Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-12-09

western hemisphere. Unless our attitude
In these and all similar matters is To bo
u mere boastful sham We can not AFFORD
to abandon our naval programme. Our
voice IL now potent for peace. ana Is 30
potent because we nre not afraid Of war
But our protestntions upon behaif az
peace would neither receive nor deserve
the slightest attention II We were I'm
potent to make them good.
The Army.
within the last three years tho United
States has set an example In disarrnn-
ment where disarmament was proper.
u" law our army In Hxed at n maximum
OF one hundred thousand and n minimum
OF sixty thousand men When there was
insurrection in tho Philippines we kept
the army nt the maximum. Peace came
In the Philippines. and now our army
has been reduced to the minimum mt
which IL IN possible to keep II with duo
regard to its efficiency. The guns now
mounted require twenty eight thousand
men. II the coast Qualifications are to bs
adequately manned. Relatively To tho
nation, II is not now No large ms the po-
lice force OF New York or Chicago reia-
lively to tho population OF either city.
We need NOR. ofiicers: there nre not
enough to perform tho regular army
work. II IL very Important that tho ON
GERS Of III" army should be accustomed
to handle their men In MASSES. as u is
also important that the national guard
OF the several states should b- aeeus-
toned to actual field rnan.uverinE. csps-
ciaiiy In connection with tho regulars
For this reason We nr. to he conEratu-
lated upon the success of the neid mn
cnuv-rs nt Manassas last fall. maneusrrs
In which larger number of regulars
and national guard took part than was
ever before assembled together In time
Of peace. No other civilized nation ha-.
relatively to Its population. such n AZ
minutivc army nH ours. and while tho
m Ia In he
cuHrd II We fail To keep II Mt very hikh
grade Of proficiency.
Great pFos.Trsss har been made In pro-
tcctinK our coasts by adequate foFtin-
cations with sufficient guns, We should.
however. pay much more heed than nt
present to the development az -n sSten-
sivc system OF floating mines tor In
aii our more Important hnrborr. rh~>ss
mines have been proved To be n most fo1-
midnblc safeguard against hostile nrct--
The Philippines.
In the Phiiippin, islands there has
been during the past year a continuation
of tho steady progress which has oh
tain"d ever since our TROOPS definitely
got the upper hand of the Insurgents
Tho Philippine people. or. 60 speak more
accurately. the many tribes. bnd even
raccs. uundcr-d from on, another rnoro
or less sharply. who so to make up tho
people of tho phiiipp,n. Islands. contain
many si-mcni- Of good. and .ir-
mrnis which ~- have right To hope
stand for pFosrosa. AZ present ih-y arc
prnd"nc- nj aii ar of buildlnE up u civ
iliEation of their own. I hrrniy believe
that w. can help them To rise higher and
higher In the scale Of civilization and
OF capacity f.e self government. and .
most earnestly h.ts- that In the esd they
viii b. able To stand. u not entirely nion-.
yet In some such relation to Tho United
States ns Cuba noW stands. This .nd
II not yet In Hisht. and u may be In
definitely postponed 10 our propiv aro
foolish enough &" turn the attention of
tho illipin"s away ftotn the problems of
achieving moral and material prosperity.
Of working for n stable. orderly. and junt
government. md toward foolish and dan
r-foua intrigue. for cornpi-t. indcpcnd-
ener for which they ar, an yet totally
unnt
on the other hand our people must
keep steadily bcfar- their minds tho fars
that the Justification for our stay In thu
Philippines must ultimately rest chiefly
upon the good wo arr abi. 10 do In thu
Islands. ! do not overlook tho fact that
In tho development Of our intcfe.ts In
the pnrInc ocean and along its cossts.
the Philippines have played and viii riay
an important part. and that our sni-f-sts
have been served In NOR, than ono why
by IN. possession Of the islands. Hut
our chief reason for continuing tn hold
faith to Try to do our share of tho
worlds work. and this particular piece
of work has b~cn Imposed upon us by
tho results Of the war with Spain. The
problem presented to US In the rhiiip-
pinr islands IL akin Ia. but not exactly
like. tho problems presented To tho other
great cIsiiisrd powers which have pcs
sessions In tho Orient Moro distinctly
than any of the powers we are ondcss-
orinT to develop tho natives themselves
81. ga.L .ts.zsW
Ing shnr- IN their own government. and
as far Il prudent We are ALREADY nd
mittinr their representatives To y Eos-
crnmen,ai equality with our own Theirs
are commissioners. judEc-. and governors
In the islands who ARE filipinos and wba
hav. exactly the same share In tho .ov-
crnmcnt of the islands as have their col
leagues who arc Americans. while In tb-
lower ranks. of coursc. tho great urajor-
iy at tho public servants are fnipipoA
Within two years wc shall bo trying the
experiment OF an elective lower house In
the Philippine legislature.
Meanwhile our own people should rc-
member that there II need for the high.
est sta andsfd Of conduct among the Amer
leans sent to the Philippine Islands. not
only among tho public servants but
among the private individuals who no
to them. II is because I feel this 30
deeply that In the administration Of these
islands I have positively refused To per
init any discrimination whatsoever for
political reasons and have Insisted that
in choosing the public servant, consid-
Grafton should bc paid solely TO tbs
worth Of the men chosen and to tho
needs Of the islands. There II no high
cr body OF men In our public serSies
than We have IN the Philippine islands
under Gov. Wright and his associates
SO far "a possible these men should bc
given n free hand. and their suggestions
should receive the hearty backing both
Of the Executive and OF the Congress.
There In need Of n viEiinnt and dlsinter-
csted support of our public servants In
tho Philippines by good citizens hero In
tho United States. Unfortunately hithcr-
to those of our people here at home who
have specially claimed to be the cham
pions Of tho Fiiiplnos have In reality
been their worst enemies. This win
rop;ipun In he tho caae as lone. AZ they