Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-04-06
A Proclamation OF the United
States to the People of
the Philippines.
LIBERTY, SELF,G0VERNMENT
the Maintenance of a just and stable
Govsinment-All Revenues to he
Used For tho Development of
Philippine Institutions.


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who rosiet II CON occomniieb No ord other
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M ,ho phii,mr,ino roorIo ,.iu no
Granted ,ho mos, ,mr,o Iihor,v aud seIf-
,,o,orrr.,rt r,conciI@hla u,itb H. ,p,ip,a
nance Of , ui.c iust et,hla cffortivn
ana oooron,;caI od,nirist,,tion of n,,hIic
eairs and comnatihia u,tL ,nc tnv.r-
zion ana internation, II riobts ami oblioa-
lions Of tho 1-ritnd states
S~,rhe civil rights of the Pbilinnine neo-
nIn are to he ou5rantaed and nrotscted to
Tho fullest extort. relicious f,nednm is to
ba assured and a,I nersnns a,s n he enual
and have an eouai standing IN he evcs
of the law.
The nurnose ,f tho American pov-
errr,ert is tbo ue faro and advoncaneut
of the Philipplne people.
There shall be guaranteed to the Philip
nino pcople an honest and effective civil
service in which to the fullest extent praC-
tical natives will he employed
6-The collection and anpllcation of all
taxes and other revenues are ia h. placed
ON a sound economical basis and rho nib-
lie funds raised iustlv and honestly To
h.. ,nnIied onIv ia dafra1. tho rnqulur and
n,onar exnouees incurred b,. ana for the
nstablisbr.nt and maintenonca nf the
ThiIinnino government. and such general
in,nrovrments os the nuhlic interests may
demand rbo local Funds co,,ected are to
Ia ,,.,d fo,. i,c,l nurncsas and not IA no
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