The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-12-06

prises. Nothing would benefit them so
development. The connection between
idqeness and mischief is proverbial, and the
one of the surest preventives of war. OF
course no business man will go into the
Philippines unless 1t is to his interest to
&c 90 SO So and It is immensely to the interest
therefore necessary that the congress
should pass laws by which the resources
franchises 0or 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
kind.
Not to permit this is to do a wrong to
the philippines. The franchises must be
under regulations which will guarantee the
islands against any kind of improper ex-
ploitation. But the vast natural wealth
of the islands must be developed, and the
capital willing to develop it must be given
the opportunity. The field must be thrown
open to individual enterprise, which has
every region over which our flag has flown.
1t is urgently necessary to enact suitable
laws dealing with general transportation.
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 a Pacific cable is
also urged, either that the government
lay such cable to connect Hawaii and
the Philippines, or that an arrangement
be made by which the advantages &C
cruing from a government cable may be
secured to the government by contract
with a private cable company. This he
deems necessary for both commercial.
political and military considerations.
The Isthmian Canal.
He calls attention 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 view to these effects alone 1t
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, 1t 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
poets of success and which when done
are not only permanent assets in the ma
tion's material interests, but standing
monuments to 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 II
ratified will enable US to begin preparations
for an isthmian canal at any time and
which guarantees to this nation every right
that it 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 necessarily
cially provides that the United States
alone shall do the work of building and
assume the responsibility of safeguarding
the canal and shall regulate its neutral use
without the guarantee or interference
of any outside nation from any quar-
be laid before the senate, and if APP
proved the congress can then proceed to
give effect to the advantages it 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 it has been received by. other
this nation has not the slightest desire to
acquire any territory at the expense of
any of our neighbors, and cites our .atti-
good faith. He says also that "this
doctrine has nothing to do with the COM
mercial relations of any American power
to form such as it DESIRES" That 1--WE
do not ask for any exclusive commercial
treaty with any other American state"
He says of this:
cardinal feature of the foreign policy OF
all the nations of the two Americas as
it is of the United States. Just rs years
have passed since President Monroe in
his annual message announced that the
American continents are henceforth not
to be considered as subjects for future
colonizati ton by any European power In
other words. the Monroe doctrine is a
declaration that there must be no terri
torial ACKNOWLEDGEMENT by any non-Ameri-
can power at the expense Of any Ameri-
can power on American soil. 1t is in no.
wise intended as hostile to any nation in
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 long step, to-
ward assuring the universal peace of the
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 means of per-
forming our international duties as we'll as
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:
$50 far from being in any way provo
cation to war, an adequate and highly
trained navy is the best guarantee against
war, the cheapest and most effective peace
MS uTdnCe. 1 TIC CoSt VI ouiiuiie dHu main
tanning such a navy represents the very
lightest premium for insuring peace which
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 ou1 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
character refer you to the report of the
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 I'M
til they are needed in actual war. would
be worse than folly. It would be crime
against the nation.
ITO send any warship against compe-
tent enemy unless those aboard 1t have
been trained by years Of actual sea serv-
ice including incessant gunnery prac-
tice, would be to invite not merely dis
aster but the bitterest shame and humil-
iation. Four thousand additional sea-
men and O thousand additional marines
should be provided and an increase in
the officers should be provided by making
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 'midShipman, full of
historic association. should be restored.