The Exaltation of the Flag: Proceedings at the Patriotic Mass Meeting Held by the Americans of the Philippine Islands, which Took Place in the City of Manila, P. I., on the Evening of Friday, August 23, 1907Robert B. Westcott J. R. Edgar, 1907 - 160 páginas |
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... Filipino people full and immediate independence . In a political speech , one of these nominees referred to the Americans as " pigs , " while another applied more than one opprobrious epithet . Subsequent to the general election , the ...
... Filipino people full and immediate independence . In a political speech , one of these nominees referred to the Americans as " pigs , " while another applied more than one opprobrious epithet . Subsequent to the general election , the ...
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... Filipinos rent the air with their acclamations . Being Sunday , the hall was vacant . In the early evening the procession marched through the streets of the city to the Luneta , where it was reinforced by several other aggregations of ...
... Filipinos rent the air with their acclamations . Being Sunday , the hall was vacant . In the early evening the procession marched through the streets of the city to the Luneta , where it was reinforced by several other aggregations of ...
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... Filipino who carried it , and throwing Old Glory in the dirt , trampled upon it . This was the signal that others had been looking for . In less time than it takes to tell it every Filipino who could get at it 15.
... Filipino who carried it , and throwing Old Glory in the dirt , trampled upon it . This was the signal that others had been looking for . In less time than it takes to tell it every Filipino who could get at it 15.
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... Filipino who could get at it jumped upon the flag and ground its stars and stripes into the dirt , tear- ing it into shreds . While this dis- grace was being heaped upon the na- OLD GLORY O flag that waves from sea to sea With sign and ...
... Filipino who could get at it jumped upon the flag and ground its stars and stripes into the dirt , tear- ing it into shreds . While this dis- grace was being heaped upon the na- OLD GLORY O flag that waves from sea to sea With sign and ...
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... Filipinos and they have determined that some action should be taken by the United States government to pre- vent a repetition of Sunday's scenes . The sentiment of the Americans in the city has been quietly sounded and it has been ...
... Filipinos and they have determined that some action should be taken by the United States government to pre- vent a repetition of Sunday's scenes . The sentiment of the Americans in the city has been quietly sounded and it has been ...
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action acts Amer American flag applause and cheers Applause and cries August 18 August 23 band played believe blood brave Cablenews called Chairman Committee display disrespect Duck and Company election emblem or device enacted expose or cause exposed to public feel Filipino firm five hundred pesos flag is borne Flag Law floats Friday Governor-General Grand Opera House Haussermann honor Hurrah ican flag independence insignia insurgent insurrection Katipunan banner Katipunan flag LADIES AND GEN land laughter and applause liberty Luneta Malabon mass meeting matter ment Nacionalista Party nation natives never Old Glory parade patriotic peace Philippine Islands plause political procession or review public enemies public view punished rebellion Renacimiento representative respect Sedition Sedition Law sentiment sovereignty speaker speech Star Spangled Banner Stars and Stripes streets of Manila symbol Taft thousand tion tonight United States Government Veteran Army waving
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Página 98 - ... labors all the inhabitants of the Philippine Islands may come to look back with gratitude to the day when God gave victory to American arms at Manila and set their land under the sovereignty and the protection of the people of the United States.
Página 44 - Flag of the free heart's hope and home, By angel hands to valor given ! Thy stars have lit the welkin dome, And all thy hues were born in heaven. Forever float that standard sheet ! Where breathes the foe but falls before us, With Freedom's soil beneath our feet, And Freedom's banner streaming o'er us ! JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE.
Página 158 - May, nineteen hundred and one, in arms against the authority of the United States in the Philippine Islands, or who shall thereafter give aid and comfort to the enemies of the United States so in arms...
Página 159 - Islands, shall be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred pesos nor more than five thousand pesos, or by imprisonment for not less than three months nor more than five years, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court.
Página 159 - Any person who shall violate the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred pesos nor...
Página 97 - One who loves the Union will love the State in which he resides and love both of the common country and of the State will diminish in proportion as respect for the flag is weakened. Therefore a State will be wanting in care for the well-being of its people if it ignores the fact that they regard the flag as a symbol of their country's power and prestige, and will be impatient if any open disrespect is shown towards it.
Página 100 - O, Dewey was the morning Upon the first of May, And Dewey was the Admiral Down in Manila Bay; And Dewey were the Regent's eyes, "Them " orbs of royal blue ! And Dewey feel discouraged ? I Dew not think we Dew.
Página 97 - ... For that flag every true American has not simply an appreciation but a deep affection. No American, nor any foreign born person who enjoys the privileges of American citizenship, ever looks upon it without taking pride in the fact that he lives under this free Government. Hence, it has often occurred that insults to a flag have been the cause of war, and indignities put upon it, in the presence of those who revere it, have often been resented and sometimes punished on the spot.
Página 156 - ... or which tend to stir up the people against the lawful authorities or to disturb the peace of the community, the safety and order of the Government...
Página 93 - That contempt or disrespect for an emblem begets a like state of mind toward that for which it stands is a psychological law which underlies the canons against profanation which abound in every system of religious instruction. Such inhibitions against the irreverent use of sacred things are not mere arbitrary fulminations, but are grounded on sound practical considerations and the conviction that such use of the sacred emblems of religion is inimical to the cause of religion itself. The legislation...