The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-12-03

tie United States
Iu dealing With the Philippine pco-
PIE $50 must show borh patience and
uctn. forbearau.o and stcadfast res
olution our aim is high We DO not
desire fo do for .le islanders merely
what la- elsewhere boon done f0r trop-
&c peoples ly even thc best foreign
governments. We hope to DO for them
what las never before been done for
. anvN people of tho tropics so make
. them Ut Cor ~,ir government after the
I fashion of tr. really free nations.
Tl, uuly fear s lest in our overanx-
i,ty us -.ve thCm % degree u inde-
I urnd,ue. for which they are unfit,
/ thereby inviting reaction and disaster.
A. fast I- there is any reasonable hope
that u q given 1.tr.c' the people can
I govern themselves SELF government
has been given in that district. There
IS nee locality Httyd for self govern
/ mont which has not received lt. But IL
| mas U.l le tlat .u certain cases u
I win Iay. to- Dee withdrawn because the
inhabitants show themselves unfit 60
exercise lt. SUCH instances have already
I occurred Iu other words. there is not
/ tho slightest chance OF our failing 90
show sufficiently humanitarian spirit.
Z TIe lau-0. comes iu ,LJ opposite direc-
/ ton.
Troubles Ahead Yet.
There alc >tlll troubles ahead IN the
I Islands Tie Instruction has become
an affair uf local handuti aud maraud-
[ crs. who deserve mo- higher regard
than th, hrisands of portions Of the
/ Cll world Euc0uugCmgut. direct or
indirect. t0 these iusurrectCs stands On
the >ame footing as encouragement TO
hostile Indians in the days when We
! still bad Indian wars.
The president declares that the time
has come for additional legislation for
the Philippines. lie says:
II is necessary that the congress
should pass laws hy which the re
| sources cf the Islands can be developed.
/ so that franchises Tor limited terms OF
years. can bc granted 90 companies DO
Ing business iu them ami every encour-
acCmeut uc given 90 the incoming OF
business men sf every kind. IL is ur-
/ gently necessary 90 enact suitable laws
| DEALING with general transportation.
| mining uaukiug. currency. homCsteads
| aud tlc Use and ownership Of the lands
| aud timber These laws win give free
! play t0 industrial enterprise. and the
commercial development which wiz
surely follow viii afford 10 The people
of the islands the best proofs Of the
sincerity of our desire TO aid them.
The Gable aud the Canal.
! I call your attention most earnestly
20 the crying neei Of n cable 20 Haw9ii
and the Philippines. 20 be continued
from the Philippines 10 points in Asia.
We should not defer q day longer than
! necessary the construction Of such q
cable. II is demanded not merely for
commercial but FOR political aud mill
tary considerations Either the con
| gress should Immediately provide Tor
! the construction Of q government ca
bic or else an arrangement should be
| made by, which Ike advantages 20
! those acoruin- from q government ca
bic may Doe secured 20 the government
by contract with private cable com
pany.
No single great material work which
| remains 10 be undertaken on this con-
tiuent is OF such consequence 90 Tie
American people as the building Of
/ canal across the .stLmus connecting
North ana South America. Its imp0r-
tance 20 the nation is 10y no means lin
tied merely 70 its material effects upon
our business prosperity. and yet with =
view TO these effects alone IL would be
to the last degree important for us i'm
medately to begin H. While its bene-
icial effects would perhaps be most
marked upon the Pacific coast and the
| gulf and South Atlantic states, il would
also greatly benefit other sections. II
Is emphatically a work which IL is for
the interest OF the entire country 10 be-
gin and complete as soon as possible.
/ am glad 20 be able TO announce TO
you that our negotiations on this sub
ject with Great Britain. conducted on
both sides in a spirit Of friendllness and
mutual good will. have resulted In
my being able 10 lay before the SEN
ate a treaty which. II ratified. win en-
able us 10 begin preparations for an
isthmian canal at any time and which
guarantees 10 this nation every right
that II has ever asked In connection
with the canal. IL specifically pro-
yides 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
by all nations on terms Of equality
without the guarantee or Interference
of any outside nation from any quarter.
The Monroe Doctrine.
The Monroe doctrine should be the
cardinal feature Of the foreign policy
Of all the nations Of the two Americas,
as ii Is Of the United States. The Mon.
roe doctrine is a declaration that there
must be no territorial aggrandizement
by any non-American power at the ex.
pense Of any American power on Amer
lean soil. II is in nowise intended as
[ hostile fn any uaflnu ln tho ola ,portd