The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-12-10
The Presidents Message.

I he last message OF the present pres
ideutilI term takes on first importance
because OF the recollection OF Mr.. Me-
Kinley 10 a second term OF service. so
that his present expressions give us the
keynote To his policies % government
for the coming four years.
Even were this not tie case. the
pressing Importance OF the subjects
would claim for the message unusual
consideration. smbTasing. rs IL does,
the settlement 81 oUr foreign entansle-
ueuts AMI the inauguration OF the Me
araEua canal scheme
Coming first tO the Philippine feat
ure. which The president handles n
considerable length. 60 must be admit
tel that be does So With skill and abii-
ity. anil that hs outlines a procedure
which. II adhered "a. VIII reflect credit
uUon American dealing with alien peo-
pies Passing over the manner az the
ORIGINAL occupation 20 Che philippines
anil the mistakes connected with il. our
present interest is ir the fIlnlmcnt 81
q policy which WIZ not he 10 variance
with THE traditions ns oWr rrrU IT, The
'e-e.l. ul.r- ~ -ha Taft conn ission.
and tre Eos -r..iaus under which il
went about fs Wcrk. are 900 that the
most ex7e.inE Cou'i ask for
From these instructions. 30 appears
that the president recognized the ne
cesziv a. doing away with military
TuIe az the earliest possible moment.
replacing 70 by civil tribunals as soon
IS Those could he called into play.
Hence tire military government was in
structei fo retire % fore the commits
sion as the latter body declared lis
ability to rake mp Territory. I- was
distinctly relosuir i that Americans
were strangers iu tho Phillip mes. and
that ls soon as local communities were
iu position Goo orLuui.e. under native
officials that thev should he permitted
10 do So Iu short tle Flipiuos were
asked Co create. first local govern
ucnts- second departmental govern
ueuts. and rhi-i. to have as large
share lu The central government as
they proved themselves competent 81
azsum-uE That this was not -o ae
cons derat am empty 1f-'1raticn v-ith
-hi,b ~ blind the world abroad. the
commission was reminded chat
Tr r1 th. forms ~ government aul al-
rrtri. frrfHr. provisions which, fn#N a-e
authorized ra H-te.ritH tte commission
hr u mni taat fhe government
- ~ h'
~. s,..-.....s ..,
~ th- n.en'a - r.e rurIral-. Islands.
md ~ mea a-.i sl1u,i q.
-
extent .rttHt wlth the arcnwuii-I.-
uert ~ th. Indispensable. requisites ~
y f effective government
ta' 30 isa'irHs could not have
WHnw rrrWrHrH.. r...H ..rs.s H.a fHfs.a.T "a
lea- from 'u. pres .tsl- that they have
tfeu 50 Ne.I applied that tho greater
part ~ me islands rnT unde- the
rule ~ effective nicipal AMI
tiat iIa -eo'r ar" earnestly ensaecd
il building nr fhnir resources As 3
reu't az this ra.Inv fhr-e VIII 10 de-
character. and ho american admins
t~l-l1r. whether short or long. VIII Zee
iu marked ruutr with similar incl
don't iu tio history ~ rthe- uatICue.
THE president ft-m-eea- Porto Rico
with tnr -at u.ut IN re- legislative
est-r -Grlsr- srs cuba hv p reference
q th- r-u-rr being made toward iu-
dependence fu tre a--a-uuEiue az tha
CON tiruf.oEsl convention.
The Constitution can sue fu the u-oei-
f.#
rrthfr- % condemn ana r.rer 20 corn
mend Tho rues i-- Is raR MOE nne ~
nartisau selection. Hlt the aur-avar ~
q u'ai-. COMMUNISM policy which the
president. with another term of power
ahead of Dim. IS carving ONT. Time
win develop wh7 ever IS lacking in tho
presidential u.au. ANA if hn meets the
future phases ~ history ln these
islands az ha outlines he win merit
the approval of the whole people. The
Increase 81 army asked Tor. - CON
elute .he business uuw 10 hand. IS rae-
s0uahTr. 1uf t1fre eru lp objection
only On details. tGt NOT 90 principle.
Iu reference o. the Nira-auuan canal.
the president afleres Go hiS wish FOR
the passage % tle Iiay-IalncefGte
treaty The Cnr-titu. ION has already
declared fu~ the canal even at the
priee uf srch lat.r.atinu. While we
would prefer that t.e canal should le
American 600 the strongest sense. yet
the work itself Is uf more importance
than any conditions which may he at
ta,hei t1 &c. The neutrality 81 the
canal VIII secure Cor it freedom from