Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-12-03

muCU6A BOOu WILL nave Ge6uatcA s.s
my being able to lay before the sen.
ate a treaty which. II ratified. will en-.
able US to begin preparations for an
isthmian canal at any time and which
guarantees to this nation every right
that It 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
canal and shall regulate its neutral use
by all nations on terms Of equality
without the guarantee or Interference
Of any outside nation from any quarter.
The Monroe Doctrine.
The Monroe doctrine should be the
cardinal feature Of the foreign policy
Of all the nations Of the two Americas,
as 1t is Of the United States. The Mon.
roe doctrine Is a declaration that there
must be no territorial ACKNOWLEDGMENT
by any non-American'p power at the ex.
pense Of any American power on Amer.
lean soil. It Is in nowise intended as
hostile to any nation in the old world.
Still less ls 1t 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
surfing the universal peace Of the world
by securing the possibility of perma-
pent peace on this hemisphere.
During the past century other indu.
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 1t 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 it misconducts
itself, provided that punishment does
not take the form Of the acquisition Of
territory by any non-American power.
! Our attitude in Cuba is a sufficient
| guarantee of our own good faith. We
have not the slightest desire to secure
any territory at the expense of any of
our neighbors.
The Navy.
The president devotes considerable
| space to the navy, the upbuilding 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 strong navy is
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
should be provided, as we'll as an in
crease in officers. After indorsing the
naval militia forces the president says:
But in addition we should at once
provide for national naval reserve,
organized and trained under the direc-
ton Of the navy department and sub
ject to the call Of the chief executive
whenever war becomes imminent. 1t
should be real auxiliary to the naval
seagoing peace establishment and offer
material to be drawn on at once for
manning our ships in time Of war.
The Army.
1t is not necessary to increase our
army beyond it's present size at this
time, but it is necessary to keep it at
the highest point of efficiency. The in.
dividual units who as officers and en-
listed men compose this army are, we
have good reason to believe, at least as
efficient as those Of any other army in
the entire world. 1t is our duty to see
that their training is Of a kind to in
sure the highest possible expression Of
power to these units when acting in
combination.
A general staff should be created.
Promotions should be made solely
with regard to the good Of the service.
Congress ought to provide, the presi-
dent adds. for field exercises. He con-
tinues:
Action should be taken in reference
to the militia and to the raising of vol
unteer forces. Our militia law is OBJ
solete and worthless. The organization
and armament Of the national guard Of
the several states, which are treated
as 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 de-
fined and a system established by law
under which the method Of procedure
of raising volunteer forces should be
prescribed in advance.
The Merit System.
The president indorses the merit sys-
tenn Of making appointments and says:
l recommend the passage of a law
which will extend the classified serv-
ice to the District Of Columbia or will
at least enable the president thus to ex-
tend it. In my judgment all laws pro-
y, viding for the temporary employment
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