The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-10

nigh. Yield. They might be Waived or
compromised, but the Questions of duty
and humanity appeal TO the Presiasn !
SO strongly that he can find no Eappro-
prilte answer but the one he has here
marked out. ~, %
"a The treaty OF poace WAS rnncluaed on
December 10. 1895. BY It's terms the
archipelago, known as. the Philippine
Islands. was coded by Spain to the
United States. 1t was also proyisleu
that i"the civil rights and political sta
tus OF the native Inhabitants of the ter
ritorIes hereby ceded TO the United
States shall be Determined. by the Con-
gress." Eleven days thereafter, on de-
cember 2lst, the following direction was
glvento the commander OF our forces In
the Philippines: u
" 80 The military commander
Of the United States Ia cnjolned to MAKE
known TO the luhnbitalitsj Of the Philip
pine Islands that In succeeding to the
sovereignty OF Spain, In aeyering the
former political relations OF the inha6i.
tants and in establishing q new political
power. the authority OF the United
States is to be exerted for the securing
Ol Iue peISOlS lilQ plopeElS " lbS ~
pie OF the islands and for the contirma-
tIon OF all their private rights and rela-
tons. It will be the duty OF the COM
mander OF the forces OF occupation to
announce and proclaim In the most
public manner that we come not as In
Vaders or conquerors, but as friends, TO
protect the natives In their homes. IN
their employments, and in their per-
sonll and religious rights" r.,
Philippine Commission Appointed. (
In order to facilitate The most hu.
name, pacific and effective extension of
authority throughout these Islands. and
to secure. with the least possible delay,
the benefits OF a wise and generous pro-
lection of life and property to the IN
ffabltants, appointed In January. 1879
n commission consisting OF tlon: jacob
miral George Dewey, United States
Navy, Hon. Charles DENLY. of Indiana,
Professor Dean, C. Worcester. Of Mich
igan, and Major General Elwell Otis,
United States Army. Their tnstruc-
lions contained the following: W
I'm the performance Of this duty the
commissioners are entoined to meat at
the earliest possible. day, In the city OF
Manila and to announce by PUBLIC
proclamation, their; presence and the
mission fntrusted to them, carefully set
ting forth that, while the military gov
eminent already proclaimed Is to be
maintained and continued SO. long rs
necessity may require. efforts Will be
male to alleviate the burden OF taxa
ton, to establish industrial and COM
merclal prosperity, and to provide for
the safety OF persons and OF property by
such means as may be found conducive
to these ends. .t.,aa31 .5.
1.-THE commissioners Will endeavor,
without interference with the military
authorities OF the United States now In
control Of the Philippines, TO ascertain
what ameliorntion In the condition OF
the inhabitants and what Improvements
In the public order may be%practlcable,
and for this purpose they will study at
tentively the existing social. and politl-
cal state of the various populations.
particularly as regards the forms OF
local government, the administration Of
Justice, the collection OF customs and
other taxes,the means Of transportation.
and the need of public improvements.
They will report the results OF their
observations and reflections, and will
recommend such executive action as
may from time to time seem! to them
wise and useful.
1.-THE commissioners are hereby auth
orized to confer autherItatiVely with
any persons resident In the Islands from
whom they may believe themselves abla
TO derive Information or suggestions
valuable for the purposes Of their COM
mission, or whom they may choose to
employ as agents, as may be necessary
for this purpose.
Exercise Due Respect. ~
1T Is my desire that, in all their rela-
lions with the Inhabitants OF the Is
lands the commissioners exercise due
respect for all the ideals. customs and
institutions of the tribes which compose
the population, emphasizing upon all
occasions the Just and benefcent inten-
lions OF the government Of the United
States. It Is also my wish and expecta-
ton that the commissioners may be re-
ceived in u manner due TO the honored
and authorized representatives OF the
American republic, duly commissioned
on account of their knowledge. skiii,aEd
integrity as bearers Of the good will, the
protection. and the richest blessings OF
llberatlnS rather than a. conqucring
nation" -
On the 9Th OF February. 1890. the
treaty was ratified by the senate of the
United States. and the Congress imme..
d!ately appropriated s2o,0o0,o0o to carry
out its provisions. The ratifieatiens
were exchanged by the United States
and Spain on the 18th Of April. 1899
AS early as April. 1890. tho Philippine
commission, Of which DR.. Schurman
was president. endeavored to bring
about peace In the Islands by repeated
conferences with leading Tngalogs rep
resenting the so-cnlled insurgent gov
ernment. to the end TINT some general
them which they would accept so
great was the satisfaction OF the Insur-
Eent cnnn m lnnnrs 1rith the form nf