The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-12-09

W uIfH IN Hnt'lN IN
ve-,ci. This RECOGNITION should is 81
tended 10 cover cases Of conspi, uJut
bravery AMI scit-sacrinr~ In the s.siss
of nc IN private enploymcnts uncs ,ds
Jufi.dic'lon Of IN" United statea. snd
particular IN the land ~ me
nation
War in the East.
The war which row Unfortunate, ,,,,s
W ihe lar east has emphasizes IN str fiaA
fashion the rev possibilities OF naval err
iar' ~ .rssonh iaught are both STRATEGY
wv thc'haa ahd ar po.iucui AZ We. "A
military tn" experiences ~ the war Lave
shown In cotciusiS. fashion that while -.
going nhd sea. keeping torpedo destroy ere
are indispensabin. and fast lightly armed
anu hffnof"i cruisers very useful, Yet that
TIE main reliance, the main starJbS In any
navy worthy the nan. must b. III. great
ostt1'shlnr. leatily armor.d and hesvil,
Eunhcd Not "a Russian or Jspnn.s. battle.
snip has been u by u totpedo boat. or
ny sunfre, while among tho less protected
fhirs cruiser after cruiser has been de.
stro,ei Whenever the hostile spundrons
rave gotten within range u one annther's
weapons There will aiways he a large ucid
or usefulness for cruisers. especially Of he
more fDrmiiabl. typc We need 10 Increase
the number Of torpedo boat d.stfoy.fs, |
patinE less iced to their havinx q knot
or two extra speed than TO their capacity
TO kcop u" seas for weeks. and. II tsces.
sify, Tor months At a time n Ia wiz. TO
huild submarine torpedo boats. ~ under
certain circumsianceS the, might be- very
usctui hut most " ell "" need 10 continue
building our Meet ~ batti.ships. or ships
50 powerfully armed that thcy can inrlct
the maximum ~ danas. upon our oppon.
ehts, and 80 VEL protected that thc1 can
sun,t u sever" haminefinE IN return wlih. I
out fatal impairment ~ their abiliiy 20
hsht ana vancouver ~ course aupis
means must h. provided for enabling he
Igr anTF ne. - thu VaNs Ia -. r...aN -. A..
highest point 81 efficiency out great fsht.
INK ships anf Torpedo boats must be cease.
leHsiy trained and Unanswered In squad.
t0hs. The Officers AMI men cau oni, earn
men trade thoroughly by coas"iesa pfac.
TIC" on ID" hirt seas. In the event Of war
u would be far better 20 have no slips at
az Than 20 hav. SHIPS Of "A p0or and lr.f.
feeti,o iipc. or stips which. however good,
w"rr Set manned hy unframed and IN.
.htllful crews IT," best ulcers aud mon
70 q poor snip cou'i do nothirg against
laltli gooi opponents AMI IN the ethef
hani a modern NarHhip u use ess urlea.
the officers AMI men aboard h.r have b..
come adopts In their duties Tao marks.
nahship In our navy has improved In an
'NttaoTdlhay icgfe" dufirs The last tif.s
"afs, aud on he whole the types of our
batucships ar improving hut much TO-.
mains 90 b. don" Boomer Or later ". stau
nave 10 pfpNi1" for spn. method bt which
there VII b" promotion Tor merit a. well
a. Tor seniority, o. .is. retirement Of All
Hose who after a certain axe ha,. not All.
Naneci beyond a certain grade. while no
"nOrt must be- sratc1 - make 10. service
attractive ~ tie enlisted men ln order tlat
ihei may be kspt a. long a. possibi. IN ID.
reservation public schools should b. pro.
N'i'l Wherever ih"t" ar naSS Yards
The Philippines.
In the Philippine s'aIds there has bsot
d"rihs 'he past year . continuation u
~" steady prnztsFs which has obtained
ever since our troops definitely sot IN,
hand OF the insurgents. Tn. Phil.
ipplne people. ~. - rp"ak more accur.
ntely, III. many tribes and even race.
numbered from On. another NOR. or lea.
sh'tplg VIM 40 TO make up the people
IN" Ihilppihe ISLANDS. contain many
Ellen. nts 81 good, AMI some .lsments
which We haN" a rsht to hope stand fsr
ptosress A. pr"s-nt they ar. utterly
incapable ~ existing IN Independence al /
" or OF bniliing up - civilization ~
thor own nfmIy believe thar ". can
help them 10 ri" HIGHER and HIGHER IN
We seal" OF civilization aud ~ cip,clty
i"r. s"lt-sov'fnn"nt. and I most earnest.
~ hope that IN the end they viii l.. abb.
10 stand. II not entirely alone. Vet in
som" such relation 20 The Tinted states 4.
m cuba now stands THIS snd IL NOT W., :
Ia -iEtt, and II may be- Indefinitely most.
Ion"i " our people arr foolish .noush Ia
.ufn the attention u the F.iipinos away
ANAA w ~ NilfNNN NN MHMNFAAIE mural ] i
ana material prosperity OF Norklng fot
. stable. orderly ana Just government.
toward foolish and dangerous In.
.rtTu"s Tor 4 complete Independence for
they are a.. yet totally unni.
On N" other hand our pcop.e must J..
,'ep steadily before Their minds tn fact G
nat the Justification for our stay IN the I
hllppin"a must ultimately rest chiefly m
iion the good We hr" able o. DO In tho "
stands ! do not overlook the fact that !"
q ~" development of aur Interests In
he farilC ocean and along is sotsts n
he Philippines have played and viii inlay !,
N Important pant. aud that our inter, Il, q
ave been served Ia more than one Way u
~ the r9sshsHiIn II The isltuls Iluf our n
hief reason Tor continuing to hold them I,
must Ice That W ought IN good faith =
% iri TO do our share OF The worlds y
AMI this particular pspr VI work g
a. been Imposed upon Va by the result, 4
Z the war with Spain =
l.NffA measure taken concerning the y
'lants should be- taken primarily Win a u
lew TO their advantage ". should Ger.
amy fiN" thrm lower tHTln rates On N
ieir cNports 10 the United states. a.,
hts O. not done u Will be = wrong tn ~. "
md our shipping laws To them earn u
'tly hope Tor The lmmedint" enactment .,
ITO law Of the legislation nov pending
, ~'ncnuftg" American capital 70 seek =,
"a the Islands IN railroads. In "
* and mining Al
Other Matters.
\ stringent employers llob;i,y Ia. 10 cl
rRei :,
says government cannot Discriminate :,
ronuniun cirp'oyv~. and sugycsts "
TO prevent banding of letter hi
iftlrfH To defeat cnngfusainen who refuse ~
promise to All them. a.,
Investigation o. chiii labor and child ~
.hpr legislation IL ufgcd.
Need for a systematic Investigation into hi
~ improving " housing coriiii0ns In oil