The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-07-17
AMNESTY FOR FILIP|NOS
President Roosevelt Grants All In
surrectors a Free Pardon.
THEY MUST SWEAR ALLEGIANCE
Independents Day Was Made the Be.
ginning Of Civil Rule Throughout the
ls!ands-Genera, chaffee Relieved
As Military Governor,


is!ands-Generai chaffee Relieved
As Military Governor.
Washington. July The president
has formally declared the restoration
OF peace in the Philippine archipelago:
! he has placed the Islands under com.
plete civil control and has extended
general amnesty to the Filipinos who
have been in rebellion. These three
things marking one of the most i'm.
portant chapters in Philippine history.
were accomplished through the issue
OF three separate orders and proclama-
tions. one by the president, over his
| own signature. extending amnesty; one
through Secretary Root, by the presi.
dents order relieving General Chaffes
from his duties as military governor,
and q third. which takes the shape OF
a general order addressed to the entire
army OF the United States In which
Secretary Root takes occasion to ex.
press the presidents high appreciation
Of the work it has accomplished. both
in Cuba and in the Philippines.
The amnesty proclamation Is as fol.
lows:
Whereas. Many OF the inhabitants OF
the Philippine archipelago were in in
surrection against the authority and
sovereignty OF the kingdom Of Spain
at divers times from August, 1896. un.
til the cession OF the archipelago by
that kingdom to the United States OF
| America, and since such cession many
| Of the persons so engaged in insurrec'
ton have until recently resisted the
authority and sovereignty of the Unit
! ed States: and
Whereas. The insurrcction against
| the authority and sovereignty OF the
! United States IS now at an end and
! peace has been established in all parts
OF the archipelago, except in the coun
try inhabited hy the Moro tribes. to
which the proclamation does not apply
and
Whereas. During the course OF the
insurreCtion against the kingdom az
Spain and against the government OF
the United States. persons engaged
therein. or those in sympathy with and
abetting them, committed manv acts IN
violation OF the laws OF civilized war
fare, but II Is believed that su'h acts
were generally committed In ignrrn'
OF those laws, and under orders l,:,,l,.
by the civil or military insurrectionary
leaders.
Now, Therefore, be it known that
Theodore Roosevelt. President of the
United States Of America, by virtue oI
the power and authority vested in me
by the Constitution do hereby proclaim
and declare. without reservation Ol
condition, except as hereinafter pro
vided. n full and complete pardon ant
amnesty to all persons In the Philip
pine archipelago. who have participated
in the insnrrections aforesaid, or wht
have given aid and comfort to person,
participating in said Instructions, fol
the offenses OF treason or sedtion, an(
for all offenscs political In their char
acter committed in the course Of sucl
instructions pursuant to orders ISSUED
by the civil or military insurrectionar,
authorities. or which grew out Of in
tsrnal political fsuds or dissensions be
tween FIlipinos and Spaniards or th'
Spanish authorities. or which resulted
from internal political feuds or dissen
sions among the Filipinos themselve
during either Of said instructions;
Provided, however, That the pardo!
and amnesty hereby granted shall no
include such persons committing crime
since May l. 1902. In any province o
the archipelago in which at the tim
civil government was established, no
} shall 1t include such persons rs hav
been heretofore finally convicted OF tn
! crimes of murder. rape. arson or rob
berry by any military or civil tribuna
9 organized under the authority of Spai
. or OF the United States OF America, bu
special application may be made to tn
|, proper authority for pardon by an
person belonging to the exempte
! classes. and such clemency as Is con
sistent with humanity aud justice wi
= bs literally extended: and. further.
Provided. That this amnesty an
y pardon shall not affect the title O
right OF the government of the Unite
States or that Of the Philippine Island
to any property or property right
heretofore used or appropriated by In
military or civil authorities OF tn
United States or that of tho Philppin
y Islands organized under authority {
the United States by way of coniisca
ton or otherwise: and
Provided, further, That every perso
, who shall seek to avail himself OF thi
: proclamation shall take and subscril
the following oath before any auihoril
in the Philippine archipelago authoril
2 ed to administer oaths, namely: |. -
"a solemnly swear or affirm, that recos
!. nlze and accept the supreme authorit
az Of the United States of America in tn
y Philippine Islands, and will maintai
ID true faith and allegiance thereto; tha
2 impose upon myself this obligatio
u; voluntarily without mental reservatio