Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-12-11

been made along the lines under which we
ant zen psssne IN
this connection he urges the need Of eau
ton. He believes the time has come when
seapabIe Should Is e Ms by srantias
franchises for their development T. and OF
Nothi na' better can be done for the Is
lands than 50 introduce ndustrial enter
5prises. Nothing would benefit them SO
them
@idleness and mischief is proverbial, and the
opportunity to do remunerative work Is
course no business s 5 man viii go into the
Philippines unless it is to his interest 70
DO SO, and it is immensely to the interest
therefore necessary that the congress
should pass laws by which the resources res
IF 9ef aaS ar ed Of y
be granted to companies doingtbpsiness IN
them and every encouragement be given
t., to the incoming OF business men OF every
'..Not to permit this is to do a wrong to
the Philippines. The franchises must pc
under regulations which will guarantee the
islands against any kind OF Improper ex-
81 the ISLANDS must be- va DEVELOPED. and the
capital willing to develop It must be given
the opportunity The field must be thr9 Ns
been the real factor in the development Of
every region over which our flag has flown.
It is urgently necessary to enact suitable
mining. bankin M' cu fa homesteads and
the use and ownership OF the lands and
timber: These laws viii give free Play to
development which will surely follow will
81 81 Sincerity OF our de:1'
., The construetion Of a Pacific cable Ill IL
also urged either that the E9vs s .nd
Arrangement
be made by which the advantages ac-
cruing from government cable may be
secured to the g9yernment by GE cent Ss
deems necessary for both commercial.
political and military considerations
The Isthmian 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 ef-
fects upon our business prosperity. and
yet with a view to these effects alone 1t
for us Immediately to begin it. While it's
beneficial effects would perhaps be most
marked upon the Pacinc coast and the
also greatly benefit other sections. 1t Is
emphatically a work which it Is for the
interest of the entire country to begin
and complete as soon as possible; 1t is
one of those great works which only
great nation can undertake with pros
poets of success and which when done
TONS material interests, but standing
monuments to its constructive ability"
Of the neT :, treaty recently So1cl ~ ed
tons on this subject with Great Britain,
conducted on both sides in spirit, of
spect, have resulted in my being able to
lay before the senate q treaty which If
ratified will enable us to begin preparations
which guarantees to this nation every right
that 1t has ever asked in connection with
The canal: In this treaty the old Clayton
adequate to supply the base for the con-
struetion and n maintenance a Of necessarily
cay ye hat Is ssPe
alone shall DO the @ work of building a ana
assume the responsibility of safeguarding
by. all nations on terms Of equality
without the guarantees or interference
Of any outside nation from any quar-
Be laid 6efoTe ' the Senate w." and i il 0 ape
proved the congress can then proceed to
give effect to the advantages 1t secures
US csna by providing for the building of the
The Monroe Doctrine.
The president sets forth the objects of
the Monroe doctrine, and the spirit. in
%ae6 It mas ad m by
this nation has not the slightest desire to
acquire any territory at the expense of
any of our neighbors. and cites our atti-
good faith. He says also that "this
doctrine has nothing to do with the COM
mercial relations of any American power
to form such as it Desires" That I'VE
do not ask for any exclusive commercial
treaty with any other American state"
THE Monroe doctrine. should be the
ali the nations Of the two Americas as
S % e snee of MonrSe n
his annual message announced that the
American continents are henceforth not
to be considered as subjects for future
other words. the Monroe doctrine is a
declaration that there must be no terri
torial aggrandizement by any non-Amerl-
can power on American soil. It is in no
wise 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.
It is simply step, and long step, to-
Sy hs Of
manent peace on this hemisphere"
The president urges the continued up
building of the navy as a means of per-
forming our International duties as'well as
national. rights. He urges that our place
as a hrst-class power necessitates the
building and maintenance of q navy in
of the world. and says:
$50 far from being in any way provo
f9a1a to Wa e bes a8
war; the cheapest and most effective peace
insurance. The cost of building and main
taRiag such navy the very
th Ma nron botS tSs construction
Of more ships and the addition Of more
off mr. r1en a
and says:
There should be no cessation in the
enty Sas Been Thoy Unable So a
a substitute for the great war craft whose
hammering guns beat out the mastery of
the high seas. # is unsafe and unwise
tional battleships and heavy. armored
cruisers, with auxiliary and lighter craft
In proportion. For the exact number and
secretary Of the navy. But there is some
thing we need even more than additional
ships, and this is additional officers and
ers and then lay them up, with the ex-
pectation of leaving them unnamed un-
til they are needed In actual war, would
be worse than folly. It would be a crime
against the nation.
ITO send any warship against a compe-
tent enemy unless those aboard 1t have
by ct
tice. would be to invite. not merely dis
aster. but the bitterest shame and humil-
iation Four thousand additional sea-
men and thousand additional marines
should be provided, and an increase in
the officers should be provided by making
large addition to the classes ct Annap-
oils. There is one small matter which
should be mentioned in connection with
Annapolis The pretentious and unmean-
ished: the title OF 'midshipman,' full Of
historic association, should be restored.
every detail ashore which can be per-
formed by q civilian should be per-
formed, the officer being kept for his spe-
cial duty in the sea-service. Above all,
gunnery practice should be unceasins. It
IS important to have our navy of ade-
quate size, but 1t Is .even more tmpor-
tant that. ship for ship. It should equal
in efficiency. any navy In the world;