The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-12-07
Laws Concerning Citizenship.

stated periods Of all naturalizations
conferred.
Laws Concerning Citizenship.
Not only are the laws relating to
naturalization defective, but those re
lating to citizenship OF the United
States ought also to be made the sub
ject of scientific inquiry 9TH view
10 probable further legislation BY
what acts expatriation may be assum-
ed to have been accomplished, how
abroad and receive the protection
Of our passport. whether any degree
Of protection should be extended to
one who has made the declaration OF
intention to become a citizen OF the
United States but has not secured ma
turalization. are questions of serious
import, involving personal rights and
often producing friction between thin
government and foreign governments,
Yet upon these questions our laws
are silen.. recommend that an ex'
animation be made into the subjects
Of citizenship, expiration, and protec'
ton of Americans abroad, with a
view to appropriate legislation.
Protection of Elections.
The power Of the government <
protect the integrity of the elections
OF It's own officials is inherent anC
has been recognized and affirmed by
repeated declarations of the supreme
ia nf
government more dangerous and
none SO insidious as the corruption OF
the electorate. No one defends or ex
cases corruption, and II would seem T.
follow that none would oppose Wig
nrous measures TO eradicate IL, !
recommend the enactment of a Law
directed against bribery and corrup
ton in federal elections The details
cf such law may be safely left tt
me wise discretion Of the congress
put it should go as far as under thu
constitution 1t is possible to go. ant
should include severe penalties
against him who gives or receives &
bribe Intended to influence his act 0
opinion as an elector: and provision
sdr the publication not only of the e.
pen1iiures for nominations and elet
tioas of all candidates but also Of al
contributions received and expendi
lures made by political committees
The president enters into an eA
haustive discussion Of conditions !.
Alaska and recommends important
changes in the judicial affairs Of tn
territory. increasing judges salarle'
giving The territory delegate In Coz
gress, aboIishing the fee system an
developing the educational system.
i4awaii and Porto Rico.
The Alaskan natives should be 81
en- the right to acquire, hold, and d
pose of property upon the same co
ditions as given other inhabitants
and the privilege of citigenshi
should be given to such as may b
able to meet certain definite requir
ments. In Hawaii congress shoul
give the governor power to remove o
the officials appointed under him. tn,
harbor of Honolulu should be dredge
The Marine Hospital service shoul
be empowered to study leprosy in tn
islands. l ask special considerable
for the report and recommendation
Of the governor of Porto Rico.
Our Foreign Policy.
In treating OF our foreign polio
and of the attitude that this great ne
ton should assume in the world
large. It is absolutely necessary
consider. the army and the navy, an
the congress, through which th
thought OF the nation finds its EXPIRE
sion, should keep ever wildly in min
the fundamental fact that 1t Is in
possible to treat our foreign policy
whether this policy takes shape
the effort to secure justice for oti
ers or justice for ourselves. save
conditioned upon the attitude we ar,
willing to take toward our army, ant
especially toward our navy. It
not merely unwise. it is contemplate
for nation, as for an individual, {,
use high-sounding language to pre-
claim its purposes, or TO take posi-
tons which are ridiculous if unsup
ported by potential force. and thel
to refuse to provide this force. =:
there is no intention of providing ant
of keeping the force necessary to bacl
up strong attitude. then II is far
better not TO assume such an atti
tude.
The steady aim of this nation, as o.
all enlightened nations, should be tn
strive to bring ever nearer the da,
when there shall prevail Throughout
the world the peace of justice
There are kinds of peace which are
highly undesirable, which are in the
long run as destructive as any war
Tyrants and oppressors have many
times made wilderness and called
1t peace. Many times people who
were siothful or timid or shortsight
cd. who had been eneryated by ease
or by luxury, or misled by false teach
ings. have shTunk in unmanly fashion
from doing duty that was stern and
that needed seif.sacrifice, and have
sought to hide from their own minds
their shortcomings. their ignoble me
tives, by calling them love of peace