Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-12-10

with any other power; and we are
bound by every consideration of honor
and expediency to pass commercial
measures in the interest Of her ma.
terial well-being.
Serious Philippine Problems.
In the Philippines our problem Is
larger. They are very rich tropical
islands, inhabited by many varying
tribes, representing widely different
stages of progress toward civilization.
Our earnest effort Is to help these
people upward along the stony and
difficult path that leads to self-gov-
eminent We hope to make our ad-
ministration of the Islands honorable
to our nation by making II Of the
highest benefit to the Filipinos them
selves; and as an earnest Of what
we intend to do, we point to what we
have done. Already a greater meas
ure Of material prosperity and Of gov.
ernmental honesty and efficiency has
been attained In the Philippines than
ever before in their history.
We are extremely anxious that the
| natives shall show the power OF gov.
erning themselves. We are anxious fir
erning themselves. We are anxious
| first for their sakes, and next because
It relieves us of great burden. There
need not be the slightest fear Of our
not continuing to give them all the
liberty for which they are fit.
The only fear is lest in our over.
anxiety we give them a degree Of in.
dependence for which they are unfit.
thereby inviting reaction and disas-
ter.
There are still troubles ahead in the
islands. The instruction has become
an affair of local banditti and maraud.
ers. 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 as an encourage
ment to hostile Indians In the days
when we still had Indian wars. Exact.
ly as our aim is to give to the Indian
who remains peaceful the fullest and
amplest consideration, but to have 1t
understood that we will show no weak
ness II he goes on the warpath, so
we must make 1t evident. unless We
are false to our own traditions and to
the demands Of civilization and hui
manity, that while we will do every
thing In our power for the Filipino
who is peaceful, we will take the stern.
est measures with the Filipino who
follows the path Of the insurrecto and
the ladrone.
The time has come when there
should be additional legislation for
. the Philippines.
Pacific Cable Mandatory.
| ! call your attention most earnestly
; to the crying need Of a cable 70 Ma.
. wall and the Philippines, to be can
, tinued from the Philippines to points
In Asia. We should not defer q day
longer than necessary the construction
! OF such a cable. II 10 demanded, no,
merely FOR commercial, but for poiit
! ical and military considerations.
J Either Congress should Immediately
provide for the construction Of a Gov
, eminent cable or else an arrangement
should be made by which like advan
, tases to those aeeruing from a Gov
ernment cao,e may De secured to the
eovernment oy contract with private
eso'e company
Canal Bill Should pass,
No s,ny,e ,root ro,or,o, ,,or,, ,,,,ot
rema,n. IN no undartaLan wv .h,v aon
: tinent Ia of sucb consenuenoa 20 ~,
= American neonia as Tho huiid,rs ., ." .
: canal across tho SERVES anunns.tn,s
!, North ond Sont, Amar,oa ~ -,
nortance IN the nation 4. hv -, oan,
|. limited merely IN ,ts mater,oi aWoot.
, mon our bnsiness nrosneri,v. and NO,
WITH view m tbesa focts siono
3 would no 10 the last degree ,nor,. -,
, for ma Immediately IN heoIn ~ Will.
tia beneNciai oe,oo,s wonia ,..n.
| no most markaS vnon A. panie,
/ Coast ana the C"i, onT Son.s A.,an.,,
r States. n would also sreotiv hanne,
3 other sections r. !. emnha.,o uen :.
!, work which ~ 10 ,or tha in.awa.t q
2 the entire country 20 haa,u 49,, VI
: nIete no soon no noss,hio. =. =. .on
r great works which oniv a aroa, U uat,o q,
/ can undertake. wi,h nroanso.a ~ ...a
: cess and which ,,han 49, y. ouS
l only nermannnt ossats ~, a. .,I n.y.
material interasts hus s.a.at, M
: ments N its cons,rnctiva ehi,;.,, MN"
am clad ~ no ah,a ..
! % 81. .s " We apie 70 announce
subject with Great Britain. Conducted
on both sides in a spirit of friendliness
and mutual good will and respect
have resulted in my being able TO Law
before the Senate a treaty which, ii
ratified. will enable us TO begin pre.
parations for an isthmian canal at
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