Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-12-06
Strong But
Conservative Message
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In my Judgment, IL In especially I'M
portant To AID In such manner AZ
secns Just and feasible In the con
stuction OF q trunk line OF railway 10
connect the Gulf OF Alaska with the
Yukon river through American terri.
tory. This would be. most beneficial
IA tho development Of the resources OF
the territory, and to the comfort and
welfare OF its people,
Salmon hatcheries should be estab'
llshed In many different streams, so
ms To secure the preservation OF this
valuable food fish. Salmon fisheries
and ~canneries should be prohibited on
certain rivers where the mass OF o
Indians dwell who live almost exclu'
sivcly IN fish.
The Alaskan natives are kindly. IN
telligent, anxious to learn, and Wiling
20 work. Those who have come IN
der the influence OF civilization. even
for 4 limited period. have proved their
capability OF becoming self-supporting.
self-respccting citizens, and ask only
10. tho Just enforcement Of law and
intelligent instruction and supervis'
Ion. Others. living In more remote
regions, primitive. simple hunters and
fisher folk. who know only the life
Of the woods and the waters, are daily
being confronted with the twentieth.
century civilization with all Of It's
complexities. Their country Is being
overrun by strangers, the game
slaughtered and driven away, tho
streams depleted Of fish. aud hitherto
unknown and fatal diseases brought
to them, all OF which combine TO pro-
duce a state Of abjcct poverty and
want which must result In their ex.
tinction. Action In their interest 10
demanded by every consideration Of
justice and humanity.
The needs ~ these people are
The abolition Of the present lee
system, whereby the native IL degrad.
ed. imposed upon. and taught the In
Justice Of law.
The establishment OF hospitals at
central points. 10 that contagious dis
eases that are brought to them con.
tinnally by incoming whites may he
localized and not allowed TO become
epidemic. To spread death and desti.
tuition oyer great areas.
The development Of the educational
system in the form Of practical train.
ing In such industries az will assure
the Indians s~elfsupport under the
changed conditions In which they Will
have to live.
The duties or the office OF the gov
ernor should be extended 10 include
the supervision OF Indian affairs, with
necessary assistants In different dis
tricts. He should be provided with
the ean and the power To protect
and advise the native people, 10 fur
nish medical treatment In time OF cpl
denies. and To extend material relief
In periods Of famine and extreme des'
titution,
Hawaii and Porto Rico.
The Alaskan natives should be CIV,
en- the right To acquire. hold, and dis.
pose OK property upon the same condi.
lions az given other inhabitants; and
tho privilege Of citizenship should be
given To such as may be able To meet
certain definite requirements. In lila
wall congress should give the govern
or power W remove all tho officials
appointed under him. Tho hafbor O
Honolulu should be drodged. Thi
marine hospital service should be en-
powered 10 study ieprosy In the isl
anda. | ask special consideration fol
tho report and recommendations ol
the governor OF Porto Rico.
Foreign Policy.
In treating OF our foreign policy and
of the attitude that this great nation
should assume in the world at large
Ii IL absolutely necessary to consider
the army and the navy, and the con
gfssss, through which the thought 81
the nation finds Its expression, should
keep ever wildly In mind the fundhl
mental fact that II IL impossible ta
treat our foreign policy, whether this
policy takes shape IN tho effort e
secure justice for others or Justice for
ourselves, save as conditioned upon
the attitude ae ara willing 10 take to
ward our army, and especially toward
Uir navy. II Ia not merely unwiae, Il
III contemplate, for a nation. as foi
an individual, To use high,soundinp
language to proclaim It's purposes. OF
10 take positions which are ridiculous
II unsupported by potential force, and
then refuse 10 provide this force. II
there Ia no intention Of providing ana
Of Keeping the force necessary 10 back
up a strong attitude. then II IL fai
better not 10 assume such an attitude
The steady aim OF this nation, M oi
all enlightened nations. should be Il
strive to bring v nearer the day
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 Opprcssors have many times
made = wilderness and called 1t peace
Many times peoples who were sloth,
full or ttmid or shortsighted, who had
been enervated by ease or by luxury
or mixled by false teachings. have
shrunk In unmanly fashion from doing
duty that was stern and that needed
selfsacrifice. and have sought to hide
from their own minds their short
conings. their ignoble motives, by
calling them love of peace. The peace
Of tyrannous terror. the peace OF era
q weakness. the peace OF injustice
all these should be Stunned as VI
shun unrighteous war. The goal IL
set before US as a nation. the goa
which should be set before all man
kind. Ia the attainment OF the peace
Of justice. OF the peace which comes
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