Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-12-06

ofganl1auons Is tQr the pettetment OF
American citizenship. vet they can aceom-
push evil. He says both organized capital
and organized labor must remember that
me interest Of each must be brought Into
harmony With the Interest OF the general
public. and says that so far az the eonsti.
tutional powers OF the government touch
upon these subjects they should be along
these lines .
In connection with the subject 81 Chbs
the president says he hopes soon TO lay be-
fore the senate a reciprocity treaty WITH
That republic, and urges that some reiet
be given the island, On this topic he says;
Cuba lies at our doors, anc whatever. sf-
Iects her for good or for VI afeets US also,
so much have our people felt this that IN
ground that cuba must hereafter have
closer political relations with us than with
any other power. Thus In sense Cuba
has become part OF our international po-
litlcal system. This makes Il necessary
that In return she should be given some Of
the benefits OF becoming part OF our eco
nomlc system. II IL, from our own STANG
point, a short-slghted and miSchieyous. poll
over II Is unworthy OF mighty and sen-
erons nation, Itself the greatest and most
successful republic in history, TO refuse tQ
stretch out helping hand to young ana
weak sister republic just entering upon lts
career of independence. We should al
ways fearlessly insist upon our rights ih
the face OF the strong, and we should with
ungrudging hand DO our generous duty by
the weak. urge the adoption OF reciprocity
with Cuba not only because Il Is efninently
for qur own Interests 70 control the Cuban
market and by every m cans To foster cur
supremacy In the tropical lands and waters
south Of us, but also because We, OF the
giant republic Of the north. shoule mako
al our sister nations Of the American con-
tlhent feel that whenever they win permit
Il we desire to show ourselves dlsinterest-
edly and effectively their friend"
Congress Is informed that the attorney
general has examined into the title OF the
Panama company, ana has decided that
that corporation can give TO this country
title that will be above contention In
every way. The president says he hopes
soon 10 see treaty with Colombia con-
cluded which will give to this nation the
right to construct the canal an6to exercise
such jurisdiction over the territory through
which 1t will extend as will be necessary
for our every legitimate purpose,
or the conditions in the Philippines he
says In part:
ion July i last on the one hundred and
twenty sixth anniversary OF the deelara-
| tion of our Independence, peace and am
nesty were promulgated n, the Philip
| from time to time threatened with
| the Mohammedan Moros, but with the
late insurrectionary Fllipinos the wal
has entirely ceased Civil government eTil ssat
| each Filipino enjoy such rights 10 life,
| liberty and the pursuit OF happiness ~
| he has never before known during the
| recorded history Of the Islands, but the
| people taken as a whole now enjoy
| measure OF self-governmeut greater than
that granted to any other orientals by
toIeES pSTer Exc grs39 ean a1st s
their own governments, save the Japan
1 ese alore. We have not gone too far in
granting these rights Of liberty and self
| TO the limit that In the interests of the
| Philippine people themselves II was wise
or Just to go To hurry matters, TO 20
| faster than we are now going, would en-.
| tall FalHmltV the nHOnln of tlp INs
lands. No policy ever entered into by
the American people has vinelcated II
fe II iP mGTS sgpRs mapreT than bs hs pol
ufnph Of our arms, above all the tri-
umph Of our laws and principles has
come sooner than We had any right TO
given to the army for what 1t has done
In the Philippines, both IN warfare and
from an administrative standpoint IN
and similar re 'crSsdf belongs % e sd tie civil
! authorities for the way IN which they
have planted the seeds of self-govern-
ment in the ground thus made ready for
duranee, the high soeierly efficiency,
and the general nG-heartedness and
humanity Of our troops have been strik-
some 1900 troops in the islands All tod
over 10000 have been sent there OF
course, there have been Individual In
stances of wrongdoing among them
climate and surroundings, and under the
strain Of the terrible provocations which
they continually receive from their foes
occasional Instances, OF cruel retaliation
occurred, Every effort has been made
TO prevent such cruelties and finally
these efforts have been completely sue
cessful Every effort has also been made
to eetect and punish the wrongdoers
After making all allowance for these
mIsdeeds. II remains true that few In.
deed have been the instances In which
| MAJ yHF1 hNr n pi f4gx a
against seml-civiiized ard barbaroui
forces where there has been 30 littl'
wrongeoing by the vlctors as In the Phil
ippine islards. On the other hand, ths
amount Of diffcuit, important ana bene.
feent work which has been done Is we'll
nigh inealculable.
Taking the work Of the army and thu
! civil authorities together, Il may be ques
toned whether anywhere else In moderr
times the world. has seen better exam
pie Of real constructive statesmanshiI
than our people have given in the Philip
pine islan6s High praise should also b.
given those Filipiros, In the aggregate
very numerous, who have accepted thi
new conditions and ioined with our repre-
sentatives to work with hearty good vii
for the welfare Of the Islands"
Referring TO the needs Of the navy boil
In ships and In men the president says II
part:
"s There should be no halt in thI
work Of building up the navy, providing
every year additional lighting craft. w
are very rich country vast In extent o
territory and great IN population; eoun
tive indeeG when compared with that o
any other frst-class power We have de
iiberately made our own certain fordgi
policies which demand the possession Of
first-class navy. The isthmlan canal vii
greatly increase the efficiency Of our nav
y the navy Is Of sufficient size; but If "
have an inadequate navy. then the build
Ing Of the canal would be merely giving
hostage TO any power Of superior strength
The Monroe doctrine should be treated a
the cardinal feature Of American foreigi
policy; but Il would be worse than idle {
assert Il unless we intended 20 back It Or
I'VE need a thousand additional officer
IN order TO properly man the shipgnOw pro
vided for and under construction. III
classes at the naval school at Annapoii
should be greatly enlarged, At the sam
time that we thus ade the officers wher
we need them, we should facilitate the re
tirement OF those at the head of the lis
whose usefulness has become impaired
Promotion must be fostered II the serv
Ice Is 70 be kept efficient"
! The president urges the extension OF tn
rural free delivery system, and says 1
connection with this:
! Rural free delivery service Is no ionge
/ In the experimental stage; Il has beeom
, fixed policy. The results following Il
introduction have fully justified the con
gress IN the large appropriations mace TO
: ite establishment and extension. The aver
age yearly ,neTsase eIs,s i9 post once receipt
: two per cent We are now able, by aetus
; | results, TO show that where rural free d
) | livery service has been esfa bhshed 10 sue
an extent as 10 enabe Us TO make compar
, | sons the yearly Increase has been upwar
Of len per cent"
Among other Recommendations mace b
the president Is one for the establishment
, | OF a department OF commerce; for the r.
| organiza ti0n Of the rational gEard; Tor III
! ! extension OF the system Of irrigation OF ar!
lands in the west: the extef sion Of th
educational system for the indiana; tn
enactment OF legislation providing for tn
) better protecting Of the-i!ves OF rallwa
!, employees. ara for the opening ~ AiaHlg
: 10 permanent settlement by the gnactmeE
Y | Of suitable lana a1f other laws Tor the ter
; rltory and for an Alaskan celsgats IL eoG