The Anti-Imperialist League

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Excerpt from The Anti-Imperialist League: Apologia Pro Vita Sua Ask that it is not done till they can get instructions from Madrid and say that if for friendly purpose, as claimed, delay unimportant." The Maine was sent despite these protests. In regard to the blowing up of the Maine, which was the subject of an ex parte inquiry by officials of the United States, the League has in its archives evidence from divers, who were not allowed to appear before the Court, that the explosion took place in the forward magazine, that what was considered the "upbent" bottom of the ship was really her protective deck, and that the condition of things under the wreck made it impossible that there should have been an external explosion. Under the circumstances, the refusal of the authorities of the United States to allow the raising of the wreck is unfortunate while repeated efforts have been made by private parties to obtain permission to do so, - one member of the League having offered five hundred thousand dollars for this purpose. A duly authenticated record exists of the fact that arrangements were made for Aguinaldo's return to the Philippine Islands April 24, 1898, with the virtual assurance of representatives of the United States that if his alliance, with the large portion of the Filipino people who acknowledged his leadership, should result in the conquest of the Islands, it would be followed by their independence. The alliance was recognized by General Anderson then in command there, and there was no protest against Aguinaldo's course in proclaiming the Filipino Republic July 3, 1898. A protocol of agreement preliminary to a treaty of peace was signed at Washington August 12, 1898. This protocol stipulated that the hostilities between the two countries should be suspended and that the United States should "occupy and hold the city, bay and harbor of Manila pending the conclusion of a treaty of peace which shall determine the control, disposition and government of the Philippines." About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.