In order to bring home to some of my Democratic and Anti-Imperialist friends the unreliable character of the testimony of even the very high officers of the so-called Philippine Republic, I here quote certain extracts from the Insurgent records, showing the important part played, doubtless unwittingly, by Mr. William Jennings Bryan in Philippine politics during the war.  The first of these might properly have been considered in the chapter entitled “Was Independence Promised?” Others are instructive in that they show the use made of false news in bolstering up the Insurgent cause, and might with propriety have been included in the chapter on “The Conduct of the War.”  I have thought it best to keep them by themselves.  Further comment on them would seem to be superfluous.

“On May 1, 1900 (P.I.R., 516.6), I. de los Santos wrote a long letter in Tagalog and cipher to Aguinaldo, in which he reported upon the progress of what he would have probably called the diplomatic campaign.  If this letter is to be believed, the agents in the United States of the junta had been able to form relations which might be of great value to them.  Santos said in part:—­

“’Commissioners...  Senores Kant (G.  Apacible) and Raff (Sixto Lopez) duly carried out your last instructions given at Tarlac.  Senor Del Pan, sailing by way of Japan, about the middle of October, and Senor Caney (G.  Apacible), sailing by way of Europe about the 1st of November, met in Toronto about the middle of February following.  But before the arrival of Kant, Raff had already come from Hayti (United States) and was able to pry in upon our political friends and enemies.  When they met each other they continued the voyage incognito, as Raft had done previously, making themselves known to a very few people; but later on, and according to the instructions carried by Caney, they made themselves known to a greater number of people, and have succeeded in interviewing Bryan who happened to be in New York.  Senor Raff said that Bryan feared being present at a conference, lest he might be called a traitor by members of his own party, and also by those of the opposite or “imperialist” party, who are quite proud over the victories they have gained against our people over there.  Nevertheless, Raff was able to be present and talk at some of the anti-imperialist meetings, our political friends introducing him as a friend from the committee (at Hongkong) and as an advocate of the cessation of the war over there in order that our sacred rights may be given consideration by them.  And as Bryan could not personally take part in the conference, he sent a most trusted person, his right-hand man, Dr. Gardner.  The results of the conference between Senor Raff and Dr. Gardner, the latter acting in the name of Mr. Bryan, are as follows:—­