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T h e P h ilip p in e p e o p le, or, to sp eak m o re p reservin g the larRe creatu res th erein ; and com m ittees. nish m e d ic a l tr e a tm e n t in tim e o f e p id e m T h e P h ilip p in e s . a c c u r a te ly , th e m a n y a t v e ry little expense portions o f the public A la s k a , lik e a ll o u r t e r r it o r ia l a c q u isitio n s, ics, an d to ex te n d m a te r ia l r e lie f in p erio d s trib es, a n d ev e n races, dom ain in oth er region s which are w h o lly baa p roVed re s o u rc e fu l b ey o n d th e ex p e c ta - o f fa m in e and e x tre m e d e stitu tio n . o r less T h e A la s k a n n a tiv e s shouid b e g iv e n the 1 su n d ered fr o m one a n o th e r m o re __8ett.lement. - .COUld- b-e tion s o f th ose w h o m a d e th e purcliaHe. I t nl m i la rly u .................................................................... tilised. ^ ^ 'e ow e It to fu tu re gen- ha8 b eco m e th e h o m e o f m a n y h ard y. in- r ig h t to acq u ire, hold, and dispose o f p ro p sh a rp ly, w h o g o to m a k e up th e p e o p le o f ..................... eratlon s to keep a liv e the noble and bea u tifu l . th e P h ilip p in e is la n d s , c o n ta in m a n y e le d u striou s, a n d t h r ift y e r t y upon th e sam e c o n d itio n s as g iv e n o th e r creatu res w h ich bj; th eir presence add such A la s k a . A m e r ic a n c i t 1 z e ns. in h a b ita n ts ; and th e p r iv ile g e o f c itiz e n s h ip m en ts o f g o o d , an d som e e le m e n ts w h ic h w e d is tin c tiv e ch aracter to the A m erican w ild e r T o w n s o f a p erm a n en t sh ou ld be g iv e n to h a ve a r ig h t to h op e sta n d fo r p rogress. A t ness. T h e lim its o f the Y ellow ston e P a rk c h a r a c te r h a v e been b u ilt. T h e e x te n t o f its such as m a y be ab le p resen t th e y a r e u tte r ly in c a p a b le o f e x is t H a w a ii an d P o r t o sh o u ld be e x te n d e d s o u th w a rd . T h e C an yon w e a lth in m in e ra ls , tim b er, fish eries, and to m eet c e r ta in d e fi in g in in d ep en d en ce a t a ll o r o f b u ild in g R ic o . o f the C olorado should be m ade a N a tio n a l n ite re q u irem en ts. In up a c iv iliz a t io n o f th e ir ow n . I fir m ly b e t > » » XT .. ■ . . . . a g ric u ltu re , w h ile g r e a t, is p ro b a b ly not Ha w a i i , C o n g ress lie v e th a t w e can h e lp th e m to rise h ig h e r sh ou ld g iv e th e G o v e rn o r p o w e r to r e m o v e an d h ig h e r in th e s ca le o f c lv iliz a t o n a n d o f w .'d o o f the g ro v e s o f g ia n t trees in C aliforn ia, T h e c a p a c ity f o r s e lf-g o v e r n m e n t, an d I m ost a v e r y s m a ll b e g in n in g its p ro d u c ts h ave a ll th e o ffic ia ls a p p o in ted under h im . I ca ll the atten tion o f the C ongress again g r o w n u n til th e y a re a s te a d y an d m a te r ia l h a rb o r o f H on olu lu sh ou ld be d re d g e d . T h e e a rn e s tly h ope th a t in th e en d th e y w ill be to the report and recom m endation o f the Com M a rin e H o s p ita l S e r v ic e sh ou ld be e m p o w a b le to stan d, i f n ot e n tir e ly alon e, y e t in c o n trib u tio n to th e w e a lth o f th e N a tio n . m ission on the P u blic O w in g to th e im m e n s ity o f A la s k a a n d its ered to stu dy lep ro sy In th e Islands. I ask som e such r e la tio n to th e U n ite d S ta te s as P u b lic L a n d s . L a n d s, fo r w a r d e d by lo c a tio n in th e f a r n orth , it is a d ifficu lt s p ecia l c o n s id e ra tio n f o r th e rep o rt a n d rec - 1 C uba n o w stands. T h is end is n ot y e t in . i nn m e t o _ix e ®econt* 8es‘ m a tte r to p r o v id e m a n y th in g s ess e n tia l to I om m en d a tio n 8 o f th e G o v e rn o r o f P o r t o R ic o . I s ig h t, an d it m a y be in d e fin ite ly p ostp on ed j i f ou r p e o p le a r e fo o lis h en o u gh to turn th e , Con* r ' “ , T h e C“ m “ ‘ “ IOn I » g r o w th an d to th e h a p p ln e .8 a n d c o n e | W e a re in e v e r y w a y e n d e a v o rin g to hfelp a tte n tio n o f th e F ilip in o s a w a y fr o m th e ™ ifd ln v e » “ J a tlo n » a c t iv e ly d u r- f of p a o p |e by p r lv a te e n t e r P r l» e alone, on, w ith c o rd ia l g o o d w ill, e v e r y m o v e m e n t p ro b lem s o f a c h ie v in g m o ra l an d m a te r ia l n o w in l eeaaon a n d a eecond re p o rt Is th e r e fo r e , r e c e iv e rea e .m a b le aid w h ic h w ill ten d to p ro s p e rity , o f w o r k in g fp r a sta b le, o r d e r ly , no" n s ta l[e o f P / eP a ra tlo n . fr o m , he 0 o v e r n r o e n t. T h e G o v e r n m e n t has A r b it r a t io n T re a tie s , b rin g us in to m o re and ju s t g o v e rn m e n t, a n d to w a r d fo o lis h an d J " ln o e .f0 a D e p a rtm e n t th e e e r v lc e a lr e a d y d o n e e a c e lle n t w o r k f o r A la s k a fr ie n d ly r e la tio n s w ith d a n g ero u s In tr ig u e s fo r a c o m p le te ln d e - r . n a e fficien cy , an d c o n d itio n s Ia y ln , c a b le , an d b u lld ln * te le g r a p h lines. th e re s t o f m an k in d . In pu rsu an ce o f th is j p en d en ce fo r w h ic h th e y a r e as y e t t o t a lly to , e x p e n d itu re co n tin u e s a t- T h lll k been d on e In th e m o st eco- p o lic y I sh a ll s h o rtly la y b e fo re th e S en i unfit. ls fa c to r y . T h e In crea se o f re v e n u e d u r in g n o m ir a . an<1 e ffic ie n t w a v b v th e a ie n a l a te tr e a tie s o f a r b itr a tio n w ith a ll p o w ers On th e o th e r hand, ou r p e o p le m u st k e e p th e y e a r w a s »0.358,181.10. o r « 9 p e r cen t. C o r o , o f th e A r m y w h ic h a r e w illin g to e n te r in to th ese tr e a tie s s te a d ily b e fo r e t h e ir m in d s th e fa c t th a t th e th e to ta l re c e ip ts a m o u n tin g to #143.382.- C orps o f th e A r m y ’ I t is not p ossib le a t th is p e rio d ju s tific a tio n fo r our s ta y in th e P h ilip p in e s 624.34. T h e e x p e n d itu re s w e re #152,302.- In som e re sp ects it has o u tg r o w n its pres- w ith us. o f th e w o r ld ’s d e v e lo p m e n t to a g r e e to a r 116.70, an in crea se o f a b o u t 9 p e r c en t o v e r en t law s, w h ile in o th e rs th o se la w s h a ve m u st u lt im a t e ly rest c h ie fly upon th e g o o d th e p re v io u s y ea r, b e in g thus #8,070.492.36 been fo u n d to be in a d e q u a te . In o r d e r to b itr a te a ll m a tters, bu t th e re a re m a n y w e a re a b le to do in th e islan ds. I d o n ot in excess o f th e c u rre n t reven u e. In c lu d e d ob ta in in fo r m a tio n upon w h ic h I c o u ld re ly m a tte r s o f p ossib le d iffe re n c e b e tw e e n us o v e r lo o k th e f a c t th a t in th e d e v e lo p m e n t o f in th ese e x p e n d itu re s w a s a to ta l a p p ro p ri- I caused an o ffic ia l o f th e D e p a r tm e n t o f a n d o th e r n ation s w h ic h can be th u s a r b i ou r in te re s ts in th e P a c ific O cea n an d a lo n g F u rth e rm o re , a t th e req u est o f th e its coasts, th e P h ilip p in e s h a v e p la y e d an d a tio n o f #12,950,637..35 fo r th e co n tin u a tio n Ju stice, in w h o se Ju d gm en t I h a v e con- tra te d . a n d e x te n s io n o f th e ru ra l f r e e - d e llv e r y fidence, to v is it A la s k a d u rin g th e p a st Sum - In te r p a r lia m e n ta r y U nion, an e m in e n t b o d y w ill p la y an im p o r ta n t p a rt, a n d th a t ou r c om p osed o f p r a c tic a l in te re s ts h a v e been se rv e d in m o re th an one s e rv ic e , w h ic h w as an in crea se o f #4,902,- ™ e r fo r th e pu rpose o f a s c e r ta in in g h ow 237.35 over th e am ount exp en d ed f o r g o v e rn m e n t is a d m in is te re d th e re a n d w h a t S econ d H a g u e sta te s m e n fr o m a ll w a y by th e p ossession o f th e islands. B u t _ . cou n tries, I h a v e th is purpose in th e le g is la tio n is a c tu a lly n eed ed a t p resen t. A ou r c h ie f reason fo r c o n tin u in g to h old th e m C o n feren ce. a sk ed the p o w e rs to P o s ta l S e rv ic e . p r e c e d in g fiscal y ea r, s ta te m e n t o f th e c o n d itio n s fo u n d to exist. m u st be th a t w e o u g h t in g o o d fa it h to t r y to Join w ith th is G o v e r n L a r g e as th is e x p e n d !- to g e th e r w ith som e re c o m m e n d a tio n s a n d th e d o ou r sh a re o f th e w o r ld ’ s w o rk , an d th is tu re has been th e b en eficen t resu lts a tta in e d reason s th e r e fo r , in w h ic h I s tr o n g ly con- m e n t in a second H a g u e co n feren ce, a t w h ic h p a rtic u la r p ie c e o f w o r k has been im p o sed in e x te n d in g th e fr e e d is trib u tio n o f m a ils cur, w ill be fou n d in th e a n n u a l r e p o rt o f it is h oped th a t th e w o r k a lre a d y so h a p p ily upon us by th e resu lts o f th e w a r w ith Hpain. to th e re s id e n ts o f ru ra l d is tric ts h a v e th e A t to r n e y -G e n e r a l. In so m e in sta n ces I b egu n a t T h e H a g u e m a y be c a r r ie d som e T h e p ro b le m p resen ted to. us in th e P h ilip J u stified th e w isd o m o f th e ou tla y . S ta tis - fe e l th a t th e le g is la tio n s u g g e s te d is so step s fu r th e r to w a r d co m p le tio n . T h is c a r p in e Is la n d s Is a k in to, b u t n ot e x a c tly lik e , rie s ou t th e d e s ire ex p ressed b y th e first th e p ro b le m s p re s e n te d to th e o th e r g r e a t tics b ro u g h t d o w n to O c to b e r 1. 1004. sh ow im p e r a tiv e ly n eed ed th a t I a m m o v e d b rie fly th a t on th a t d a te th e re w e re 27.138 ru ra l to em p h a s ize th e A t t o r n e y - G e n e r a l's pro- H a g u e C o n fe re n c e its e lf. c iv iliz e d p o w e rs w h ich h a v e possessions in ro u te s e s ta b lish ed , s e r v in g a p p r o x im a te ly posals. T h e r e a re p o in ts o f res e m b la n c e T h e s tr o n g a rm o f th e G o v e rn m e n t in en th e O rien t. 12,000,000 o f p e o p le in ru ra l d is tr ic ts r e - j U n d e r th e co d e o f A la s k a as it n o w stan d s fo r c in g resp ect fo r its ju s t rig h ts in in te r in ou r w o rk to th e w o r k w h ic h is b e in g d on e m o te fr o m p ostoffices, a n d th a t th e re w e r e m a n y p u re ly a d m in is tr a tiv e p o w e rs and n a tio n a l m a tte rs is th e N a v y o f th e U n ite d b y th e B r itis h in In d ia an d E g y p t, by th e p e n d in g a t th a t tim e 3859 p e titio n s f o r th e du ties, in c lu d in g by fa r th e m o st Im - S ta tes. I m ost e a rn e s tly rec o m m e n d th a t F re n c h in A lg ie r s , by th e D u tch in J a v a , b y e s ta b lis h m e n t o f n e w ru ra l routes. U nqueSr p o rta n t, d e v o lv e upon th e D is tr ic t J u d g es or th e re be no h a lt In th e th e R u ssia n s in T u rk e s ta n , by th e J a p a n ese in F o r m o s a ; but m o re d is tin c tly th a n a n y o f tio n a b iy so m e p a rt o f th e g e n e r a l in c re a s e in upon th e C le rk s o f th e D is tr ic t C o u rt a c tin g Th e N avy. w o r k o f u p b u ild in g the r e c e ip ts Is du e to th e in crea sed p o s ta l fa - u n der th e d ir e c tio n o f th e Ju d ges, w h ile th e A m e r ic a n N a v y . T h e r e th ese p o w e rs w e a re e n d e a v o r in g to d e v e lo p c llit ie s w h ic h th e ru ra l s e rv ic e has a ffo rd e d . G o vern o r, upon w h o m th ese p o w e rs an d du- is no m o re p a tr io tic d u ty b e fo re us a s a th e n a tiv e s th e m s e lv e s so t h a t th e y sh a ll T h e rev e n u e s h a v e a ls o been a id ed g r e a t ly ties sh ou ld lo g ic a lly fa ll, has n o th in g spe- p e o p le th an to keep th e N a v y a d e q u a te to ta k e an e v e r -in c r e a s in g sh a re in th e ir o w n b y a m e n d m e n ts In th e cla s s ific a tio n o f m a il e ifle to d o e x c e p t to m a k e a n n u a l rep orts, th e needs o f th is c o u n try ’ s p osition . W e h a v e g o v e rn m e n t, an d as f a r as Is p ru d en t w e a r e m a tte r , an d th e c u r ta ilm e n t o f abu ses o f issue T h a n k g iv in g d a y p r o c la m a tio n s , an d u n d e rta k e n to bu ild th e Is th m ia n C an al. W e a lr e a d y a d m it t in g th e ir re p r e s e n ta tiv e s to a th e sec o n d -c la s s m a ilin g p riv ile g e . T h e a v e r - a p p o in t In d ia n 'p o lic e m e n an d n o ta r ie s pub- h a v e u n d erta k en to secu re fo r ou rs e lv e s our g o v e r n m e n ta l e q u a lity w ith o u r ow n. a g e in crea se In th e v o lu m e o f m a il m a t t e r He. I b e lie v e it ess e n tia l to g o o d g o v e r n ju s t sh a re In th e tra d e o f th e O rien t. W e T h e r e a re C o m m issio n ers. Ju d ges, an d G o v o r th e p e rio d b e g in n in g w ith 1002 an d en d - m e n t In A la s k a , an d th e r e fo r e reco m m en d , n a ve u n d erta k en to p r o te c t ou r c itiz e n s fro m ern o rs in th e is la n d s w h o a r e F ilip in o s a n d im p ro p e r tre a tm e n t in fo r e ig n lands. W e ln g June. 1905 (t h a t p o rtio n fo r 1005 b e in g th a t th e C o n g ress d iv e s t th e D is t r ic t Ju d ges co n tin u e s te a d ily to in sist on th e a p p lic a tio n w h o h a v e e x a c t ly th e sa m e sh a re in th e g o v e r n m e n t o f th e is la n d s as h a v e th e ir c o l e s t im a t e d ), is 40.47 p e r cent, as co m p a re d an d c le r k s o f t h e ir co u rts o f th e a d m ln is- o f th e M on roe D o c trin e to th e W e s te r n w it h 2 5 .40 p e r c e n t f o r th e p e rio d im m e d i- t r a t iv e o r e x e c u tiv e fu n c tio n s th a t th e y now H e m isp h ere. le a g u e s w h o a re A m e ric a n s , w h ile in th o U nless ou r a ttitu d e in these a t e ly p re c e d in g , an d 15.92 fo r th e fo u r - y e a r e x e rc is e a n d cast th e m upon th e G o vern o r, a n d a ll s im ila r m a tte r s is to be a m e re lo w e r ran ks, o f course, th e g r e a t m a jo r it y o f p e rio d Im m e d ia te ly p re c e d in g th a t. | T h is w o u ld n ot b e an in n o v a tio n ; it w ou ld b o a s tfu l sham w e can n ot a ffo rd to a b a n th e p u b lic s e rv a n ts a r e F ilip in o s . W it h in tw o y e a rs w e s h a ll be t r y in g th e e x p e rim e n t o f T h e a tte n tio n o f th e C o n g ress sh ou ld be s im p ly c o n fo rm th e g o v e r n m e n t o f A la s k a don ou r n a v a l p ro g ra m m e . O ur v o ic e is now e s p e c ia lly g iv e n to th e c u rren cy qu estio n , to fu n d a m e n ta l p rin cip les, m a k in g th e G o v p o te n t fo r peace, an d is so p o te n t becau se w e an e le c t iv e lo w e r house in th e P h ilip p in e L e g is la tu r e . I t m a y he th a t th e F ilip in o s ern! th a t th e s ta n d in g e rn o rs h ip a re a l in s te a d o f a m e r e ly n o m in a l a r e n ot a fr a id o f w ar. B u t our p ro te s ta tio n s w ill m isu se th is L e g is la tu r e , a n d th e y c e r C u rre n c y . c o m m itte e s on th e office, an d le a v in g th e J u d g es fr e e to g iv e upon b e h a lf o f pea ce w o u ld n e ith e r r e c e iv e ta in ly w ill m isu se it i f th e y a re m is le d by m a tte r in th e tw o th e ir e n tir e a tte n tio n to th e ir ju d ic ia l d u ties n or d e s e rv e th e s lig h te s t a tte n tio n i f w e w e re im p o te n t to m a k e th e m good. fo o lis h p erson s h ere a t h o m e in to s ta r tin g houses c h a r g e d w ith th e du ty, ta k e up th e an d a t th e sa m e tim e r e m o v in g th em fr o m j m a t t e r o f ou r c u rren cy an d see w h e th e r it a g r e a t d e a l o f th e s t r ife th a t n o w em - T h e w a r w h ich n ow u n fo rtu n a te ly ra g e s dn a g it a t io n f o r th e ir o w n in d e p e n d e n c e o r Is n ot p ossib le to secu re an a g r e e m e n t in th e b a rra sses th e J u d icia l office in A la s k a . in th e F a r E a s t has e m p h a sized in s t r ik in to a n y fa c tio u s o r im p ro p e r a ctio n . 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M e a n w h ile ou r ow n p e o p le should r e m e m p o rta n t to aid in such m a n n e r as seem s ju s t ; p ria tio n f o r a c o m m is s io n to stu d y th e ln- m e r in g in retu rn w ith o u t f a t a l Im p a irm e n t b e r th a t th e re is need f o r th e h ig h e s t s ta n d d u s tr la l an d c o m m e r c ia l co n d itio n s in th e a n d fe a s ib le In th e c o n s tru c tio n o f a tru n k o f th e ir a b ility to fig h t an d m a n eu ver. ard o f con d u ct a m o n g th e A m e r ic a n s sent C h in ese E m p ir e an d to re p o r t as to th e o p lin e o f r a ilw a y to co n n ect th e G u lf o f A la s k a W it h in th e la s t th re e y e a rs th e U n ite d to th e P h ilip p in e Isla n d s, not o n ly a m o n g th e p o rtu n itie s f o r an d th e o b sta cles to th e en- w ith th e Y u k o n R iv e r th ro u g h A m e r ic a n te r pu b lic s e r v a n ts but a m o n g th e p r iv a t e in la r g e m e n t xo f m a rk e ts in C h in a f o r th e ra w rito r y . T h is w o u ld be m ost b e n e fic ia l to th e S ta te s has set an e x a m p le In d is a rm a m e n t I t is because I w h ere d is a rm a m e n t w as p ro p ery . B y d iv id u a ls w h o g o to th em . p ro d u c ts a n d m a n u fa c tu re s o f th e U n ite d d e v e lo p m e n t o f th e reso u rces o f th e t e r r ito r y . fe e l th is so d e e p ly th a t In th e a d m in is tr a S tates. A c t io n w as n ot ta k e n th e re o n d u r- an d to th e c o m fo r t a n d w e lfa r e o f its people, la w ou r A r m y is fixed a t a m a x im u m o f tio n o f th ese isla n d s I h a v e p o s itiv e ly r e 100,000 and a m in i- ln g th e la st session. 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P e a c e ca m e in th e e ra tio n should be p aid s o le ly to th e w o r th In h is a n n u al m essa ge o f 1R99 he a g a in h ib ite d on c e r ta in o f th e r iv e r s w h e re th e P h ilip p in e s , and now o u r A r m y has been o f th e m en ch osen an d to th e n eeds o f th e c a lle d a tte n tio n to th is r e c o m m e n d a tio n , m ass o f th ose In d ia n s d w e ll w h o liv e a lm o s t red u ced to th e m in im u m a t w h ich It is p o s islands. T h e r e is no h ig h e r b o d y o f m en in e x c lu s iv e ly on fish. q u o tin g it. a n d s ta te d fu r th e r : s ib le to k eep It w ith du e re g a r d to its e ffi ou r p u b lic s e rv ic e th an w e h a v e In th e “ I n o w re n e w th is reco m m e n d a tio n , as th e T h e A la s k a n n a tiv e s a r e k in d ly , In te lll- cie n c y . 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