The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-04

ohit beciouu' thVy do not Help 10 point
the way Of safety and honor.
Hope makefh not ashamed" The
prophets OF evil were not tho builders
or the republic, nor In it's crisis have
they saved H. The faith nf The IA.
thers was n mighty force In its creation,
and the faith OF their descendants has
wrought Its progress and furnished It's
defenders
The American people. entrenched in
freedom at home, take their love for IL
with them wherever they go. and they
reject as mistaken and unworthy the
doctrine that we lose our own liberties
by seeing the enduring foundations OF
liberty 10 others. Our institutions will
not deterIorate by extension, and our
sense of justice will not abate under
tropical suns in distant seas. As here
tofore. so hereafter will the nation dem
onstrate its fitness 10 administer any
new estate which events dcvolve upon
1t. and in the fear Of God will "take oc-
casion 10y the hand and make the bounds
OF freedom wider yet"
II there are those among us who
would make our way more difficult we
must not Dc disheartened, but the more
earnestly dedicate ourselves TO the task
upon which We hnve rightly entered.
We viii be consoled with the fact that
opposition has confronted every onward
movement OF the republic from it's
opening hour until now, but without
success. Surely after 10 years OF
achievement for mankind we will not
now surrender our equality with other
powers on matters fundamental and es-
sential TO nationality. With no such
purpose was the nation created. In no
such spirit has II developed rs full and
Independent. sovereignty. We adhere
to the principal of equality among our
selves. and by no act OF ours will We
assign TO ourselves n subordinate rank
In the family of nations.
My fellow citizens, the public events
OF the past four years have gone into
history. They the too near 10 Justify
recital. Some OF them were unfore-
seen; many of them momentious and
in their consequences TO
ourselves and our relations with The
rest OF the world. The part which the
United States bore so honorably in tie
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 it's policy
VIII be that OF moderation and fairness.
"Frec Cuba" VIII BE a Reality
We face at this moment n most i'm
portant question-that OF the future I
relations Of the United States and Cuba.
With our near Deighbors we must re- |
main close friends. The declaration /
,f the purpose OF this government. in !
he resolution OF April 20. 1898. must
Do made good. Ever since the evacua.
ION OF the island by the army OF Spain
The executive, with all practicable
speed, has been assisting its people IN /
he successive steps necessary TO the es-
ablishment OF free and independent
government, prepared to assume and
perform the obligations of International
aw which now rests upon the United
states under the treaty OF Paris. The
elected by the people 10
rane a constitution is approaching the
completion Of its labors.
The transfer OF American control 10
he new government is of such great i'm
'ortance, involving an obligation re-
ulting from our Intervention and the
reaty OF peace, that i am glad to be
dvised by the recent act of congress OF
he policy which the legislative branch
Z the government deems essential TO
he best interests OF Cuba and the
Jnited States. The principles which !
ed TO our intervention require that the
law upon which the new
overnment should rest should be
dapted TO secure government capable
4 permorming the duties and discharg-
ng the functions or a separate nation,
4 observing its International obliga
ions. OF protecting life and property.
1surins order, safety and liberty. and
onforming to the established and his
,rical policy OF the United States in its
elations with Cuba.
The peace which we are pledged 10
ave TO the Cuban people must carry
nth 1t the guarantee of permanence.
pe became sponsors for the pacificatior
the island, and we remain account
bic TO the Cubans, no less than TO our
I'm country and people, for the re-
instruction OF Cuba as a free common
ealth on abiding foundations OF right.
lstice, liberty and assured order. Our
of the people will not
: completed until free Cuba shall "be
reality. not name: a perfect entity;
ot hasty experiment bearing with.
itself the elements OF failure"
self-Govcrnment For FiIipinos
While the treaty OF peace with Spain
as ratified on Feb. G, 1899 and rati-
cations were exchanged nearly two
,ars ago. the congress has indicated
} form of government for the PhIlip-
ne islands. II has, however, provided
] army to enable the executive TO sup
ess insurrection, restore peace. give
curity TO the Inhabitants aud establish
e authority OF the United States
roughout the archipelago. 1t has
thorized the organization OF native
pops as auxiliary TO the regular force.
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