The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-12-06

likeness and mischief Is provetbiai, anu 'ns
one OF the surest preventlyes Of war. ,Qi
course no business man Will go INTO W.
philippines unlcss II Is 10 ms in'ereS
OF the Islands that he should go IN us
therefore necessary that the congress
should pass laws by when ths 10 tSst
franchises Uor limited terms OF years, can
be granted TO companies doing puslhsss.
Kind
granted and the business permitted only
under regulations which will guarantee the
Islands asaIgs, any Mind Of ,mptpgss tx
Of the. islands must b, developed AND ,ne
capital willing to develop Il must be given
open eps 70 Indlvidusi snterpriss. which has
been the real factor In the development OF
every region over which our nag has nown.
laws dealing with general transportation,
mining. banking, currency. homesteaas sna
tie use and oTnsrshlp o. ne ,.no oisS sh 10
Industrial enterprise. and the Commercial
development which will surely follow MI
SaSrd pr 90 ne Of p Pc .De % , ,s' Of i'i our a..irs
The Construction Of a Pacine cable ls
lay such a cable to connect Hawaii and
ths Philippines. or that an arrangement
bc made by which the ADVANTAGES &C.
cruing from n government cable may De
secured to the government by contract
with n private cable company. This he
deems necessary for both eommsreiai'
The Isthmisn Canal.
Ito calls attention TO the need OF an
isthmian canal. and says
means limited merely to Its material Ell.
fects upon our business prosperity. and
yet with a view 20 these effects alone .!
w9ula be 20 ne last as ,s assrfs ' wsIIs las
beneficial effects would perhaps be most
marked upon the Pacific coast and the
also greatly benefit other sections. IL is
emphatically a work which IL In for tho
interest OF tho entire country to begin
one OF those great works which only a
great nation can undertake with pros
poets Of success and which when done
arc not only permanent assets In the ma
tons material interests. but standing
10 It's constructive ability"
OF ,hs new treaty RECENTLY sSgein y
able TO announce to you that our nego,ia-
lions on this subject with Great Britain,
f ffisaSilns,, on and Sq mutual s,f's so % NIL PPM ana rel 9.
spoct. have resulted In my being able 70
lay. before the senate a treaty which "
for an isthmian canal at any time and
which guarantees TO this nation every right
that u has EYER ask.d IN sonnseilon WITH
adequate to supply The base Tor the con-
American ship canal. l. ~abrogst,d. II fpe-
elally provides that the United States
alone shall do the work Of building and
the canal and shall regulate Its neutral use
by all nations on terms o. equality
without DY 81. snSrsnsss from Sg in,s,f'a nns
ter. The signed treaty will at once
be laid before the senate. and ~ APP
pirov' srs ssf t son 1sr sa Ssn snsn Pt0s ssear 20
U. BY. providing for the building OF the
The Monroe Doctriae.
The president sets forth the objects Of
the. Monroe doctrine. and tho spirit in
which II has been received by. other
.enntri.s. and In conneciion with " says
acquire any territory at the expense Of
any OF our .%nelghbors. and cites our atti-
, ,nds '9yn,d Glsa as a S=ssr'nss, Of !Sa.
doctrine has nothing TO do with the COM
merclai relations Of any American power
;;o oS FORM rna' . y II a. ns"i 4 s .ir. sae nh 81 'n "ms
do not ask. for any exclusive commercial
treaty with any other American state"
The Monroe doctrine should be the
cardinal feature o. the foreign policy OF
all the nations of the two Americas AS
II IL OF the United States. Just ~ years
have passed since President Monroe In
his annual message announced that the
nmssriean eSn.,nen,s are nsnesrgrth not
colonization by any European power In
other words. tho Monroe doctrine 10 a
toflai assTandinemsni by any non.Amsri.
can power at tho expense OF any Ameri-
can power on American soil, II In In no.
mo oia world. sui less Is Il "iHn,sndsa 10
give tower TO any aggression by one now
world power at the expense OF any other.
wwari hssprinss ,uhse' universal peace u n.
world by securing the possibility Of per-
manent peace on this hemisphere"
The NAVY
The president urges tho continued up
forming our intefnatfonal duties as well as
q protection and safeguard for our inter-
as a nrst,clasS power necelsltates the
building and maintenance OF a. navy. In
ke,pirg with our place among the nations
80 far from being IN any way. provo
cation to war. a. adcaaaie and highly.
,raIn,d nav Is ths nf,, gnafanI,s ssainst
insurance, The cost Of building sad main
tanning such q navy represents the very
ightest prrlninm Tor ihsurins peace which
II, recommends both The construction
OF more ships and tho addition OF more
officers and mon gS absolutely necessary,
%Thsro should. he no cessation in the
work of completing. our navy, SO far In.
W. "tf'hAf ihh' ~ h'NAH'
la substitute for the great war craft WHOSE
hammoring guns beat out the mastery OF
the high seas. IL Is unsafe and unwise
not To provide this year for several addi.
tionnl blttleshlps and heavy armbred
cruisers. wlth Auxiliary and, lighter crpft
In proportion, For the eNnct number and
character | refer you to the report OF the
secretary Of tho navy. . Hut there IL some
thing we need even more than additlonal
ships. and this " additional officers and
mon. To provide hattlcshipz and cruiE-
ers ,and then lay them up, with the ex-
pecintion Of leaving them unnamed uh-
IN they are needed In actual war, would
be worse than folly. II. would be a crimo
against the nation. a. ..
ITO send any wnrship against n compe-
tent enemy unless those aboard IL have
been trained by years al actual sea serv-
Ice. including ihcessnnb Eunnory prac-
tice. would be to invite not merely dis
aster. but the hittefest shame and humil-
IiRtion. Four. thousand additional sea-
men and a thousand additional marines
shoIid bc provided, and an Increase in
the officers. should be provided by making
a large addition to tho classes at Annap-
oils. There IL ono small matter which
should he mentioned In connection with
Annapolis. The p~retcntlous and unmehn-
Ing title OF naval cadet should be aboi-
ished. the title OF 'midshipman,' full of