The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-07-11

manding the division of the Philippines Is
hereby relieved from the further perform
ance of the duties of military governor,
and the. office of military governor in
said archipelago is terminate L.
The general commanding the division of
the Philippines and all military officers in
authority therein will continrA to observe
the direction contained in the aforesaid
instructions cf the presidel.t that the
military forces in the division of the
Phillppines shall be at all times subject.
mander. to the call of the civil authors
ties for the maintenance of law and or
der and the enforcement of their author
ity.
Praise for tho Army.
Finally the president, through Secre-
tary Root. pronounces the following
eulogy upon the United States army:
The president, upon this anniversary of
national independence. wishes to express
to the officers and enlisted men OF the
United States army his deep appreciation
of the service they have rendered to the
country In the great and difficult under
takings which they have brought to a
successful conclusion during the past year.
He thanks the officers and the enlisted
men who have been maintaining order and
carrying on the military government In
Cuba because they have faithfully given
erect to the humane purpose of the Amer
lean people. They have with sincere kind
ness helped the Cuban people to take all
the successive steps necessary to the es-
tablishment of their own constitutional
government.
During the time required for that pro-
cess they have governed Cuba wisely, re-
gardins justice and respecting Individual
liberty; have honestly collected and ex-
pended for the best interests of the Gu
ban people the revenues, amounting to
over $50, 600 600; have carried out practical
and Thorough sanitary measures. greatly
death rate of the island.
Ihey have transferred the government
OF Cuba to the Cuban people amid univer-
sal expressions of friendship and good
will, and have left a record of orderly
Justice and liberty, of rapid improvement
In material and moral conditions and form
OF government, which reflects great credit
upon the people Of the United States.
The president thanks the officers and
enlisted men of the army in the Philip
pines both regulars and volunteers, for
spirit and loyal devotion with which they
have put down and ended the great in
surrection which has ragged throughout
the archipelago against the lawful SOW
ereignty and just authority of the United
States. .Es
Trying Task Well Performed.
The task was peculiarly difficult and
trying. They were required at first to
overcome organized resistance of superior
numbers, well equipped with modern arms
OF precision, intrenched in an unknown
country OF mountain defles, jungles and
swamps apparently capable OF inter-
minable defense. When this resistance
had been overcome they were required to
crush out general system Of guerrilla
warfare conducted among the people
speaking unknown tongues, from whom
1t was almost impossible to obtain the
information necessary for successful pur-
suit or to guard against surprises and
ambushes.
Bound themselves by the laws of war,
our soldiers were called upon to meet
every device of INSCRIPTIONS treachery
and to contemplate without reprisal the
infiction of barbarous cruelties upon their
comrades and friendly natives.
Under these adverse circumstances the
army OF the Philippines has accomplished
Its task rapidly and completely. In more
than 1000 combats, great and small, with
in three years it has exhibited unVarying
courage and resolution.
With surprisingly few Individual excep-
tons Its course has been characterized
by humanity and kindness to the prisoner
and the noncombatant. With admirable
good temper. sympathy and loyalty to
have Joined with the civilian agents of
the government in healing the wounds OF
war and assuring to the Philippines the
blessings of peace and prosperity.
The president feels that he expresses
the sentiments OF all the loyal people OF
the United States In doing honor to the
whole army, which has Joined in the per-
Torrance and shares in the credit of these
honorable services.
This general order will be read aloud
4th day of July, 1902, or on the first day
after it shall have been received
Elihu Root,
Secretary of War.
BY command of Lieutenant General
Miles.
Adjutant General and Major General
United States Army