Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-11

at any titoe slhcs February q ise'. nave
peen ~ lnsNffefAoh AGAINST ne uiil,eu
Stltes ~ eithrr lnliiNry of eifli cnpaSits,
,rnn t1a dS,,a nara,e e.,,,alty re,,o,,nee
| MI connections Win such insurrectlon aud
| subscribe to declaration acknowledging
and accepting lie sovereignty and author
| ty Of the Omitted States in ana over the
! Philippine isiauds Tho privilege herewith
published IL extended to all concerned with
| out any reservation whatpvcr, excepting
| that persons who have violated the laws OF
war during the period Of active hostilties
! are moi embraced within the scope of tbs
| amnesty -
IN order to mitigate as much as posi-
! hle consequences resulting from the various
| disturbances which since 1886 have succeed
ed each other so rapidly. and to provide in
some measure for destitute Filipino sol
0icrs during the transitory period which
must inevitably succeed general peace,
the military authorities of the United
| States will pay 10 pesos to each man who
| presents a rife In good condition"
Under their Instructions the commission,
composed of representative Americans of
different sections of the country and from
| different political partles whose character
and ability guarantee the most faithful in
telllgence and patriotic service are now
! laboring to establish stable government un-
der civil CONTROL in which the inhabitants
| shall participate, giving them opportunlty
10 demonstrate now FAR they are prepared
Tor seH-government.
R.port of Civil Comm,ssion.
r.,. q,
rms commission. under date OF Aug. Il,
i9oo makes an interesting report, from
Whlch luote the following extracts;
! uosliii'y asalhst Ahlerclhs was olRlh'
ally aroused by absurd falsehoods OF un-
T., Snn 80, 10, , i,i :,
~ ovY pos's n's W Sv!iuc' i"rseiS uispeiieu
nor af ,,a ,,t NUT ',.,,,,,,,t wv 'n t.
| fnrthnro,, a., -, =, ~ ,,'.,l,
numhers of ,an,,a iona f,,r nonna onI no
wiling to ,cnent ro,e,,nont ,,ndor tbe
J-nitad stats Insn,cants not s,,.r.rdor.
| ing ofter Jofa,t n,,, I,,.;Ioi tnto sn,,i,
gua,;iI, h,n1s ,,,,,ta, -, ,i'',,... -, ha
| cona rohD.rs No,,,r, ali ~ a., n,n,oinont
| generals ami ,oliticinns ,f fla. i,sr,roc,io,
| sxrent Acrir,Ido i,a,.,, .,,an i,,,, a,,,,,,ro3
or bnva su,.r.ndoro, and t,,,o,, tha op,b ~
| olIc,,i,,pcos - An na,,ia,, Iu.,n ay
| CONT two nrovincas 10 suhs+onti,iIv froa
from insu,,onts paonIo hrsy niontin,,
and nre nsl.iry for r,uni,,,ni orr,ni,ntio,
| Railway and tola,,rn,,h ,i,n fr,r, Wn,,ilIn
TO Dnrunnn 1op miles mot mnIostoJ for
| five n,on,hs = . Tngolos ,lnna octiva
| in lendinU puorilI, u,rr,ro In Naoros
Cebu. Ronhion Mnsb,to sihrvan, Tahios
Robol nnd otber phiIinnina Islands littla
| distIrl,,uDo aViSts .,nd ,i,.il ,,o,oru,,o,,
! eaperlv nwni,e1 .. Lnrr ,o,r. of
war and lowIessness +, n,r,s ~ ,ha i.iords
have created unsettled conditions. i.
| Native constabulnry and militia which
should be Organized at once. will end this.
and the Terrorism TO which defpnseless peo-
pie are subjected. The natives desire to
enlist in these organizations If iudiciouslv
selected aud ofiicered. will he efficient
forces for maintenance of order and will
permit early material reduction of United
Statcs troops. Turning islands over to
coterie of Tagalo politicinns will blight
fair prospects of enormous imnroyement: :
drive out cuuital. make life and nronerty'
secular and religious most insecure: Danish
by fear of cruel proscription considerable
body of conservative Fjlninos who have
aided Americans in well founded belief that
their people a,e not now fit for self-poyern.
ment, and reintroduce some onnression and
corruption which eyIsted In nIl nrovinras
under Maloos insurgent government dur.
ing the eight months of its control The
result will be fnrtional strife between ieal-
Gus leaders, clraos and anarchy. and will
require and Justify active Intervention of
our government or some other. .
Business interrupted by war much i'm.
proved as peace extends In Ne.
gros more sugar in cultivation than ever
before. New forestry regulations give EN-
/ IN ti,rh