~ COLLABORATION OF FILIPINOS AND AMERICANS~

Isabelo Artacho wanted the 400,000 paid by Spain to be divided among them, but Emilio Aguinaldo is against it. Artacho filed a lawsuit against Aguinaldo in the Supreme Court of Hongkong. Then, Aguinaldo left with Gregorio del Pilar and J. Leyba for Saigon to avoid the litigation proceedings. They sailed to Singapore where Aguinaldo and Howard Bray were able to talk with each other on April 23, 1898. E. Spencer Pratt was the Unites States Consul based in Singapore who was along time resident of the Philippines. Pratt urged Aguinaldo to help the Americans defeat the Spaniards in the country. Aguinaldo believed that the Americans could help win the Philippine independence so he return to the Philippines and lead an armed revolution against Spain. Aguinaldo suggested the establishment of a dictatorial government upon his arrival to Manila, to be replaced one peace has settled after the war, with a type of government similar to that of the United States. In preparation for his (Aguinaldo) return to the Philippines, he entrusted Wildman with 50,000 pesos and 67,00 pesos in two separate instances, for the purchase of weapons needed in the revolution. The first amount is used, but the second one never arrived and not returned to the Filipinos. On May 4, 1898, the Filipino members of the Hong Kong Junta had a meeting to discuss the events taking place in the Philippines. The Junta agreed that Aguinaldo should return to the Philippines to lead an uprising against the Spaniards.

= I think Aguinaldo didn't think that well. He shouldn't entrusted the money to a foreigner. Because of that, they just wasted a large amount of money. In this case, you should THINK TWICE and WISELY before you act.