Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-12-02

The representatives OF the cable compa-
ny Kept these conditions long under con-
s~ideration. continuing in the meantime to
prepare for laying the cable. They have,
however. at length acceded to them, and
an all American line between our Pacific
G9ast and the Chinese empire by way Of
thus provided for and Is expected within
a few months to be ready for business.
Among the conditions is one reserving
the power o&the OngreS to modify or re-
peal any or all of them. A copy Of the
conditions is herewith transmitted.
OF Porto Rico it is only necessary to say
wisdom with Which it has Been governed
have been such as to make it serve as an
example Of all that is best in insular ad-
ministration.
The Army and Navy.
On July 4 last. on the one hundred and
twenty sixth anniversary of the declara-
ton of our independence, peace and am
Islands. Some trouble has since from
medan Moros, but with the late insurrec-
tionary Filipinos the war has entirely
ceased. Civil government has now been
enjoy such rights to life, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness as he has never be-
fore known during the recorded history Of
whole, now enjoy, a measure of self gov
ernment greater than that granted to any
other orientals by any foreign. power and
greater than that enjoyed by any other
save the Japanese alone. We have not
gone too far IN granting these rights Of
certainly gone to the limit that in the in.
terests of the Philippine people themselves
It was wise or just to- go. To hurry mat
would entail calamity on the people 81
the Islands. No policy ever entered into
by the American people has INDICATED it.
cy Of holding the Philippines. The tri-
umph Of our arms, above all the triumph
of our laws and principles, has come SOON
much praise cannot be given to the army
for what it has done in the Philippines.
both in warfare and from an admin1stra-
civil government. and similar credit be-
longs to the civil authorities for the way
In which they have planted the seeds Of
ready. for them. The courage. the une
finching endurance. the high soldierly eff
cheney and the general kind heartedness
strikingly manifested There now remain
only some Is, 600 troops in the islands. All
told. over 100, ooQ have been sent there. OF
stances of wrongdoing among them. They
warred under fearful difficulties of elf
mate and surroundings, and under the
they continually received 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 successful.
Every effort has also been made to de-
tect and punish the wrongdoers. After
It remains true that few indeed have been
the instances in which war has been
waged by a civilized power against semi
has been so little wrongdoing by the VIC
tors as in the Philippine Islands. On the
other hand, the amount Of difficult. impor-
tant and beneficent work which has been
done Is we'll nigh i~ncalculable.
Taking the work Of the army and the
civil authorities together, it may be ques-
Toned whether anywhere else In modern
times the world has seen a better exam
pie of real constructive craftsmanship
than our people have given in the Philip
PINE ISLANDS 9hnsa F1 M1iigh praise Sc should ,bo sra also be e
very n~umerous-who have accepted the
new conditions and Joined with our repre-
ee nnt.ahtiv est, to work OF With hearty good will
The army has been reduced to the mini
mum allowed by law. 1t is very small for
should be kept at the highest point Of eff
cheney. The senior officers are given scant
chance under ordinary conditions to ex-
ercise commands commensurate with their
rank under circumstances which would fit
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 ex-
pect that in the event of hostilities with
any serious foe even a small army corps
officers and enlisted men are such that
we can take hearty pride In them. No
better material can be found. But the
viduals and in the mass. The marksman-
ship OF the men must receive special at
tention. In the circumstance Of modern
his own individual responsibility than
ever before, and the high individual eff
cheney of the unit is Of the utmost I'M
regiment. 1t is now not the regiment, not
yidual soldier. Every effort must be made
sier dsV enalit yvf In BOTH the ofheer ana and 1 the
enlisted man.
I urgently. call your attention to the
need Of passing a bill providing for a gen.
the supply departments on the lines Of the
bill proposed by the secretary Of war last
year. When the young officers enter the
stand at bov their he'll. c ep sn IN any pyoo othegy
military service. Every effort should be
made by training, by war Of merit, by
to keep them Of the same high relative
excellence throughout their careers.
The measure providing for the reorgan-
i earing t 4f the hieb mllie etsc siyssep1 n a tBa 1 1oT Sc.
al guard, which has already passed the
house, shout receive prompt attention
ana actlOn. IL is OF great importance thai
the relation Of the national guard to the
militia and volunteer forces OF the United
States should be defined and that in place
of our present obsolete avs a practical
and efficient system should be adopted.
Provision should be made to enabl the
secretary of war to keep cavalry and ar
tillery horses worn out in long perform
Rnce Of duty. Such horses fetch but a
triie when sold, and rather thar turn
them out to the misery awaiting them
when thus disposed of 1t would be better
to employ them at light work around the
posts and when necessary to put them
painlessly to death.
For the first time in our history naval
naneuyers on a large scale are being held
under the immediate command of the adj
mira1 of the navy. Constantly increasing
attention is being paid to the gunnery Of
the navy, but it Is yet far from what 1t
should be. l earnestly urge that the in
crease asked for by the secretary Of the
navy in the appropriation for improving
the Workmanship be granted. In battle
the only shots that count are shots
that hit. Itsf is necessary to provide ample
funds for practice with the great guns in
time Of peace. These funds must provide
not only for the purchase Of projectiles.
but for allowances for prizes to encour-
pointers. and for perfecting an intelligent
system under which alone It 10 possible to