The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-12-11
IMMIGRATION
AND NAT
URALfZATION.

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Nsp NAl note of the presi-
URALfZATION. dents discussion of
immigration, the
service and the naturali-
zation frauds lately discovered. The
need is to keep out undesirables, and
properly distribute those who are ad-
nitted to sections that need them.
Tendency of immigrants to congest in
cities is deplored and should be reme-
died. Corruption and ineff1ciency in
the New York immigration service
have been eradicated.
Naturalization frauds now under in
vestigation by the department of JUS
tice call for congressional action.
fragrant forgeries and perjuries have
been shown, and many so-called citi-
zens have no right to such title.
The Alaskan boundary settlement re-
ceived detailed consideration, and both
this country and
AekAN Great Britain are
, congratulated on
BOUNDARY the happy settle
SETTLEMENT. ment. The presi-
dent recommends
adequate provision for compensation
and appointment of a commission of
scientific experts to carry out the
award by tracing and marking the line
agreed upon.
After recounting the complications
which grew out of the presentation OF
claims by several powers against Vene-
zuela, the effort to induce the president
to arbitrate them, and his counter pro
posal, which was accepted, to submit
them to The Hague court, the president
suggests that this triumph of the prin-
ciple Of International arbitration is
subject of congratulation. He notes
with satisfaction the tendency to arbl-
trate internationaIE differences, tend
ency which in time promises to bring
about other methods than war for set
tlement of international differences.
In this connection the recommends
ton of President Mckinley, that all
private property at
fno ES from capture dur
PROPERTY AT ing war by an in
SEA IN WAR. ternational agree
ment, is recalled
and indcrsed. 1t would be most i'm
portant meaIs to reduce the horrors
and waste Of war. 1t is asked that the
president be authorized to correspond
with other nations with reference to
Incorporation of this principle into the
permanent law of nations. On this
subject the president adds:
I advocate this as a matter of human
ltT ana mOralS. 1t SIlOulu DS UOl llS ~
mind that shipping represents, interna-
ticnally speaking, much more general
lied species of private property than or
binary property on land+shat u.s. peoperey oy
land really to belong to any one nation:
Under the modern system Of corporate
ownership the flag Of vessel oIteh aiI, III
nationality of ownership OF the vessel
and the cargo may belong to yet d,f-
ferent nationality, Much American Sa,p cap
-. i,,1,n ctaI foreign
| thermore, while commerce destroying
may cause serious loss and great an
| noyance, it can never pe more than suo-
sidary factor in bringing to terms a
resolute foe.
Congress- is asked to invite the Inter
parliamentary Union for International
| Arbitration to meet
-o,r,cnr' in this country next
roHE year, it having been
| RElAIlON determined already
--CHlNA. that the session will
go to ST. Louis #
such an invitation is extended.
Relations with Turkey, especially
matters growing out Of the troubles at
Beirut, are discussed, with the conclu-
sion that relations with the porte are
pleasant and that matters in dispute
seam TO be in process of amicable set
The treaty with China which grants
valuable commercial rights, including
suspension of the levy of "liken," and
the opening of the ports of Antung ano
Mukden, is made occasion for fellclta-
ton The president ADDS:
And, what was an Indispensable condi,
| tion for the advance and development Of
our commerce in Manchuria, China, by
treaty with us, has opened to Ioreigf
itaI of the province of Manchuria, anC
| Antung, an important port on the Yall
river, on the road to Korea; The full
merce may rightfully expect can hardl!
he looked for until the settlement of thu
nresent abnormal state Of things in th'
empire; but the foundation FOR such de
| velopment has at last been laid.
Rnra1 free delivery service, it i
s+a+ed has been extended very fast
more new route
p,,pn, having been estab
,,,1 lished since July
DELlVGnf last than in an.
E%'eN@'oN' r.ert5dt period. The erexten exten
sions must continue. Rural free de
livery, the telephone. bicycle, an,
trolley, lessen the isolation of farm
life, making it brighter and more at
tractiVe. In the immediate past tn
lack of such facilities has driven man
young men and women from farms t
cities; for they rebelled at lonelines
and lack of mental companionship. ]
is unhealthy and undesirable for tn
cities to grow at the expense of tn
country; and rural free delivery is nc
only good thing in itself. but is goo
because it is one of the causes whic
check this unwholesome tendenc
towards the urban concentration of ou
population at the expense of the cour
try districts. 1t is for the same res
son that we sympathize with and az