TIH3 OMAHA DATLT 1KE: MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 10, 1000.
ACCEPTS IN STRONG LETTER
President McKinley States Ieiuen of Cam
paign in Forceful Document.
HONEST MONEY HAS MORE BATTLES TO W N
Stntrsinnnllkf llevion of Hip I'll 1 1 1 1 .
pi in- sltiinlliiu, In U'liloli II I
Mum n 'I lint lillplnu Were lit
.No Time Alllr of linrrli'n.
(Continued from Third Pago.)
we should he governed only ny motives
which will pxhII our nation. Territorial ex
pansion should be our least concern; tlmt
wo i. (hi 11 not shirk the mornl obligation ol
our victory In of the greatest. It In umlls
Jiillfd that H)iiln'.i authority Is tiiiu tn-n 1 1
destroyed In every part of the Philippines
To U'iivp any imrt In Its leehle control now
would Increase our (Utile Jltlcn mid lit- op
posed to tliu Interests of humanity.
Nor can we portnlt Spiiln to transfer nny
of Hip Island to iiiiothpr power. Nor can
wp Invite m.'itlier power or jiowets to Join
I lip United states In sovereignty our them.
We must either hold tlipm or turn tliPtn
liHi'k to Spnln.
f 'oiifPfiiH'iiilv, Km vo us nrp Hip responsi
bilities und unfurPNpen iih are thi illtllcultles
whli h rile lieforp tin, the president eun sec
hut on" plain path of duty, the iieeeplaMrp
Of the il rr lilpcltl K'. (llPHter dlllieultles and
more serious eomplli utlon administrative
and littertiM t lonii 1 would follow any other
courfe. The president has given to the
views of Hip commissioners the fullest con
slderHtii n und In rrm hlng the conclusion
ahovp nnnoitnepil In the light of Informa
tion eoininuiileiiipil to the commission and
to th pre? Mi ut since your ilepurture he
has hpen liillupnipil by the slnglp conslderu
lion of itti I unit himinnlt v The nre.iMent
I not iinmfn'iful of thp distressed financial
condition of Spain and whiitevpr consldcru
tlon the t "tilted States may Know must
romp from Its sense of generosity nnd
IipupvoIpihp. rather than from any real or
Ipphnlml obligation.
Again, on November 13, I Innt rurtcil the
commission
From the standpoint of Indemnity both
Hip nrrhlpehigoe (Porto Itli o and the
Phlllpplii'-si arp InsutlUiciil to pay our war
expenres lint a Hide from this do wp not owe
nn obligation to the people of the Philip
pine whli h will not permit us to return
them to Hip sovereignty of Spain" Could
wp Justlfv ourselves In such a eourse or
could we permit their barter to some other
power'' Willing or not we have the respon
slhlllt) of dutv which we eiiniiol eenpe.
The president eiinnot believe any di
vision nf (he archipelago ean bring us any
thing tun embarrassment In the future.
The trndp iiml erunmerebil side, us well as
the Indemnity for the eost of the war. are
question we might yield TIli'V might be
waived or eompromlsed, but the uuestlons
of iluty and humiinltv appeal to the presi
dent so strongly that he ean find no appro
priate answer but the one he Ihih here
marked out.
Tho trenty of penee wns ronrluded nn De
cember 10, lsns. Hy Its terms the archi
pelago known as tho Philippine Islands was
ceded by Spain In the 1'nlted Stntes. It was
also provided that "the civil rights anil po
lltlral status of the nutlve InhiihltnntH of the
terrltrrea heieby ceded to the United States
shall bo determined by the congress."
Kleven days thereafter, on December 21. the
following direction was Riven to tho com
mander of our fortes In the Philippines:
The military commander of the
fulled States Is enjoined to make known to
the Inhabitants of the Philippine Islands
that In' sun ceding to the sovereignty of
Spain. In severlnu the former political rela
tions of the Inhabitants and In establishing
n new political power the nuthorltv of the
United States Is to be exerted for the secur
ing of the persons and property of the peo
ple of the Islands and lor the continuation
of nil their private rights and relations. It
will be the duty of the commander of the
forces of occupation to announce nnd pro
claim In the most public manner that we
come tint as lnvaderx or conquerors, but as
friends, to protect the natives in their
homes. In their employments and In their
personal nnd rellglour rights.
Philippine Co in m Ins I on.
In order to facilitate the most humane,
pacific and effective extension of authority
throughout these Islands and to secure,
with tho least possible delay, the benefits
of a wise and generous protection of life
ind "property to the Inhabitants. I ap
pointed In January. 1899, a commission
consisting of Hon. Jacob Oould S-hunnan
of New York. Admiral Ocorge Dewey, P.
B. N., Hon. Charles Penny of Indiana,
Prof. Pean C. Worcester of .Michigan and
Major General Elwoll Otis. P. S. A. Their
Instructions contained the following-
In the performance of this lUty the com
missioners are enjoined to meet at the
. earliest possible day In the city of Manila
and to announce by public proclamation,
their presence and tho mission Intrusted to
them, carefully settlnc li rth that, while
the military government already pro
rin.'med Is to be maintained nnd continued
to loin; as necessity tna require, efforts
will be w!c to alleviate the bunion of
taxation, to establish Industrial nnd com
mercial prosperity nnd to piuvlde lor the
safety ot jioi'-ons and of property bv such
menus as niuj In foui'il conducive to these
f nds
Th. commlsMoiif rt wl! endeavor, with
ou : Interference with the military authori
ties f the I'nlteil f-t.ilrs Now In control of
tho Philippines, to avLcrtnPi what ameliora
tion In tho condition of tin Inhabitants and
what Pnorovements In pi I "C i nler may he
practicable, am'. for thi t urpnso they will
sttulv nl'enllvelv the exlrMng social and
I'olltlcnl slate of the vm oil- populations,
j nttlcplarlv iih tcgiii'i the forms of local
gov emu. .'tit, the iiml'il-"-atlon oi jistlc.
the colieitu-n of nmtirne an,j nther taxes,
the means ol tl iiiisnorliit! e and the need
ot public improvement 'I hey will report
the rcsu'ts o" ihelr clMer.ntlons nnd re
P'ctlous and will ri ronim-'tid mien execu
tive nettrn ns tine t'otu lime to time seem
to them wise nnd tit-elul.
Tho commissioners lire hereby authorized
to confer authoritatively with any persons
resident In tho Islands from whom they
may believe themselves able to derive in
formation or sugscsllons valuable for the
purposes of their commission, or whom
they may choose lo employ as agents, as
may be necessary for this purpose.
It Is my desire that In all their relations
with the Inhabitants of the Islands Hie
commissioners exercise due respect for a:l
the Ideals, customs and institutions of tho
tribes which compose the population, em
phasizing upon all occasions tho Just and
boper.ccnt Intentions of the govei ement of
th! United State-) It Is i-l.io my wish nnd
cxpi'cinl'on Hint the commissi! ners may
be received In a manner due to tho hon
ored iiud Authorized roprosi ntatlves of tho
American republic, duly ctmmlssloned on
u.vount cf their knov ledge, skill .nut In
tegrity as bearers of the good will, the
jirotectlnn and the richest blessings of u
liberating, rather than a coiiipiering, na
tion. Trenty It lit tiled liy Semite.
On tho 6th of February. 1S09, the treaty
was ratified by tho senate, of the United
Slates aud the congress Immediately ap
propriated JSO.OOO.OOO to carry out Its pro
visions. The rntlllcatlons were exchanged
hy tho United States and Spain on the 11th
of April. 1S99.
As early as April. 1S99, the Phlllpplne4
commission, of which Dr. feehurman was
president, endeavored lo bring about peace
In the Islands by repeated conferences
with leading Tagalogs. representing the
so-called Insurgent government, to the end
that some general phut of government
Wight be offered to them which they would
accept. So great was tho satisfaction
of tho Insurgent commissioners with the
form of government proposed by the Amer
ican commissioners that the latter sub
mitted the proposed scheme to me for ap
proval and my action thereon Is Bhown
by the cable message following:
May 5. iv.li. Schurman. Minlla. Yours
of the till received You are auth -m d
to piipmi that ui'der the miltaiy pow r
of the president, pen-Unit action of con
gress, government of the Philippine Island
shall consist of n (tovernor general ap
pointed hy tho president, cabinet ap
pointed by the governor general, a gen
eral advisory council eleotnl by the pe i
ple. the nunlltlcatlons of elector, to b
carefully considered and determined and
tho governor general to have abso'.ut
veto Judiciary strong and Independent,
principal Judges apt olntcil by the nreil
dent, the cabinet and udses to be eh -ai
from natives or Amerer."r. or b th hon
ing regard to litnest. The president earn-
NOTR3I5 prlies of Oreenbacks and Oold
will he paid for truthful letters regarding
experience In coffee drinking See siuto
went In this paper October 3, headed "More
Doxes of Oold "
If you miss the paper write to the Pos
turn Co., at Ilattle Creek, Mich.
estly dulre the cessation . of bloodshed
.il'.d that thr pfople of the Thlllppln
'.ind:- .it Hti arlv dtt 'hal!.hte th
argent incisure of l : elf-guv. time t
"i l.tnt with pearc ..t. i goori order
(inference liisiirueiit,
In the latter part of May another group
f representatives came from the Insurgent
leader. The whole matter was fully dls-
ussed with them and promise ol Accept
ance seemed near .it hand. They assured
iUT commissioners they would return aftet
consulting with their leader, but they
never did.
As a result of the vlcvs expressed by
ho first Tnpalog representathc fuv rablt
o the plan of the commission It appears
tint he was. by military older of tho
.nsurgent lender, stripped of his sh-.ulder
straps, dismissed from the nrmy and sen
enred to twelve years' Imprisonment.
The views of the commission are best
set forth In their own words-
Deplorable ss war Is. the one In whe'-.
we are leiw pngaged wu unavoidable li
lts. Wp were attackel b a bold ail
venturous and pnthush.stle army. No a -teinntlvp
was left ti us except Ignom! i
oiih retreat.
Il Is not to be conceived of that an'
American would hnve sun Honed the sur
render of Manila to the Insurgent, on
fbllKatlon to other nitl m mil to the
friendly Filipinos and to ourselves and O'lr
Hag demanded that force sh mid be met
bv force. Whatever llu- future of the
Philippine h may be. th re Is no cnure
open to ns now xcept the prosecution of
the war until the Insurgents are redtued
to submission The commission Is of the
opinion that there has been no time sine
the destruction of thp Spanl-di squadron
by Admiral Dewev when It was poslble to
withdraw our forces from the Islands either
with honor to ourselves or with snfetv
to tho Inhabitants.
Filipinos l ull! to (intern.
After the most thorough study of the peo
plo of tho nrchlnelago the commission re
ported among other things:
Their lack o education and polltlctl ix
iicrloneo. combined with their racial and
linguistic illverlte. iHuuallfy them, In
spite of their iiv-nt-il Lifts anil dome!!:
virtues, to undettik tin; task of gown
ing the archipelago at the present lime
The most lb, it mil b jxpeclcd of th't'i
Is to co-ooernte villi the Americans in tin
ndmbiNtrntlon f general Hff.t'rs, from
Manila as a center, .mil to uiidetlake. -oih
Ject to American control or guidance (a
may he found nccp sary) the adnjln str.i
llon of provincial and municipal affairs
Should our power by nny fatalltv be
wilhdrawn the commlsloti belli ves that
lb- government of the Philippines would
speedily lapse Into anarcl.v. which w ill I
excuse, If It did not necessitate, th" Inter
vention of the other powers and the even
tual dlvMon of the Islands among item.
Onlv through American occupation, there
fore. Is the Idea '.f n free. self--iveriiin4
and united Philippine commonwealth at all
conceivable.
Thus the welfare of the Fliplnos coin
cides with the dictates of national hon .
In forbidding our abandonment i f th
arehlpel'igo Wp cannoi from any point of
view escape tile responsibilities of govr.i
inent which our .overelenty entails, and
the commission Is "stro'ih nersuaded tint
tlie pcrformancp of our rational dutv will
prove the grealeit hle-slig to the people
of the Philippine Island.
Satisfied that nothing further could be
ai cnmpllshcd In pu'rsuance of their mis
sion until the rebellion was suppressed and
desiring to place before the congress the
result of their observations I requested
the commission to return to the United
States. Their most Intelligent and com
prehensive report was submitted to con
gress. Civil Commission ISiiinril.
In March, 1300, believing that tho Insur
rection was practically ended nnd earnestly
desiring to promote the establishment of
a stable government In the archipelago, 1
appointed the following civil commission:
Hon William II. Taft of Ohio, Prof. Dean
C. Worcester of Michigan, Hon. I.uko I
Wright of Tennessee, Hon. Henry 0. Me
of Vermont and Hon. IWnard Moses of
California. My Instructions to them con
tained the following:
You (the secrclnrv of wnrl will Instruct
the commission to devote their at
tention In the llrst Instance to the estab
lishment of municipal governments In
which tho natives of the Islands, both In the
cities and In the rural communities, shall
be afforded tho opportunity to manage their
own local affairs to the fullest extent of
which they are capable and subject to tho
least degree of supervision und control
which a careful study of their capacities:
mid observation of the workings of native
control show to be consistent with the
maintenance of law. order and loyalty.
. Whenever the commission Is of the
opinion that Mie condition of affairs In the
Islands is such that the control of udmtnls
(ration may safely be transferred from mil
itary to civil control they will report that
conclusion to you (the secretary of wan
with their recommendations as to the form
of central government to be established for
the purpose of taking over the control.
Beginning with the Hrst day of Septem
ber, WW. tlie authority to exercise, subject
to my approval, through the secretary of
war. that part of the power of government
In the Philippine Islands which Is of a legis
lative nature Is to be transferred from tho
mllitan governor of the Islands to this
commission, to be thereafter exercised hy
them In the place and stead of tho military
governor, under such rules and regulations
as you iihe secretary of war) shall pre
scribe, until the establishment of the civil
central government for the Islands con
templated In the Ut foregoing paragraph
or until congress shall otherwise nrovlile.
Kxerclse of this legislative aiithorlt will
Include the mailing of rules anil orders hav
ing the effect of law for the raising of reve
nue by taxes, customs duties and Imposts;
the appropriation aud expenditure of the
public funds of the Islands; the establish
ment of a system to secure an etllclent civil
service; tho oiganlzatlnn and establishment
of municipal and departmental govern
ments aud all other matters of a civil
nature for which the mlllurv governor Is
now competent to provide by rules or
orders of a legislative character. Tlie com
mission will also have power during the
same period to appoint to olllee such olllccrs
under the Judicial, educational and civil
service systems and In the municipal nnd
departmental governments as shall be pro
vlilcd for.
Must Ite-ipeet Life unit Liberty.
Until cougiess shall take action I directed
that:
Upon every division and branch of the
government of tho Philippines must
ue iiiiiueti inese mvioiaoie rules: Jnat
no person shall lie deprived of life,
liberty or property without due process o:
law, that private property shall not be
tuken for public use within l just compen
sation. Hint In all criminal prosecutions thr
.Housed shull enjoy the right to a sneeiU
and public trial, to b Inlormed of the
nature anil c.iu.o of the accusation, to be
confronted with the witnesses against
him: to have compulsorv proccMS for ob
taining witnesses In his favor and to
have tho assistance of counsel for
his defense; that excessive ball slnll not
be required, nor excessive lines Imposed,
nor cruel and untiFual punishnii tu Inflicted,
that no person shall be put twice In
Jeopardy for the same offense, or be com
pelled In any criminal case to be a wit
ness against hlmseir; thnt the right to be
secure against unreasonable searches and
seizures sliall not tie violated, that neither
slavery nor InvolJiitnry servitude shall
exist except as n punishment for crime;
Hint no bill of attainder, or ex-postfneto
law shall be passed, thnt no law shall be
passed abridging the freedom of speech or
ot the press, or the rights of the people to
peaceably assemble and petition the gov
ernment for u redress of grievances; that
no law shall be made respecting the es
tablishment of religion, or prohibiting the
free exercise thereof, nnd thnt the freo
exercise and enjoyment of religious pro
fession and worship without discrimina
tion or preference shall forever be Hllowed.
Advancement of Education.
It will be tlie duty of the commission to
pn moto and extend and. us they Und oc
casion, to Improve the system of educa
tion already Inaugurated by the military
authorities. In doing this they should re
gard as of tlrst Importance the extension
ot a system of primary education which
shall be free to all and which sliall tend
to lit the lieople for the duties of citizen
ship and for the ordinary vocations of a
civilized community. Kspeclai at
tention should be at once given to af
fording full opportunity to all the people of
the Islands to acquire the use of tho Kng
llsh language
Upon all otllcers nnd employes of the
United Stales, both civil and military,
should be impressed a sense of the duty
to observe, not merely the material, hut
tho personal and social rights of the peo
ple of tlie Islands and to treat them with
the same courtesy and respect for their
personal dignity which the people of the
Culled Stales are accustomed to require
from each other.
The art. cles of capitulation of the oily
of Manila on the 13th of Angusi. 1VA con
i hided with these words.
"This city. Its Inhabitants, its churches
and religious worship, its educational es
tablishments and Its private property of all
descriptions, are placed under the. ppecl.il
safeguard of the faith and honor of the
Amtrtrun nrmj '
1 believe thnt this pledge has been faith-
ully kept As high nt d s.v red an iblliea
Ion rests i.poti the overnmcnt of th
nltpfi tntes to glvi t'rntc .on nr prqi-
rty ahd llff. civil n.l relUlous freedom
ir.il wN ttrm nnd unselMsh g ildance in
i he paths of tieuce and prosperity, to all
ne peopl. of the Philippine Islands 1
hnrge this commission to libor for the
.'till performance of this obligation, wh.ch
oncerns the honor and conscience of their
coir.it rv in the ttrm hope that through
'heir labors all the Inhabitants of the Phil
ippine Islands mav come to look back with
gratitude to the day when (Ind gave vic
tory to American arms nt Manila und set
their land rnder the sovereignty and the
orotectioti of the people of the United
States.
Proeliiiiiiillini of ninelj.
That all might -hare In the regeneration
of the Islands nnd participate In thetr gov
ernment I directed General MnrArthur, the
military governor of the Philippines, to Is
sue a proclamation of amnesty, which con
tained among other statements the follow
ing: Manila, P. I.. June 21. !.- direction
of the president of the United States th
undersigned announces amnesty with com
plete Immunltv for the t.nt and al.so.it e
liberty of action for tlie future, to all ; er
ons who are now, it at hi y Mine sb ce
Febrtinr 4, IW, have beo.i In Insutvectl m
against the United States In e tlw a mili
tary or civil capacity, and who shall,
within a perl. id of ninety days from 'ho
date hereof, formallv renounce all con ie. -lion
Willi such Insurrectl Hi and ubciire
to a declaration acknowledging and accept
ing tho "overelgntv and authority of the
United States and over the Philippine
Islands. The privilege herewith publish 1
Is extended to all concerned without anv
reservation whatever, pxeeptlng that per.
sons vvlm have violated the laws of war
during the period of active hostilities are
rot embraced within th- scopo of this
amnesty. , ,, ,
in order to mitigate as much n pcslblo
consequences resulting from the varl rts
dlturiiances which since 1R' have suc
ceeded each other so rapidly, and to pro
vide In ome measure for destitute Hbp -o
soldiers during the trnnltnry period which
must Inevitably uccced a general pi'ii-e
the military authorities of the t til'M
States will pav 30 pesos to p.toh man who
presents a rllle In good condition.
Under their Instructions the commission,
composed of rcpretcnlntlve American of
different sections of the country and from
different polltlral parties, whose character
and ability guaranty the most faithful In
telligence and patriotic service, are now
laboring to establish stnble government
under civil control, In which the Inhabitants
shall participate, giving them opportunity
to demonstrate how far they nre prepared
for self-government.
This commission, under date of August
21. 1900, makes nn Interesting report, fiom
which I quote the following extracts:
I Ion 1 1 1 1 1 to inerleiin.
llostllltv against Amerlinns was orlgl
nallv nrnuseil bv absurd falsehoods of un
scrupulous leaders. The distribution of
troops In 3oo postM has by contact largely
dispelled hostility and sleadllj Improved
temper of people This Improvement Is fur-lliei.-il
bv abuses of Ins irgcuts. Large
numbers of people long for pence and are
willing to accept government under the
United States. Insurgents not surrendering
after defeat divided Into small guerrilla
bands under general otllcers or become
robbers. Neiirlv all of the prominent gen
erals and politicians of the Insurrection ex
cept Agulnnlilo hnve since been captured or
have surrendered aud taken the oath of
allegiance. All northern Luzon ex
cept two provinces substantially free from
Insurgents. People busy planting and ask
ing for municipal organization. Hallway
and telegraph line from Manila to Dagupaii.
12J miles, not molested for live months.
Tagalogs alone active In leading
guerrilla warfare. In Negros, Culm, ltom
blon, Masbate. Slhuvun. Tablas. Itohol and
other Philippine islands little disturbance
exists and civil gove; nmeiit eager y
awaited. Four years of war and
lawlessness In parts of Islands have created
unsettled conditions. Native con
stabulary and militia, which shouliLtie or
ganized at once, will end this and the ter
rorism to which defenseless people are sub
ei led. The natives desire to enlist In these
Vrgnnlziitloiis. If ludlclously selected and
olllcered will be elllcloiit forces for mainte
nance of order and will permit early mate
rial reduction of United States troops.
Turning tho tslnnds over lo n coterie
of Tagalog politicians will blight fair pros
pects of enormous Improvement, drive out
capital, make life and property, secular and
religious, most Insecure; banish by fear of
cruel proscription considerable body of con
servative Filipinos, who havo aided Ameri
cans in the well-founded belief that their
people are pot now tit for self-government
and reintroduce some oppression nnd cor
ruption which existed In nil provinces under
Mnlolos Insurgent government during the
eight months of Its control. The result will
be factional strife between Jealous leaders,
chnos and nnarchy and will ruqulre and
Justify nillve Intervention of our govern
ment or some other. Business In
terrupted by wnr much Improved as pence
extends. In Negros more sugar In
cultivation than over before. New forestry
regulations give impetus to timber trade
and reduce high price of lumber.
The customs collections for last quarter
SO per cent greater than ever In Spanish
history and August collections show fur
ther Increase i he total revenue for same
period one-third greuter than In any quar
ter under Spain, though cedilla tax, chief
source of Spanish revenue, practically abol
ished. Koonomy and cltlclency of military
government havo created surplus fund of
R00O.U00. which should bo expended In much
reeded public works, notably Improvement
of Manila harbor. With proper
tariff und facilities Manila will become
great port of Urlent.
CoiiiiiiImsIoii Full of Hope.
The commission Is confident that "by a
Judicious customs law, reasonable land tax
nnd proper corporation franchise tux. Im
position of no greater rate than that In
the average American state, will glvo less
aunoyanco and with peace will product!
revenues sufllclent to pay tho expenses of
cliiclent government, Including militia and
constabulary." Thy "aro preparing a
strlugent civil service law, giving equal
opportunity to Filipinos nnd Americans,
with preference for the former whero
qualifications arc equal, to enter by lowest
rnnk nnd by promotion reach the head of
tho department. Forty-flvo miles
of railroad extenston under negotiation
will give access to a large province rich
In valuable minerals, a mile high, with
strictly temperate climate. Kall
road construction will give employment to
many and communication will furnish mar
ket to vast stretches of rich agricultural
lands."
The report states there are "calls from
all parts of tho islands for public schools,
school supplies nnd English teachers,
greater than the commission can provldo
until a comprehensive school system Is
organized. Night schools for teaching Eng
lish to adults are being established In re
sponse to popular demand. Native chil
dren show- aptitude In learning English:
Spnnlsh Is spoken by a small fraction of
tho people and In n fow years tho medium
of communication In the courts, public
ofllces and between different tribes will
be English: creation of n central govern
ment within eighteen months, under which
substantially oil rights described In the
bill of rights In the federal constitution,
nre to bo secured to the people of tho
Philippines nnd will bring to them con
tentment, prosperity, education and polit
ical enlightenment."
thi:hi; was m u.i.ivvn: vr ai,i
.No Sort nf Agreement i:lxtril Between
Aliieiicnn Soldiers and Filipinos,
This shows to my countrymen what has
been and Is being dono to bring tho benefits
of liberty and good government to these
wards of the nation. Every effort has been
directed to their peace and prosperity,
their advancement and well being, not for
our nggrnndlzement nor for pride of might,
not for trade or commerce not for exploita
tion, but for humanity and civilization nnd
for the protection of tho vast majority of
tho population, who welcomt our sov
ereignty against the designing minority
whose first demand ofter the surrender of
Manila by the Spnnlsh army was to onter
the city that they might loot It and de
stroy those not in sympathy with their
selfish and treacherous designs.
Nobody who will avail himself of tho
facts will longor hold that there was any
alliance between our soldiers and the In
surgents, or that any promise of Inde
pendence wab made to them. Long before
their leader had reached Manila they had
resolved If the commander of tho Ameri
can navy would give them arras with which
to fight the Spanish army they would later
turn upon us, which they did murderously
nd without the shadow of cause or Justi
fication. There may be those without the
means of full information who believe that
we were in alliance with the insurgents
and that we assured them that they should
have independence. To such let mo repeat
the facts. On May 26. 1S9S. Admlrnl Dewey
was instructed by me to make no alliance
with any party or faction In the Philippines
that would Incur liability to maintain their
cause In the future, and he replied under
date of Junu 6, 1S9S. "Have acted accord
ing to spirit of department's Instructions
from the beginning, and I have entered
Into no alllnnce with the Insurgents or
with any faction. This squadron can re
duce the defenses of Manila at any moment,
but It Is considered useless until the ar
rival of sufllclent United States forces to
retnln possession "
Ail in I nil Dene' Stnlenient,
In tho report of the first Philippine com
mission, submitted on November 2, 1S99.
Admiral Dewey, one of Its members, said:
'No alliance of any kind was entered
into with Agulnnldo nor was any promise
of Independence made to hlra at any time."
(lencr.il Mcrrltt arrived In the Philip
pines on July 2,", 1S95, nnd n dispatch from
Admiral Dewey to the government at Wash
ington said: "Mcrrltt arrived yesterday.
Situation Is most critical at Manila. The
Spanish Vnay surrender at any momunt.
Morrltt's most difficult problem will be
how to deal with the insurgents under
Agulnaldo, who have become aggressive
and even threatening toward our army."
Hero is revealed the spirit of the Insurg
ents ns early ns July, 1S9S. before the
protocol was signed, while we wero still
engaged In active war with Spain. Even
then the Insurgents were threatening our
nrmy.
Filipino nt ( nptiire of Moulin.
On August 13 Manila was captured and
of this und subsequent events the Philip
pine commission says: "When tho city
of Manila was tnken August 13 the Fili
pinos took no part In the attack, but came
following In with a view to looting the
city and were only prevented from doing
so by our forces preventing them from en
tering. Agulnaldo claimed that he had the
right to occupy the cltj ; he demanded of
Cicneral Mcrrltt the palace of Malacannn
for himself nnd the cession nf all tho
churches of Manila, also that n part of
Hip money taken from the Spaniards as
spoils of war should be given up, and
above all that ho should be given the arms
of tho Spanish prisoners. All these de
mands were refused.
(ienorals Mcrrltt, Orccnc and Anderson,
who were In command nt tho beginning of
our occcur-iHon. and until the surrender
of Manila, state that there was no alliance
with the insurgents and no promise to
them of independence. On August 17. 1S9S.
Ocnoral Mcrrltt was Instructed that there
must be no Joint occupation of Manila
with tho Insurgents, (leneral Anderson,
under date of February 10, 1900, says that
ho was present nt tho Interview
between Admiral Dewey and tho
Insurgent leader. and that In this
Interview Admiral Dewey made no
promises whatever. He ndds: "He (Agul
naldo) asked mo If my government was
going to recognize his government, f
answered that I was there simply In a mili
tary capacity: that I could not acknowledge
his government, because I had no authority
to do so."
Poser for I'npnernl,
Would not our adversaries have sent
Dewey's fleet to Manila to capture and
destroy the Spanish sea power tiiere, or,
dispatching it there, would they have
withdrawn it after the destruction of tho
Spanish fleet; and If the latter, whither
would they have directed It to sail? Whero
could It have gone? What port In the
Orient was opened to If Do our adver
saries condemn tho expedition under the
command of (leneral Merrlit to strengthen
Dewey In the distant ocean nnd assist In
our triumph over Spain, with which na
tion wo were nt war? Was It not our
highest duty to strike Spain at every
vulnerable point thnt the war might be
successfully concluded nt the earliest prac
ticable moment?
And was It not our duty to protoct tho
lives nnd property of those who camo
within our control by the fortunes of war?
Could wo have come away nt nny time
between Mny 1. 189S, and tho conclusion of
peace without a stain upon our good name?
Could wo havo come away without dis
honor at any time after tho ratification
of the pence treaty by the senate of the
United States?
Thoro has been no time since the de
struction of tho enemy's fleet when we
could or should have left tho Philippine
archipelago. After the treaty ot peace
was ratified no power but congress could
surrender our sovereignty or alienate n
foot of tho territory thus acquired. The
congress has not seen fit to do the one oi
tho other nnd the president had no au
thority to do either If he had been so In
clined, which he was not. So long ns the
sovereignty remains In us It Is the duty
of the executive, whoever he may be, to
uphold that sovereignty und If It bo at
tacked to suppress its assailants. Would
our political adversaries do less?
Answer to Silly Chnrnr.
It has been assorted that there would
havo been no fighting In the Philippines
If congress had declared Its purpose to
glvo independence to the Tagal Insurgents.
The Insurgents did not wait for tho ac
tion of congress. They assumed the of
fensive, they opened flro on our army.
Those who assert our responsibility for
tho beginning of the conflict have forgot
ten that before the treaty was ratified In
the senato nnd while It was being debated
In that body, and while the Bacon reso
lution was under discussion, on February
i, 1899, tho Insurgents attacked the Ameri
can army, after being previously advised
that the American forces were under or
ders not to fire upon them except In self
dofenso. The papers found In the recently
captured archives of the Insurgents demon
strate thnt this attack had been carefully
planned for weeks before It occurred.
Their unprovoked assault upon our sol
diers at a time when the seusto was de
liberating upon the treaty shows that no
action on our part except surrender and
abandonment would have prevented tho
fighting and leaves no doubt in any fair
mind of where the responsibility rests for
the shedding of American blood.
With nil tho exaggerated phrase-making
of this electoral contest, we nre In danger
of being diverted from the real conten
tion. Ilryiui Must Shoulder Illume.
We are In agreement with all of those
who supported the war with Spain and
also with those who counseled tho rati
fication of tho treaty of peace. Upon
these two great essential steps there can
be no Issue and out of these camo all
cf our responsibilities. It others would
shirk the obligations imposed by tho war
aud the treaty, we must decline to act
further with them and here tho Issue was
made, It Is our purposo to establish In
tho Philippines a government suitable to
tho wants and conditions of tho Inhabitants
and to prepnre them for solf-governmiint
and to give them self-government when
they are ready for It. That I am aiming
to do under my constitutional authority
and will continue to do until congress
shall determine tho political status of the
Inhabitants of the archipelago.
Are our opponents against the treaty?
If so, they must be reminded that it could
not have been ratified In tho senate but
for their assistance. The senato which
ratified the treaty and the congresH whloh
added Its sanction by a large appropria
tion comprised senators and representa
tives of tho people of all parties
Would our opponents surrender to the
Insurgents, abandon our sovereignty or
cede It to them? If that be not their pur
pose then It should be promptly dis
claimed, for only evil can result from the
hopes raised hy our opponents In the minds
of tho Filipinos, that with their success
nt the polls in November there will be a
withdrawal of our army and of American
sovereignty over the nrchlpelago, the com
plete Independence of tho Tagalog people
recognized aud the powers of government
over all the other peoples of the archi
pelago conferred upon the Tagalog lender.
The effect of n belief In the minds ot
the Insurgents that this will be done has
nlready prolonged the rebellion and In
creases the necessity for the continuance
of a large army. It Is now delaying full
peace In the archipelago nnd TVie estab
lishment of civil governments and has in
fluenced many of the Insurgents agalu.U
accepting the liberal terms of amnesty
offered by (leneral MncArthur under my
direction. But for these false hopes a con
siderable reduction could have been had
In our military establishment In the Phil
ippines and the realization ot a stable
government would be already at hand.
.Vnll-linprrlullMlo Hubble Prlcl.nl.
The American people nre nsked by our
opponents to yield the sovereignty of tho
United States In the Philippines to a small
ftnctlnn of the population, a single tribe
out ot eighty or more Inhabiting the archi
pelago, a fraction which wantonly attacked
the American troops in Manila while In
rightful possession under tho protocol with
Spain, awaiting the ratification of the
trenty of peace hy the senate, nnd which
has slnco been In active, open rebellion
against the United States. We are asked
to transfer our sovereignty to n small mi
nority In the Islands without consulting
the majority and to nbandnn tho largest
portion of the population, which has been
lo)al to us, to the cruelties of the guer
rilla Insurgent bands. More than this, we
are asked to protect this minority In es
tablishing a government nnd to this end
repress all opposition of the majority. We
nro required to set up a stable govern
ment In the Interest of those who have
assailed our sovereignty and fired upon
our soldiers and then maintain It at any
cost or sacrifice against its enemies within
nnd against those having ambitious de
signs from without.
This would require an army and navy
fnr larger than Is now maintained In the
Philippines and still more, In excess of
what will bo necessary with the full recog
nition of our sovereignty. A military sup
port of nuthorlty not our own as thus pro
posed Is the very essence of militarism,
which our opponents In their platform op
pose, but which by their policy would of
necessity be established In Its most offen
sive form.
:o Surrender to Murderer.
The American pcoplo will not make the
murderers of oursoldiers tho agents of
the republic to convey the blessings of lib
erty and order to tho Philippines. They
will not mnke them tho builders of the new
commonwealth. Such a cnurso would be
a betrayal of our sacred obligations to the
peaceful Filipinos and would place nt the
mercy of dangerous adventurers the lives
and property of the natives and foreigners.
It would make possible nnd easy the com
mission of such atrocities as were secretly
planned to be executed on tho 22d of Feb
ruary, 1899, in the city of Manila, when
only the vigilance of our army prevented
tho nttempt to assassinate our soldiers
and all foreigners und pillage and destroy
the city nnd Its surroundings. In short,
tho proposition of those opposed to us Is
to continue all the obligations In the Phil
ippines which now rest upon the govern
ment, only changing the relation from
principal, which now exists, to that ot
surety. Our responsibility is to remain,
but our power Is to be diminished. Our
obligation Is lo be no less, but our tltlo
Is to be surrendered to another power,
which is without experience or training, or
tho ability to maintain a stable govern
ment nt home and absolutely helpless to
perform Its International obligations with
the rest of the world. To this wo aro op
posed. We should not yield our title while
our obligations last. In the language of
our platform, "Our authority should not
bo less than our responsibility." and our
present responsibility Is to establish our
authority In every part of tho islands.
No government can so certainly preserve
the peace, restore public order, establish
law, Justice nnd stable conditions as ours.
Neither congress nor the executive can
establish n stable government In these
islands except under our right of sov
ereignty, our nuthorlty and our Hag. An
this we are doing.
Wo could not do It as a protectorate
power so completely or so successfully
as we are doing It now. As the sovereign
power we can Initiate action nnd shape
means to ends and guide the Filipinos to
solf-dcvelopment nnd self-government. As
a protectorate power we could not Initiate
action, but would bo compelled to follow
and uphold a people with no capacity yet
to go alone. In I ho one caso wo can pro
tect both ourselves nnd tho Filipinos from
being Involved In dangerous complications;
In tho other wo could not protect even the
Filipinos until after tluir trouble had
come. Besides, If wo cannot establish any
government of our own without tho con
sent of tho governed, ns our opponents con
tend, then we could uot establish a stable
government for them or mnke ours a pro
tectorate without the llkn consent, and
neither the majority of tho people nor ti
minority of the people havo Invited us to
assumo It. Wc could not maintain n pro
tectorate oven with tho consent of tho
governed without giving provocation for
conflicts und possibly costly wars. Our
rights In the Philippines aro now free from
outside Interferenco nnd will continue so
In our present relation. They would not
bo thus free In any other relation. We
will not give up our own to guaranty an
other sovereignty.
I'lilleil Stilton Hum linod Title.
Our title Is good. Our peaco commis
sioners believed they wero receiving a good
tltlo when they concluded tho treaty. Tho
executive believed It was a good tltlo when
he submitted It to tho senate of tho United
States for Its ratification. The senate be
lieved It was a good tltlo when they gave
It their constitutional assent, and tho con
gress seems not to have doubted Its com
pleteness when they appropriated $20,000,
000 provided by thu treaty. If nny who
favored Its ratification believed It gave us
a bad title, they wore not sincere. Our
title Is practically Identical with that
under which we hold our territory ac
quired slnco the beginning of the govern
ment and under which we have exercised
full sovereignty nnd established govern
ment for tho Inhabitants.
It Is worthy of noto that no ono outside
of tho United Stntes disputes tho fulltiPS
and Integrity of tho cession. What then
I the real Issue on this subject? Whether
It is paramount to any other or not. It Is
whether wo shall be responsible for the
government of the Philippines with -tho
sovereignty and authority which enables us
to guide them to reguiated liberty, law,
safety nnd progress, or whether wo shall
bo responsible for the forcible and arbi
trary government of a minority without
sovereignty and authority on our part, nnd
with only tho embarrassment of a pro
tectorate which draws us into their trou
bles without the power of preventing them.
There are those who two years ngo were
rushing us on to wnr with Spain who are
unwilling now to accept Its clear conso
quenco, as there aro those among us who
advocated the ratification of tho treaty nf
peace, but now protest against its obliga
tions Nations which go m war must be
prepared to accept Its resultant nbliga
GOOD LIVING
Is Often a Cause of Bad Health.
That bad health and good liwng often go
together s cause nnd effect is a proposi
tion which will be accepted t ouee bv any
practicing physician. Common setie liv
ing would demand that we ate only when
hutigr) Htid that food should be chosen
first for Its nutritive value nnd then for
Us palatnblcncis. So-called "-good-living"
reverses these rules. Meals are taken nt
stated hours without reference to hunger
or physical requirements. If appetite I
lacking, stimulating cordials or liquors
nre often used to Induce n false nppetlte
Food Is not chosen with regard to Us nu
tritive value, but for Its pleasure to the
palate. As a natural result the stninnrh Is
over-loaded with a quantity of Innutritions
material and tho body Is deprived of Us
duo nourishment. Presently dlseaso of the
stomach and digestive and nutritive sys
tems begins, frequently involving heart,
liver, kidneys and other organs.
THE PUOSPEIUTY OF AMERICA
gives every man the opportunity for good
living nnd almost every man takes advan
tage of the opportunity. The nverage lab
orer In tho United Stntes lives nn only very
prosperous people can live In Europe. Ho
ilves too well. It Is a singular thing to
say, but It Is nevertheless, n fact that ono
of tho greatest evidences of national pros
perity Is found In the great nrmy of dys
peptl.n which hto being newly recruited
every day In tho year by good livers. Tho
grent trouble is that when a man wakes
up to tho fact that his stomach can't be
abused with Impunity, the damago Is al
ready done. Ho has Joined the army of
dyspeptics, the people with "weak" stom
achs. Ho can't eat much now without It
hurts him. His stomach seems unduly dis
tended after eating. Thoro nro bitter ris
ings and bclchlngs. a constant feeling ot
discomfort and weight In the region of tho
stomach. Probably, too, the liver becomes
sluggish, nnd there Is a feeling of lassitude
with headache.
Theso nro only a fow of tho signs nnd
symptoms of a dlsa.ised stomnch Involving
the other organs of digestion and nutrition.
Dlseaso won't cure Itself, so that It's
folly to neglect trentmcnt thinking "It will
bo nil right ngaln nfter a time."
Disease never stands still, so that every
day's delay In ualng the right treatment
means a worso condition.
"I wns a great sufferer from dyspepsia
for over two years, nnd I was n completo
physical wreck," writes Mr. Preston E,
Fenstormnchcr of Egypt, Lehigh Co., Pa.
"Had many torturing, gnawing nnd aching
pains, I think about nil that a dyspoptlc
Hons, and whon they make treaties must
koep them.
Inilicrlnllsiii Ileulnl.
Those who profess to distrust tho liberal
nnd honorable purposes of the administra
tion In Us treatment of tho Philippines nro
not Justified. Imperialism has no placo
In Us creed or conduct. Freedom Is a
rock upon which tho republican party wns
budded nnd now rests. Liberty Is the
great republican doctrine for which the
people went to war and for which 1,000,000
lives wero offered and billions of dollars
expended to make It a lawful legacy of nil
without the consent of master or slave.
There Is a strain of lll-concunled hypocrisy
in tho nnxlety to extend the constitutional
guaranties to the people of the Philip
pines, whllo their nullification Is openly
advocated at home. Our opponents may
distrust themselves, hut they havo no
right to discredit tho good faith and pa
triotism of tho majority of tho people, who
nro opposing them; they may fear tho
worst form of Imperialism with the help
less Filipinos In their hands; but If they
do, It Is because they have parted with
the spirit and faith of tho fathers and
have lost tho virility of tho founders of
tho party which they profess to repre
sent, Proml Iteeoril of lteiiilillenii Party.
The republican party does not havo to
assert ltB devotion to the Declaration of
Independence. That lmmortnl instrument
of tho fathers romalnod unexecuted until
tho peoplo under tho lend of the repub
lican party In tho awful clash of battlo
turned Us promises Into fulfillment. It
wroto Into tho constitution tho amend
ments guaranteeing political equality to
American citizenship and It has never
broken them or counseled others In break
ing thtm. It will not be guided In Us
conduct hy one set of principles nt home
and another In the new territory belonging
to tho United States.
If our opponents would only practice
ns well as preach the doctrines of Abra
ham Lincoln thero would be no fear for
tho safety of our Institutions nt home or
their rightful Influence In nny territory
over which our flag floats,
Emplro has been expelled from Porto Itlco
nnd tho Philippines by American freemen.
Tho Hag of Hit republic now floats over
theso Islands as on emblem of rightful sov
ereignty. Will the republic stny and dis
pense to their Inhabitants tho blessings ot
liberty, education nnd free Institutions, or
steal nway leaving them to nnarchy or Im
perialism .'
Tho American (juration Is between duty
nnd desertion tho American verdict will be
for duty nnd ngnlnst desertion, for tho re
public against both anarchy nnd Imperial
ism. I lilted Slnti'N mill liiliwt.
The country has been fully advised of the
purposes of tho United Stntes In China, and
they will bo faithfully adhered lo us already
defined.
The nation Is filled with gratitude that the
little band, among them many ot our own
blond, who for two months havo been sub
jected to privations and peril by tho at
tacks of pitiless hordes at tho Chinese cap
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Wo nro grateful to our own soldiers ant
sailors and murines, nnd to all tho bravt
men who, though assembled under mans
stnndards representing peoples and races
strnngcrs In country and speech, were yet
united in the sacred mission ot carrying nuo
cor to tho besieged with n success thut Is
now tho cause of a world's rejoicing.
Not only have we reason for thanksgiv
ing for our material blessings, butiwo should
rejoice lu tho completo unification of thn
people of nil sections of our country that ha
so happily developed tu tho last few years
and mado for us a moro perfect union.
The obliteration of old differences, the
common devotion to tho flag and the com
mon sacrifices for Us honor so conspicuously
shown by tho men ot the north and soutbaln
tho Spanish war, havo so strengthened tho
ties of friendship and mutual respect that
nothing can ever ngaln divide us. The na
tion faces the now century gratefully and
hopefully, with Increasing lovo of country,
with firm futth In Us free Institutions and
with high resolves that they "shall not per
ish from tho earth." Very respectfully
yours, WILLIAM M'KINLET.
AVork on Cerlnic ('mini,
GEItINO, Neb., Sept. 9. (Special. )-Work
Is progressing rapidly upon tho construc
tion of tho Goring canal and thero Is no
question that tho lino will bo fiulsbed In
time to furnish water for an cxtenstvn
tract about tho town of Goring for next
spring nnd the territory will settle up this
winter. Something llkn sixty teams aro at
work, hut Messrs. T. C. Henry nnd E. G.
Miller, who havo tho work In hand, havo
not yet been able to securo all tho fores
desired. Tho prospects now aro that thoro
will bo public works of one kind and an
other In progress hern nil winter, so that
thero will bo employment for ull who want
work.
Ills Wife Insnne.
CHAPPELL, Neb., Sopt. 9. (Special.)
Edward Nelson, who lives seven miles
northeast of this place, started last night
for Lincoln to tako his wlto to tho asylum.
Mrs. Nelson has been sick several months
nnd was In n hospital at Omaha until rs
eently, but grow worse until It terminated
In her going Insann.
I'll Will ( nriienter (lull Wnrli,
CHICAGO, Sept. 9. Open hostilities be
tween contractors nnd union labor were re
sumed yesterday when nt noon about 2.000
union carpenters quit work. Tho contractors
refused to nccedo save during tho summer.
Tho rarpenters had returned to work for
tho contractors under special permits from
their unions, although thu big building
trades strike still continues, affecting 40,
000 men.
i' I II 111 Itnlllier Musi Hie.
CLAYTON, N. M.. Sept. 9-Tom Ketrhum,
better known as iil.ii k Jack, ' the noted
leader of a gang of outlaws that ter
rorized the southwest for several years,
was today ronvti ted of train robbery, tho
penalty for whUh In New .Mexico Is death
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