Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-12-05

bl9. These include the pensioners Of the
army and navy In all our wars The
number added to the rolls during the
year was 40,g9l, the number dropped by
reason OF death, remsrrisse, minors BY
legal limitations. failures toclaim within
three years and other causes was 1876,
and the number OF claims dissllowed
was l07 9l7. During the year SgO54
certificates were issued, Of which 37077
were for new or original pensions. The
amount disbursed for army and navy
pensions during the year was tlSS,355,.
Ob2 95. which was ei .65l, ,46i6i less than
the sum OF the appropriations,
THE PHILIPPINES.
After relating the exciting events
! which led up to the cession OF the Philip.
pine archipelago to the United states,
the president mentioned various orders
and proclamations issued by him, assut.
ing the Filipinos Of the friendly inten.
tions Of this government and the subse.
Quent sending OF commissioners to assist
10 the formulation Of q satisfactory gov.
eminent. He add: "Rut before their
arrival In Manila the sinister ambition Of
few leaders OF the Filipinos had created
q position full OF embsrrsssments for us
and most grieylous In its consequences
to themselves" He then proceeded 10 deny
the clsims OF the insurgent leaders that
they had been promised independence BY
American otlicers. and regarding the pres.
ent situstion he quotes from the report
OF the commissioners IS follows: "The
commission Is OF the opinion that there
has been no time since thu destruction OF
tn. Spanish ,quadron by Admiral Dewey
when IL was possible to withdraw our
forces from the islands. either with honor
to ourselves or with safety to the inhsbi.
tsnts" The president said that the un-
forcible climatic conditions interfered
with the rapid prosecution Of the war
with the IN urgents. but the situation
was rapidly becoming more encourag.
ing.
lie gave detailed account Of the pro-
visional governments established In the
island Of Negros and In the sulu srchi-
pelsgo. which he said nave proved Sig
nally successful. Said he: "rhe future
government In the Philippines rests with
the congress Of the United States, and
few grsver responsibilities have ever
been c0nhded to us. IL we accept them
In the spirit worthy Of our race and our
traditions, great opportunity comes with
them. The islands lie under the shelter
OF our hsg. They are ours by every title
Of law and equity. They cannot be
abandoned. II We desert them we leave
them at once to anarchy and finally to
barbar'sm. We fling them, q golden
apple OF dlscord among rival powers, no
one OF which could permit an.
other to seize them unQuestiOned
Their rich plains and valleys would be
the scene Of endless strife and blO0dshed.
The advent Of Dewey's fleet In Manila
bay instead OF bsing rs We hope the
dawn OF q new day OF freedom and pro. |
gress, will have been the beginning Of
an era OF misery and violence worse than |
any which has darkened their unhappy |
past. The suggestion has been made |
that we could ren0unce our authority |
over the islands and by giving them In. |
dependence could retain . protect0rate /!
over them. This proposition will not be !
found. l an sure. worthy Of your serious |
attention. Such arrangement would In
v0lve at the outset cruel breach Of faith. |
Il would place peacetul and loyal ma.
j0rity who ask nothing better than to |
armed insurgents. IL would make us |
leaders and give US no power TO control |
suuhs ib WOuW Ouos8 8C ub WIN tu6 t00k /
OF protecting them against each other |
and defending them against any foreign
power with which they choose TO quarrel. |
In short. IL would take from the congress |
Of the United States the power OF de-
war and invest that trem sndous
to the leader Of the house. II |
does not seem desirable that should re-
commend at this time speclfic and final |
form OF government for these islands.
When peace shall be restored II will be |
the duty OF congress TO construct q plan |
Of government which shall establish and |
maintain freedom and order and peace |
In the Philippines"
PORTO RICO.
The president urged the necessity for |
regarding the government OF
the Hawaiian Islands, Alaska and Porto |
Rico. specifying many disadvantages |
under which the people Of those territor- |
are now laboring. OF Porto Rico he
said: "Shs has lost In her free inter |
course with Spain and Cuba without any |
benefits In this market. |
Tbs markets OF the United States should |
be opened np to her products. Our plain |
duty is to abolish sll customs tariffs |
between the United States and Porto
Rico and give her products free access TO |
our markets"
Fine Perfumes.
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