The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-11-23

needs. AS a sequel TO the wal Win
spain we found ourselves in Possessions
Of the Philippines under circumstances
which rendered it necessary to subdaa
a formidable insurrection when mades
it impossible for US with honor or with
regard for the welfare Of the islands
TO withdraw therefrom. The occasioE
was seized by the opponents OF the
president for trying TO raise a new
issue, on which they hoped they might
be more successful than on the CID
The clamOr raised against him was
Joined in, not only by many honest
men who were led astray by mistaken
view or imperfect knowledge of tht
facts, but by all who feared effort. who
shrank from the rough work q en-
deavOr. The campaign Of 1900 had to
be fought largely upon the new issues
thus raised. President Mckinley met
il squarely.
we won. And now 7 ask You. two
years after the victory, TO look across I
the seas and Judge for yourselvest
whether or not the promise has been
kept. The prophets of disaster have
seen their predictions 50 completely
falslhed by the event thai il is acruailyt
difficult to arouse even a passing inter-
est in their failure. To answer them (
now, TO review their attack on our
army is merely academic interest. They
played their brief part Of construction
ana GldIDOE- LuGN Sllf4 LnElL ana
the current Of our life went over them 4
and they sank under it as did their
predecessors. who, thirty-sIx years be-
fore, had declared that another and,
greater war was a failure, that another
and greater struggle for true liberty {
was only a. contest for subjugation. III
which the United States could never
succeed:
The instruction among she File
pinOs has been absolutely quelled- Ihs
war has been brought to an end sooner
than even the most sanguiue Of us
dared to hope. The world has not in
recent years seen any military task
done with more sOldierly energy and
ability; and done. moreover, in a. spirit
of great humanity. The strain On the
army was terrible, for the conditions
of climate and soil made their worfE
harrassing to an extraordinary degree.
and the foes in the field were tTeach-
erous and cruel, not merely towards
our men, but towards the great mutt
tude of peaceful islanders who vel
coined our rule.
Admits Shameful Tnjustices.1
Under the strain of wen-nigh IN
tolerable prOvOcatiOns, there were
shameful instances, as must happen in
all wars where the soldiers formed
themselves and retaliated eyi3 fer evil.
! Every effect had been made to detect
i
| to prevent any recurrence Of the deed
1t is a cruel injustice 10 the gallant
men who fought so well in the Philip
| pines not 10 recognize that these IN
/ stances We're exceptions, and IEat the
I American troops who served IN the far
1 off trepic islands deserve praise, Athe
same in kind that has always been
given to those who have Vel and
valiantIy fought for the honor Of our
common flag and common country.
1.-The work of civil administration has
kept pace with the work OF military
administration, and whens on July (
I last amnesty and peace were declared
! throughout the islands, the civil gov
/ eminent assumed complete control
Peace and order now prevail, and
/ greater measure of prosperity and hap
pineSs than the FihplnoS have ever
( known in their dark and checkered his
/ tory: and each Of them has a greater
/ measure Of liberty, a greater chance OF
/ happiness, and greater safety for his
/ life and property than he or his fOrs-
/ fathers have ever before known
"Tahes" Knox on Trust Issues.
/ agThe tremendous growth Of our in
/ dustrialism has brought to the front
1 many problems with which we must
/ deal; and I trust that We shall deaf
/ with them along the lines indicated in
/ speech and in action by that profound
/ jurist and upright and fearless public
/ servant who represents Pennsylvania
! in the cabinet-AttOrney General Knox-
/ The question Of the sO-called trusts
is but one Of the questions we must
meet in connection with our industrial
| system. There are many OF them- and
/ they are serious; but they can and VIII
be met.
'aTime may be needed for making the
! solution perfect; but it is idle TO tell
! this people that we have not thespozEer
/ to solve such a problem as that Of ex-
ercising adequate supervision over tls
! great industrial combinations OF TO-DAY
We have the power, and we shah md
| out the way We shall not act hastily
! OF. recklessly. but we have firmly made
/ I'D our minds that a. solution, ana 2
| right solution, shall be found aIld
| found il viii be.
/ mo nation as great as ours can e1-
/ pect 10 escape the penalty OF great
ness. for greatness does not come WITH
/ ont trouble and labor. There are prob
lens ahead of US at home. and prob
lens abroad, because such problems
are incident to the working out OF 2
great national career. We DO not
! shrink from them Scant IS our
patience with those who preach the Cos
nel of craven weakness No nation IN
der the sun ever yet played a part
worth playing If il feared its 1ats ever
much. if it did not have the courage
70 be great.
I'VE. of America; we, the sons O 2
nation vet in. the pride OF Its llsty
youth. spurn the teachings OF dlstrusf.
spurn the creed of despair and greed
we know that destiny IS ours II We
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