The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-12-04

opportunity TO do remunerative work is
one OF the surest preventives of war. OF |
course no business man will go Into the |
Philippines unless 1t is to his interest ~ |
do SO, and II is immensely to the interest |
therefore necessary that the congress
should pass laws by which the resources
OF the Islands can be developed, so that i
franchises Uor limited terms OF years. can 1
be granted to companies doing business in |
them and every encouragement be given |
to the incoming of business men of every |
kind;
Not to permit this is to do a wrong TO |
the Philippines. The franchises must be |
under regulations which will guarantee the |
islands against any kind of Improper ex-
pioitation. But the vast natural wealth
of the islands must be developed. and the |
capital willing to develop 1t must be given
the opportunity. The field must be thrown
been the real factor in the development OF
every region over which our flag has flown.
1t Is urgently necessary to enact suitable
mining. banking, currency. homesteads and
the use and ownership Of the LANDS and
timber These laws win give free play to
| development which will surely follow will
afford to the people of the Islands the
best proofs Of the sincerity OF our desire
The construction of Pacific cable is
also urged. either that the government
the Philippines, or that an arrangement
be made by which the advantages &C
cruing from a government cable may be
| secured to the government by contract
| with 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, and
yet with view to these effects alone 1t
would be to the last degree important
beneficial effects would perhaps be most
marked upon the Pacific coast and the
gulf and south Atlantic states. 1t would
emphaticaliy a work which it is for the
. interest of the entire country to begin
and complete as soon as possible; It 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: II am glad to be
J lions on this subject with Great Britain
conducted on both sides in a spirit OF
spect, have resulted in my being able t.
! lay before the senate a treaty which Il
. ratified will enable us to begin preparation!
for an isthmian canal at any time an(
which guarantees to this nation every right
that 1t has ever asked In connection with
the canal. In this treaty the old Clayton
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adequate to supply the base for the con
. struction and maintenance of necessarily
|, American ship canal. is abrogated. 1t spe
alone shall do the work of building ant
assume the responsibility of safeguarding
the canal and shall regulate its neutral u.s.
of any outside nation from any quar-
ter The signed treaty will at
proved the congress can then proceed Il
give effect to the advantages II secure.
us by providing for the building of thu
The Monroe Doctrine.
The president sets forth the objects o.
. the Monroe doctrine, and the spirit. in
countries, and in connection with it says
this nation has not the slightest desire t.
acquire any territory at the expense OF
!; good faith. He says also that this
doctrine has nothing to do with the COM
save that it in truth allows each of them
to form such as 1t desires" That I'VE
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
it is Of the United States. Just rs years
have passed since President Monroe in
his annual message announced that the
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to be considered as subjects for future
colonization by any European power In
other words. the Monroe doctrine is 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 no.
wise intended as hostile to any nation in
the old world. Still less is 1t intended to
give cover to any aggression by one new
world power at the expense OF any othsr.
world WORK 1 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 we'll as
protection and safeguard for our inter-
national rights. He urges that our place
as first-cIass power necessitates the
building and maintenance Of navy, in
keeping with our place among the nations
$50 far from being in any way provo
cation to war; an adequate and highly
trained navy Is the best guarantee against
insurance. The cost of building and main
tanning such a navy represents the very
Sis eator can ndssby
He recommends both the construction
of more ships and the addition of more
officers and men as absolutely necessary.
There should be no cessation in the
work of completing our navy. So far in
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substitute for the great war craft whose
hammering guns beat out the mastery of
the high seas. 1t is unsafe and unwise
not to provide this year for several addi-
tional battleships and heavy armored
cruisers, with auxiliary and lighter craft
in proportion. For the exact number and
character 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 is additional officers and
men. To provide battleships and cruis-
ers and then lay them up, with the ex-
pectation of leaving them unnamed I'M
| til they are needed In actual war, would
be worse than folly. II would be crime
| against the nation.
ITO send any warship against a compe-
tent enemy unless those aboard IL have
been trained by years of actual sea serv-
ice, including incessant gunnery prac-
tice, would be to invite not merely dis
aster, but the bitterest shame and humil-
iation. Four thousand additional sea-
men and a thousand additional marines
should be provided and an increase in
the officers should be provided by making
| a large addition to the classes at Annap-
| oils There is one small matter which
should be mentioned in connection with
| Annapolis. The pretentious and unmean-
ing title of naval cadet should be abol-
ished; the title of .midshipman.' full of
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