Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-12-03


 mutual good will, have resulted in my being able to lay before the sen ate q treaty which, if ratified. will en- able us to begin preparations for an isthman canal at any time and which guarantees to this nation every right that it has eyer asked in connection with the canal. Ii specifically pro videS that he nted States alone shall do the work of building and assume the responsibility eff safeguarding the canal and shall regulate it's 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 it is of the United States. The Mon- roe doctrine is a decIara tion that there must be no territorial aggrandizement by any non-American power al the ex- pense of any American power on Amer ican soil. 1t is in noWise intended as hostile to any nation in the old world
 
 any aggression by one new world power at the expense of any other. It is sul- ply step. and Il long step. toward as surfing the universal Leace of the world by securing the possibility of perma- nent peace on this hemisphere
 During the past century other inau. ences have established the perinanence O nd ind Il act q, +oa. of Europe. Through the Monroe doe Urine we hope to be able to safeguard like independence and secure like per manence for the lesser among the new world nations
 This doctrine has nothing to do with the commercial relati of any Amer ican powe: save that it in truth allows each of them to form such as it desires In other words, it is really guarantee of the commercial independence of the Americas. We do not ask under this doctrine for any exclusive commercial dealings with any other American state. We do not guarantee any state against punishment if it misconducts itself. provided that punishment does not take the form of the acquisition of territory by any nen- American power. Our attitude in Cuba is a sufficient guarantee of our own good faith. We have not the slightest desire to secure any territory at the expense of any of our neighborS.
 The Navy.
 The president deyotes considerable space to the navy. the upbuilding of which. he says. should be steadily COD tinued. The navy offers Us. it is dee!ar- ed the only means of insisting on the Monroe doctrine. and strong navy is the bes. guarantee against war. 1Ie recommends that provision be made not only for more ships. but for more men, Four thousand additional sea men and 1000 additional marines crease in officers. After indOrSing the naval militia forces the president says:
 But in addition We should at once provide for q national naval reserve, organized and trained under the diree- tion of the navy department and sub ject to the call of the chief executive whenever war becomes imminent. It should be q real auxiliary to the naval seagong peace establishment and offer material to be drawn on at once for manning our ships in time of war. The Army.
 It is not necessary to increase our army beyond it's present size at thl. time, but it is necessary to keep it at the highest point of efficiency The in dividllal units who as officers and en listed men compose this army are. we have good reason to believe. at least as efficient as those of any other army in the entire world. It is our duty to see that their training is of q kind to in | sure the highest possible expression of power to these units when acting in 1 combination.
 \ general staff should be created 1 Promotions should He made solely | with regard to the good of the service | Congress ought to provide. the preSi | dent adds, for field exercises He con l tinues
 Action should be taken in reference to the Itllltla and to the "a sing or vol unteer forces. Our militia law is ob solcte and worthless. The organiZatio iol 1 and armament of the national guard oi | the several states, which are treated as militia in the appropriations by til, | congress, should be made identical witt those provided for the regular forces The obligations and duties of the guaro in time of W:ir should hr carefully de fined and Il system established by law under which the methoti of procedur, of raising volunteer forces should b. prescribed in advance.