The Iola register., 1902-07-11

Washington, July 2. The president
has formally declared the restoration
Of peace in the Philippine archipelago
and has placed the islands under
complete civil control, and has ex-
tended general amnesty to the Filipi-
nos who have been in rebellion. These
three things, making one Of the most
important chapters in Philippine his
tory, were accomplished through the
Issue Of three separate orders and
proclamations, one by the president
over his signature, extending amnesty;
one through Secretary Root, by the
presidents order, relieving General
Chaffee from his duties as military
governor, and third, which takes the
shape of a general order, addressed
to the entire army ofthe United States,
in which Secretary iRoot takes oc-
casion to express the presidents high
appreciation Of the work it has ac-
complished, both in Cuba and in the
Philippines.
The amnesty proclamation is as
follows:
PEACE PROCLAMATION
"By the President of the United
States:
"a PROCLAIM ALTON.
Whereas, Many of the inhabitants
OF the Philippine archipelago were in
insurrection 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 America and since such cession,
many OF the persons for engaged
insurrecti on have until recently
resisted the authority and SOW
ereignty 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 establishedin ia 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
insurrection 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 10 violation of the laws of civil
lied warfare, but it is believed that
such acts were generally Icommitted
in ignorance Of those laws, and under
orders issued by the civil or military
insurrectionary leaders; and
GENERAL AMNESTY.
Whereas, 1t is deemed to be wise
and humane, in accordance with the
benefcent purposes of the government
of the United States toward the Fill
pino people and conducive to peace,
order and loyalty among them that
the doers of such acts who have not
already suffered punishment shall not
be held criminally responsible, but
shall be relieved from punishment foI
participation in these instructions
and for unlawful acts committed dur
ing the course thereof by a genera
amnesty and pardon; now therefore, be
it known that /, Theodore Roosevelt
President of the United States o
America, by virtue of the power ant
authority vested in me by the consti
tuition, do hereby proclaim and de
clare, without reservation or condi
ton, except as hereinafter provided
full and complete pardon and am
nesty TO all persons in the Philippine
archipelago who have participated il
the instructions aforesaid, or VIII
have given aid and comfort to person
participating in said instructions 70
the otIenses of treason, or sedition
and for all ofienses. political in thei
tcharacter, committed in the course {
such instructions pursuant to order
issued by the civil or military insul
rectionary authorities, or which gre
out of internal political feuds or dis
sensions between Filipinos and Spar
iards or the Spanish authorities, c
which resulted from internal politics
feuds or dissensions among the FIJI
pinos themselves during either of sal
instructions;
MUST TAKE OATH OF ALLEGIANCE
provided, however, That Il
pardon and amnesty hereby granite
shall not include such persons cor
mitting crimes since May l, 1902,
any province of the archipelago
which at the time civil governme
was established, nor shall it inclu'
such persons as have been heretofo
finally convicted of the crime OF mu
der, rape, arson or robbery by al
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