Private Smith at the Philippines: All Questions Relating to the Philippines Discussed and Answered by Veterans on Board the U. S. Transport "Century" en Route from Manila to San FranciscoFranklin Printing and Publishing Company, 1899 - 216 páginas |
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Página 11
... peace with Spain was re- stored , feeling that the term of enlistment , as well as its cause , had expired . The dis- charge was not granted until the bullet had made further service impossible , and he was then permitted to return home ...
... peace with Spain was re- stored , feeling that the term of enlistment , as well as its cause , had expired . The dis- charge was not granted until the bullet had made further service impossible , and he was then permitted to return home ...
Página 68
... Peace commission , also gives some testi- mony as to the Filipinos . He says : ' It will be a surprise to many Americans to know that the educated Filipino is the equal of any other civilized people in the world , Ameri- cans must deal ...
... Peace commission , also gives some testi- mony as to the Filipinos . He says : ' It will be a surprise to many Americans to know that the educated Filipino is the equal of any other civilized people in the world , Ameri- cans must deal ...
Página 74
... peace to General Aguinaldo in Biacna - Bató . A council of the revolutionary government was held in which it was agreed to lay down their arms on condition that cer- tain reforms should be introduced . The principal of these were : ' 1 ...
... peace to General Aguinaldo in Biacna - Bató . A council of the revolutionary government was held in which it was agreed to lay down their arms on condition that cer- tain reforms should be introduced . The principal of these were : ' 1 ...
Página 120
... preceded and war was resumed merrily and continues to the present day . ' " President Schurman , of the Peace Com- mission , has expressed his disapproval of the causes which lead to the war ( see Nagasaki Press 120 OPENING OF HOSTILITIES .
... preceded and war was resumed merrily and continues to the present day . ' " President Schurman , of the Peace Com- mission , has expressed his disapproval of the causes which lead to the war ( see Nagasaki Press 120 OPENING OF HOSTILITIES .
Página 121
... peace can only be had now by recognition of American sovereignty . " Chairman " Well ! It looks pretty clear that the position of the Americans is becom- ing less and less enviable . It is to be hoped that Captain Bevans can clear it ...
... peace can only be had now by recognition of American sovereignty . " Chairman " Well ! It looks pretty clear that the position of the Americans is becom- ing less and less enviable . It is to be hoped that Captain Bevans can clear it ...
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Página 172 - The inhabitants of the ceded territory shall be incorporated in the Union of the United States, and admitted, as soon as possible, according to the principles of the federal constitution, to the enjoyment of all the rights, advantages, and immunities of citizens of the United States ; and, in the mean time, they shall be maintained and protected in the free enjoyment of their liberty, property, and the religion which they profess.
Página 172 - The Inhabitants of the Territories which His Catholic Majesty cedes to the United States by this Treaty, shall be incorporated in the Union of the United States, as soon as may be consistent with the principles of the Federal Constitution, and admitted to the enjoyment of all the privileges, rights and immunities of the Citizens of the United States.
Página 171 - Mexicans who, in the territories aforesaid, shall not preserve the character of citizens of the Mexican Republic, conformably with what is stipulated in the preceding article, shall be incorporated into the Union of the United States, and be admitted at the proper time (to be judged of by the Congress of the United States...
Página 4 - Our reliance is in the love of liberty which God has planted in us. Our defense is in the spirit which prizes liberty as the heritage of all men, in all lands everywhere.
Página 167 - I can say in return, sir, that all the political sentiments I entertain have been drawn, so far as I have been able to draw them, from the sentiments which originated in and were given to the world from this hall. I have never had a feeling, politically, that did not spring from the sentiments embodied in the Declaration of Independence.
Página 171 - Republic, conformably with what is stipulated in the preceding article, shall be incorporated into the Union of the United States and be admitted at the proper time (to be judged of by the Congress of the United States) to the enjoyment of all the rights of citizens of the United States according to the principles of the constitution...
Página 148 - And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth, that I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich...
Página 160 - If I were an American as I am an Englishman, while a foreign troop was landed in my country, I never would lay down my arms — never, never, never!
Página 138 - ... 10. Effective provision will be made for the establishment of elementary schools in which the children of the people shall be educated. Appropriate facilities will also be provided for higher education. 11. Reforms in all departments of the government, in all branches of the public service, and in all corporations closely touching the common life of the people must be undertaken without delay and effected, conformably to right and justice, in a way that will satisfy the well-founded demands and...
Página 154 - God, it is now proving itself — a stumbling-block to all those who in after times might seek to turn a free people back into the hateful paths of despotism. They knew the proneness of prosperity to breed tyrants, and they meant when such should reappear in this fair land and commence their vocation, they should find left for them at least one hard nut to crack.