Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-13

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Cuba are necessarily very few. It is in
eyitable that a people like ours, which In
spite Of certain very obvious shortcomings,
nevertheless as a whole shows by It's con-
sistent practice its belief in the principles
Of civil and religious liberty and of orderly
freedom, should desire eagerly n give ex-
preston to its horror on an occasion like
that of the massacre of the Jews in Kishe-
nef, or when it witnesses such systematic
and long -extended cruelty and oppression
as the cruelty and oppression of which the
Armenians have been the victims, and
which have won for them the indignant
pity of the civilized world.
The Navy.
The strong arm of the government in
enforcing respect for its just rights in IN
ternational matters IS the Navy of the
United States. / most earnestly recon-
mend that there be no halt in the work of
upbuilding the American Navy, We have
undertaken to build the Isthmian Canal.
We have undertaken TO secure for our
selves our just share In the trade of the
Orient. We have undertaken TO protect
our citizens from improper treatment in
foreign lands. We continue steadily to in
sist on the application of the Monroe doc
tIine TO the Western hemisphere. Unless
our attitude in these and all similar mat
tiers is to be a mere boastful sham we can
not afford to abandon our naval program.
Our voice Is now potent for peace, and is
so potent because we are not afraid Of
var.
The war which now unfortunately. RACES
In the far East has emphasized in striking
fashion the new possibilities of naval war
| fare. The lessons taught are both strategic
and tactical, and are political as well as
| military. The experiences of the war have
shown In conclusive fashion that while
| sea-going and sea-keeping torpedo destroy
ers are Indispensable, and fast lightly arm
ed and armored cruisers very useful, yet
that the main reliance, the main standby,
| In any navy worthy the name must be the
| great battle ships, heavily armored and
heavily gunned. There win always be a
large field of usefulness for cruisers, espe-
cially of the more formidable type, but
most OF all we need to continue building
| our feet Of battle ships, or ships so power
| fully armed that they can infiict the maxi
mum OF damage upon our opponents, and so
well protected that they can suffer a Sc
we're hammering in return without fatal
impairment of their ability to fight and
maneuver. Ample means must be pro-
| vided for enabling the personnel of the
of efficiency. Our great fighting ships and
| torpedo boats must be ceaseiessly trained
and Unanswered in squadrons
The Army.
Within the last three years the United
States has set an example IN disarmament
| where disarmament was proper By law
| our Army Is fixed ct a maximum of one
hundred thousand and minimum of sixty
thousand men. When there was insurrec-
| ton in the Philippines we kept the Army
at the maximum. Peace came in the Phil
lpplnes, and now our Army has been re-
duced to the miaimum at which it is posi-
cheney. The guns now mounted REQUIRE
twenty eight thousand men,, If the coast
ordinations are to be adequately manned.
we need more officers; there are not enough
to perform the regular army work 1t ia
very important that the officers of the
Army should be accustomed to handle their
men IN masses, as 1t Is also important that
the National Guard of the several States
should be accustomed to actual field man
euYe1ng, especially In connection with the
regulars. For this reason we are to be
congratulated upon the success of the fed
maneuvers at Manassas last fall, maneuyers
In which larger number Of Regulars and
| National Guard took part than was eyer
De1ore assembled together In time Of peace.
NO other civilized nation has, relatively to
It's population such diminutive Army as
ours; and while the Army Is SO small we
are not to be excused If we fail to keep
1t at very high grade of proficiency. We
should be able, In the event of some sud
| den emergency, to put into the field one
nrst,class army corps, which should be- as
a whole, at least the equal Of any body Of
| troops OF like number belonging to any 9th
| er nation
The Philippine Islands.
In the Philippine Islands there has been
curing the past year a continuation Of the
steady progress WHICH has obtained ever
| hand OF the Insurgents. The Philippine
| people at present are utterly incapable of
| existing In independence at all or Of build
| Ing up civilization of their own / firmly
| believe that we can help them to rise
higher and higher in the scale of civilization
| and of capacity for self-government, and
most earnestly hope that In the end they
| will be able to stand, IL not entirely alone
! yet In some such relation to the United
| States as Cuba now stands This end Is
not yet In sight, and 1t may be indefinitely
| postponed II our people are foolish enough
| to turn the attention of the Filipinos away
from the problems Of achieving moral and
material prosperity, of working for a sta
BILE, orderly, and just oyernment, and to-
ward foolish and dangerous intrigues for
! complete independence for which they are
/ as yet totally unfit.
| On the other hand our people must keep
| steadily before their minds the fact that
| the justification for stay in the Philip
| pines must ultimately rest chiefly upon the
| good we are able to do in the islands. / do
| not overlook the fact that in the develop
ment OF our interests in the Pacific Ocean
and along Its coasts, the Philippines have
| played and will play an important part,
and that our interests have been served in
| more than one way by the possession of the
| islands. But our chief reason for continuing
| to hold them must be that we ought In
| good faith to try to do our share of the
worlds work, and this particular piece of
| work has been imposed upon us by the re-
| suits of the war with spain. We are en-
! deavoring to develop the natives them
selves so that they shall take an ever
! increasing share in their own government,
and as far as is prudent we are already adj
hitting their representatives, to a govern
mental equality with our own There are
| commissioners, judges, and governors IN the
| islands who are Filipinos and who have ex-
actly the same share IN the government or
| the islands as have their colleagues who
are Americans, while In the lower ranks, Of
| course, the great majority Of the public
| we shall be trying the experiment of an
| elective lower house In the Philippine Leg
| islature. 1t may be that the Filipinos VIII
misuse this Legislature, and they certainly
| will misuse 1t If they are misled by foolish
| persons here at home into starting an agi-
| tatlon for their own independence or Into
| any factious or improper action. But II
| they act with wisdom and self-restraint, II
| they show that they are capable of electing
/ a legislature which in its turn Is capable
/ of taking a sane and efficient part In the
actual work OF government, they can rest
| assured that a full and increasing meas
/ ure of recognition will be given them.
| Above all they should remember that their
| prime needs are moral and industrial, not
| political Ii Is a good thing to try the ex-
| pertinent Of giving them a legislature; but
| it is far better thing to give them schools,
| good roads, railroads which Will enable
| them to get their products 10 market, hon
| est courts an honest and efficient constabu-
larry, and all that tends to produce order,
| peace, fair dealing as between man and
! man, and habits of intelligent industry and
thrift.
! Meanwhile our own people should remem-
Der that there is need for the highest stand
ard of conduct among the Americans sent
| TO the Philippine Islands, not only among
| the public servants but among the private
| individuals who go TO them; II Is because
| feel this so deeply that In the admins
| tration of these islands | have positively
/ refused to permit any discrimination what
soeyer for political reasons and have In
l sisted that IN choosing the public servants
/ consideration should be paid solely TO the
worth of the men chosen and TO the needs
| Of the islands There is no higher body Of
| men In our public service than we have in
| the Philippine Islands under Governor
| Wright and his associates. SO far as pos
| sihle these men should be given free
| hand and their suggestions should receive
| the hearty backing both Of the Executive
| and Of the Congress.
Every measure taken concerning the ISL
/ apds should be taken primarily with
| view to their advantage. We should GER
tainly give them lower tariff rates on their
| exnorts TO the United States: If this is not
| done Ii will be 4 wrong TO extend our ship
/ ming laws TO Ihem. ] earnestly hope for
| The immedi1te enactment into law OF the
/ legislation naw pending TO encourage Amer
| loan capitaI Il, seek investment In the ISL
/ arSs a, raSl-oads in factories in plauta-