Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 21, Number 97, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 August 1900 — AMERICAN WRITES TO FILIPINOS [ARTICLE]

AMERICAN WRITES TO FILIPINOS

Correspondence Captured in Luzon Is Made Public. Letters and papers belonging to Aguinaldo, which .were captured several months ago by Gen. Funston, have been made public by the War Department. Some of these documents tend to substantiate the charges that the Filipino insurgents have received encouragement frompersons in the United States. The most remarkable letter in the collection is from Dr. Montague R. Leverson, dated Fort Hamilton, N. Y., July 17, 1899, tvho describes himself as a member of the AntiImperialist League, and who advises the Filipinos to official of high rank in the service of the United States and n-y him for piracy. While it is said by officials of the administration that a charge of treason might be based on. Mr. Leverson’s letter, a Washington correspondent says no legal proceedings will be instituted. Dr. Montague' R. Leverson, who wrote the letter declaring the United States to be guilty of piracy in its Philippine policy, is still a resident of Fort Hamilton, from which place the missive was dated in 1899. He is 70 years old and is a physician of English birth, but is now a naturalized American citizen. Dr. Leverson foui- years ago had an altercation ip the union station at Albany with Anthony Comstock. They later each sued the other for libel. Each recovered a verdict of '6 cents.