Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-04
PHILIPPINE
PROCLAMATION
Commissioners Have Made II
Public Now.
ITS PROVISlUTS EXPLAINED
1t Guarantees the People All the Rights
Enjoyed by Citizens Of the
United States.
ITS PROVISlUTS EXPLAINED

New York, April 3.---The Journals Ma
Mia correspondent cables the text of the
United States Philippine commissioners
proclamation issued today:
The commission desires to assure the
people of the islands of the cordial good
will and fraternal feeling which is enter
tanned for them by the president and the
American people. The present aim and
object of the United States, apart from
the fulfllment of solemn obligations it
has assumed toward the family of ma atons
by it's acceptance of sovereignty over the
Philippine islands, is the we'll being, pros
perrty and happiness of the Philippine
people and their elevation and advance
mGnt to a position amongst the civilized
people of the world.
| The president believes the felicity of
perfection of the Philippine people is to
| be brought about by the assurance of
| peace and order by a guarantee of civil
and religious liberty, by the establish
ment CT justice, cultivation of letters,
science and liberal and practical arts, by
enlargement of Intercourse with foreign
nations, expansion of industrial pursuits
! by trade and commerce. by multiplied ion
and Improvement of means of internal
communication, by internal development
with the aid of mechanical inventions.
with the great natural resources Of the
archipelago and in word the unnter-
rupted devotion of the people to the pur-
suits of useful objects and realization Of
those noble ideas, which constitute the
higher civilization of mankind.
Unfortunately these pure aims and pur-
poses of the American government have
been misnterpreted to the inhabitants of
certain islands and as a consequence the
friendly forces have, without provocation
or cause, BEEN openly attacked. "What do
the best F1lipinos desire? Can it be more
q fh1 1Yr1it .
They are patriots and want liberty. In
the meantime the attention of the people
OF the Philippines is invited to certain
resuative principles by which the United
states will oe guided in it's relations with
them These are deemed to be points Of
cardinal Importance:
L. Supremacy Of the United States must
and will be enforced throughout every
part of the archipelago and those who
resist II can accomplish no other than
their own ruin.
2. To the Philippine people will be
granted most ample liberty and self-gov-
eminent reconcilable with the mainten-
ance of wise, just, stable and effective
and economical admin S ira ton of public
affairs and compatible with sovereign
and international rights and obligations
of the United States
3. Civil rights of the Philippine people
will be guaranteed and protected to the
fullest extent.
A. The purpose of the American gov
ernment is the welfare and advancement
of the Philippine people.
5. They shall be guaranteed honest and
effective civil service and to the fullest
extent to which it shall be practical ma
tives shall be employed.
6. Employment and collection of taxes
and revenues will be placed upon a sound
economical basis. Local funds collected
will be used for local purposes, and not
be devoted to other ends
I. "A pure, effeCtiVe ana speedy admin
istra ton of justice will be established.
=. Construction of roads, railroads and
similar means of com munca ton and
transportation and other public works
VIII be promoted
3. Domestic trade and commerce, ag-
riculture and other industrial pursuits
shall be objects of constant solicitude and
fostering care.
TO- Effective provision will be made for
the establishment of elementary schools
IN which children of the people may be
educa ted, and appropriate facilities will
be provided for higher education.
H. Reforms in all departments of the
government and all corporations closely
touching the common life of the people
Will be undertaken without delay and
effected comfortably with right and JUS
tce, in way to satisfy we'll founded
demands and highest sentiments and as
pirations of the people.
''"SH ID TIE spirit III Wnlch the united
states comes to the people of the Philip
pine islands, and the president has in
structed the commission to make this
publicly known. In obeying his behesst,
the commissioners desire to join the pres
ldent IN expressing their good will to-
wards the Philippine people and to extend
to leading representative men an invi-
tation to meet them for the purpose of
personal acquaintance and the exchange
of views and opinions.
(SignatureS)
JACOB GOULD SCHURMAN.
United States Commissioners
GEORGE DEWEY
United States Navy.
ELWlELL s. OTIS,
Major General, L. S. A.
CHARLES DENNY
United States Commissioners
DEAN c. WORCESTER. i
United States Commissioner.
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