Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-09-10

| te at the people for. the duties Of citizen
ship and for the ordinary ovocatiSns Of a
civilized. community. Especial mt.
sa'cP sa fS 'SS"a be 4 GScs eys 9 scrd
me Islands to acquire the use Of the En-
nTpSn lIS a an officers and employees Of the
should he impressed a sense -o Of the ietpis dnfy
70 To- observe, not merely the material but
Of the islands. and to treat them @ NV with teoe the
In,,l s2nsl dignity which the people Of the the
tn,5ea trom a. 81 states are accustomed to require
., ,The ~ articles Of capitulation of the city
oE oIuSsd ManiIn on the 1sh of August 1885, con-
Ihis city, Its inhabitants. its churches
and religious worship, It's educational es.
aalIp,disnments III doant and it's private property Of
cial safeguard Of the faith and honor hon spoff pof
~ ~ believe that It this & pledge has been faith.
on rests upon Tie Apu saeleu az SsFS Se
United states to give protection for prop
enS srS and ana life civil and religious freedom,
the paths of peace and prosperity TO ali
the people of the Philippine ISLANDS
ssnia,rge sni, this commission to labor for the
concerns the honor and conscience Of their
their their labors all the Inhabitants Of the Phi.
-ff..ssS s'iohuS may come 10 LOOK DACk with
gratitude. to the day when God gave Vie
ttory TO American arms in Manila and sot
.neir iand under the sovereignty and the
ptoteetion OF the people Of the United
That all might share in the regeneration
oa 0 tne Islands and participate in their
noaa 20 Issue a proclamation of amnesty, which
io.ntaed Gionttained among other statements the fol-
"MupiIa Tt,ro fano
by direction of the president Of the
sn,net umi.ed states. the undersigned announces
past aSd absoe fsnRsts bstfv m sSp for the
aIture; apu t,, TO al persons who are now, or at
az Gsny lime since Feb. 1899, have been In
adtghar ahdtsghrrectlon 10 against the United States in
snall; within a period of ninety days from,
the date hereof. formally renounce ali CON-
scribe eh 70 WITH dssn such insurrecton and sub;
aahecepting acc the sovereignty and authority Of
tne United States In and over the Philip
shedI ISisne Is estenasS msS privilege herewith pub
out out any reservation whatever. excepting
tnat persons who have violated the laws
Vl ,ti. war during the period Of active hostil-
OF this amnesty.
,,nLp order to mitigate as much as pos-
sIOle si6 consequences resulting from the va
succeeded each other so rapidly and TO
PROVIDE In some measure for destitute FIJI
,phtupo php solulcrs during the transitory period
peace. peace, the military authorities Of the
unlted states will pay 20 pesos to each
tian nan who presents a rife In good condi-
Inder these instructions the commission
C,Ua,p' ,,aIp seq of representative Americans OF
Gifyent GGiimfyerent sections of the country and from
ard ability guarantee the most f'e sathful IIci isr
IshaR5sle iIsh,,aRence and patriotic service. are now
nnS@r Evil Il eo1aTo estfnlsh IN stable
ants shall participate giving them opportu-
nity 70 demonstrate how far ttcy ara pre-
pared for self-goyernmcnt
A story of Peace.
,o6o ms commission, under date Of Aug. q,
NS IyIJ, mares an interesting report, from
"ni4n nHnnsi,4|tgo ! quote the the following extracts;
Ious .od leaders. The. dstrbutoa Of af"'f.o .roppu
peled pbbsts bsstiiv has by ,d contact largely dis
furthered by abuses Of Insurgents. Large
iin,nhers in, OF people long for peace and wilt
St9les' SSt99les' ins,rgents not snrrcnderlng after
dcfeat divided into small guerilla bands
bSnaef Srr general officers or become rob-
and politicians OF the irstrrcctiop.s excant
Agrlnaldo. have. since been captured or
!, nass ,eslannn surrendered and taken the oath 81
two PROVINCES substantially free from ia.
surgehts. People, busy planting, ana ask
,ng sna tor ta municipal organlzn,ion. Railway
nstbs rasuloss 1S @0ies,ee aioee active fGE Ye Ie
tsSDDE s%Dons sufMSa Masb,ys wsrf3s ss,v & SfgTS ces
lol and ether, Philippine slands, little
sng sneger,Iy sywsssnns awSt.a' -Four years of war
created unsettled conditions Native
orst9bulary and militia, which should be
fftgsnize9 fa9Te,sn at once VII end this and the
subjected The natives iesre to 'eRliS enlist In In
these organizations. If judiciousIy se~
issted fa. ard offisered will be efficient forces
Sry reGrcon Gt fEar o 9na sd W Psn ts
troops, Turning Islands over TO cor
tSrie nsd,r Of Tsealog politicians win blight fair
pnGtSceo|s ppt or ENORMOUS 9 Improvement; drive
and religious most insecure; Danish by fear
ot cruel prescription considerable body of
conservative Filipinos who have aided
people are not now fit for self government,
and ieintrodrce same opposition and cor
rrI tlSn which existed In all provinces un-
the eight months of It's CONTROL. The result
VII be factional strife between Jealous
lenders, chaos and anarchy. and will re-
EFoyernment or some other. b lslness
interrupted by war much improved as
pspeS eXsshas ,h,n In Nssros more sugar
trpde and reduce high price Of lumber. The
Customs collections, for last quarter 20
history, and August collections show fur
Iher Increase. The total revenue for same
ee!iod dn one-third third greater than IN any quar-:
sd s spain though 4sseSsa Ssaaa prashH tas hst
abolished Economy and efficiency OF mill, |
1sry y g"n SoS ernment err have created surplus fund
much needed pubic works notably lrnnrnvn-
nent of Manila harhor, y With prone, |
arif .arnf AID aad fscIIitles Manila will become
udicious customs law, reasonable land tax |
md proper corporation franchise tax, i'm
POSITION OF no greater rate, thnn that in
loyance and with peace Will produce
,,eyennes sufficient to pay, expenses OF ef-
isiepS Sb Soysrnment Including militia and
stringent c;iyn service law law giving iiiba''es equal
opportunity to Filipinos and Americans,
With preference for former where quaih-
md by promotion reach head of depart
nent, Forty-hve miles of railroad
'xtension under neg9tiation will give ae-
'erntc Climate. ss Raiiroad d'eg cogstrae- rrm-
ion win glve employment to many and
tfetches of rich agricultural lands"
Gail for Public Schools.
They report that there are "calls from
II parts of the islands for public schools,
ehool supplies and English teachers,
anixed Night schools for teaching Eng
lsh to adults are being established in re-
ponse to popular demand, Native chill
spanish is spoken by small fraction OF
eople, and in few years the medium of
hatWaRn niiTaTanf NIL ha In |