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president and congress elected by her
people. and the American army sailed
away. The new republic began lis
existence with an administration VI
cubans completely organized ! n all its
branches and trained TO effective ser.
vice by American officers. The a..
ministration OF President Palma has
been wise and efficient. Peace and
order have prevailed. The people OIL
Cuba are prosperous and happy. Her
finances have been honestly adminis-l
tered, and her credit Is high. Thel
naval stations hase been located and
bounded al Guantanamo and Bahia
Honda. and are In the possession Of
our navy. The Plat amendment W
the sheet anchor Of Cuban indepen-
dence and az Cuban credit. No such
revolutions as have afflicted Central
and South America are possible there,
because Ii Is known TO all men TINT
an attempt to oyertnrn the founda-
lions of that government will be CON.
fronted ny the Overwhelming power
Of the United States. The treaty OF
reciprocity and the act OF congress-
Of December 8. 1903, which confirmed
ii, completed the expression OF our
policy towetd Cuba; which with air
view to the future aims TO bfnl y
lis BY Ties Of benefit and protection
81 mutual interest and genuine friend
shin. that island which guards the
Caribbean and the highway 70 thf
isthmus, and must always be. II hos
Tile. IN outpost Of attack, and II
friendly. an outpost OF defense for ths
United states. Rich MS VI are 'bs
American people have no Q valu
able possession than the sentinleif
Expressed I'll the dispatch which WI
now read
havana. May 20, 1867
Theodore Roosevelt.
President, Washington.
THE government OF the Upland hay
ing been Just transferred, !, as ehie
magistrate or The republic. faithful
interpreting the sentiment Of the Who'll
,oeop4ss of Cuba. have the honor |
send yon AMI the American people te'
timony of our %porfoIni gratitude an
the assurance Of an enduring frieni
ship. with wishes and Prayers 70 tn
Almighty for the welfare and pro
perity .of the United States.
IT. Estranda Palma"
When the last national conyentio
mst The Philippines also were und'
mtatNksy sxle. The, insurrectoa fro
tho nosataAns spread Terror mo
tho peaceful people By midnight for
and secret assassination. Aguinal
bfded hts time III 4 secret retreat. Ov
seventy thousand American spldie
from more than five stations. heli
SIN vigorous enemy in check. II
Philippine commission had moi yet b
gun its work.
The last vestige 81 insnrrection h
been swept away. With their wo
accomplished, over $4,000 Americl
troops have been brought back zero
the Pacific. Civil government h
been established through The arcl
l9elago. Peace and order and JUST
prevail. The Philippine commissio
guided at first by executive order al
then by the wise Legislation Of 60
gress In the Philippine goyernmc
act Of July /. 1909, have establish
and conducted d government Will
has been a credit 70 their count
and . blessing 70 The people q /
islands. The body o. laws which IN
have enacted upon careful AMI intel
gent study OF the needs of the con
ty challenge comparison with i
statutes Of any country, The persn
mel IL civil government has lie,
brought together under an advane,
and comprehensive civil service la
which has been rleldly enforced
complete census has been taken, !,
signed % be there as Il was In On
The basis for representative govel
ment AID The people u the islam
will soon proceed under provisions
ready made b. congress 70 the I'll,
tion Of q representative assembly.
which for the first time IN their ii
tory they may have i voice In the ma
Ing q their " laws In The mea
time the local and provincial gnvef
ments are IN the hands Of office
elected ~ the %FilipInos. and In d
great central offices, In the comm
sion. on the bench. In the execute
departments the most Distinguish
x men Of the Filipino race are TAXI
their part ID the goyornmen, OF m,
people, A free school system has be
established and hundreds Of tho.
ands ~ children are learning lesso
which will help Gil them for selt.go
eminent. The seeds of religious strI