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

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past ten years, the memorable logic o.
facts shows that this government mus
be supplied by us and not by them
we must be wise and generous. w,
must help the Filipinos to master tho
| difficult art of self control. which is
! SIMPLY another name for self govern,
ment. But we canuot give them sell
| government save in the sense Of gov.
| ernIng them SO that gradually thew
may, if they arc able. learn TO govern
| themselves. Under the present system
OF lust laws and sympathetic admin
| istratou we have every reason to be-
iieVe that they are gradually acquiring
the character which lies ut the basis Of
SELF government and for which. if II
pe iachlns. no system of laws, no pa
per constitution, will in any wise serve
as a substitute. Our people in the
FhilipplneS have achieved what may
legltlmately be called Il marvellous sue
cess III giving tn them Il government
which marks on the part of those in
authority both the necessary under
standing of the people and the neces.
sary purpose to serve them dsinter.
estcdly and in good faith trust that
within generation The time will ar
rive when the Philippines can decide
Tor themselves whether it is well for
them to become independent or 20 con
tlnuc under the protection of a strong
ana dlslnterested power, able to guar.
antee to the islands order at home and
protection from foreign invasion. But
no one can propbesy the exact date
when it will be wise to consider in
dependence as fixed and definite
policy. 1t would be worse than folly
TO try to set down such date in nd.
vance, for it must depend upon the
way in which the Philippine people
themselves develop the power Of self
mastery.
..N. Porto Rico, i
! again recommend that American
he conferred upon the peo,
pic of Porto Rico.
Cuba.
In Cuba our occupancy will cease in
about two months time. The Cubans
nave in orderly manner elected their
own governmental authorities, and the
island will be turned over 10 them
our occupation on this occasion has |
lasted little over two years, and Cuba
has tbriren aud prospered under il
Our earnest hope and one desire is
that tie people Of the island shall now
govern themselves with justice, SO that
oeacc. and order may be secure. We
VIII gladly help them TO this end but
wound solemnly warn them to re.
member the great truth that the only
way a people can permanently avoid
BENG governed from without is TO
show hat they both can and will gov
'rn themselves from within.
Japanese Exposition.
The Japanese government has post-
'oned until 1917 the date of, the great
International exposition, the action be-
ns taken 50 as to insure ample time
y Which to prepare TO make the eS
'osltlon all that it should be made.
he American commissioners have
lstted Japan, and the postponemenr
vii merely give ampler opportunity
or America to be represented at the
Sposition. Not since the first inter.
ational exposition has there been one
greater Importance than this will z
G, marklng as il does the tiftietb an
lversaly of the ascension 10 The
1rone of the emperor of Japan. The
leap to Il foremost place
lnonS the nations of the world made
Japan during this half century j.. !
unparalleled in all previous
lstory. This exposition will titIv
and sfgnalize the giant ,
rogfess that has been achieved II
the trst exposition Of its kind that
as ever been held in Asia. The Unit
States because Of the ancient !;
l 1ll'f between. the two peoples, ;,
cause each of us~fronts on the Pa
nc ana because Of the growing corn !
efclal relations between this country !
ld ASIA, takes a peculiar interest in )
eng. the exposition made a success
every. way. :.
take this opportunity publicly to !,
ATE my appreciation of the way in ),
'+'o1 III Japan, IN Australia, in New !;
'aland ana IN al the states of South =
nerlca the battle feet bas been re- :
wed Oh its practice voyage around !,
G world. The American government !,
mot too strongly express IFS appre- :
itloh OF the Astounding and generous :,
spitalty shown oul, ships in every +,
TT they visited y
The Army. e.
as regards the. army. T. call attention il
the fact that. while our junior Off a
rs aud enlisted men stand very high "
present system of promotion bv n
nioritH results in bringing into the
cher grades many men OF mediocre
pacity' who have hut Il sbor; time TO fl
We. No man should regard it as his II
Sted right to rise 10 the highest RANT, II
the army any more than in any 9th. .r
profession. 1t is Il curious and Inv II
means creditablc fact that there as
ould be so often Il failure on the part Il.
the public and its representatives TO r.
derStand the great need from the AZ
ndpoiht of the service aud the m. al