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public improvements: that u stringent
civil service law Is In preparation; that
railroad COMMUNICATIONS are expand
ing.S opening up rich districts. and that
n comprehensive scheme OF education
is Being organized. iE''4' "a :. ~
& . Benefits Of Liberty.
Later reports from the commission
show yet more encouraging advance to-
ward lDsurlng the benefits oflIberty and
good government to the Fill pinos In the
interest of humanity and with the aim
Of building up an enduring, splf-sup-
porting, and self-admlnistering commu-
Z nifty In those far eastern seas. | would
impress upon tho Congress that what
ever Legislation may be enacted In re-
spcct to the Philippine Islands should
be along these generous lines. The for
tune Of war has thrown upon this ma
ton an unsought trust which should be
-unselfishly discharged, ard dpvolyed
upon this government n moral rs wei.
as material responsibility toward these
millions whom We have freed from an
oppressive ybke. = FH
have on another occasion called the
3 Fillpinos t.the wards of the hation."4 Our
I obllgatlonSas Guardian was not lightly,
'iassumed;it must. not be otherwise than
honestly fulfilled aiming first CT all to
neft those. who have como under our
fostering care. It Is our duty so to treat
them that ,onr flhg may,ba no less be-
loved in.the mountains of.Luzbn and the
fertile zones OF NIindanao and Negroes
than II Is at home. that there as here It
" shall be the revered. symbol, of liberty.
enlightenment. and progress in every
avenue Of Development
- The F1lipinos are q race quick to
learn and to profit by knowledge. He.
would be rash who. with the teachings
4ot contemporaneous history in view.
would fix limit to the degree of cul-
iture anu advancement yet within the
reach OF these people flour, duty toward
4. them be faithfully performed,
The clvu- government OF Porto Rico
provided for by, the act OF the Congress
+. approved Aprlll2, 19OO,is In successful
operation. The courts have been rstab-
4 ished. The governor and his associates.
working intelllgcntly and harmonously
ary7meeting with commCndabie success.
u On the, 9Th, of November a general
. election was held Ia the island for mem
beers Of the legislature, and the body
elected has been called to convene on
the first Monday in December. s:,l'
Lands of Porto Rico.
- IecotiiileHui tnat legislation. be on
acted by the Congress comforting upon
the secretary of the interior supervis-
ion over the public lands In Porto Rico.
and that he be directed to ascertain the
location and quality of lands the title
to which remained IN the crown of Spain
at the date of cession Of Porto Rico 10
the United States. and that approprIa-
tons necessary for surveys be made.
and that the methods of the disposition
OF lands be prescribed by law.
Ion the 25th of July. 1900 directed
mat a call be issued for an election In
y Cuba for members of 4 constitutional
convention to frame I. CONSTITUENCIES n
basis for stable and independent gov
eminent in the island. In pursuance
thereof the military governor Issued the |
following Instructions:
WHEREAS the Congress of .tLa Unltal
: States by Its Joint resolution of April
20. 1898. declared
That the people of the island Of
Cuba are. and of right ought to be, fret |
and independent. :,
THAT the United States hereby dis
3 claims any disposition or Intention TO
exercise sovereignty, jurisdiction or
control over said island except for the |
qualification thereof, and asserts It's de-
termination, when that IS ACCOMPLISHED, |
! TO leave the government anu control OF
the island to It's people,
-. land whereas. the, people of Cuba |
nave established municipal govern
ments; deriving their authority from the |
5 sui1rages OF the people given under Just |
and equal laws. and are now ready, In |
like manner. to proceed to the Establish |
-ment of n general government which
shall assume and exercise Sovereignty, |
Jurisdiction. and control over the is
land:
Therefore, 1t is ordered that 4 gen.
cral election be held in the island of
Cuba on the third Saturday of Septem-
Der. in the year 1900. TO elect delegates
to convention TO meet in the city of
Havana mt L. o'clock noon on the first
J Monday of November In the year 1900
TO frame and adopt a constitution for
the people OF Cuba and as n par. there
OF to provide for and agree with the
government of the United States upon
the, relations to exist between that gov.
eminent and the government Of Cuba,
and to provide for the election by the
people OF officers under such Constitu-
tion and the tr2nfer OF government; 20
the officers so elected. ..
The Election.
THE election will be held In the sew
eral voting precincts of-the island UNI
der, and pursuant to- the provisions oil
me eieStoIa IL Ia" OK April Is, 1SuU, anu
the amendments thereof"
The election was held ION the 18TH of
September and the convention assem-
bled on the 9Th Of November, 1900, and
Is now in session.
In calling the convention to order, the
military governor OF Cuba mada the fol-
lowing statement:
AS military governor Of the island.
representing the President OF the United
States. call this convention to order.
1t will be your duty. first. 20 frame
and adopt constitution for Cuba, and
when that has been done to formulate
what In your opinion ought to be the re-
latlons between Cuba and the United
States.
"The constitution must be, adequate
to secure a'stable, orderly. and free gov
ernment. = \ : gr ~.
when ynur havr f6rmulited thn re-