The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1900-09-20

and enthusiastic army No alternative was
left to Us except ignoninious retreat
Had Remain.
1T is not to be conceived of that any
American would have sanctioned the sur
render of Manila the insurgents Our OBJ
legations to other nations and to the friendly
Filipinos and to ourselves and our flag de-
manded that force should be with force
Whatever the future of the Philippines max
be, there is course open to except
the prosecution of the until the insur-
gents are reduced to submission
The commission is of the opinion that
there has been time since the destruction
of the Spanish squadron ny Admiral Dewey
when it was possible 10 withdraw our forces
from the Islands either with honor to our
selves or with safety the Inhabitants
After the most thorough study of the PEG
pies of the archipelago the commission
ported. among other things:
Their lack of education and political
pcrience, combined with their racial and
linguistic diversItfez dfsqnalify them in
spite OF their mental gifts and domestic vir-
tues, to undertake the task of governing the
archipelago at the present time The
that can be expected of them is cooper
ate with the Americans in the administra
ton of general affairs. from Manila
center, and TO undertake, subject to Amer
lean control guidance (as may be found
necessary the administration of provincial
and municipal affairs
Would Invite Anarchy.
Withdrawn. the commission believes that the
government of the Philippines would speed
| lily lapse into anarchy, which would excuse,
If 1t did not necessitate the Intervention of
other powers, and the eventual division of
I the islands among them Only through
American occupation, therefore, is the idea
of free self governing and united Philip
pine commonwealth AT all conceivable
Thus the welfare of the Filipinos coin
cides with the dictates OF national honor in
forbidding our abandonment of the archi-
pelago We cannot from any point of view
| escape the responsibilities of government
which our sovereignty entails. and the com
! mission is strongly persuaded that the per
formance of our national duty will prove
the greatest blessing the people of the
| Philippine Islands,
Satisfied that nothing further could be ac
| complfshed in pursuance of their mission
| until the rebellion was suppressed and de
| string to place before the Congress the re
| suit of their observa lions, I requested the
commission to return to the United States
| Their most intelligent and comprehensive
report, was submitted to Congress
Duties of the Commission.
| In March. 1900, believing that the insur-
| rection was practically ended and earnestly
desiring TO promote the establishment of
stable government IN the archipelago, ap-
pointed the following civil commission:
| William H Taft of Ohio, Professor Dean c.
| Worcester of Michigan, Luke I. Wright of
| Tennessee, Henry c. Ide of Vermont and
Bernard Moses of California Ny instruc-
tionS to them contained the following:
| You (the Secretary of War; will instruct
| the commission to devote their at
| tention IN the first instance to the establish
| ment OF municipal governments, in which
! the natives of the islands. the cities
| and in the rural communities, shall be af-
| forded the opportunity to manage their own
| LEGAL aHairs to the fullest extent of which
they capable and subject to the least de-
| gree of supervision and control which a care
full study of their capacities and observation
| of the workings of native control show be
| consistent with the maintenance of law, or
| der and loyalty
Awaits the Report.
| 'WheneV er the commission is Of the opin-
ion that the condition of affairs in the ISL
ands Is such that the central administration
may safely be transferred from military to
civil control they will report that concIu-
sion you tthe Secretary of War; with
their personal recommendations as TO the
form of central government to be estab-
| Iished for the purpose of taking over the
--Beginning with the list day of septem-
to my approval through the secretary Of
Man Tie th;f part OF the RoweE of @
islafive nature IS to Be tFansfsrred from ne
| mission, TO be thereafter exercised by them
ernor. under such rules and regulations as
g0q che seePe[airg of WaF' shall Preserlbe
government for the islands contemplated in
Shall provGe or until
Legislative Authority
| ''Exerciee of this legislative authority will
insqde The making ak Of rules and orders hay
nue. by tnSes o customs duties AND poe
the appropriation and expenditure of the
| public funds of the islands: the eSta blish-
| ment of an educational system throughout
the islands, the establishment of system
| to secure an eficient civil service; the or
ganizat ton and establishment OF courts: the
orga nization and establishment of municipal
ana NJ, Fey IS ana All
military governor is competent to pro-
vide by rules orders of legisla tive char
acter- The commission will also have
power during the same period to appoint to
office such officers under the judicial. edu-
cationaI and civil service systems and in the
municipal and departmental governments as
shall be provided
Rules for the Interim
Until Congress shall take action 1 directed
| that
| Upon every division and branch of the
government of the Philippines be i'm
posed these inviolable rules: That per
son shall be deprived of life. liberty or prop
erty without due process of law: that pri-
vate property shall not be taken for public
use without just compensation that in all
| crimina prosecutions the accused shall
| joy the right speedy and public trial. TO
J he informed of the nature and 4 the
ACCUSE ton. be confronted with the wit
process for obtaining Witnesses in his favo
and to have the assistance of counsel for his
defense. that excessive bail shall be re-