, 1904-12-06
PRESIDENT R004vHTS MSSAGt
HAS VIGOROUS RECOMMENDATIONS
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present.
The president urges identifying the
city of Washington and making that an
example to all other cities in h land,
and suggests identifying it with parks
AID monuments, urges compulsory
school attendance in Washington.
| ?rlIich, he says, with public play
stnunds are necessary means for the
development of wholesome citizenship
in modern cities.
Concerning irrigation the president
says: During the w and one-half
years that have elapsed since the pas
sage of the reclamation act rapid pro-
gress has been made in the surveys
and examinations of the opportunities
for reclamation in the thirteen states
and three territories of the arid west.
Construction has already been begun
on the largest n most important OF
the irrigation works and plans are be-
ing completed for works which will
utilize the funds now available. The
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reclamation service, a corps of en-
%gineers selected through competitive
civil service examinations. This corps
includes experienced consulting and
constructing engineers as well as var
ious experts in mechanical and legal
matters and is composed largely OF
men who have spent most of their lives
in practical affairs connected with if
rigation. The reclamation act has been
found to be remarkably complete and
effective, and so broad in it's provisions
that a wide range of undertakings
has been possible under it. At the same
time economy is guaranteed by the
fact that the funds must ultimately be
returned to be used over again.
The president urges the immediate
setting aside of game preserves for
preservation of native American
beasts which are tending toward ex-
tinction at present. suggesting that
the limits of Yellowstone park be ex-
tended southwark, the canon of the Col
orado be made a national park and the
park system include the Yosemite
and as many as possible of the groves
OF giant trees in California.
The president deplores the large
amount of government printing and
urges greater economy in publishing
government publications, saying the
greater amount of books and reports
now printed are never e at all.
The president further says: at is
not true that the United States feels
jects as regards the other nations OF
the western hemisphere ave such as
are for their welfare. All that this
country desires is to see the neighbor-
ing countries stable, orderly and pros
porous. Any country whose people
conduct themselves well car count up
on u hearty friendship. If a nation
shows hat it knows how to act with
reasonable efficiency and decency in
social and political matters, If it keeps
order and pays its obligations it need
fear no interference from the United
States. Chronic wrong d ng or an
impotence which results in a general
loosening of the ties of civilized So
ciety may in America, as elsewhere,
ultimately require Intervention by
some civilized nation, and in the west
ern hemisphere the adherence of the
United States to the Monroe doctrine
may force the United States. however
reluctantly. in fragrant cases to such
wrong doing or impotence to the ex-
lercise of an international police law.
IN the Philippine islands there has
been during the past year a continue
ton Of the steady progress which has
upper hand Of the insurgents. At pres
ent the many tribes or races which go
to make up the people of the Philip
pine islands are utterly incapable OF
existing in independence at all or
building up a civilization of their own.
The president closes by saying,
There is no higher body of men in our
public service than we have in the
Philippine islands under Governor
Wright and his associates. SO far as
is possible these men should be given
a free hand, and their suggestions
should receive the hearty backing both
of the executive and of congress. There
is meet of a vigilant and d~isinterested
support of our public servants in the
Philippines by good citizens here in
the United States. Unfortunately
hitherto, those of our people here at
home who have especially claimed to
be the champions of the Filipinos have
in reality been their worst enemies.
This will continue to be the case as
long a they strive to make the Fill
pinos independent INT stop all indus
trial development Of the islands by
crying out against the laws which
would bring it on the ground that cap
italists must not exploit the islands.
Such proceedings are not only unwise,
but are most harmful to the Fflipinos,
who. do not need independence al all,
but who do need good laws. good pub
he servants and the Industrial devel-
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