Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-12-13

to be made from time to time as their
action Is taken. Wherever civil govern
ments are constituted under the direc-
ton of the commission such military
posts. garrisons and forces will be con-
tinued for the suppression OF insurrec-
ton and brigandage and the maintenance
of law and order as the military COM
mander shall deem requisite, and the mil
i'1ry forces shall be at all times subject
under his orders. to the call OF the civil
authorities for the maintenance of law
| and order and the enforcement of their
authority.
Later reports from the commission
show yet more encouraging advance to-
ward insuring the benefits Of liberty and
| good government 10 the Filipinos. In the
| interest Of humanity and with the aim
| Of building up an enduring, self-support-
| ing and self-administering community In
those far eastern seas. would impress
| uron the congress that whatever legisla-
| ton may be enacted In respect to the
philippine Islands should be along these
| thrown upon this nation an unsought
| trust which should be unselfshly dis
| charged, and devolved upon this govern
ment moral as well as material respon-
s!bility toward these millions whom we
| have freed from an oppressive yoke.
| have upon another occasion called the
| obligation as guardian was not lightly as
sumed: 1t must not be otherwise than
honestly fulfilled. aiming first OF all to
dement, those who have come under our
| them that our flag may be no less beloved
| In the mountains of Luzon and the fer
| tile zones Of Mindanao and Negros than
be the revered symbol Of liberty, enlight-
eminent and progress in every avenue OF
| development
The Filipinos are race quick TO learn
and TO proht by knowledge He would be
| rash who. with the teachings of con-
| temporaneous history in view. would fix
| limit to the degree of culture and ad-
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| people IL our duty toward them be faith
| fully performed.
The message then touches upon Porto
| Rico and Cuba, reciting the history of
| the adoption of the Constitution of the
| latter country.
GOV. WOODS SPEECH QUOTED.
The message contains the following ex-
| tract from the speech OF Gov. Wood to
the constitutional convention In Havana {:
"As military governor OF the island,
| representing the president Of the United
States. | call this convention to order.
1T VIII be your duty, first, to frame
and adopt constitution for Cuba, and
when that has been done to formulate
what in your opinion ought to be the
relations between Cuba and the United
States.
secure stable. orderly and free govern
| ment
when you have formulated the rela-
lions which in your opinion ought to ex-
ottNtti SuDd anu the United states
the government Of the United States will
doubtless take such action on Its part as
shall lead to a final and authoritati ye
agreement between the people OF the two
mon interests.
IAN friends OF Cuba will follow your
deliberations with the deepest interest.
earnestly desiring that you shall reach
Just conclusion, and that by the dignity.
individual self-restraint, and wise con-
servatism which shall characterize your
proceedings the capacity of the Cuban
people for representative government
| may be signally illustrated.
1.-The fundamental distinction between
true representative government and die
tatorship is that in the former every rep
resentative of people, in whatever Office,
confines himself strictly within the lin
its OF his defined powers. Without such
restraint there can be no free constitu-
tional government. Under the order pur-
suant TO which you have been elected and
convened you have no duty and no au-
thority to take part In the present gov
eminent of the island. Your powers are
strictly limited by the terms OF that or
der"
When the convention concludes its Ia
Dor | will transmit to the congress the
constitution as framed by the convention
for Its consideration and for such action
as II may deem advisable.
! renew the recomr endation made In
my special message OF Feb. 10. 1899. as to
the necessity for cable communication
between the United States and Hawaii.
with extension to Manila Since then
circumstances have strikingly empha-
sized this need. Surveys have shown the
entire feasibility Of chain Of cables
which at each stopping place shall touch
on American territory. so that the sys-
tenn shall be under our own complete
control. Manila. once within telegraphic
reach, connection with the systems Of the
Asiatic coast would open increased and
profitable opportunities for more direct
cable route from our shores to the Orient
than is now afforded by the transatlan-
tic. continental and transasian lines.
urge attention to this important matter