Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-12-08

ter a. oulu pe allowed to +
all their beauty and majesty '"saFa
The Philippine Islam.
During the past year the pbWS'
ands have been slowly No. l Unp
the series of disasters wbi lowering
can occupation, have great great, since
amount of agricultural nrod ieuaes
what was produced in SpaniSbu ny.
war, the rinderpest, The sT ~ uaeS
drought, and the cholera havo %Sc 1
as causes to prevent return w UeeG
perity much needed in the is VI tae
income of the Philippine gor rslanas
necessarily been reduced h4 r eallAeH
business and agricultural dnnr eaSon
islands, and the government pt'SSlOn
obliged to exercise great econon LAS
down its expenses, to rednco soi9,
in every way to avoid ''lafe
has adopted an internal raro ueAc
imposing taxes on cigars '''eaae
and distilled liquors. and Clsa
the old Spanish industrial to SUo
come derived from it has nartI taAeS
for the reduction in customs reya,n lid
has been marked increase in 't tb"
OF Fll1plnos employed in the ci ,%I
ana corresponding decrease in ~
Der of Americans. III Tue
improvements of harborS ma,
bridges continue, although tho on ,VauS
OF the revenue forbids the nvnnnMs
any great amount from currnnt mutt mutt
these purposes. Disturbances hoyo "
been suppressed, and it is bonpG tha.
these lessons local governments md
formed which will secure 0uiet and
to the deserving inhabitants T TN,
dent is another proof of the fact \
there has been any error rs rpas rS
self government in the PhilipniraS
been in the direction of giving if Tn
ly, not too slowly.
The agricultural conditions Of tbo
enforce more strongly than eyer tSa
ment in favor Of reducing the tariF
products of the Philippine Islands an
the United States. | earnestly rS,M0
that the tariff now imposed by tha NJ
bill upon the products of the PhiIiSSmT
andS be entirely removed. except fla
on sugar and tobacco, and that that
be reduced to % per cent of tbp nj
rates under the DingIey act. that
July l, 1909, the tariff upon Tobacco
sugar produced in the Philippine
be entirely removed, and that free
in the products of each country tba
provided for by law.
Problems of Hawaii.
In my judgment immediate stems \
be taken for the fertilization of H1
This is the most important point in M
cific to fortify in order to conserve ID
terests of this country. Hawaii is too
lily taxed. She has serious commercial
industrial problems to reckon with; III
measure of relief can be considered 4
looks to legislation admitting Chinese
restricting them by statute to field 1
and domestic service. The status oil
Witty can never again be tolerated on L
lean soil.
Porto Rican Affairs.
/ earnestly advocate the adoption a
islation which will explicitly confer Il
lean citizenship on all citizens of
Rico. The problems and needs of the A
are industrial and commercial rather
political.
InsuIar Affairs in General
1 wish also to call the attention q
Congress to one question which al
our inSular possessions generally; 4
ly, the need of an increased liberaliS
the treatment of the whole franz
question in these islands. In the n
desire to prevent the islands being
plotted by spectators and to
them develop i'll the interest Of
own people an error has been made
fusing to grant sufficiently liberal terH
induce the investment Of American Cd
in the Philippines and in Porto Ricoj
have been paying all possible heed Y
political and educational interests o.
islands, but, important though these
jects are, it is not less important tha
should favor their industrial develop
Admission to Statehood.
l recommend that Indian Territory
Oklahoma be admitted as one State
that New Mexico and Arizona be adm
as one State. There is no juStltcatltoH
further delay; and the adyisability OF
ing the four territories into two state
been clearly established.
The Panama Canal.
The treaty between the United
and the Republic Of Panama, under
the construction of the Panama cana l
made possible, went into effect VIII
on Feb. %, 1904. The canal properu
the French Canal Company were
ferred to the United States on apr
1904, on payment of $40,COOWO 10
company. Active work in canal COM
ton, mainly preparatory, mas geen
progress for less than a year anu
During that period two points ANU So
canal have ceased to be open " W
First, the question of route; the cane"
be built on the ISthmus OF Iallalla ~r
ond, the question of Feasibility, tnei
no physical obstacles on TINS rot'L Lo
American engineering skill VIII ,i ag. w
to overcome without serious uincui n,
that will prevent the complexion nd u
canal within reasonable time @nu
reasonable cost. ..,od
The point which remains unsettieu,
question of type, whether the caI ior
be one of several locks above sea III,
at sea level with single tlde lV tSn
this point l hope to lay before ln1 =
gress at an early day the hhdlhs g'rr r.
advisory board of American anu h nra
engineers, that at my invitation h% .,t
considering the subject, together o m'1
report of the commission thereon 1tio
comments thereon or recohlIllen ZOOS,
reference thereto as may seem I Ia +
The American people are pleusfsI
speediest possible construction III rbic
adequate to meet the demands ~. "n m
commerce Of the world VIII lllahe +b b
and l appeal most earnestly ~ Of
gress to aid in the fulflllnleNIb has
pledge. Gratifying progress ID D SsDp
made during the past year anu rb or q,
during the past four months, ,,,i rnr
part of the necessary prGIln IL oTca,
has been done. Actual work OF "a sea zeal
could be begun only on a lll LLialtoithfnI
the canal zone was made ,, neI isthmu
to live in and to work in: Inc rel. has has
to be sanitated first, This ta thot D"
so thoroughly accomplished .,tr n%
fever has been virtually eHt tlE oond
the isthmus and general heaith ''
vastly improved. 49,, +bo ISL
In addition to sanitatlng INV nro
satisfactory quarters are penn nstp s,
for employees and an adequ", whole
of supplying them win with has
food at reasonable prices hoen
created. Hospitals have are
lished and equipped tha ma anyv
out superiors of their kl dna porti
During the past year a Id, ork is
the plant with which the worn % Hc,pfi
orJopa6 IL ID " y,