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bit OF international police duty.
Under the greatest prOvocation. cur
government refused 10 yield TO the claTnor
for more revenge aad refused 10 fake part
In or connive at any cnott to partition
China.
I'm Cuba we have had to face a harder
because a less simple task. We were
pleds- d TO bring peace. freedom and indie
pendencs to the islands. and We have been
rcsolutely liant upon keeping that pledge,
not merely in the letter. bu: in the spirit
TO have driven out the Spanlards and then
Immediately withdrawn our own forces
would have meant the breaking OF our
own pledge. for IL would have thrown the
islands into a chaos but one degree better
than the tyranny which IL succeeded.
Moreover. such course would have meant
the absolute certainty OF our being speed
lily forced TO Interfere again. We would
commit "A grave wrong TO our own people
II we permitted the great island which
is our neighbor once more TO become
plague spot Of civilization; q still graver
wrong II We permitted the possibility OF
It's ever being used against us by some
strong allen power. Our business was 10
beJp In the development OF those qualities
I'm the Cubans which would rerder them
able TO solve the difficult problem Of self
government: TO further every movement
Tor decency In the island. and To give our
aid TO the new Cuban commonwealth as
Ia stroVe to walk alone
Hettcrment of Cuba
Compare what Cuba now IS with what
IL was three years ago; compare the peace
aud order and justice OF to-day with the
unspeakable misery, the bloody tumble of
anarchy ana tyranny OF three years ago.
Think OF the strides made IN the school
system and the courts; think of what has
been done towards the cleansing OF the
cities. towards stamping out disease. Re-
member that the change il solely due to the
fact that We dared to go TO war for 1t right
eous cause. IL ever I'm his tory an action has
justified itself, our action in interfering
in Cuba has thus furnished its own justl-
ication.
FINALLY. we come 10 the Philippines
where the difficulties were greatest OF all.
Perhaps few better tests OF our worth as
nation have ever been offered than this
Philippine problem. The temptation was
great To shirk IL altogether The first thing
TO be done was to restore order by putting
"A stop TO the insurrection. This has a. last
been practically accomplished.
The record of the struggle in the Phil
ippincN for the last two years and a half
IL one which should make all Americans
proud because of the firmness and the
mercy, the justice and the fearlesSness
with which their representatives, I'm the
Islands have acted under as trying condi-
tions as have ever beer faced In u similar
case.
"In developing these Islands IL is we'll to
keep steadily In mind that business is one
OF the great levers OF civilization. 1t Is
OF the islands that their resources should
be developed. and therefore it is TO their
interests even more than to ours that our
citizens should develop their industries
The further fact that IL Is our duty TO see
that the development takes place under
conditions 80 carefully guarded that no
wrong may come 20 the islanders. must not
blind us TO the first great fact, which il the
need OF the development.
Honesty Must He Observed.
1T is to the advantage. both OF America
and OF the islands, to have any ms reliant or
business man start and develop q legit-
Innate business enterprise Of any Kind in
tho Islands. but public man should have
any share in such business, and public
opinion should not tole rate for a moment
such action among our public men. AS for
the onenSeS that are at times bound TO oC-
cur in connection with the public service
In the Islands, we should. on the one hand
see To IL that the most prompt and severe
punishment is visited upon the offenders 4:
and I'm the next place. we should remember
that IL is simply silly 10 treat such an
onense as in any way condemnation of
our policy.
I'VE talk much. and, on the whole, we
talk truly. of the future greatness OF our
people. Let us see to IL that our deeds
make good our words. that We take advan-
tage of our manifold opportunities and 90
without tiinching our manifold duties We
are not to be excused If we fail TO do all
mat Is required of great ration: stand
ing as one OF the great powers of the earth :;
and least OF all are We to Ice excused If we
fail TO keep in mind the principles that
underlie all greatness-thc principles of
Justice and Of mercy-of courage and OF
honesty. that go to make up national rec
ora OF clean living and true manliness."