The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-12-16

ness, OF injustice, should be Stunned as we
shun unrighteous war. The goal to set
before us is the peace of justice, which
comes when each ration is safcsuarded
in its own rights. aud recognizes its duty
toward others. Generally peace tells for
righteousness; hu, if there is conflict be-
tween the two, then our fralty is due first
10 the cause of righteousness. The etcr-
nal Vigilance which is The price OF liberty
must he exercised sometimes TO guard
against outside foes: although more often
to glard against our own selfish or
thouShtleSs shortcomings.
New Hague Conference.
We are cndeavorng to help every move
mcut which will bring us into more friend
~ rclat C.nS with the rest of mankind. In
pursuance of this policy ! shall. shortly
lay before the senate treaties OF arhitra-
ton with all powers which are willing to
enter in;o these treat s with us 1t is not
possible to agree to arhtratc all matters.
but many can be arbitratrd. Further
more, at the request of the intrrNaria-
mentary union, have asked TN" - Wcrs
to JON in second Hague conference, u,
which ii Is hoped that the work already
so happily begun az The Hague may he
carried further. This carries ont the de
sire expressed by the nrSt Hague confer
enc" itself.
Protecting Americans Abroad.
Even where 1t is not possible to sccur" in
other nations the observance of principles
which we accept as automatic it is n"ccs-
sary firmly to insist upon the rights o!
our own citizens without regard to creed
or race. whether born here or abroad. 1t
has pri>cd difficult to secure from Russia
the right for our Jewish citizens to receive
passports. Such conduct is not only un-
Just and irritating. but il is difficult to see
its wisdom from Russia's itandpo mt. No
conceivable good is accomplished by it. IT
| an American jew or an American Chris
t!an misb"hay"s himself in Russia he can
at once be driven oul; but the ordinary
American Jew. Ike the ordinary Amcri-
can Christian, would behave lust about as
he behaves here, that is. behave any
good citizen ought to behave; and where
this is the case it is WRONG to rrflSc him
his passport without regard to his CON
duct and character. In Turkey our diff
icultrs arise less from the way in which
our citizens ar" sometimes treated than
from the inliSna zion inevitably excited
in seeing such fearful misrulc as has been
Witnessed both in Armenia and Macedonia.
Lessons of Present War.
The war which now unfortunately RACES
| in the far east has emphasized in striking
| fashion The new possibilities of naval war
fare. The war has shown that While seal
going and sea-keeping torpedo dcstroycrs
ar" Indispensable and fast. lightly armed
and armorcd cruisers very useful, yet the
main reliance must he the great battle
sh ps Not Russian or Japanese battle
ship has been sunk by torpcdoboai. or
by gunlire while among the less protected
ships cruiser after cruiser has been dcs-
trCyed. There will always be large field
of usefulness for cruisers. especially of the
more formidable type. We need to- in
crease the number OF torpedoboai destroy
ers paying less heed to their having
knot or two extra speed than to thcir ca
| pacity to keep the seas for weeks and If
| necessary months OF time. 1t IS wise
| to build submarine torpcdahoats But
| most of all we need ba ttleships chat can
| intict the maximum of damage without
| fatal impairment of their ability to fight
| and mancuyrr. OF course means must be
| provided for the personnel to be brought
| to efficiency. Our lighting ships and tor
| pedOboats must be trained and manucv
cred. Tho officers and men can only learn
| Their trade thoroughly by practice. In
! war it would be far better to hrvc no ships
| than to have poor and Ineffective ships or
| good ones manned by unskilful crows.
| The craftsmanship in our navy has i'm
| proved in an extraordinary degree during
! three years and the types of our battle
ships are improving. but sooner or later
we shall have to provide for promotion for
merit as wei! as for sen GRITTY, else re-
| trcmcnt of those who after certain age
have not advanced beyond a certain
grade; while no effort must be spared to
make the service attractive to the en-
| listed men. Reservation public schools
should be provided wherever there are
| navy yards.
The Philippines.
| In the Philippines there has been a con-
| tinuatio of steady progress. The many
| tribes and races who make UP the people
| the islands contain many elements of
good and some which we hope stand for
A
capable of Independence or of building up
a c.viliZa ton of their own. I believe we
can help them rise higher in civiiza ton
| and capacity of self-govcrnmcnt and I
hope that in the end the Twill be able to
| stand in some such relation as Cuba now
| stands. This is not yet in SIGHT, and it
may be indefinitely postponed if our people
turn the Filpinos away from the problems
of achieving moral and material pros
perty, and toward intrigucs for inde-
pendence for which they are unfit.
Our justification.
On the other hand the justilca ton for
our stay in the Philippines must rest upon
the good we are able to do. | do not over
| look that in the development of our in
tcrcsts in the Pacific, the Philippines have
played and will play an important part
But our chief reason to hold them must
be that We in good faith try to ito the
share of the worlds work imposed upon
nrcsnntcd f., -. in no isiand, i; n,,;, 80
nror;c,n. rr.son. 81 Ia oth.. ,,o,,,,rc ~, ,,,o
orient. There are points OF resemblance
to the work of the British in India and
Egypt. the French in Algiers, the Dutch
in law, RI. Pnssianc in ,rrr,,a,t,, ~
Janancsa in Formosa. mr. Moro than any
of these we ire cndeavoring to devotion til a
natives to take an Increasing share in
their own government There are COM
mssioners, Judges ana governors who are
Filipinos, ana who have exactly the same
share in the government as have their COL
leagues who ARE Americans while In the