The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-12-04

| which have caused Strife ana DlOodShed
In the past. In the performance OF
this duty the commission is en1oined to
see that no injustice Is done. to nave
regard for substantial rights and eQui-
ty disregardlng technicalities SO far as
substantial right permits, and to OBJ
serve the following rules:
"That the provisions OF the treaty OF
Paris plcdging the United States to the
protection Of all rights of property In
the Islands. and rs we'll the principle Of
our own government. which prohibits
the taking OF private property without
due process Of law, shall not be violat-
ed: that the welfare Of the people OF
the Islands. which should be para
mount consideration. shall be attained
consistently with this rule OF proper
ty right: that II 1t becomes necessary
for the public interest Of the people of
the Islands to dispose OF claims In
property which the commission finds
to be not lawfully acquired and held,
disposition shall be made thereof by
due legal procedure. In which there
shall be full opportunity for fair and
impartial hearing and Judgment: that
II the same public interests require the
cXtinguishmcnt Of property rights law
fully acquired and held, due compcnsa-
ton shall be made out OF the public
treasury therefor: that no form of re-
llglon shall be forced upon any COM
munlty, or upon any citizen OF the Is
lands. that. upon the other hand, no
minister OF religion shall be lnterfercd
with or molestc;l In his calling, and
that the separation between state and
church shall be real, active and abso-
lutte.
Promote Education.
at will be the duty OF the commission
to promote and extend, and, rs they
find occasion, to improve the system OF
education already inaugurated by, the
military authorities. In doing this they
should regard rs OF first Importance the
eXtcRslpn OF y system Of primary ehn.
cation which shall be free TO all. and
which shall tend TO 1T the people for
the duties OF citizenship and for the or.
binary avocatlons of civilized COM
munItY This instruction should be
given In the first instance In every part
OF the Islands In the language OF the
people. In view OF the great number
OF languages spoken by the different
tribes, II Is especially important TO the
prosperity of the Islands that COM
mon medium OF communication may be
Ia, [ Ia, ~, a
bic that this medium should be the
English language. Especial attention
should at once be given to affordlng
full opportunity to all the people OF the
Islands to acquire the use OF the Eng
/ llsh language.
1T may be well that the main
changes which should be made In the
system of taxation, anu In the body of
the laws under which the people are
governed, except such changes as have
already made by tho military govern
ment, should be rclugatcd To the civil
government which Is to be established
under the auspices OF the commissions
1t will, however, be the duty or the
commission TO Inquire diligently M to
whether there are any further changes
which ought not to he delayed. and. II
10, they are authorized to make such
changes. subject to Your approval. In
doing so they are to bear In mini that
taxes which tend to rcnaiizr or rtprcm
Industry and enterprise are to be avoid
cd' that provisions FOR tnXatiOns should
be simple, so that they may he under.
stood ly the neonft: that they should
affect the fewest practicable aubjccts OF