The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-12-02

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f0reirler Dom rte a done. they cn
rect assured .lat Ia tr.f aaULg or weak.
they have nothing Co dread fruu outside
interference More nuI more tLa iurrfas-
ins lniefl, peIa nee and compleNity 10
lnternatlouAi political and economic rcla-
lions Fender It lulumuout ou all fiNHige
and orderly powers to insist on the proper
During the ram % 1901 q communication
was addressed fo the secretary % state
asking whether permission would be
granted hy the president 60 a corporation
% lay cable from point ON the Cali
fornia coast % tha Philippine Islands by
tlons or terms upon which such corpora
tlon would undertake TO lay and operate
a cable was volunteered.
lnasmuch az the congress was shortly 70
convene and Pacific cable legislation had
been the subject of consideration by the
congress for several years. 1t seemed TO
me wise 10 defer action upon the applioa-
| tion until the congress had first an oppor-
| tunity 10 act Ihe congress adjourned
without taking any action. leaving the
matter IA exactly the same condition in
vened.
Meanwhile II appears that the CONNER
| clal Pacific Gable company had promptly
proceeded with preparations for laying It's
| cable. II also made application 20 the
| lngs taken by the United States steamship
| Nero Tor the purpose of dlscoy ering a
| practicable route Tor "a transpacihc cable
| the company urging that with access 10
these soundings 10 could complete It's cable
much sooner than ~ Il were required 90
| take soundinRs upon its own account
| Pending consideration Of this subject %
| appeared important and desirable TO at
| tach certain conditions TO the permission
| to examine and use the souudings N %
| should be granted.
| 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
| lngs and 70 consent 20 the landing and
| laying of the cable. subject TO any altera-
/ thereto lfunnHTn
| congress. This was deemed proper. espe-
/ cially az "a was clear that cable con
| eign country was "a part of the company's
/ plan. This course was. moreover, IN &C
| cordance with q line of precedents, includ-
/ ing President Grants action In the case
| OF the first French cable, explained to the
| congress IN his annual message Of De
| cember. 1876. and the instance occurring
| in 1879 OF the second French cable from
| Cape Cod.
These conditions prescribed among 9TH
| er things, "a maximum rate for CONNER
| Cial messages and that the company
| should construct line from the Philip
! pine Islands 20 China, there being at pres
| ent. as Is well known, "a British line from
| Manila TO HongkOng
The representatives Of the cable compa-
! ny kept these conditions long under con-
| aidcration. continuing in the meantime to
prepare FOR laying the cable. They have.
| however, az length acceded TO them, aud
! an an American line between our Pacific
| coast and the Chinese empire by way Of
| Honolulu and the Philippine Islands is
! thus provided for and Is expected within
| few months 20 De ready for business.
! Among the conditions is one reserving
| the power of the congress To- modify or re-
! conditions is herewith transmitted.
| OF Porto Rico 10 IS only necessary 60 say
nat the pr,3sperlty Of the island and the
have been such as 10 make II serve as AN
example OF all that IS best In insular ad-
! miuistration.
on July last. on the one hundred and
twenty sixth anniversary OF the declara-
tion Of our Independence peace and ann
ncsty were promulgated In the Philippine
Islands. some trouble has since from
time 20 time threatened with the Moham-
medan Moros, but with the late insurrec-
uonary FihPinos the war has entirely
ceased Civil government has now been
| introduced. Not only does each Filipino
enjoy such rights 20 life. liberty and the
pursuit of happiness as he has never be-
fore known during the recorded history Of
the Islands. but the PEOPLE, taken as a
ernment greater than that granted to any
other orientals by any foreign power and
| greater than that enjoyed by any other
orientals under their own governments
save the Japanese alone. We have not
gone too far IN granting these rights Of
| liberty and self government but We have
| certainly gone TO the limit that I'm the in
terests Of the Philippine people themselves
Il was wise or Just 10 60. TO hurry mat
ters. to 20 faster than we are now going.
would entail calamity on the people OF
the Islands No policy ever entered into
|
self In m9rs signal manner than the poll
II cy Of holding the Philippines. The tri-
umph OF our arms. above all the triumph
OF our laws and principles. has come soon
er than we had any right to expect. Too
much praise cannot be given TO the army
for what Il has done in the Philippines.
| both in warfare and from an administra-
| tive standpoint, In preparing the way for
civil government. and similar credit be
| longs to the civil authorities for the way
in which they have planted the seeds OF
self government In the ground thus made
hinching endurance, the high soldierly effi-
cheney and the general kind heartedness
! and humanity OF our troops have been
only some rs. 900 troops in the islands. All
told. over 100 900 have been sent there. OF
course there have been Individual in
stances OF wrongdoing among them. They
warred under fearful difficulties of eli
mate and surroundings. and under the
they continually received from their foes
occasional Instances of cruel retaliation
occurred. Every effort has been made 10
prevent such cruelties, and finally these
efforts have been completely successful
Every effort has also been made TO de-
tect and punish the wrongdoers After
making all allowance for these misdeeds
II remains true that few indeed have been
the Instances IN which war has been
} waged by a civilized power against semi
civilized or barbarous forces whore there
has been so little wrongdoing by the vic
other hand. the amount OF difficult. impor-
tant and benehcent work which has been
done "a well nigh incalculable
; Taking the work OF the army and the
{ | civil authorities together, IL may be ques-
| toned whether anywhere else In modern
times the world has seen better exam
| pie OF real constructive statesmanship
than our people have given In the Philip
pine Islands. High praise should also be
| given those filipinOs - In the aggregate
| very numerous-who have acceptet the
E new conditions and Joined with our repre-
e sentatives 10 work with hearty good win
] | for the welfare OF the islands.
| The army has been reduced TO the mini
: mum allowed by law. II Is very small for
the size Of the nation and most certainly
should be kept at the highest point OF eff
| cheney. The senior officers are given scant
J | chance under ordinary conditions to eX-
1 ercise commands commensurate with their
2 rank under circumstances which would III
5 them TO do their duty in time OF actual
war. A system OF maneuvering our army
I | In bodies OF some little size has been be-
. gun and should be steadily continued.
I Without such maneuvers II Is folly to ex-
|, pect that In the event OF hostilities with
any serious foe even small army corps
I could be handled TO advantage. Both our
{ | officers and enlisted men are such that