William McKinley: “The United States will occupy and hold the city, bay, and harbor of Manila pending the conclusion of a treaty of peace…”

Existing problems demand the thought and quicken the conscience of the country.

This order to take effect on the first day of May, 1901.

I, William McKinley, President of the United States, by virtue of the authority vested in me by Section 3141, Revised Statutes of the United States, hereby order that the States of North Dakota and South Dakota, now part of the Internal…

By virtue of the authority vested in me as the Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, I hereby order and direct that during the maintenance of Military Government by the United States in the Island of Cuba there is…