Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-12-05
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.
The Policy of Holding Them Has
Been INDICATED.

twenty-sixth anniversary of the declara-
ton of our independence. peace and am
ph ne snssp me a4eub IL the has PHILIP
the Mohammedan Moros. but With the the
has antray p the
has now been introduced. Not only does
each Filipino enjoy such rights to life,
he ss a nsve the beors Ko OF p n9
recorded history Of the H Islands. but the
people taken as whole now enjoy a
that granted to any other srien.als 'nh bS
any foreign power and greater than that
enjoyed by any other or:entals under
csc alone We have not s gone 't too far IN
granting these rights of liberty and self
goyXahs err but we have certainly eons
Philippine people themselves it was wise
or just. to go. To hurry matters. to go
faster than we are now going, would en-
tai all. calamity Yen, on the people Of the is
the American. people has INDICATED 1T
icy Of holding the Philippines, The tri-
umph of our laws and principles has
come sooner than we had any right to
expect; Too much praise cannot be
in the Philippines. both in warfare and
from an administrative standpoint in
preparing pre- the way for civil government;
authorities for the way in which they
have planted the seeds Of .self-govern-
m I in the ground thus made ready for
and the general kind heartedness and
ngy e Sepe a hve sssn 5 v
some 1900 troops in the Islands. All told.
over 10000 have been sent there. OF
ef1urse there have been Individual in
They warred under fearful difficulties Of
climate and surroundings: and under the
they continually receive from their foes.
occurred: Every effort has been made
these efforts have been Completely pha n sac
to detect and punish the ''S w TS eas
misdeeds. it remains true that few in
deed have been the instances In which
war has been waged by civilized power
forces where there has been so little
wrongdoing by the victors as In the Phil
ippine islands; On the other hand. the
neficent work which has been done is
well.nigh incalculable.
Taking the work Of the army and the
toned whether anywhere else in modern
times the world has seen a better exam
pie OF real constructive statesmanship
0as sSs sheaia r .so
be given those Fifipinos, in the aggre-
gate very numerous, who have accepted
the new conditions and Joined with our
to work with hearty
good will for the welfare of the islands.
Army Maneuveru.
The army has been reduced to the mimi
mum allowed by law. 1t is very small for
the size of the nation. and most certainly
cheney. The senior officers are given scant
chance under ordinary conditions to exer-
else commands commensurate with their
rank. under circumstances which would
ut 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 Is folly TO exc
psct that In the event of hostilities with any
seriou6 foe even small army CORPS could be |
nandled to advantage. Both our officers
and enlisted men are such that we can take
nearly pride IN them. No better material
can be found. But they must be thorough
y trained. both as individuals and la the I
mass The Workmanship, OF the men |
!nust receive special attention. In tho cir /
cumst aneeS OF modern warfare the man |
aust aSt fay more on his own Individual I
XXX isd1iay tnan ever before, and the
The utmost Importance. Fornsriy fhis unit
Vac the regiment; It is now not the reri.
nent, not even the troop or conpSnys IL
o the individual soldier. Evsryeirorf must
'e maze to develop every worEmaplike and
q. quanty IN both the osncer and
urgently call your attention to the need
u TAI xand lor the ganization Of the sum
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