Show A STRONG MESSAGE careful reading of the presidents message especially that portion treating on the philippines shows th e author to be a broadminded broad minded statesman full of conservatism yet radical enough to be progressive and to lend bis strong intellect and commanding position to the fashioning of a greater and expanding america he presents to congress an excellent stewardship and having directed national affairs in the philippine archipelago during he interim in which congress was not in session now that that body is in active existence he presents his work to them for review and invites them to define a form of government tor the natives of the asiatic islands now under the stars and stripes that will as nearly approach self government as the natives are capable of receiving and sustaining I 1 it now devolves upon congress 9 continue the good work inaugurated tie president |