Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-09


pcnent of this government and TINS
people in that great group OF lsianus III
the eastern seas over which the Amerl-
can flag floats. General Wnsht mas
taken a leading part in the work Oh
steadily bringing order and peace out
of the bloody chaos in which we founa
the islands. He is now taking leadlns
part in upholding the honor of the nag
hy making 1t respected as the sympol
OF our power, but still more in uphold
ing it's honor by unwearied labor 1or
the establishment of ordered liberty-of
law abiding civil govern
ment-under its folds
The progress which has been made
under General Wright and those like
him has been indeed marvellous. In fact
a letter of the generals the other day
seemed to show that he considered
there was far more warfare about the
Philippines in this country than there
was warfare in the Philippines them
selves. 1t is an added proof of the COM
pleteness of the reunion of our country
that one of the foremost men who have
been instrumental in driving forward
the. great work for civilization and hu-
manity in the Philippines has been a
man who in the civil war fought with
distinction in q uniform of confederate
gray.
IF ever the need comes in the fu-
ture the past has made abundantly evi-
dent the fact that from this time on
northerner and southerner will in war
know only the generous desire to strive
how each can dc the more effective SER
vice for the flag. or our common coun-
try. The same thing is true in the end
less work of peace, the never-ending
work of building, and keeping the mar
yelous fabric of our industrial prosper
ity. The up-building of any part OF
our country is a benefit to the Whole
ard ever such effort as this is to stlm-
ulate the resources and industry OF
particular section is entitled TO the
heartiest support from every quarter Oh
the union. Thoroughly good national
work can be done only If each of us
works hard for himself and at the same
time keeps constantly in mind that ne
must work in conjunction with others.
..You have made particular effort In
your exhibition to get into touch Win
the West Indies. This is wise. The
events of the last four years nave
shown us that the West Indies and the
isthmus in the future occupy far
larger place in our national policy than
in the past. This is proved by the ne
rotiations for the purchase Of the Dan
ish islands, the acquisition OF Porto
Rico, the preparation for builolng an
isthmian canal and finally by the
changed relations which these years
have produced between us and Cuba
AS nation we have an especial right
t, take honest pride in what we nave
done for Cuba. Our critics abroad and
at home have insisted that we never in
tended to leave the island. But on the
Goth Of next month Cuba becomes q
free republic, and we turn over TO the
islanders the control Of their own gov
ernment. It would be very difficult TO
find a parallel in the conduct OF any
ether great state that has occupied
such a position as ours. We have kept
our word and done our duty just as an
honest individual In private life keeps
his word and does his duty.
"Be it remembered, moreover. that
after our three years occupation Of the
island we turn 1t over to the Cubans IN
IL better condition that 1t ever has been
in all the centuries of Spanish rule.
This has direct bearing upon our own
welfare. Cuba is so near to us that
we can never be Indifferent to misgoV-
ernment and disaster within Its limits.
The mere fact that our administration
in the island has minimized the dan
ger from greedful scourge of yellow fe-
yer, alike to Cuba and to ourselves, Is
sufficient to emphasize the community
Of interest between US. But there are
other interests which bind us together.
Cuba's position makes 1t necessary that
her political relations with us should
differ from her political relations with
other powers. This fact has been for
mulated by us and accepted by the Gu
bans in the Platt amendments. 1t fol-
lows as corollary that where the Cu-
bans have thus assumed a position OF
peculiar relationship to our political
system they must similarly stand IN
peculiar relationship to our economic
system.
eve have rightfully insisted upon
Cuba adopting toward us an attitude
differing politically from that she
adopts toward any other power; and In
return, as mater of right, we must
give to Cuba a different-that is bet
deposition economically in her re-
lations with us than we give to other
powers. This Is the course dictated by
sound policy, by wide and far-sighted
view of our own interest, and by the
position we have taken during the past
four years We are a wealthy and pow
erful country, dealing with much
weaker one; and the contrast in wealth
and strength makes it all the moro our
duty to deal with Cuba as we have al
ready dealt with her. in spirit of
large generosity.
"This exposition is rendered possible
because of the period of industrial
prosperity thru which we are passing
While material well-being is never all
sufficient to the life of a nation, yet 1T
is the merest truism to say that Its alb
sence means ruin. We need to build
higher life upon it as Foundations; but
we can build little indeed unless
this foundation of prosperity is
deep and broad. The well-be-
ing which we are now enjoying
can be secured only thru general busi-
ness prosperity, and such prosperity is
conditioned upon the energy and hard
work, the sanity and the mutual re-
spect Of all classes of capitalists, large
and small, of wage workers OF every
degree. AS is inevitable in time of
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