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Not to permit this is to do a wrong to the Philip- pines. The franchises must be granted and the busi- ness permitted only under regulations which will guarantee the islands against any kind of improper exploitation. But the vast natural wealth of the isl- ands must be developed, and the capital willing to develop it must be given the opportunity. The field must be thrown open to individual enterprise, which has been the real factor in the development of every region over which our flag has flo...wn. It is urgently necessary to enact suitable laws dealing with general transportation, mining, banking, currency, home- steads, and the use and ownership of the lands and timber. These laws will give free play to industrial enterprise; and the commercial development which will surely follow will aflford to the people of the isl- Digitized by Google And State Papers 573 ands the best proofs of the sincerity of our desire to aid tfaem« I call your attention most earnestly to the crying need of a cable to Hawaii and the Philippines, to be continued from the Philippines to points in Asia.
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