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Manila P.I. Sunday
Jany [January]- 8 - 98 99
F.B. Milner
Denver Colo
Dear Friend
Quite a little excitement prevails
throught the City of Manila and adjoining
provinces, Caused from the proclamation of
Major General Otis, Govenor General of the
Philippinne Islands and commanding the
Eighth army corps. His proclamation was all that
the Filipinos could ask for. It states that the
Americans came here to fight the Spanish
Army and not the Filipino. and are friends
to the Filipinos. He also stated that the Filip-
inos would be given preference to the government
positions as for as they were capable of filling
them, by men chosen by the Filipino people
and excepted by the president of the United States.
A copy of this was sent to Auginaldo, at his headquarters
about 40 miles north of here, and copies pasted in
all public places throughout the city in three