The Holly chieftain., 1899-12-08

In the island OF Cuba the War Depart
persons through the officers Of the army
at cost OF sl.lt7.S5t In The inter:
each Cuban soldier borne ypon the the as.
should deposit his arms with the aathoris &
The sum thus dlsbursed segregated a.
sency fund provided BY the act Of Janu:
ary 5, 1888. for that purpose Out of
Tx hs @onhs Gonan sdna snd%x sse s. hsk f
01420 was expended for sanitation, $685.
ssl5o for. charities and hospitals. and
"Following excange of ratifcations ofthe
treaty Of peace. the two governments
sent aeereditsd mSis.sS5is mWs.Sins,on to each other
yiously stationed In Mexico. while the
mner mhs ssafs @ Ts to Sas MSs Sws "a
slls. thereby fully res1sming the rela-
sular representation In the United States
the Spanish government has appointed
I'VE have been professionally recognized
affairs OF that island. judicial inter-
Porto Rico and OF Spain has been estab-
lished as provided by the treaty of peace.
The Cuban political prisoners, In Spanish
released and returned to their homes in
accordance with article six of the treaty.
Negotiations are about to be had for de-
filming the conventional relations between
the two countries which fell in abeyance
& by reason OF the war l trust that these
commercial reciprocity under the terms
of sections three and four of the current
tariff act. In these. as in all matters Of
spared to respond to the good disposition
Of Spain. and to restore in all practica-
vail between two nations whose past his
tory has so often and in SO many ways
been marked by sincere friendship and
appropriate investigation in order to car
ry into execution, article seven of the
treaty treaty Of Spain by which. the United
claims for indemnity of its citizens
THE PHILIPPINES.
treaty of peace between the United
States and Spain was signed. 1t pro-
sboSs saS other the hits things that Spain
islands: that the United States should
pay to Spain nj tne ths sum Ef @ and
the native inhabitants of the territories
thus ceded to the United States should be
ratified by the Senate on February 3.
lsss and lob BY the g9nernmsnt OF Spain on
the treaty publicly proclaimed On the
End of March Congress voted the sum
contemplated by the treaty and the
government on the 1st OF May. In this
manner the Philippines came to the
by the government of Spain. which had
been in undisputed possession of them
for centuries. They were accepted not
In Paris. under the direction of the ex-
ecutive, but the constitutional and well
considered action of the representatives
lieve. and l still believe, that this trans
will and wishes and the aspirations Of
the great mass of the Filipino people.
From the earliest moment no oppor-
Se ss o Of shs
welfare and of the intention of this gov
ernment to do everything possible to ad-.
May 10. 1898 the commander OF the mill
tary expedition dispatched to the Philip
pines was instructed to declare that we
came not to make war upon the people
Of that country, nor upon any party or
faction among them. but to protect them
In In heir al hef hed sesSSns nr
That there should be no doubt as to the
paramount authority. there. on the 18th
must be no joint occupation with the in
surgents; that the United States must
preserve the peace and protect persons
pied by their military and naval forces
that the insurgents and all others must
soptW e me ths ntsgd and
as December 4th, before the cession, and
in anticipation of that event, the COM
peace and tranquility and to undertake
the establishment of n beneicent gov
ernment, which should AFFORD the fullest
security for life and property.
tOn the Dist pf nacenbar affar the
treaty was signed. the commander of
the forces OF occupation was instructed
public manner that we. come. not as in
vaders or conquerors. but as friends to
protect the natives IN their .s homes. in
while ordering General otis 70 sec, that
the hs wss hSa be a It Is I'M 0s
portant that there should be no conflic,
with the insurgents On the first day
iterated that the kindly Intentions of this
government should be in every possible
way communicated to the insurgents Or
tention of dispatching. to Manila com.
mittee composed of three gentlemen OF
nghss yS ana bs
and Major General Otis. We're Instructed
i've extension of authority throughout the
islands and to secure with the least pos
sible delay the benefits of a wise and gen
erous protection of life and property te
the inhabitants.'
PHILIPPINE COMMISSION.
These gentlemen were DR.. Jacot
Gould Schurman, president of Cornell
University. the Hon. Charles Denby for
many years minister to China. and Prof
Dean c. Worcester, of the University OF
study of life. in the Philippines. While
the treaty of peace was under consider
alton in the senate, these commissioners
liberation. Their character was suffi.
cient guaranty of .-.e beneficent purpose
with which they went. even II they had
government, which made their errand
pre-eminently one of peace and friend