"It is also my wish and expectation that the Commissioners
may be received in a manner due to the honored and
authorized representatives of the American Republic, duly
commissioned, on account of their knowledge, skill and
integrity, as bearers of the good will the protection, and
the richest blessings of a liberating rather than a
conquering nation."

President McKinley--Instructions to the Secretary of State
regarding the First Philippine Commission, January 20, 1899.

THE DEFINITION OF THE AMERICAN SYSTEM AS APPLIED BOTH TO
THE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL RELATIONS OF THE AMERICAN
UNION--BY PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT.

"When all is said and done, the rule of brotherhood remains
as the indispensable prerequisite to success in the kind of
national life for which we strive. Each man must work for
himself, and unless he so works no outside help can avail
him, but each man must remember also that he is indeed his
brother's keeper, and that while no man who refuses to walk
can be carried with advantage to himself or any one else yet
that each at times stumbles or halts, that each at times
needs to have the helping hand outstretched to him. To be
permanently effective, aid must always take the form of
helping a man to help himself, and we can all best help
ourselves by joining together in the work that is of common
interest to all....

"It is no light task for a nation to achieve the