Evening star., 1901-03-04

| gloomy forebodings worse than useless
| These only becloud, they do not help to
| point, tho way of safety and honor. Hope
maketh not ashamed" The prophets OF
| evil were not the builders of the republic
| nor in Its crises since have they saved or
served It The faith of the fathers was a
mighty force In It's creation and the faith
| OF their descendants has wrought its prog
ress and furnished its defenders They are
obstructionists who despair and who would
| destroy confidence in the ability of our peo-
pie to solve wisely and for civilization tho
mighty problems resting upon them.
The American people, intrenched in free-
dom at home take their love for 1t with
them wherever they go, and they reject as
mistaken and unworthy the doctrine that
we lose our own liberties by securing tho
enduring foundations of liberty to others.
our institutions will not deteriorate by ex-
tension, and our sense of justice will not
aoate under tropic suns in distant seas.
AS heretofore, SO hereafter will the nation
demonstrate its fitness to administer any
new estate which events devolve upon tt,
and In the fear of God will take occasion
by the hand and make the bounds of free
dom wider yet" If there are those among
us VINO would make our way more difficult.
we must not be disheartened, but the more
upon which we have rightly entered. The
path of progress is seldom smooth New
things are often found hard to do. Our
fathers found them so. We find them so,
They are inconvenent. They cost us some-
thing. But are we not made better for the
effort and sacrifice, and are not those we
serve lifted up and blessed?
Opposition overcome
We will be ConSoled foo with tbo F,ok
that opposition has confronted every on
ward movement of the republic from its
opening hour until now, but without sue
cess. The republic has marched on and
on, and Its every step has exalted freedom
ana humanity. We are undergoing the
same ordeal as did our predecessors nearly
a century ago. We are following the course
they blazed. They triumphed VIII their
successors falter and plead organic imuo-
tency in the nation? Surely after one hum
dred and twenty-five years of achievement
for mankind we will not now surrender our
equality with other powers on matters fun
damental and essential to nationality.
With no such purpose was the nation cre-
ated' In no such spirit has it developed its
full and Independent sovereignty. We ad-
here to the principle of equality among our
selves. and by no act of ours will we assign
family of nations
Ny fellow citizens, the public events OF
the past four years have gone into history,
Ihey are too near to justify recital Some
OF them We're unforeseen; many of them
momentous and farreaching In their con-
sequences to ourselves and our relations
with the rest Of the world. The part
which the United States bore so honorably
In the thrilling scenes In China while new
to American life, has been in harmony
with its true spirit and best traditions and
In dealing with the results its policy will
be that of moderation and fairness
Relations With Cuba.
We face at this moment most impor-
tant question-that of the future relations
of the United States and Cuba. With our
near neighbors we must remain close
friends. The declaration of the purposes
or tis government In the resolution Of
April 90 1898. must be made good Ever
since the evacuation OF the island by the
army of Spain the executive with all prac-
ucable speed has been assisting its people
In the successive steps necessary to the
Of a free and independent
government prepared to assume and per-
,orm the obligations Of international law
which now rest upon the United States I'M
Ter the treaty of Paris. The convention
elected by the people to frame a constitu-
ion is approaching the completion of its
abors. The transfer of American control
o the new government is of such great
Importance, involving an obligation result
ng from our Intervention and the treaty
If peace, that 1 am glad to be advised by
he recent act of Congress Of the policy
which the legislative branch of the gov
,rnment deems essential to the best inter-
O,.t,
principles which led to our Intervention re-
uire that the fundamental law upon which
he new government rests should be adapt
ID to secure a government capable of per-
orming the duties and discharging the
unctions of a separate nation. of observ-
ng its international obligations of protect
ng life and property, insuring order, safe
y and liberty and conforming to the es-
ablished and historical policy of the
United States in its relation to Cuba.
The peace which we are pledged to leave
O the Cuban people must carry with 1t
he guarantees of permanence. We be-
anne sponsors for the pacifcation of the
sland, and we remain accountable to the
,ubans less than to our own country
nd people for the reconstruction of Cuba
S a free commonwealth on abiding foun-
ations of right, justice, liberty and
eople will not be completed until free
uba shall "be reality, not name;
erfect entity, not a hasty experiment
caring within itself the elements of fall
re-"
The Philippine Problem.
While the Treaty of Peace with Spain was
atified on the 9th of February, 1899, and
affiliations were exchanged nearly two
ears ago, Congress has indicated no form
f government for the Philippine Islands.
has, however, provided an army to enable
ne Executive to suppress insurrection. re-
tore peace, give security to the inhabi-
ants, and establish the authority OF the
nited States throughout the archipelago.
has authorized the organization of native
.oops as auxiliary to the regular force 1t
as been advised from time to time Of the
cts of the military and naval officers in
lie islands, of my action in appointing civil
,mmissions, Of the instructions with which
ley were charged, of their duties and pow
s. of their recomme ndations, and of their