Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-01-19

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SENATOR BEvERIDGE.
the orient. The Senator dwelt at length
Upon the commercial advantage to be
gained by the retention Of the islands.
which may be used as a base in the grow
ing trade with China. Senator Beveridge
said:
The times call for candor. The Philip
pines are ours forever. territory belonging
to the United states" as the Constitution
saels e sSsm; 4 iilfm5i Hat Rey %srt sas fnW's7 we Wisi
not retreat from either. We will not re.
pudiate our duty In the archipelago: We
Orient. We SeA viii not oai renopnce our part i.
Of the civilization Of the world. And We
our our r ,aess ff lIEs SLAVES se o %hi Sesd' to so tn sGiNbta aIs
dens. But with gratitude for a task worthy
Of our strength and Thanksgiving to AZ
n %'sasy p Soe snS hen ne ors % to Ieed IN t 81 n ee.
generation Of the world.
This island empire is the last land left In
to abandon It, the blunGer once made would
be irretrievable. II It pro-es a mistake to
hold it, the error can be corrected when We
But to hold 1t will be no mistake. Our
largest trade. henceforth must be with Asia.
Europe will manufacture all 1t needs; secure
from Its colonies the most 1t consumes.
Where shall we turn for consumers Of our
China is our natural customer. She is near
er to us than to England. Germany or Rus.
sia; The commercial powers of the present
and tho fsNr Tra tNnrA Nrv a.
China by securing permanent bases on her
borders. The philippines give us q base at
the door Of al! the East.
Orient and Australia. from the lsthmian
canal to Asla, from all oriental points to
A AS;'inninss converge T1ss at lar and : separate Z from : the
.t a spot selected by the strategy Of Proyi-
denec, commanding the Pacific. And the
future. Most future wars will be conflicts
for commerce. The owe that rules the
t naelf Morl thea nnd. viii, Il the the PPsSXi iipp tnes r fSs,
power is and will forever be tile American
republic.
Two years ago there was no land in all
purpose. Onr was daily turning
toward the Orient; and geography and trade
cial s, empire oy aad The nffs aeiac:s 0 and c IN fSa,
ocean, we had no commercial. naval or mil
itary base. To-day we have one of the three
Gated at the most commanding commerciai.
naval and military points in the eastern
seas. within hail Of India, shoulder to shout
than any equal body Of land on the entire
globe and peopled by a race which civilian
ton demands shall be improved.
knows the common. people Of the republic.
little understands the Instincts Of our race.
who thinks we will not hold 1t fast and hola
BY simplest methods. We may trick up dc.
Vices to shift our burden aud lessen our
opportunities OPT They will avail US nothing
applying academic arrangements Of geif-pov.
ernnncnt to a crude situation; their failure
Will drive us to our duty In the end.
Value of China's Trade.
After referring to the value of China's
trade. the resources and immense size Of
the islands, the climate, the character Of
the people and to Aguinaldo, Senator
Beveridge spoke of the military situation.
defending Gen. Otis. The campaign, he
said. had been us perfect as possible with
the force at hand.
We have been delayed, first, By. a failure
sItion: second, by iasuficient force: and.
third. by our efforts for peace. A lasting
peace can be assured only by overwhelming
and sgai' abs sh teIse tina, d deaeat a ~ ina' I u y
the enemy.
s. onr ,. %i;take has not not been cruelty, it has
t. Spanish M,alay,s Of methods appropriate to
method Of Cancellation has been employed
lean republic to the amusement Of nafinns
experienced in oriental revolt. The friendi1
methods OF peace have been thoroughly
There Is not now. and never was. any nos.
eible course but ceaseless operations In fhe
ned aud loyal n,;,a support Of the war at home.
Americn. even in the American Congresns.
even here In the Senate, he and his cause
were supported, had he not known that il
press of a faction In the United States thaS
every shot his misguided followers fired into
me breasts Of American soldiers was like the
me soldiers of King George. his insurrection
would have dissolved before it entirels,
erystallized.
The Filipinos, Senator Beveridge said,
are children utterly incapable Of self gov
ernment; the English or Dutch systems
OF government We're impossible and a pro-
fectorate impracticable. He continued:
~ We ,,m,l,ast never forget that In dealing with
g our government must be simple and
~ cfr thS:a . s.lnple and strong; the meaning
III Gine eno ~ tHG %oTns must 1ss!.l be written n every
every net q phlliPpine administration.
Onr administration must be examples. You
object lessor! 10 the only lesson he compre.
derby. equal, Impartial government i nnd Ss,
equal laws Justly administered, becssuse s1 n.
has never seen such a Rovefnment. Ia
government I. actual: example In order fhst
he may begin, TO understand IT. most eIe.
!mentary principles. There must be 10 prom.
pie have been prepared for It.
Senator Beveridge claimed that the ma
tons power to make rules and rsgula.
for the government OF its posses
was NOT confined to any sivea 1T
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