Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-03

I the United Bates. 1t behCoveo each on0
20 maintain order within its own borders
| foreigners When this il done. they can
| rest assured that. be they strong or weak,
they have nothing to dread from outsi1s
ing interdependence and completely Of
International political and economic rela-
lions render y incumn sts on - az civilized
| policing OF the world.
During the fall Of 1901 communicative
| was addressed to the secretary OF state
| asking whether permission would be
4 granted by the president to q corporation
| 1ornia coast to the Philippine Islands BY
| way Of Hawaii. A statement OF condi-
I tions or terms upon which such CORPORA
ton would undertake to lay and operate
| q cable was volunteered.
| Inasmuch as the congress was shortly 70
convene and Pacific cable legislation had
been the subject Of consideration by the
congress for several years. 1t seemed to
/, ton until the congress had first an oppor-
tunity TO act. The congresI adjourned
| without taking any action. leaving the
| matter in exactly the same condition In
vened. hffY $50
Meanwhile It appears that the CONNER
cial Pacific Cable company had promptly
proceeded with preparations for laying tt1
cable. 1t also made application to the
/ president for access to and use Of sound
! ings taken by the United States steamship
I &NcEO xOT thc puTp0BS ia discovering q
| practicable route for a transpacific cable.
| the company urging that with access to
these soundings It could complete its cable
much sooner than If 1t were required to
Pending consideration OF this subject 1t
appeared important and desirable to at
tach certain conditions to the permission
| to examine and use the soundtngS II 1t
should be granted
/ In consequence OF this solicitation Of the
cable company certain conditions were
loft xxyhtn oh a
willing to allow access to these sound
tngs and to consent to the landing and
laying OF the cable, subject TO any altera-
tons or additions thereto imposed by the
congress. This was deemed proper, espe-
cially as It was clear that cable con-
nection Of some kind with China, a for
eign country, was a part OF the companys
plan. This course was moreover. in ac-
| cordance with a line Of precedents. includ-
ing President Grants action in the case
of the first French cable. explained to the
! congress in his annual message OF De-
cember, 1875, and the instance occurring
| in 1879 Of the second French cable from
Rrest to st. Pierre. with branch to
These conditions prescribed, among 9TH
er things. maximum rate Tor CONNER
! cial messages and that the company
| should construct a line from the Philip
| pine Islands to China, there being at pres
| emit as IL well known. a British line from
Manila to Hongkong.
The representatives Of the cable compa-
| ny kept these conditions long under con-
sideration, continuing in the meantime to
prepare for laying the cable. They have.
however, at length acceded to them, and
an all American line between our Pacific
coast and the Chinese empire by way of
| Honolulu and the Philippine Islands is
to read Is for
Among the conditions is one reserving
the power Of the congress to modify or re-
Of all OF them aaeS OF the
or Porto Rico 1t is only necessary to say
that the prosperity of the island and the
New with sc which It mas been
example Of all that is best in insular adj
ministration. 4
On July 4last. on the one hundred and
| twenty-sixth anniversary of the declara-
ton Of our independence, peace and am
| nesty were promulgated in the Philippine
Islands. Some trouble has since from
/ medan Moros. but with the late insurrec-
4 tionary Filipinos the war has entirely
ceased. Civil government has now been
introduced. Not only does each Filipino
4 enjoy such rights to life, liberty and the
4 pursuit Of happiness as he has never be-
4 fore known during the recorded history Of
whole, now enjoy a measure Of self gov
j eminent greater than that granted to any
other orientals by any foreign power and
(, greater than that enjoyed by any other
4 save the Japanese alone. We have not
4 gone too far In granting these rights Of
L
i certainly gone to the limit that in the in
4 terests of the Philippine people themselves
/ 1t was wise or Just to go. To hurry mat
ters. to go faster than we are now going.
\ would entail calamity on the people Of
\ the islands. No policy ever entered into
4 by the American people has indicated it,
4 cy of holding the Philippines The tri-
4 umph of our arms, above all the triumph
i OF our laws and principles. has come SOON
\ er than we had any right to expect. Too
i much praise cannot be given to the army
4 for what 1t bes done In the Philippines,
/ both in warfaFe and from an administra-
1 civil government and similar credit be-
j longs to the civil authorities for the way
j in which they have planted the seeds Of
i ready for them. The courage. the un-
hinching endurance. the high soldierly eff
cheney and the general kind heartedness
4 strikingly manifested. There now remain
4 only some 1900 troops In the islands All
i told. over 100000 have been sent there. OF
1 course there have been individual in
1 stances of wrongdoing among them. They
4 warred under fearful difficulties OF eli
| mate and surroundings. and under the
4 strain OF the terrible provocations which
they continually received from their foes
i occasional instances OF cruel retaliation
A occurred. Every effort has been made to
1 efforts have been completely successful
4 Every effort has also been made to de-
and the or
\ It remains true that few indeed have been
the instances in which war has been
| waged by a civilized power against semi
civilized or barbarous forces where there
has been so little wrongdoing by the VIC
tors as in the Philippine Islands. On the
other hand, the amount Of dif1cult, impor-
tant and beneficent work which has been
done is well nigh incalculable.
Taking the work Of the army and the
civil authorities together, it may be 0ues-
toned whether anywhere else In modern
times the world has seen q better exam
ple of real constructive craftsmanship
than our people have given In the Philip
pine Islands. High praise should also be
given those Filipinos in the aggregate
very numerous-who have accepted the
new conditions and Joined with our repre-
sentatives to work with hearty good will
for the welfare Of the islands.
The army has been reduced to the mini
mum allowed by law. 1t Is very small for
the size Of the nation and most certainly
should be kept at the highest point Of eff
cheney. The senior officers are given scant
chance under ordinary conditions to ex-
ercise commands commensurate with their
rank under circumstances which would Mt
them to do their duty in time Of actual
war. A system Of mAneuvering our army
In bodies Of some little size has been be-
gun and should be steadily continued
without such maneuvers 1t il folly to ex-
pect that In the event Of hostilities with
any serious foe even q small army CORDS