The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-12-11

the national educational Office be rem
edied by adequate appropriations.
Census.
I strongly urge that the request of
the director of the census in connec-
|, tion with the decennial work so soon
to be begun be complied with and that
the appointments to the census force
be placed under the civil service law,
waving the geographical requirements
as requested by the director of the
census. The supervisors and enumer-
ators should not be appointed under
the civil service law for the reasons
given by the director.
Public Health.
The dangers to public health from
food adulteration and from many 9TH
er sources, such as the menace to the
physical, mental and moral develop
ment Of children from child labor,
should be met and overcome. This ma
ton cannot afford to lag behind in the
worldwide battle now being waged
by all civilized people with the micro
scopic foes of mankind The first leg
islative step to be taken is that for the
concentration of the proper bureaus
into one Of the existing departments.
Statehood.
l advocate the immediate admission
Of New Mexico and Arizona as states.
This should be done at the present ses-
sion Of the congress. The people of
the two territories have made it evil
dent by their votes that they will not
come in as one state The only alter
native is to admit them as two, and I
trust that this will be done without
delay.
Foreign Affairs.
This nations foreign policy is based
on the theory that right must be done
between nations precisely as between
last ten years we have in this matter
proved our faith by our deeds. We
have behaved and are behaving to-
ward other nations as in private life an
honorable man would behave toward
his fellows
Latin American Republics.
The commercial and material prog
ress of the twenty Latin American re-
publics Is worthy Of the careful atten-
ton Of the congress. No other section
of the world has shown greater pro-
portionate development of it's foreign
trade during the last ten years, and
none other has more special claims on
| the interest Of the United States.
Panama Canal.
The work on the Panama canal is be-
ing done with speed, efficiency and
entire devotion to duty which make it
a model for all work of the kind. No
task Of such magnitude has ever before
been undertaken by-any nation, and no
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 are faithfully doing
their duty, have won their right to the
ungrudging respect and gratitude OF
the American people.
Ocean Mail Lines.
I again recommend the extension of
the ocean mail act of 1891 so that sat
isfactory American ocean mail lines to
South America. Asia, the Philippines
and Australasia may be established.
The creation of such steamship lines
should be the natural corollary of the
voyage of the battle feet. 1t should
precede the opening of the Panama
tanal
The Philippines.
Real progress toward self govern
ment is being made in the Philippine
Islands The gathering of Philippine
legislative body and Philippine assem-
bly, marks process absolutely new in
Asia, not only as regards Asiatic colo
MES Of European powers, but as re-
CARDS Asiatic possessions of other Ash
attic powers, and indeed, always ex-
cepting the striking>and wonderful ex-
ample afforded BY the great empire OF
Japan, 1t opens an entirely new de-
parture when compared with anything
which has happened among Asiatic
powers which are their own masters.
We have given the Filipinos constitu-
tional government, a government based
upon justice, and we have shown that
we have governed them for their good
and not for our ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
At the present time, as during the
past ten years, the memorable logic Of
facts shows that this government
must be supplied by us and not by
them We must be wise and gener-
Gus. We must help the Filipinos to
master the difficult art of self con-
| troll, which is simply another name for
self government. But we cannot give
them self government save in the
sense of governing them so that grad
ually they may, if they are able, learn
to govern themselves. No one can
prophesy the exact date when it will
be wise to consider independence as
fixed and definite policy.
Porto Rico.
I again recommend that American
citizenship be conferred upon the peO-
pie of Porto Rico.
Cuba.
In Cuba our occupancy Will cease Ill
about two months time. The Cubans
houo in orf1aplu mo npQr olootp1 their