The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-12-04
mcnts within the5llres OF autho:lty ana
oyercomlng Ins,,rge.nta.

law. 1850 ~ taHt NFtI
Overcoming Insurgents.
Progress in thrhoped for direction has
peen favorable. orr forces have sue
crssiully controlled the greater part OF
me lslanda. overcpirlng the orglnlzed
forces OF the Insurgents and carrying
order and administrative regularity 10
al quarters. What opposition remains
Is for the most part scattered. obeylnE
no concerted plan OF strategic acton,
operating only by the methods common
to the traditions or GUERRILLA warfare,
which. w%,e lneffactivoto alter the gem
eral control nov .sstab )Ished. Fare still
sufficient to begtt ,lsecurity among tho
that have felt tiiet roDd .rn-
suits Of our control and thus delay thu,
conferment uaen. them OF. Che fuller.
measures OF local self-g9perhment. oil
education, and of industrial and agri-
cultural development which we stand
ready to give them. ''"'f' ,.'S'fF7a "A
BY the spring of this year the effec-
tive opposition Of the dfssa tished TagaIa
10 the authority Of the United States
was virtually ended. thus opening the
door for the extension OF u stable al
ministration over much of n Territory
OF the archipelago. Desiring 10 bring
this about, appointed In March Inst u
civil commission cDmpos,d of the Hon.
William II. Taft. OF Ohio: Prof. Dean C.
Worcester, OF Michigan; the Hon. Luke
!. Wright. of Tennessee: the Hon. Henry
Q. lde, oflNermont. and Prof y BERNARD
Moses. OF California. The aims ai.tliair
mission and the scopp OF their authority
hre clearly set forth In my INSTRUCTIONS
ofAprir1. 1900, addressed to the Secrs-
tlrv nf Wa III
Military Arm Supreme. .sy.h
I'm the message transmitted to the
Congress on the 5th OF December" 1899,
] said, speaking OF tho PhIlipp!na-Is-
lands: M long as The insurrection Con-
tinues the military arm must 'nrcesaar-
lily BIG supreme. But there Ia M reason
why stems should not be taken from
time TO time TO lnaugurata governments
essentially popular! IN their form as fast
as territory is held and controlled by
our troops. To this end am consider
Ing the advisahllity Ct the return of the
commission. or such of the members
thereof as can be occurred, to aid the ex-
isting authorities and facilitate this
work throughout the Islands. Hi'
ITO give cffact 10 the intention thus
expressed. / have appointed Hon. VIII
liam II. Taft. Of Ohio: Prof. Dean C..
Worcester OF Michigan; Hon Luke I
Wright. OF Tennessee: Hon. Henry c..
lde. Of Vermont. and Prof. Bernard
Moses, OF California, commissioners to
the Philippine Islands to continue and
perfect the work Of organizing and cs-
tablishing civil government alrendy
commenced by the military authorities
subject In MI frsp2cis TO any laws which
CONGRESS- may hereafter enact.
The commissioners named viii meet
and act ns board, and the Hon. Will
lin II. Taft ls designated as president
of the board It Is prubah.,. that the
transfer Of authority from military com
manders to civil officers Will be gradual
and will occuny 4 considerable period.
It's successful accomplishment ana tn.
maintenance of peace aud order In the
meantime Will require. the most perfect
corporation between the civil ana mill
tary authorities In the island. and both
should be directed during the transar-
ton period by the same executive de-
Dartm2nt. The commission WILL there
fore report to the secretary of war, and
all their action win be subject to your
approval and control.
Municipal Government.
You will Instruct the commission to
proceed to the city Of Manila. where they
viii MAKE their principal office, and TO
communicate with the military cover
nor of the Philippine Island, whom You
Will at thu same time direct to render
to them evcryassistancew within his pow
er In the performance OF their duties.
Without hampcring them by too specific
instructions. they should In general be
cnjo!nCtl, after making themselves fam
ii!ar with the conditions and needs OF
the country, 10 devote their attention In
the first instance to the Establishment Of
municipal governments In which thu
natives of the Islands. both In thu cltIrs
and in the rural committees. shall. be aft
forded the opportunity to- manuse their
own local affairs 10 The fullest extent of
which they are capable and subject to
the least degree Of supervision and con-
troll which careful study Of their capa-
cities and observation Of the workings
of native control show 10 be consistent
with the maintenance Of law, order, ana
loyalty.
THE next subject In order of impor-
tanco should be the organization OF
government In. the larger administrative
divisions corresponding to couEtiGs, de-
partments. or provinces. in which the
game tribal liucs or the sama natural
geographical limits. may best be sub
served by n common administration.
Whenever the commission Is OF the opln-
lon that the condition Of affairs In the
islands Is such that tho central admin
lstratlon mny, safely b. transferred
from military to civil control they will
report that conclusion to you, with their
as to the form OF CEN
trail government to be established for
the purpose OF taking over the control.
Rules and Regulations.
"BeginnIng with the first day of Sep
TENDER, 1900, the authority to exercise
subject to my approval, through the
secretary OF war. that part OF the
power of government In the Philippine
Islands which Is of legislative nature.
II to be transferred from the military
governor OF the Islands to the comp,ln-
sion. to be thereafter exercised by them.
In the place and stead OF the military
governor. under such rules and rcgu-
lntiona MS YOU shall prescribe. until tho
establishment OF the civil central gov
eminent for the islands contemplated
In the last foregoing paragraph, or I'M
I'll Congress shall otherwise provide.
Exercise OF this Legislative authority
win include the making OF rules and
orders, having the effect of law, for the
raising OF revenue by taxes. customs
duties. and imposts; the appropriation
Of public funds OF tho Islands; tho eg-
Establishment Of nm educational, System
throughout. the Islands: the establish,
mcnt OF n system to secure an efficient
civil service: the organization and rs.
tnbishmcnt Of municipal. and departs
mental governments, and all other mat
tcrs of civil nature for which the mil
itary governor Ia now competent to pro-
vide by rules or orders Of n Legislative
character, !.
"Thc commission VIII also have the
power during the same period to zap