Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-12-05

| given them the great gift OF free access for
their products 70 the markets Of the United
| States. | ASK the attention OF the Congress
10 the need OF legislation concerning the pub
| lie lands of Porto Rico.
Progress In Caba.
I'm Cuba such progress has been made to-
| ward putting the independent government of
| the island upon firm footing that before the
| present session OF the Congress closes this
| Will be an accomplished fact Cuba will then
start as her own mistress; and to tha beautt-
| ful Queen of the Antilles, she unfolds this
| new page OF her destiny, we extend our
| heartiest greetings and good wishes Else
| where l heye discussed the question OF reci-
| procity. In the case of Cuba, however, there
| are wetghty reasons of morality and of
| tional interest why the policy should be held
to have peculiar application, and most
earnestly ask your attention to the wisdom,
| indeed to the vital need. of providing for
! substantial reduction In the tariff duties
| Cuban imports into the United States. Cuba
| has In her constitution affirmed what we de-
| sired, that she should stand in international
| matters, In closer and more friendly relations
| with us than with any other power; and we
/ are bound by every consideration of honor
| and expediency to pass commercial measures
in the interest Of her material we'll being.
The Philippine Problem.
"In the Philippines our problem is larger.
| They are very rich tropical islands, inhabi-
/ teu by many varying tribes representing
| widely different stages OF progress toward
| these people upward along the stony and diff
| hcult path that leads to self government We
/ hope to make our administration of the is
/ lands honorable to our nation by making II
| of the highest benefit to the Filipinos them
/ selves; and as an earnest Of what we intend
| to do, we point to what we have done. AL
ready n greater measure of material prosper
| ity and of governmental honesty and ef1ci-
ency has been attained in the Philippines
| than ever before in their history.
| I'm dealing with the Philippine people we
| must show both patience and strength, for
bearance and steadfast resolution Our aim
| is high. We do not desire to do for the is
| lauderS merely what elsewhere done
| for tropic peoples by even the best foreign
| governments, w hope to do for them what
| has never before been done for any people
| of the tropics-to make them fit for self
/ government after the fashion Of the really
| free nations
| TO leave the islands at this time would
mean that they would fall into a welter of
| murderous anarchy. Such desertion of duty
/ on part would be crime against hu-
| manity. The character of Governor Taft and
Of his associates aud subordnates is a proof,
| II such be needed, of the sincerity of our eff
| fort to give the islanders constantly in
| creasing measure of self government exactly
| as fast as they show themselves fit to exer-
else 1t. Since the civil government was es-
| tablished not an appointment has been made
in the islands with any reference to consider
| ations of political influence, or to aught else
| save the fitness of the man and the needs
| of the service
There are still troubles ahead in the is
| lands. The insurrection has become an AFFAIR
| of local banditti and marauders, who deserve
| no higher regard than the brgands Of por-
tions of the old world. Encouragement, d-
rect or indirect, to these insurrectos stands
on the same footing encouragement to hos
| tile Indians in the days when we still had In
| dian wars. AS we will do everything in our
| power for the Filipino who is peaceful, we
| will take the sternest measures with the
| Filipinos who follow the path of the insur-
recto and the ladrone.
"The time has come when there should be
additional legislation for the Philippines.
Nothing better be done for the islands
than to introduce industrial enterprises.
Nothing would benefit them so much as
throwing them open to industrial develop
ment. 1t is therefore necessary that the
Congress should pass laws by which the re-
sources of the Islands can be developed so
that franchises (for limited terms Of years.
can be granted to companies doing business
in them, and every announcement be given
TO the incoming of business men OF every
kind.
II call your attention most earnestly to the
crying need Of cable to Hawaii and the
Philippines, to be continued from the Phil
ppines to points in Asia. We should no:
defer a day longer than necessary the CON
struction OF such a cable. II is demanded
not merely for commercial but for political
and military considerations
Either the Congress should Immediately
provide for the construction of govern
ment cable, else arrangement should
be made by which like advantages to those
accruing from a government cable may be
secured TO the government by contract with
a private cable company.
Recommends Nicaraguan Canal
mo single great material work which re-
mains to be undertaken on this continent i
as the building OF a canal across the lsthmus
connecting North and South America. Whilt
its beneficial effects would perhaps be mos nos
and South Atlantic states, 1t would also
greatly benefit other sections. II is en-
phaticaily work which It is for the Interest
Of the entire country to begin and complet'
as possible, ii is one OF those grea
works which only great nation can under
take with prospects of success, and whicl
when done are not only permanent asset
in the nations material interests, but stand
ing monuments to Its constructive ability.
II glad TO be able to announce TO yo
that our negotiations this subject wit
Great Britain, conducted on both sides In
| spirit of friendlness and mutual good Wi
. | and respect, have resulted in my being abb
to lay before the Senate treaty which
ratified Will enable us to begin preparation
| for an lsthmian canal at any time and whlc
! | guarantees to this nation every right tina
Il it has ever asked in connection with tn
canal In this treaty, the OLD Clayt9n bul 5si
wer treaty long recognized as tnadequat
to supply the base for the construction an
a maintenance Of a necessarily American snl
! canal Is abrogated. II specifically proVlde
= that the United States alone shall do tn
work of building and assume the responsl
y bility of safeguarding the canal and sha
! regulate it's neutral use by all nations o
= terms of equality without the guaranty Q
interference of any outside nation from an
quarter. The signed treaty viii at once ?
: laid before the Senate, and il approved tn
:, ! Congress can then proceed to give effect
\ the advantages it secures us by providing fo
: the building of the canal
!, "The true end of every great and free pee
pie should be self-respecting peace; and tn
! nation most earnestly desires sincere an
= cordial friendship with all others over th
= entire world, of recent years, wars betwee
the great civilized powers have become les
= and less frequent Wars with barbarous
= smi- barbarous peoples come in an entirel
= different category, being merely most RI
= grettable but necessary international polit
> duty which must be performed for the sal
. of the welfare of mankind Peace can on
= be kept with certainty where both sides wis
n to keep it; but more and more the ciyiltzt
: peoples are realizing the wicked folly of WI
and are attaining that condition of lust an
:. | Intelligent regard for the rights Of othe
. which will in the end, hope and b
y lieye make worldwide peace possible. III
~ peace conference at The Hague gave defni
=, expression 10 this hope and belief and mar
= ed stride toward their attainment.
IS The Monroe Doctrine.
This same peace conference acquiesced
our statement Of the Monroe doctrine
compatible with the purposes and aims
m the conference.
IS THE Monroe doctrine should be the ca
TO dinal feature Of the foreign policy Of all I
lie nations Of the TIVE Americas, IL Is of [
E. United States. The doctrine Is declaT
K ton that there must be no territorial a
le grandizement by any non-American power
IN the expense of any American power on Anne
be lean soil 1t Is in no wise intended as host
Of to any nation in the old world. Still less
I'D IL intended TO give cover to any aggressl
s. by one new world power at the expense
he any other. 1t is simply step. and 10
Sc step. toward assuring the universal peace
On the world by securing the possibility OF p'
manent peace on this hemisphere
he This doctrine has nothing TO do with I
IS | commercial relations Of any American pow
ed ! save that il in truth allows each of them
an form such 1t desires. In other words,