Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-12-13

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try and applied chemistry. very practical
aid had been given our farming and stock.
growing Interests. The products of the
a our ea nege t trace an dur anPFe tSe sess t R,aef han an
Just closed.
Protection Of the Forest.
Public opinion. throughout the United
States has moved steadily. toward q just APP
planted or Of natural growth. The great
maintenance q. the national wealth is now
Wise forest protection does not mem the
withdrawal Of forest resources. whether Of
wood. water OF grass. but, on the contrary.
tain supplies. The fundamental idea of
forestry Is the perpetuation of forests by
use. Forest protection Is not an end Of
itself: 1t Is a means to increase and sustain
the resources of our country and the Indus
tries which depend upon them. The preser-
walton of orr forests is an imperative bust
OF the forest reserves rests with the Cen
eral Land Office. the mapping out and de.
scription Of their timber with the United
tion Of plans for their conservative use with
the Bureau of Forestry. which Is also
charged with the general advancement Of
These various functions should be united in
the Bureau of Forestry. to which they
properly belong.
Reclamation of Arid Lands.
Inc reclamation OF Inc unsettled arid pub
lie lands presents a different problem. Here
1t Is not enough to regulate the flow of
streams. The object of the Government is
to dispose OF the land to settlers who will
object water must be brought within their
reach.
The pioneer settlers on the arid public
domain. chose their homes along streams
from which they could themselves divert the
water to reclaim their holdings. Such OPP
portnnities are practically gone. There re.
1 nu0v0 Vn0f nRn00 nf In mn
which can be made available for homestead
settlement. but only by reservoirs and main
line canals impracticable for private enter
prise. These Irrigation works should be
built by the national Government for actual
settlers, and the cost Of construction should
s So far as possible be repaid by the land re-
In Hawaii our aim must be to develop the
territory on the traditional American lines.
We DO not wish a region of large estates
American community of men who them
selves till the farms they own. All our
legislation for the islands should be shaped
with this end in view; the well-being OF the
average home-maker must afford the true
test OF the healthy development of the
Islands. The land policy should as nearly
as possible be modelled on our homestead
system.
more necessary to report as to Porto Rico
than us to any state or territory within our
continental limits. The island is thriving
as nevar before, and It is being administered
efficiently and honestly. Its people are now
enjoying, liberty and order under the .protec-
ton of the United States, and upon this fact
we congratulate them and ourselves. Their
material welfare must be as carefully and
jealousy considered as the welfare Of any
ether portion of our country. We have
given them the great gift of free access for
their products to the markets Of the United
to the need of legislation concerning the pub
lie lands of Porto Rico.
Cuba ami the Philippines.
In Cuba such progress has been made to-
ward putting the Independent government of
the island upon a firm footing that before
the present session of Congress closes this
will be an accomplished fact. Cuba will
then start as her own mistress; and to the
folds this new page Of her destiny, we ex-
tend our heartiest greetings and good wishes.
Elsewhere 1 have discussed the question of
reciprocity. In the case Of Cuba. how
ever, there are weighty reasons of moral
ity and OF national interest why the policy
should be held to have a peculiar applica-
tion. and l most earnestly ask your attention
to the. wisdom. Indeed, to the vital need, of
providing for IL substantial reduction in the
tariff duties on Cuban, imports into the
ton affirmed what we desired, that she
Should stand in international matters in clos
err and more friendly relations with us than
with my other power; and we are bound
by every consideration of honor and
expediency. to pass commercial measures in
the interest Of her material well-being.
In the Philippines our problem Is larger.
They are very rich tropical islands, inhabit-
ed by many varying tribes. representing
widely different stages Of progress toward
these people upward along the stony and
difficult path that leads to self-govcrnment.
We hope to make our administration of the
Islands honorable to our nation by making
It of the highest benefit to the Filipinos
, themselves; and as an earnest Of what we
intend to do, we point to what we have done.
Already a greater measure Of material pros
perity and OF governmental honesty and eti-
cheney has been attained in the philippines
than ever before in their history.
we give them a degre Of independence for
action and disaster. AS fast as there is
the people can govern themselves. self-gov-
eminent has been given in that district.
There is not a locality fitted for self-govern-
well be that in certain cases 1t will have to
be withdrawn because the Inhabitants show
themselves unfit to exercise 1t; such in
stances have already occurred.
Still Troubles Ahead.
There are still troubles ahead in the
Islands. The insurrectiOn has BECOME an
affair of local banditti and marauders, who
deserve. no higher regard than the brigands
Of portions Of the Old World. Encourage
stands on the same footing as encourage
ment to hostile Indians in the days when we
stu had s,dlo Indian nd an vars: Exactly as our aim
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full the fullest and amplest consideration
but to have it understood that we will show
no weakness II he goes on the warpath, SO
we must make 1t evident, unless we are
false to our own traditions and to the de-
mands of civilization md humanity, that
while We will do everything in our power for
the Filipino who is peaceful, we will take
the sternest measures with the Filipino who
follows the path Of the insurrecto and the
ladrone.
I call your attention most earnestly to the
CRYING need of q cable to Hawaii and the
philippines, to be continued from the Phil
ippines to points in Asia. We should not de-
fer q day longer than necessary the con-
struction of such a cable. 1t Is demanded
not merely for commercial, but for political
and military considerations.
The lsthmian Canal.
No single great material work which re-
mains to be undertaken OH this continent is
of such consequence to the American people
as the building of a canal across the Isthmus
connecting North and South America. Its
importance to the nation is by no means linn.
tied merely to Its material effects upon our
business. prosperity. and vet with view to
these effects alone, it would be to the last
degree important for us Immediately to be-
gin 1t. While Its beneficial effects would per
haps be most marked upon the Pacific Coast
and the Gulf and South Atlantic States, it