The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-04

nander to the call of the civil authorities
for the maintenance of the law and en-
forcement of their authority.
EULOGY OF ARMY.
FINAL the President. through Secre-
tary Root, pronounces the following eulo-
ogy upon the United States army:
gy upon the United States army:
Of national independence wishes to ex-
press to the officers and enlisted men
of the United States army his deep ap-
probation of the service they have rem
dered to the country in the great and
difficult undertakings which they have
brought TO a successful conclusion dur
ing the past year
He thanks the officers and the enlisted
men who have been maintaining order
and carrying Oh the military government
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 neces-
sary to the establishment of their own
constitutional government. During the
time required for that process they have
governed Cuba wisely, regarding justice
and respecting individual liberty: have
honestly collected and expended for the
revenues amounting to over sixty mil
lions OF dollars: have carried out prac-
teal and thorough sanitary measures.
greatly improving the health and lower
ing the death rate of the island.
They have borne themselves with dig
nifty and seIf-control so that nearly four
years of military rule have passed un-
marred by injury or insult to man or wo-
man. They have transferred the govern
meut of Cuba to the Cuban people amid
universal expressions of friendship and
good will. and have left record of or
dered justice and liberty, of rapid i'm
provement in material and moral Cond-
tons and progress of the art of govern
ment which reflects great credit upon
the people of the United States
LOYAL DEVOTION.
The President thanks the officers and
enlisted men of the army of the Philip
pines. both regulars and volunteers, for
the courage. ialdomitabIe spirit, and
loyal devotion with which they have put
down the instruction which ragged
throughout the archipelago against the
lawful sovereignty and just authority of
the United States. The task was pecul-
larly difficult and trying. They were
obliged a t first to overcome orga
resistance of superior numbers. we'll
equipped with modern arms entrenChed
in an unknown country of mountain de-
:
capable of interminable defense. When
this resistance had been overcome they
were required to- crush out a general
system of guerilla warfare conducted
among a people speaking unknown
tongues, from whom it was almost i'm
possible to obtain the information neces-
sary for successful pursuit or to guard
against a surprise or ambush.
The enemies by whom they were
surrounded We're regardless OF all oh
legations of good faith and of all the
limita tons which humanity has imposed
upon civilized warfare. Bound them
selves by the laws OF war our sol
diers was called upon to meet every
device of INSCRIPTIONS treachery and to
contemplate without rcprisal the infiic-
ton OF barbarous crueities upon their
comrades and friendly natives.
Widely scattered over a great archf-
pelago extending d thousand miles from
North 10 South, the gravest responsible
". involving the life or death of their
comrades. frequently developed upon
young and inexperienced officers beyond
the reach of specific orders or device
UNVARYINC1 COURAGE
Under all these adverse circumstances
the army of the Philippines has accom-
plished its task rapidly and completely
In more than 2.C10 combats great and
small. within three years. it had exhib-
tied unvarynS courage and resolution.
1t has put end to the vast system
OF intimda ton and secret assassination
by which the peaceful natives We're pre-
vented from taking q genuine part in the
government under American authority
They have captured or forced to surren-
der substantially all the leaders in the
instruction 1t has yielded to no dis
couragenent and halted at no obstacles.
It's officers have shown high qualities of
command and its men have shown de-
votion and discipline Its splendid vi
ritile energy has accomplished by self con
troll, patience and magnanimitv.
HUMANITY AND KINDNESS.
With surprisingly few individual ex-
ceptions. it's course has been character
lied by humanity and kindness to the
prisoner and the non-combatant Indi-
vidual liberty, protection of personal
rights. civil order public instruction AMI
religious freedom have followed its
steps. It has done honor To the flag
which it has defended and justified: in
creased confidence of the American peo-
pie, in soldiers who do not shrink from
labor or death. yet love peace
Il express the sentiment OF all the loval
people of the United States in dom,
honor to the army which has joined in
the performance and shares in the credit
of these honorable services