The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-12-10

= Governor
( District Judges. and that hxed salary .
provided for them to take the place OF u
discredited FEE system. whicn hhou'u
abolished In all Offices; that mounted oon
atabulary be created to police the terrltor
!. autside the limits OF incorporated towns
vast section now wholly without police pro
lection; and that some provision pc mao
to at least lessen the oppressive DELAYS nm
costs that now attend the prosecution OF ap
peas from the District Court or AiashH
There should be division of the sxistinl
judicial districts, and an increase In IN
number of judges.
| Alaska should have Delegate In the Con
| gress. Where possible. the Congress shouis
l aid in the construction OF needed wager
| roads Additional lighthouses should be pro
! vidcd. In my judgment. 1t Is especially I'm
! portant TO aid in such manner seems JUS
| and feasible In the construction or trun'
\ line OF railway 70 connect the CUR OF Aiasha
| with the Yukon River through American ter
ritory. This would be most benehclai 10 th'
! DEVELOPMENT of the resources OF the territory
and to the comfort and welfare OF It's people
Salmon hatcheries should be established II
many different streams. so as TO secure tns
preservation OF this valuable food fish sal
mon fisheries and canneries should be pro
hlbited on certain of the rivers where the
mass of those Indians dwell who live almost
exclusively on fish.
The Alaskan natives kindly intelli-
gent anxious to learn. and willing to work
Those who have come under the influence
OF civilization. even for a limited PERIOD
have proved their caDabiity OF becoming
sef-supporting. self-respecting citizens, and
ask only for the Just enforcement OF law
and Intelligent instruction and supervision.
Others living In more remote regions, prim-
tive. simple hunters and fisher folk, VINO
know only the life Of the woods and the
waters, are daily being confronted with 10Th
century civilization. with all OF its complex
ties. Their country Is being overrun by
strangers, the game slaughtered and driven
away, the streams depleted OF fish, and
hitherto unknown and fatal diseases brought
to them, all Of which combine to produce a
state Of AFFECT poverty and want which must
result In their extinction. Action In their
interest IL demanded by every consideration
of justice and humanity.
The needs of these people are
The abolition OF the present fee system
whereby the native is degraded. imposed
upon, and taught the injustice of law.
The establishment OF hospitals at central
points that contagious diseases that are
brought to them continually by Incoming
whites may be localized and not allowed to
become epidemic. to spread death and desti-
tuition over great areas.
The development of the educational system
in the form OF practical training In such
Industries as will assure the Indians self
support under the changed conditions in
which they will have to live.
The duties Of the office of the Governor
should be extended to include the supervi-
sion Of Indian affairs, with necessary assist
ants In different districts. He should be
provided with the means and the power to
protect and advise the native people, to fur
nlsh medical treatment In time of epidem-
les, and to extend material relief in periods
of famine and extreme destitution.
The Alaskan natives should be given the
right TO acquire, hold and dispose Of prop
erty upon the same conditions as given other
inhabitants; and the privilege Of citizenship
should be given to
Hawai-; a,d po~+o such as may be able
Rico to meet certain def
mite requirements In
should give the Governor power 10 remove
all the Officials appointed under him The
harpor OF Honolulu should be dredged The
Marine Hospital Service should be empow-
cred TO study leprosy in the islands 1 ask
special consideration for the report and REG
concentrations Of the Governor of Porto Rico
In treating of our foreign policy and of the
attitude that this great Nation should as
sumo in the world at large. 1t is absolutely
necessary to consider the Army and the
Navy. and the Congress, through which the
thought of the Nation
foreign foIicy. finds its expression
IDLY in mind the fundamental fact that II IL
impossible to treat our foreign policy wheth-
er this policy takes shape In the effort to
secure Justice for others or Justice FOR ar
selves, save conditioned upon the attttnda
we are willing to take toward our ARMY ana
especially toward our Navy. 1t is not merely
un"lse' II Is contemplate. for Nation, as
Tor an individual, to use high sounding ian
guage to proclaim its purposes or to taLa
positions which are ridiculous IL unsupported
by potential force, and then to refuse 10
provide TINS force. II there Is no Intention
OF providing and of keeping the force nac
essary to back up strong attitude tban I,
Is Tar better not to assume such an attitude
me STEADY aim Of this Nation. as OF All
seninshtehed nations. should be to strive to
bring ever nearer the day when there shall
prevail throughout the world the neaca ~
justice. There are kinds of peace which ara
nisnly undesirable. which are in the long
: ~ % - destructive as any war. Tyrants and
oppressors have many times made a wildar
ness and called 1t peace Many times No |
pies who were slothful or timid or short
slgnted, who had been enervated nv ease ~
~ Injury OF misled by false teachings have
shrunk In unmanly fashion from doing dutv |
that was stern and that needed self-sacriace
ana nave sought to hide from their orrn |
minds their shortcomings, their fgnohle mo |
rses, ealing them love Of peace. The
peace OF tyrannous terror, the peace Of Gre |
ven weakness, the peace OF injustice -,
these should be Stunned as we shun unright-
eous war. "AiAs int
$50 w." eo'uiai sooo VIII, every movement
x,..., which will tend to
ireaties. bring us into more
49,, friendly relations with
tne rest OF mankind. In pursuance of This
policy l shall shortly lay before The san
a.e treaties Of arbitration with ali powers
WHEN are wiling to enter into these treaties
WIN US. A. Is not possible at this period
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pirate all matters. but there arc ranr,
matters OF possible difference between ~ |
and otner nations which can be thus arbi- |
rated. furthermore, at the request of the
parliamentary union an eminent body
composed of practical
Second Hague statesmen from ALI |
Confere,ca countries, have
asked the powers to
join with this Govern |
nent In second Hague conference a. ,n,s,l n
/. IS hoped that the work already SO hannilv
.,ann at The Hague may be carried some
lies out the desire expressed hy ,h ms sar
hague Conference itself e "ise
~ Is not true that the United States fol.
my land munger or entertains anv nrotet
u avsarus the other nations of the Western
save such as are for their well
fare. All that this
fohcy Toward Other country desires ts 70
Nations OF Western see the neighboring
HemIsnhara countries stable. or
uerly, and prosperous
,aonta , ANY country whose
'sopie conduct themselves wen can ca',se
lpon our hearty friendship II r vvunt
noWs That II knows how 10 act ,,-,,t A"eion
onable efficiency and decencv ~ WIN rea-
'ohtieal matters, II IT keeps order go az. gu
y obligations 1t need fear M sn. "au pays
n v"l ~ ene United States Chronic wronsdoe
ns. OF an impotence which rasnft. a.,
RAJ ioosening OF the ties N cts., w. gen
~, may IN America, as else,vbara ,,s.g
na,eiy require Intervention nv sow ~
~ a ,dSun, ana N the Western Hemisphers
~ euhefence OF the United Stota-
lonroe Doctrine may rorca es 10 the
sae however reluctantly. In eanrers
asses OF such wrongdoing or irno,a nasrant
~ s exercise OF an International police nowa =
eNeFS country washed by tha cahtr, "e..
~ would show the progress in s,a aht,ooean
'is oasalization which with the aid of s th
.ls,t amendment Cuba has shown ai sir o. me
he , rapub sne Island. and which 50 mapy
eantiy and brilliantly showins are con-
' Snt OF interference by this Nation Su i,.
a heir AFFAIRS would be at an end n0 S with
re IN a rea,, ,nose OF our Southern neishbors
a'urai riches, and II within tbair great
er,,s q OF law and Justice obtains nrer
e 10y Is sure to come to them. Viii. pros
tn they n ,as primary laws of civilized soci. ,
.ss.tsS may rest assured that the, ,.,ss - y ,
-eated by US In a snirit ~ ~ WIN be