The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-12-12

the vital need OF providing for q SUBJ l
stantial reduction In the tariff duties on
Cnban imports into the United States.
The president deals at length with the /
Philippine question. He says that only |
earnest effort is TO help these people up !
ward along the stony and difficult path
that leads to self government. We hope
to make our administration of the isl
ands honorable to our nation by making
1t 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 ma 4
terial prosperity and of governmental /,
honesty and efficiency has been attained !
in the Philippines than ever before in
their history.
The president then refers to the Difficult |
ties which have been and are still to be
encountered in fitting the Filipinos for
seif-government. He then continues:
'In our anxiety for the welfare and pro-
gress of the Philippines it may be that
here and there we have gone too rapid
ly in giving them self-government. 1t is
I on this side that our error, IL any, has
been committed. We have gone to the
YER. verge OF safety in fastening the pro-
I cess. There is not locality fitted
for government that has not received
II. go.
There are still troubles ahead in the
islands The Instruction has become an
affair of local banditti and nlarauders,
who deserve no higher regard than the
brigands of portions of the Old World
Encouragement, direct or indirect, to
| these insurrectos stands on the same
footing announcement to hostile In
| dams in the days when we still had In
! dian wars"
Legislation looking to the introduction
| of Industrial enterprises into the islands
| is strongly urged.
| The crying need for a cable to Hawaii
/ a., ha 10 nniptpl
| The president urges the Importance or
| the construction of the isthmian canal.
| He says:
mo single great material work which
remains to be undertaken on this con-
! tinent Is of such consequence to the
/ American people as the building of
| canal across the isthmus connecting
! North and South America. Its impor-
| lance TO the nation is by no means nm
| tied merely to it's material effects upon
| our business prosperity, ana yet with
| view to these effects alone 1t would be
TO the last degree important for us i'm
| inediately to begin 1t. Ii is en-
phaticany a work which 1t is for the IN
| terest of the entire country to begin and
| complete as soon as possible. L
am glad TO be able to announce TO you
| that our negotiations on this subject
| with Great Britain, conducted on both
sides In spirit of friendliness and mu-
tual good will and respect, have resulted
in my being able to lay before the senate
a treaty which, If ratified, will enable us
TO begin preparations for an isthmian
canal at any time, and which guarantees
TO this nation every right which .t mas
ever asked
The Monroe doctrine" says the presi-
dent. should be the cardinal feature or
the foreign policy of all the nations OF
the two Americas as it is Of the United
states The Monroe doctrine Is
, a declaration that there must be no ter
| ritorial ACKNOWLEDGEMENT by any nom
American power at the expense OF any
} American power on American soil. 1t Is
in nowise intended as hostile to any ma
, tion in the Old World. Still less is 1t IN
tended to give cover TO any aggression oy
: one New World power at the expense
| of any other.
= THE work of upbuilding the navy,
says the president, must be steadily
{ continued. No one point OF our poiicy
4 foreign or Domestic, IS more important
4 than this to the honor and material wei
q fare and, above all, TO the peace or oui
ration In the future. Whether we de-
n sire 1t or not we must henceforth recog
Z nize that we have international duties No
I less than international rights. Iher'
: should be no cessation in the work o.
T completing the navy.
t The president concludes this portion o.
his message by pointing out the require
: ments of the service and urging upoI
: congress to give the matter early con
t sideration.
: President Roosevelt also gives tho othe
8 branch of the service considerable atten
Il ton No increase in the army beyond IL
: present size is needed at this time
q Various matters of Importance to tn
d army are considered at length and con
: Rress is invited to give it's attention T
IT recommendations for improvements In tn
= service.
l. The merit system OF appointments !
IT strongly Endorsed by the president and n
1t urges that 1t be applied rightly In on
is insular possessions.
l. Touching on the Indian question tn
'e president says that In his opinion IN
" time has arrived when We should DEFINITE
IF ly make up our minds to recognize Tn
r Indian as an individual and not as
~ member Of a tribe. He says:
IL 'The general allotment act Is might
re pulyerizing engine to break UP the tribs
mass. Under it's provisions som
= 10000 Indians have already become cit
l. Gems OF the United States. We Shout
+ now break up the tribal funds. doing fo
IS them what allotment does for the tribs
n lands-that is they should be divided II
,r to individual holdings. The eIef
m should be steadily to make the India
& work like any other man on his ow
ID ground. In the schools the col
3 cation should be elementary and Target
industrial.
"a The support of congress for the 5
he Louis exposition is urgently recon
is mended
S. The president recommends that the Gel
re gus Office be made permanent govern
n ment bureau.
& The remarkable growth of the posts
r. service is pointed out, and attention
o. called TO the benefits derived from II
j. igral free delivery.
to The Chinese situation is reviewed
in length and the president puts congress
n possession of the facts relative to u
I'd agreement reached by way OF settiemei
of the troubles arising out of the ant
at foreign uprising.
n In concluding his message the presidel
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