The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to enlist in the Insular Forte United States Navy, which is hereby established, not to exceed five hundred (500) Filipinos in the following ratings at the rates of pay indicated:
RATES ------------------------------- MONTHLY PAY.
Navy Coxswains----------------------------------------------------------------- $ 15.00
Navy Seamen---------------------------------------------------------------------- 12.00
Navy Ordinary Seamen------------------------------------------------------------ 10.00
Navy Machinists; First-class------------------------------------------------------- 28.00
Navy Machinists; Second-class---------------------------------------------------- 20.00
Navy Firemen; First-class---------------------------------------------------------- 18.00
Navy Firemen; Second-class------------------------------------------------------ 15.00
Navy Coal Passers----------------------------------------------------------------- 11.00
Navy Sutlers----------------------------------------------------------------------- 15.00
Navy Cooks----------------------------------------------------------------------- 13.00
Navy Mess-Attendants------------------------------------------------------------- 8.00
WILLIAM McKINLEY
William McKinley, Executive Order Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/205621