The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-09-14

no longer be endured
Our Duty IN the Philippines
The treaty Of peace was concluded on
December 10. 1898. BY its terms the arch
ipelago, known as the Philippine islands,
was coded by Spain to the United States.
It was also provided that the civil rights
and political status of the native inhab-
itants of the territories hereby coded to
the United States shall be determined by
the congress" Eleven days thereafter,
on December q, the following direction
was given to the commander of our
forces i'm the Philippines:
"The military commander OF the United
States is enjoined to make known to the
inhabitants Of the Philippine islands that
I'm succeeding to the sovereignty of Spain.
in severing the former political relations
of the inhabitants and in establishing
a new political power the authority Of
the United States Is to be eXerted for the
securing Of the persons and property OF
the people OF the islands and for the
confirmation of all their private rights
and relations. II will he the duty of the
commander Of the forces Of occupation TO
announce and proclaim in the most pub
| lie manner that we come not as invaders
or conquerors, but as friends to pro-
tect the natives I'm their homes. I'm their
employments, and In their personal and
religious rights"
On the 9Th of February, 1899, the treaty
was ratified by the senate OF the United
States. and the congress Immediately APP
propriated S2O,OOoOOO TO carry out its pro-
visions. The Publications were ex-
changed by the United States and Spain
on the nth of April, 1899.
As early as April, 1899, the Philippine
| commission Of which Dr. 'Schurman was
| president, endeavored to bring about
peace I'm the islands by repeated confer
ences with leading Tagalogs representing
| the so-called insurgent government, to
/ the end that some general plan of gov
| eminent might be offered them which
| they would accept. So great was the sat
| isfaction of the iusurgent commission
| ers with the form Of government proposed
| by the American commissioners that the
| latter submitted the proposed scheme to
| me for approval.
In the latter part Of May another group
| of representatives, came from the insur-
| gent leader. The whole matter was fully
| discussed with them and promise Of ac-
| ceptance seemed near at hand They as
| sured our commissioners they would re-
| turn after consulting with their leader,
| but they never did.
As a result of the views expressed by
| the first Tagalog representatives. favorable
to the plan of the commission it appears
| that he was, bv military order of the
| insurEent leader, stripped Of his shoulder
! straps. dismissed from the army and sem
| fenced to 12 years imprisonment. Tho
| views Of the commissioners are best set
| forth i'm their own words:
| "Denlorable as war is. the one In which
| we are now engaged was unavoidable by
! us. We were attacked by bold, adven-
| turous ana enthusiastic army. No al
] tentative was left 10 us except ignomin-
| ious retreat. II is not 20 he conceived
| that any American would have sanctioned
! the surrender Of Manila to the insurgents
! Our obligations to other nations and &c
! he,
and our flag demanded that force should
! be met with force. Whatever the future
! Of the Philippines may be. there IS No
| course open TO us now except the prose
! cution of the war until the insurgents
are reduced to submission. The commits
| sion IS of the opinion that there ha,
| been no time since the destruction of tn,
! Spanish squadron by Admiral Dewey
when It was possible to withdraw oui
forces from the islands. either with honor
| to ourselves or with safety to the inhabi
! tants."
Unnt 10 sei'-Gove-nment.
After the most thorough study Of IN,
| peoples Of the archipelago the commits
| sion reported. among other things
Their lack of education and polltica
| experience. combined with their -acia
! and linguistic diVerstics. disQuullfy
them. in spite Of their mental gifts an,
! domestic virtues, To- undertake the tasl
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