The new age., 1906-12-08

tendency is to unfit them for industrial work
united to do well if thew do go into IL Ttss
is tezs2eaey, which, shonld, be strenuensly
combated. Our industrial development de7endss
largely upon technical education, including in
this terra ali industrial. sAheatien. fron1A that
which fits a to be a good mechanic. IA good
carpenter, or blacksmitES to that which hts
man to do the greatest engineering feaa Inc
best become such by technical industrial edu'
cation.
The department of agriculture has broken
new pxuund in many, directions. and year by
year It finds how it can improve it's methods
and develop, fresh usefulness. Its; constant
BY the then Cuban oSS b% int to SeSen 81
Cuba that he intended to resigns, thst. none OF
the other constitutional officers would con-
sent to carry on the government, and that ne
was powerless to nAaantain ORDER. 4 was eyl
dksst that chaos wssss impending. Thanks too
the preparedness of our navy. L was able Inn
mediately. to sendl enough ships to Cuba to-
prevent the situation from becoming hopeless
II In accordance with the so1called Rlafn
amendment, which was embodied in the con-
Estitution of Cuba, l proclaimed a provisional
government for the island. Ae secretary 81
war acting as provisional governor until he
could be replaced by Mr.. Magoon; trasps
were sent to- support them and to relieve the
navy, the expedition being handled with most
satisfactory speed and effsciencys The. pro.
visional government has left the personnel of
| the old government and che old laws, so far
as might be, unchanged, and will tiiaas ad-
minister tAe island for a, few months until
tranquilitx can be restored, a new election
properly held, and new government inaugu-
rated. Peace has come IN the islands and the
harvesting of the sugar-cane crop. she great
crop of the island, is about to prossed.
| The United States wishes nothing OF Cuba
tsas sa J ,SsS;ns os @ sbans ss saTe a
that they shall be able to preserve order
among themselves and therefore to preserve
their Independence. If the elections become
farce, and if the insurrecti0aary habit be-
Ecomes confirmed in the island, it is abso-
Iutey out of the question: that the island
should continae independently and the United
States, which has assumed the sponsorship BE-
| fore the civilized world for Cuba's career as,
nation, would again have to intervene and to
see that the government was managed IN Snch
orderly fashion to secure the safety OF lite
In many parts Of South America tbare has
been naucA misunderstanding of the attitude
other American republics An idea had be-
come prevalent that our assertion OF the
Monroe doctrine implied carried with it
of Eppd Of
the countries to whose territory that doctrine
applies. Nothing could be farther from the
truth. Yet that impressioA continued to oe a
friendly intercourse, to the introduction OF
American capital and the extension Of Anleri-
can trade. The impression was so widespread
that apparently IT could not De reaehed Dy any
Il ordinary means.
u It was part Of Secretary Roots mission to
dispel this nnfounded impression, and there
is Just cause to believe that he has succeeded
have Just returned from trip to Panama
. and shall report TO yen at length later on
, the whole subject of the Panama canal.
The destruction of the Pribilof islands fur
. seals by pelagic sealing still continues. The
regulations have proved plainly inadequate te
/, accomplish the object of protection and preser
. walton of the fur seals, and for long time
this government has been trying in vain tc
!, secure from Great Britain such revision ano
! modification Of the regulations as were con
: femplated and provided Tor Dy the award o.
& the Tribunal of Paris.
. The process of destruction has been accel
I lerated during Eecent years BY the appearance
i iof number Of japanese vessels engaged i
i Ipeiagic sealing. As these vessels have no
: : Ibeen bound even by the Inadequate limitation
) prescribed by the Tribunal Of Paris, they hav
{ paid no attention either to the close season
: TO the sixty-mile limit imposed upon the Cana
: dians and have prosecuted their work up t.
: the very islands themselves.
We have not relaxed our efforts TO secure al
= agreement with Great Britain for adequat
, protection of the seal herd, and negotiation
q with Japan for the same purpose are IL
7 progress. :.
Z hope of making arrangements with other gov
. ernments to put an end to the hideous cruelt.
: now incident to pelagic sealing it will be
question for your serious consideration nov
! far we should continue to protect and main
. tain the seal herd on land with the result o
: continuing such a practice, and whether !
= | is not better to end the practice by extermI
! way nossihle.
The United States navy is the surest guar
it antcr of peace which this country posseeSg os
: 2rofit by the t-achings of history in this mat
= ter. A strong and wise people r','! study. =
= own failures no less tnali is. triunpns, TO
: there is wisdom to be learned from the stud
= of both, of the mistake as well as of the sue
Il cess.
y y | do not ask that we continue to increas
!. our navy I ask merely that it be maintaine
Iati itc strength. and this be don
!, | only if we replace the obsolete and outwor
- ships by new and good ones, the equals o
. for one year means that for that year tn
:, navy goes back instead of forward The oil
y battleship Texas, for instance, would now b
of little service in sttand,nP night with 70
a monitors have outworn their usefulness, Will
4 it was a waste of money to build the modeT
= single -turret monitors. All these ships shonI
3 be replaced by others; and this can be don
y by wellsettlcd program of providing Tor tn
:, building each year of at least one hrst-clas
I, battleship equal in size and speed to any tina
- any nation is at the same time building.
,e Another small revolution has broker
ct out in Ecuador.
;;r There will be not tariff revision thi
W session of congress.
lg DIR. Lapponi, physician to the pope
n has cancer of the stomach.
,e The Hartman system has decided t
build its own refrigerator cars.
I'd Great Britain will give France an
ty Spain free hand to pacify Morocco.
as Christmas gifts sent to United State
no soldiers in Cuba will not be subject t
,s, IS duty.
re The Wells, Fargo Express compan
n will advance the wages of its employe
o within the next 80 days.
Id A house committee is considering
er bill which provides for a rate of 2 cent
IS. per mile on all railways of the Unite
be States.
IP- Russia and Japan are building u
in in their forces and another war is likel
lst when one or both recover from th
OF effects of the recent struggle.
Y, The Interstate Commerce commissio
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