The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-10
OUR DIVINE DUTY.
Fear for Fate of Natives Should Our
Mailed Hand Be Withdrawn.

Fear for Fate of Natives Should Our
Mailed Hand Be Withdrawn.
SHOULD our power by. any fatality be
Withdrawn the commission i6,I /, believes that
speedily lapse into anarchy which would
excuse, If it did not necessitate the in
ual division of the islands among them.
Only through American occupation there
fore is the idea of a free, safeguarding
and united Philippine commonwealth at
all conceivable.
Thus the welfare of the Filipinos coin
cidences with the dictates of national
honor In forbidding our abandonment of
point Of view escape the responsibilities
of government which our sovereignty en-
tails; and the commission is strongly per
suaded that the performance of our ma
tionaI duty will prove the greatest bless
ing to the people of the Philippine is
Satisfied that nothing further could be
accomplished in pursuance of their mis-
sion until the rebellion was suppressed,
and desiring to place before the congress
the result of their observations, I request
St s9a tes commission 70 return 70 the United
Their most intelligent and comprehen-
S THO tSHeEf Ts wAR OVER Z IN fG MAKcH
In March, 1900, believing that the insur-
rection was practically ended. and earn
estly desiring to promote the establish
ment of a stable government in the archi-
pelago I appointed the following fol ciyil
Professor Dean c. Worcester, of Michi-
gan; Luke |. Wright, of Tennessee. Henry
MY Instructions to them contained the
DUTIES OF MARCH COMMISSION.
You (the secretary of war; VIII in
their attention in the first instance to the
establishment of municipal governments
in which the natives of the islands, both
in the cities and rural and communities
shall be afforded the opportunity to man
extent of which they are capable, and
subject to the least degree Of supervision
capacities and observation of the workings
of native control show to be consistent
wlah the ateWnanG@ oI i fb 0rdgT aa
is of the opinion that the condition of af-
fairs in the island is such that the CEN
trail administration may be safely trans
ferred from military to civil control, they
will report that conclusion to you (the
lions to the form of central government
to be established for the purpose of taking
Beginning with the first day of Sep
TENDER, 1890, the authority to exercise,
rotary of war that part of the power of
government in the Philippine islands
which is of legislative nature is to be
transferred from the military governor
this commission to be thereafter exercised
by them in the place and stead of the mill
tary governor under such rules and regu-
lations as you (the secretary of war; shall
government of the islands contemplated in
the last foregoing paragraph or until
else of this legislative authority will in
clude the making of rules and orders hav-
ing the effect of law for the raising of
ports, the appropriation and expenditure
of the public funds of the islands; the es-
Establishment of an educational system
throughout the islands. the establishment
of a system to secure efficient civil
ment of courts; the organization and es-
Enlistment of municipal and depart
ters Of civil nature for for which the mill
tary government is now competent to pro-
acter The committee will also have power
during the same period to appoint to office
such onleers under the Judlclal, educa-
tiona1 and civil service systems and in the
municipal and departmental governments
as ssh sha f be t PPoy c0s% NATIVES
Until congress shall take action direct
Upon every division and branch of the
government of the Philippines must be
imposed these inviolable rules:
THAT no person shall be deprived OF
life, liberty or property without due pro- |
cess of law; that private property shall |
not be taken for public use without just
compensation: that in all criminal prose-
cution the accused shall enjoy the right |
to a speedy and public trial. to be inform |
ed of the nature and cause of the accusa-
ton, to be confronted with the witnesses |
against him, to have compulsory process
for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and |
defense. that excessive bail shall not be |
required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor |
cruel and unjust punishment inf1lcted; |
that no person shall be put twice in jeop- |
to give witness against himself, that the |
right to secure against unreasonable |
and seizures shall not be vio-
lated; that neither slavery nor involun- |
tary servitude shall exist except as a
for crime; that no bill of at /
tainder. ex-post facto law shall be /
passed; that law shall be passed |
abridging the freedom of speech or of the.
press, or the rights of the people to peace
ably assemble and petition the govern
ment for redress of grievances; that |
no law shall be made respecting the estab
of religion or prohibiting the free
exercise thereof, and that the free exer-
else and enjoyment of religion profession
and worship without discrimination or
preference shall forever be allowed.
1T will be the duty of the commission to
promote and extend and. as they find oc-
casion, to improve the system of educa-
tion already fnaugurated by the military
authorities. In doing this they should re-
gard as of office on account of the extern
sion of system of primary education
which shall be free to ALL and which shall
zenship, and for the ordinary avocations
Of a civilized community. ="
Especial attention should be at once
given to affordfng full opportunity to all
the people of the islands to acquire the
use of the English language
Upon all officers and employees of the
United States, both civil and military
should be impressed a sense of the duty
The personal and social rights of the peo-
pie of the islands and to treat them with
the same courtesy and respect for their
personal dignity which the people of the
United States are accustomed to require
from each other.
1.-THE articles of capitulation Of the city
VI Manila on the 18th of August, 1898, con-
sluded with these words:
This city. its inhabitants, Its
churches and religious worship, its educa-