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Show Gives Pardon to Filipinos. ! Washington, June 20. Secretary Root said tonight that the text of the am- jy nesty proclamation would be published tomorrow in Manila and Washington simultaneously. The . proclamation gives a free pardon to all Filipinos who jb have participated in the rebellion 4k agairlst the United States, the only con- a dition being that they take the oath of allegiance and acknowledge the sov- Jr ereignty of the United States. It ex- eludes no one, except those who have violated the laws of war. The procla- y9 mation, the secretary said, will speak &k for itself, and will go into effect im- 2? mediately. The time, considering the facilities for communication in the isl- dT ands for acceptance of the amnesty y3 proclamation by those still in rebellion, 2. is limited, being only thirty and sixty Jr days. |