The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-04

1IllIu ROOT, secretary OF War.
Gen. Chaffee is relieved of his civil
duties and the Philippine Commission
Is made the superior authority in the
following order:
Secretary Roots Order.
THE insurrection against the SOW
eign authority of the United States in
the Philippine archipelago having end
ed, and provincial civil government
having been established throughout
the entire territory of the archipelago
not inhabited by Moro tribes
the general commanding the division
of the Philippines is hereby relieved
from the further performance of the
duties of military governor, and the
office of military governor in said
archipelago is terminated The gen.
eral commanding the division of the
Philippines and all military officers in
authority therein will continue to OBJ
serve the direction contained in the
aforesaid instructions of the President,
that the military forces in the divi-
sion of the Philippines shall be at all
times subject, under the orders of the
military commander, to the call of the
civil authorities for the maintenance
of law and order and the enforcement
of the authority"
Work of Army EuIOgized.
Finally. the President, through Sec
rotary Root, pronounces the following
eulogy upon the United States Army:
THE President upon this anniversary
of national independence wishes to ex-
press to the officers and enlisted men
of the United States Army his deep
appreciation of the service they have
rendered to the country in the great
and difficult undertakings which they
have brought to a successful conclu-
sion during the past year.
He thanks the officers and the en-
listed men who have been maintaining
| order and carrying on the military gov
eminent in Cuba, because they have
faithfully given effect to the humane
| purposes of the American people, They
have with sincere kindness helped the
| Cuban people to take all the successive
steps necessary to the establishment
| of their own constitutional government.
| During the time required for
| that process they have gov
| erned Cuba wisely, regarding
! justice and respecting individual lib
/ erty; have honestly collected and ex-
! pended for the best interests of the
! Cuban people the revenues. amount
! ing over 60,0000O0 of dollars; have
carried out practical and through san
! itary measures, greatly improving the
health and lowering the death rate of
| the island.
go They have borne themselves
with dignity and self control, so that
nearly four years of military rule
have passed unmarried by injury or
| insult to man or woman. They have
| transferred the government of Cuba
to the Cuban people amid universal
expressions of friendship and good
! will, and have left a record of or
! i,1S nd IihartIy Of 70 i'm
| provement in material and moral con-
| ditions and progress in the art of gov
| eminent which reflects great credit
r1cn the people of the United States
| '"The President thanks. the officers
and enlisted men of the army in tht
| Philippines, both regulars and volun
| teerS, for the courage and the fortitude
| the indomitable spirit and loyal devo
| tions with which they have put down
| and ended the great insurrection which
ragged throughout the archipelago
against the lawful sovereignty and JUS
authority of the United States. The
task was peculiarly difficult and try
ing. They were required at first K
| overcome organized resistance of SUI
| perior numbers, we'll equipped witt
modern arms of precision, intrencheC
! in an unknown country of mountain
defiles, jungles and swamps, apparent
# ~ CaDdDlG Oh QGIenSG
When this resistance had been over
come they were required to crush ou
a general system of guerrilla warfare
| conducted among a people speaking un
| known tongues, from whom it was al
| most impossible to obtain the informa-
ton necessary for successful pursuit.
or to guard against surprise and am
bush.
The enemies by whom they were
| al IL,
legations of good faith and or all the
limitations which humanity has i'm
posed upon civilized warfare. Bound
themselves by the laws of war, oul
soldiers were called upon to NEE
every device of unscrupulous treach
cry and to contemplate without re-
prisal the infection of barbarou
cruelties upon their comrades anc
friendly natives. Widely
scattered over a great archipelago ex.
tending a thousand miles from nortf
to the south, the gravest responsible
tiles, involving the life or death o.
their comrades, commands frequently
devolved upon young and experienced
IT, officers beyond the reach of specific
orders or advice.
High Praise for Troops.
"Under all these adverse circum-
stances the army in the Philippines has
accomplished it's task rapidly and COM
| pletely In more than 1000 combats
great and small, within three years
it has exhibited unvarying COURAGE
and resolution. 1t has put an enc
to the vast system of intimidation anc
secret assassination by which the
peaceful natives were prevented from
taking a genuine part in government
under American authority. It has cap
tured or forced to surrender sub
stantially all the leaders of the insur-
rection. 1t has submitted to no dis
enlargement and halted at no OBJ
stacle. It's Officers have shown high
qualities of command, and it's mer
have shown devotion and discipline
Its splendid Virile energy has beer
accompanied by self-control, patience
and magnanimity. With surprisingly
few individual exceptions its course
has been characterized by humanity
and kindness to the prisoner and the
non-combatant. Individual liberty
protection of personal rights, civil or
der. public instruction and religious
freedom have followed its footsteps
IT has added honor to the flag which
it defended, and has JUSTIFIED IN
creased confidence in the future Of
the American people, whose soldiers
do not shrink from labor or death
vet love liberty and peace.
1.-THE President feels that he ex-
presses the sentiments of all the loya
people of the United States in DONG
honor to the whole army which has
Joined in the performance ana shares
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