Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-12-06

their produces 20 the maIAos - 80 80.
i 10 the need OF legislation concerntng the pup
1 lie lands Of Porto Rico:
Progress In Cubo-
..In Cuba such progress has been made 70.
rd putting the r tSa before the
| viii be an accomplished fact. Cuba VIII tnen
| full Queen OF the Antilles. AZ she unfoids TINS
| new page Of her destiny. We extend rr, Uul
heartest grestinss and sood wisnes ., reci
procity. In the case of Cuba however, there
| are weighty reasons Of morality ana OF ma
1 earnestly ask your attention to the wisdom.
indeed 70 the vital need. Of proyidlns t,i ior "a
Cuban imports into the United States. Cuba
| has in her constitution affirmed what We de,
sired that she should stand; ,,i IN reiations
with us than with any other power; ana we
are bound BY every consideration o. n s,res
| and expediency to pass commerciai measures
| in the interest of her material well-0elnR.
The Philippine Problem.
I'm the Philippines our problem Is larger.
They are very rich tropical islands, inhaoi-
| ted by many varying tribes, representing
e adGiy Our earnest enort is to help
| these people upward along the stony and oil
| fcult path that leads to self -government We
hope to make our administration OF the rs =.
| lands honorable to our nation by MAKING II
| NJ the highest bepeft to the Filipinos them
selves and as an earnest 81 p VIVA. done % Az
ready a greater measure OF material prosper
| ity and Of governmental honesty AND emci-
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, s n3rr
| is high. We do not desire to DO lot the 10
landers merely what has elsewhere been aone
for tropic peoples by even the best foreign
hone to do Tor them WndS
has never before been done for any people
of the tropics-to make them mt Tor sell
government after the fashion OK inc FeaiiJ
free nations. ,a
ITO leave the islands at this time would
mean that they would fall into "et t dut ~
on our part would be a crime aga1ns. hu
| marity. The character Of Governor tart ano
of his associates and subordinates is proof
IL such be needed, of the sincerity OF our Ell
fort to give the islanders a constantly m
| creasing measure Of seif-goyernment' e2ac ar
else it.. Since the civil government was es-
tablished cot appointment has been maze
atoms Of political influence. or to aught else
save the fitness OF the man and the neeos
Of the service
lands The instruction has become an anair
of local banditti and marauders, who deserve
no higher segad gar tnaa ne d.
rect or indirect, to these insurrectos STANDS
on the same footing as encouragement to hos
%aas As 'n we a DO in
power for the Filipino who is peaceful ~
will take the sternest measures W WITH in. tine
recto and the ladrone.
The time has come when there should l,.: b. be
S Nothing better can be done for the islands
than to introduce industrial enterprises.
| Nothing would benent them SO m 1ut:n,o as
| throwing them open to industrial develop
Congress should pass laws BY which the re-
sources of the islands can De aeselSpeu sar 50
| can be granted to companies DONG pus.ness
| in them, and every announcement be gwen
to the incoming OF business men OF every
| kind. 49,
| crying need of cable to Hawaii ana , me
| ippines to points In Asia. We should NOT
| defer a day longer than necessary the con
not merely for commercial but for poiitlcai
| "Either the Congress should Immediately
msnt cable. or else an arrangement should
| be made by which like advantages TO tno Ss
accruing from government cao ne may ,i fe
| private cable company.
Recommends Nicaraguan Canal.
| "No single great material work which re-
mains to be undertaken on this continent Is
of such consequence to the Amefl s PeUp,s
| connecting North and South America; Wnile
| it's beneficial effects would perhaps be most
marked upon the Pacific coast and the gun gun
| and South Atlantic states. it would also
| greatly benefit other sections It IS EN-.
phatcally work which It Is ior me anseIsss
| as soon as possible; it Is one OF those great
works which only great nation can under-
| when done are not only permanent assets
| in the nations material interests, put stano-
ing monuments to its constructive aoi nv 80,
II am glad to be able to announce to you
| that our negotiations on this subject with
| Great Britain, conducted on both sides In I,
spirit Of friendliness and mutual good wiz
| and respect have resulted in my being able
| to lay before the Senate treaty which II
| ratified will enable ushto begin preperati9 atoms
for an Isthmfan csnal~at any time, ana Wnicn
! guarantees to this nation every rignt tnat
| It has ever asked in connection with the
canal In this treaty the oid ;SGnoSate
| to supply the base for the construction ana
maintenance of necessarily American snip
that the United States alone shall do the
! work of building and assume the RESPONSE,
bity Of the x cana n ah% on
| terms Of equality without the guaranty OF
| interference of any outside nation from any
laid before the Senate and if approved the
| Congress can then proceed to give enect 20
| the advantages it secures US by providing for
! the building Of the canal.
| s.The true end Of every great and free peo-
pie should be self-respecting peace: and this
Cordial friendship with all others Over the
! entire world, Of recent years, wars between
! the great civilized powers have become less
| and less frequent. Wars with barbarous or
| smi- barbarous peoples come IN an entirely
| different category, being merely most re
| Srettable but necessary international police
| duty which must be performed for the sake
| of the welfare of mankind. Peace can only
| be kept with certainty where both sides wish
| to keep it; but more and more the civilized
! peoples are realizing the wicked folly OF war
| and are attaining that condition OF Just ana
| intelligent regard for the rights of others
| which will in the end as we hope and be
! lieye make worldwide peace possible. The
peace conference at The Hague gave definite
expression to this hope and belief and mark
! ed stride toward their attainment.
! The Monroe Doctrine.
'This same peace conference acquiesced in
| our statement Of the Monroe doctrine as
compatible with the purposes and aims OF
| the conference
! ..The Monroe doctrine should be the car
| d;no1 feature of the foreign policy OF all the