The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-07-28

kind Of organization Is 20 be favored Sc
long as Il acts in a spirit Of justice and 81
! regard for the rights Of others Each Is
1 @ be granted the fun protection Of the
] law, and each IN turn IS 10 be held 10 a
strict obedience 70 the law, for no man IL
above i and no man below IT, The hum
/ blest individual Is 70 have his rights safe
4 guarded ae serupulously as those Of the
strongest organization. for each is TO re-
ceive justice, no more and no less.
The Canal Assured.
Ever since this continent was discover
/ ed the need Of an isthmian canal To con-
meet the Pacific and the Atlantic has been
I recognized. and ever since the birth Of our
nation such canal has been planned
AT last the dream has become a reality
The isthmian canal is now being built by
the government Of the United States We
conducted the negotiation for its con-
strnction with the incest and most scru-
pulous honor and in a spirit OF the largest
generosity toward those through whose
territory il was to run.
Every sinister effort which could be de-.
vised by the spirit OF faction or the spirit
OF self interest was made IN order to de-
feat the treaty with Panama and thereby
prevent the contamination Of this work
The construction Of the canal IS now an
assured fact but most certainly Il is un-
wise g iptrust the carrying out Of 50
momentous policy to those who have
endeavored 10 defeat the whole undertake
ing.
Our foreign policy has been SO conducted
that, while not one OF our Just claims has
been sacrificed, our rela lions with all for
eign nations are now Of the most peaceful
kind there is not q cloud on the horizon.
Ia the Caribbean sea we have made
good cur promises Of Independence TO
Cuba and have proved our assertion that
our mission in the island was one Of
Justice and not of self ACKNOWLEDGMENT
and thereby no less than BY our action in
Venezuela and Panama we have shown
that the Monroe doctrine Ia living real
Ity, designed for the hurt OF no nation,
but fer the protection Of civilization on
the western continent and for the peace
Of the world, Our steady growth in power
has gone hand in hand with strength
enlng disposition 10 use this power with
strict regard for the rights of others and
Tor the cause Of International Justice ana
good viii
American interests IN the Pacific have
rapidly grown. American enterprise has
laid a cable acreHs this, the greatest IL
oceans We have proved in effective FASH
ion that we wish the Chinese empire well
and desire its integrity and Independence
Roosevelt's Philippine Policy.
our foothold ia the Philippines greatly
strengthens our position ia the cempeti.
ton for the trade II the east hut we are
governing the Philippines IN the interest
~ tbs Philippine people themselves. We
nave already given them a large share in
their government, and our purpose is 10
increase this share as rapidly AS they give
evidence % increasing fitness for the task
The great majority % the officials Of the
islands whether elective or appolntiys
are already native Filipinos. We are now
providing for a legislative assembly This |
is the first step 70 BE taken ii the future.
and il would be eminently unNise to de-.
clare what our next step viii be until this !
ilrst step has been taken and the results /
are manifest, To have gone faster than |
we have already gone In giving the is- \
iandefs constantly increasing measure /
OK SELF government would have been dis
astrous. 70 withdraw our government |
from the islands at this time would mean /
e the average native the loss or his bare
" won CIVIL freedom. We have establish
ed ~ the Islands q government by Amer
leans assisted by Filpinus we are steads I
~ striving 70 transform this inso SELF
government by the Filipinos assisted by
Americans
We face the future with our past and
'uF present as guarantors Ok our pron1-
ses. and we are content to stand or 10
tail BY the record which we have made
ind are making
At the conclusion of the address Pres
dent Roosevelt held an informal re-
'eption and received the congratuIa.
ions Of the committeeman on his
ipeech
Both chs president and Speaker Can
ION spoke standing on chair placed
i an angle o. the veranda So that an
'ould hear. The guests stood during
ne speeches
Senator Platt Of New York, who had
Ieen invited, was not present