Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-12-07
Oriental Markets.

Oriental Markets.
r,uiuc importance OF the Orient
the :, for american exports drew from
asa u'ldi or..sor. pio,;icnt Mckinley. an
ny P' .,,Iryt tor Its special conSidNfa-
Wgcn H.. congress. In HIS message OF
~ he y.ilt lion. ~ showing the prcu-
IN ~ lac an,. value u, oar t,adc with
liar "'n"a the peculiarly favorable
ChG!a which exist for their cxpan-
ce'"'i; thc normal course or trade,
son ~ III CunImunicat addressed tn
rrletr ,..,akrr of The lioust of Representa-
thr bv tn. secretary OF the treasury
i've i'm of Last June. with Its accom-
on ttl jeiter o. TIE Secretary OF STATE.
pahi1rssordiur an Appropriation fo!' Il
Te'Ol.iseion to study tn. industrial and
enllrm'srrial conditions i'll the 'hileS'
Ten";re and To report as 10 the oppor-
EMIL. for and the obstacles 10 tiit en-
turl.,,a,'t OF markets in China tor the
I"Ik' mrodrci~ and manufactures OF the
:aH.LJ StattS Action WAS not taken
hUu during the last session. cor
thtfS'l NC HAT thu. recommendation re-
di&'f ~ yn,,r hands thc consideration
cav a.; ,s impor,aiir. and timelIneSs mer-
it -. mural message OF 1890 he again
~ attention 10 his Recommendation,
fd",irc il and stated iurth'r:
GU NV r.i.cw this re"onmendht i"n. as
;n,,,ortam.e Il the subject has stead
" nm sil,r" il WAS first submitted 10
~ - mn time should b" lost i'll study
to"' 90 ourselves the resources ct this
~ te,d inr American trade ana enter
prse. ;u,,ortance of securing proper in
~ 49, and ,iit., with Il view to the
''inr,,nt of our trade with Asia is
'rr,ini<h"d. our consular representa-
;n. N Chiun h:tvc strongly urged place
w, "r.n.u..ul display q: American pro-
~ i, .f,rI.,. prominent trad" center OF
INA H.. 1 ud.r Governments control
a,I' r,aragcun.nt. ~ an effective means of
ital,flr, our Export TRACE th'-l''ill. eau
,t,.,tiui. -: n" Congress 10 the de
r,tiity ,l car. wing out these SuggeS-
ticrs :.
immigration and Naturalization.
l., 5oaliur with the questions OF inn
Tartan and naturalization it is indis-
r'sah. to keep certain facts ever he
H., N. minds of thos,' who share in en-
c,Irr tn. laws First and foremost. lei
S,'- men lii..l that the question of being
gnod American has nothing Whatever
a h. with a mans birthplace any more
han il has 20 do with his creed. In
Nv generation from the time this Gov
,1srt vas founded men of foreign birth
haye stoni i'll the very foremost rank of
rood citizenship. and that nos merely II
eena hur in every field of American aC tiV-
IN while to try To draw Il diStino tior
Stgtpn th.. ma! whos" parents came Il
,Sis country and the man whose ancestors
Same 10 il s.v.rdl generations BACK IS a
ysre al sureiity tiupti -\m..r ic:tniSm IS d
na,ter Of hart, of conscience, OF loftN
s.ri,ation. of sound common sense, but
"ot Of blr;hpl7c" or of creed. The media
a honor tn highest pllZ" I" be won by
| has. ghn eIt" in tn" Amy and the
Vary Of the lni:cd States dccoiiites meI
iOrn here and it also dCCorateS men bolr
h Great Rrit;in and Ireland. in Germany
| IN Scandinavia in France and doubtless
in other countries also. In the held ol
S}iesmanshIp. in the field of business. il
m, field of rhjnnthropic "ndeaHor. il is
equally true that among the men o.
whom W. arr most rr"nd as ;Am"Il an
no distinction whatever can pt oraWl
between those who Themselves or Wnos'
wreis cane over il sailing ship Oh
s.aner from across the water ani tnoS'
who's. anct etors stepped ashore INTO the
vnod,d wild, rnc>s At Plymouth of at tn
mouth of tn" Hut'-uu. the Delaware. a.
lie Jams nearly three centuries az"
No fell0W-ritiZcu OF ours Is entitled u
| asy peculiar regard htcaus" Of the wa!
in which he worships his Maker or be
Parents nor Shnuld he he in any way dis
eliminated against therefor. Each mus
| stand on his worth As = man ai!d cach l!
p.iit'4d t. b. Judged solely thereby.
Thrre is no danger OF having %" many
Immigrants at the right kind. II make
| 10 iftleuc" from what country thtA
come II they are s"und IN b"dF and II
| mind anil. above all i! they are OF crot
Dhancter 50 that w can res, assure,
lat ,hir children and grandchildren VII
4 worthy fellow citizens OF our children
and ErdnEt il;ttiI'u. tI''!l W. Stt'tHi VIZ
cpnr ,hori with cordal hospitality.
EGt tn- citizenship OF TINS couhlt!
s6oqJ net IL, G"hastd. l. is vital ina
W should keep high the standard of wei
bang among our wage-WorkcrS. aH'
| therefore W. shcuiG not admit passes o
ror whose standards of living and WhoS.
rr<oral customs and habits are suci
that thrv tend to lower tn" level OF IN
American aag,'-worlcr: and above all W.
,Lgra ,ot admit any man o. an un
Worthy tv1r any man concerning Wnon
| cln say t;at he will himself he ba'
| citizen, ol that his children ana Sranu
thll,A will d"tract from instead OF 'iud
ing to The sum Of the good citizenship @
the country Similarly We Should tax
IN" gr'aie>t care about NATURALIZATION
| tI3u,luhrt naturalization. TIN uatura liza
Ion Of imp i.r ,I,'rEouS, l. Il ,urS' u
u5r Govern ,ut. a}..l il l. th' i11inf o
| 'rc7y h"neSt voter. wh"rrV'r bonn. I" Sc
mat 10 fraudulent voting is allowed. Una
f'anl it, conn. t.tIon with naturailZa
''1 Is i"lmitt-u.
~ II. vast y"ar the ca:-"s "f false
fraudulent. and iniprop'r nrtura lizati3'
Of ali'nS coming tn ia" att nt"n OF VI
rNrUtIEr hfauchrS @. tn" GoN'rniil'I Il
have increased 10 an alarming degree
Extensive sales of forged certificates "
ra,Urazatiul have beer diScov' red "A
wn IS many cases of natu lilzailon s.,
cured by perjury and fraud. and In al
,Ntl"n. instances have accumulated Sho"
ng that many courts issue crrtiilcatcS q
M lrazation carrlcssly and upon III
| ~ WN''N tNl1 nee,
tnier 'hc Constitution il is IN IN
bower Of thc congress TO establish
UA'i"rm rul" of NATURALIZATION an
lNi6"'uNS laws ha', from time 1" nm
'r u "Hartrl Cor that purpose. Whlt
new" b""i suppl"m' ni"d it, - few state
~ tate laws having special application
me Federal statutes permit nai"raiiZa
w., ly any court Of rrrord il III" l'nile
NV,t'S having commou-iaw luri+dlCtlo'
'od seal and clerk. except tho poiic
''nt ol tt" District oi C'lGmiia. am
4 .'AuI All Il, :" courts exercise TINS i'm
i i'F1nt function. 1t results THAI wh"f
" haHy counts of sued: varying grade,
L Wv jurisdiction. th.lc is llCk ni uni
'rh'y in iin rules applied in O." frirm
/ "HA!i7aton. Some courts ar" sine
/ others laX NJ alien VIII" may strur
49, Y!:!lh;tion in one place Nigh, BE- ne
/ "a u IN arofhor, and tn" intent 81 tn
/ Nit'i"na! provision S in fac; defeated
1 iNA'iioie. the crrtiiiC ttcS of naturall
LOU issued hN the courts dilI"r wid-i
a. "Nuhc and appearance. and WIN"
~ ~" brought into use in fot"!S
,i., u!'S' are frequently suhJ, II I" SuS
naturalization Laws Should be Re
viscd.
''f" should be comprehensive re