Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-12-06


much as throwing them open to Industrial
iieveiopment- Sine connection between
opportunity to do remunerative work is
me. of the surest preyentives of war. OF
Philippines unless it IS to his interest to
10 SO, and 1t Is immensely to the interest
seS asaanos sha5 ne Sn4nq qb en- II IS
| should pass laws by which the resources
| franchises Qor limited terms OF years. can
| ,e granted to companies doing business IN
mem m ana In every ehSSouragsmenr De sven sven
lind
mot to permit this Is to do a wrong to
granted and the business permitted only
lnder regulations which viii guarantee the
5ioitation. But the the vast natural wealth
IF the islands must be developed. and the
TO The el9 ai5 q
open TO individual enterprise, which has
svery region over which our nag has fiown.
| It is urgently necessary to enact suitable
avs dealing with general Transportation;
mining, banking, currency, homesteaQs and
| he use and ownership of the lands and
timber. These laws win give free play to
ievelopment which VIII surely follow will
afford to the people of the islands the
best proofs OF the sincerity OF our desire
| The construction of a Pacific cable is
yo suc6 c sohe to e Connect e Hawai- and
he Philippines. or that an ARRANGEMENT
oe made by which the ADVANTAGES &C,
secured to the government by contract
With a private cable company. This he
political and military considerations.
The Isthmian Canal.
He calls attention to the need of an
sthmian canal, and says:
Its Importance to the nation is by no
means limited merely ito its material Ell
ef upon @ 0nT to thsse alone IL
would be to the last degree important
for US Immediately to begin it. Whiie its
beneficial effects would perhaps be most
marked upon the Pacific coast and the
guilt and south Atlantic states, it would
smpha tlcaiiy a work which it is for the
interest OF the entire country to begin
| and complete as soon as possible: it is
great nation can undertake with pros
poets OF success and which when done
| tons material interests. but standing
monuments to its constructive ability
with England he says: Il am glad to be
able to announce to you that our nsgo5ia-
| conducted on both sides in a spirit Of
| friendiiness and mutual good will and re-
Ipect; nave reseitee IN my eeyhg STtS If If
| ratified Will enable US 10 begin preparations
for an sthmian sara. al at any time sFq
the canal. In this treaty the old Clayton
adequate to supply the base for the con-
struction ard maintenance OF necessarily
sally proS:des that the United States
alone shall co the work of building and
the canal and shall regulate its neutral use
| by all nations on terms of equality
" any o ahs naon s9S
ter The signed treaty will at once
be laid be before the senate te.n and If a p
US by providing for the building of the
| canal"
| The Monroe Doctrine.
The president sets forth the objects of
the Monroe doctrine. and the spirit in
countries. and IA connection with 1T says
this nation has not the slightest desire to
any of our neighbors. and cites our atti-
tude toward Cuba as guarantee of our
doctrine has nothing to do with the COM
! n1ercial relations of any American power
fo THAT such Ut IN a 5suf ese h HI
do not ask for any exclusive commercial
treaty with any other American state d
'sThe Monroe doctrine should be the
cardinal feature of the foreign policy OF
It is Of the United States. Just IS years
have passed since President Monroe in
american continents are henceforth not
to be considered as subjects for future
colonization by any European power. In
declaration that there must be no terri
torial ACKNOWLEDGMENT by any nOn-Ameri-
:an n power power on American soil It 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.
War1 ASSURING the universal peace Of the
world by securing the possibility of per-
manent peace on this hemisphere"
The Navy.
The president urges the continued up
hlliiH1nQ a
forming our international duties well as
a protection and safeguard for our inter mt r.
as first-class. power necessitates the
building and maintenance Of navy in
keeping with our place among the nations
of the world. and says:
$50 far from being in any way a provo
trained navy is: the best guarantee against
war. the cheapest and most effective peace
tanning such a navy represents the very
ughtest premium for insuring peace which
this H naton Gan bo ts
Of more ships and the addition ef more
officers and men as absolutely necessary
'sThefe should be no cessation in the
work of. completing our navy. So far In
a substitute for the great war craft whose
hammering guns beat out the mastery OF
n 1n to g provide this Year for several add
tion& battleShips and heavy armore6
cruisers. with auxiliary and lighter Graf!
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 crufs
ers and then lay them up, with the eX
pectation of leaving them unnamed un
til they. are needed in actual war. would
be worse than folly. 1t would be a crime
against the nation
ITO send eny warship against q compe
tent enemy unless those aboard 1T have
been trained by years of actual sea serv
ice, Including .incessant. gunnery prac
6 tice, would be to invite not merely dis
aster. but the bitterest shame and humil
tatioT Four thousand additional sea
men and a thousand additional marine.
should be provided. and an increase il
the officers should be provided by makins
large addition to the classes at Anna p
oils. There Is one. small matter which