River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-12-05
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one Of the surest preventives of war. OF
course no business man Will go into the
philippines unless 1t is to his interest to
DO so, and IL Is immensely to the interest
OF the islands that he should go in. II Is
therefore necessary that the congress
should pass laws by which the resources
of the Islands can be developed, so that
franchises tfor limited terms OF years. can
be granted to companies doing business in
them and every encouragement be given
to the incoming of business men Of every
Not to permit this Is to do wrong to
the Philippines. The franchises must be
granted and the business permitted only
under regulations which will guarantes the
Islands against any kind of improper ex-
ploltation. But the vast natural wealth
of the Islands must be developed, and the
capital willing to develop II must be given
the opportunity. The field must be thrown
open to individual enterprise, which has
been the real factor in the development or
every region over which our flag has flown.
II is urgently necessary to enact suitable
laws dealing with general transportation,
mining, banking, currency, hemesteads and
the use and ownership OF the lands and
timber. These laws Will give free play TO
Industrial enterprise and the commercial
development which will surely follow will
afford to the people of the islands the
best proofs of the sincerity of our desire
to aid them"
The construction of Pacific cable is
also urged, either that the government
lay such a cable to connect Hawaii and
DO made by which the advantages ac-
cruing from a government cable may be
secured to the government by contract
with private cable company. This he
deems necessary for both commercial,
political and military considerations
The Isthmian Canal.
He calls attention to the need of an
isthmian canal, and says:
Its Importance to the nation is by no
means limited merely to its material eff
fects upon our business prosperity, and
yet with a view to these effects alone IL
would be to the last degree important
for us Immediately to begin it. While its
beneficial effects would perhaps be most
marked upon the Pacific coast and the
gulf and south Atlantic states, ii would
also greatly benefit other sections. 1t is
emphatically a work which it is for the
interest of the entire country to begin
and complete as soon as possible; 1T is
one of those great works which only a
great nation can undertake with pros
poets OF success and which when done
are not only permanent assets IN the ma
tons material interests, but standing
monuments 10 its constructive ability"
OF the new treaty recently concluded
with England he says: Il am glad to be
able to announce to you that our negotia-
tons on this subject with Great Britain,
conducted on both sides in a spirit of
friendliness and mutual good will and re-
spect, have resulted in my being able to
lay before the senate a treaty which If
ratified VIII cradle US to begin preparations
for an isthmian canal at any time and
which guarantees to this nation every right
that 1t has ever asked in connection with
the canal. In this treaty the old Clayton
Bulwer treaty. so long recognized as in
adequate to supply the base for the con-
struction and maintenance of a necessarily
American ship canal, is abrogated 1t spe-
eially provides that the United States
alone shall GO the work of building and
assume the responsibility of safeguarding
the canal and shall regulate its neutral use
by all nations on terms of equality
without the guarantee or interference
of any outside nation from any quar-
ter. The signed treaty will at once
be laid before the senate, and If ap-
proved the congress can then proceed to
give effect to the advantages 1t secures
us by providing for the building of the
canal.
The Monroe Doctrine.
The president sets forth the objects of
the Monroe doctrine, and the spirit in
which 1t has been received by other
countries. and in connection with 1t saws
this nation has not the slightest desire to
acquire any territory at the expense of
any of our neighbors, and cites our atti-
tude toward Cuba as guarantee of our
good faith. He says also that this
doctrine has nothing to do with the COM
mercial relations of any American power
save that it in truth allows each of them
do not ask for any exclusive commercial
treaty with any other American state"
He says of this:
THE Monroe doctrine should be the
all the nations of the two Americas as
1t Is of the United States. Just rs years
have passed since President Monroe in
his annual message announced that the
American continents are heneeforth not
to be considered as subjects for future
colonization by any European power In
other words, the Monroe doctrine is a
declaration that there must be no terri
torial ACKNOWLEDGMENT by any non-Ameri-
can power at the expense of any Ameri-
can power on American soil 1t Is in no.
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the old world Still less is it intended to
give cover to any aggression by one new
world power at the expense of any other.
1t is simply a STEP and a long step. to-
world by securing the possibility of per-
manent peace on this hemisphere"
The Navy.
The president urges the continued up
building of the navy as a means of per-
forming our international duties g well a g
a protection and safeguard for our inter
national rights. He urges that our place
as a first-class power necessitates the
building and maintenance Of navy in
keeping with our place among the nations
of the world, and says:
so far from being in any way a provo
cation TO war, an adequate and highly
trained navy is the best guarantee against
war the cheapest and most effective peace
insurance The cost of building and main
tanning. such a navy represents the very
this nation can possibly pay.
He recommends both the construction
of more ships and the addition of more
officers and men as absolutely necessary,
and says:
There should be no cessation in the
work of completing our navy. So far in
genuity has been wholly unable to devise
a substitute for the great war craft whose
hammering guns beat out the mastery OF
the high seas. 1t Is unsafe and unwise
not to provide this year for several addi-
tional battleships and heavy armored
cruisers, with auxiliary and lighter craft
in proportion. For the exact number and
secretary of the navy. But there is some
thing we need even more than additional
ships, and this IS additional officers and
men. To provide battleships and cruis-
ers and then lay them up, with the ex-
pectation of leaving them unnamed UNI
til they are needed in actual war, would
be worse than folly. 1t would be crime
against the nation
"ro send any warship against compe-
tent enemy unless those aboard II have
been trained by years of actual sea serv-
ice, including incessant gunnery prac-
lice would be to invite not merely dis
aster but the bitterest shame and humil-
iation -Four thousand additional sea-
men and q thousand additional marines
should be provided, and an increase in
the officers should be provided by making
a large addition to the classes a Annap-
oils There is one small matter which
should be mentioned in connection with
ANNAPOLIS. The pretentious and unmean-
ing title of naval cadet should be abol-
ished: the title of midshlpman,' full of
historic association should be restored.
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