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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 8, 1899)
s Text of President's An nual Address. POLICY IN THE PHILIPPINES Rebellion Is Nearly Knilcil mill Makes llecumincmliitlun for Future Govern ment All Government Are Friendly to the United Stntes-Fiivors Gold. To the Senato and House of Representa tives: At tho threshold of your deliberations ( you are called to mourn with your coun trymen tho death of Vice-President IIo tart, who passed from this life on tho morning of November 21 last. His great soul now rests In eternal peace. His prl Tate life was pure and elevated, while his public career was ever distinguished by large capacity, stainless Integrity and ex alted motives. He has been removed from the high office which ho honored and dig nified, but his lofty character, his devo tion to duty his honesty ot purpose and noble virtues remain with us as a price- less legacy and example. CONUITION OF THE COUNTRY. Prosperity nt Home nnd Fence With All Governments. Tho G6th congress convenes In Its first Tegular session with the country In n condition of unusual prosperity, of uni versal good-will among tho people at homo and relations of peace and friend ship with every government of the world. Our foreign commerce has shown great Increase In volume and value. The com bined Imports and exports for the year are the largest ever shown by a single year In all our history. Our exports for 1899 alone exceeded by more than $1,000, 000,000 our Imports and exports comb.ned in 1870. The Imports per capita are 20 per cent less than In 1ST0, while the exports per capita are 68 per cent more than In 1870, showing the enlarged capacity of the United States to satisfy the wants of Its own Increasing population, as well as to contribute to those of the peoples of other nations. Exports of agricultural products were J7S4.77G.142. Of manufactured prod ucts we exported In value $339,592,116, be ing larger than any previous year. It Is a noteworthy fact that the only years in all our history when the products of our manufactures sold abrc J exceeded those bought abroad were 1S9S and 1S99. FINANCES OF THE NATION. Receipts nnil Disbursements for the Lnt FIscul Year. Government receipts from all sources for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1899, Includ ing $11,798,314 14, part payment of the Cen tral Pacific Indebtedness, aggregated $010, SS2.0O4 35. Of this sum, customs receipts were $208,128,461 75, and those from Inter nal revenue $273,437,161 51. For the fiscal year the expenditures were $700,093,504 02, leaving a deficit of $59,111,559 67. The secretary of the treasury estimates that the receipts for tho current fiscal year will aggregate $640,958,112, and upon the basis of present appropriations the ex penditures will aggregate $CO0,95S,112, leav ing $40,000,000. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 1899, the Internal revenue receipts were Increased about $100,000,000. THE GOLD STANDARD. X Fitting: Time to Make Provision for Its Continuance. I urgently recommend that, to support the existing gold s:andard and to maln nln the parity In value of the coins of two metals fcold and silver) and tho U power of every dollar at a" " le market and in tne the secretary of the additional power and to sell United Stat such other effectlv ssaryto these STL'e the julre. anu. miv l if Interest lower ti, tver tir. 14, 1S76 il fright t govern 1ST act of January fllere is now no commercial withdraws gold from the but, on the contrary, such wldesp confidence that gold seeks the treasu.,, . demanding paper money In exchange, yet l tho very situation points to the present a,g I the most fitting time to make adequate-1. provision to Insure the continuance or tne gold standard and of public confidence In the ability and purpose of the govern ment to meet all Its obligations In the money which tho clvlllzid world recos nlzes as the best. OUIt MERCHANT MARINE. Industrial Greatness Should He Sup plemented by Sen Progress. The value of an American merchant ma rine to the extension of our commerc.nl trade and tho strengthening of our power upon the sea Invites the Immediate action of congress. Our national development will be one-sided and unsatisfactory eo long as tho remarkable growth of our In land Industries remains unaccompanied by progress on the sea. There Is no lack of constitutional authority for legislation which shall give to the country marltlmo strength commensurate with Us Indus trial achievements and with Its rank among nations of the earth. Tho past year has recorded exceptional activity In our shipyards, and the promises of con tinual prosperity In shipbuilding aro abun dant. Advanced legislation for tho protec tion of our seamen has been enacted. Our coast trade, under regulations wisely framed at tho beginning of tho govern ment and since, shows results for the past fiscal year unequaled In our records or thoso of any other power. Wo shall fall to realise our opportunities, however, If wo complacently regard only matters nt homo and blind ourselves to tho necessity of securing our share in tho valuablo car rying trade of tho world. Last year American vessels transported a smaller share of our exports and Imports than during any former year In all our history, and tho measuru of our depend ence upon foreign shipping was painfully manifested to our people. Without any choice of our own, but from necessity, tho departments of the government charged with military and naval operations In tho East and In tho West Indies had to ou- tain from foreign lings merchant vessels essential for thoso operations, PROllI.UM OK TIIH TRl'STS. Need of linrly Amendment "I the I3x Istlutr lJi"'. Combinations of capital, orgnnlzcd Into trusts to control the conditions of tiailo among our citizens, to stille competition, limit production, and determine the prices of products consumed by the people, are provoking public discussion and should early claim tho attention of congress. Tho Industrial commission created by tho net of congress of Juno IS, liOi, has been engaged In extended hearings upon tho d.sputed questions Involved In the subject of combinations In re straint of trade and competition. They lmvo not yet completed tho Investigation of this subject, and tho conclusions and recommendations at which they may ar rive are undetermined. The subject is one giving rise to many divergent views as to tho naturo and variety or cnuso and ex tent of the Injuries to tho public which may arlso from largo combinations con centrating more or less numerous enter prises and establishments, which previous to the formation of tho combination wero carried on sepa.ately. It is universally conceded that combinations which engross cr control tho market of any particular kind of merchandise or commodity neces sary to the general community uy suji- nnu oruinary compuu- tlon, whereby prices are unduly enhanced , to tho general consumer, aro oonoxious not only to tho common law. but also to tho public welfare. There must bo a rem edy for the evils involved in such organ izations. If tho present law can be ex tended more certainly to control or check these monopolies or trusts. It should bo done without delay. Whatever power tho congress possesses over this most Import ant subtect should bo promptly ascer- talned and asserted, FOREIGN RELATIONS. No Dispute of Serlons Clinrnctcr IVItli Any Government. A review of our relations with foreign states Is presented, with such recom mendations as are deemed appropriate. In my last annual message I adverted to the claim of the Austro-Hungar.an government for Indemnity for the killing of certain Austrian and Hungarian sub jects by the authorities of the state of Pennsylvania, at Lattlmer. while sup pressing an unlawful tumult of miners, September 10, 1S97. In view of the verd.ct of acquittal rendered by the court before which the sheriff and his deputies wero tried for murder, nnd following the estab lished doctrine that the government may not be held accountable for Injuries suf fered by Inelvlduals at the hands of the public authorities while acting in the line of duty In suppressing disturbances of tho public pence, this government, after due consideration of the claim advanced by the Austro-Hungarian government, was constrained to decline liability to Indem nify the sufferers. It Is gratifying to be able to announce that the Belgian government hn3 mitigated the restrictions on the Importation of cattle from the United States, to which I referred In my last annual message. NICARAGUA CANAL. Stntns of tlic Negotiations for the Intcr-Ocenu AViitertvny. The contract of the Marltlmo Canal Company, of Nicaragua, was declared forfeited by tho Nicaragua government on the 10th of October, on tho ground of nonfulfillment within the 10-year term stipulated In the contract. The Maritime Canal Company has lodged a protest igalnst this action, alleging rights In tho premises which appear worthy of con sideration. This government expects that Nicaragua will afford the protestants a full and fair hearing upon the merits of the case. The Nicaragua canal commission, which has been engaged upon the workfj of examination and survey of a ship canf.'. route across Nicaragua, having compreteo. Its labors and made Its reportwas dis solved on May 21, and onjuhe 10 a new commission, known ojf- the Isthmian .canal commission, was ojanlzed undor tho terms of tho act approved March 3A 1899, for the purpqeof examining the American Isthmus sfjth a view to deter- Ing.'thc mo rUCablo and feasible .nal across that Isth jbablu cost and other . This commission, un y of Rear-Admiral John d States navy (retired), pdn the work Intrusted Tying on examtna ig tho route of tho Darlen from tho iantl(, hood of tho Artrlc lver to tns . ma, " tho Fa- .Mo anni nrot: "B beon made. but under tho law a.K . -4:nsivo and J complete investigation is cauea iornwriiuiy 111 require much laDor anu consiuerumu Sme for its accomplishment. Tho work 111 bo prosecuted as expeditiously aa . i . . . ..v .tun t nil at tne earnest pracucauiu uu.. Tho great Importance of tnis worn can not be too often or too strongly pressed upon the attention of the congress. In my message of a year ago I expressed my views of tho necessity of a canal which would link tho two great oceans, to which I again Invite your consideration. Tho reasons then presented for early action are oven stronger now. GREAT HIIITAIN AND CANADA. AlnsUn IJoundnry Contention nnd Other Unsettled Questions. In my last annual message, I referred to the pending negotiations with Great Brit ain In respect to the Dominion of Canada. By means of an executive agreement, a Joint high commission had been created for the purpose of adjusting all unsettled questions between the United States and Canada, embracing 12 subjects, among which were the questions of the fur seals, the fisheries of the coast and contiguous Inland waters, the Alaska boundary, tho transit of merchandise In bond, the nllcn labor laws, mining rights, reciprocity In trade, revision of the agreement respect ing naval vessels In the Great Lakes, a more complete marking of parts of tho boundary, provision for tho conveyance of criminals, and for wrecking and salvage. Much progress had been made by tho commission toward the adjustment of many of theso quesUons, when It became apparent that an Irreconcilable difference of views was entertained respecting tho delimitation of tho Alaska boundary. In tho failure of an agreement to the mean ing of articles HI and lv of tho treaty of 1825- between Russia and Great Britain, which defined tho boundary between Alas ka and Canada, tho American commission ers proposed that tho subject of tho boundary be laid aside, and that tho re maining questions of difference bo pro ceeded with, some of which wero so far advanced as to assure tho probability of a settlement. This being declined by the nrltlsh commissioners, an ndjotirnmont wns taken until tho boundary should bo adjustei-. by the two governments. riio subject has been receiving tho curoful at tention which Its Importance demands, with tho result that a modus vlvemll for provisional dcmnrkallons In tho region about tho head of Lynn canal has been agreed upon, and It Is hoped that tho negotiations now In progress between tho two governments will end in an agree ment for tho establishment and delimita tion of a permanent boundnry. Attitude In AiiKlo-Hoer Wnr. Apart from theso questions growing out of our relationship with our northern neighbor, tho most friendly disposition and lendy agreement have marked tho discussion of tho numerous matters aris ing in tho vnst and Intimate Intercourse of tho United States with Groat llrltnln. This government has maintained an atti tude of neutrality In tho unfortunate con test between Great llrltnln and tho Hocr states of Africa. Wo havo remained faithful to tho precept of avoiding en tangling alliances as to nffnlrs not of our own direct concern. Had circumstances suggested that tho parties to the quarrel would havo welcomed any kind expression of tho hepo of tho American people that tho war might bo averted, good olllce3 would hnve been gladly tendered. Iho United States representative at Pretoria was early Instructed to see that all noulrnl American Interests he rospce'ed by tho combatants. This has been an easy task. In view of tho porltlvo declarations ui 0oth British and Hoer authorities that the personal and property rignts ot um .m .-t ahnitlit lut nhserved Upon tho withdrawal of tho llrltlsh agent from Pretoria, the United Stntes consul wns authorized, upon tho request of tho British government, nnd with tho assent of tho South African nnd Orango Kreo State governments, to exerclso tho eiiBtomnry good olllces of a neutral for tho care of Hrltlsh interests. In tho dis chargo of this function I nm happy to say that abundant opportunity has been af fnr,in,i tn ohnw the lmoartlallty of this eovernmont to both the combatants fur tho fourth tlmo In tho present decado. THE PHILIPPINE QUESTION. Acquisition of the Islnnd Tlie Fili pino Insurrection. On the 10th of December, 1S9S, the treaty of peace between the United States and Rnnin wns signed. It provided, among oiher things, that Spain should cede to the United States the archipelago Known n th Phlllnnlne Islands, that tho United States should pay to Spain the sum of 1. 000.000. and that the civil rights and politi cal status of tho native inhabitants of tho territories thus ceded to tho United States should be determined by the con gress. The treaty was ratified by the ren-n,- ,,n the fith of February. 1S9S. and by the Government of Spain on the 19th cf March following. The ratillcatlons wero tniinniml nn the 11th of April, and the treatv nubllcly proclaimed. On the il of March, the congress voted the sum con templated by the treaty, and the amount was paid over to the Spanish government on the 1st of May. In this manner tho Philippines came to the United Stutes. Tho Inlnniln were ceded by the government of Spain, which had been In undisputed pos session of them lor centuries, jney ne neeented not merely by our nutho.-Izcd commissioners In Parte, under tho direction nf the executive, but by tho constitutional and well-considered action of the repre sentatives of the people or tne unitcu sinif. in both houses of congress, i had every reason to believe, and I still believe, that this transfer of sovereignty was In accordance with tho wishes nnd the aspirations of the great mass of the Filipino people. From the earliest moment no opportunity was lost of assuring the people of the Islands of our ardent desire for their welfare and of the Intention of this government to do everything possible to advance their Interests. In my order of the 19th of May, 189S, the commander of the military expedition dispatched to the Philippines was instructed to declare that -jC name not to make war on the people the COuntry, "nor upon any part or faction among them, but to protect them In their homes, In their employments and in their nersonal and religious rights." That there should be no doubt as to tho paramount authority there, on the l'lh nf Ancust. It was directed that "there must be no Joint occupation with tho In surcents": that the United States must nre.serve the peace and protect persons and property within the territory occu pied by their military and naval forces; that the Insurgents and all others must recognize tho military occupation ana au thority of the United States. As early as December 4. before the cession nnd In an ticipation of that event, the commander In Manila was urged to restore peace and trannullltv. and to undertake tne estaD ltshment of a benedclent government which should afford the fullest security fnr life and property, On the 21st of December, after the treaty was signed, the commander of tho forces of occupation was instructed "to announco and proclaim. In tne most puonc mannur, that we come, not as Invaders and con querors, but as friends to protect tho na tives In their homes. In their employments and In their personal and religious rights." Th0 same day, while ordering General Otis to see that peace should bo nrnsfirvfid In Ho Ho. he was admonished that: "It is most Important that there xhnnld ho no conflict with tho Insurgents.' On the first day of Janunry, 1899, general orders reiterated that tho kindly inten tlons of this government should In every nnssihin wav. be communicated to the Insurgents. The Philippine Commission. On tho 21st of January, I announced my Intention of dispatching to Manila a com mission composed of three gentlemen of tho highest character anu aistinction thoroughly acquainted with the Orient who. in association with Admiral Dewey and Major-Qeneral Otis, were Instructed to "facilitate the most humane ana ei fectlvo ends and to secure, with tho least nosslble delay, tho benefits of a wisn on generous protection of llfo and procprly to tho Inhabitants." Theso gentlemen wero Dr. Jncob Gould Schurman, president of Cornell university; tho Hon. Charles Den by, for many years mlnls'er to China, and Professor Dean C. Worcester, of tho university of Michigan, who had made a most careful study of llfo In tho Phil ippines. While tho treaty of peaco was under consideration in tho senate, these commis sioners set out on their mission of good will and liberation. Their character was a sufflclent guaranty ot tho boneflclent pur pose with which they went, even if they had not borno the positive Instructions of this government which made their errand pre-eminently one of peaco and friendship. But beforo their arrival in Manila, tho sinister ambition of a few leaders of tho Filipinos had created a situation full of ombarrassmcnts for us and most grlovouj In Its consequences to themselves, Tho clear and Impartial preliminary ro port of tho commissioners, which I trans mit herewith, gives so lucid and compre hensive a hlstorv nt tho present Insurrec . I tionary not bo hero repeated. It Is niniii in wr wmi.n Inn dor llODPll The most uie nm...f....- :, ,,.M .i.,, when ho oa.no l;iM .......... m throw on. """onnlreuU MI.Vl m-Hlo... ..... ..r.nmniiiihmrnt of mis woolly "Ay gave him oilier """. llmr. ns illous BUggt'Kiioim ii .....ntloirt orn nervnrted tho purposes nnd Int entioni with which ho hud l'" B ,V " sooner had our army rapturea m ... " tho Filipino forces began l" '"""'" attitude of suspicion and "nHtlUty. ' ',lr .110 uunniu ""'""' .". , ,n,llfv ronps wero unnme to iiihhum Their kindness nnd forbearance na a proof nf nownmllre. The nggtBHslon nf the Filipinos continually Incieasc'. un til, finally. Just bcroro tiio time " senate of tho United State to voir .o tho treaty, an nttnek. ovi.ie ruiy i-n- In advance, was muiic American lines, which resune.i ... lily destructive and sanguinary repulse nf tho Insurgents. Ten days later nn order of the insurgent ' - in 1 x ndhorontH who had remained In Manila, of which n....i nn. (nuiie nlwervos that tnr barhnrnus Intent It Is unequnlod In ninil- ii .tni that at S o'clock fill imn .- ... . ,. on the night of the Hth of l ehruary. tho territorial mllltla shall route nn ... tho streets of San Pedro, nrme.i win. their bnlns. with guns nn-i nmmuni i ... where cnnvenlent: thai Filipino rum Ion onlv shall be .respected: that nil other Individuals, of whatever race they mn he. shnll bo exterminate!! wuniiui compassion, after the extermination ni the nrmy or nrrujini "Brothers, we must nvengo ourselves on tho Americans nnd exterminate in. .... il,., i mm- tnWe nur revenge Kir II." Infnmles nnd treacheries which thev hnv enmmltted upon ui. Have nn compusniuu upon them; attack wun vigor. ,V ennv nf this fell, bv good fortune. Inln ll. hnn.lii nt nor Ofllcri-S, Btld thoy were nble to take measures to control tho rising, which wns actually attempieu on the night of February 22. n week later tbnn wns originally contemplated. A con siderable number nf armed Insurgents en tered tho city by waterways and swamps, and. In enncert with confederates Inside, nttemnted to destroy Manila by fire. Thev wn-e kept In cheek during tnn nignt. nnu tho next day driven out of the city, with heavy loss. AVluit the Commission Found. This was tho unhappy condition of nf fnlrs which confronted our commissioners nn their arrival In Mnnlla. Tliey nnil come with tho hope and Intention of co operation with Admlrol pewcy ami .Major-General Otis In establishing peace and order In tho archipelago, nnu tne wntrai measure nf self-irovernmullt compnt'tiie with the true welfe.re of the people. Whnt they nctually fnund can best bo set forth In their own words: "Deplorable us war Is, tho ono In which wo aro now engaged was unavoidable, by us. Wo were attacked by n bold, adven turous and enthusiastic army. No alter native was left us. except Ignominious retreat. It Is not to be concelyed of that any American would have sanctioned the surrender of Manila to tne insurgents. Our obligations to other nations and to the friendly Filipinos and to nurselvos and our ling demanded that force should bo met with forco. Whatever the future of tho Philippines mny be. there Is no course open to us now except the prosecution or tho war until the Insurgents are reduced to submission. Tho commission Is of tho opinion that there hns been no time since tho destruction of the Spanish squadron by Admiral Dewey when It wns poMslhlo to withdraw our forces from the Islands cither with honor to ourselves or with snfety to tho Inhabitants." Tho course thus clearly Indicated has been unflinchingly pursued. The rebel lion must bo put down. Civil government cannot bo thoroughly ostnbllshed until order Is rostored. With a devotion nnd gallantry worthy of Its most brilliant history, tho n.rmy, ably nnd loyally as sisted by tho navy, has carried on this un welcome but most righteous cnmpalgn with richly deserved success. Tho noble solf-sacrlflco with which our soldiers nnd sailors, whoso terms of service hud ex pired, refused to avail themselves of their right to return home ns long ns they wero needed at the front, forms one of the brightest pages In our annals. Although their operations have been Homowhnt In terrupted and cheeked by n .-alny season of unusual violence nnd duration, they hnve gained ground steadily In every di rection, and now look forwnrd eonddontly to a speedy completion of their task. Tho unfavorable clrcumstnnres con nected with nn active camnnlgn hnvo not been permitted to Interfere with tho equally Importnnt work of reconstruc tion. Again I invito your nttentlnn to thn report 'of tho commissioners for tho Inter esting nnd encouraging details of tho work nlroady accomplished In tho es tablishment of peneo nnd order nnd the Inauguration of self-governing municipal llfo In many portions of tho archipelago, Civil Government In Nt-irros. A notable beginning has been mado In the establishment of a government In tho Island of Negros, which la deserving of speclul consideration. This wus the first Island to accept American sovereign ty. Its peoplo unreservedly proclaimed allegiance to tho United Stntes, unci adopted a constitution looking to tho es tablishment of a popular government. It was impossible to guaruntco to tho peo ple of Negros that tho constitution bo udopted should bo tho ultimate form of government. Such a question, under tho treaty with Spain and In accordance with our own constitution and laws, caino ex clusively under tho Jurisdiction of con gress. Tho government actually set up uy mo lnuauiiants or wegros eventually proved unsatisfactory to tho natives them selves. A now system was put Into forco by order of tho major-general command ing tho department, of which tho fol lowing nro tho most Important elements: It was ordered that tho government of the Island of Negros should consist of a military governor, appointed by tho United States military governor of tho Philippines, and a civil governor and an advisory council elected by tho people. Tho military governor was authorized to ap point secretaries of tho treasury, Interior, agriculture, public instruction, an attorney-general and an auditor. Tho seat of government was fixed at Bacolor. Tho military governor exercises tho supremo oxocutlvo power. He Is to seo that tho laws aro executed, appoint to offices and fill all vacancies In eillco not otherwise provided for, and mny, with tho approval of tho military governor of tho Philip pines, removo any officer from office Tho civil governor advises tho military gov ernor on nil public and civil questions, and presides over tho advisory council. Ho, In general, performs the duties which nillcor of the uimeu mu - -hi assistance has no f.mn.la nn In f ot nnd Is categorically dene. iw wiirn culled tu prou n. fur nro performed by secretaries nf state lr? our own syMtuin m Kuveniiiieiii. Tim ad vlsnry council consists or eignt uu-inlier eluded by tho peoplo within ten-Mount limits, which nro uenneii in nu aider o tho commnnillng general. Auriiriueiit Willi Niiltnn of NiiIiin. Tho authorities tho Hulu Islands hav accepted tho HiicecMHinn ot tne rmte HtuloM to tho rights of Spain, and our tin finals over that territory tin the imh of August, 1MI9, llrlgndler-Uonernl Hates; Hulled Slates volunteers, negi.Mnt..,! a agreement with the sultan and his prlq clpal chlors, which i irunnuiu iii-ri. wim lleliellloii Nearly Elided. I communlcnto thco facts to tho on gress for Its Information nnd iim-ui; ICverythliig Indicates that with Hie up ly sunnrosMcin of the Tagai rii.eijioti. nr.. ini the aichlpeingo win pi. on immune u ..ni nary courro tumor tne proicmion or ,,ur sovereignty, and tho people r thou- n. vorcd Islands will enjoy a prospcrirv null a freedom whloh they luivu; never i.. known. Already hundred of suliohl.. mien and filled with children ! Hri.ni. frieilom is sncreuiy assiiren mm .ni,.. i; and the courts aro unpens. ng in Business l beginning to gironl; u n accustomed rhannelH. Manila. wti.. .e in.i habitants were lleelng lo the eoin.nv a.1 few months ago, Is now a pupulou .mI thriving mart of commerce. I he can. -it and unremitting endeavors "f tin mlNilon and the admiral and m.ijor i nnil cnmmnmlliig the departim-iii it .) Pacific, lo injure the people of Hie i. . n cent Intuitions or mis government i hud their legitimate effiel In eonvii, ig the great innn of them lh.it ! u.d safety and prosperity and sinl.i. . i ment can only he found In " loyal n i mice of tho authority of tho 1'nitcd Hut. The Iluly of CoiiKress. The future government of the pti ipJ pines rests with the rongress of the I mi- ed States. Few gmver rriniuiiur'l.'il hnve cvur been ronllded to .is. I' accept them In a spirit worthy of oui i .- and traditions, great opportunity - ir- n with them. The Islands lie iih.1t iis shelter of our Hug. They nr- mm t.J every title of law mid equity. He v .nn not be abandoned. If we de.vrt tli-n leave Hum at once to nniinhy and i' y to barbarism. We Ming them, n g i-'cnl npplo of discord, among the rival i rn3 no one of which would piTinli nn..il, t 'oj seize them unquestioned. rhrlr it. Plnlns and valleys would bo Hie a. . endless strife nnd bloodshed. Tho ..i of Dowry's fleet In Minlln bay. ! . of being, hm we hope, the dawn ..i n day of freedom and progress. w..ui.l I been tho beginning of an era of ml-, n .mil violence worse than any which li.is d.ik-1 filed their unhappy past. It doe not Keem desirable th.it I . recommend nt this tlm a spe. Hi. i form of government for this- l u ta When nenee sln!l be restored It will 'hi duty of congress to conHtrun n pin government which shall est,iluli ' ( maintain freedom nnd order nnd pen-.- tho Philippines. The ltiurren.,n is -i 111 exlutlng. and when It termlnnt.s f irt l,. Information will be required as m -hi actual condition of .iffalrH bef'.re Ina .mi J rating a permanent scheme of civil g .v4 eminent. Tin: PIKRTO IIM'.WS. Ilurdnlilps Worked Present III Ii) the Fnree. I,n us nt I recommend that legislation t 'h same end be had wlih reference u l'i rtc Rico. The time U ripe for the ul.p ! of n temporary form of govermm foM this Island, and many suggestions tnadj with reference, lo Alaska are uppli. .iM also to Puerto Rleo. The system f ivlri Jurisprudence now adopted by the v pl( of this Island Is described by o.nipe'ent lawyers who nro familiar with It as thoroughly modern and si lent nic Mb as It relates to matters of Internal imslJ ness. trade, production and sm ml 'nfi prlvnte rights In general. The dil.t tho Island are governed under fliurt . rfl which probably require very little t nq change. So that with relation to m.i' .rt of local concern nnd private rights I- 1(1 not prohnble that much. If any. Irglsi.iM iij Is drslrnhlu: but with reference to i.ubj He administration nnd tho relations or tliM islands to the federal government ihera are many matters which aro of pressing urgency. OTHER MA'ITIRUS DIHCUHSni). Mob Lmr IJenoiuuvd I.yiirhlnirt Must Nut lit; Tolerated. The lovo of law and sense of obedience nnd sulimlsslan to Him lawfully c .nulla tutcd tribunals are Imbedded n hearts of our people, and nny viu.ao turn of these sentiments nil J dlsreganl of their obligations luHy arouses i.u t.HCJ condemnation. Tho guaranties of life. nla orty and of civil rights should bo fuiuiruu in. In. 1.1- thn rli-lit nf trial hv lury rO: snecled and defended. Tho rule of ih courts should assure tho nubile ..r iliel nromtit trlnl of thoso charged with erin Inal offenso, nnd upon conviction the l)U"3 Ishment should bo commensiirnto a th i.nnrmllv nt the erlmo. TllOSO WllO In fllat'ei'n nl nf lnw end nllljllc pcaCS unwilling to await tho ludgment of c .urtl nnil (nrv nnul 1 1 lit n IhemsclVCS JlUlgOa and executioners should not escape tha severest penalties of their crimes. KxtviKlliifr thf Classified .Service. The KToixillvn order of Mny C. 1S90, CXfil t., .,,!!., tl,n lltnlta nf lllil nlnSSlllud HC-TV le.. tirnni'ht within tho ODenUlOn 01 tnu civil service law and rules nearly all Oj tho oxecutlvo civil service not previous !...,., hi. ..1 U..,., nt Ihn InelllslOIlS Were UIIIOOIIIVU, muiiiv u . .. . J3 r,,.,.l ...lw,ll Illn, rr.nl nnd llllHllUeU it ivuiiu . 1 1 , " , , j ..iwn" - ...... tm ...nHi. tVtn ummrfll ili.nnrtmeiltS. J application of tho rules to many of ttiaj n nn.H in nnliulnil was rounu i l fplnllnn nnl nrnhnrrilHHmiint. After ions and very thorough consideration, It bo camo ovldont to tho heads of tho ueparM ments responslblo for their elliciency i.-'y In order to removo theso dllllcultlcs nno promoto an efficient and narmon ministration, certain amendments wer necessary. Theso amendments wero pro mulgated by mo In executive orucr uu. May 29, 1899. llem.oiiHlbllltlcN of Conwress. Presented to this congress aro groat op portunltlos. With thorn como sponslbllltles. Tho power con ueu -j iAno winiit nf our obligations to tho peoplo, and wo must bo Proo""?,? sonsltlvo of them as wo contomplato us now and grave problems wn " UB. Jkllllinif oiuy in th"S cannot err. A right Interpretation of in people's will and ot duty cannot fall Insuro wlso measures for tho wolfaro tho islands which havo come to tho common Interest and lasting honor of our country. . , , mnrn nnlln Nvor ha. . this nation J"0" aam causo man uuino, ,,-,-, ,i0s thankfulness to God for manifold mess ing nnd mercies, for wniu - - , reverent acKnow.eumjn M,KINl4By.