The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-12-07

local self-government. Of education. ana
OF industrial and agricultural develop
| ment which We stand ready to give to
| them.
Principles Are Appreciated.
Referring to the manner in which the
laid down in his instructions to them
has been received by the people Of the
IS evident thar fSe mo say snl,rbt.n.d
thought Of the Philippine islands fully ap-
preciates the Importance Of these princi-.
assent. Upon every division and branch
therefore. must be imposed three invioI.
That no person shall be deprived of life.
| liberty, or property without due process Of
law; that private property shall not be
taken for public use without just COM
the accused shall enjoy~the right to a
| speedy and public trial. to be informed
be he
him. to have compulsory process for OBJ
| tanning witnesses in his favor. and to have
that excessive bail shall not be required.
nor excessive fines imposed. nor cruel and
IL that no
same offense: or be compelled in any Grim
inal case to be witness against himself:
that the right to be secure against unrea-
| sonable searches and seizures shall not be
violated: that neither slavery nor involun-
tary servitude shall exist except as a pun
| ishment for crime: that no bill of attain
| der or eX post facto law shall be passed:
| that no law shall be passed abridsing the
freedom of speech or OF the press. or the
rights Of the people to peaceably assemble
and petition the government for a redress
| respecting an establishment of religion or
prohibiting the free exercise thereof. ard
that the free exercise and enjoyment Of
religious profession and worship without
discrimination preference shall forever
be allowed.
Encouraging Reports.
Later reports from the commission show
yet more encouraging advance toward
insuring the benefits Of liberty and good
est OF humanity and with the aim of
building up an enduring, self-supportinG
s5 and ,y1reLa
upon the. congress that whatever legis.a-
toa be ENACTED Sad in respect to the Phi
thrown upon this nation an unsousht
charged. and devolved upon this govern
ment a moral as well as material respo"-s
have freed from an oppressive yoke.
Porto Rico.
The civil government Of Porto Rico pro-
yidsd for BY the ,a act Of the tn
Grafton. The courts have been estab-
lished The g overnSEr and his associates.
On the 9Th of November a general cleo
Of the legislature. and the body elected
has been called to- convene on the first
Monday OF December.
Dealings with Cuba.
The present conditions in Cuba are re-
ferred to-. citing the call for the election
Of delegates to .; constitutional tic conven-
which is now in session.. and closes this
part of his message. with the following:
Dor I will transmit to the congress the
constitution as framed by the conven-
action as it may deem advisable. '''A
The Army.
An increase In the regular army is
sSo%n AFTER a saying has we need a
least $4,000 troops at home to care for
we have in Cuba between 5000 and 5000
troops. For the present our troops in that
diminished, and certainly not until the con-
clusion of the labors of the constitutional
ment provided by the new VIC Constitution tti
shall have been established and its stability
In Porto Rico we have reduced the gar
risons to 1.6s6. which include $50 native
sfsn bsee we % he for further re
keep a considerable force in the Philip
pine islands for some time to come. From
need there for the immediate future from
$4,000 to sc: 600 men. I am sure the mum
shall come to acknowledge the author.
ity of the United States. of which there
are assuring indica tons.
1t may be apparent that we will re-
quire an army of about 10000, and that
during present conditions in Cuba and
authority to increase the force to the
present number of 100000 Included in
this number authority should be given to
raise native troops in the Philippines up
to is. 600. which the Taft commission be-
lieve will be more effective in detecting
and suppressing guerrillas. 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 attention.
The Postal Service.
Under a discussion of the postal serv-
ice he urges an extension of the rural
free delivery system and says:
This service ameliorateS the isolation of
farm life, conduces to good roads, and
quickenS and extends the disseminat ion of
general information. Experience thus far
has tended to allay the apprehen sion that
it would be so expensive as to forbid its
general adoption or make it serious bur-
den. Its actual application has shown that
1t increases postal receipts, and can be ac-
companied by reductions in other branches
of the service, SO that the augmented rev.
enues and the accomplished savings to-
gether materially reduce the net cost. The
evidences which point to these conclusions
are presented in detail in the annual re-
port of the postmaster general which with
it's recommendations is recommended to
the consideration of the congress. The full
development of this special service, how
ever, requires such large outlay of money
that II should be undertaken only after q
careful study and thorough understanding
of all that 1t involves - =.
The Navy.