Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-10

taken for use without Just compensation:
that in all criminal prosecutions. the ac-
cused shall enjoy the right to a speedy
and public trial, to be informed and ex-
cuse for the accusation, confronted with
the witnesses in his favor and to have
assistance of ounsel for his defense;
that excessive bail shall not be required.
nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and
unusual punishment inflicted; that no
person shall be put twice in jeopardy for
the same offense or be compelled in any
criminal case to be a witness against
himself; that the right to secure against
unreasonable searches and seizures hall
not be violated, that neither slavery, nor
Involuntary servitude hall exist except
as a punishment for crime; that no bill
OF atta1nder or ex post facto law shall be
passed; that no law shall be passed
~abridging the freedom of speech or of the
press. or the rights of the people to
~peaceably assemble and petition the gov
ernment for a redress of grievance; that
no law shall be mad respecting the es-
Establishment of religion or prohibiting the
free exercise thereof, n that the free
exercise and enjoyment of religious pro-
fessiOn and worship without discrimina-
ton or preference shall forever be al
lowed.
FREE SCHOOLS ORDERED.
"It will be the duty of the commission
to promote and extend and improve the
system of education already inaugurated
by the military authorities. In doing this
they should regard as of first Importance
the extension of a system of primary edu-
cation which shall be free to all and
which tend to fit the people for the du-
ties of citizenship and the ordinary avo-
cation of a civilized community.
"ESpecial attention should be given to
affording full opportunity to all people
of the islands to acquire the English a
guage.
Upon all officers and employees of the
United States civil and military should
be impressed a sense of duty to observe,
mercy the material, but the personal
and social rights Of the people of the
island and to treat them with the same
courtesy and respect for their personal
dignity which the people of the United
are accustomed to require from
each other.
TREATY STIPULATIONS.
1.-THE articles of capitulation Of the city
of Manila on the 10th Of August. 1898.
with these words:
This city. its inhabitants its churches
and religious worship. its educational es-
and private property of all
descriptions. are placed under the special
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army
'"I believe that this pledge has been
kept.
""As a high and sacred obligation rests
upon the government of the United States
to give protection for property and life.
civil and religious freedom and wise n
guiranee in the paths of peace
and prosperity TO all the people of the
Philippine islands charge this commits
sion to labor for the full performance of
this obligation. which concerns the honor
and conscience ofatheir country. in the
firm hope that through their lahOrs all
the inhabitants Of the Philippine slam
may come to look back with gratitude to
the day when God gave victory to the
American arms at Manila n set their
under the sovereignty and pro-
of the Americans.
AMNESTY PROCLAMATION.
That all might participate in their
l directed Gen. Macarthur.
he governor, to issue a proclamation of
amnesty. which, contains among other
statements. the following:
"Manila June 81, BOBBY direction
IF the president Of the United States the
Undersigned amnesty for the
complete immunity for the past and alb
solute liberty of action for the future
to all persons who are now Or any time
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States. and who shall. within a
period of 80 days from the date hereof,
renOunpe all connection with
such insurrecticn and subscribe to a
accepting the sovereignty of
he United States over the Philippine
The privilege herewith pub
is extended to all concerned, with
any reservation whatever. excepting
that persons who ave violated the laws
Of var during the period of active hos
tility are not embraced within the scope
Of this amnesty.
I'm order to mitigate as much as pos
consequences resulting from the
disturbances which since 1896
nave succeeded each other so rapidly.
and to provide in some measure for des-
Filipinos during the transitory pc
Rod which must inevitably succeed a
peace. the military authorities
Of the United States will pay thirty pesos
to each ma who presents a rifle in good
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REPRESENTATIVE AMERICANS.
Unde their instructions the commits
sion, composed of representative Amer
of different sections of the coun-
try and from different political parties,
whose character and ability guarantee
them as faithful, intelligent and patri-
otto servants, are now laboring to es-
a stable government under civil
control, in which the inhabitants shall
giving them opportunity to
demonstrate how far they are prepared
for self-government.
Under date of August IL, 1900, the COM
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