The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-12-08

cation o. the NIohroe do0tflne 20 ihs
western hemisphere, Unless our Attitude
IA these und all similar matters IL 20 be
q mere hoaetful sham we can not anord
10 abandon our naval programme Our
voice u now potent for peace. and r. 20
potent because we are noe afraid of war.
But our protcatations upon behalf Of
pcace would neither receive nor deserve
the slightest attention n We were inn
potent 10 make them good.
The Army.
Within the last three years the United
States has vet an example Ia disafma-
ment where disarmament was proper.
BY law our armY o. hNed az a maximum
~ one hundred thousand and a minimum
Of sixty thousand men, when there was
insurrection IN the Philippines We kept
the army az the maximum, Peace came
N the Philippines, and now our army
afas been reduced 20 the minimum a
which Il r. possible 10 keep u with due
regard 10 It's efficiency. The guns nov
mounted require -twentyseiRht thousand
men, II the coast Qualifications are 20 be
adequately I'M Relatively TO the
nation. II Is not now 30 large as the po-
lice force Of New York or Chicago rela-
lively TO the population OF either city.
We need more officers; there are not
enough 70 perform the regular army
work. Il is very important that the on
GERS Of the army shouid be accustomed
~ AAANAA AhFA UAfM IN MdAsHtNs as II -
also important that the national guard
Of the several states should be accus-
TONED to actual field maneuvering espe-
ciaily In connection with the regulars.
For this reason we are 10 be congratu-
lated upon the success OF the held RIA
enuyers az Manassas last fall. maneuvers
IN which a larger number OF regulars
and national guard took part than was
ever before assembled together IN time
Of peace. No other civilized nation has.
relatively 60 It's population. such a d.
minutive army a. ours. and while the
army f. 20 small We are not 10 be ex-
cused n we fan to keep IL az a voTy high
grade q proficiency.
Great progress has been made IN pro-
tectinE our coasts By adequate fortin-
cations with SUFFICIENT guns. We should.
however. pay much more heed thar az
present 20 the development OF an extern
sive system Of floating mines for use In
al our more important harbors. These
mines have been proved 10 be a most for
mieable safeguard against hostile ncets.
The Philippines.
In the Philippine Islands there has
been during the past year e continuation
Of the steady progress which has OBJ
tained ever since Our troops dedultelg
got the upper hand % the Insurgents.
The Philippine people. or 90 speak more
accurately. the many tribes and even
races, sundered from one another moro
or less sharply. who so 60 make up the
people OF the Philippine Islands. contain
many eiements % good and some ele-
meuts which We have a right 90 hope
stand Tor progress. Al present they are
utterly Incapable Of existing IN indie
pendence az all or % building up a civ
tiiGaticn Of their own. I ARMY bei9ers
that We can help them 10 rise higher and
higher 10 the scale q civilization and
Of capacity for f--governmenL and I
most earnestly hope that In the end they
VA be able 90 stand. n not entirely alone.
yet In some such relation 10 the United
States as Cuba now stands This end
Is not yet ia sight. and q may - in-
definitely postponed " our people are
foolish enough 20 turn the attention of
the filipinos away from the problems q
achlcyinE moral and material prosperity.
Of working Tor a stable. orderly and Just
government. and toNaud foolish and dan
geruua tntriEuss Tor q complete indrrrnd-
enco Tor which they are as yeg totally
unaL
on the other hand our people must
Keep steadily tefore their minds the fBc&
that tho Justification Tor oar stay ~ the
Philippines must ultimately rest chiefly
upon The good No are able 90 90 tn ne
Islands. ! DO not overlook the fact that
In the Development 81 our interests In
the Pacific ocean and along a. coasts.
the Philippines have played and YIN play
SIS HNHNH".H HAHNN ~ ANA HNHH EAN N.#"HN.aM
have been served Ia more than one way
hy The possession % The islands But
our chief reason Cor continuing 60 hold
them must be that We ought Isl good
faith 60 Try 20 10 our share " The
worlds work, ana this particular piece
% work has been Imposed upon us 30
The results % the war with spain. The
problem presented 90 ua in The Philip
pine islands t. akin 10. but nos exactly
like. tho problems prevented 90 TIRE ether
great civilized powers which have pos
sessions IN abe Orient More distinctly
than any OF The powers We are ruduay-
orinE 20 develop the natives themselves
20 thar they shall take an ever. incr,aE-
ing share IN their own government and
as FAR 49, o. prudent We are already nd-
hitting their representative 70 a gev.
ernmental equality with our own Thera
are commissioners Judges. and governors
ln the islands Who are Flipinos and who
ave exactly the same share IA the Fox-
crumcat ~ the islands a. have their coi-
leagues who are Americans. while ln the
lower ranks % course. TIE great major
ity o. the public senrant are Fnipinos.
Within two years VI shall b. tryinE the
experiment 81 an elective toNer house In
The Philippine legislature.
Meanwhile our own people shoald re-
member that there IL need for the high
est standard % conduct among the Amer
leans sent 20 ths Philippine islands, not
NAAM MHNNNAM NNN N""fHH MNHANHH NAA
among the private individuals who go
90 them. a. a. because I feel this -
deeply that IN she administration Of ihusa
islands 4 have positively refused 20 per-
mit any Discrimination whatsoever for
p%elitieal reasons and have ipsisted thst
On choosing the public servants consids
GRAFTON should Dc paid solely 70 the
worth Of tho men chosen and 90 the
needs % the islands. There D. no high
81 body 81 mon in our puhlic service
than We have in tn Philippine isianda
under Gov MTiKht ana his associates.
10 Tar az possible these men should 10
given n free hand ans their suggestions
should rpcolvo the hearty hsckinn both
uf the Executive and 81 the Congress-
There IL need % a Risilant and disiutef-
cstud support OF our public HerNanta IN
the Philippines by good citizens here IN
the United States Unfortunately hither-
TO those of our people here az home who
have specially claimed 90 be- the cham
ufomn n the E4luiuns have In reality