The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-12-06

development. Inc connection between /
iGleness and mischief is proverbial, anG the /
opportunity TO do remuneratiVe work Is |
one OF the surest preVentves OF war. OI |
course no business man VIII 90 into the |
Philippines unless it is to his interest TO. |
do so, and it is immensely TO the interest |
of the islands that he should go in. 1t is !
therefore necessary that the congress /
should pass laws by which the resources
franchises (for limited terms oil years. can |
be granted to companies doing business III |
them and every encouragement &c gwen |
TO the incoming Oh business men OIL every
Not to permit this Is to DO wrong to |
the Philippines. The franchises must pc !
granted and the business permitted only
under regulations which Will guarantee the
islands against any KING OF !mpriOP S:raIfb
of the islands must be developed, and the
capital willing to Gevei9p 1t must De tbTon
open to individual enterprise. winch mas
been the real factor in the deVeIopment OF
every region over which our nag mas noM SIc
1t is urgently necessary 10 enact suitable
laws dealing with general transportation;
the use and ownership of the lands and
timber. These laws VIII give free play TO
Industrial enterprise, and the com,InerC!;diiI
development which will surely follow WllI
afford to the people of the islands the
best. proofs of the sincerity OF our desire
The conStruetion Of Pa Racifc cable is
iay su ure cable able to Connect Hawaii and
the Philippines or that an arrangement
be made by which the advantages &C.
secured to the government by contract
with private cable company This ne
deems necessary for both commercial,
political and military considerations.
The Isthminn Canal.
He calls attention to the need OF an
isthmian canal, and says?
Its Importance to the nation is by no
means limited merely to its material ei5
fects upon our business prosperity, ana
yet with yiew to these emeetS ir 95One IT
for us Immediately to begin it. While us
beneficial effects would perhaps be most
marked upon the Pacific coast and the
gulf and south Atlantic states, 1t would
also greatly benefit other sections. 1t is
emphaticaliy work which it is for the
interest OF the entire country to begin
and complete as soon as possIpIei II Is
one of those great works which only a
poets of success and which when done
are not only permanent assets in the ma
tons material interests, but standing
monuments to its constructive ability"
OF the new treaty recently Gonci .d ed
able to announce to you that our negotia-
lions on this subject with Great Britain,
friendiiness and mutual good will ard re-
spect, have resulted in my being able TO
lay before the senate a treaty whlcn II
ratified will enable US to begin preparations
for an isthmian canal at any time and
which guarantees to this nation every right
that 1t has ever asked IN connection with
the canal. In this treaty the old Clayton
Bulwer treaty, so long recognlzeG as IN
structfon and maintenance of a necessarily
American ship canal, is abrogated. 1t spe-
alone shall do the work of building and
assume the responsibility of safeguarding
I the canal and shall regulate its neutral use
without the guarantee or interference
of any outside nation from any quar-
! ter. The signed treaty will at once
| be laid before the senate, and If ap-
| proved the congress can then proceed to
us by. providing for the building of the
The Monroe Doctrine.
The president sets forth the objects OF
! the Monroe doctrine, and the spirit in
! which 1t has been received by other
ana b9 not tbs si9bte @ desire TO
acquire any territory at the expense of
| any of our neighbors, and cites atti-
good faith. He says also that this
| doctrine has nothing 10 do with the COM
save that it in truth allows each of them
! to form such as it DESIRES" That we
do not ask for any exclusive commercial
treaty with any other American state.
THE 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
| his annual message announced that the
! American continents are henceforth not
/ to be considered as subjects for future
| colonization by any European power In
other words. the Monroe doctrine is a
| declaration that there must be no terri
| tOrial ACKNOWLEDGMENT by any nOn-A1nerl-
can power at the expense of any Amer1-
! can power on American soil. 1t is in no.
wise intended as hostile to any nation in
| the old world. Still less is 1t intended to
| give cover to any aggression by one new
| world power at the expense of any other.
| 1t IS simply a step, and long step, to-
| ward 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
| hnilGinV of the a means OF per-
| forming our international duties as well as
| a protection and safeguard for our inter-
| national rights. He urges that our piac e
! as a first-class power necessitates the
building and maintenance of a navy. in
! keeping with our place among the nations
of the world, and says:
so far from being in any way a provo
| cation to war, an adequate and highly
| trained navy is the best guarantee against
war the cheapest and most effective peace
insurance. The cost of building and main
| highest premium for insuring peace which
this nation GaI dRosb6 o fhs
| of more ships and the addition of more
| officers and men as absolutely necessary,
There 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
| the high seas 1t is unsafe and unwise
| not to provide this year for several addi-
| tional battleships and heavy armored
| cruisers, with auxiliary and lighter craft
! 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 cruis-
| ers and then lay them up, with the ex-
| pectation of leaving them unnamed I'M
| til they are needed in actual war, would
| be worse than folly. 1t would be crime
| against the nation.
| ITO send any warship against a compe-
| tent enemy unless those aboard it have
| been trained by years of actual sea serv-
ice, including incessant sunnery prac-
| tice, would be to invite not merely dis
| aster, but the bitterest shame and humil-
iation Four thousand additional sea-
| men and a thousand additional marines
the officers should be provided by making
| large addition to the classes at Annap-
oils. There IS one small matter which
| should be mentioned in connection with
| Annapolis The pretentious and unmean-
ing title of naval cadet should be abol-
iShed: the title of 'midshipman,' full of
| historic association. should be restored
| 1--WE now have i battleships appropri-
ated for, of which nine are completed
and have been commissioned for actual
service. The remaining eight will be
| ready in from two to four years, but it
| will take at least that time to recruit and
| concern that we have trained crews ready
for the vessels by the time they com
! missioned Good ships and good guns are
! weapons are useless save in the hands of
| men who know how to fight with them.
der a thorough and weIl-planned system
| of progressive instruction, while the re-
cruiting must be carried on with still
| greater Vigor. Every effort must be made
| to exact the main function of the officer
| the command of men. The leading grad
yates of the naval academy should be as
| line and marines"
The Army
| No increase in the regular army Is
! deemed necessary at this time, but there