Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-06
THE PHILIPPINES.
Rebellion Must lie Put Down-
Islands Ours.

Islands Ours.
A considerable portion of the messHe'
is devoted to the Philippine Islands ~
President reviews the manner In "hl'"
we acquired possession Of these ls'''''''
and SAYS he had every reason TO De"''e'
and still believes that the transfer Oh so'
ereignty was I'm accordance win lhe u'
sire of the great mass Of the Fihplho p'o-
pie From the earliest moment no opPO'-
unity was lest of assuring the people ~
the islands OF our ardent desire Tor usll
welfare. and the int milton OF TINS govern
ment 90 do everything posi- 10 ah-
vance their interests.
The President quotes from his cary oi
ders 10 the commanders Of the ioi'' 90
/ occupation 20 impress his iatt ulon '"'
people and reviews al some lensth IN
appointment and WORK Of the Philippine
Commission. rom whose 'eport he quotes
no PROMISE To AGUINALDO.
A COPY OF the report is transmitted TO
Congress The clam Of the rebel if'neI
10 have been promised independence 10y
any officer Oh the United states in fetuI"
for his assistance has 30 foun"ai.0n ID
fact and Is cItegorically denied ~ VII
ucsses VINO we called 90 prove !. u
most the insLigcnt leader hoped Tor WI
he came back 10 Mlri'l was the u""i"-
.I ',t,i.h a., IA ~ laboring for
80 ..t.l'.,,. .-,.,'.'.. -, tbrog, om
c..t,,,,i,,, - p~.s,,l..,t saws. "The
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i'r,iii.,,. hi.to-,. 3D.. .rr,,. ably and 10y
ak. ...tst.d h,. H., r.,.r has carried on
mis- nr.aic,r,- trt most righfruu- cam
,,ei.,r ,,.th ricol,-deset..d success The
r,tl. s.ff.s4criar. .,ith which our s1l-
., 49,. -. f.,.,- ,f service.
t.4 ..,-,.,r..l r.f,e,I g, avail themselves
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III t.,,. ~. ...f,,.I ,.,,und steadily
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N'i'-H
1.-THE uniaNoranle cIi'nnns '"',eS W.
nectcd with am active campais" nave 10y
peen pelIl''..N u" ~ ,...,.,st,.,.tion
equaiiy inpoI'd"' WON ~ 49, ,l,. ,.-
N5"'" -, '.s.i,,,o,s FOR the iu-
-, and ..noo,,,.,oina details of the
~, ,o,o,,rlfsbed I'm the estab-
- ,f ,..,c. and order. and the i'm
.''...t..,, 80 ..if-ooverniug municipal
az IN, ro,ti,rs of line archipelago.
Ill. boeinnino has been made I'm
\ ho'"Dio 'l ''''.''''' ...,...,.,r,snt in the
tio es''N -, 3. Ieervipp OF
iS''.u va .,.i,'r,,io,, This WIS tine first
si'0'ai '''' -, s,var4ientv.
Isi"nu ~ F'..,'''li,. ,roci,imed allie
us pcop'o -, ST. and adopted
s'""0e w. - ,n'i-,ns IN the establish
" ,,l,,,,,1.r o,,vernmeut. IL was
mn y - ,,,,,,,,,tae to the people Of
iii - oonstitution so adopted
NesloS ,,1ttn,ote form of govern
B shou'N l,,ostior under the terms
I mem -. ,,.i,h cnsin and I'm accord
"a VIC - S,r CONSTITUTION and laws,
80 ".oI,ei,,elv within the jurisdiction
came cND'"'''~'' ri 1,,,,orrrnent actu-
OF the OoHS 80. t,toTi,arts NJ Negros
ally set up oS ''S ',.t,s,o,or,, IN the
/ eventually proven u'i,' -. -,,s,e,, ,yas
natives theInseiEe9' y, ,no rnaior-
/ put into force py olu0' da,,,rtrnent
general coiilii,' ii'', ~, ,,ro,.,o',slv pub-
/ This system mas D0'
llshed') e,.rr,~
| AGREEMENT WITH SuLO oO'i N+''
1.-The authorities Of the Sulu Islands
hove accented the succession of the
United States TO the rights OF SPAN anu
our aag floats over that territory. On the
10th Of August 1893. Brlgadier -uenel al
| ]. G. Bates, United States Noiui'eetS' ~
6otiated an agreement Win ,he Sul...''
and his principal cnlels' winch 80
NIT herewith 10y Artlcle l. '"o ~.
regnty of the Onlted states
whole archipelago oil Joio anu ~ -
denotes is declared anu acNiO" rs w.
/ The United States nag VIII pe u9'u II, o
archipelago and It's depehuehcies' Oh I'M
and sea. Piracy Is 10 De suppIcSs1u -
the Sultan agrees TO Cooperate heii NJ. Wy
with the United states aulHoi i,ie9 ~ 80, 49,
end, and TO make every po9S'D ~, rorsl,,s
arrest ana prlhs 10 JusuCo o." ,p,til
engaged IN piracy All 'i'u7 -, 80 -,
products OF the archipei"eo VI To'o; ~, VI.
carried on with any part Oh the Iili'p-
pine ISLANDS ana unuvI 5''e ,,,l,t,abe
s lll"'' r-yitad STAT win give fun protec-
49, 20 tba sultan fs case any foreign ma
ION ebo,,ld attempt To impose upon him
M, r-ritad states will not sell the Island
If JoIo or anv other island Of the Jolo
arcbinelago 10 any foreign power, with
ont tho consent of the Sultan. Salaries foi
the sultan and his associates in the ad
administration of the island shall be
ogreed upon 10 the amount Of $500 month.
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SLAVERY TIRE ATMENT
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