Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-12-05

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There are still troubles ahead in the is
lands. The instruction has become an affair
CT local banditt and marauders, who deserve
40 higher regard than the brigands OF por-
tons OF the old world encouragement, di-
rect or indirect, to these insurrectos stands
on the same footing as encouragement TO hos
tile Indians in the days when we still had In
! dian wars. AS will do everything In our
power for the Filipino who is peaceful, we
| viii take the sternest measures with the
Fil.pinos who follow the path Of the insur-
recto and the ladrone.
The time has come when there should be
additional legislation for the philippines
Netting better can be done for the Islands
than to introduce Industrial enterprises
Nothing would benefit them SO much as
throwing them open TO Industrial develop
! ment IL is therefore necessary that the
| Congress should pass laws by which the re-
sources OF the islands can be developed; so
that franchises for limited terms Of years.
! can be granted to companies doing business
/ in them, and every encouragement be given
TO the incoming of business men Of every
! kind
Il call your attention most earnestly to the
crying need OF cable to Hawaii and the
! Philippines to be continued from the Phil
ipp.nes to points in Asia. We should not
defer day longer than necessary the con-
struction OF such cable. 1t Is demanded
not merely for commercial but for political
and military considerations.
Either the Congress should Immediately
provide for the construction OF govern
mcnt cable, or else an arrangement should
be made by which like advantages to those
4 Gccruing from a government cable may be
secured TO the government by contract with
! a private cable company.
Recommends Nicaragusn
Il am glad to be able to announce to you
, that our negotiations on this subject with
| Great Britain, conducted both sides in
spirit Of friendlness and mutual good will
! and respect, 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
/ II has ever asked In connection with the
canal. In this treaty, the old Clayton Bull
/ wer treaty, so long recognized as inadequate
to supply the base for the construction and
maintenance of necessarily American ship
/ that the United States alone shall do the
/ work Of building and assume the response
| bility of safeguarding the canal and shall
| regulate its neutral use by all nations on
! terms of equality without the guaranty or
| interference OF any outside nation from any
| quarter. The signed treaty will at once be
| laid before the Senate, and II approved the
! Congress can then proceed to give effect to
! the advantages II secures us by providing for
! the building of the canal.
The true end OF every great and free peo-
pie should be self-respecting peace; and this
nation most earnestly desires sincere and
cordial friendship with all others. over the
! entire world OF recent years, wars between
! the great civilized powers have become less
and less frequent. Wars with barbarous or
mi-barbarous peoples come in an entirely
| different category, being merely a most re-
grettable but necessary international police
duty which must be performed for the sake
OF the welfare of mankind. Peace can only
be kept with certainty where both sides wish
to keep il; but more and more the civilized
peoples are realizing the wicked folly OF war
and are attaining that condition of Just and
intelligent regard for the rights OF others
which will in the end, as we hope and be-
lieve make worldwide peace possible. The
peace conference at The Hague gave definite
expression TO this hope and belief and mark
ed a stride toward their attainment.
The Monroe Doctrine.
This same peace conference acquesced in
our statement of the Monroe doctrine as
compatible with the purposes and aims of
! the conference.
"The Monroe doctrine should be the car
dnal feature OF the foreign policy OF all the
nations of the two Americas as IL is OF the
United States. The doctrine is declara-
ton that there must be no territorial ag-
grandizement by any non-American power at
the expense OF any American power on Amer
lean soil 1t is in no wise Intended as hostile
to any nation in the old world Still less is
it intended to give cover to any aggression
by one new world power at the expense of
any other. 1t is simply step, and long
step. toward assuring the universal peace OF
the world by securing the possibility of per-
manent peace on this hemisphere
This doctrine has nothing to do with the
commercial relations Of any American power,
save that it in truth allows each Of them to
form such IL desires In other words, IL
is really guaranty OF the commercial in
dependence OF the Americas. We do not ask
under this doctrine for any exclusive COM
mercal dealings with any other American
state We do not guarantee any state against
punishment II il msconducts itself, pro-
vded that punishment does not take the
form OF the acquisition of territory by any
non-American power
Powerful Navy Urged.
so far from being in any way a provoca-
ton to war, an adequate and highly trained
navy is the best guaranty against war the
cheapest and most effective peace insurance.
The cost OF building and maintaining such
/ he
for insuring paece which this nation can
possibly pay
Probably no other great nation In the
world is so anxious for peace as we are.
There is not a single civilized power which
has anything whatever to fear from ag-
peace; and toward this end we wish to be
able to secure the same respect for
rights in return, to insure fair treatment to
US commercially, and to guarantee the safety
Of the American people.
The American people must either build
and maintain an adequate navy or else make
up their minds definitely to accept a sec
ondary position In international AFFAIRS, not
merely in political but In commercial mat
tiers. 1t has been well said that there is no
surer way Of counting national disaster than
to be opulent, aggressive, and unarmed.'
1T is not necessary to increase our army
beyond Its present size at this time. But Il
is necessary to keep 1t at the highest point
Militia Laws Obsolete.
Action should be taken in reference to the
militia and to the raising OF volunteer forces.
Our militia law is obsolete and worthless.
The organization and armament Of the Ma
tional Guard OF the several states, which
treated militia in the appropriations by
the Congress- should be made Identical with
those provided for the regular forces. The
obligations and duties OF the Guard in time
of war should be carefully defined and
system established by law under which the
method of procedure of raising volunteer
forces should be prescribed in advance. II
is utterly impossible in the excitement and
haste of impending to do this satisfac.
torily IL the arrangements have not been
made long beforehand. Provision should be
made for utilizing in the first volunteer or.
CARNATIONS called out the training OF those
citizens who have already had experience un-
der arms, and especially for the selection in
advance OF the officers OF any force which
may be raised; for careful selection Of the
kind necessary is impossible after the out
break of war.
THAT the army is not at all a mere in
strument OF destruction has been shown dur.
ing the last three years. In the Philippines
Cuba and Porto Rico IL has proved itself
great constructive force, most potent inn
plement for the upbuilding of a peaceful civ
iiiZation.
Seeond-Class Mail Matter
The full measure Of postal progress which
might be realized has long been hampefed
and obstructed by the heavy burden imposed
on the government through the intrenched
and weii-understood abuses which have
CROWN nm In connection with second claas