The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-12-10
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er sources, such as the menace 10 the
physical. mental and moral develop
ment of children from child labor.
should be met and overcome. This M.
tion cannot afford 10 lag behind in the
worldwide battle now being wased
by NIL civilized people with the micro
scopic foes Of mankind. The frst leg.
islatlve step TO be taken is that for the
concentration Of the proper bureaus
into one OF the existing departments.
Statehood.
! advocate the immediate admission
OF New Mexico and Arizona a. states.
This should be done at the present ses-
sion Of the congress. The people OF
the two territories have made Il evi-
dent by their votes that they viii not
come In as one state. The only alter.
native IL to admit them as two. and I
trust that this VIII be done without
delay, a.
Foreign Affairs.
This nations foreign policy Is based
on the theory that right must be done
between nations precisely as between
individuals, and IN our actions for the
last ten years we have In this matter
proved our faith by our deeds. We
have behaved and are behaving to.
ward other nations ms 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-
publlcs Is worthy Of the careful atten-
tion OF the congress. No other section
OF the world has shown greater pro-
portlonate development Of Its 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 Ii BE-
ing done with speed, efficiency and
entire devotion TO duty which make Il
a model for an work OF the kind. No
task OF such magnitude has ever before
been undertaken by amy nation. and no
task OF the kind has ever been better
performed. The men on the .isthmus,
from Colonel Goethals and his fellow
through the entire list
Df employees who are faithfully doing
their duty. have won their right TO the
ingrudgIng respect and gratitude OF
he American people.
Ocean Mail Lines.
again recommend the extension OF
he ocean mall act Of 1891 10 that sat.
American ocean mail lines to
South America. Asia. the Philippines
md Australasia may be esta blished.
The creation OF such steamship lines
'hould be the natural corollary Of ths
'oyage OF the battle fleet. II should
)recede the opening Of the Panama
anal
The Philippines.
Real progress toward self govern
nent Is being made In the Philippine
The gathering OF a Philippine
legislative body and Philippine Assem-.
Wy marks process absolutely new In
lsla, not only as regards Asiatic colo
lies OF European powers. but AZ re-
ards Aslatic possessions OF other Ash
tic powers, and indeed. always ex.
eptiDg the striking and wonderful exs
mplc afforded by the great empire Of
apan. II opens an entirely new DE-
arturo when compared with anything
ghich has happened among Asiatic
overs which are their own masters.
We have given the Fillpinos constitu-
Ional government, a government based
pom justice, and we have shown that
ge have governed them for their good
nd not for our ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
At the present time. as during the
asst ten years, the inexorable logic Of
acts shows that this government
lust be supplied by us and not by
hem. We must be wise and gener-
us. We must help the FilIpinos TO
Master the difficult art Of self con-
rol, which is simply another name TOR
elf government But we cannot give
hem self government save In the
ense OF governing them NO that grad
ally they may. II they are nble, learn
} govern themselves. No one can
rophesy the exact date when II will
e wise to consider Independence ~
fixed and definite policy.
Porto Rico.
again recommend that American
ltizenship be conferred upon the pso-
le Of Porto Rico.
Cuba.
In Cuba our occupancy will cease In
bout two months time The Cubans
ave in orderly manner elected their
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