The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-04-13
ADDRESS 10 IILIPISOS.
Proclamation Promulgated to Philip
pine People by American Commits
sion.

the United States Philippine commits
sion, rcCiting the cesSiOn by the peace
treaty Of the Philippine islands TO the
| United States, refers to Tie appoint
ment OF the commission, assures tn,
p, Oplc Of the cordial good will and fra.
Icrnal feeling OF the president Of Che
United States and the American pvO
pie and asserts that the object wnici
tho United States government apar
from the fuilillmcnt OF its solemn OOIi
cations, has assumed toward thu lam
| lily Of nations by the aGcurtaucc OF the
sovereignty over the islands, is Jut
well bciug, pros pcrity and h2ppinus> u
the Philippine people and CHDlr C.uVA-
tiOn and advancement to Il position
! among TIC LlOot civilized peoples Ui
the world.
Continuing, the proclamation says
1.-THE president believes Ibis felicity
and perfection OF the bNiiippiny poo
plo will be brought about by the cuiti
walton Of letters, science and the liU.
eral ard practical arts, by the enlarge
mrnt Of intercourse with foreign nu.
tlOns, the CXpanesun Of iuuu- tri4i pur-
suits by trade and commerce, ry the
multiplication and Improvement OF
means Of Internal communication ana
by the development Of the great n:l.
tural resources Of the archipelago.
Unfortunately these pure aims #nI
purposes OF The American vov,rnmrrt
and pcoplo havn hccn mjsinir,pr,tni
to some of the inhabitants of rrri.,in
islands, ard, in c,us,uurrcn. Lhp
friendly American forces, without pro-
vocation or ru,ls,. huvn Mon n,.f.rI,.
attacked. Why these Uusliii.iGs
What more do ,hc nrsL FIllnin,'. Ir-
sire? ? Can il, b. more than NE lrnj1,.6
States is ready to give? They say they
arc patriots and want iibnrtv.'
Thr commission nrn.n,nt;r.,liv ,,,.n,,f..
that it. is wIllirT and YIvi,nIs In rs,,,n.
lish,nn cn)iuhlrnn1 .v.t,.m o( ,rnv,,.o-
mcut undpr which mo nrnnIr nav on.
ioy tho Iar,rn.t mnusurr 81 ho,,,., ,,,In
and the a,nuiosL Ibnriv cna.onon,.
with the supramr ends nf tho mny',,,n.
m ,ntand rnnnn,ib}n win ,j,., ,l,I,.
cations vhi n inr I-nitnE St,ir, h,.
assumed ;o.ynr,,s t3r. ,'iv.liy.G rm,in,,s
OF the world.
The prorion,nLi0u then SAY. thnrr
can he no real rnnIlirt nrtrrnn Amnri.
.no, .>,,,,;,',,,. H.
iib.rti,,. oi Tho r,iinin,is. for \ m,rira
i rrndy h, fnrni.h tT,n,,n. and m1vi1.
.,nd ali thr irGri,r ,,.,.n,,r,n., ~ 9, ,[rno,
nnr nr.,,,r,I ,',.in,, ~, -n.,i,,t',f,
,i%htfnl SnMr.,nn%i, nyrr ,i.' ''',+,5
= - -. '''>' >',
SO IL Is even more Soi!GiIuu4 10 apr3&J
peace ana h"ppinCas among t1H people
ahd guarantee them rG Gatiut ."1cGom
anU 10 piotlct thcir just privileges ana
ihlhuhitles, TO accustom lnem W it,e.
l-goNGrnm> IN ever increasing
meas ure anG IT, 'cour"&G those demo
ct AIic "atlr&tt ), @~n-1m mis- ana
!ot"i9 "nich arg 'uG p:"H2ta@ ana "J'
'C''Cy o' if"'''ni h"I'uN%i NrV0!0lm"Et.
n conclusion Tie proclamation ,gu-
nounccs chat the commission vii! witt
the l'hiiippinc provinces - &-carL&jn
the enlightened nattV" oPiuiun Z, 10
The forms Of government adapted TO
the people, tuhlUrtDGUI2 Wijn their TIT
ditlons nAu iUc&l> invites tho iCHdinE
Representatives men 10 meet tho COM
mission ana declares the policy Of ill.,
United STATES, IN tue establishment
and maintcnance OF the Covrrnmon|, Is
to consult the wishes and secure the
advicc and cooperation Of tn p.Opic.
Inc proclamation contains II HrLl-
cIes, declaring AmcricA's Intentions, rs
'otlo%S
l.. Ihe supremacy OF Tho CnItld
IV'Vco ,, hiuS' anu VIII DC chiorccl,