The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-12-06

gress, l abstaine1 from recommend
ing at that time specific and final
form of government for the territory
actually held by the United States
forces and in which, as long as insur
rection continues, the military arm
must necessarily be supreme. 1
stated my purpose, until the congress
shall have made known the formal ex-
preston of it's will, to use the au-
thority vested in me by the constitu-
ton to uphold the sovereignty of the
United States in these distant islands
as in all other places where our flag
rightfully floats. placing to that end
at the disposal of the army all means
of the liberality of congress having
been made. have steadily pursued
the policy of employing the civil arm
as we'll as the military toward the
accomplishment of pacification and
for the institution of local govern
ments within the lines of authority
and law.
Progress in the hoped for direction
has been favorable. Our forces have
successfully controlled the greater
part of the island, overcoming the or
ganized forces of the insurgents and
carrying order and administrative
regularity to all quarters. What oppo-
sition remains is for the most part
scattered, obeying no concerted plan
the methods common to the traditions
of guerilla warfare, which, while in
effective to alter the general control
now established are still sufficient to
beget insecurity among the popula-
lions that have felt the good results Of
our influence. and thus delay the con
ferment upon them Of the fuller meas
ures of local government, Of educa-
ton and Of industrial and agricultural
development which we stand ready to
give them.
By the spring of this year the ef-
fective opposition of the dissatisfied
Tagals was virtually ended thus open
ing the door for the extension of a
stable administration over much of
the territory of the archipelago. De-
string to bring this about appointed
in March last civil commission COM
posed Of the Hon. w. H. Taft, of
Ohio; Prof. Dean c. Worcester, of
Michigan. Hon. Luke E. Wright, of
Tennessee; Hon. Henry G. Ide, of
Vermont and Prof. Bernard Moses, of
California.
The aims Of their mission and te
scope Of their authority are clearly
set forth in instructions of April Z,
1900, addressed to the secretary If
war to be transmitted to them.
In the message to congress on Dec.
5, 1899, | said speaking Of the Philip
pine Islands: 'As long as the insur-
rection continues the military arm
must necessarily be supreme. But
there is no reason why steps should
not be taken from time to time to
inaugurate governments essentially
popular to their form. To this end ]
am considering the ACCESSIBILITY of the
return or the commission or such of
members thereof as can be spared to
aid the existing authorities and facil-
itate the work throughout the isl |
ands."
The Philippine question is discussed
at length and the other islands are
given the consideration. This is said
about the army
1T must be apparent that we will
require an army of about 10000 and
that during the present conditions in
Cuba and the Philippines the presi-
dent should have authority to in
crease the present number to 100 1000. |
Including In this number, authority |
should be given to raise native troops
in the Philippines up to $1,000. which |
the Taft commission believe will be
more effective in suppressing gueril |
las, assassins and ladrones than our
own soldiers.
The full discussion of this subject |
by the secretary of war in his annual
report is called to your earnest at |
tention.'
In our great prosperity we mus,
guard against the dangers it invites |
in extravaganza in government ex-
penditures and appropriations and
the chosen representatives of the PEG
pie will, l doubt not furnish an ex-
ample in their legislation of that wise
economy which in a season of plenty.
husbands for the future In this era |
OF great business activity and op- |
portunity caution is not untimely. It
will not abate but strengthen our con-
fidence. 1t will not retard, but pro
mote legitimate industrial and com |
mercial expansion. Our growing
mower hrinoS with t,,,nt,t:,u