The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-04
AMNESTY DECLARED
ooupIETE CIVIL CONTROL FOR
PHILIPPINES.
MORO TERRITORY EXCEPTED
x cHAFFEE NO LONGER MILL
TARY GOVERNOR.

orders and Prociamatiohs 10 i"'s
- Issued by the President and
...v RoOt-AII Who Have
IusurrectiOn Against Spain
10 United States May Secure
,,ntion by Taking Prescribed
o..b-WOrl1 of the Army in Cuba
mo philippines EuIOgized.
washington. July 3.-The President
4orn,allv declared the restoration
- noace in the Philippine archipelago,
has nlaced the islands under complete
at,-;1 control. and has extended general
nastv to the Filipinos who have been
!, rebellion. These three things, mark
,ro one of the most important chap-
+ors in Philippine history, were accom-
,,3ebad through the issue OF three sep
crate orders and Droclamations. one
nv the President over his own sigma
+ure extending amnesty; one through
Secretary Root, by the Presidents or
der relieving Gen. Chaffee from ms
du+ias as military governor, and a
third which takes the shape OF a gen
eral order addressed W Ni0 Si - '
IF the United States, in which Secre-
tarv Root takes occasion to express
The Presidents high appreciation of the
work it has accomplished, both In Gu
ba. and in the Philippines.
The amnesty proclamation is as fol-
lows:
nv the President of the United States.
A Proclamation.
Whereas many of the inhabitants of
the Philippine archipelago were in in
snrrection against the authority and
sovereignty of the kingdom of Spain
at divers times from August, 1896, until
the cession of the archipelago by that
kingdom to the United States of Amer
lea. and since such cession many OF
the persons so engaged in insurrection
have until recently resisted the author
ity and sovereignty 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 archipelago except in the coun-
try Inhabited by the Moro tribes, to
which this proclamation does not APP
ply, and,
Whereas, during the course of the
instruction against the kingdom OF
Spain and against the government of
the United States, persons engaged
therein, or those in sympathy with
and abetting them, committed many
acts in violation of the laws of civil
lized warfare, but it is believed that
such acts were generally committed
in ignorance of these laws, and under
orders issued by the civil or military
1nsurrectonary leaders, and,
Whereas, it is deemed to be wise and
humane, in accordance with the bene-
hcent purposes of the government Of
the United States towards the Fill
pino people and conducive to peace,
order and loyalty among them, that
the doors of such acts who have not
already suffered punishment shall not
be held Crimnally responsible but
shall be relieved from punishment for
participation in these instructions,
and for unlawful acts committed dur
ing the course thereof by a
general amnesty and pardon.
Amnesty Is Proclaimed.
Now, therefore, be 1t known that l
Theodore Roosevelt, President of the
United States of America, by virtue
of the power and authority vested II
me by the constitution, do hereby pro
claim and declare, without reservation
or condition, except as hereinafter pro
Vlded, full and complete pardon anC
amnesty of all persons in the Philip
pine archipelago who have participated
IN the Instructions aforesaid, or who
nave given aid and comfort to persons
participating in said instructions, fol
the offenses of treason or sedition, ant
Tor all offenses political in their char
acter committed in the course of such
instructions persuant to orders issueC
by the civil or military insurrection
airy authorities, or which grow out o
internal political feuds or dissension:
between Filipinos and Spaniards OF
the Spanish authorities, or which re
suited from internal political feuds o.
dlssensions among the Filipinos them
selves during either of said insured
tons.
Some Exceptions Made.
Provided, however, that the pardon
and amnesty hereby granted shall no
include such persons committing crimes
since May /, 1902, in any province il
the archipelago in which at the TIM
civil government was established, no
shall it include such persons as hav,
been heretofore finally convicted of tn
crimes of murder, rape, arson or rob
'0lS ny any military OF CIVIL
organized under the authority of Spail
or Of the United States of America, bu
special application may be made to thu
proper authority for pardon by an!
person belonging to the exempted
classes, and such clemency as is con
slstent with humanity and justice will
be literally extended, and further
Provided, that this amnesty and par
don shall not affect the title or RICH
OF the government of the United States
or that of the Philippine ISLANDS to an.
property or property rights heretofor
used or appropriated by military o
civil authorities of the government o
the United States, or that of the Phil
1ppines organized under the authorit.
OF the United States by way of con
nscation or otherwise. and
Must Subscribe to Oath.
Provided, further that every per
son who shall seek to avail him
self of this proclamation shall TAX
and subscribe the following oath before
any authority in the Philippine Archi
pelago authorized to administer oaths
namely; -, solemnly swea
'or affirm that l recognize and &C
cept the supreme authority of tn
United States of America in the Phil
lppine Islands and will maintain true
faith and allegiance thereto. that
impose upon myself this obligation
Voluntarily without mental reserva