The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-12-06

coal should be removed. and anthrsclse put
astnslsy. where u now Is nominally. on
| the free Nst. This would have ne effect At
| all save In crises: but IN crises II might be
| OF service 70 the people"
The president says there iz much that
| is good n both associations Of capital and
or labor. that the one IS made necessary
because OF the existence Of tie other. he
refers at some length 10 the Eopd acosm-
/ pltshed by the labor unions, and saxa that
while they have accomplished this good
and though The general tendency Of such
organizations Is fer the eetterment OF
American citizenship, yet they can accom-
niish evll. lie says both organized capital
aud organised labor must remember that
the interest Of each must be brought into
harmony with the interest OF the general
public, and says that so far az the oonsti-
| tutional powers OF the government touch
upon these subjects they should be along
IN connection with the subject OF Cuba
the president says be hopes soon TO lay be-
fore The senate a reciprocity treaty With
That republic, and urgos that some relief
be given the island on this topic he says.
Cuha lies az Our doors. ane whatever at
feets her for good or for III Affects us also.
the flati amendment We definitely took the
ground thai Cuba must hereafter have
closer political relations With MS than with
any other power. Thus IN a sense Cuba
has become a part Of our International po-
lltical system. This makes Il necessary
that In return she should be given some Of
the dement's OF becoming part OF our eco.
nomie system. II is, from our own STAND
point a short sighted and mischlsVouH poll
Icy TO fail TO recognize this need. More
over, IL is unworthy Of a mighty and gem
eroux nation. Itself the greatest and most
succeSsfni republic In history, 20 refuse TO
stretch out a helping hand TO young ana
weak sister republic just entering upon It's
career OF independence. We should al
ways fearlessly insist upon our rights IN
the face OF the strong. and we should with
ungrudging hand DO our generous duty by
the weak. urge the adoption OF reciprocity
with Cuba not only because II Is eminently
for our own Interests to control the Cuban
market and by every means to foster our
supremacy in the tropical lands aud waters
south Of us but also because we, of the
giant republic Of the north. should make
al our sister nations Of the American con-
tinent feel that whenever they VIII permit
It we desire 20 show ourselves d!lsinteresi-
edly and effectively their friend"
Congress is Informed that the attorney
general has examined into the title OF the
Panama company. anG has decided that
that corporation can give 10 this country
every way The president says he hopes
soon 10 see a treaty with Colombia con-
right TO construct the canal, and TO exercise
such jurisdiction over tho territory through
which It will extend So will be necessary
for our every legitimate purpose.
says In part.
ION July last. on the one hundred and
twenty-sixth anniversary OF the declara-
tion OF our Independence, peace and am-
nesty were promulgated IN the Philip
pine Islands. Some trouble has since
from time 10 time threatened with
the Mohammedan Mosoa, but With the
late insurrectionary Filipnos the war
has entirely ceased civil government
each Filipino enjoy such rights TO life,
liberty ana the pursuit OF happiness as
| he has never before known during the
recorded history OF the, Islands. but the
people taken as a whole now enjoy a
/ measure OF self-governmcnt greater than
that granted to any other orlentals by
/ al I'M Etff affA NaF b.an FiI4s
/ enjoyed BY any other orientals under
/ their own governments, save the Japan
ese alone We have not gone too far IN
government; but we have certainly gone
70 the limit that IN the Interests Of the
phiiiipplne people r.. themselves i was Wise
faster than we are row going. would en-
tail calamity on the people Of the Is
| lands. No policy ever entered into by
the American people has vlndieated if-
self IN more signal manner than the pol
| Icy Of holding tho Philippines. The tri-
umph OF our laws and principles has
come sooner than @s had any right 70
| expect, Too much praise cannot be
| In the Philippines. both In warfare and
from an .admlnistratiye standpoint IN
preparing the o,se 5or syll
authorities for the way in. which they
have planted the seeds OF seif-govern-
nenI ,se1 IN he ground ihns made ready for
durance the high soieleriy efiiclency,
and the general knf-heartedness and
ngy mSnPested @ TRsPe now now remain efea s'5 aby
some IL, 900 troops In the Islands. All told,
over 10000 have been sent there. OF
course. there have been Individual In
stances OF wrongdoing among them.
They warred under fearful dificulties of
climate and surroundings; ard under the
they continually receive from their foes.
occasional Instances. OF cruel retaliation
to prevent such erueltieg, and finally
these efforts have been completely sue
cesfful. Every effort has also been made
10 detect and punish the wrongdoers.
After making all allowance for these
m.sdeeda, II remains true that few in
deed have been the instances In which
against semi-ciyflized ard barbarous
forces where there has been 20 little
wrongcoing by The yictors az IN The Phi
amount ,gRsny ' of dinic1it. important ana be@nae @
ficent work which has been done IL we'll
nigh lnealculable.
Taking the work Of the army and the
civil authorities together. Il may be queH-
toned whether anywhere else IN modern
timer the world has seen a better exam
pic Of real constructive ntafeamanshlp
Than our people have given IN the Philip
pine iSlan6s. High praise should also be
given those Filipinos, in tho aggregate
new conditions and joined @ith our repre-
sentatiyes to work with hearty good will
for the welfare Of the islandE.'
Referring 10 the needs Of the navy both
In ships and in men the president says in
part.
-. There should be no halt IN the
work Of building Up the navy, providing
every year additional fighting craft. We
are very rich country. vast IN extent Of
territory and great IN population; a eorn-
tive indeed when compared with that Of
any other hrst-cloFh power. We have ee-
1ibeTately made our own certain foreign
policies which demand the possession of a
iiret-claxs navy The lsthmlan canal will
greatly Increase the efficiency Of our navy
II he navy u Of sufficient fize. but II We
have an Inadequate navy, then the biIIlk-
ing OF the canal would be merely giving a
hostage TO any power Of superior Strength.
The Monroe doctrine should be treated az
the cardinal feature Of American foreign
policy but Il would be WorEe than .dle 10
assert Il unless we intended 70 back II up
We need thousand additional officers
n order 70 properly man the shipsnOw pro-
vifed for and under construction. The
classes at the naval school d Anuapo,fs
should be greatly enlarged At the same
time that we thus acc the officers where
We need them, we should facilitate the re-
tirement of these at the head Of the list
whose ugefulneHa has become impaired
Promotion must be foStered II the sery-
ice II to be kept efficient"
The president urges the extension Of the
rural free delivery system, and says in
connection with this:
Rural free delivery service is no longer
In the experimental stage. II has become
a fixed policy. The results following rs
introduction have fully justified the. con-
gress IN the large appropriations MADE for
It's establishment and exteraion. The aver
in The rural flstricts of tie county Is about
two per cent. We are now able. by actual
resuita, 10 show that where rural free de-
Iiverv rerzrfce has been eTtabAfEe6 70 fuch