Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1901-12-07

this he says:
Nothing better can be done for the is
lapds than 10 Introduce Industrial enter
prises Nothing would benefit them SO
much as throwing them Upen tn industrial
development. The connection between
idleness and mischief is prOVerDlali ana lne
opportunity to do remuneratlVe WORK ~
one OF the surest preventives Of war ~
course no business man Will go INTO tHe
philippines unless 1t is to ms interest," 70
do SO, and II Is immensely 70 the interest,"
Of the Islands that he should 80 IN. II ts
therefore necessary that the congress
should pass laws by which the resources
OF the Islands can be developed, 50 ma
franchises Qor limited terms OF years. y4n
be granted to companies DONG business ~
them and every encouragement be sven
10 the incoming Of business men oil every
kind. ..,, %
the Philippines The franchises must pc
granted and the business permitted only
under regulations which will guarantee me
Islands against any kind OF improper *
ploltatlon, But the vast natural Wedtth
Of The Islands must be developed, ana me
capital willing to develop It must pe gwen
the opportunity. The field must be thrown
open 10 individual enterprise, when mas
been the real factor in the deVelopheHL u
severy region over which our flag has hoWn.
| 1t is gently necessary to enact sullaDle
| iawi.S ling with general Transportation,
! .hMO 1a.5,ing, CURRENCY, Ronesteaas any any
/ the use and ownership oI me lanes anu
] d
! industrial enterprise, and the comiheICl9{i,
| development which will surely follow VIII
afford to the people Of the Islands ihe
| best proofs Of the sincerity OF cur desire
/ The construction Of a Pacific cable is
| also urged, either that the government
/ lay such cable to connect Hawai- anQ
/ the Philippines, or that an arrangement
| be made by which the advantages ac-
crung from a government cable may pe
secured to the government by contract
with a private cable company Thls ne
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 py no
means limited merely to its material Ell
! feCts upon our business prosperity ana
! yet with view to these effects alone II
would bo to the last degree important
for US Immediately to begin 1T. Whlle us
beneficial effects would perhaps be most
marked upon the Pacific coast and the
gulf and south Atlantic states, II Wou!u
also greatly benefit other sections, IL IS
| emphatically a work which 1t IS Tor the
| interest Of the entire country 70 DeBn
and complete as soon as posslblei II IS
one Of those great works which only d
| great nation can undertake win pros
poets Of success and which when done
are not only permanent assets in the ma
tons material interests, but standing
| monuments to It's constructive sblllty'
OF the new treaty recently concludeo
! with England he says: Il am glad 10 oe
able to announce to YOU that 4 our 4esiqf6ma- Rlif Ia
conducted on both sides in spirit OF
| fr!endliness and mutual good Will and re-
spect have resulted in my being ape 70
| lay before the senate treaty Whlch II
ratified will enable us to begin preparations
for an isthmian canal at any time and
! which guarantees to this nation every rlght
that II has ever asked in connection win
the canal. In this treaty the oid Clayton-
Bulwer treaty, so long recOgnized as IN
adequate to supply the base for the con-
struction and maintenance of necessarily
American ship canal, is abrQgated, j spe-
clally provides that the United states
alone shall do the work of building and
assume the responsibility Of safeguarding
the canal and shall regulate It's neutral use
by all nations on terms OF equanty
without the guarantee or interference
ter The signed treaty will at once
be laid before the senate, and II ap'
proved the congress can then proceed TO
give effect to the advantages II secures
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 it has been received by othei
countries, and in connection with 1t says
| tnlS ndtlOn mas not lut SllBlltSt uCollp ~
acquire any territory at the expense oil
any of our neighbors, and cites our atti'
| tude toward Cuba as a guarantee OF oul
good faith He says also thst TINS
doctrine has nothing TO do with the com
mercal relations OF any American power
save that 1t in truth allows each Of then
to form such as 1t Desires That we
do not ask for any exclusive CommefCla
treaty with any other American state
He says of this:
cardinal feature Of the foreign policy OF
| all the nations Of the two Americas as
1t IS Of the United States. just % years
have passed since President Monroe II
his annual message announced tnaS Ln' m
American continents are hencelorth no
to be considered as subjects Tor tutuT'
colonization by any European power. II
other words. the Monroe doctrine is
declaration that there must be no terri
torial ACKNOWLEDGMENT by any non-Amerl
can power at the expense of any Ameri
can power on American soil, IL is N no
wise intended as hostile TO any nation II
the old world Still less is II Intended u
give cover to any aggression by one new
world power at the expense of any other
1t is simply a step, and a Ions step, 70
ward assuring the universal peace OF th'
world BY securing the possibility of per
manent peace on this hemisphere
The Navy.
The president urges the continued up
building Of the navy as a means OF per
| forming our international duties as well a.
a protection and safeguard for our inter
national rights. He urges that our place
as a iirst-ClaSs power neceSsltates IN
building and maintenance Of a navy II
keeping with our place among the nauon'
of the world, and says
80 far from being in any way provo
| cation 10 war an adequate ana hshly
trained navy is the best guarantee agalns
war. the cheapest and most effective peace
Insurance. The cost OF building and main
tanning such navy represents the verl
lightest premium for insurins peace whicl
this nation can possibly pay
Ha recommends both the construction
of more ships and the addition OF NOR
officers and men as absolutely necessary
and says: .,- -
work of completing our navy. So far in
genuity has been wholly unable to devils
a substitute for the great war craft who's
hammerlng guns beat out the mastery o
the high seas. 1t is unsafe and unwls
not to provide this year for several add
tional battleships and heavy, armorel
cruisers with auxiliary and lighter Graf
in proportion. For the exact number AM
character | refer you TO the report Of tn
secretary of the navy But there Is some
thing we need even more than addltona
shins. and this is additional officers AM
, msn, To provide battleships and cruis
ers and then lay them up, with the eN
pectation of leaving them unnamed un
/ iii thew are needed in actual war woul
be worse than folly. 1t would be Grim
against the nation.
"To send any warship against a compe
tent enemy unless those aboard II hav
been trained by years of actual sea serV
ice, including incessent gunnery prac
tice. would be to invite not merely dis
aster, but the btterest shame and humil
iation Four thousand additional sea
men and a thousand additional marine
should be provided, and an Increase u
the officers should be provided by maxim
large addition to the classes at Annap
oils There is one small matter whc
should be mentioned in connection wit
Annapolis. The pretentious and unmean
ing title of naval cadet should be abol
ished; the title of 'midshipman,' fun o
historic association, should be restored.
every detail ashore which can be per
formed by a civilian should be so per
formed, tho officer being kept for his spe
cial duty in the sea service. Above al
gunnery practice should be unceasing. l
IS Important to have our navy Of ade
tant that, ship for ship, It should equs
in efficiency any navy in the world
This is possible only with highly drille
crews and officers, and this IN turn i'm
gressive instruction in target practice
Ship handling squadron tactics and gen
eral discipline. Our ships must be assem-
bled in suuadrons actively cruising ava
from harbors and never long at anchor
The resulting wear upon, engines an
hulls must be endured. A battleship wor
out in long training OF officers and men /
well paid for by the results, while, on tn
other hand, no matter In how excellen
condition, It is useless II the crew be TO
I'VE now have II battleships nppropri
ated for, OF which nine are completes
and have been commissioned for aotua
service. The remaining eight VIII b
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