Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-12-09

lhehu InaC there be no half ~ neStly i.
uppulIdlng the American Nm IN the ny
undertaken to build the TIay' Nj
we nave undertaken to tsstAmiaa
serves our just share in tS Secafe t
orient. We have undertat. uads
our citizens from impronoarH to p
foreign lands. We contjnmaa treatnN
SYST on the application Of tbS s'eeadly
urine 70 the Western hemSneha MOnNe
our attitude in these and aSIRIuere
tiers Is to be a mere boastfnl M ~ slniG
not AFFORD to abandon orr mr." ns saan y.
Our voice is now potent for rS W prr
war "he not atss
The war which now unfo,..
IN the far East has emphaS i4o5 a,tely
iashlon the new possibilities gu IN std
rare. me lessons taught are III ,ala'al
ana tactical, and are politicsTIO l n stu
military: The experiences Of OFF, a. as va
SHOWN IN conclusive fashion Ht VA
sea-golng and sea-keeping tOrnoS 5aa
ers are indispensable, and far ,pg TA, deS
ed ana armored cruisers yerv lightly
!hat the main reliance, the m moiu %etu
III any navy worthy the name I mn, a9a
great battle ships, heavily mus must
neaVlly gunned. There will aImod
large held of usefulness for cr ",i%aN
clally OF the more formidahiioa 'SeN
most OF all we need to continrI FA
our heet of battle ships or sbina oOl
Iully armed that they can infirrt ~ ~ NJ
mum OF damage upon our opnonSrt tuF
wen protected that they can I Sue "
we're hammering in return w SGaet
impairment of their ability | TT
maneuyer. Ample means m rv I;a
ylded for, enabling the porSo oS, D
navy TO be brought to the h ,Ie.
" elliclehcy: Our great fighting sS,!
aorpeuo boats must be ceaseIqSSsI yuN
ana maneuvered in squadrons S''F ~
The Army.
W1thln the last three years ~.
states has set an example in diS ne
Wnere disarmament was prono @rS"'1 ~
our Army is fixed at mayimr r bI
hundred thousand and a rinmnnln
Thousand men. When there w ratn ~
ton in the Philippines we ko "f' A laS
at the maximum. Peace came in ' ~,
lpp1nes, and now our Army bar a, I LUZ
duced to the minimum at which "I :. G w
bic to keep it with due rpgarG ~ 4. y
cheney. The guns now mOnnt0T
tWenty-elght thousand men. if fl,
Iortlhcat1onS are to be adponatnIr I m,o
we need more officers; there aro ~ u ~
10 perform the regular army wow y
very important that the offcoy,
Army should be accustomed to haNa.
men in masses, as it is also imnO o+am
the National Guard of the snroroI
should be accustomed TO actual i't sou
euyering, especially in connection Nv nia
regulars. For this reason w sfV" o., naa
congratulated upon the SucceSS ~ +'t q!
maneuverS at Manassas last fail VI ma ut
IN which a larger number of Roa rrIa'
National Guard took part Than ou VIA,
before assembled together in fimo w" w,
No other civilized nation has rna II
it's population, such a diminntra 'I Army
ours; and while the Army is 81 s rrT
are not to be excused if we fail - ia
1t at 4 very high grade of prOfcipnrv
Should be able, in the event of Snms
den emergency, to put into the fpG
f1rst-class army corps, which sbouM
whole, at least the equal of any M,
troops of like number belonging TO any
er nation.
The Philippine Islands,
In the Philippine Islands there hss L
during the past year a continuation If
steady progress which has obtained
since our troops definitely cot the M
hand Of the insurgents. The Pbm
people at present are utterly incapaji
existing in independence at all or Of ID
ing up a civilization Of their own, | M
believe that we can help them to I
higher and higher in the scale of cviim {
and of capacity for self government. Mi
most earnestly hope that in the end
will be able to stand, if not entirely al
yet in some such relation to the I'd
States as Cuba now stands This ed
not yet in sight, and it may be inlpfd
postponed if our people are foolish end
to turn the attention of the Filipnos Il
from the problems Of achieving moral
material prosperity, of working for d
bic, orderly, and just government and
ward foolish and dangerous intrigus
complete independence for which thG S
as yet totally unfit.
On the other hand. our people must
steadily before their minds the fact
the justification for our stay in the ID
pines must ultimately rest chiefly upon
good we are able to do in the islands
not overlook the fact that in the dfIi
ment of our interests in the PaciHc
and along it's coasts, the Philippines
played and will play an important
and that our interests have been $fa
more than one way by the possession
Islands. But our chief reason for COMFY
to hold them must be that we OHl
good faith to try to do our snare
worlds work, and this particular p9
work has been imposed upon Us ~ ~
suits of the war with Spain, we @
deavoring to develop the NATIVES
selves so that they shall take aa
increasing share in their own govern,
and as far as is prudent we are iIeag
hitting their representatives 10 H. Il I
mental equality with our OWL lu
commissioners, judges, and &o'eILnVhs ,r
islands who are FilipinoS ana WIN o. r"s
actly the same share i'll the SG ,,.,ams
the islands as have their ColIt1s .arb
are Americans, while in the ioS't lh ~"
course, the great majority OF t tro
servants are FilipinoS. NiIill in,o r%
we shall be trying the eXpefiiIIi; ,np
elective lower house III the ilI Ii!i;lins
isIature. 1t may be that the t ,lr rpd
misuse this Legislature, ana l Ing hr IA
will misuse it if they are llliSlt ntin ~ 40
persons here at home INTO St' 1o,ns nj e
tation for their own indepeNuutEn"n, nd
any factious or improper a' ace rostrls
they act with wisdom ana St ,in If iii
tuey SHOW JudL tuey ak ~ .,n * aI
a legislature which in ITS tu It nsr ID
of taking a sane and eiilcieh tha r% CD
actual work Of government, um$oe
assured that a full and ilic'T nro1
ure of recognition will he ,,sr that
Above all they should rchiG,H i:npLdnSril-
prime needs are moral ana l IN FRI d
political. 1t is a good thing o III
pertinent of giving them 4 IT,. le7 Them
it is far better thing to 9lNf will viii
good roads, railroads Wilit ca marked
them to get their produces o !" wi qg
est courts, an honest and elAr ,lroipte
larry, and all that tends 10 ,, pl nia
peace, fair dealing as pew iigdaaf
man, and habits of intelligent '"
thrift. .,ona n
Meanwhile our own pcop5e I Sic6est
Der that there is need for InT !, mm,ssrian
ard of conduct among the AtDl oag
to the Philippine Islands ,,, n", The =
the public servants but , a,,'' it is =
individuals who go to themii IN the ny
[ feel this so deeply thaI H. have ps
tration of these islands l,in1natioB
refused to permit any disc, ,l and haa
soever for political reasons sno 'nnblic e
sisted that in choosing the UscIelr