Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-09-24

I n commission composed ul eminent
/ engineers and men of practical ca.
pCrlDuco tu undertake tlD work OF
: cuusructml me canal a. speedily as
I practicable There ,s NO longer any
I duuW ur uncertainty as tu Che ontUr
I pr. e lts completion ia uuu au as.
surod fact and 30 will stand as one
/ ot thr memorable achievements OF
the new century
The completion of this great work
should bo leu to The administration
which has done so much to carry %
Con Nard against fomidaIle obstacles
abroad and yoSauous opposition of
home
The administration n tHg Philip
pines has baon dictated bl broad
sense of duty Do has uu boon sub.
vsrsire of our national ideals. bat
hes been l1 conformity with fID best
traditions off thc republic
THg archipelago came 81 th. United
States a8 the result uI war;. aud
it became the duty of the admins
tratIOu tU enforce thu laws there as
'.'.N". .' NNN'|NNN IN| M quo |NN|NN'NNNN
suycroIgnty aud to naugumtr civil
government Before the usurroct lon
bad ceased President Mckinley ad.
mirably Expressed our purpose Said
Ho;
So effort viii Do spared Iu build
uF ihe waste places dosolatel by war.
and by long years of mis- government.
VS. shall not wait Tor The oud of
strife lu begin the bouoncent work..
We shall continue as we have begun.
io open tbe schools aud the churches.
Co 500 The courts Boa operation. 90
foster Industry and tr do aud con
MERGE, and lu every way in our pow
cr Zoo make hose people whom Pros.
deuce has brought Within our luris.
diclon. feel that 90 SIS their liberty
and not oUr power. thojr welfare. aud
mot our gain HD are seeking f0 on.
nance Cur flag bias never waved
over amy community but ln blessing
/ believe che Fup.uos VIII soon roc
oEnIzC thc fact that lt has uut lost
its gi.t OF honedlctiou in 10 world.
Wide Journey to their shores
President Roosevelt has continued
the work iu lhc same just and eener.
Gus spirit which inspired President
Mckinley.
Military rule was quickly succeeded
hy The civil authority The people of
Che Islands have hoon Invited as fast
as possible to participate in the work
OF government The judicial system
has been improved. corruption has
been driven out public schools have
been established. aud the people are
already enjoying n large measure of
self government
Congress has authorized repre
sentative assembly to be chosen Ina due
time by the people OF the islands. The
ballot ifV Is not tho sign % Imperial.
ism no one need have any grave
concern with respect 90 che future
OF ihc archipelago if the United
States goes forward as heretofore In
sp.lod hy the lofty purpose which has
characterized the administration of
President Mckinley and President
Roosevelt We may safely trust 10
tho future to deal with tho Flplnos
in "a manner consistent with their
highest and best interest. and with
thc duty and honor OF the United
States.
The people OF the islands have had
abundant evidence of the exalted pur
pose Of the United States The vari.
ous degroos OF civilization among
thom their unfamlliarIty with civic
duties make O. Inadylsable TO m.
dulge 10 any declaration as o. the I'D.
turo policies. which may lead 90 mis-.
understanding The people Of the
Philippines do not distust us. We
need not dlstrust ourselves
our opponents say the Philippine
policy does not pay They should not
forget that the United states ala not
go to war with Spain for dollars aud
conts. They SHOULD remember that
when q como8 90 n matter OF duty.
The United States does not consider
the cost When the history a. our
country is written. q VIII be found
that there % no brighter page. or one
which will yield more pleasure ana
satisfaction in its contemplation than
the one which tells OF our discharge
of the responsibilities growing out
of the war with Spain The arChipol.
ago belongs 10 tho United states. lts
ttlo is vested In This government by
virtue of the treaty Of peace nogo.
tlated and ratified according TO the
requirements of thc Constitution. aud
the responsibility OF admiuIstrr tion
rests upon u8. not as "a matter of sen.
tlmcut but as "a duty Imposed by the
obligations OF the law
The application of tho proceeds of
public land sales to The reclamation OF
lrneublo portions of our arid and
aemIur.d public domain. meets my
cordial approval Through the cn.
lightenod policy thus established. un
der the present administration. tho
long Deferred hopes oft the struggling
settlers oft tho great arid and semi.
arid west win Doe realized in the up
building 0f substantial communities
iu places hitherto waste ur compara
lively unproluciitc AZ tine same
time "a vast area of fhD public domain
win Doe opened. upon which The indus.
friuuo hOmoseOkcrB. now residing ln
ovcrcrowded eastern coutcrs. may
find ZONES The sum at over twenty