The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1901-03-09

, tions will not deteriorate by extension,
and our sense of Justice will not abate I'M
der tropic suns in distant seas. AS here
tofore, so hereafter, will! the nation DEM
onstrato its fitness to administer any new
estate which events deyolve upon x, and
in the fear of God will take occasion by
the hand and make the bounds OF free
dom wider yet.
make our way more difficult we must not be
dsheartened, but the more earnestly dedi-
cate ourselves to the task which we have
rightly entered. The path of progress Is
seldom smooth. New things are often
them so. We find them SO. They are in
convenient. They cost us something. But
are we not made better for the effort and
sacrifice, and are not those we serve lift
| ed up and blessed?
that opposition has confronted every on
| ward movement Of the republic from Its
| opening hour until now. but without sue
cess. The republic has marched on and
DOM Gn ana and humanity axeE We are nndergong
| the same ordeal as did our predecessors
nearly a century ago. We are following
| the course they bllzed. They triumphed.
| VIII their successors falter and plead cr-
ganic inpotency in the nation? Surely
after lbs years of achievement for man
| kind we will not low surrender our equal
| ty with other powers on matters runla-
| mental and essential TO nationality. With
! no such purpose was the nation created.
| In no such spirit has 1t developed its full
and Independent sovereignty We adhere
to the principles Of equality among our
selves. and by no act OF ours Will we as
sign to ourselves a subordinate rank In
| the family of nations.
My fellow citizens, the public events of
| the past four years have gone into his
tory. They are too near to justify re-
cital Some Of them were unforeseen,
many of them momertous and farreach-
ing in their consequences to ourselves and
our relations with the rest OF the world.
The part which the United States bore so
ho,lorably in the thrilling scenes In China,
while rev TO American life has been In
| harmony with Its true spirit and pest
traditions, and In dealing with the results
its policy will be that Of moderation and
| fairness.
We face at this moment a most i'm
portant question-that Of the, future rela-
| tons OF the United States and cuba. with
our near neighbors we must remain ciose
friends. The declaration of the purposes
Of this government In the resolution OF
April 20, 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 neces-
sary to the establishment of free ond
Independent government. prepared TO as
national law, which now rest upon the
United States under the treaty of Paris.
The convention elected by the people TO
frame a constitution ID approaching the
completion of its labor. The transfer OF
is OF such great Importance. involving an
obligation resulting from our intervtn-
ton, and the treaty OF peace, that am
glad to be advised by the recent act of
congress of the policy which the legis-
lative branch OF the government deems
essential to the best interests of Cuba and
the United States.
The principles which led to our inter-
ventlon require that the fundamental law
upon which the new government rests
should be adapted to secure government
capable Of performing the duties and dis
charging the functions of separate ma
tion, Of observing Its international obli-
cations of protecting life and properly,
lnsurng order, safety and liberty, and
conforming to the established and his
torcal policy Of the United States In Its
relation to Cuba.
The peace which we are pledged to leave
to the Cuban people must carry with 1t
the guarantees Of permanence. We be-
came 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 reconstruction of Cuba
as flee commonwealth on abiding
foundations of right, justice, liberty and
assured order Our enfranchisement Of
the people will not be completed until free
Cuba shall 'be reality, not a name a
Pepieot ent,h,y 10Y nasty eSP SeIra
While the treaty OF peace with Spain
was ratified on tho sixth Of February.
1899, and Publications were exchanged
nenuily two years ny. vne uois'. SIS ms s
Philippine islands. II has, however, pro-
vlded an army to enable the executive to
suppress insurrection, restore peace, give
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r,nilppipes, i snuh' c9n.'nuo tne eIorts
u.reauS pesuh un.l, oluer eah oe restored
snro5uEnou' one ",n' nv, hh1 as last AZ
conditions pern,i. esinphsn ioral govern,
ments, III ,ne tornhu',oa oi when me XVI
eo.9pern.,nn Oh ,ne Peop'e nas peeh az
Ieauy Inv'tnu, nnu wren estnplisned VIII
cc,ucouraSe 'ne peop'o ~ auinil,sIer mem,
aHoru lne ihnnpitan's OF ,ne ISLANDS SELF