Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-03-06

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stroy confidence in the ability of our
people to solve wisely and for civilization
the mighty problems resting upon them.
LIBERTY FOLLOWS THE FLAG.
The American people, entrenched in
freedom at home, take their love for it
with them wherever they 60, and they
reject as mistaken and unworthy the
doctrine that we lose our own liberties
by securing the enduring foundations of
liberty to others. Our institutions will
not deteriorate by extension, and our
sense of justice will not abate under
tropic suns in distant seas. AS hereto
fore, so hereafter will the nation demon
strate its fitness to administer any new
estate which events devolve upon it, and
in the fear of God will "take occasion by
the hand and make the bounds of free
dom wider yet.''
If there are those among us who would
make our way more difficult we must
not be disheartened, but the more earn
estly dedicate ourselves 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 something. But are we not made
better for the effort and sacrifice and
are not those we serve lifted up and
blessed?
RELATIONS WITH CUBA.
We face at this moment most impor-
tant question-that of the future rela
tions of the United States and Cuba.
With our near neighbors we must remain
close friends. The declaration of the
purposes of this government in the reso
luton of April 80, 1885, must be made
good
The peace which we are pledged to
leave to the Cuban people must carry
with it the guarantees of permanence.
We recame sponsors for the paciication
of the island and we remain accountable
to the Cubans, no less than to our own
country and people, for the reconstruct
tlon of Cuba as free commonwealth on
abiding foundations of right, justice, lib
erty and assured order. Our enfran-
cfisement of the people will not be com
pleted until free Cuba shall be "real-
ity, not dream; a perfect entity, not a
hasty experiment bearing within itself
| the elements of failure"
THE PHILIPPINES.
| While the treaty Of peace with Spain
was ratified on the sixth of February,
1899, and ratifcations we're exchanged
nearly two years ago. the congress has
indicated no form OF government for the
Philippine islands. 1t has, however,
provided an army to enable the executive
to suppress insurrection, restore peace,
give security to the inhabitants and es-
tablish the authority of the United
States throughout the archipelago. 1t
has authorized the organization of native
troops as auxiliary to the regular force.
1t has been advised from time to time of
the acts of the military and naval officers
in the islands, and of my action in ap-
pointing civil commissions, and of the
instructions with which they were
charged, of their duties and powers, of
their recommendation and of the several
acts under executive commission, to-
gether with the very complete general
information they have submitted. These
reports fully set forth the conditions,
past and present, in the islands, and the
instructions clearly show the principles
which will guide the executive until the
congress shall, as it is required to do by
the treaty, determine 1.-The civil rights
and political status of the native in
habitants."
The congress having added the sane
| tion of its authority to the powers al
| ready possessed and exercised by the ex-
ecutlve under the constitution, thereby
leaving with the executive the response
bility for the governing of the Philip
pines, shall continue the efforts already
begun until order shall be restored
throughout the islands, and as fast as
conditions permits, will estab blish local
governments, in the formation of which
the full cooperation of the people has
been already invited, and when estab-
lished will encourage the people to ad-
minister them.
SELF GOVERNMENT.
The settled purpose, long ago pre-
vailed, to afford the inha bitants of the
islands self government as fast as they
were ready for it, will be pursued with
earnestness and fidelity. Already some
thing has been accomplished in this di-
rection. The governments representa-
tives, civil and military, are doing faith
| ful ana nOOle Work IN their mission OF
emancipation, and merit the approval
and support Of their countrymen. The
most liberal terms of amnesty have al
ready been communicated to the insur-
gents, and the way is still open for those
who have raised their arms against the
government for honorable submission to
its authority.
Our countrymen should not be de-
ceived. We are not wagiEg war against
the inhabitants of the Philippine islands
A portion of them are making war
against the United States. By far the
greater part of the inhabitants recognize
American sovereignty and welcome it
as guaranty of order ana of secur-
ity for life, property, liberty, freedom
of conscience and the pursuit of happi-
ness. To them full protection will be
given. They shall not be abandoned
We will not leave the destiny of the
loyal millions in the islands to the dis
loyalty of thousands who are in REBEL
ion against the United States.
Order under civil institutions will
come as soon as those who break the
peace will keep it. Force will not be
needed or used when those who make
war against US shall make it no more