The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-12-10


western hemisphere. Unless oar attitude
IN these and all similar matters T. 90 10
n mere hoastful sham We can not AFFORD
20 abandon our naval programme our
voice IA now potent FOR peace. and - 80
potent because we are not afraid 81 war
But our protestations upon behalf %
peace would neither receive nor deserve
tho slightest attention II We were Inn
potent 20 make them good
The Army.
Within the last three years tho United
States has set an example in dlzarma-
ment where disarmament was proper.
by law our army u fixed at maximum
~ one hundred thousand and a minimum
% sixty thousand men. when there was
insurrcctlon In the Philippines we kept
the army NJ tho maximum Peace came
IN thc Philippines and now our army
has been reduced 20 the minimum az
which IL Is possible 20 keep II with due
regard 70 IT. efficiency The guns now
mounted require twenty eight thousand
men. II the coast fortincatlons are 10 DO
adequately manned Relatively TO tho
nation, n Il not now 80 large az the po-
lice force % New York or Chicago rela-
I lively 20 the population % either city.
/ We need more officers. there are not
enough 60 perform tho regular army
work II g. very important that the ON
GERS ~ the army should be accustomed
n
also important that the national guard
/ 81 tho several states should be accus-
\ toned 60 actual ntld mRneuycring cspe-
I elally Ga connection with the regulars.
Z For this reason We are 20 BE- congratu-
7 lated upon the success OF the field ma
cnuNcfs az Manassas last fall. mancuvers
I Ia which larger number 81 regulars
and national guard took part than was
I ever before assembled together I'm time
I of peace. No other civilized nation has.
\ relatively to its population. such d.
I mirutiye army Hs ours. ana while tho
/ army is 80 small We are not 20 be cx-
\ cuscd N We fan 20 keep a at a very high
grade ~ proficiency.
Great progress has been made m pro-
/ tecting our coasts by adequate foftin-
\ cations with SUFFICIENT guns We should.
( however. pay much more heed than az
\ present 20 the development ~ an extern
I siVt system ~ hoating mines for use IN
I an ouf more Important harhors These
\ mines have bean proved 90 be most for
/ miGablc safeguard ugalnst hostile fieets.
The Philippines.
In the Philippine islands there has
\ been during the past year a continuation
I of the steady progress which has OBJ
l tanned ever since Our troops definitely
I got the upper hand ~ the insurgents
! The philippine people or 10 speak mors
/ accurately. the many tribes. and even
] iANf.ta NNlNfifu from one another Mofo
I or less sharply who go 20 make up thu
people 81 the Philippine islands contain
many elements ~ good. and some cie-
I mcuts which We have a right TO hope
| stand Tor progress. AZ present they ara
I utterly incapable ~ existing ~ inde-
l utudeucc ~ all or 81 building up a civ.
HiEatlon ~ their own. I firmly believe
I that We can help them Go rise higher and
( higher in the scale ~ civilization and
81 capacity for self government. and I
Z most earnestly hopf that TAI the cnd they
viii be abir 10 stand " not entirely alone.
vet Boo some such relation 20 tho United
. States aH cuba now stands. This end
is rot yct in sight and u may be in
definitely postponed n our people are
I foolish enough to turn the attention 81
I thc Fiiipiuos away from the problems OF
/ achieving moral and material prosperity.
90 working for "a stable. orderly. and iuAt
government. ana toward foolish and dan
sttous intrlcucs FOR "a complete independ-
tnec Tor which they are as set totally
unfit
on the other hand our people must
Keep steadily before their minds the fact
that the Justification Tor our stay In the
Philippines must ultimately rest chiefly
upon the good we are able 90 do in the
Islands. ! da not overlook tho fact that
iu the Development az our Interests IN
use Pacific occun and along ~ coasts.
Hn important rnrt. and that our interests
have been served lu more than one way
by the possession 81 the islands But
our chief reason FOR continuing 20 hold
them must bo that wo ought in good
mitE 20 tfy 20 do our shnr" 81 the
worlds work. and this particular piece
20 work has been imposed npun VIZ by
tho results OF the war with Spain The
Y problem presented 20 us Ia the Philip.
pine Islands iH akin Co. but not exactly
like. the problems presented 10 tho other
great civilized powers which have pos
sessions In tho orient. More distinctly
than any 81 tho powers we are cndcav-
orug 10 develop tho natives themselves
go thnt they shall take an ever. incrcas-
Ing shuro in their own government, and
as far az ~ prudent We are already adj
hitting their representatives 90 gov
crnmcntal equality with our own. There
ate commissioners. Judges. and governors
in the islands who are Filipinos and who
have exactly the same share In the gov,
crumcut ~ tho islands ms have their col.
leagues who are Americans. while In IN,
lower ranks. % course. the great major,
ity OF the public servants are Fillpinos.
Within two years wo shall be trying tho
experiment OF an elective lower hose In
the Philippine legislature.
! Meanwhile our own people should
member that there - need for the htn.
est standard ~ conduct among the Amer
icnus sent 20 the Philippine Islands. not
only among the public servants but
among the private individuals who so
10 thcm n IL because ! feel this 50
deeply that in the administration ~ these
islands 1 have positively refused 90 per-
init any discrimination whatsoever for
political reasons and have insisted that
| ln choosing the public servants consid-
Grafton should DC paid solely 70 the
worth 81 tho men chosen and 60 the
needs 81 the islands. There T. no high
~ body ~ men in our public service
than We have in the Philippine Islands
under Gov Wright and hia nasociates
So FAR aa possible those men should DO
given a free hand and their suggestions
should receive tho hearty backing both
4 uf che Executive aud % the Congress.
There is need of "a tiailaut hud disinter-
oatcd support ~ uur public servants In
the Philippines hy good citizens here In
/ thc Emitted States. Unfortunately hither-
tl those ~ our people here ~ home who
have specially ciulmrd % ~ the cham
pionH 90 The flipinpa have in reality
| been their worst euemleH. This viii
continue td bo tho caec a. long az they
strive 60 make thr flhpiuns independent.
/ and Hfun nN iUtluatflAl |HsVei0umfut OF