Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-12-08

| iAAlbN u AilN lOIUldl expression Oh IT'S WILL ]
to use the authority vested in me by the
constitution and the statutes to uphold
| the sovereignty of the United States in
| those distant Islands as In all other places
where our flag righttully floats, placing
to that END, at the disposal of the army
| and navy all the means which the lib
| crafty of the congress and the people
have provided. No contrary expression
or the Will Of the congress having been
made, | have steadfastly pursued the pur-
| pose so declared, employing the civil arm
as wei toward the accomplishment Of
| governments within the lines of author
ity and law.
We Are Making Progress.
Progress in the hoped-for direction has
been favorable Our forces have sue
cessfully controlled the greater part of
the islands, overcoming the organized
forces of the insurgents and carrying
| order and administrative regularity to all
quarters. What opposition remains is for
the most part scattered, obeying no con-
certed plan of strategic action, operating
only by the methods common to the ira
dlt0ns of guerrilla warfare, which, while
ineffective to alter the general control
now established, are still sufficient to
beget insecurity among the populations
| thGt nave felt the good results of our
control, and thus delay the conferment
upon them of the fullest measures of
local selt-gOVcrnnent, 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 dissatisfied Tagals to
the authority of the United States was
! virtually ended, thus opening the door
| Tor the extension of a stable admnls-
tTation over much of the territory Of
about, | appointed in March last a civil
! commission composed of Hon. William
II Talt, Of Ohio; Prof Dean c. Worcester,
Of Michigan; Hon. Luke e. Wright, of Ten
nggCpnf do ,f
and Prof Bernard Moses, of California.
! The aims of their mission and the scope
of their authority are clearly set forth
IN my instructions Of April T. 1900, ad-
! dressed to the secretary of war to be
| transmitted to them
Principles 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 the president says:
! 1t is evident that the most enlightened
| thought of the Philippine islands fully ap-
| preciates the importance of these princi-
pies and 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 inyio-
abe rules:
That no person shall be deprived Of life,
| liberty, or property without due process Of
! law that private property shall not be
! taken for public use without Just com
! pensation; that in all criminal prosecutions
! The accused shall enjoy the right TO a
~ sPeIuy tH an PUBIC tilal, 70 pe informed
| to be confronted with the witnesses against
! MN, 10 nave compulsory process Tor 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 oifense, or be compelled in any Grim
lhai case 10 pc witness against himself;
ennsbie sea5rcbes ard ge1as aS %tSr at ho
yioiated. that neitber slavery nor invCInp-
tar,, servtI,do sboii a,ist -yy,,t , y ,,',,
i9byy, f Ir,o!' ~ @ "9 pun
Jnr or ,i ,,oSt fat bi al M % i
t5a+ no ia,y sbaii o osod I5 tS
&c Sl ~ "a " ] ]9'"ii DS Pof7ttu aDliu5IH5 ne
ribt nf ~ 1871 " VI eiie n v9S, VI ~
! rlshls 81 me people 10 ptactabIy assemble
ana petlloh tHe government LOT a redress
! oI sIIt NauCes' luat no Jaw sIal De mace
| respecting an eslapllshment OF IeHGloh or
prohlpitlng the tree exercise thereof, and
! that the Tree exercise ana enjoyment of
! religious profession ana worship without
| discrimination or preference shall forever
! be allowed.
To Investigate Land Titles.
! 1t will be the duty Of the commission
| to make a thorough investigation into the
! titles TO the large tracts of land held or
| Claimed by individuals or by religious or
| ders; into the justice of the claims and
/ complaints made against such land-h0ld- !
| erS by the people CT the island or any
! part of the people, and to seek by wise
| and peaceable measures just settle !
| Went of the controversies and redress Of |
! wrongs which have caused strife and
. b,Oodshed in the past In the perform |
/ ance OF ihls duty the commission is en-
| joined TO see that no injustice is done
| TO nave regard Tor substantial rights and |
! equity uisregarding teChniCalltles SO
| far as substantial right permits |
/ and TO observe the following rules:
Totor ,a,,,rts from, tbo oo,,,,,,tssio,, chou,
l'alcI @ pott9 - oill @ .'le eoiilltsS'ol SNOW
! , iug' e'i]Coui ] a l"se ISLNanet IoNoI4 |
49, ,9t .i9 - ~ t,iii d. Jiu suoH
| Tst Of humanitV and Win the aim Of
/ building up an enduring, self-supporting |
ana se.t-adminlstering community in
those far eastern seas, l would impress |
/ upon the congress that whatever legisla- |
/ tonmay be enacted in respect to the Phil |
/ ipplne Islands should be along these gen
| crous lines, The fortune of war has /
! thrown upon this, nation an unsouSht |
| trust which should be unsetishly dis /
| charged, ana deNolNed upon TINS govern |
| ment a moral as well as material, respon- |
! sibIiity toward these millions whom we .
| have freed from an oppressive yoke.
"Wards of the Nation"
to,., .,,,, ,,,o+,,,, ,,,,o-io,, ,oi,,l .h,
| ,i nave ut4n anolneI occasion CaI!eu tne
IIip.i!tg9 'l'e 9t m"1C9 t or ',te n'1iUH' Cui
| oblEaugn as sua,uIa" was noI Ighly /
%9s"ll!T-' e.. ma nGt ng Vimv' { NiSe IAaIl
| honestly Lu.H'Lep, aiming HIsI ul an 10
/ gcIttIt ll'Ost VIZ ,ttanV CCl!tc ui'ueI out
! IvStC4ltl5 eolu, a. a. - wi "plS ~ - tJal
IneiI tHat ouI ~ ne may Pe no no ttSS pe-
eortI III me of VI uSU ad oI4a r re
| than il is at home. that there as here il
| shall be the revered symbol of liberty
enushtenment ana progress IN every aV-
enue OF development
Inc fluplnos are I4CS qulck TO IeaIn
ana 10 pIlul py huo".eus3' lie "Oulu
pc iash VINO, WIN Tue teuShIhs5 OF con
lempoIdueuQs history ~ view, "ou4u TX
a unit 10 the uesree OF culture ana ad-
| Vancemeht yeJ WllIlh lne leaCh OF ihose
| people II our d9ty toward them De Ialth-
iully performed
forto hco'
The eiVl government OF Porto RICO pro-
Vlded iof py the ,86et oil ihe congress, ap-
proved April L, ISVI' Is IN succeSstul oP-
GI9u9h' ~, ne Couils nave peeh esldD-
HsnSq. 1nG ne R1EertiU! anu anu us aaSotIutts'
WoThllS !uleL!scHtlS anu Itdl ilOllIuuaIy,
! are meeting WIN comqendab.e success
On tne 4th OF NoSeHiper 4 EtheIa Siec-
| uon was neiu IN lhe lS!uhu LOT lhehperS
OF the leglslaalgre' ana tne pouS erected
mas peeh caIea 10 convene Oh lhe Hrst
MONDAY OF Det9ulper. ,-,..,... -.
Lecomnenu e tnat legiSS1aIiiom pT ,a enact
ed by lne SoHhsFGgss i,,i Cio.lettils eI upon % we
secretary OF lhe INTERIOR SUPERVISION over
the pubic lands IN follo IltQ' ana mat
ne be dlretteu 70 hscetttalI! @ Ine loCaIoh
anu quaHlitS % 'aluS uS 'he ~ ~ - WHEh
renamed IN tue CtoMn o. 9PalH az the
qate OF cessIoh 9l otlo ItlCo 70 tNe
OHlteu otatts' anu t'iat IA, appl ~ PIG i9t.pls !I