The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-23
HONOR WASHINGTON
POSTMASTER GENERAL SMITH AT
DETROIT.
CUBAN PROBLEM DISCUSSED.
THE MICHIGAN CLUBs ANNUAL
CELEBRATION.

Mr.. Smith Takes what Might BE
Called an Administration view of
the situatiOn-Better Insure Our
selves of Proper Treatment in
Cuba Now and Not Wait for the
Future-The Speech of DIR. DuiIieId
ON the Philippines Much ON the
Same Line.
Detroit Mich. Feb 22-For four hours
tonight the Light Guard Armory rang
with the patriotic sentiments expressed by
the prominent Republicans, who address
ed 500 members of the Michigan Club on
their sixteenth annual celebration Of
| Washington's birthday.
Postmaster General Charles Emory
Smith made the principal address.
1--WE are face to face" he said, with
the Cuban problem. We do not seek in
! Cuba any recognition which is not In es-
scnce and substance embraced In the
Monroe doctrine, or any authority which
did not justify and demand our inter
vention in 1888; but we may well pause
to consider whether 1t Is wise to leave all
| possible developments Of the future to be
determined by the enforced application OF
our historic policy when the emergency
comes, or whether It is better to agree
now upon safeguards which shall insure
security and spare the necessity OF re-
sorting to reserved rights hereafter
Whatever is to be done should be done in
the interest of the people OF Cuba. and
we, who through blood and sacrifice, have
given them independence will be their
truest friends and their surest reliance
In the new career on which they enter.
I'VE have as a people a great and noble
! heritage to administer. The mighty events
OF this administration have placed us in
Porto Rico, where law, order and nappi-
ness are already prevailing under our
sway. They have placed as In the Phil
ipplnes. where our kindly ana nDerai
leading towards intelligent selr-goveru-
| ment means as much for the native peo-
pie as the presence of our flag means for
| the advancing interests in the Eastern
world. They have placed us In China,
not 20 stay, but to use our influence 10
preserve the integrity Of the empire ana
assure under treaty rights free and equal
commercial intercourse. They have paced
US In Cuba under the mandate or human-
ity and of American primacy, not to hold
/ control but TO exercise a protecting care
which shall redeem and save that fair
island from the evils and dangers that
| compelled our active interference. The
| American people do not desert duty
Rev. Howard Dufiield Of New York city
was one OF the principal speakers az the
banquet.
Or. Duffield eulogized the character AMI
work of Washington, and showed that
II has been the outworlking of his prin-
ciples that has inevitably and irresista-
bly, carved America into the position She
tt,f, go II. a
powers. influential among them all, ana
independent Of them al. In the course OF
his remarks DR.. Dufiield spoke as fol-
lows:
Two Of the richest archipelagoes in all
the seas are to unfold their possibilities
under the magic touch of an American
civilization. The strategic ports of ths
mighty ocean, which is to bear the COM
merce Of the twentieth century are set-
tlng into our possession. The light Is
| growing brighter i'm the far-on Eastern
sky where, like morning mist wreaths.
the clouds of battle smoke are still DRIFT
ing The truth concerning the Philippine
situation is revealing itself. These ISL
| ands went under Spanish control half a
century before the Pilgrims knelt at Ply
mouth Rock. The difference between O
Puritan and a Spanish civilization can
be measured by the present contrast be-
tween the United States and the Malay
archipelago. Throughout the long sad
period OF Spanish rule. the instructive and
repeated effort of the natives to wrest
their neclSs from the cruel yoke, resulted
only in the rivetng of new letters. In
| 1896, occurred the last spasmodic attempt
to force a reform from the Spaniard.
Among its leaders was Aguinaldo, who
thoroughly appreciated the marketable
value of Independence and for the sum OF
| $,200.000. sold to the Spanish government
he professed TO be in arms. When Dewey
/ shattered the Spanish power at Manila,
! Aguinaldo returned and organized a mil
itary following, ostensbly to aid Amer
Tea; in reality to aggrandize himself. The
natives were officially Informed that when
Manila fell they should have the looting
Of It, An army OF pil.age, men, women
and children hocked toward the devoted
city like crows scenting carrion. They
have never forgotten the lesson they
| learned, that the law lives wherever Old
Glory flies; and they have never for
given the American soldiers who shell
tered the rich punder of the town from
/ their rapacity. Like a dog from whom
! its bone has been snatched away, they
flung themselves, open-mouthed and
snarling. upon the maintainers ofethe law.
/ The Aguinaldo aggregation planned q
massacre which would, in "A single night.
I sweep away all bulwarks of righteousness
ana leaNe the entire wealth OF the ISL
and In their fell clutch The mailed hand
of military power upon their throat from
that day TO this. has alone held in aDey-
ance the forces of riot and misruie. The
independence for which they are said 20
fight, is an independence of any con-
troll which shall compel them to do right
Liberty, I'm all their dictionary means the
freedom to do as they choose. not the
/ freedom to do as they ought. The victory
of our fathers In the American war OF
! independence was victory of righteous
ness. The triumph OF Aguinaldo would
be a Bacchanalian triumph OF anarchy.
Very quiet at Washington.
Washington, Feb. 22.-The national
capital was exceptionally quiet to- lay
| The meeting Of both houses OF CONGRESS-
attracted crowds TO the Capitol. but down
! town the streets were ariy dee r ed
Bus'ness generally was suspended and
all OF the executive departments were
/ closed. A. the Write Houfe the uual
! hol day quiet prevaief the Presidsnt
/ spending most OF the day I'm the family
room.
nichmond's Observance.
Richmond. vc.. FEB zg-Wa'hl,gfon's
birthday was celebrated here today BY =