Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-08

assurance of peace and order by the
guarantee of civil and religious liber-
ty, by the establishment of justice, by
the cultivation of letters, science and
the liberal and practical arts, by the
enlargement of intercourse with for
eign nations, by expansion of indus
trial pursuits, by trade and commerce,
by multiplication and improvements OF
the meaus of internal communication,
by development with the aid of mod
ern mechanical inventions of the great
natural resources of the archipelago,
and, IN a word, by the uninterrupted
devotion of the people to the pursuit
of useful objects and the realization OF
those noble ideas which constitute the
higher civilization Of mankind.
i Unfortunately, these pure aims and
purposes of the American government
and people have been misinterpreted
to some of the inhabitants of certain
islands, and as a consequence the
friendly American forces, have with
out provocation or cause, been openly
attacked. And why these hostilities
What do the best Filipinos desire
Can it be more than the United States
is ready to give? They are patriots
and want liberty.
In the meantime the attention OF
the people of the Philippines is invited
to certain regulative principles by
which the United States will be guided
in its relations with them.
These are deemed to be the points
of cardinal Importance:
First-The supremacy of the United
States must and will be enforced
throughout every part of the archi-
pelago, and those who resist it can
accomplish no end other than their
own ruin.
Second-To the Philippine people
will be granted the most ample liberty
and self.government reconcilable with
the maintenance of wise, just, stable,
effective and economical administra-
ton of public affairs and compatible
with the sovereign and international
rights and the obligations of the
United States.
Third-The civil rights of the Phil
ippine people will be guaranteed and
protected to the fullest extent; relig-
ious freedom will be assured, and all
persons shall be equal and have equal
standing in the eyes of the law.
Fourth-Honor, justice and friend
ship forbid the use of the Philippine
people or the islands they inhabit as
an object or means of exploitation.
The purpose of the American govern
ment is the welfare and the advance
ment of the Philippine people.
Fifth-There shall be guaranteed to
the Philippine people an honest and
effective civil service, in which, to the
fullest extent to which it is practical,
natives shall he employed.
Sixth-The collection and applica-
ton of all taxes and other revenues
will he placed upon sound, economi-
cal basis, and the public funds, raised
Justly and collected honestly, will be
applied only to defray the regular and
proper expenses incurred by and for
the establishment and maintenance of
the Philippine government and such
general improvements as the public
interests may demand. Local funds
collected will be used for local pur-
poses and not to be devoted to other
ends. With such prudent and honest
fiscal administration it is believed that
the needs of the government will, in
short time, become compatible with
considerable reduction in taxation.
Seventh-A pure, speedy and etfec-
tive administration of fjustice will be
established, whereby may be eradi-
Gated the evils arising from delays,
corruption and exploitation.
Eighth-The construction of roads,
railroads and similar means of CON-
munication and transportation and of
other public works, manifestly to the
advantage of the Philippines people,
will be promoted.
Ninth-Domestic and foreign trade
and commerce, agriculture and other
industrial pursuits tending toward the
general development of the country,
in the interest of the inhabitants,
shall be objects of constant soliclIude
and fostering care.
Tenth-Effective provisions will be
made for the establishment Of ele-
mentary schools, in which the children
of the people may he educated and
appropriate facilities will be provided
for higher education.
E.rvruth-Reforms in all depart
ments of the government, all branches
of the public service and all corpora
tlons closely touching the common life
of the people, will be undertaken with
out delay aud effected conformably
with right and justice in way 10 sat
isfy the we'll founded demands and the
highest sentiments and aspirations OF
the people.
Such is the spirit in which the
United States comes to the people of
the islands, and the president has in
structed the commission to make this
publicly known.
In obeying his behest the commits
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