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BY THE CIVIL GOVERNOR OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS-A PROCLAMATION.

Whereas the President of the United States did, on the tenth day of March, issue the following Executive order:

"All officials of the Government, civil, military, and naval are hereby directed not only to observe the President's proclamation of neutrality in the pending war between Russia and Japan, but also to abstain from either action or speech which can legitimately cause irritation to either of the combatants. The Government of the United States represents the people of the United States not only in the sincerity with which it is endeavoring to keep the scales of neutrality exact and even, but in the sincerity with which it deplores the breaking out of the present war, and hopes that it will end at the earliest possible moment and with the smallest possible loss to those engaged. Such a war inevitably increases and inflames the susceptibilities of the combatants to anything in the nature of an injury or slight by outsiders. Too often combatants make conflicting claims as to the duties and obligations of neutrals, so that even when discharging these duties and obligations with scrupulous care it is difficult to avoid giving offense to one or the other party; to such unavoidable causes of offense due to the performance of national duties there must not be added any avoidable causes. It is always unfortunate to bring Old World antipathies and jealousies into our life or by speech or conduct to excite anger and resentment toward our nation in friendly foreign lands, but in a Government employee whose official position makes him in some sense the representative of the people the mischief of such action is greatly increased. A strong and self-confident nation should be peculiarly careful not only of the rights but of the susceptibilities of its neighbors, and nowadays all of the nations of the world are neighbors one to the other. Courtesy, moderation, and self-restraint should mark international no less than private intercourse. All the officials of the Government, civil, military, and naval, are expected so to carry themselves both in act and in deed as to give no cause of just offense to the people of any foreign and friendly power, and with all mankind we are now in friendship.

"WHITE HOUSE, March 10, 1904.”

"THEODORE ROOSEVELT.

Now, therefore, I, Luke E. Wright, civil governor of the Philippine Islands, do give publicity to said Executive order for the information of all concerned, and do enjoin strict compliance with all the provisions thereof.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the government of the Philippine Islands to be affixed.

Done at the city of Manila this fifteenth day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and four.

By the civil governor:

LUKE E. WRIGHT, Civil Governor.

A. W. FERGUSSON, Executive Secretary.

BY THE CIVIL GOVERNOR OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS-A PROCLA

MATION.

The following act of the Congress of the United States, having been approved by the President of the United States on the fifteenth day of April, anno Domini nineteen hundred and four, is hereby published for the information and guidance of all concerned:

"AN ACT To regulate shipping in trade between ports of the United States and ports or places in the Philippine Archipelago, between ports or places in the Philippine Archipelago, and for other

purposes.

"Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That on and after July first, nineteen hundred and six, no merchandise except supplies for the Army or Navy shall be transported by sea, under penalty of forfeiture thereof, between ports of the United States and ports or places in the Philippine Archipelago, directly or via a foreign port, or for any part of the voyage, in any other vessel than a vessel of the United States. But this section shall not be construed to prohibit the sailing of any foreign vessel between any port of the United States and any port or place in the Philippine Archipelago: Provided, That no merchandise other than that imported in such vessel from some foreign port which has been specified on the manifest as for another port, and which shall not have been unloaded, shall be carried between a port of the United States and a port or place in the Philippine Archipelago.

"SEC. 2. That on and after July first, nineteen hundred and six, no foreign vessel shall transport passengers between ports of the United States and ports or places in the Philippine Archipelago, either directly or by way of a foreign port, under a penalty of two hundred dollars for each passenger so transported and landed.

"SEC. 3. That sections one and two of this act shall not apply to the transportation of merchandise or passengers between ports or places in the Philippine Archipelago. Until Congress shall have authorized the registry as vessels of the United States of vessels owned in the Philippine Archipelago the government of the Philippine Islands is hereby authorized to adopt, from time to time, and enforce regulations governing the transportation of merchandise and passengers between ports or places in the Philippine Archipelago.

"SEC. 4. That sections one and two of this act shall not apply to the voyage of a vessel between a port of the United States and a port or place in the Philippine Archipelago begun before July first, nineteen hundred and six.

"SEC. 5. That sections one and two of this act shall not apply to vessels owned by the United States.

"SEC. 6. That on and after the passage of this act the same tonnage taxes shall be levied, collected, and paid upon all foreign vessels coming into the United States from the Philippine Archipelago which are required by law to be levied, collected, and paid upon vessels coming into the United States from foreign countries: Provided, however, That until July first, nineteen hundred and six, the provisions of law restricting to vessels of the United States the transportation of passengers and merchandise directly or indirectly from one port of the United States to another port of the United States shall not be applicable to foreign vessels engaging in trade between the Philippine Archipelago and the United States: And provided further, That the Philippine Commission shall be authorized and empowered to issue licenses to engage in lighterage or other exclusively harbor business to vessels or other craft actually engaged in such business at the date of the passage of this act, and to vessels or other craft built in the Philippine Islands or in the United States and owned by citizens of the United States or by inhabitants of the Philippine Islands.

"SEC. 7. That this act shall not be construed to impair or affect any privilege guaranteed to Spanish ships and merchandise by the treaty of peace between the United States and Spain signed at the city of Paris on December tenth, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, and ratified April eleventh, eighteen hundred and ninety-nine.

"SEC. 8. That the Secretary of Commerce and Labor shall, from time to time, issue regulations for the enforcement of this act, except as otherwise provided in section three: Provided, That such of the navigation laws of the United States as are in force in the Philippine Archipelago in regard to vessels arriving in the Philippine Islands from the mainland territory and other insular possessions of the United States shall continue to be administered by the proper officials of the Government of the Philippine Islands. "Approved, April 15, 1904.”

Done at the city of Manile this twentieth day of June, anno Domini nineteen hundred and four.

SIR: The following is published for the information and guidance of officers and employees of the Philippine government-insular, provincial, or municipal-when making application for transportation by commercial lines between Manila and points in the United States:

1. Transportation requests on such commercial lines from Manila to points in the United States are issued by the executive secretary only, as authorized by Act 697 of the Philippine Commission, and all applications for transportation should be made to him through the head of the bureau or office in which the applicant is employed.

2. Applications should contain the following information:

(a) Name of applicant.

(b) Bureau or office in which employed.

(c) Approximate date transportation is desired.

(d) City in the United States to which transportation is desired; whether via San Fran

cisco or Tacoma.

(e) Date of appointment of applicant to the service.

(f) Whether applicant has resigned or has been granted leave of absence with permission to visit the United States, giving the date such resignation or leave becomes effective.

(g) Names of members of his family, if any, for whom he desires transportation; and if there are any children under 12 years of age, their ages should be stated.

(NOTE. Should the applicant desire transportation for a member of his family only, and not for himself, questions (e) and (f) need not be answered. In the case of officers and employees of the Coast and Geodetic Survey, answers to questions (e) and (f) are not required.)

3. The applicant should deposit the necessary amount with the executive bureau upon being advised of the special Government rate applying to the town or city in the United States to which transportation is desired. Transportation requests will then be issued and reservation of berths may be secured at the office of the Manila agents of the steamship lines upon which the order is drawn. (If via San Francisco, Messrs. Castle Bros., Wolf & Sons. If via Tacoma, Messrs. W. F. Stevenson & Co.)

4. Existing agreements provide for special rates between Manila and points in the United States either via San Francisco by the Pacific Mail Steamship Company and allied lines (Occidental and Oriental Steamship Company, Toyo Kisen Kaisha, Southern and Union Pacific railroads and connections), or via Tacoma by the Northern Pacific Steamship Company and allied lines (Boston Steamship Company, Northern Pacific Railroad, and connections).

5. The special rates are for first-class transportation and include subsistence aboard the vessel from Manila to San Francisco or Tacoma, but do not include sleeping-car accommodations or meals in connection with the railroad transportation. Railroad transportation will not be issued except in connection with steamship passage by commercial line.

6. In the matter of the transportation of children the general rule of half and quarter rates is to apply; that is, for infants under 2 years of age, no charge; children 2 years of age and under 5, one-fourth rate; and children 5 years of age and under 12, one-half the Government contract rate.

7. The executive secretary has no authority to grant stop-over privileges, and if employees obtain such privileges through the courtesy of the transportation company the time so consumed will be considered as so much of the leave to which they are entitled in the United States and will not be considered as a part of the actual and necessary time required to make the journey from Manila to the United States.

8. Any officer or employee of the Philippine government-insular, provincial, or municipal-going to or coming from the United States on leave of absence or for any other lawful reason may secure the benefit of the contracts of the insular government made with the commercial lines for transportation between Manila and points in the United States, either for himself or for any member of his family, including his fiancée.

9. No transportation will be furnished at the cost of the insular government when an officer or employee is going to or coming from the United States on leave of absence, except when provided by law or resolution of the Commission.

10. Attention is invited to the following provisions of Act No. 1161:

"SECTION 1. Any bonded officer or employee of the civil government of the Philippine Islands who leaves or attempts to leave the Philippine Islands without first securing a clearance from the auditor showing that his accounts with the Government have been satisfactorily settled and adjusted, shall be deemed guilty of gross neglect of duty, and shall be punished by imprisonment for not exceeding six months or by a fine of not more than one thousand pesos, or both, in the discretion of the court.”

TRANSPORTATION FROM THE UNITED STATES TO MANILA.

11. All transportation orders on commercial lines from points in the United States to Manila are issued by the Chief of the Bureau of Insular Affairs, War Department, Washington, D. C., and should officials or employees of the insular government desire such transportation for members of their families, including fiancées, application therefor should in every case be made to the executive secretary, Manila, P. I., through the head of the bureau or office in which the applicant is employed, in order that the chief of the Bureau of Insular Affairs may be instructed accordingly. Payment for the transportation may then be made direct to the chief of the Bureau of Insular Affairs by the person or persons for whom the transportation is requested; or, if preferred, the official or employee requesting the transportation may make the necessary payment to the Executive Bureau, Manila, P. I. 12. Paragraph 10 of Executive Order No. 9, series of 1904, provides as follows: "10. (a) All officers and employees who are granted leave of absence for the purpose of visiting the United States and who contemplate returning to duty upon the expiration of such leave of absence shall, before leaving the islands, make application to the executive secretary for transportation returning to Manila. In each application the date of the

expiration of leave of absence and the post-office address of the applicant while in the United States must be stated.

"(b) Immediately upon reaching the United States remittance covering cost of return transportation must be made to the chief of the Bureau of Insular Affairs, War Department, Washington, District of Columbia, with a statement of the date on which the applicant desires to leave the United States. All subsequent communications regarding return transportation and prompt report of any changes occurring in the applicant's post-office address must also be directed to the chief of the Bureau of Insular Affairs, and a duplicate copy of each such communication mailed at the same time to the executive secretary, Manila, who will forward it to the head of the bureau or office interested, through the proper head of department." FRANK W. CARPENTER, Acting Executive Secretary.

BY THE CIVIL GOVERNOR OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS-A PROCLAMATION.

Act numbered nine hundred and twenty-six, entitled "An act prescribing rules and regulations governing the homesteading, selling, and leasing of portions of the public domain of the Philippine Islands, prescribing terms and conditions to enable persons to perfect their titles to public lands in said islands, providing for the issuance of patents without compensation to certain native settlers upon the public lands, providing for the establishment of town sites and sale of lots therein, and providing for the determination by the Philippines court of land registration of all proceedings for completion of imperfect titles and for the cancellation or confirmation of Spanish concessions and grants in said islands, as authorized by sections thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, and sixty-two of the act of Congress of July first, nineteen hundred and two, entitled 'An act temporarily to provide for the administration of the affairs of civil government in the Philippine Islands, and for other purposes," having been approved by the President of the United States and by him transmitted to the Congress of the United States at the beginning of its last session, and the Congress of the United States having failed to either disapprove or amend the same at said session:

Now, therefore, I, Luke E. Wright, civil governor of the Philippine Islands, do hereby, pursuant to the provisions and requirements of section numbered seventy-nine of said Act numbered nine hundred and twenty-six, declare and proclaim that said act is in full force and effect from this date.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the government of the Philippine Islands to be affixed.

Done at Manila, Philippine Islands, this twenty-sixth day of July, one thousand nine hundred and four.

By the civil governor:

LUKE E. WRIGHT, Civil Governor.

F. W. CARPENTER, Acting Executive Secretary.

EXHIBIT G.

OPERATIONS UNDER THE CONGRESSIONAL RELIEF FUND.

MANILA, P. I., November 1, 1904.

SIR: Pursuant to the requirements of the act of the Congress of the United States approved March 3, 1903, which, among other things, appropriated $3,000,000 for the relief of distress in the Philippine Islands, I have the honor to make the following report, showing the expenditures which have been made from this appropriation and the purposes for which made since December 1, 1903.

At that time the report made by the civil governor showed an unallotted balance of 3,309,000. There has since been allotted by the Philippine Commission the sum of 2,703,771.47, and from these allotments and the balance of appropriated moneys undrawn on December 1, 1903, which amounted to 1,378,837.58, net withdrawals have been made of P2.952,748.48, from which should be deducted net repayments of P11,804.20, under Act No. 786, thus leaving a balance to the credit of the allottments of P1,141,664.77. There was in the treasury on October 1, 1904, to the credit of the Congressional relief fund a balance unallotted of P609,228.53, and a balance of the original fund, allotted and unallotted, amounting to P1,750,893.30.

The expenditures thus made have been pursuant to various acts of the Commission, and have been made for the purposes contemplated by the act of Congress, to wit: The construction of roads, the building of schoolhouses and other public works, the purchase of rice, carabaos, Chinese bullocks, etc., and combating diseases which threatened the inhabitants of the islands, their draft animals, and their

crops.

A statement of the various acts and resolutions of the Commission under which all these expenditures have been made is given in the accompanying special report of the auditor for the Philippine Islands, which is hereto appended.

I have the honor to be, very respectfully,

LUKE E. WRIGHT,

The SECRETARY OF WAR, Washington, D. C.

Civil Governor.

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS,

OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR, Manila, P. I., October 1, 1904.

SIR: I have the honor to submit herewith a special report covering the opera tions under the Congressional relief fund since December 1, 1903, the date of my last report:

It will be remembered that the original appropriation by Congress for relief of distress in the Philippine Islands was in the sum of $3,000,000 U. S. currency,