The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-29
HERCULEAN TASK
IN The ORIENT
President Roosevelt on Our
Obligations to Our Island
Possessions.
ADDRESS AT HARTFORD
Believes Reciprocity With Cuba Is Only
a Matter Of Time-Must Main
tain Supremacy in the
Philippines.

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New England tour was marked by great
enthusiasm by the crowds, and he
showed his pleasure at the reception he
received. To President Roosevelt the
feature of the day was the presentation
of a large floral piece by the working
men Of Hartford. Hartford was in gala
dress to welcome the president, the
weather was perfect and there was not
a hitch to mar the proceedings.
The president on his arrival at the
depot here late yesterday afternoon
was cordially welcomed by a committee
of representative citizens. He was
taken for a drive around the city and
was enthusiastically cheered all along
the route. In Pope park the president
was greeted by 10000 workingmen,
who presented him with a magnificent
floral horseshoe.
Father Michael Sullivan made a few
remarks Of welcome. The president re-
sponded briefly, and his remarks We're
frequently interrupted by applause.
Last night after his address at the
Coliseum the president was the guest
of the executive secretary, John T..
Robinson President Roosevelt ex-
pressed his satisfaction at the substi-
tuition of drives for conventional hand
shaking.
The Presidents Address,
President Roosevelt's address at the
Coliseum was in part as follows:
LAS a people we now ave duties and
opportunities in the tropic seas and
lands south Of US as well rs in those Of
the farthest east.
THE outcome of the Spanish war
put us in possession Of Porto Rico and
brought us into peculiar touch With
Cuba, while the successful negotiation
of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty at last
cleared tie way for the construction Of
the isthmian canal. Porto Rico may
now serve as an example of he. best
method of administering our insul2r
possessions. So excellent have been
the effects Of our administration and
legislation concerning this island that
their very excellence has resulted in
their almost being forgotten by those
at home. First and foremost in Porto
Rico we have constantly striven to get
the very best men to administer. the
affairs of the island. This has been the
standpoint adhered to in selecting the
men who represent u government in
Porto Rico-goVernor, treasurer, attor-
ney general, judges, superintendent of
education, every one. We ave not
been frightened or misled into giving
the people Of the island a form Of gov
eminent unsuitable to them, and while
providing that they should govern
themselves so far as possible we have
not hesitated in their own interest to
keep the power of shaping their des-
tiny. 49,,
Cuban Problem More Difficult.
"In Cuba the problem was larger,
more complicated and more difficult,
Here again we kept our promise abso-
lutely. After having delivered the is
land from it's oppressors We refused tc
turn it loose off-hand with the certain
ty that it would sink into chaos and
savagery. We brought moral n phys
ical cleanliness into the government;
we stamped out yellow fever; we es-
tahlished a school system; we made life
n property secure SO that industry
could again begin to thrive. Then we
turned the island over to the hands OF
those whom the people had chosen. as
the founders of the new republic. Cuba
must always be peculiarly related to us
In international politics. She must also
have peculiar relations with us econom-
ically. In return, we must be prepared
to put her tn an economic position as
regards our tariff system which will
give her some measure of the prosperity
which we enjoy. I believe that it is
only a matter of time before we enter
into reciprocal trade relations with
/ Cuba p
1.-The Isthmian canal represents what
is probably to be the greatest known
, engineering feat. When certain ques.
tions of detail and of our relations with
the people owning the soil shall have
been settled the next step will be the
selection of a commission which is tt
supervise the building Of the canal.
IF possible l should like to see thi.
committee represent different sections
and different political parties. But
Z these questions are secondary. The pr
mary aim must be to get men who
ton which will make them willing tt
put their talents at the government.
service. zs-s.e - --..-r "N-N
The Task in the Orient.
$50 much for what has been done i,
the occident. In the orient the Labor
was more difficult. : il"
1.-THE elimination of the Spanish wa,
in the Philippines was an easy task
but, It left us certain: other tasks Which
! were much more difficult. One of thes,
tasks vas that Of dealing with tn,
Philippines.
Had we abandoned the islands {
period Of wild chaos would have su
pervened and then some stronger pow
er would have stepped in and seized tn,
islands. A less easy, but infinitely NOR,
absurd, course would have been to leav,
the Stands ourselves and at the sam
time to assert that we would not per.
nit anyone else to interfere with them
ultimately this government made
up its mind to stay in the islands-tt
put down yiolenee-to establish peac,
and order-and then to introduce a Jus
and wise civil rule, accompanied by {
measure Of self government which
should increase as rapidly as the is.
landers showed themselves fit for it.
The first and vitality important fea:
was the establishment of the supretn
acy of the American flag. It no
"a task that al possible to humanel,
accomplish in a short time. With un,
Wearied and patient resolution ou1
army in the Philippines fought unit
the last vestige of organized insurrec.
ton was stamped out. I do not refel
to the Morps, with whom we have ex.
ercisedtha utmost forbearance, but who
/ may forceus to chastise them IL theJ
persist in attacking our troops. Among
the Filipincs proper, however, peace
has come. Doubtless here and thert
sporadic outbreaks of brigandage viii
occur from time to time, but organized
warfare against the American flag ha.
ceased and there is no reason TO ap
| prehend Its recurrence. Our army Ii