Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-12-05

tered efficiently and honestly. Its people
are now enjoying liberty and order under
the protection of the United States, and
upon this fact we congratulate them and
ourselves. Their material welfare must be
as carefully and jealousy considered as the
welfare of any other portion Of our coun-
try. We have given them the great gift Of
free access for their products to the mar
kets of the United States The attention
of congress is asked to the need of legisla-
ton concerning the public lands of Porto
Rico.
In Cuba such progress has been made
toward putting the Independent govern
ment of the island upon firm footing that
before the present session of congress
closes this will be an accomplished fact.
Cuba will then start as her own mistress;
and to the beautiful queen of the Antilles,
as she unfolds this new page of her destiny
we extend our heartiest greetings. In the
case of Cuba there are weighty reasons Of
morality and of national interest why the
policy Of reciprocity should be held to have
a peculiar application, and the president
most earnestly asks your attention to the
wisdom, indeed to the vital need. of pro-
yiding for substantial reduction in the
tariff duties on Cuban imports into the
United States.
THE PHILIPPINES.
The Philippines are rich tropical islands.
inhabited by many varying tribes, repre-
senting 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
government. We hope to make our admin
istration of the islands honorable to our
nation by making il of the highest benefit
to the FU'ninos themselves. 1t is no light
task for II nation to achieve the tempera-
mental qualities without which the insti-
utiOnS of free government are but an
empty mOckcry. Our people are now sue
cessfuly governing themselves. because for
more than thousand years they have
been slowly fitting themselves, sometimes
consciously, sometimes unconsciously, to-
ward this end What has taken us thirty
generations to achieve, we cannot expect 10
see another race accomplish out OF hand,
especially when large portions of that race
start very far behind the point which our
ancestors had reached even thirty genera
tions ago. In dealing VIE. the philippine
people must show both patience and
strength fOrbearance and steadfast resolu-
ton Our aim Is high. We do not desire
to do for the islanders merely what has
elsewhere been done for trOplc peoples by
even the best foreign governments. We
hope to do for them what has never before
been done for any people of the trOpics-to
make them fit for self-governmcnt after the
fashion of the really free nations.
History may safely bc challenged TO shOw
n single instance in which masterful race
such NJ ours. having been forced by the eX-
igcncics of war to take possession Of an
alien land. has behaved To its Inhabitants
with the disinterested zeal for their prog
ress that our people have shown In the
Philippines. To leave the islands at this
time would mean that they would fall into
welter of murderOus anarchy. such DE-
sertion of duty on our part would he
crime against humanity. The character OF
Gov. Taft and of his associates and subor-
dinates is a proof. III such he needed. OF the
sincerity of our effort to give the Islanders
constantly increasing measure Of self
government. exactly as fast as they show
themselves 1T to exercise II. Since tue
civil government was established not an APP
pointment has been made In the islands
with any reference 10 considerations OF po-
lltical influence, or 10 aught else save the
fitness Of the man and 1.-The needs OF the
service The only fear Is lest In our over.
anxiety we give them degree Of independ-
ence for which they are UNFIT, thereby IN
wiling reaction and disaster. AS fast as
there Is any reasonable hope that IN
given district the people can govern them
selves. self government has been given IL
that district. There are still troubles
ahead in the Islands. The insurrecti0n has
becofne an affair Of local banditti ana ma
rauders who deserve no higher regard than
the brIgauds Of portions Of the old world
Encouragement. direct or Indirect. TO these
insurrectos stands on the same footing as
announcement to hostile Indians In the
dsvs when we still had Indian wars. EA
actly as our aim Is 10 give I" ~ 's,d
ampIest consideration, but 20 nave " uh,
derstood that we will show no weakness II
! he goes on the warpath, 80 we must mae
n evident unless we are false Ia our own
traditions and TO the demands Of cly civil "a.
ton and humanity, that WINE we , NIL ~
everything I'm our power for the filpinO
who i peaceful. we will take the sternsst
measures with the Filipino who follows INC
psth Of the iDsurrecto and the ladrone.
The heartiest praise u due 10 iatge h nun.
hers 81 the natives Of the Islands Tor ,heiI
steadfast loyalty. be Macabebes nave
been conspicuons for their courage and de-
votion to the flag. The president recon-
rnends that the secretary OF war DC en-