The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-06-22
TEXT OF THE WAR PROCLAMATION IS
SUED BY THE GOVERNOR GENERAL or
THE PHILIPPINES.
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TEXT OF THE WAR PROCLAMATION Is
SUED BY THE GOVERNOR GENERAL or
THE PHILIPPINES.
Hong Kong Daily News.
Following is the war proclamation
which was issued by the governor gem
erAl of the Philippine islands:
''Spaniards: Between Spain and the
United States of North America hostili-
ties have broken out. The moment has
arrived TO prove TO the world that we pos
sess the spirit to conquer those who, pre-
tending TO be loyal friends. take advant-
age of our misfortunes and abuse our
hospitality. using means which civilized
nations count unworthy and disreputable-
''The North American people, eonsti-
tuted of all the social excreseences. have
exhausted our patience and provoked
war with their perfidious Vaccinations,
with their acts of treaehery, with their
outrages against the law of nations and
international conventions.
"The struggle will be short and and de-
cisive. The God of Victories will give
us one as brilliant as the justice of our
cause demands. Spain, which counts
upon the sympathies of all the nations.
will emerge triumphantly from this new
test, humiliating and blasting the sd-
yenturers from those States that, without
cohesion and without history. offer to
humanity only infamous traditions and
the ungrateful spectacle of Chambers in
which appear united insolence and de-
famation, cowardice and cynicism.
"a squadron manned by foreigners,
possessing neither instruction nor disci-
pline, is preparing to come to this archi-
pelago with the rutlianly intention Of
robbing us Of all that means life, honor
and liberty. Pretending to be inspired
by courage of which they are incaPa-
BILE, the North American seamen under
take as an enterprise capable of reaiiza-
ton the substitution of Protestanism for
the Catholic religion you profess, 10 treat
you as tribes refractory to civilization,
to take possession of your riches as if
they were unacquainted with the rights
of property, and to kidnap those persons
whom they consider useful TO man their
ships or to be exploited in agricultural
or industrial labor.
"Vain designs! Ridiculous boasting
''Your indomitable bravery will suffice
to Illustrate lthe attempt TO carry them
into realization. You will not allow the
faith you profess to be made mock of
impious hands in the temple of the true
God the images You adore to be thrown
down by unbelief The aggressors shall
not profane the tombs of your fathers,
they shall not profane your families nor
appropriate the property that your in
dustry has accumulated as a provision
for your old age. No. they shall not per-
petrate any of the crimes inspired by
their wickedness aud cogetOusness, be-
cause your valor au,; patriotism will suf-
fice to punish and abase the people that,
claiming to be be civilized and cultivated
have exterminated the natives of North
America instead of bringing 20 them the
life of civilization and Of progress.
philippines. prepare for the struggle.
/ and, united under the glorious Spanish
fiag, which Is ever covered with lanrels,
! let us fight with the conviction that vic
1 tory will crown our efforts and 20 the
calls Of our enemies let US oppose with
the decision of the Christian and the pa
triot the cry Viva Espanar Your gen.
eral.
4 "Basilio Augustin Dsvila-
.Manila, 2Sd April, 1895"