Bisbee daily review., 1904-02-06

cause TOT sarisraction This get, the result of long discussion and negotia- ton, places our commercial relations with the great oriental empire on more satisfactory footing than they have ever heretofore enjoyed It pro- vides not only for the ordinary rights and privileges of diplomatic and con- sular officers, but also for an important extension of our commerce by increas- ed facility of access to Chinese ports and for the relief of trade by the re- mOval of some of the obstacles which have embarrassed it in the past
 trust that the congress will con- tinue to favor in all proper ways the Louisiana Purchase exposition. This exposition commentaries the LOuisi- ana purchase, which was the first great step in the expansion which made us a continental nation. The expedition of Lewis and Clark across the continent followed thereon and marked the be- ginning oc the process of exploration and colonization which thrust our na- tional boundaries to the Pacific.
 The acquisition of the Oregon coun- try, including the present states of Oregon and Washington, was a fact of immense importance in our history, first giving us our place on the Pacific seaboard and making ready the way for our as',endency in the commerce of the greatest of the oceans. The cen tennial of our establishment upon the western coast by the expedition of InN nI arl- is n hn tn1 ,t Portland, Ore. by an exposition in the summer of 1905. and this event should receive recognition and support from the national government.
 Development of Alaska.
 l call your special attention 10 tlie territory of Alaska. The country IS developing rapidly, and it has an as. sured future. The mineral wealth is great and has as yet hardly been tap ped. The fisheries, if wisely handled and kept under national control. will be business as permanent as any Oth- CT and of the utmost importance to the. people. The forests. if properly guard. ed, will form another great source of wealth. Portions of Alaska are fitted for farming and stock raising. although the methods must be adapted to the peculiar conditions of the country. Proper land laws should be enacted and the survey of the public lands i'm mediately begun. Coal land laws should be provided whereby the coal land entryman may make his location and secure patent under methods kin. dred to those now prescribed for home stead and mineral entrymen. Salmon hatcheries. exclusively under govern ment control. should be established. The cable should be extended from Sitka westward. Wagon roads and trails should be built and the building of railroads promoted in all legitimate ways. igbthouses should be built along the coast. Attention should be paid to the needs of the Alaska In dians- Provision should be made foI an officer. with deputies, to study thei, needs. relieve their immediate wants and help them adapt themselves to the new conditions.
 I recomme dd that an appropriation be made for building lighthouses iI Hawaii and taking possession of those already built. The territory should be reimbursed Tor whatever amounts il has already expended for lighthouses. The governor should be empowered tt suspend or remove any official appoint ed by him, without submitting the matter to the legislature.
 The Philippines and Porto Rico.
 Of our insular possessions, the Philip pines and Porto Rico, it is gratifying to say that their steady progress has been such as to make it unnecessary 10 spend much time in discussing them Yet the congress should ever keep in mind that peculiar obligation rests upon us to further in every way the welfare of these communities. The Philippines should be knit closer to us by tariff arrangements. It would. of course, be impossible suddenly to raise the people of the islands to the high pitch of industrial prosperity and of governmental efficiency 10 which they will in the end by degrees attain, and l the caution and moderation shown in l developing them have been among the | main reasous why this development has HitHerto Gone on so SmOOtnly- Scrupulous care has been taken in the | choice of governmental agents and tho | entire elimination of partisan polite. from the public service. The conditio,
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