Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-07-05
THU flL|E,\US run III
They Will IIer,tter Have Cause to
Celebrate.
PROCLAMATION OF AMNESTY.
All Insurgents itrdoned. hut Must
Take OntI, of LDaItN-Ciyil Gov
ernmrHt HM.efOrth to
Re Sulreme.
PROCLAMATION OF AMNESTY.

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has formally declnru the restoration
of peace ia the Philippine archipelago.
He has placed the isalds under com
pl"tc civil control AID has extended
general amnesty to tie Filipinos WHO
! have been in rebrllim, These three
| things. marking one If the most I'M
portant chapters in Philippine history,
were accomplished tAlblgh the issue
Of three separate ord"rSa1d proclana-
| tiUnS-one by the president over his
own signature extending amnesty. one
| through Secretary Root h, the preSi-
dents order relieving t"lt"aI Chatiee
from his duties as militlr- governor
and Il third which takes tie shape of Il
| general order addressed T. the entire
army of the United States. in which
Secretary Root takes occtsi.n to eX-
! press the presidents high appreciation
of the work it has accomplished both
in Cuba and in the Philippines. The
amnesty proclamation is AS fulows:
The Amnesty Proclamutiu.
Whereas u"ny of the inh,lbitant of the
ton against the authority and sovereignty
Of the kingdom of Spain at divers times
from August, 1896. until the CtSSiCn1t tn"
Archipelago by that kingdom to theUnit-
ed States, and since such CtSsion may of
the persons 50 engaged in instruction
have until recently resisted the autl>ritN
and sovereignty of the United States and
Whereas the in@urrccti0n against the
authority and sovereignty Of the Cited
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been established in all parts of the arh
ptlaEo except in the country inhabited by
the Moro tribes to which this pruclala-
tiun does not apply and
Whereas during the course of the ins,r
reetion against the kingdom of Spain nd
against the government of the Cnied
States persons engaged therein or thosein
sympathy with and abetting them Goa
mittcd many acts in violation of the laws
OF civilized warfare, hut it is believed tn
such acts We're generally committed in IL
n0rance of tho- laws and under ordes
issued by tho civil or military insurrec
tionary leaders; ANA
Our Htnetirtnt Purposes.
Whereas it is deemed to BE- wise and hui
name, in accordance with the bonecent
purposes of the government of the Cnted
States toward the Filipino people, and
conducive to peace, order and loyalty
Il M ~ liltil llldl me uCtIS Oh SucH acts
who have not already suffered punish
mont shall not be held crimnally respon-
sible, but shall be relieved from punish
mont for participation in these insurrec-
lions and for unlawful acts committed
during the course thereof by a general
amnesty and pardon;
Now. therefore, be it known that |, The
odore Roosevelt president of the United
States of America by virtue of the power
hoy vi Inv he 1Gti
tuition, do hereby proclaim and declare,
without reservation or condition. except
as hereinafter provided, a full and COM
plete pardon and amnesty to all persons in
the Philippine archipelago who have par
ticipated in the instructions aforesaid or
who have given aid and comfort to per
sons participating in said instructions
for the offenses of treason or sedition and
for all offenses political in their character
committed in the course of such nsurrec-
tons pursuant to orders issued by the
civil or military lnsurrectary authorities
or which grew out of internal political
feuds or dssensons between Filipnos and
Spaniards or the Spanish authorities or
which resulted from internal political
felds or dissHnSiOns among the Filipinos
themselves during either of said insurrec-
tons:
Exceptions Noted.
Provided. however, that the pardon and
amnesty hereby granted shall not include
May i, 1ao2 in 5lD4fovince Of the arehi,
pelago in which at the time civil govern
ment was established, nor shall it include
such persons as have been heretofore
finally convicted of the crimes of murder
rape, arson or robbery by any military or
civil tribunal organized under the author
ity of Spain or of the United States OF
America. bat which special application
may be made to the proper authorities for
pardon by any person belonging to the
exempted classes, and such cemency as is
consistent with humanity and justice will
be literally exten1od; and
Provided that this amnesty and pardon
shall not affect the title or right of the
government of the United States or that
of the Philippine Islands to any property
or property rights heretofore used or APP
10y the military or civil author-
ties of the government of the United
States or that of the Philippine Islands
organized under authority Of the United
States by way of contiscation or other
wise; and
Every One Must Take Oath,
Provided further that every person who
shall seek to avail himself of this procll-
ma ton shall take and subscribe the fol-
lowing oath before any authority in the
Philippine archipelago authorized to adj
minister oaths-namely, ~, -, solemnly
swear Tor affirm that | recognize and ac-
cept the supreme authority of the United
States of America in the Philippine Is
lands and will maintain true faith and al
Iegiance thereto; that | impose upon my
self this obligation voluntarily, without
mental reservation or purpose of evasion.
so help me God"
General Chaffee is relieved of his
civil duties and the Philippine commits
sion made the superior authority in the
following order:
ChaHee Relieved of Civil Duties,
The inSurrection against the sovereign
authority of the United States in the Phil
ppine archipelago having ended and pro-
tinCial civil governments having been es-
ablishcd throughout the entire territory
IF the archipelago not inhabited by Moro
RIDES, under the instructions of the presi-
lent to the Philippine commission dated
April Z, 1900. now ratified and confirmed
oy the act of congress approved July /,
902 entitled "An act temporarily to pro
vide for the administration of affairs of
.ivi government in the Philippine Islands
md for other purposes the general COM
hereby relieved from the further perform
lnce of the duties of military governor |
md the office Of military governor in said |
archipelago Is terminal ted. The general |
commanding the division of the Philip- |
)ines and all military officers in authority |
herein will continue to observe the direc-
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