The Forrest City times., 1902-12-05
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piled. The executive department has af- ready at its disposal methods of collect gress desires additional consideration to | that which will be given the subject by its own committees. then q commission whose duty. 1t should be to recommend action by the congress after deliberate and scientific examination of the various schedules as they are affected by the changed and changing conditions. The unhurriec and unbiased report of 'this should be made in the various schedules, and how far these changes could go with out out also changing the great prosperity setting it's fixed economic policy.
 The eases In which the tariff can pro- duce monopoly are so few as to constitute an inconsiderable factor in the question: but of course if In anycase it be found that a given rate Of duty does promote a mo- would object to such reduction of the duty as would equalize competition.
 Tn my judgment. the tariff on anthracite coal should be removed, and anthracite put actually. where 1t now is nominally. on the free list This would have no effect at all save in crises; but in crises 1t might be Of service to the people"
 The president says there is much that Is good in both associations of capital and of labor, that the one Is made necessary because of the existence of the other. Ho refers at some length to the good accom- plished by the labor unions, ard says that while they have accomplished this good.
 
 organizations is for the betterment of American citizenship. yet they can accom- pnsh evil He says both organized capital ana organized labor must remember that | the interest of each must be brought into harmony with the interest of the general l public. and says that so far as the consti- tutional powers of the government touch upon these subjects they should be along | these lines.
 :. In connection with the subject of Cuba the president says he hopes soon to lay be- lore the senate reciprocity treaty with that republic, and. urges that some relief be given the island. On this topic he says:
 Cuba lies al our doors. and whatever af- iects her for good or for i'll affects us also. 50 much have our people felt this that in ground that Cuba must hereafter have | closer political relations with us than with any other power. Thus in a sense Cuba litical system. This makes 1t necessary that In return she should be given some of the benefits of becoming part of our eco homie system. It is from our own stand l point. short-sighted and mischievous pol icy to fall to recognize this need More erous nation, itself the greatest and most successful republic in history. to refuse to stretch out helping hand to young and weak sister republic just entering upon its career of Independence We should al- ways fearlessly insist upon our rights in | the face of the strong and we should with ungrudgfng hand do our generous duty by | the weak urge the adoption of reciprocity With Cuba not only because 1t Is eminently
 
 market and by every means to foster our | supremacy in the tropical lands and waters south of us, but also because, we, of the giant republic of the north, should make i all our sister nations of the American con- | tinent feel that whenever they will permit it we desire to show ourselves disinterest- edly and effectively their friend" congress Is informed that the attorney general has examined into the title of the rhanama Tan company, and has decided that | title that will be above contentio In every way. The president says he hopes cluded which viii give " to this pt nation ea the right to construct the canal. and to exercise such jurisdiction over the territory through which It will extend will be necessary for our every legitimate purpose.
 Of the conditions in the Philippines he says in part
 "on July 4 last, on the one hundred and ton of our independence. peace and ann nesty were promulgated in. the Philip to sGms time 'FGnSs hes saSs Ms the Mohammedan Moros, but with the late nsurrectionary Fiipinos the war has now been introduced Not only does each Filipino enjoy such rights to life. liberty and the pursuit of happiness as recorded history of the islands, but tho | people taken as whole now enjoy Q measure of self-govern ment greater than that granted to any other orientals by any foreign power and greater than that | enjoyed by any other orientais under their own governments. save the Japan granting these rights of liberty and self government; but We have certainly gone Philippine people themselves 1t was wise CT just 10 go. To hurry matters. to go faster than we are row going. would en-
 snd No poey es eSer PeeRts entered cd nto by the American people has vinecated It. @ ey df f bons mGre sgfs than rhs pol umnph of our arms. S""' above ail the he tri- tri umph of our laws and principles has expect. Too much praise cannot be given to the army for what 1t has done | in the Philippines. both in warfare and from an administrative. standpoint in and similar credit belongs to the civil h@ve psses for fe ee seds ss in of wheR hsy ment in the ground thus made ready for them. The coqrasy the unflinchlng en- and the general kind -heartedness and humanity of our troops have been strik- ingly manifested m aTd There now remain only over 10000 have been sent there Oi course. there have been individual in- stances of wrongdoing among them. ! climate and surroundings; and uncer the | strain Of 2 terrible proyocations which occasional ,s , irstances, ,, Of cruel retaliation l 10 prevent such crHelties, and finally 1 these efforts have cen completely suc- cessful Every effort has also been made 1 to detect and punish the wrongdoers After making all allowance for these misdeeds. it remains true that few in- ! deed have been the instances in which war has been waged by a civilized power against semi-civilized ard barbarous forces where there has been so little wrongcoing by the victors as in the Phil ippine lslards. On the other hand, the amount of difficult. important. and bene- | tcent work which has been done is well | nigh incalculable.
 Taking the work of the army and the 1 civil authorities together !t may be ques- toned whether anywhere else in modern ! times the world has seen a better exam ! pie of real constructive statesmanship than our people have given in the Philip pine islanGs. High praise should also be given those Filipinos, in the aggregate l very numerous, who have accepted the l new conditions and joined with our repre- | sentatives to work with hearty good will for the welfare of the islands"
 The president urges the extension of the rural free delivery system, and says in connection with thls
 Rural free delivery service is no longer l in the experimental stage; il has become ! a nDtfRN Ha