Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-10

Win US as n people aud with our pul
'oses toward them. but with what W,
nave 10 exchange for their goods. |
Is an International institution support
ell by all the governments of the twt
Americas.
Panama Canal.
Inc work on the Panama canal il
pelng done With speed. eftcienc,
AUG entire devotion to duty which
mike IL a model for all work of the
KIND. No task of such magnitude has
ever before been undertaken by any
hhtlon and DO task OF the kind has
ever been better performed. The men
on The isthmus, from Colonel Goethals
and his fellow commissioners through
the entire list of employees who arc
| FAITHFULLY doing their duty. have won
their right to the ungludgiug respect
ana gratitude of the American people.
Ocean Mail Lines.
again recommend the extension of
the ocean mail act OF 1891 so that sat
,sfactory American ocean mail lines
to South America, Asia, the Pbilip-
pines and Austria asia may be cstab
llshed. The creation of such steam
sup INES should be the natural coro]-
larry of the voyage of the battle feet
It should precede the opening of the.
f,anhina canal. Even under favorable
conditions several years must elapsc'
hefore such lines eau be put into oper.
atlon Accordingly urge that the
congress act promptly where foresight
already shows that action sooner ar
later will be inevitable.
Hawaii.
call particular attention to the
territory OF Hawaii The inportance
OF those islands is apparent, aud the
need Of improving their. condition and
developing their resources is urgent
En recent years industrial conditions,
upon the islands have radically chang
ed The importation of cody labor
has practically ceased, and there is
now developing such Il diversity in
agricultural products as to make posi-
pie change in The land conditions of
may be given to the small landowner
similar to that OH the mainland. To
AID these changes the national govern
Dlent must provide the necessary bar
Dor improvements on each island SO
that the agricultural products can be
carried to tic markets OF the world,
The coastyi&e shipping laws should be-
Il III pndptJ n ,c -
Inc islands. apd the alien contract Ia
Dor law. should be SO modified in it's |
application 10 Hawaii as to enable
American and European labor to he
brought tbither
We have begun to improve Pearl |
narbrr for Il naval base and to pro.
iidr the necessary military fortified
ions tor the protection of the islands,
ant cannot too strongly emphasize
lie need Of appropriations for these
purposes of such an amount as will
within tic shortest possible time make
nose islands practically impregna BILE.
is useless to develop the industrial
conditions of the islands and estab-
ish there bases of supply for our ma
III and merchant fleets unless VIC in
nre, as far rs human ingenuity can,
Deir safety from foreign seizure.
Ono thing to be remembered with all
llr Notifications is that lit is almost
Useless TO make them Hnpreguabe
rom the sea il they are left open 10
and attack. This is true, even of our
Wn coast. but, ii is doubly true of our
lSular possessions In Hawaii, FOL, ,
astancc, 1t is worse than useless to :
stablish naval station unless we + +,
stablish it behind forti6ca tons so ,
tronS that no landing force can take !,
aem save by regular and long con- i
nued siege operations. y
The Philippines. c
Teal progress toward self govern. f
tent is being made in the Philippine Il
stands. The gathering of Philippine c
sislative body aud Philippine assem- Il
y marks a process absolutely new in
STA, not only as regards Asiatic colo !.
les Of European powers, but as re-
ards Asiatic possessions of other .Asi.
lie powers. and indeed. always ey- ,
'ptln2 the striking and wonderful eN- :,
nple afforded by the great empire OF :.
lpun. it opens an entirely new de- :,
lrture when compared with anything =
hich has happened among Asiatic ).
'wers which are their own masters, -
itherto this Philippine legislature :.
Is acted with moderation and self re- :
rainr and has seemed in practical =
shion TO realize the eternal truth
at there must always be government
ID That the only way in which any tc
dy OF individuals can escape the ne | q
ssity of being governed by outsiders II
TO show that they are able TO re- Sc
'ain themselves, TO keep down Ia
'onedoing and disorder. The Filipi. q;
people, through their officials. are SC
erefore making real steps in the di- V,
:tion of self government hone in
q believe that these steps mark the or
of a course which will con n,
ue till the Filipines became fit to ST
eide tor themselves whether they Of
sire TO he an independent nation, II,
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