07/07/1898
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"Private property, whether belonging to individuals or corporations, is to be respected, and can be confiscated only for cause."
"The native constabulary will, so far as may be practicable, be preserved."
"The freedom of the people to pursue their accustomed occupations will be abridged only when it may be necessary to do so."
"All ports and places in Cuba which may be in the actual possession of our land and naval forces will be opened to the commerce of all neutral nations, as well as our own, in articles not contraband of..."