The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-04
President Roosevelt Issues
a Proclamation Regard
ing Islands
PARDONS FOR NATIVES
Provision in the Document Excludes
Persons Convicted Since May
Order by Secretary Root and
instructions to the Army.

WASHINGTON, D. c., July 3.-The
president has formally declared the
restoration of peace in the Philippine
archipelago and has placed the islands
under complete civil control and has
extended general amnesty to the Fill
pinos, who have been IN rebellion.
These three things, marking one of the
most important epochs in Philippine
history, are announced in three sep
crate orders and proclamations; one
by the president over his own sigma
ture, extending amnesty; one through
Secretary Root, by the presidents or
der, relieving Gen. Chaffee from his
duties as military governor, and a
third, which takes the shape of gem
eral order addressed to the entire army
OF the. United States, in which Secre-
tary Root takes occasion to express
the presidents high appreciation of
the work it has accomplished, both in
Cuba and in the Philippines. The
amnesty proclamation is as follows:
The Proclamation.
By the President Of the United
States-A Proclamation:
Whereas, many of the inhabitants of
the Philippine archipelago were in in
surrection against the authority and SOW
erelSnIy OF the Kingdom or Spain at d1-
vers. times from August, 1896, until the
cesSion of the archipelago by the king
dom to the United States of America, and
since such cession many such persons so
engaged in insurrection have until re-
Gently resisted the authority and soVer-
eighty of the United States; and
Whereas, the insurrection against the
authority and sovereignty of the United
States is now at an end and peace has
been established in all parts Of the archi-
pelago except in the country Inhabited
by the Moro tribes, to which this proc
lamation does not apply; and
Whereas, during the course of the in
surrection against the kingdom of Spain
and against the government of the Unit
those In sympathy with and abetting
them, committed many acts in violation
of the laws Of civilized warfare, but it
is believed such acts were generally COM
m1tted through ignorance of those laws
and under orders of the civil or military
insurrectionary leaders; and
Whereas, 1t is deemed to be wise and
humane in accordance with the beneficial
intentions of the United States towards
the F1lipinos and conducive to the peace
and order and loyalty among them that
the doers of such acts who have not al
ready suffered punishment shall not be
held criminally responsible, but shall be
relievet from punishment for participa-
ton in these instructions, and for un-
lawful acts committed during the course
thereof by general amnesty and par
don,
Full and Complete Pardon.
Now, therefore, be it known that I.
Theodore Roosevelt, president of the
United States of America, by virtue of
the power and authority vested in me by
the constitution, do hereby proclaim and
declare without reservation or condition
except as hereinafter provided, full and
complete pardon and amnesty to all per-
sons in the Philippine archipelago who
have participated in the insurrection
aforesaid, or who have given aid and
comfort to persons engaged in said in
surrection, for the offense of treason or
sedftion, or for all offenses, political in
their character, committed in the course
of such insurrection, pursuant to orders
issued by the civil or military insurrec-
tionary authorities, or which grew out of
internal political feuds or dissensYons be-
tween Filipinos and Spaniards, or the
Spanish authorities, or which resulted
from internal political feuds or dissen-
sions among the Filipinos themselves
during either Of said Instructions.
The Provisions.
Provided, however, that the pardon and
amnesty hereby granted shall not in
clude persons committing crimes since
May l, 1901, in any province of the ar
chipelago in which at the time civil gov
ernment was established, nor shall It
include such persons as have been here