Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-07-30

NNNNNNN.I |aN NANNNNHH WV. W"AH W NN
rlgatlon IN The west Iho administra.
tion has been enabled hy congress 20
take one of che longest strides ever
taken under our government toward
utilizing OUR ya.t national domain for
the settler the actual home. mokcr.
Eyor since thIs continent was dis.
covered th. need of au ia,hmiau eau.
el to connect Che Pacific and the At
luntic has boon recognized. and ever
since the birth of our nation such a
canal has been planned al last the
dream has become O. reality The 18th.
milan canal Is now heing huIlJ hy tho
government of che United states We
conducted thc negotiation FOR itB con
HmcUun with the incest and most
acrupulous honor. and .n a spirit of
tho largest generosity toward those
through whose territory % was run
Every sinister effort which could De
devised by the spirit of faction. or
tho spirit of solfintorost was made
lu order to defeat the treaty with
Panama and thereby prevent tho
contaminated ol ihiH work The con
siructI0n of the canal i8 now an as.
surcd fact but most certainly 90 is
unwiso to cntmst The carrying out ct
500 momcntous a policy 90 those who
have ondoavorod Co defeat the whole
undertaking.
our foreign policy has been so con.
duciod that. while not enc of our Just
claims has boon sacrificed. our rola.
lions with nll foreign nations are now
of the most peaceful Kind; thore 10
no' a cloud on tho horizon Tho last
cause OF irritation between uH and any
other nation was removed hy The set.
t'Jmont of the Alaskan boundary.
ln the Caribbean sea we have made
good our promises OF Independence
Co Cuba. and have proved our nssor
tion that our mission 600 the island
was on o0f Justice and not of self
ACKNOWLEDGMENT. and thereby no less
than boy our action in Venezuela and
Monroe doctrine is a living reality de-.
signed Tor me hurt of no nation. but
for the protection of civilization on
the western continent, and for tho
peace Of the world our steady growth
iu power has gone hand in hand
with strengthening disposition 20
use tins power with strict regard for
tine rights Of others. aud for The cause
Of International Justice and good
viii.
We earnestly doslro friendship with
an the nations OF the new and old
worlds. and We cndcayor 90 place our
relations with them uucn a blsls Of
reciprocal advantage Instead OF hos.
tihiN We held tina. the prosperity
of each nation 20 an aid and not .
hindrnnco 90 tho prosperity OF other
nations We seek international am.
ity Tor the same reasons that make
us believe in peace within our own
borders: and We seek this peace not
because we are afraid or unrcady. but
because we think that peace De- right
as well o. advantageous.
American interests On the Pacific
have rapidly grown. American enter.
prise has laid a cable across This. the
[ greatest of oceans We have proved
. ln effective fashion that we wish the
. Chinese empire well and desire its
integrity and independence.
our fooihold o. the Philippines
greatly streurthDns our position in
. the competition for trade of tho east
but we are governing the philippines
ln the interest OF tho Philippine PEG.
pie themselves. We have already CIV.
on thom large share IN their gov.
erNmont. and our purpose is 90 in.
crease this share as rapidly as
they give evidence OF incrcas-
ing fitness for the task The great ma
/ jorlty OF the officials of the Islands,
whether elective or appointlyo. are
already native FilipnOs. We are now
providing TOR a legislative assembly.
Tbs ia the FIRST step 20 boz taken ln
the future; and it would ho Cmin'
entity unwiso 90 declare what our next
step will Boz until this FIRST step has
been taken and the results are mani.
fest To have gone faster than we
have already gone in Swing the ia.
land a constantly Increasing measure
OF selfFoyernment would have been
/ disastrous AZ the present moment 10
give political independence 10 the &c.
lands would result lu the immediate
loss OF civil rights, personal liberty
and public order as regards the mass
of tho FIllp.nos. for the majority OF
tho islanders have been given these
. great boons hy uE, aud only kCor
them because we yiEilantly safeguard
and guarantee them TO withdraw oui
government from the Islands az thil
time would mean 90 the average ma
tive tho Joss OF hls baroly.won ciyiI
freedom We have established in the
islands a government hy American.
assisted by FilIpnos We are steadily
striving to transform this into self
government by the FIlpinoa assisted
by Americans.
. Tho principle which we uphold
should appeal 10 an our countrymon
Ia an portions OF our country, Abov,
an they should give us strength with
the men and women who are the
spiritual heirs OF those who upbel,
the hands OF Abraham Lincoln; fol
. we are striving 20 do our work d
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