The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-12-13

affalr of local balfdltti ana snaraudsrss
who fdcssrves no higher regard than the
sbrfgands OF portions OF the Old World.
EncouraEesnsnt, direct or Indirect, to
these insurrectoS stands on the saAae
footing ~ ENCOURAGEMENT to hostile ln-
dians in the days when we still had In
dian wars" & $sa V g4t3 s. e
Legislation looking to the introduction
Of industrial enterprises into the islands
IL strongly urged.
The crying need for q cable 70 Hawaii
and the Philippines is pointed out.
The president urges the importance Of
the construction Of the Nisthmian canal.
He says: 5i.s
mo single great material work which
remains to be undertaken on this con-
tinent is Of, such consequence to tho
American people as the building Of q
canal across the isthmus connecting
North and South America Its in,por-
lance to the nation is by no means lim-
tied merely to its material effects upon
our business prosperity, and yet with q
view to these effects alone 1t would BE-
to the last degree important for us Inn
mediately to begin it. 1t 10 em.
phatically q work which it is for tho in
terest of the entire country to begin and
complete as soon as possible.
am glad to be able to announce to you
tIdC our uS&OlldllOuS 0H lNI1 BuOJeCS
with Great Britain, conducted on both
sides in spirit Of friendliness and mu-
tual good will and respect. havo resulted
in my being able to lay before the senate
a treaty which, If ratified, will enable US
to begin preparations for an isthmian
canal at any time, and which guarantees
to this nation every right which it has
ever asked"
The Monroe doctrine" says the presi-
dent. should be the cardinal feature Of
the foreign policy Of all the nations Of
the two Americas as it Is Of the United
States. 4. The Monroe doctrine 10
a declaration that there must be no ter
ritoriai ACKNOWLEDGMENT by any nom
American power at the expense Of any
American power on American soil. 1t IL
in nowise intended a. hostile to any ma
tion in the Old World. Still less Is it in
tended to give cover to any aggression by
one New World power at the expense
of any other
1.-THE work of upbuilding the navy"
says the president, "must be steadily
continued. No one point Of our policy,
foreign or Domestic, is more important
than this to the honor and material well
fare and, above all, to the peace Of our
ration in the future. Whether we de-
sire it or not we must henceforth recog-
nize that we have international duties no
less than international rights. There
SHOulu US ITO CcSSdtiOn Ia the WOEk' OK
completing the navy"
The president concludes this portion of
his message by pointing out the require
ments or the service and urging upon
congress to give the matter early con-
sideration.
President Roosevelt also gives the other
branch OF the service considerable atten-
ton. No increase in the army beyond its
present size is needed at this time.
Various matters Of Importance to tho
army are considered at length and con-
gress is invited to give its attention to
recommendations for improvements In the
service.
Tho merit system Of appointments II
strongly Endorsed by the president and he
urges that it DO applied rigidly In our
insIlar possessions.
Touching on the Indian question tho
president says that in his opinion the
time has arrived when we should definite
~ make up our minds to recognize tho
Indian as an individual and not as .
member of a tribe. He says:
THE general allotment act Is q mighty
pulverizing engine to break up the tribal
mass. Z. (. Under its provisions some
10000 Indians have already become citi-
zens OF tho United States. We should
now break up the tribal funds. doing for
them what allotment does for the tribal
lands-that is they should be divided in
10 INDIVIDUAL uolQlISS. Inc oHSCS
should be steadily to make the Indian
work like any other man on his own
ground /. In the schools the edu-
cation should be elementary and largely
industrial.
The support OF congress for the St.
Louis exposition is urgently recon-
mended.
The president recommends that the CEN
sus Office be made q permanent govern
ment bureau.
The remarkable growth of the postal
service Is pointed out, and attention IL
called 10 the benefits derived from the
rural free delivery.
The Chinese situation Is reviewed at
length and the president puts congress in
possession of the facts relative to tho
agreement reached by way of settlement
of the troubles arising cut of the anti
foreign uprising.
In concluding his message the president
refers to the deaths of Queen Victoria and
Empress Dewager Frederick of Germany,
events which called forth expressions OF
grief and sympathy on the part of the
American people. When President Nc
Kinley died the people of Great Britain
and Germany, together with the whole
civilized globe were no less sincere in
expressing their grief and sympathy.