Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-03-07


Our naturalization laws shnuld be- no
amended as 70 make tho inquiry into the
character and good disposition OF persous
APPLYING for cisigenehip more careful md
searching. Our exciting laws have been IA
their administration an unimpressiye and
often an unintelliRibls form. We acnopt
the man as c,tissn without any knawledga
ihis iltuess, ana hs assumes the duties Of
cirizsnshtp witnout any knowledge. as to
what they are.
Tbs privileges OF American citisenshlp
are so great and Its duties so grave, that
we may well insist upon good knowledge
Of every person applying for eitizsnship
and good knowledge by him OF our iusti.
tntions. We should not cease to bs hosplt-
able to immigration, but VS. should cease to
he careless "a to th6 character OF II. There
Bre men OF all raese, even the best, whose
coming ia necessarily burden upon our
public revenues or u threat to social order.
These should be Identified aud excluded.
ouR foREios POLICY.
We have happily maintained q policy OF
avoiding all Interference With European At
fairs. We hHvs becn only interested spec
tators OF thsir contentions in diplomacy
and In war, ready 10 use our ffiendly
Offices % promote peace, but never obtrud.
ing our advice and never attempting un.
fairly 10 coin the distrassss OF other Lowers
into commercial advantage to ourselves.
We have Just right to expect that our
European policy will bs the American
policy Of European courts. IL is 50 mani-
fostly Incompatible with those precautions
tor our peace and safety which all the great
powers hahltually observe aud enforce In
matters affecting them, that shorter
water way between cur Eastern and
Western seabohtds should be dominated
by any European government, that Te
may confidently expect that such purpose
will not be entertained by any friendly
power. We shall, in the future as Ia tba
past, use every endenvor TO maintain and
enlarge our friendly relations with all the
great powers, but they will not expect us
TO look kindly upon Any project that would
leave us eubiecs 10 tue dangers oil hostile
observation or environment. We have not
sought to dominate or to absorb any OF our
weaker nelghbors, bur rather to aid aud
encourage them TO esta blish free md stable
governments, resting upon the consent OF
their own people. We have . clear right to
expect, therefore, that no European gov.
oruInent viii seek to establish colonial de.
pendehcies nHon the territories of There
indepGndent American states. That which
a sense OF isstice restrains as from seeking
they may be reasonably expseled willingly
to foregn. IL mnst NOT he assumed, how
ever, that QUE interests are 40 exclusively
American tina. our tnrire inattention
10 any events that may transpire elsewhere
cin Sc taken for granted. Our citizens
domieligd for purposes Of tradB Ia all
countries aud In many Islands of the sea,
domaud and will Rave our adequate care IN
their Ders onai and commercial rights. The
nsosssitles Of our navy require convenient
cubling Citations and dock and hgrbcr
privileges. Those and other ttadinR privi.
leles VIZ will ieal iree 10 obtain only by
meaus ,hat do not ia any degrees parsake Of
coercion, however fbeble the government
from Witch we ask such concessions. But,
having fairly obtainrd them by methoda
aud for purposes entirely consistent with
the most friendly disposition towards oil
other powere, our consent will he necessary
to any modification or Impairment of the
concession.
We shall neither fall 10 respect The aug OF
any friendly nation, or the JUST rights of i's
citi2ens, nor TO exact the ike treatment for
our own. Caimpess, Justice and consider
alton should cheraoierzs our diplomacy.
rhe ofiidee OF an Intelligent diplomacy or %
iritnnly arbitration IN proper cages should
| be adequate to the pea st1l adjustment OF
al International difficulties. BY such
| methods We VIII make our contribution to
,he worlds peace, which no nation vsluee
more highly aud avoid the ppprobrium
which must fall upon the nation that ruth
lessly breaks 1t.
HINT To ArEoBY nFFIcE.sEEErRs.
| The duty tevolvsd nylsw npor the Presi-
| dent to nominate hnd b. ana with the sd-
! vice and cpnseh' ri fha Hanste u asi1,esiig7is
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