The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-06-09

trsnaport Hancock from ssnIFrrasnu-
CHICO sAPrflSl7, arrived here yesterday.
with The members$of the Philippine
commissioii. The members sof General
Macarthur staf Welcomed the com.
lnissioners ON board the Hancock. AS
noon the commissioners landed and
drove 70 the palace, escorted ~ Gem
erals MacArthur's stan. band and
two companies OF the 1wenty-sixth In
Sfantry, with artillery.
AT the palace the commissioners
yer welcomed BY General Macarthur
in q short and forceful taddress, after
which Judge William Taft, president
OF the commission, replied. The conn
missioners returned to the Hancock,
where they will remain until. they
have selected suitable dwellings, on
land.
During the morning the members of
the Filipino supreme court, the local
~editorssand many OF the leading mer.
chants repaired to the transport,
where they converted with the COM
smissioners. Rear Admiral Remey, In
command OF the United States and ma
val forces OF the Asintic station, called
officially during the afternoon. To-
morrow General Macarthur will re.
turn the call Of the commissioners.
The family of Judge TAFT will remain
for q while in japan. The families Of
the other commissioners arrived with
them.
Stat, mentb by Judge TAFT.
Judge Taft, speaking In reply to a
representative OF the Associated Press
regarding the powers and future work
of the commission, said:
1--WE have full instructions and ex-
tensive powers. The latter we shall
not exercise until we have had ample
time to acquire sufficient knowledge OF
the situation to enable us to proceed
to enact Legislative terms and forms,
preliminary to the establishment of q
stable government. Until we assume
authority General Macarthur will con.
tinue to perform the duties and ex.
ercise thespowers formerly performed
and exercised by General Otis, and
even after we take active and full part
in the government General MacAr.
thur will continue ms the executive
head until, o Jour Recommendation
to President Mckinley. 1t shall seen
to the president that the time has ar.
rived for the appointment Of civil ex
ecutiye and for making the military
forces merely auxiliary in carrying on
the civil government, to be available
only in cases of emergency for the
suppression OF lawless violence tod
formidable tosbe overcome by the reg.
ularly organized local police.
We are aware that there are sew.
eral issues of'deep interest to the Fiji
pinos upon which it is our duty to
take action. Some of them involve iu.
dicial investigation and decisions
upon legal rights. Others call for
the careful exercise of political power
In order to cur equitable adjust
ments. Upon the latter class of is.
sues we cannot now speak.
Justice to FilIpinos.
Representing the sovereignty Of
the United States in the Philippines,
which tits the purpose of our govern.
ment to maintain, we are here to dc
Justice to the Filipinos and to secure
for them the best government in our
power and such a measure of popular
control as is consistent with the sta
bility and security of law, order and
property We are civil officers, men
of peace, the field of u work is nee.
essarily confined to regions where the
armed enemy has ceased his oper,
ations. We cannot deal with armed
men. General Macarthur and the
army will do that.
When those now in arms shall hay
laid them down, relying, as they Ger:
tainly can, upon the Justice, generos.
.ity and clemency of the United States.
we shall give them all q full hearing
upon the policy to be pursued and til
reforms to be initiated. We propose
to inaugurate as comprehensive q
system throughout the islands as cir
cumstances will allow. / am sur.
prised that Manila has not received
news regarding the Spooner bill, O
measure calculated to help us greatly
in our work here.
While in Hong Kong the commits.
sioners questioned Armacho and mem
bers OF the wealthy Cortez family re.
garding Filipino affairs not covered
by the Filipino junta there. The
Filipinos in Manila are anxiously and
even %nervously waiting for a formal
statement by the commission regard.
Ing its future policy. Everything the
commissioners say OF do is carefully
considered. Cables from Hong Kong
have been published here to the effect
that the commission will not assume
control until September. This re.
port, coupled with the assertion that
Washington approves General MacAr.
thurs plan of campaign, has created
considerable excitement in Filipino
circles, where it has been expected
that immediate changes Of policy and
action would follow the arrival Of thu
commission. It should be remem,
bered that the foregoing declaration
Of Judge Taftsis in no sense intended
az q proclamation.
UNDOUBTEDLY THE PLAGUE.
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