of the Philippines to the United
States. Naturally I sympathize with them in their desire to become a
part of the United States, and have advised them that you would give
their cablegram your kindly consideration.

I have the honor to be, sir, your obedient servant,

_Rounsevelle Wildman_,
Consul-General.

Hon. Marcus Hanna,
United States Senate, Washington.

Mr. Andre, the Belgian Consul at Manila, an important man, wrote the
American Commission in Paris, that "everybody in the Philippines, even
Spanish merchants," begged the Americans for protection, and added:

"The Indians do not desire independence. They know that they are not
strong enough. They trust the United States, and they know that they
will be treated risditly. The present rebellion only represents a
half per cent, of the inhabitants, and it would not be right to oblige
6,000,000 inhabitants to submit to 30,000 rebels. Luzon is only partly
held by them, and it is not to be expected that a civilized nation
will make them present with the rest of the island, which is hostile
to the Tagals of Luzon. The Spanish officers refuse to fight for the
sake of the priests, and if the Spanish Government should retain the
Philippines their soldiers will all fall prisoners in the hands of
the Indians in the same way as they did already, and this is because
the army is sick of war without result, and only to put the country
at the mercy of the rapacious empleados and luxurious monks.

"The monks know that they are no more wanted in the Philippines,
and they asked me to help them go away as soon as possible, and it
is principally for them that I asked for the transports to the United
States Government, and to send them to Hongkong. The Indians will be
delighted to see them go, and will be grateful to the United States.

"If some chiefs of the rebellion will be a little disappointed in
their personal pride, they will be convinced that it is better for
them to submit in any case, for most of these chiefs pref