The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-09-22

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am talking nos ~ the purely rom
r's,.ili uta-' ~ the QUESTION and ! think
- lam that W. must have q commercial
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msr,e "" must have q naval ha--. and at
~uhrg Ray such a has. - now being de-
v"lufei '"ngres- has Recognized our
neeis ~ The Philippines and has aDpru-
uTatci NJ orally for terrifying the islands
Npds~I guns are being MOUNTED n large
d~'viurt uis lseD located In Sulig Bay.
tr.oTs are stationed In the Island ot IuZon,
AMI ~ every way Congress has shown its
ie-lrc to rotect the islands from foreign
aggression and also TO establish "A taSe for
pusslbls military operations
II has been frequently said that the
nited Stst"$has ssumed res, onsihilities
IN tho PhilipI ines which Il cannot ASS
over To other hands do not care "a dis
rtss TINS phase of the situation. evCevt to
say that I Relieve the American eol L.
will never shrink from such res onsi-
hilities as were assumed for them when the
United States took over the Philip, ines
Was very glad 20 zee that Major Me
lntvre recently eATluded the popular idea
that the United States aid twenty millions
10 Spain for the lslan,is. lie made u clear
that when the Treaty of Paris was signed
tho SPANISH commissioners agreed To settle
all their numerous claims Tor the sum mem
toned and to throw IN the Philip ines.
and he showed that by accegting this offer
the United States avoided the necessity
- taking over the cuban and Porto Rican
debts.
But the commercial side Of the matter
IN which farmers. our manufacturers and
all our people are concerned 10 To my mind
of greater Importance. and | want To EN-
phasiHe my belief that the United States
40 a world power will always have COM
nercisl and diplomatic interests in the
Far Fast and cannot maintain itself properly
without a base Of operations. The United
States cannot withdraw from its present
enterprise in the East. but must go forward
seeking liz share OF the advantages n
sIsiaining lis shares of the responsibilities.
We cannot afford to turn over to the
other natfbns Of the world all the vast COM
merce of the East and restrict ourselves 10
our own Pacific coast, The annexation OF
Hawai- WAS IN pursuance Of a policy OF
commercial expansion and protection in
the Pacific which the statesmen OF "A few
wears ago foressw at both inevitable and
advisable for the United States. We are
fortunate that what was acquired through
their wisdom has been supplemented in
Q legitimate and honorable way by the
cession Of the Philippines to our country.
and W. should never let 90 the immense
commercial advantages we have thus
secured"