Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-12-10

educational test some intelligent capa.
city to appreciate American institu.
lions and act sanely as American citi. |
zens. This would not keep out all
anarchists, for many Of them belong
to the intelligent criminal class: but
II would do what is also In point, that
Is. tend to decrease the sum OF ignor-
ance, SO potent in producing the envy,
suspicion. malignant passion and hat.
red Of order. out of which anarchistic
sentiment inevitably springs.
Stop Cheap Labor.
Finally, all persons should be ex
cluded who are below certain stand.
ard OF economic fitness to enter our
industrial field as competitors with
American labor. There should be
proper proof Of personal capacity to
earn an American living and enough
| money to insure decent start under
American conditions. This would stop
| the influx of cheap labor and the re.
sulting competition which gives rise
to SO much Of bitterness in American
Industrial life, and II would dry up
the springs OF the pestilential social
conditions in our great cities, where
anarchistic organizations have their
''
'ar'" ana RECIPROCITY.
There is general acquiescense In
our present tariff sytem as a national
policy. The first requisite to our pros.
perity is the continuity and stability
of this economic policy. Nothing
could be more unwise than to disturb
the business interests of the country
by any general tariff change at this
time. Yet Il is not only possible. but
eminently desirable, to combine with
the stability of our economic system a
supplementary system of reciprocai
benefit and obligation with other mn.
tions. Such reciprocity is an Incident
and result Of the Arm estab,jsbmen ont
and preservation ~ our nresent econ.
omic policy. n was snecialjv nroyid.
cd for in the nresent tarin Law
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-o." ro"ey.
| Inc phenomenal growth OF our ex.
port trade emphasizes the urgency Of
the need for wider markets and for a
liberal policy In dealing with foreign
nations. Whatever is merely petty
and vexatious In the way Of trade re.
structions should be avoided. The
natural line OF development for a pol.
Icy Of reciprocity will be in connection
with those Of our productions which
no longer require all Of the support
once needed to establish them upon a
SOUND OASIS and with those others
"nere either because or natural or OF
economic causes we are beyond the
reach OF successful competition.
! ask the attention Of the Senate to
the reciprocity treaties laid before 1t
py my predecessor.
Restors M...h.n. uu
The ..,a,.,
cbant rar,nn Oh me american mer'
r,a.os,.. 10 sueh as 10 call Tor
rnnsrnss renea a aetion by the
om .t ID aiseredltapie TO us a.
should he utterly insian,snant ~ oan'
parison to that of other nations which
we overtop In other forms of business
We should not longer submit to con
ditions under which only a trifiins
portion Of our commerce ia carried n,
our own ships. To remady this state
OF things would not merely serve ia
build up our shipping interests. but
II would also result in bepe6t 10 ali
who are interested in the permanent
establishment OF q wider market for
American products and would provide
an auA,,,ary lorce ior the navy. From
Tn,,., 's s.as u is uhwise Tor the
- ~ s,N es 70 commune 70 rely up
'ne s.s sps VI composing NATIONS TOT
tne u.stfioutioh VI our goods. u