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have the slightest fear OF a~rresslon fros,
the United stetes. r. oehccres eoch ono
20 niainiain order within its own borders
and TO discharge lis just Obligations TO
Foreigners When this De- done. they can
rest assured that. Dc they strong or weak.
they have nothlng to dread from Inside
latericrt nee. More ana more the increas-
ing interdepcudcnce aud cofnpitNity ~
international political and cconomic r.la-
tons render a. Incumbent un an civilized
end orderly powers 20 insist on the proper
During the ian OF 1891 a communication
was addressed to the secretary OF state
granted by the president TO a corporation
to lay cable from point on the CALI
way OF Hawaii A statement Of condi-
tons or terms upon which such corpora
ton would undertake TO lay and operate
q cable was volunteered.
lnasuuch as the congress was shortly 20
convene and Pacific cable legislation had
been the subject OF consideration by the
congress for several years. IL seemed 20
me wise 60 defer action upon the applica-
ton until the congress had first an oppor-
without taking any action. leavlnr Inc
matter In exactly the same condition IN
which II stood when the congress con-
Meanwhile IT appears that the CONNER
cia racine Cable company had promptly
proceeded with preparations Zoe laying its
cable. IL also made appiica ton to the
president for access 20 and use OF SOUND
mss taken BY the United States steamship
nero Tor the purpose Of discovering a
practicable route for a transracinc cable
TIE company urging that with access to
these sounuinEs IL could complete its cable
much sooner than III IL were rcquirod 10
take soundirgs upon it's own account
PENDING consideration OF this subject fr
.pBeot-- important and desirable to at
tach certain conditions TO the permission
70 , CANINE ~, and use the soundings IL 1t
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
iaNisE OF the cable. subject to any aitora-
tons or additions thereto imposed by the
congress This was deemed proper espc-
cioly as it- was clear that a cable con-
nection or some kind with China. a for.
eisn country, was q part OF the company's
plan. This course was. moreover In &c
Sord4nce with a line Of Drccedents. includ-
Us tis9loert Irant action In the case
OF the first French cable. explained to tho
CONGRESS Ia his annual message OF De-
Scuioer' n.o. and the instance occurring
IN 1879 Of the second French cable from
Irest TO ST Pierre. with a branch 10
These conditions prescribed. AMONG 9th
81 tnlnBs. maximum rate for CONNER
car messages and that the cornprnv
pine Islands 70 China. there being al pres
emit as Is wen known. a British line from
Manila to HongkonE.
The representatives Of tho cable comma
ny Kept these conditions long under con-
sidcrauOn. continuing ina the meantime To
I prepare FOR laying the cable. They have.
however. at length acccded to them. and
] an all American line between our Pacific
coast and the Chinese empire bv y.av ~
| Honolulu and the Phiiipnine Islands fs
thus provided for and Is expected within
a few months TO be ready for business
Among the conditions is one rcsor,fnf.
the power Of The congress to modif, or re-
peal any or an OF them. 4 copy OF the
conditions Is herewith transmitted
OF Porto Rico IL is only necessary to say
mn the prosperity 81 the island and the
wisdom with which IL hiss been yoverncd
nave been such as 60 make IL serve as an
mlnistration.
On July last. on the one hundred ana
twenty-s.Nth anniversary OF the dcclara-
ton OF our independence. peace and ann
nesty were PROMULGATED in the Philippine
time to time threatened with the Nohara-
medan Mcros. bat with the late insiirrcs.-
uonary fllplnos the war has entirely
Seaae1 civil government has now been
introduced. Not only does each Fufpfro
enjoy suSh riSats 10 life, liberty and the
fore known during the recorded history 81
the Islands, but the people. taken as 4
whole, now enjoy a measure OF self gov
ernment greater than that granted TO any
otncr orlentals by any foreign power and
greater than that cnioycd 6v anv other
oiientals under their own governments
save the japanese alone. We have not
gone TOO Tar n granting these rights Of
certainly gone 20 the limit that Ia fhe in
tereSts OF the Philippine people Themselves
ters, 20 go faster than We are now going.
would entail calamity on the people of
me Islands No policy ever entered into
by the American people has indicated IT,
self IN more signal manner than the poll
cy or holding the Philippines. The tri-
uInph OF our arms. above an the triumph
OF our laws end principles. has come SOON
or IMAM We hnt amy right 10 expect. Too
much praise cannot be given to me army
for what Il has done In the Phiiiopinas
both In warfare and from an administra-
tive standpoint In preparing the way for
longs TO the civil authorities FOR the v-nv
In which they have planted the seeds Of
sen ,toEeInisent IN the ground thus made
hlnching endurance the high soldierlv efii-
cheney and the general kind heartedness
and humanity OF our troops have been
strikinEly manifested. There now rernai in
only some 1900 troops IN the islands. All
toio, over 10000 nave been sent there OF
course there have been Individual in
stances OF wronEdoing among them. They
Warred under fearful difficulties OF cfi-
mate and surroundings, and under the
strain OF the terrible proy0cations which
they continually received from their foes
occasional instances OF cruel retaliation
occurred. Every effort has been made TO
prevent such crueities. and finally these
Every effort has also been made 10 az
tect and punish the wronSdoers. After
making all allowance for these misdeeds
i remains true that few indeed have been
the Instances IN which war has been
waged by civilized power against semi
clNiiized or b2rharcuS forces where there
has been so little WrOngdoing by the VIC
tors as I'm the Philippine Islands. on the
other hand the amount Of dincult impor-
tant and beneficent work which has been
done Is well nigh incalculable.
Taking the work OF the army and the
civil authorities together. IL may be cues
toned whether anywhere else IN modern
times the world has seen n better exam
pie 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 numcrOus-Who have accepted the
new conditions and Joined with our repre-
sentauves to work with hearty good VIII
for the welfare of the islands
The army has been reduced to the mini
mum allowed by law. IL Is very small for
the size OF the nation and most certainly
should be kept at the highest point OF efii-
cheney. The senior officers are given scant
chance under ordinary conditions TO ex-
ercise commands commensurate with their
rank under circumstances which would lit
them to do their duty in time OF actual
war. A system OF maneuverfng our army
IN bodies OF some little size has been be-
gun and should be steadily continued.
Without such m2neuvers Il is folly to ex-
pect that in the event Of hostilitles with
any serious foe even a small army corps