The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-12-12

Our own - stanr ana
tis nssS is a
sast e. sa Soss sssSn si "a
history. TO refuse TO stretch out q helping
band 20 q young and weak sister repuhaic;
- e
uron our rishts q the face 81 The ;stronE.:
and we should with ungrud9ing hand Do
our generous duty BY the ..wssk 50. 7. urss
only because Il % evinently for our Own
interests to control the Cuban market
and by every means q? foster our sue
south OF US, but also because we, Of the
giant republic OF the north. should make
\ all our sister nations OF the American
permit It we desire to show ourselves dig
lnterestedly and effectively their friend.
The congress has wisely provided that
pessbe bu ~ St 4s
ieral reports that we can undoubtedly ac-.
quire good title from the French Panama
Canal Are nov
sent to our building the canal. This canal
will be one Of the greatest engineering
Of the tSs greater
kind. The work should bs carFied. out g e.
he begun under circumstances which will
make 1t q matter Of pride for all admin
istrations to continue the policy.
say tiikt the prosperity Of the island and
the wisdom with which 1t has been
governed have been such 40 to make t.
serve as an example Of all that 10 best IN
Peace sni Happiness in Philipptnes.,
" On July last. on the one hundred and
ton Of INDEPENDENCE. peaces and amnesty
were promulgated in the Philippine ISL
ands. Some trouble has since from time
medan Moros .1 but with the late insurrec-
ceased.
Taking the work of the army and a,, the
toned whether anywhere else In mod
ern times the world has seen better ex-
ample Of real constructive statesman
P PHI Islands H!gh praise should
also be given those Filiptnos, IN the ag-
gregate very numerous, who have &C
our representatives to work with hearty
good will for the welfare of the islands.
An Efficient Navy Insure. Peace. .
For the first time in our history naval
held under the immediate command Of
the admiral Of the navy: Constantly In
creasing attention is being paid to the
from what it should be. 1 earnestly urge
that the increase asked for by the secre-
tary Of the navy in the appropriation for
In battle the only shots that count are
the shots that hit. It is necessary to pro-.
vide ample. funds for practice with the
fer
projectiles, but for allowances for prizes
to encourage the gun crews, and especial
y the gun and for
possible to get good practice.
There should be no halt In the work OF
building up the navy. providing every
very rich country, vast in extent Of terri
tory, and great in population; q country,
moreover, which has an army diminutive
WYE We nave de
erately made our own certain foreign
policies which demand the possession OF
will greatly increase the ef fI Of a oul
navy IL the navy Is Of sufficient size: but
II we have an inadequate navy, then the
building of the canal would be merely CIV
strength. The Monroe doctrine should be
treated as the cardinal feature Of Amer;
lean foreign policy; but it would be worse
to back 1t up, and it can be backed up
only by thoroughly good navy. A good
navy is not a provocative Of war. It Is
the surest guaranty of peace.
Rural free delivery is no longer in the
experimental stage; it has become a fixed
policy. The results following its intro
in the large appropriations made for its
establishment and extension. The aver
age yearly increase in postof1ce receipts
about per cent. ' We q are HI now S abe. By
actual results, to show that where rural.
free delivery has been established to such
an extent as to enable us to make COM
ward of 10 per cent.
It is to be hoped that the congress will
make liberal appropriations fol. the con-
iyrs,o v1an 0f fho oil Hvyo oto ~
lished and or Its further extension.
Irrigation md Protection OF Forests.
Few subjects OF more Importance have
Of The
tenn Of nationally;aided irrigation for the
arid regions Of the Far West. A good
beginning therein has been made; Now
been adopted, the need Of thorough and
scientific forest protection will grow more
rapidly than ever throughout the public
In view Of the capital Importance Of
these matters. I commend them to the
with them from lack Of thorough knowl-
edge OF the subject. recommend that
provision be made for a commission Of
voived. 4
Solution of the Indian Problem.
In dealing with the Indians our aim
6nOulQ Dc luelr ulClmAle aDSOrpplOn lnIO
the body of our people. But in many
cases this absorption must and should
be very slow. In portions Of the Indian
Territory the mixture Of blood has gone.
on at the same time with progress In
wealth and education, 80 that there are
plenty of men with varying degrees Of
purity OF Indian blood who are absolutely
tndistinguishable in point Of social. politi-
cal, and economic ability from their white,
associates. There are other tribes which
have as yet made no .pereeptible advance
such tribes TOO fast f. to prevent their
tribes live under widely different condi-
lions. Where a tribe has made consider
able advance and lives on fertile farming
soil 1t IL possible to allot the members
lands in severalty much 40 10 the case
with white settlers. There are other.
tribes where such q courgess SD snot tdeslr-
able On the arid prairie lands the effcrt
should be to induce the Indians to lead
pastoral rather than AGRICULTURAL liveS.
and to permit them to settle In villaE6s
rather than to force them into isolation. I
The large Indian schools situated "a.
mote from any Indian reservation do a
special and peculiar work Of treat i'm.
portance. But excellent though these
work must be done on the reservation
themselves among the, old, and above m
among the young. Indians. The first and
most important step toward the absorn-
ton Of the. Indian e to teach him 4 fo