The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-12-19


OF rs. but also because we OF the giant
republic Of the north. should maEe all
orr sister nations OF the American con
tflrnt feel that whenever they win
permit &c we desire 20 show ourselves
dislnterestedly and effectively their
friend
THE HAGUE TRIBUNAL
As civilization grows warfare be-
comes less and less the normal cOndf-
ton OF foreign relations The last cen
Iury has seen a marked dfninutfon OF
wars between civilized powers wars
With unciviiized powers are largely
mere matters OF international policy
duty essential for the welfare Of the
or some similar method should be en-
| ployed IN lieu OF war 20 settle difficult
ties between civilized nations. although
/ as yet the world has not progressed
sufficiently 70 render II possible or
necessarily desirable 10 invoke arbi-
tratiOn In every case The formation
OF the international tribunal which sits
I AZ The Hague Is an event OF good omen
| from which great consequences for the
welfare OF all mankind may flow II IS
l far better. where possible. 20 invoke
sl5ch a permanent tribunal than 20
| create special arbitrator FOR given
purpose
II IS "A matter OF sincere congra t11la-
ticn TO our country that the United
1 States and Mexico should have been
I the first TO use the good Offices OF The
I Hague Court This was done last sum
/ mer with most satisfactory results in
| the case OF n claim NJ issue between
| US and our sister republic II Is earn
| estly 10 be hoped that this first case
| VII serve as a precedent for others
i in which not only the United States
\ but foreign nations may take advant-
| age OF the machinery already in exist
/ euce at The Hague
THE IsTHMIAN CANAL.
/ The Congress has wisely provided
\ that we shall build at once an isthmian
\ canal. IL possible at Panama The
I attoruey-Eeneral reports that we can
i undoubtedly acquire good title from the
l French Panama canal company. Ne
/ Eotiations are now pending with Co
| lombia 20 secure her assent 10 our
\ building the canal This canal viii
/ be one OF the greatest engineering
1 feats OF the twentieth century a
] greater engineering feat than has yet
/ been accomplished during the history
I OF mankind The work should be car
/ ried out as a continuing policy with
| out regard 20 change OF administra-
\ ton and it should be begun under cir
J cumstances which viii make IL "a mat
/ ter Of pride for all administrations %
| continue the policy
The canal viii be OF great benefit 20
] America and Of importance TO all the
/ world. II viii be OF advantage TO Us
/ industrially and also as improving our
| military position. II viii be OF adj
/ vantage 10 the countries Of tropical
/ America II is earnestly TO be hoped
l that all Of these countries viii do as
| some Of them have already done with
] signal success. and viii invite 10 their
] shores commerce and improve their
I material conditions by recognizing that
/ stability and order are the pTereQ uiziteE
/ OF successful DEVELOPMENT no indie
/ pendent nation in America need have
/ the slightest fear OF aggression from
I the United States Il behcoves each
I one 10 maintain order within It's own
] borders and 10 discharge it's just obi
| cations 10 foreigners When this is
\ done. they can rest assured that be
I they strong or weak. they have moth
I ing TO dread from outside interference
] More and more the increasing interde-
/ pendence and completely Of interna-
tiOnal political and economic relations
/ render IL incumbent on all civilized and
/ orderly powers TO insist on the proper
I policing OF the world
WAR RECORD IN ORIENT.
On July 4 last. on the one hundred
| and tyventy-siNth anniversary OF the
/ declaration Of our independence. peace
and amnesty were promulgated in the
/ Philippine islands. Some trouble has
/ since from time TO time threatened
| with the Mohammedan MOros. but
| with the late insurrectiOnary Filipinos
! the war has entirely ceased Civil gov
| eminent has now been introduced Not
| rights TO life. liberty and the pursuit
/ Of happiness as ne has never before
/ known during the recorded history Of
/ the islands, but the people taken as a
| WHOLE now enjoy a measure Of self
| government greater than that granted
| TO any other orieltals 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 seif-EOv-
| eminent. but We have certainly gone
10 the limit that in the interests OF the
Philippine people themselves il was
wise or just 10 go To hurry matters
10 go faster than we are now going
would entail calamity on the people OF
the Islands No policy ever entered into
BY the American people has vinoicated
itself in more signal manner than the
policy Of holding the Philippines
I The triumph OF our arms. above al
| the triumph of our laws and principles
/ 10 expect Too much praise cannot be-
l given 70 the army Tor what IL has done
! in the Philippines both I'm warfare and
| from an administrative standpoint iT
| preparing the way for civil govern
l ment. and similar credit belongs 10 the
| civil authorities FOR the way i'm which
| they have planted the seeds OF self-gOF-
| eminent in the ground thus made
I ready for them The courage. the un-
/ ulncn1ug endurance the nlEn EOlQlerl
/ efficiency. and the general kind
/ heartedness and humanity Of Oul
| troops have been strikingly manifested
] There now remain only some fftee-
I thousand troops in the island All told
[ over one hundred thousand have beer
sent there OF course. there have beer
| individual instances Of wrOngdOins
among them
They yyarrsd under fearful diff5cultie
Of climate and surroundings; and unde
the strain Of the terrible proyccation
which they continually received from
Z their foes, occasional instances CT crue
retaliation occurred. Every effort ha
been made to prevent such crueities
and finally these efforts have been com
Pletely successful Every effort "a
also been made to detect and punisl
the wrongdoers-
After making all allowance for thes
misdeeds. IL remains true that few IN
deed have been the instances in whfcl
! war has been waged by a civilize'
1 power against semi-cfviiized or bar
barOus forces where there has been 81
little WronEdofng by the victors as Il
the Philippine islands On the Othe
had. the amount OF difficult. important
and benefcient work which has bee
done is well-nigh incalcuIdble-
WORK or NATIONAL GUARD
Taking the work OF the army and III
| civil authorities together. Il may b
| questioned whether anywhere csc Il
I modern times the world has seen
better example Of real constructfv
statesmanship than our people hav