The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-07-06
A NEW FOURTH OF ,JuIY.


On July 4, 1916, one of the greatest
and noblest, If not the greatest and
noblest Of declarations that ever ema-
mated from the thought or pen of man
was issued to the world by the repre-
sentatives and spokesman of new
born national nation founded ON Gin
alienable rights" and on the principle
that the "just powers" of governments
are derived only from 1.-THE consent of
the governed" And ever since the
people Of that nation have made holt
day on every anniversary Of that day,
remembering and commemorating with
joy and gladness the glorious event and
the glorious declaration which made
them inheritors of freedom hitherto
unknown among the peoples of the
earth, writes Rev. DR.. Lambert in the
New York Freeman's Journal.
But this year, within territory of the
United States, there is a new Fourth
Of July and very different one from
that Of happy and glorious memory
a Fourth of July associated, not with
independence and government based on
the consent of the governed, but estab-
lfshed on military force after two years
Of ruthless war upon the people to be
governed. We refer, of course, to
the Fourth of July as it was celebrated
In the Philippine Islands. That was
the day selected-as If in mockery of
the American popular sentiment insep-
arably identified therewith-that was
the day fixed upon by the administra-
ton at Washington for the consumma-
tion Of the shameful program of nation
wrecking in which they have been en-
gagged for the past two years. On July
4 an American government Of force
was set up permanently in these is
lands, and here is the announcement
which Is to be the Fourth of July
declaration that the inhabitants will
have to recall and remember on every
recurring anniversary of the day-here
Is the declaration which in the name
and with the authority of free America
Is to be proclaimed among ten millions
OF civilized people endowed by their
Creator with just the same inalienable
rights as Americans had 1875 years ago,
and have today-the rights of life, lib
erty and the pursuit Of happiness, to-
gether with the right to government
based on their consent-here Is the new
Fourth Of July Declaration of indie
pendence" for the Philippine Islanders:
"on and after the 4th day of July,
1901, until 1t shall be otherwise or
dered, the president of the Philippines
commission will exercise the executive
in all civil affairs in the gov
eminent Of the Philippine Islands here
tofore exercised in such affairs by the
governor of the Philippines,
and to that end the Hon. William Fl.
Taft, president of the said commission,
Is hereby appointed civil governor of
the Philippine Islands. Such executive
will be exercised under and
IN conformity to the instructions to the
commissioners dated April
4 1900. and subject to the approval and
control of the secretary of war of the
United States. The municipal and pro.
vincial civil governments which have
been or shall hereafter be established
In said islands, and all persons per.
forming duties appertaining to the Of
fees of civil government in said is
lands, will, in respect Of such duties.
report to the said civil governor. The
power to appoint civil officers, hereto.
fore vested In the Philippines commits
sion OF In the military governor, will
be exercised by the civil governor, with
the advice and consent of the commits.
sion. The military governor of the Phil
ippines is hereby relieved from the per.
formance. on and after the said 4th
day of July, Of the civil duties herein-
before described, but his authority wiz,