Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-07-10
PROCLAMATION IS ISSUED.
Announces Peace And General
Amnesty For Philippines.
ARMY Control WITHDRAWN.

Washington, July President
Roosevelt's proclamation, which APP
pears below, was made public stimuli
taneously in Manila and in the United
States on the national birthday.
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 cessicn of the archipe-
lago by that kingdom to the United
States army and since such cession
many of the persons engaged in
surrection have until recently resisted
the authority and sovereignty of the
United States; and
Whereas, The instruction against
the authority and sovereignty &C 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 ap-
ply; and
Whereas, During the course of the
instruction, against the kingdom of
Spain and against the government of
United States persons engaged therein,
or those in sympathy with and abet-
ting them, committed many acts in
violation of the laws of civilized war.
fare but it is believed that such acts
were generally committed in ignorance
of those laws and under orders issued
by the civil or military insurrectionary
leaders; and
"Whereas, it is deemed to be wise
and humane in accordance with the
bene6cent purposes of the government
of the United Sta ties toward the Fill
Pine 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 criminally responsible, but
shall be relieved from punishment for
participation in these instructions and
for unlawful acts committed during
the course thereof, by general am
nesty and pardon;
"Now, therefore be it known, That
1, Theodore Roosevelt, president of the
United States, by virtue of the power
and authority vested in me by the con-
stitution, do hereby proclaim and
declare, without reservation or condi
ton except as hereinafter provided, a
full and complete pardon and amnesty
to all persons in the Philippine archi-
pelago who have participated in the
instructions aforesaid or who have
given aid and comfort to persons par
ticipating in said instructions for the
offenses of treason or sedition and for
all offenses political in their character
committed in ike course of such insur-
rections pursuant to orders issued by
the civil or military insurrectionary
authorities; or which grew out of in
ternal political fueds or dissensions
among the Filipinos themselves during
either of said instruction.
provided, Further that any person
who shall seek to avail himself of this
proclamation shall take and subscribe
the following oath before authority in
the Philippine archipelago authorized
to administer oaths, namely:
"'I, -- solemnly swear Tor affirm
that L recognize and accept the SUI
preme authority of the United States
of America in the Philippine Island:
and will maintain true faith and allie
glance thereto, that l impose upon
myself this obligation voluntarily
without mental reservation or purpose
of evasion. So help me God"