Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-12-04


| foreieners When this IL done. they can
rest assured that. be they strong or weak.
they have nothing TO dread from outside
interference More ana more the incIras,
ing interdcpendonce and complcxity OF
international political and economic rela..
tions render ID incumbent ON all civillzed
and orderly powers 20 Insist on the proper
purirr the fail OF 1901 a communication
was addressed to tho secretary OF state
asking whether permission would 90
granted BY the president 90 corporation
10 lay a cable from a point on the Gait
fornla coast 20 the Philippine Islands BY
way Of Hawaii A statement 81 condi-
lions or terms upon which such corpora
ton would undertake 20 lay and operate
a cable was volunteered.
InaHmuch as the congress was shortly 20
convene and Pacific cable legislation had
been the subject % consideration by the
congress for several years. II seemed 10
me wise 20 defer action upon the npplcn-
ton until the congress- had hrst an oppor.
tunity 20 act. Tho congress adjourned
without taking any action, leaving the
matter IN exactly tho same condition In
which Il stood when tho congress con
veued
Meanwhile It appears that the CONNER
cial Pacific Gable company had promptly
proceeded with preparations for laying It's
cable. II also made application % the
president Tor access to and use Of sound
inga taken by the United States steamship
Nero Tor tho purpose 81 discovering ~
practicable route for trunspacinc cable.
the company urging that with access 90
these suundlugH 10 could complete ita cable
much sooner than II IL were required 20
take soundiugs upon ltH own account
Pending consideration % this subject 70
appeared important and desirable % nt-
tnch certain conditions 20 the permission
to examine and use tho soundings II %
should be- granted
In consequence 81 this solicitation of the
cable company certain conditions were
formulated upon which tho president was
willing 90 allow access o. these sound.
inga and 90 consent 90 the landing and
laying % the cable subject 20 any altCra-
lions or additions thereto Imposed by the
congress This WINS deemed proper. capo-
cially as u was clear that cable con
noctlon % some kind with China. "a for
cign country, was "a part ~ the company .
plan This course was, moreover, In aC-
cordnnce with "a line OF prccedonts luclud-
Ing President druuta action In the case
% the FIRST French cable. explained 20 the
congress ln bis annual message 81 De.
cemhcr 1875. and the instance occurring
Broat 20 ST. Pierre. with a branch 90
Cape Cod
These conditions prescribed among 9TH
cr things "a maximum rate Tor CONNER
cial messages and that the company
should construct "a line from the Philip.
pine Islands 20 China there being az pres
cut. rs ia we'll known. "a British line from
Manila 10 Hongkong
The representative 81 She cable compn-
ny kept these conditions long under CON
a.deration. continuing ln the meantime TO
prepare for laying The cable They have,
however. ut length accedcd 90 thgm aud
an an American line between our Pacific
coast and the chinese empire by way %
Honolulu and the Philippine Islands ~
thus provided FOR and b. expected within
a few months 60 be ready Tor business
Among the conditions ls one rDHervlns
the power ~ The congress 10 modify o. re-
49, .
conditions ls herewith transmitted.
OF Porto Rico u ia only necessary % say
that the prosperity ~ the island and The
wisdom with which u has been governed
have been such na o. make 10 serve us an
example ~ nil that D. best IN lnsular adj
miniltmtiuu
on July 4 last. on the ono hundred and
twenty sixth anniversary % the dcclarn-
tion of our Independence peace and am
ncaty were promulgated in the Philippine
Islands Some trouble has since from
time 90 time threatened with the M0hnm-
modnn Mlroa, but with the late insurrec-
uonnry tiunlnos The war has entirely
ccasud Ciyll government hns now been
introduced NUt only does ench Filipino
enjoy such rights Co lie. liberty and the
pursuit ~ happiness na De has never be-
fore known during the recorded history ~
the Islands, but The people taken as
whole. now enjoy measure % self gov
eminent greater than that granted TO any
other Oriontnla by any foreign power and
orloniala under their own governments
save the japanese alone. We have not
gone too FAR Ia granting these rights u
liberty and self government, but We have
certainly gone 90 the limit that IN the IN
tercata u the Philippine people themselves
Il was wise or Just 10 go. To hurry mat
tcra. 20 80 faster than We are now going,
would entail calamity ON the people ~
by the American people has indicated r.
self IN more signal manner than the poll
cy ~ holding the Philippines. The trl-
umph ~ our arms, above all the triumph
Of our laws and principles has come soon
er than we had any right 20 expect Too
much praise cannot DO given 10 the army
for what Il has done IN the Philippines.
both IN warfare and from an admnlEtra-
civii government, and similar credit be
longs 10 tho civil authorities for the way
In which they have planted the seeds N
self government Ia the ground thus made
ninchinE endurance the high soldlerly efi-
cheney and tho general kind heartodncrs
and humanity - our troops have been
atrikngly manifested. There now remain
only some ij.0o0 troops M the Islands All
told. over 100 90 have been sent there Of
course there have been individual IN
stances Of wrongdoing among them. They
warrod under fearful difficulties % cli-
mate and surroundings. and under the
strain of the terrible provocutions which
they continually received from their foes
cnaionai instances ~ cruel retaliation
occurred. Every EFFORT has been made %
prevent such crueltioa. and finally these
efforts have been completely successful
Every Cffort has also been made Co de-
toct and punish the wrungdocra After
making at allowance for these misdCcdH
Il remains true that few indeed have been
the instances IN which war has been
wngod by "A civilized power against semi
clvllacd or hnrharous forces whore there
has been 20 little wrongd0lng by the Vie
tors ~ IN the Philippine Islands on the
other hand the amount ~ dlflcult lmpor-
tant and benehcent work which has been
done Is we'll nigh incalculable.
Taking the work of the army and the
civil authorities together Il may be quca-
toned whether anywhere else IN modern
times the world has seen better exam
pie u real constructive Htatchma nHhip
than our people have given Ia the Philip
pine Islands. High praise should also be
given those FillpinoH - In the aggregate
very numeroua-who have accepted the
new conditions and Joined with our repre-
sentntivea 10 work with hearty good will
for the welfare OF the islands.
The army has been reduced 20 the mini
mum allowed by law, II II very small for
the size ~ the nation and most certainly
should be kept az the highest point u EN-
cheney The senior officers are given acant
chance under ordinary conditions 10 ex-
orClne commands commensurate with their
mnk under circumstances which would ~
them 10 do their duty In time u actual
war system 81 maneuvcring our army
in bodies Of some little size has been be-
KUN and should be steadily continued.
without such manouvcra Il IN folly 10 ex-
pect that Ia the event % hoauliuos with
any serious Zoe even q small army corps
could be- handled 10 advantage. Both our
officers and enlisted men are such that
wo onn take hearty pride In them. No
better material can be found. But theN
must be thoroughly trained, both az indl-