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Show PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT TO THE ARMY The President a proclamation of amnesty am-nesty for Plliplnos who have been In insurrection very appropriately was Riven on July 4th It is 1 roa 1 and lib-eril lib-eril In Us terms declares the complete restoration of pence nnl plaits the Islands unreservedly under civil rnn-trol rnn-trol excepting only tho country of tho Moros the proclamation also expressly excepting from Its terma thoso who havo been guilty ot crimes against the civil order since May 1 1WI, nnd thoso who haie been duly convicted ot specific spe-cific crimes Those receiving tho bene-lit bene-lit of tho proclamation uto In make n sworn declaration of their ncceptanco of the supreme authority of the United Uni-ted States and that they will hoar truo nlledonce Accompanying this proclamation Is nn order liy Secretary Itoot tellcvlng Gen f hoffe of his civil functions nn I mllltaty rovernorship conliiilarf his duties tn strictly military command flie Philippine Commission Is made mi-ptemo mi-ptemo In tho civil government nn I local lo-cal governments villi hale the manage man-age metit of proline lul and munlclpil uPalts Hut tho military foiiianrcat all times to bo subject, under Ihe or-dera or-dera of tho military commander to the coll of tho civil nuthorltlea for tho maintenance of law nnd order mil tho enforcement of their aulhoilty The third document In this serlea Ij a magnificent eul igy liy the President upon tho United Stales army In Un efficiency ef-ficiency nml Li.nluct In Culn and In the Philippine It is nddressel to the army direct ami recites not only the great triumph, of tho uevornl forces In buttle but their woti-elorfiil woti-elorfiil work 111 itneo In Culn, tho ndnili Istrntlon lata betn holiest nnd wise, surltnllon unknown licfnie h IH stampol out yellow feiot, has Improved Im-proved tho BoncrnI health and reditred tho dentil rate, has expedited Justice, cleansed the prisons Instituted hospital hos-pital nnd asylum nnl established a genet al syiteui of fiee public scluo.H nt whiih oi er Jnoouo ehlllren aro In ntttnelunte tho troop hnio borne themselies with ellgnlty nnd self-con-Irol so that four yeears of military oc-cupnncy oc-cupnncy hnve pnmteel without Insult to mini or woman ihey lime j.ni oil the governnie nt of vu, to the ('mini pen plo nml I unliersal expression (f frlenelslilp nml gonel will anil haie loft a te ord of inderel Justice mid liberty lib-erty of rnoid Improvement In morn! inncllllon nnl 1 ingress In the nt t of government which i. Hee tn great credit upon thn .cnnli c,f the Unite 1 btntes" In the Phlllpilne the PicHldent recognises rec-ognises ihe enrrmiiiB cllfih ully of the task the army hn prifnimrd, nnd thanks tho mm) for Its gall int nnd laild work -p, lnri. ,,, , ,,,, san I Ii ml, Ma git it mil hiiiuII It hn xi ibli el ii averlug counigo nml res-u,u res-u,u "' It It s i ut nn end to guer. i rfire ty ruiowinf ,Uo intrainl-"i" intrainl-"i" hind) to th ir fumiK jcs In moun. tain and JunglemTcrT has rut an end to th. ,alti Intimidation and secret . by which the well dnJ"" able people were pr.ventM a genuine part In their kw," ment "Its splendid virile . been accompanied by jtlf. ' tlenco and magnanimity nl'' prising! jr fow Individual ,,. course has b-cn rharartenf, manlty nnd kindness to th, and tho non-combatant tn,? table good temper sympath, ally to American Idealt p.' Ing generals haie Joined nitw Ian nrents of the Governmc7 Ing the wounds of war aM .1 the penile of the PI np Ing of peace and preMm, vlduul liberty, protection of , rights, civil order, public S nnd religious freedom haie foil,, footsie is It has added hono flng which It defended and hu fled Increased confidence In m of the Ainctlcnn people, nho, do not ehrlnk from labor or fa lovo liberty nnd peace It Is a splendid tribute to ,, nnd to Its great nchlev emeriti nrchlpelago. It did a work i. years which Spain In oiertr,, drcd years failed to accompliis. ln Just prldo that Prejidenl B say tint ho feels that he tho nmtlments of nil the i0J,i of tho United Slates in doing t the whole army which haond perftirmanco and sharet In the of theso honorable tervlcei." u Indeed most worthily eiprei! sentiments, and tho people iuk. Join ln tho tribute he haa pali |