Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-25
The following Is a translation:
Office of the Secretary

The following Is translation:
Office of the Secretary
of War.
Register No. 321
War, President of the Military Government
of the Philippine Islands and General-in-
Chief of the Armies Of the Universal Demo-
cratic Philippine Republic.
In the name of the central universal COM
mttee and of the universal democratic
Philippine republican government, / do
hereby appoint to the rank of lieutenant
general
Mr.. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
in view of his valuable services to the Phil
fppines, of his honesty, intelligence and
ability, do there fore order all authorities
to respect and cause to be respected the
authority by me appointed vouchsafing him
every consideration due his rank, and if
any one should incur in the serious and I'M
pardonable crime of INSTRUMENTATION by act
Ing contrary to the disposition of this COM
mission, he shall be condemned to DEATH
Given In Paris this LIST of July, 1905.
q. 81 (Sgd.) Manuel Prin Ruiz
The vice presfdente
OF the military government
tSgd) Artemio Ricarte Vilora.
IL. 81
The present commission is made out in
Tavor OF ........7.S..............
RIBS
The Proposed Rules Of War.
On the reverse Of the commission is print
ed the following A.Penal Militar Laws"
Art. 1. Every Filipino citizen directly or
indirectly serving the enemy shall be con-
demned to the penalty of DEATH
Art All foreigners. residing in the Phil
ippine Islands aihering to the cause of the
enemy (the Americans shall be cons dered
as enemies whenever caught in the Filipino
lines and shall be condemned in accordance
with the laws of war;.
Art. 3. All generals, chiefs officers nom
commissioned officers and privates who try
to capitulate. surrender, present themselves
or treat, directly or indirectly, with the
enemy for any of the causes above men
toned shall be condemned to the penalty of
Art. 4. Every subaltern guilty of insub-
ordination to his superior in rank shall be
condemned to the penalty of DEATH
Art .; From the last private to any gen.
eral, all are authorized to capture any
member OF my army without, distinction of
class or rank caught In the act of entering
into any agreement with the enemy preju-
dicial to our HOLY CAUSE, and shall be
placed at my disposal to be dealt with as
the case may require.
Art 9. No authority. however high his
rank, has the right to condemn to death
any person, however serious his crime
without my executive order therefor.
Art. Z. All prisoners Of war shall be re-
srected and the person maltreating the con-
quered de facto, or, IT. words shall be con-
QemneO as the case may require.
Art. 8. Whoever shall steal violate, MUIR
der, maltreat or attempt the personal Sc
curity of peaceful and honored Filipino cfu-
zens shall be condemned to the penalty of
DEATH
Art. 8. Whenever occasion demands 1t, all
the laws enacted In this commission shall
be read to the troops for the discipline and
good order of the army.
G.S) The Secretary of War
RIBS (Sgned) Prin
Every now and then the native constabu-
larry will bring in some poor ignorant, bare
footed fellow from country village, wear
ing pair of cotton drawers and cotton
shirt, who can neither read nor write but
has been furnished with similar COM
mission as compensation for some service
he has performed. for supplies he has fur
nished or sum, of money he has raised
among his neighbors for the support Of the
Hong Kong junta or some worthless vicious
adyenturer. These honors are cheap, but
are highly valued by certain class, and
If there should be any authoritative prom
Use or prediction of independence they would
Immediately have higher value and sig
nificance, like Philippine bonds. If on the
other hand, the present commission and
their subordinates are allowed to work out
the problem on the lines of the present
policy. there need be no further disturb
ance The people will soon learn that con-
spiracy does not pay and turn their atten-
ton to more profitable industries than or
ganizing paper governments.