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require and Justify active intervention Of our
Govcrnmcnt or some other
This l. the testimony of william II. Taft NJ
Ohio, Luke T.. Wright Of Tennessee, Henry G.
lde of Vermont, Prof. Bernard Moses ut the
niycrsity Of California and Prot. Nnrccs'"r
of Michigan. All ot these commissioners we've
sent 10 the Philippine Islands to learn The uu'h.
and to inform the President and tougrrs- u'
the utcd state. for the performance ul Their
dutv. r,..
Island, Tho (uugr"-- wa not m tho lluulr
Iuur l-und4 They we're obliged tu uru,r"d
iIrnu g, .Ionce And llrd u luu clu. an, ~l"r"
IN tu- nmd, bod, ~ men wn",r con- I.i..nu,
salcr basis ol ufflch acton than ihr-" lice
Year ot .llgalug domination IN ldi"n va,
marked hy the worst evils ol -cIni-'iNllif"d
in,sgoyrrn,ucnt The first Philippine com
Throughout the nrchiurltso nj llrg" there
Wa trouble only at those points To- hl' u armed
1agalog- had been lent IA C"usldrrahl" nuiI-
bef~ In general, SUCH machinery ul govern
u"ut' ~ existed srrNcd only Tor rlundrFlhr
the p"oplc under ~" rI"i"Nt 81 l"NEinR war
cuutribrtiou-.' while many ui th" iu~urgrli
officials wcr" rapidly aocumuhliug ""nlh
The udmIutst ration ~ Justice WtS paTalN lNIrd
and crlm" uf all surt- Nd~ tdilidui Nigh
wa- the only law Nry"r IN ~" worst dHN~ ul
Splul.h mi-rulr hId IA" I"ppl" been 80 Over
taxed or 80 badly governed. Ia many prov.
luco, there Wa Hn-ulul" anarchy, ana from Gll
.ide- came TctItiui- for protection and help
which we.were unable i9EtN".
Pho del pilr, NEuluudus most artiv" general
VA. the most notorious bandit ia the Philippines
~" urdcr- for a combined attack and ri.ing
vit ilu the city uI Manila on thc 18th OF Eohru-
ar, ten days after the Senate confirmed the
treaty contained these directions
First NOu will 80 dispose that AZ o'clock
at night the individual, Ot the t"rrl' oral mill
tia. az your order. will b" found united ~ all
the streets OF san Pedro armed with ihrr
bolo- and rcvoNrr~ and guns and ammunition,
second Philippine families only win he
respected they should not b" molrstcd, but
all other individuals, of whatever race they
gf..rt az 4 fINftIf a
compassion after the eNtermInaluh oT The
army Of occupation
Aluiualdo and Luna were rival clicitain-
AguiutldD rose to supreme power over the body
of Luna. stabbed to death with swords upon
Aguiualdos threshold. Iho people of the
Philippine Islands never oonsentrd ty mat
government 1t was pure aud simple iuliIlaiN
domination Of Iagalug-. ~" \t~aNau~ III
trusted and feared thrn. The l"orl" oi The
great island of Negro raised the American ildg.
reUcllrd the Iagaipg INVASION and at" hNlhH
TO-DAY In ConteutW"ut under our GoNcrulu'ii i.
The tribes of northern l.uIun received IT. WITH
opcnHr'us. The ihl"~t and b",' uI ,h" Tag ling =
under the leadership u' Arollltuu and Tore,
rcpudiated the government ui Aguiraldr and
came into our lines with their adherence and
support Tho very Cuugr"-~ TINT AyuirHldo
had gathered nt MQlUlu- voted tO accept the
terms ofieradby the first Philippine commission.
noble tribute 10 the pcgIarnllouI ludcl endrnG"
It would hly" been indeed 10 deliver the people
Of Negros and the cuWiurrc" oi Manila and he
patient aud unCuu~cu'lug millions " all other
tribes but tho TsRnlu.-- into the hand of tho
a-sa,sin Aguualdo. of the bandit Del Pillar and
the authors Of the massacre order ul fcb. 10,
The second specification under the charge of
importation IL, In substance, That th" exercise
of Government must be- over M" p"Opl" oi tie
Philippine Islands a- sub ects u ot a. clill"nS'
and that Tins exercise = power over others
will hc destructive 70 our national character
and institutions \ republic cannot hay" sub
iccts and live, II i said We have survived the
government Of Louisiana and the Norihwe~i
Territory and New Mexico aud Alaska and
tori II lth - -
~ IA" United States - whole have governed
the people OF the territory with a. much Hu-
vhority and p2wer a. need nc eEef,l-ed IN the
the prr i-o reverse of the charge which l. made
Tho government of the Phllippn" Islands
will not infect the character Of our institute =
hut the character 81 our institutions will de-
tnrmine and mould the government Of th"
Philippine ISLANDS To govern a. dcs "t
would be fatal Ia the character Of a republic,
but to govern ~ Cougre~~ always las and Al
WAYS will govern IN territory outside of tho
limits of the states, in nCcordanc" with the spirit
Of our institutions. SUB .cct I" 81 t.e great
rules of liberty and right, and responsible
Tor every act 10 a great liberty owing p"opla
can nut extend and strengthen our Institutions
You are doing what England did when We
rebelrd against taxation without representa-
ton" say. Mr.. Bryan. Srq4qge pcrver-lon
which we Teheed Where has there been "a
dollar taken by taxation for the benefit OF use
Of the United states from any island ceded 10y
SPAN There has been no taxation in the
pAilippine, or In Porto Rico except the ordinary
taxes which the people have paid for the support
of their own government. and the expenses Of
maintaining law and order and education among
them-elves
Let me show you what kind OF government
exists to-day in the Philippine Islands read
from the Instructions ot the President to the
present commission, which entered upon Leg
islluve power Ia those islands on the lst Of Sep
In ali the forms Of government and admin
istratlve provisions which they are authorized
10 Trescrihe, the commission should bear I'M,
INA hot fl.a IAE IA rA
tahlishiug l. dos gued not for our satisfaction,
or for the expression OF our theoretical views,
but for the happiness, peace and prosperity Of
tho people OF the Philippine Islands. and the
measures adopted should b" made 10 conform
to their customs, their habits, aud even their
reiudiCp~, TO the fullest extent consistent wi IA
the accomplishment of the indispensable re-
quisites of lu-t aud effective government
The many different degrees Of civilization
and varieties of custom and capacity among
the people u the different isquCs prrcluGe
very Oefulte instruction as to the part which
own officers but these general rules are to
he observed. That I'm all cases the muulciual
officers who administer the local affairs Of the
people are To- be selected by tho people, and
that whatever ofl,e OF more extennei Juris.
dictiou are 10 hc selected in any way, natives
of the ISLANDS are to be preterre1' and If thcy
can be found competent and willing 10 perform
the duties, they are to receive the offices in
preference TO any others.
In tho constitution OF departmental or
provincial governments, they viii elNo
pocial attention to tho existing government
OF the Island of Negro-. constituted. with the
approval Of the people Of that island, under
the order Of the military Governor Of July 22
1890 and after Verity tying, So far as may be prac-
tiCable, the reports Ot the successful working
Of that government. they will be- guided 10y tho
experience thus acquired. 50 far "a II may be-
applicable To the condition existing in other
portions OF the Philippines.
The Central Government OF the islands,
following the example OF the distribution az
tho powers between tho States and the Ma
tional Government ~ the United States shnll
have no direct administration except Of mat
ters OF purely general concern. and shall have
only such supervision and control over
local governments a. may he necessary 20
secure and enforce faithful aud efficient adj
minlstratiun by local officers
Upon every division and branch Of the
government Of the Philippines must be I'M
posed these m,violable rules
That no person shall hc deprived of lfr
liberty or property without due process II
law, that private property shall not br taken
that IN all criminal prosecutions the accused
shall enjoy N" right 10 a SPEEDY and public
trial to be informed Of tho nature and cause Of
the accusation, 20 he confronted with tho wit
nesSes 1gllls' him, To have compulsory process
for obtaining witnesses in his favor, aud To
have TIE Assistance of counsel for his defence
that excessive bail shall not be- re IGlrsd nor
cxcos ,ive iilcS iuuosod nor cruel and unusual
punishment luflctcd thar no person shall
be- put twice IN jeopardy for the same offence
or be compelled IN nlN criminal cas-" to be IA
witness against himself. that the right 10 be
secure against unreasonable searches and -giS-
nor iuvolunttrv scrvit!dr shall "N.-t cVccot ~
a thut a li pf "A a iplpr