The Van Buren press., 1901-12-07


have been working In the Islands to war
rant US In passing new legislation, but in
this connection he urges the need OF eau
lion. He believes the time has come when
the Industries OF which the Islands are
capable should be encouraged by granting
franchises for their development, and OF
this he says:
Nothing better can be done for. the Is
lands than TO introduce Industrial enter
prises. Nothing would benefit them SO
much as throwing them open TO Industrial
development. The connection between
idleness and mischief is proverbial, and the
opportunity to do remunerative work is
one OF the surest preventives or war. or
course no business man will go into the
philippines unless 1t is to his interest 10
do SO, and 1t is immensely to the interest
Of the Islands that he should go in. 1t is
therefore necessary that the congress
should pass laws by which the resources
of the Islands can be developed, SO That
franchises Qor limited terms of years. can
be granted to companies doing business in
them and every encouragement be gwen
TO the incoming Of business men OF every
kind,
the Philippines. The franchises must be
granted and the business permitted only
under regulations which viii 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 II must be given
the opportunity. The field must be thrown
open to individual enterprise, which mas
been the real factor in the development OIL
every region over which our flag has flown
1t is urgently necessary to enact suitable
laws dealing with general transportation,
mining, banking currency, homesteads ana
the use and ownership of the lands and
timber. These laws will give free play 10
industrial enterprise, and the commercial
development which will surely follow VIII
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 ac-
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 to the need Of an
isthmian canal, and says:
Its Importance to the nation Is by no
means limited merely to its material ell
fects upon our business prosperity, ana
yet with view to these effects alone 1t
would be to the last degree important
| for us Immediately to begin It, While us
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 1t Is for the
interest of the entire country to begin
and complete as soon as possible; u is
one of those great works which only a
great nation can undertake with pros
poets of success and which when done
are not only permanent assets in the ma
tons material interests, but standing
monuments to Its constructive ability.
OF the new treaty recently concluded
with England he says; 81 am glad to be
able to announce to you that our negotla-
lions on this subject with Great Britain,
conducted on both sides In spirit or
friendliness and mutual good will and re-
spect, have resulted in my being able TO
lay before the senate 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-
structon and maintenance of necessarily
American ship canal, is abrogated, II spe-
clally 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
by all nations on terms OF equality
without the guarantee or interference
of any outside nation from any quar-
ter. The signed treaty will at once
be laid before the senate, and II APP
proved the congress can then proceed to
| give effect to the advantages II 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 1t has been received by, other
| countries, and In connection with 1t says
| this nation has not the slightest desire TO
| acquire any territory at the expense OF
| any OF our neighbors, and cites our attl-
tude toward Cuba as guarantee OF our
| good faith He says also that this
doctrine has nothing to do with the com
mercial relations OF any American power
save that 1t in truth allows each OF them
| to form such as It desires" That we
do not ask for any exclusive commercial
treaty with any other American state
| He says Of this:
"The Monroe doctrine should be the
cardinal feature OF the foreign policy OF
all the nations of the two Americas as
| Il Is OF the United states, just rs years
have passed since President Monroe In
his annual message announced that the
| to be considered as subjects for future
| colonization by any European power In
| other words, the Monroe doctrine ls a
declaration that there must be no terri
torial ACKNOWLEDGMENT by any non-Ameri-
can power at the expense OF any Ameri-
can power on American soil 1t is in mo-
| wise intended as hostile 10 any nation In
| the old world stu less is It intended to
| give cover to any aggression BY one new
world power at the expense OF any other.
| II Is simply n step, and a 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 well as
| q protection and safeguard for our inter-
national rights, lie urges that our place
ps A nrgt class power necegsitatos the
| building and maintenance OF navy In
| keeping with our place among the nations
| Of the world, and says:
| 80 far from being In any way a provo
| cation TO war, an adequate and highly
trained navy Is tho best guarantee against
war the cheapest and most effective peace
insurance, The cost of building and main
| tanning such n navy represents the very
llghtest premium for lpsurlns peace which
lie liz " recommends both ne construction
Of more ships and the addition OF more
officers and men as absolutely necessary,
| and says
"Thore should be no cessation In tho
work OF completing our navy, SO far IN
| genuity has been wholly unable to devise
| a substitute for the great war craft whose
| hammorlng guns beat out the mastery OF
| the high seas II liz unsafe and unwise
not TO provide this year for several add.
| tlonal battleships and heavy armorcd
| cruisers, with auxiliary and lighter craft
In proportion For the exact number and
character I 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 IL additional oflcsrs and
men, To provide .battleships and eruis-
pactatlon OF leaving them unnamed un.
| III they are needed In actual war, would
be worse than folly II would be a crime
against the nation.
ITO send any warshlp against a compe.
tent enemy unless those aboard II have
been trained by years OF actual sea sery-
| ice, including inoessant gunncry prac-
tice, would be to invite not merely dis
astcr but the bitterest shame and humil-
| aton. Four thousand additional sea-
| men and thousand additional marines
| should DO provided, and an Increase In
| tho officers should be provided by making
| a large addition TO the classes at Annap'
oils. There is ono small mater which
| Annapolis. The pretentlous and unmean.
| ing title OF naval cadet should be abol
ished the title OF 'midshlpman,' fun OF
historic association, should be restored,
"Eyery detail ashore which can be per.