Condition in Philippine Islands: Report of the Special Mission to the Philippine Islands to the Secretary of WarThis report studies the situation in the Philippine Islands in order that a conscious decision can be rendered in granting independence to the people of the Islands and pursuing a policy which the American people will sanction and support. |
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... important a subject . I have , therefore , selected Gen. Leonard Wood and W. Cameron Forbes to go to the Philippine Islands and to make there a study of the situation and to report thereon , in order that I may have a judgment on which ...
... important a subject . I have , therefore , selected Gen. Leonard Wood and W. Cameron Forbes to go to the Philippine Islands and to make there a study of the situation and to report thereon , in order that I may have a judgment on which ...
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... importance , involving , as it may , the very life of the Filipino people as a people and the reputation and credit of our own country . Even if it were possible hereafter to correct an error now made , it would be difficult to measure ...
... importance , involving , as it may , the very life of the Filipino people as a people and the reputation and credit of our own country . Even if it were possible hereafter to correct an error now made , it would be difficult to measure ...
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... importance than the economic position of the Government is that of the people . A careful study should be made of the ... important services of edu- cation , health , public works , and agriculture should be noted and given due weight in ...
... importance than the economic position of the Government is that of the people . A careful study should be made of the ... important services of edu- cation , health , public works , and agriculture should be noted and given due weight in ...
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... important to determine whether reasonable plans exist for the utili- zation of these resources by the Filipino people in order that their unused land and resources may not continually be a source of temptation to their less fortunate ...
... important to determine whether reasonable plans exist for the utili- zation of these resources by the Filipino people in order that their unused land and resources may not continually be a source of temptation to their less fortunate ...
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... important administrative investiga- Personal ad- tions were made , with the knowledge and assistance of vestigations the Acting Governor General and his assistants . The mission and its attached members , however , personally visited ...
... important administrative investiga- Personal ad- tions were made , with the knowledge and assistance of vestigations the Acting Governor General and his assistants . The mission and its attached members , however , personally visited ...
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CONDITION IN PHILIPPINE ISLAND Leonard 1860-1927 Wood,United States Special Mission on Invest No preview available - 2016 |
CONDITION IN PHILIPPINE ISLAND Leonard 1860-1927 Wood,United States Special Mission on Invest No preview available - 2016 |
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Page 7 - No senator or representative shall, during the time for which he may have been elected, be eligible to any office the election to which is vested in the legislature, nor shall be appointed to any office of trust or profit which shall have been created or the emoluments of which shall have been increased during such term.
Page 2 - No public money or property shall ever be appropriated, applied, or used, directly or indirectly, for the use, benefit, or support of any sect, church, denomination, sectarian institution, or system of religion, or for the use. benefit, or support of any priest, preacher, minister, or other religious teacher or dignitary as such, except when such priest, preacher, minister, or dignitary is assigned to the armed forces or to any penal institution, orphanage, or leprosarium.
Page 7 - That each house of the legislature shall keep a journal of its proceedings and, from time to time, publish the same; and the yeas and nays of the members of either house, on any question, shall, upon demand of one-fifth of those present, be entered on the journal...
Page 1 - That all persons shall before conviction be bailable by sufficient sureties, except for capital offenses when the proof is evident or the presumption great.
Page 18 - An Act to regulate commerce,' approved February fourth, eighteen hundred and eightyseven, and all Acts amendatory thereof, by providing for a valuation of the several classes of property of carriers subject thereto and securing information concerning their stocks, bonds, and other securities," approved March first, nineteen hundred and thirteen, shall not apply to Porto Rico.
Page 2 - That in all criminal prosecutions the accused shall enjoy the right to be heard by himself and counsel, to demand the nature and cause of the accusation against him, to have a speedy and public trial, to meet the witnesses face to face, and to have compulsory process to compel the attendance of witnesses in his behalf.
Page 15 - The presiding officer of each House shall, in the presence of the House over which he presides, sign all bills and joint resolutions passed by the General Assembly, after their titles have been publicly read immediately before signing ; and the fact of signing shall be entered on the journal.
Page 12 - ... to be ascertained by the oath of either party or of other competent witnesses, is involved or brought in question; and such final judgments or decrees may and can be reviewed, revised, reversed, modified, or affirmed by said Supreme Court of the United States...
Page 2 - That no law shall be passed abridging the freedom of speech or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble and petition the Government for redress of grievances. That no law shall be made respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, and that the free exercise and enjoyment of religious profession and worship without discrimination or preference shall forever be allowed...
Page 1 - That no law shall be enacted in Porto Rico which shall deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law, or deny to any person therein the equal protection of the laws. That in all criminal prosecutions the accused shall enjoy the right to have the assistance of counsel for his defense...