Show PRESIDENT WILL PARDON philippine PRISONERS amnott proclamation will b fraed boon oa the fourth 0 july at the meeting of the cabinet friday the term of an amnesty proclamation to the philippines which Is contemplated to ideue on the fourth of july were greed upon the war depart meat for some time past ha had under advisement the draft of the proclamation and has found it necessary to make a number of changes 1 its text in its modified form it was agreed to by the cabinet and secretary boot will cable it to acting governor vi right forthie inspection if it meets the latter s approval nothing will remain but for the president it the Phllip pipe government bill is a law on as it is now expected it will be to as aue on independence day a formal proclamation cla mation setting forth terms of am nesty for all political offenders in the islands including aguinaldo and those held at guam the proclamation is based ou the general objects of the philippine gov eminent bill namely to restore pence in the and substitute a civil for military administration the proclamation will declare that a state of peace now exists in the philippine islands in the carls of the archipelago where the mindanao or pagan tribes are epting the united states a great amount of trouble and will declare in effect that with transfer of the government of the archipelago from military to a civil status all those arrested and held for political of lensea shall be restored to liberty granted full amnesty and allowed to participate in the civil government that is to be established in the islands |