The Washington times., 1908-12-08

-lt1 SAfA q DIVERSITY OF agricultural
products as to make possible a change
In the land conditions Of the Territory,
50 that an opportunity may be given 10
the small land owner similar TO that on
the mainland. To aid these changes.
the National Government must provide
the necessary harbOr improvements. on
eacn island. so that the agricultural
pLoducIs can be carried 70 the markets
OF the world.
Inc cOastWIse shipping laws should
De amended 10 meet the special needs
OF the Islands. and the alien contract
labor law should be so modified in its
application 70 Hawaii as 10 enable
1A-heILcal. 11-l ana European labor 10 be
brought thither
we have begun 10 improve Pearl Har-
Do; Ior q naval Uase and 70 provide
me necessary military fortifcatf0ns for
the protection OF the islands but can
not TOO strongly emphasize the need OF
appropriations for these purposes OF
SIch AZ amount as viii within the
S-toT leSL possible time make those
Islands practically imp-egnabIe- m il
-r-l90S 70 ueFe4ep LLe Industrial CON
Glt40ns OF the Islands and establish tnera
bases of supply for our naval and me-
chalt fleets unless We insure. as FAR
as human ingenuity can, their safety
rom foreign seizure.
OAe Lllng 10 be remembered with A
our IOFlncdIlonS $ that il IS aluoTf
useless 20 make them imDregIabIe from
nc sea X they are letJ open 10 lana
attack This is true even of Orr- own
coast, but il is dOu5ly true Of of1r in
Su-ar possessions In Hawaii. for iu-
stance i IS worse than useless to e.
.dHt-Sh a naval station unless We e.
e-D4lSh II behind 1Ortdcations so strong
mat no landing force can take them
save Iy regular and lOug-contiuued
siege operations
THE PHILIPPINES.
Real progress toward self-governmen-
IS being made in the Philippine Islands
Inc gathering Of d Philippine legislative
body and Philippine assembly marks
a process absolutely new in Asia. nor
only as regards Asiatic colonies OF
European powers. but as regards Asiat-
IL possessions or other Asfa-ir
powers; and indeed. always except-
ING The striking and wonderful ex-
ample afforded by The great Er1DirA
OF Japan. Il opens an entirely new de
pSfture when compared with ANYTHING
I which has happened among Asfatfc
| powers Which are their own masters
n L1ltAeF'0' tlls Philippine legislature
AdS dCLeu with moderation and Se1+--a
stFdint. and has seemed in 0-a~-f-sr
-sslsll-oA 20 realize the eternal trrltl rH--
80 e mus Always be government. and
- = - - o-!y way II wlIcn am body
CL INDIVIDUALS can escape the neceSSff1-
u oeinS governed by outsiders fE "a
/ show that they are able IN Co.,
ne .L-e5-l-SslteS, 10 keep down wrongdoine
/ through their officials are. -He[ZsF5Src'
,-L-l Ll,--l-l--5 real steps in the direction OF
1 government "a
ID ! hope and believe that these steps
f, Lls,Tk MAJ the beginning OF = course v-Sii.l,
VII continue tiI the FfIi0fn0s ba-o-,,e
~ 10 decide Tor themselves v-betL's-
,iHSy desire 10 be an independent 1s-
LcA- But Il is well for then, Cer5 -
also for those Americans T--7r y7.---t--- -
5le PAST decade have done 60 -1----I9
QdnaEe 10 the FipiIinos hv sz++sfi9-1
v-F,5.q, /" IN --Ll-lledlate ilde pendenCe for
H--L-H tleE were totally unfit ~ -
/. MEMBER that government ie1a,7-
10 l-.l must depend, upon the F'iii7i7~S
poHtg55f,- Ail yf can do is to g5ye them the op-
Ssll-goVernment- II we hsd ToIio1--s5
the advice Of the foolish io-f-f-- 80 -
We Sno WlShed US al any time during the
teopIe ad-7tt. We should have ShirIce.I
r! ste ptalneSt possible duty and have in
/. Hlcted lasting wrong upon TIa EiIi
- - bEopie- We have acted IN exactly
lne opposite spirit.
ISLANDS HELPED.
We have given the FiIipinos conE4I-
,o''oL-sl government government
based upon justice; and we have shown
that We have governed them for 47sfr
good and not for our agErandi-eus7r
At the present time as during the oa~t
ten years. the inexorabIe logic Of Fa~ts
SHOWS that this government must be
supplied by Us and not by them. We
must be wise and generous: We must
help the FiliPinos 20 master the din
cult art Of self-controI. which is sfnnpl,y
another name for self-government Rrr
We cannot give them f-coyer771-r,r
save IN the sense OF governing them SO
that gradually they may il rhn+. ara
ahle- learn 70 govern themselves
Under TIE present system or lust laws
and sympathetic administration. ne
have every reason to believe that they
are gradually acquiring the character
which lies at the basis Of seTf-r0yarv7-
ment and for which. If il be fscLZi1z,-
no system Of laws. no paper consti-
tuition, Will in any wise serve IS 2 sub
T stitute- Our people in the Philippines
& nave achieved what NAV Iegifiu7s ferv- rs
called marvellous success IN giving 20
them government which marks on the
part OF those in authority both the
necessary understanding Of the people
and the necessary purpose 10 serve
them disinterestedIy and in good faith.
/ trust that within q generation the
time Viii arrive when the Philippines
/ can decide. for themselves whether II fs
8 wei tor them To become independent. o.
TO continue under the protection Of A
strong and diSi1tereSted power able 10
guarantee TO the islands order a homo
L dhQ pTptN'IiHI ITpN foreign iuFe SlCf.f-
B But no one can pTcpheSy the exact late
when it viii he wise TO consider inde-
/ pendenCe as a fixed and Definite policy
Z IT would he worse than folly 20 try %
I set down such date IN advance. for
/ IL must depend upou the Tay in which
the Philippine PEOPLE themselves de-
velop the power OF self-u1ssteTy-
PORTO RICO.
again recommend that American cit
( izenshjp 10 conferred upon the TaopIs
+ Of Porto Rico.
In Cuba our occupancy viii cease IT
about two months time. the Cubans
+ have IN orderly manner elected theiI
| own governmental authorities, and the
island viii be turned over 10 them Our
! occups ticn on this occasion has lasted
+ little over two years. and Cuba has
/ thriven and Prospered under IL O,1I
/ earnest hope and one desire is that the
/ people Of the island shah non Eo--e-u
/ themselves with justice. so that peace
! and order may be secure We vvil glad
/ II help them 10 this end but I Vollls
soIemnly warn them 70 remember the