Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-03-14

the uOCtrlne tnat we lose our own
liberties by securing the enduring
foundations Of liberty to others. Our
institutions will not deteriorate by ex.
tension and our sense of justice will
not abate under tropic suns in dis.
tant seas. As heretofore so hereafter
will the Nation demonstrate its fitness
to administer any new estate which
events devolve upon II and in the fear
OF God Will take occasion by the
hand andsmake the bounds of freedom
wider yet" If there are those among
us yho you'd make our way more
difficult we must not be disheartened,
but the more earnestly deaicate our
selves to the task which we have
rightly entered. The path of progress
is seldom smooth. New things are
often found hard to do. Our fathers
found them so. We find them so. They
are inconvenient. They cost us some.
thing. But are we not made better for
the effort anc sacrifice, and are not
those we serve lifted up and blessed :?
We will be consoled. too, with the
fact that opposition has confronted
every onward march of the Republic
from its opening hour until now. but
without success. The Republic has
marched on and on. and its every
step has exalted freedom and human
ity. We are undergoing the same or
deal as did our predecessors nearly
century ago. We are following the
course they blazcd. They triumphed.
VIII their successors falter and plead
organic impotency In the Nation?
Surely after 1875 years of achieve.
ment for mankind we will not now
surrender our equality with other
powers on matters fundamental and
essential to nationality. With no such
purpose was the Nation created. In
no such spirit has II developed its full
and Independent sovereignty. We
adhere to the principle Of equality
among ourselves. and because OF no
act Of ours will we assign to ourselves
a subordinate rank in the family Of
nations.
My fellow citizens, the public events
of the past four years have gone into
history. They are too near to Justify
recital. Some of them were unfore.
seen: many of them momentous and
far.reaching IN their consequences to
ourselves and our relations with the
rest of the world. The part which the
United States bore so honorably in
the thrilling scenes In China, while
new to American life, has been In
harmony with its true spirit and best
traditions, and In dealing with the
results its policy will be that of mod.
GRAFTON and fairness.
We face at this moment a most I'M
M nctinr-that pf hn f,,t IN
l relations Of the United States and Gu.
ba. With our neighbors we must re.
main close friends. The declaration
of the purposes of this Government in
the resolution Of April 2, 1898, must be
made good. Ever since the evacuation
OF the island by the army of Spain the
Executive, with all practicable speed
has been assisting its people In the
successive steps necessary to the cs.
Enlistment OF free and independent
Government. prepared to assume and
perform the obligations OF information
al law which now rest upon the Unit
ed States under the treaty OF Paris
Inc convention elected by the people
to frame a Constitution is approaching
the completion Of its labors. The
transfer Of American control to the
new Government Is Of such great i'm.
portance, involving an obligation re.
sulting from our Intervention and the
treaty OF peace, that | am glad to be
advised by the recent act of Congress
of the policy which the Legislative
branch of the Government deems es.
sential to the best interests of Cuba
and the United States. The principles
which led to our Intervention require
that the fundamental law upon which
the new Government rests should lie
adapted TO secure a government cap
able OF performing the duties and dis
charging the functions OF separate
nation. OF observing it's international
obligations. OF protecting life and
property, insuring order. safety and
liberty and conforming to the estab
lished historical policy OF the United
States in its relation to Cuba.
The peace which we are pledged Ia
leave to the Cuban people must carry
with It the guarantees Of permanence
We became SPONSORS for the pacifica
IT," = ~ island, and we remain nc
coUntabic to the Cubans no less thar
tC '''' C"'I country for the reconstruc
tia Of Cuba as a free commonwealth
on abiding foundations Of right. ius
tice. liberty and assured order. On
eDfranc. .isement of the people will
not be completed until free Cuba shall
lie "a reality. not n name: a perfect
entity, not hasty experiment bearinf
within itself the elements of failure.
While the treaty of peace will
Spain was ratified on the 9Th OF Feb
ruary. 1899, and ratihcations were ex
changed nearly two years ago. the
Congress has indicated no form o
government for the Philippine Islands
II has. however, provided an army e
enable the Executive to suppress In
surrection, restore peace, give securi
tv to the inhabitants and establish
the authority of the United States
throughout the archipelago. II hal
authorized the organization Of nativ,
troops rs auxiliary to the regula
force. II has been advised from tim
to time OF the acts Of the militar,
and naval officers in the islands. o
nv action in appointing civil commits
slons, Of the instructions with whicl
they were charged OF their dutia
and powers. of their recommends
tions and Of the several acts undo
executive commission, together wit
very complete general information
they have submitted These report
fully set forth lie conditions, past an
| present, In the islands. and the II
structlons clearly show the principle
which will guide the Executive unit
| the Congress shall as II IL require