Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1904-12-15

the secretary of state at stated periods,
Of all naturalizations conferred"
ALASKA SHOULD HAVE DELEGATE.
Alaska should have delegate to the
congress. Where possible, the congress
should aid In the construction OF needed
wagon roads. Additional lighthouses
is especially Important to aid in such
manner as seems just and feasible in the
connect conn It the Gulf Of Alaska with the
Yukon river through American terri
tory"
HAWAII AND PORTO RICO.
"In Hawaii congress should give the
governor power to remove all the offc-
ials appointed under him., The harbor
of Honolulu should be dredged. The
marine hospital service should be en-
ask special consideration for the report
and recommendations of the governor OF
Porto Rico"
THE PHILIPPINES.
'In the Philippine islands there has
been during the past year continual
ton of the steady progress which has
obtained ever since our troops definitely
got the upper hand of the insurgents.
The Philippine people, or. to speak moro
accurately, the many tribes and even
races, sundered from another more
or less sharply, who go to make up the
people of the Philippine islands, contain
many elements of good, and some ele-
stand for progress. At present they are
utterly incapable CT existing in independ-
ence at all or Of building, up a civiliza..
ton of their own. I firmly believe that
we can help them to rise higher and
higher in the scale of civilization, and
of capacity for self government. and |
most earnestly hope that in the end
they will be able to stand if not entirely
alone, vet in some such relation to the
United States as Cuba now stands Every
measure taken concerning the islands
should be taken primarily with view to
their advantage We should certainly
give them lower tariff rates on their
tn States.
rot done, 1T will he wrong to extend our
shipping laws to them. I earnestly hope
for the immediate enactment into law OF
the legislation now pending to encourage
American capital to seek investment IN
the islands in railroads, in factories, in
plantations and In numbering and min
| ing
RIGHTS OF AMERICAN CITIZENS
| ABROAD.
| Even where it is not possible to secure
| in other nations the observance of the
principles which we accept as automatic,
| it is necessary for us firmly to insist
upon the rights of our own c-c--c,s5 with
| out regard to their creed race; with
out regard to whether they were born
| here born abroad"
SECOND HAGUE CONFERENCE.
| 1--WE are in every way endavoring to
help on, with cordial good will, every
movement which will tend to bring US
into more friendly relations with the rest
| of mankind. In pursuance of this policy
| I shall shortly lay before the senate
treaties of arbitration with all powers
which willing to enter into these
| treaties with u.s. 1t is not possible at
| this period of the worlds development to
| agree to arbitrate all matters, but there
are many matters of possible difference
| between us and other nations which can
| be thus arbtrated Furthermore. at the
| request of the Interparliamenta union,
an eminent body composed of practical
statesmen from all countries, l have
| asked the powers to join with this gov-
| eminent in a second Hague conference,
at which 1T is hoped that the work all
ready so happily begun at The Hague
may be carried some steps further to-
ward completion. This carries out the
desire expre~eed by the mrs, hague con-
| ference ITSELF
THE ARMY AND NAVY.
"Within the last three years the United
| States has set an example in disarma-
ment where disarmament was proper By
low our army is fixed at maximum of
| 100000 and a minimum of 9000 men.
! ippines we kept the army at the maxi
| mum. Peace came in the Philippines,
| and now our army has been reduced to
| the minimum at which 1T is possible to
keep it with due regard TO it's efficiency.
| The guns now mounted require $4,000
men.
| 1.-THE strong arm of the government in
| enforcing respect for it's just rights in
| intern ational matters is the navy of the
| United States. l most earnestly recon-
mend that there be no halt in the work
of upbuilding the American navy.
! IT earnestly call the attention Of the
congress to the need of amending the
existing law relating to the award of
| congressional medals of honor in the
navy so as to provide that they may be
awarded to commissioned officers and
| warrant officers as well as to enlisted