Bisbee daily review., 1908-12-09


 ily may be given to the small land owner similar to that on the main land. To aid these changes, the na- tional government must provide the necessary harbor Improvements on each island, so that the agricultural rrcducts can be carsied to the mar kets of the world The coas-wise snip- ping laws should De amended 10 meet the special needs of the islands. sni the alien cnl4 Tact labor law should be so modified in it's application to Rawaii as to enable American and European labor to be brouEht thither
 The Philippines.
 Real progress toward self-goyern- ment is being made 'n the Philippine Islands. The gathering of Plilip- pine leg slative body and Philipp,.,s assembly ma ks a process absolutely new in Asia, not only as regarus Asiatic colonies of European powers. but as regards Asiatie possessions Of other Asiatic powers; ara, indeed, al ways excepting the scrikiug and won derful example afforded by the great empire of Japan, it opens an entirely new departure when compared with anything which has happened among
 Asiatic powers which are their owl masters. Hitherto this Philippine legislature has acted with moderation end self-restraint and has seemed in, practical fashion to realize the eternal truth that there must always be gov ernment, and that the only way in waich any body of individuals can es- cape the necessity of being governed by outsiders is 10 show that they are able to restrain themselves, to keep down wrongdoing and disorder. The Filipino people, through iioir 0 slCials, are therefore making real steps in the direction of self-goyernment. I hope and believe that these steps mark the beginning of a course which will con tinue till the Filipinos become fit to decide for themselves whether they desire to be an independent nation. But it is well for them (and well also ] for those Americans who during me past decade have done so much dam age to the Filipinos by agitation fur an immediate independence for which they were totally unfit, to remember that lf-goyernment depends, and must depend, upon the Filipinos them selves.
 Porto Rico.
 I again recommend that American citizenship be conferred upon the peo- pie If Porto Rico. Cuba.
 In Cuba our occupancy will cease in about two months time; the au- thorities, and the island will be turned ever to them. Our occupation on this occasion has lasted little over two years, and Cuba has thriven and prOs, pered under il. Our earnest hope and one desire is that the people uf the island shall now govern themselves with justice, so that peace and order may be secure. We will gladly ielp them to this end; but would solemn ly warn them to remember the great truth that the only way q people can permanently avoid being goTeIned without is to show that they both can and will govern themselves from within.
 Japanese Exposition.
 Tle -Japaness goyeTpmept has post puned until 1917 the date of the great international exposition, the acti9n De ing taken so as to insure ample time n which to prepare to make the eX- position all that it should be made. ! -t ited Japan and the postponement will merely give. ampler opportunity for America to be represented at the ex' position. Not since the first interna' tiCnal expos tion has there been one Of greater importance than this will be. marking as it does the fftieth ami versary of the ascension to the throne of the emperor Of Japan.
 i TLe Army.
 As regards the army l call attUn- ten to the fact thE> while our jupiod officers and enlisted men stand yere nigh. the present systeTI of promotion Iby seniority results in bringing into 'the higher grades many men Of medic ere capacity who have but a short time to serve. No man should regard | his vested right to rise to the high est rank in the army any more than h aEy other profession. It is a cur1Uu, and by nc means cTeditable fact that there shCUlG be so often ia lure on tEr Lart Of the public and it's repre- seHJatives 10 understand the great ns ed from the standpoint of the ser vice Gnd the nation of refusing tO promote respectfully, elderly incom- peteEts.
 National Guard.
 Now that the organized militia, i'. National Guard, has been incorporate with the aI"ly as a parI of the Ha tionli forces, it behOOves the goVe.f -nent to do every reasonable thing IT, it's power to perfect it's efficiency. F should be assisted in it's instruction , and otherwise aided more liberally than heretofore. The continuous ser l. vices of many well-trained regular oi' Ecers will be essential in this conne> tion. Such officers must be especlallN Irs:jned at scgrirs. schools best tc qudT ify them as instructors of the Naticn 1. al Guard. But the detailing of ofi1cer' for training at the service schools anC for duty with the National Guard en , tails detaching them from their rego 1, ments which are already greatly de l. I'd by detachment of officers foi , assignment to duties prescribed b! ! acts of the congress.
 l l approve the recommendations O 1, the general board for the increase o , the navy, calling especial attention tt I the need of additional destroyers ani
 colliers. and above all, of the four bal feships. It is desirable to complet' , as soon as possible a squadron f eight battleships of the esst existlnl !, type. The North Dakota, Delaware | Florida and Utah will form the frs ]. division of this souadcou. The f0a , vessels proposed will fern the secon' i division. It will be an improvement . on the first, the ships being Of ina
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