Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-07-12

handing the division of the Philippines 10
| hereby relieved from the further PERFORM
ance OF the duties of military governor,
and the office of military governor III
said archipelago is Terminated.
The general commanding the division OF
the Philippines and all military olncers IN
authority therein will continue TO opserVe
the direction contained in the aforesaid
instructions of the president. that the
military forces In the division or lne
Philippines shall be at all times subject
| under the orders of the military COM
mander, to the call of the civil autnoTl-
ties for the maintenance of law ana Or
der and the enforcement OF their autnor-
ity.
Praise for the Army.
Finally the president, through Secre~
tary Root, ~pronounces the ollowi
eulogy upon the United States army:
The president, upon this anniversary or
national Independence, wishes TO express
TO the officers and enlisted men OF me
United States army his deep appreciation
of the service they have rendered TO the
country in the great and dif1cult under
takings which they have brought 10 q
successful conclusion during the past year:
He thanks the officers and the enlisted
men who have been maintaining order ana
carrying on the military government I'D
Cuba because they have faithfully gwen
effect 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 10 the es,
adjustment of their own constitutional
government.
During the time required for that pro-
cess they have governed. Cuba wisely, re-
garding justice and respecting indlVlduai
liberty: have honestly collected and ex-
pended for the best interests OF the Gu
ban people the revenues, amounting 10
oNcr $50, $50, eco; have carried out p~raclcal
and thorough sanitary measures, greatly
improving the health and lowering the
death rate of the island.
They have transferred the government
nf I'nhn IN tho fIfhan nAnnlH amid unlVeI-
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 ana FORM
OF government, which reflects great gcredlt
upon the people Of the United States.
The president hanks the officers and
enlisted men of the army in the Phlllp-
pines, both regulars and volunteers, for
the courage and fortitude, the indomitable
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.
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. introIched In an unknown
country OF mountain denies, Jungles ana
swamps, apparently capable or inter-
minabIe defense. When this resistance
had been overcome they were required TO
crush out a general system Of guerrilla
warfare conducted among the people
speaking unknown tongues, from whom
IL was almost impossible TO obtain the
information necessary for successful pur-
suit or TO guard against surprises and
amDushcs.
Bound themselves by the laws Of war,
our soldiers were called uDo to meet
every device OF Inscriptions treachery
and to contemplate without reprisal the
infiiction of barbarous Cruelties upon their
comrades and friendly natives.
Under these adverse circumstances the
army of the Philippines has accomplished
than 1900 combats, great and small, with
in three years 1t has exhibited unVarylng
courage and resolution.
with surprisingly few individual eXcep-
lions its course mas been characterized
by humanity and kindness TO the prisoner
good temper, sympathy and loyalty to
American ideals, its commanding generals
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 hat 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-
ormance and shares in the credit Of these
honorable services.
This general order will be read aloud
at parade in every military post on the
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.