The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-12-08

ineffective to alter the general control
now established. are stu sufiicient TO
beget insecurity among the populations
that have felt the good results of our
control, and thus delay the conferment
local seif-government. OF education. and
OF industrial and agricultural develop
ment which We stand ready to give to
BY the spring of this year the effective
opposition OF the dissa tisfed Tagals to
the authority OF the United States was
for the extension of a stable adminis-
tration over much of the territory of
About n March 10 a Srns ni
II; Taft; of Ohio; Prof: Dean c: Worcester,
| nessee: Hon. Henry c. Ide. of Vermont.
and Prof. Bernard Moses, of California.
The aims of their mission and the scope
In my instructions of April T. 1900. adj
| dressed to the secretary of war to be
| transmitted to them.
| Principle. Are Appreciated.
Referring to the manner in which the
work of the commission upon the lines
laid down in his instructions to them
has been received by the people of the
Philippines GSidt the ,b president .Se says;
| thought OF the Philippine islands fully APP
preciates the Importance of these princi-
pies and rules rules, and they will inevitably
within short time command universal
assent. Upon every division and branch
| of the government of the Philippines,
therefore. must be imposed three inviol-
able rules:
That no person shall be deprived of life,
| liberty. or property without due process of
law; that private property shall not be
| pensation: that in all criminal prosecutions
| the accused shall enjoy the right to
| speedy and public trial, to be informed
| of the nature and cause of the accusation,
| to be confronted with the witnesses against
him, to have compulsory process for OBJ
| tanning witnesses in his favor, and to have
| the assistance of counsel for his defense;
| that excessive bail shall not be required.
| nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and
| unusual punishment inflicted; that no per-
| son shall be put twice in jeopardy for the
same offense, or be compelled in any GRIM
| inal case to be witness against himself:
| that the right to be secure against unreal
| sonable searches and seizures shall not be
| violated; that neither slavery nor involun-
| tary servitude shall exist except as pun
| ishment for crime: that no bill of attain
! der or eX post facto law shall be passed: .
! that no law shall be passed abridging the
| freedom of speech or of the press, or the
| rights of the people to peaceably assemble
and petition the government for redress
of grievances; that no law shall be made
respecting an establishment of religion or
| prohibiting the free exercise thereof, and
that the Nfreel exercise and enjoyment of
| religious profession and worship without
| discrimination or preference shall forever
| be allowed.
Encouraging Reports.
| Later reports from the commission show
| yet more encouraging advance toward
/ insuring the benefits of liberty and good
| government to the Filipinos. in the inter-
| est of humanity and with the aim of
| building up an enduring. self-supporting
| and self-administering community in
those far eastern seas. / would impress
| upon the congress that whatever legis.a-
| tion may be enacted in respect to the Phil
| ippine Islands should be along these gem
thrown upon this nation an unsought
| trust which should be unselishly dis
| charged, and devolved upon this govern
| ment moral as well as material respon-
| sibility toward these millions whom we
have freed from an oppressive yoke.
| awards of the Nation"
have upon another occasion called the
| Filipinos "the wards of the nation" Our
obligation as guardian was not lightly
| assumed II must not be otherwise than
| honestly fulfilled. aiming first of all to
benefit those who nave come under our
| fostering care. 1t is our duty so to treat
| them that our flag may be no less be-
loved in the mountains of Luzon and the
! fertile zones of Mindanao and Negroes
| than 1t is at home, that there as here 1t
shall be the revered symbol of liberty,
| enlightenment and progress in every av-
| enue of development.
The Filipinos are race, quick, to learn
and to prSS n Sg k t6e e
temporaneou9 history in view, would fix
a limit to the degree of culture and adj
| vancement yet within the reach of those
| people IL our duty toward them be faith
| fully performed.
| Porto Rico.
| The civil government of Porto Rico pro-
| proved Aprfl II, 1900. il in successful OPP
| GRAFTON. The courts have been estab-
iished. The governor and his associates.
| are meeting with commendabe success
| on the 9Th of November general cleo
ton was held in the island for, members
has been called to convene on the first
Monday of December.
| a hat lno ell hn =
| ed by the congress comforting upon the
| secretary of the interior supervision over
the public lands in Porto Rice and that
| and quantity of lands the title to which
remained in the crown Of Spain at the The
\ United States, and that appropriations
| necessary for surveys be made, ana that
| the methods of the disposition of such
lands be prescribed by law.
| Dealings with Cuba.
The present conditions in Cuba are re-
ferred to. citing the call for the election
| of delegates to a constitutional conven-
| which is now in session. and closes this
part of his message with the following:
| When the convention concludes its la
| Dor | will transmit to the congress the
| constitution as framed by the conven-
| ton for it's consideration and for such
action as it may deem advisable.
| The Army.
An increase in the regular army Is
| recommended, and the need of soldiers
| shown. After saying that we need at
| least 10000 troops at home TO care for
| our expensive fortifcations and ordnance,
| he continues:
| We have in Cuba between 5000 and 6,GO0
| troops For the present our troops in that
| island cannot be withdrawn or materially
| diminished, and certainly not until the con-
| clusion of the labors of the constitutional
| convention now in session and a govern
ment provided by the new constitution
shall have been established and its stability
assured.
| In Porto Rico we have reduced the gar
| risons to 1886, which include 500 native
| troops. There is no room for further re-
duction here. We will be required to
| keep considerable force in the Philip
| pine islands for some time to come. Frcm
| the best information obtainable we shall
| need there for the immediate future from
| so, 900 to 60, 900 men. / am sure the num-
Der may be reduced as the insurgents
| shall come to acknowledge the author
ity of the United States. of which there
| are assuring Indications.
1t may be apparent that we will re-
| quire an army of about 10000. and that
during present conditions in Cuba and
| the Philippines the president should have
| authority to increase the force to the
present number of 100000. Included in
| this number authority should be given to
| raise native troops in the Philippines up
| to 5000, which the Taft commission be-
| lieve will be more effective In detecting
| and suppressng guerrillas. assassns and