The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-08

oiiu.uitits Will DC Of uttlS consequence save
as they give occasion 70 a few men here at
OHiy has the military proSl.% il tSs Philip:
than Se had dared 70 expect. but the progress
socially and in civil government has Tx e.
The best thing that can be done in handling
sssS Snd problem as that n the PhiliRpine
possible support and the freest possible
Gov; Taft. There is not in this nation higher
or finer, type OF public servant than Coy.
service not only to the peopie S 81 the Php
E' .I States By what he has done in 7 those
He has been able TO do It because from the
beginning he has been given absolute sup
Root. With the cessation Of organized re-
proper pS position q headshp, The army
ments through which Gov; Taft does his ad:
mirable work; The civil government. Of
past. because IL will be backed up In the
future as II has been in the past.
RIzAL's AIMS AND OURS.
Remember always that in the Philippines
the and Il
T. s5eP hiiiPpins Islands" Risa i,,
trymen under date Of Dec, 10. 1899. con-
as beSre SsT navy
iSss path HI psSpIs should follow 70 n Liberty
s snreesqn sed Of the pessnSs tSs. FIJI
Of Of Ss sros
me1t was begun. I offered Of my own &C,
good To he Used In
re6el lion, I thought Of the disaster which
sacrifice could block the progress Of such
my countrymen, ! have given proof that
] was one who sought liberty Tor our country.
and still seek IL By, 1st ,6 step IN
Of labor, they might acquire the proper indi-
ytlduai character and force which would make
-In my writings I have commended to you
redemption does not tie exist / can
denim this absurd and savage lnsgTrection.
planned behind my back, which dishonors
US before the Filipinos and dscredits US with
those who otherwise would argue IN our
Svow any kind, Of connection with i. re-
grettins With all the sorrow Of my soul that
BE sem c
who have acted In bad faith.
exactly the avowed policy upon which the
American Goysrnmept has acted 10 the
Rh p.Raos oH %s' n as Of fsa saa
plies with, ,tenfoid greater force, e tho ,,s
shutting in the islands, The. jSdsmen,.
whose birthday the Philippine people cele-
brate. and whom they. worship as their hero
and ideal, sets forth the duty Of American
While we have been doing these great and
yet been steadily reduc icing the cost at which
they are done. The last Congress rcpeeled
the law for the wGr S1es and the f Ma5
| maximum number OF l00. 900 allowed under
! the law to very nearly the minimum OF 10000
CHAN oxs IN OUR ARMY.
Moreover, the last Congress enacted some
admirable leeislstiop effecting the army.
the bill TO create a general stan The Militia
| bill represents the realization OF reform
BY Washingt on, and had been fruitlessly
ssitated ever since last We hsSe tfkan
I'D S..x to that the Sst dsRsl
1 The obvious duty q the nation and Of ne
this volunteer soldery TO be ORGANIZED with
all possible, rapidity and efficiency in time
%.y w she S ssa nep "a every
The Militia law enacted by the Congress-
marks the nIst lens step ever taken in hi this
and bepeht to, the REGULAR army In
o oan Regular. either otioer o. enlisted man
Is inferior TO any other Regular soldier II the
world In faGf m wefe w to saw w tbnt he
was the best But there must be proper
training. proper organization and admins,
Of even the best best troops This is particularly
| the case with such small army as ours,
ssea at 1ye ReS 80 ar@y but we do
| to have our small Regular army the very best
that can possibly be produced
sanitation which has hitherto existed a
| sudden strain Is absolutely certain TO pro-
at the outbreak OF the war with Spain. and
when such dislocati9n and eonfns ion Occur
snd wh To- Be IN
| instead Of the system. which Is really, re-
sponsble Under the lay ~ Just enacted by
| mensely for the better. and every patriotic
American ought to rejoice: for when We
| the honor and interests Of our people; and
when such Is The case party d lines are AZ
as as Americans moved only by pride in and
| love for our common country.
At the railroad station at Fargo the Presi-
| dent made another little speech which
was the pattern for those he delivered at
| all the smaller cities across the State, He
| said:
my FELL ow Cr1IzENs: shall not try to
make any speech to you, but want TO sa y
| a word OF greeting. l do not feel as Il
were a stranger, but rather fee as II this
were more or less alhome-coming, for j
know your State so well. IL Is twenty
three yeare ago that first came to Fargo,
and for numbered years lived on the west
ern border Of the State. Indeed i was
a very humble county officer. for part Of
that time was deputy sheriff, llaughterl.
and i usually went through here on the
end OF a cattle train. lLaughterl. II Is
such a pleasure to meet you here and to
have gotten a glimpse q you. ! believe
in North Dakota. ! believe In its crops.
and above all / believe In Its men and
women" ICheers and agplausel
At jamestown the President referred
pleasantly to his old associations with
sJimtown-, and also repeated TO them the
assertions about the trusts. which he made
at Milwaukee.
The President was taken out over the
rolling prairie to the State Capitol at Bis
marck and addressed a big crowd from
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