New-York tribune., 1902-08-23
THE PRESIDENTS ADDRESS.

f. is a pleasure say. may now serve as an
example Of the best methods Of administering our our
irSglar possessions. So excellent have he'h uls
effects Of nur adniIliSrafl IN ana i1.e has
resulted in their being almost forgotten 10y ihnSe
,rsaTn nj o,,r success ana 50 as Is To- no our
vav Nc do think of il all ! ct IT X "eH worn IN
an experience which teaches us what TO fo'io"
instead Of What t" y@d striren to- get the
very best to administer the affairs oi @ me
zic4 10 secure a high standard Of efficiency ana
integrity. But. after sll. here at nome we en- @
have in own hands the TemedY tor any anu 5,S
10 provide such qualities In far ~ iS,ano SANG
loss xhile there is less Efficient check in the "aE
Of that public opinion to which Puh'' mon "'e
sensitive.
40 PARTY ENFEFIENtN.
In consequence the administration Of theso Isl isl
aude i> beyond all other KINDS Of administratlo.h
in our country The on in W Whga 1r hlg aGnoTts
=, rho iusular service II Is necessary 20 dlSl.-
- look =, tbs Taattar solely from the standpoint
- the honor ~ or oTn nation @ ana 3 4' 81 r5,o1t
I'm a,,s,n,,s',4 in Port Rico Governor. Treas
uror Attorney General judges. s'1rerintT1".n, 81 81
education every one In 'iSell.. ll.'',- a.: -,
their oo1nstrfos who arr responsible fer the gov
ornmeut of the island haV" adtn nnlSttr.d u. , ISL
and ~ have acted win good sense well a. VIII
mt, giving rh9 r,oaglc of the island form oi goN-
rnmant unsutah" 10 hem and whl'e proyl1,,ss ~ ,s
~ihe W. have not Htsitatei IN thetr own interest
T." kFen 1''f "T5leT,, Va larger 1nore compH-
oate5 and mon" Difficult iis, as3ln W. H}, rps f- is
-ua from its oopr.sSorS "" refused Z" turn - ttG
r i,atl1 80 ,,5 ,--r For ovcr three years We
commissioned il ON plane higher Lha3 u i no he
S'.IlaT1 III 'S ,,,ici iaa,,iinasz into the govern
.I NJ stamped ont Yellow feyerin itself an in
rstinahle service both to the cuban lt"Pt 1t-.
cs,atYishe5 a -rhoo. system. w made life ana
property secure. that industry c"Hd aEt5n "a
7roaG the fo1ndstions upon which civil liberty 4I1d ma
national indeIendenr' mus - ~. r5r3 the people
had chosen a. the founders of the new reTnhic.
,,,b,;, mus, ever hc closely knit by the ties ~
common interests and common iSi!f no j. f,,teY
national noltice She must IN Internal lona an
degree par a our pojesi syS1%in ir5 ,s m
,cono'nioall} Sh' mus , be III b a ~ ac@ept po-
IiticaI a5tldc toward Us which " think MISS ]
fared to pn, her in an economic position as r.
CARDS our tariff system. which VIII sEr ~ ,,ioy
We cannot IN my Judgment. avoid taking thS az. ar
W. 7, Hitrined for ourselves as a nation during
the Last four years. and. therefore hoHVH IN {laI u
matter + gf ~ 1ey short fne before enter into
reciprocal tr--3- relations with cuba
THE IsTEIMIAN CANAL
=, he he ,r I'm ''aI2 Ja,e t'. Einrine ft,b er-,
of tho kindof tin" twentieth cei3tHTy iSeirrt
IL, a3.sti.,nl f 1.aft and nf GUY relations with
tIe r9orl. owing ~. zeil have he settled When
ihie has been dom. m nrst question viii ""rne
upon choosing is, r.mmisSon which Is I" super
1,se The building of canal Here again " have
to eal yvith an erterlriss vast and SO far reach
ing j. its elects that but on" 5hoGEhf - p'flSl '.
the men % fh4 hicheSt engineering and business
taxi The work il possible. ! should Ike T. see
these rnen represent dfe-~nt sections and different
"GdS~y The primary aim must he to get who
Til7 X .-1l o.
make them willing TO rt their talents the
30 1oueh flr what has heen done in the oceident
In fhe Orient the labor was more dlfilcHfj
It iS Tare. iuceed that great work. work %'l-
not only Of labor and toll bur OF much puzzlins
WorIy during he tin.e Of the perfoTnlanoe N4I-
~ tbe r5st Of anxiety and bewilferuent and heart
wearing effort. 1imid people. people scant Of faith
and hope and good people no are not accustomed
sure to b. disheartened and dismayed ny IN, work
and fh" worry. and "FerfnGch cast down by The
HiwayS a-cofrlgoar', the FIRST stages even Or what
tories
Al this is ,r-Ic IF what has happened during the
CIrta, t, l,s yyi3ici We ,n,ch nor 4j.f3cult
one OF these tasks was that Of dealing with the
Philippines The easy thing - do-tie thing which
very many good men. whose thought did not drive
them down - tho root Of thin.s-was 10 leave the
islands Had ~e done This period "t wild chaos
would have supcTvened and then somo stronger
and have taken the task which IN such
case. would havc finched from performing \ less
Iseen 10 leave IN" islands voS, and the
time to assert that We would not permit
would h2v" combined all the possible Disadvantage
of every oth"r course which advocated. <
susc When fhe atuai tesr eam il 5ifiGi w6nd have
striking 3ecd Sav;teery had occurred in the Isl
ands 10 stand hy and prevent the re-entry of civ
liizati"n into them. while the mere fact Of our
hayinc threatened thus To guarantee The local ty-
by ourselves or others would have put a premium
rhe islands
OCR COURSE NOT EASY.
Finally. there was the course which No adopted
not an easy course-ono frsught with danger ana
difficulty, IS is generally the ia this world
when some great feat is t" be accomplished As an
incident :" working national destiny We made
up our minds I" stay IN the islands. to put down
20 introduce Just and wise civil rule accompa-
MED by measure Of self-g government which should
selves st il We'll. il was certainly a fornida
bic task; but think OF the marveIlousiy successful
The first and vitality important feat the
sifd this had 70 be done hH the effort of those gal
iant fellow Americans Of ours to whom So great =
debt is due-the officers and enlisted men Of the
hlted states Army. regulars and volunteers alike
In a succession Of campaigns. carried in un-
eTous ls,e vastly s,ut'lnmbering them. under the
most adverse conditions 81 climate. weather and
The insurgents, smashed their armies and harried
the broken robber bands into submission. In its
mere bilgafdase. ana What our troops mad 20 do
was 20 hunt down the parties of ladrones. II was
e essk n "Gn aaa ~ was r 9s to aG
month. wear by year. with unwearied and patient
which il found ready hand until last vestige
Of organized insurrecton stamped out.
do refer 10 the Moros. with whom have
force Us "a bas,sa then1 il they persist in a,tat
mo arF tran "a h..