Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-09-26
PRESIDENTS POLICY
AS TO PHILIPPINES AND CUBA.
Large Measure Of Self Government for
the Filiplnos.-Reeiproeity with
cuba.-Address to Spanish War
Veterans In Detroit.

Veterans In Detroit.
Detroit. Sept. 23.-President Roose-
velt's two-dny visit TO Detroit came Ia
an end yesterday at the conclusion OF
u banquet rendered him In Light Guard
armory by the Spanish war veterans,
the opening OF whose third annual re-
union he attended this morning. II
was u brilliant event. Nearly 500 men
sat at the tables ON the iioor OF the big
armory. and the galleries were crowd
cd to their utmost capacity by bril-
liantly gowncd women and their cs'
corts. The armory wns decorated In
green and white maple branches, and
electric lights Were everywhere.
When the President arose 10 begin
his address. which was the first OF the
evening. lie received an ovation. The
men on the floor stood up and chccrci
again and again. while the clapplng OF
hands from the gallery was like the
crackle OF muskeiry. The President.
after speaking Of Michignn's important
part In the Spanish-American war.
said:
".fhc war itself was an easy one.
The tasks left behind US. though glor.
ious, have been hard. You, the men OF
the Spanish war, YOU ana your COM
radcs In arms who fought In Cuba and
Porto Rico and In the Philippines, won
rcnown for the country. added TO It's
moral grandeur and 10 Its material
prosperity. hut you also left duties To
bc done by those who came after you.
'In Porto Rico the duty has been
merely administrative and II has been
so well done that very little need bc
said about II. In the Philippines the
problem was one OF extreme difficulty.
A.sItt
peace has been won 10y the vaior Of our
soldiers and civil government has been
introduced. no that the Islanders have
now greater opportunities FOR life. lib
crty and the pursuit OF happiness than
ever they have enjoyed before durin;
their recorded history.
Last week ordered taking OF the
census OF the islands and two years
hence. according to the law OF Con
grcss. the first Steps viii bc taken In
tho direction OF giving the Philippine
people n legislative assembly. No other
Oriental country In the possession OF
mn allen powcr-indccd. no Oriental
country ut all. save only Japan
been given any such measure OF self
government and personal freedom Ms
we have already given To- the Fillpinos.
"Onc Of the most important recent
measures hns been the providing OF a
cable for the Philippines, this being
necessary both from n commercial nni
from military standpoint.
with Cuba the matter is different.
We pledged ourselves soicmnly nj the
outbreak OF the war with spain TO give
To Cuba independence. Tile world nj
large sn.crcd at the pledge and even
some OF our own people scofr.d Mt the
thought that We Intended to Keep II.
But we have kept II In good fa!,li
and with keen regard for the welfare
OF the Cuhans. We did No, turn Cuba
loose to sink Into wcit-r OF anarchy.
We first administered the affairs OF the
island until order hnd been brought
out of chaos, until III. ciilca has been
cleaned. the courts purified. nm cducn'
tIonnl system started nnd n Just and cf'
iicicnt government introduced. Then
:. turned the new rcpublic over TO
the hands Of those whom Its people had
elected as Its servants and badc II god
speed In Its Journey OF Independence.
''Isut neither our duty to. nor our
'ntcrcst In the island have come TO an
end with the establishment OF Its indie
pcpdcncc. Cuba's immediate proxim.
ity ,o Tie United States rendered Its
well bniIg OF such interest to us that
we wcru forced to Interfere In its In
tcrcst by force of arms. For the same
reason Its future cannot hut he II mat.
ter OF grave concern q" us
I'VE do not desire Etiba TO stand TO
ward uny other na;.II III the same re-
lntions OF Intimate .ri"niship and al.
lance that We desire To- see II adopt
toward us. II must Therefore he In u
certain sense n part Of our interim
tional political system. and II accented
this position when II accepted til" rin,,
amendment. But II In out Of the lues.
tion for us TO expect that u VIII assume
such n position toward us In regard To
international politics without at tn.
zane time sharing somewhat In the
benefits OF our economic system.
1T was for this reason that Prcsidcn;
Mckinley urged. and that | have since
urged and shall continue to urge the
need OF establishing closer relations
with Cuba by reciprocity. We urge re-
ciprocity because II is for our interests
to control the Cuban markets. because
we are bound to place Cubans OH n pc
culiar standing economically when
they consent To our Interests. as well
as their own. TO assume n peculiar
status internationally. and because II
Is Hitting for great and generous Re-
public to stretch ont u helping hand TO.
ward her fecbicr sister just starting TO
tread the path OF independence. The
case stands by itself, and there can be
no other like II.
~ do not believe particle of harm
will come to any American interest
from the adoption of a reasonable
measure of reciprocity with Cuba.
am certain that the adoption of such n
measure will be in the interests of our
people ns whole. Above all. while
fully acknowledging the high-ninded.
moss and moral sincerity of those OF my
associates with whom on this point l
differ. yet feel most strongly that by
every consideration OF a generous and
fnr-sighted public policy we are bound
to prove to Cuba our friendship with
her in her struggle for the material
well being which must underlic healthy
national development"
silver VS.. Gold Standard.