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Dec 15, 2021 · But the American consul, E. Spencer Pratt, would later deny his assurances of independence to Aguinaldo. This key difference would prove pivotal to Filipino and American relations in the spring of 1898.
Their object was to present an address to Hon. Spencer Pratt, United States Consul-General, and, partly, to serenade him, for which purpose some twenty-five or thirty of the Filipinos came equipped with musical instruments.
surrender. Aguinaldo, as leader of the Philippine Republic, demanded American withdrawal and immediate independence, claiming such guarantees had been made to him by American Consuls Williams at Manila, Wildman at Hong Kong, and E. Spencer Pratt at Singapore.1 The McKinley administration, however, perceived a moral duty to
Aguinaldo also wrote that after checking with Dewey by telegraph, U.S. Consul E. Spencer Pratt had assured him in Singapore: "That the United States would at least recognize the independence of the Philippines under the protection of the United States Navy.
Aguinaldo had been shipped by the Honorable E. Spencer Pratt, Consul-General of the United States at Singapore, from that point to Hong Kong on April 26th, consigned to his fellow Warwick, the Honorable Rounseville Wildman, Consul-General of the United States at the last-named place, and had been received in due course by the consignee.
Admiral George Dewey and Consul General E. Spencer Pratt, with whom Aguinaldo met, later denied that they had made such a promise. In 1898, the United States declared war against Spain, and as a result of the ensuing Spanish-American War, the United States went to war with the Philippines.
the disbursement of the indemnity paid to Filipino leaders as part of the armistice agreement. In Singapore, U.S. consul E. Spencer Pratt saw an opportunity to gain Aguinaldo’s assistance in the event of war between the United States and Spain. When Pratt first met with Aguinaldo, Admiral George Dewey’s fleet was in Hong Kong preparing for war.
