The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-12-06

old world. Encouragement, direct or
Indirect to these inSurrcctoS STANDS on
the same footing rs encouragement 10
hostile Indians in tr@ days when we
still had Indian wars.
The president declares that the time
has come for additional legislation for
the Philippines. He says
II is necessary that the congress
! should pass laws by which the re-
sources Of the islands can be developed,
so that franchises Gor limited terms OF
| years. can br granted to companies DO
| ing business In them and every encour-
! ngcmcnt be given to the incoming OF
| business men OF every kind. II Is ur'
! gently necessary to enact suitable laws
! dealing with general transportation.
! mining, banking, currency. homrStrhdS
! and the use and ownership Of tho lands
/ and timber. These laws will give free
Dlav to iu,iustriul enterprise, and the
, commercial development which Will
surely follow will afford to the people
of the islands the best proofs of the
! sincerity OF our desire to aud them.
The Cable and the Cnnni.
| | call your attention most earnestly
'
and the Philippines. to br continued
from the Philippines to points in Asia
We should not defer a day longer than
necessary the construction Of such a
! cable. 1t is demanded not merely for
commercial but for political and mill
tnry considerations. Either the con-
grcSs should immediately provide for
the construction OF Il government ca
Bile or else an arrangement should be
made by which like advantages to
those nccruinG from a government ca
BILE may be secured to the government
by contract with Il private cable com.
pany.
| No 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 Il
canal across the lsthmus connecting
Forth and South America. Its impor.
tancc to the nation Is by no means lin.
tied merely to It's material effects upon
our business prosperity, and yet with y
view to these effects alone 1t would he
to the last degree important for us i'm.
mcdiately to begin it. While its benc
fetal effects would perhaps be most
gulf and South Atlantic states, it would
also greatly benefit other sections. II
Is emphaticnlly work which it Is for
the interest Of the entire country to be.
gin and complete as soon rs possible
am glad 90 be able to announce to
you that our negotiations on this sub.
jeCt with Great Britain, conducted on
both sides in Il spirit of triendlineSs and
mutual good will, have resulted In
my being able to lay before the sen.
ate n treaty which, II ratified, will ell.
able us to begin preparations for an
| isthmian canal nt any time and which
| guarantees to this nation every right
that 1t has ever asked in connection
with the canal. 1t specifically pro.
vides that the United States alone shall
! do the work Of building and assume
the responsibility of safeguarding the
anal and shall regulate its neutral use
all nations OIL terms Of equality
'he guarantee or interference
..,sidc nation from any quarter.
The Monroe Doctrine.
Ihc Monroe doctrine should be the
cardinal feature of the foreign policy
| of all tho nations Of the two Americas,
as it Is Of the United States. The Mon
roe doctrine is declaration that there
must be no territorial ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
by any non-American power at the ex-
pense of any American power OH Amer.
lean soil. 1t Is In nowise 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 sim
ply step, and long step, toward as.
suring the universal peace Of the world
by securing the possibility Of perma-
Dent peace on this hemisphere.
During the past century other influ-
ences have established the permanence
and independence of the smaller states
Of Europe. Through the Monroe doc
trine 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 relations Of any Amer
lean power save that 1t in truth allows
each Of them to form such as it desires.
In other words, 1t 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 1t misconducts
itself, provided that punishment does
not take the form Of the acquisition Of
territory by any n0n-American power.
Our attitude In Cuba Is sufficient
guarantee Of our own good faith. We
have not the slightest desire to secure
any territory ut the expense Of any Of
our ncighbors.
| The Navy.
The president dcvotcs considerable
space to the navy. the upbullding Of
which, he says should be steadily con-
tinued. The navy offers us, 1t is declar-
ed, the only means Of insisting on the
Monroe doctrine, and n strong navy IL
the best guarantee against war. He
recommends that provision be made
not only for more ships, but for more
men. -Four thousand additional sea.
, men and 1000 additional marines