Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-12-06

world. u will be an advantage to us In
iustriaily and also rs improving our mil
itary position. II will be of advantage TO
the countries OF tropical America. II IN
earnestly to he hoped that all OF these
countries will do as some OF them nave
already done with signal success. and will
invite to their shores commerce and inn
prove their material conditions by recog-
nlzing that stability and order are the
prerequisites of successful development.
No independent nation IN America need
have the slightest fear OF aggression from
the United States II bchoovos each one
TO maintain order within it's own borders
and to discharge it's just obligations to
foreigners. When this is done. they can
rest assured that. be they strong or weak
they have nothing to dread from outside
Interference. More and more the increas-
ing intcrdcpcndence and complcxity Of
international political aud economic rela-
tions render 1t incumbent on all civilized
and orderly powers to insist on the proper
policing ~ the world.
During the fril Of 1901 Il communication
was addressed to the secretary OF state.
asking whether permission would be
granted 10y the president to corporation
to lay cable from point on the Califor-
OF Hnwaii 4 statement OF conditions ,t
terms upon which such corporation would
undertake TO lay aud operate a cable was
volunteered
Inasmuch as the congress was shortly
10 convene, and Pacific cable legislation
had been the subject of consideration by
the congress for several years. II seemed
TO ma wise to deter action upon the appli-
cation until the congress had FIRST an OPP
portunity to at. The congress adjourned
without taking any action. leaving the
matter In exactly the same condition In
which it stood whom the congress con-
vcned
Meanwhile II appears that the CONNER
cial Pacific Cable company had promptly
proceeded with preparations FOR layiHg it's
cable II also made application To the
president for access to and use of sound
inys taken by the l.. $ s. Nero for the
purpose OF discoving a practical route for
"A trans Pacific cable the company urging
that with access TO those soundings II
could complete its cable much sooner
than n IL were required 10 take soundings
upon it's own account. Pending consider
alton Of this subject, IL appeared import
ant and desirable to attach certain con-
d'tions to the permission to examine and
use the SCUM iings. If 1t should be grant
ed
In consequence Of this solicitation of the
cable company, certain conditions were
formulated, upon which the president was
willing to allow access to these sound
ings and To consent to the landing and
laying OF the cable subject to any alter
Otions or additions thereto imposed by the
congress. This was deemed proper. es-
1 TN. 4, IL. N.t
noction OF some kind with China. n for
c,gn country. was In part OF the compa-
ny's plan. This course was, moreover, In
accordance with line of precedcnts, in
Guiding President Grants action In the
case of the first French cable. explained
TO the congress In his annual message OF
December 1873. and the instance occur
ring In 1879 OF the second French cable
from Brest to St. Pierre. with a branch to
Cape Cod.
These conditions prescribed. among 9TH
or things maximum rate for ccmmer-
clal messages and that the ny
should construct a line from the Philip
, pine Islands to China, there being at pres
cnt as Is well known. British line from
Manila to Hong Kong
The representatives of the cable compa-
nv kept these conditions long under con-
sideraton. continuing. In the meantime
10 prepare for laying the cable. They
have. however. at length acceded to them
and an ail-American line between our Pa
cinc coast and the Chinese empire. by
: way of Honolulu and the Philippine ISL
ands. is thus provided for. and IL expected
within n few months to be ready for busi-
ness.
Among the conditions is one reservlne
the power OF congress to modify or repeal
any or all OF them. A copy OF the condi-
lions In herewith transmitted.
, Porto Rico Prosperous.
. or Porto Rico II Is only necessary g
say that the prosperity OF the island and
the wisdom with which II has been gov
crned have been such as to make Il serv,
ms an example of all that Is best In in
suiar administration.
e Peace In the Philippines.
On July last on the one hundred and
twenty-sixth anniversary OF the declara
5 tion OF our Independence peace and am
: nesty were promulgated In the Philip
n pine Islands. Sore trouble has sine,
= from time to 'ipe threatened with tn,
: Mohammedan MCros. but with the lat,
: insurrectionary Fiiipinos the war has en-
: tireiy ceased Civil government has nov
: been introduced. Not only does each FIJI
A plno enjoy such rights of life liberty, an,
: the pursuit OF happiness as he has neve
: known during the recorded history %
: the islands. but the people taken as 1
: whole now enjoy a measure of self-gov
: eminent greater than that granted TO an!
: other Orientals by any foreign power an'
e greater than that enjoyed by any othe
= Orientals under their own governments
a save the Japanese alone. We have no
: gone too far In granting these rights o
i liberty and self-eovcrnment. but We hav
a certainly gone to the limit that In the In
terests of the Philippine people them
n selves II was wise or just To go. To hurr!
= matters. to go fasten than we are nov
o going, would entail calamity on the PEG