Putnam patriot., 1909-03-05


this trade In the orient. In the Philip
pines and 10 South America Is known
to every one who has given the matter
attention. The direct effect Of free
trade between this country and the
Philippines will be marked upon cur
sale Of coftons. agricultural machinery
and other manufactures The Beeessi
ty Of the establishment Of direct lines
OF si.aaaers Dstwsen Se-fh ard south
America has been brought to the al.
tenfi0n Of congress by my predecessor
and by Mr. Root before and after his
noteworthy visit 10 that continent. aud
sincerely hope that congress may be
Induced 70 see the wisdom u tenta-
tive effort 10 establish such lines BY
the use Of mail subsidies.
The Importance which the depart
ment Of agriculture and Of commerce
and labor may play 10 Kidding the
markets Of Europe Of prohibitions aud
Determinations against the impoFta-
ton Of our products Il fully under
stood. and II Is hoped that the use Of
the maximum and minimum feature
OF our tariff law 70 be soon passed viii
be effective to remove many Of those
restrictions.
Lock Canal Plan Defended.
The Panama canal will have most
important bearing upon the trade be
tween the eastern and the far west
ern sections OF our country and VIII
greatly Increase the facilities Tor
transportation between the eastern
and the western seaboard and may
possibly reyoIutIonize the ransconti
mental rates with respect 10 bulky mer-
chandise Ii Will also have most
beneficial effect TO increase the trade
between the eastern seaboard Of the
United States and the western eoast
Of South America and indeed with
some of the important ports or the
east coast Of South America reached
by rail from the west coast. The
work on the canal is making most sat
isfactory progress. The type OF the
canal a. lock canal was fixed b.
congress after a full consideration Of
the conflicting reports of the majority
and minority of the consulting board
aud after the communication OF tie
war department aAd the executive
upon those reports. Recent suggestion
that something had occurred en the
fthmas To make the lock type Of the
canal less feasible than II was SUD
posed tn be Nilru tHe reports were
maAe and fhe policy determined en
R1 10 Yizif T. the i4fhHus II
hoard II competent engineers e exam
lae eHe GaWa dam AID losss which
are tEe kea - H. laek tHpe fhs ~
poFt - that beard shows than nothing
ha Hraa tn fhe nature # newly
rc.eaIsd evidence which should elange
the views uuee formed ia the original
als.us zion The construction viii 90
on ualef most effective organization
controlled hg Colonel GoefhaIs and his
fellow army engineers associated with
him md vii certainly b. completed
early in the next administration, IL not
before.
Some tyns Of canal must be con
strncted The lock type has been Sc
lecled. We are all in favor Of having
, built as promptly rs possible. We
must not now. therefore keep up a IRE
In the rear IF the agents whom we
have authorized to do our work on
the isthmus We must hold up their
hands. and. speaking fer the incoming
administration | wish To say that ]
propose Ia ievete al the energy posi-
bic aal unler my control 10 the push.
tne Of this work on the plans whi"h
have been adopted aud To stand behind
the men who are doing faithful hard
work 10 bring abauf the early compile
ton of tbs Tie greatest constructive
enterprise Of modern times.
Free Trade With Philippines.
The gas eHnmeats of orr dependens
cies ia Porto Rico aud the Philippines
are progressing as faverably rs could
be desired The prosperity of Porto
Rico continues undated. The bust
ness conditions IN the Philippines are
not all that we could wish them TO be,
but with the passage OF the new tariff
bill permitting free trade between the
United States and the archipelago,
with such limitations In sugar and
tobacco as shnll prevent injury TO the
domestic interests ON those products,
we can count on an Improvement In
business conditions in the Philippines
and the development Of mutually
profitable trade between this country
and the islands Meantime our gov
eminent In each dependency IS uphold.
Ing the traditions of civil liberty and
increasing popular control, which might
| be expected under American auspices
| The work which we are doing Their,
rebounds To cur credit as IA nation
Word. Of Friendship For the South.
lock forward with hope to inrreaS
ING the already good feeling betweel
| the south and the other sections ef ths
country. My chief purpose Is not 4
| effect change In the electoral vote u
the southern states That Is second
| airy consideration What | lock fer
| ward to is an increase In the tolerance
| OF political views of all kinds and
their advocacy throughout the south
! and the existence of respectable po
| ltical opposition IN every state-eyer
more than than this. 70 an increased
feeling ON the rart OF all the people h
| the south that his government Is theiI
| government and that Its officers II
| their states are their officers.
The Negro Question.
| The consideration of this question
cannot. however. I've complete and ful
without reference 70 the negro race
| It's progress and its present condition
| The thirteeuth amendment secured
| them fre,3ea. the fonffsen amend
ment due process II law protecttol