The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-12-06
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The forests alone cannot however fully reg1
late and conserve the waters Of the arid region
Great storage works are necessary to equalize tn
| flow OF streams and to save the food waters
Their construction has been conclusvely shown t
be undertaking too vast for private effort. No
| can 1t be best accomplished by the individual
states acting alone The government should con
struct and maintain these reservoirs as it doe
other public works.
The reclamation Of the unsettled arid publ
lands presents different problem Here it j
not enough to regulate the flow Of streams Tn
object of the government is to dispose of the Liant
to settlers who will build homes upon it. To ac
complish this object water must be brough
within their reach.
There are vast areas Of public land which car
be made available for homestead settlement, ou
only by reservoirs and main line canals impractl
cable for private enterprise. These irrigation
works should be built by the national government
The lands reclaimed by them should be reserved
by the government for actual settlers, and thi
cost Of construction should, SO far as possible
De repaid by the land reclaimed.
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Insular questions are next treated. In Hawai-
oIr aim must be to develop the territory on thu
traditional American lines. Porto Rico is de
clared to be thriving as never before The atten
=; r,
Cuba it is stated that much progress has beer
made toward putting the independent govern
ment of the island upon firm footing, and it ii
declared that Independence will be an accom-
plished fact The president especially urges re
duction in tariffs on Cuban imports into the
United States.
In dealing with the Philippine people we must
show both patience and strength, forbearanee and
steadfast resolution. Our aim is high. We do moi
desire to do for the islanders merely what has
elsewhere been done for tropic peoples by ever
the best foreign governments. We hope to dc
for them what has never before been done fol
any people of the tropics-to make them fit fol
self government after the fashion Of the really
free nations.
The only fear is lest in overanxiety we
give them degree Of independence for which they
are unfit thereby inviting reaction and disaster.
The president declares that the time has come
for additional legislation for the Philippines He
says that the congress should pass laws by which
the resources Of the islands 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 incom-
ing Of business men of every kind 1t is urgently
necessary to enact suitable laws dealing with gem
eral transportation, mining, banking, currency,
homesteads and the use and ownership of the
lands and timber.
Pacific Cable and the Canal.
The president speaks Of the CRYING need Of a
cable to Hawaii and ire pbilippines. to be con-
timed from ire Philippnes to points in Asia.
We should not defer day longer than neces-
ssrv the constrt,ct;on ~ sneh A cable Either the
congress should Immediately provide for the CON
struction If 4 government cable or else an ar
ranoement sborId h made by which like adyan.
tapes "a those accruino from government cable
NAV he secured n the government by contract
with y nriyate cable eomnanv.
OF the istbrnian canal he saws: ssNo single
great material work which remains to be under
taken on this continent is of such consequence
"a tha 4,erican neonle as the buildinp Of A ga
nal across the isthmus connection North and
South America. am glad to be able to announce
to you that our negotiations on this subject with
Great Britain, conducted on both sides In spirit
of friendiness and mutual good will, have re-
suited in my being able to lay before the senate
a treaty which, il ratified, will enable US to be-
gin 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 It specifically provides that the United
States alone shall do the work OF building and
assume the responsibility OF safeguarding the ca
nal and shall regulate its neutral use by all ma
lions on terms Of equality without the guarantee
or interference of any outside nation from any
quarter.
The Monroe Doctrine.
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