The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-12-08

field of American activity. There Is no
danger of having too many immigrants of
the right kind. But the citizenship Of this
country should not be debased. 1t Is vital
that we should keep high the standard of
well-being among our wage-workers, and
therefore we should not admit masses of
men whose standards of living and whose
personal eustome and habits are such that
hey tend to lower the level of the Ameri-
can wage-worker; and above all we should
not admit any man of an unworthy type,
any man concerning whom we can say that
he will himself be a bad citizen, or that
his children and grandchildren will detract
from instead of adding to the sum of the
good citizenship of he country. Similar
ly we should take the greatest care about
naturalization. Fraudulent naturalization,
the naturalization of improper persons, is
curse to our government and it Is the
affair OF every honest voter, wherever born,
to see that no fraudulent voting Is allow
ed. that no fraud in connection with nat
uralization Is permitted. Not only are the
laws relating to naturalization now defec-
tive, but those relating to citizenship of
the subject of scientific inquiry with q view
to probable further legislation.
The Territory of Alaska.
Alaska, like all our Territorial acquisi-
lions, has proved resourceful beyond the
50. Of those who ,h made the pur
hardy, Industrious, and thrifty American
citizens. Towns of a permanent character
have been built. The extent of its wealth
in minerals. timber, fisheries and agricul-
people. We do know, however, that from
a very small beginning Its products have
grown until they are steady and material
contribution to the wealth Of the nation.
Owing to the immensely Of Alaska and its
location In the far north, it Is difficult
its growth and to the happiness and COM
fort Of Its people by private enterprise
alone. 1t should, therefore, receive rea-
sonable aid from the government. The
work for Alaska in laying cables and build
Ing telegraph lines The Alaskan natives
should be given the right to acquire, hold.
eonditions as evtn pthey ,nRabitants and
the privilege Of citizenship should be given
to such as may be able to meet certain
definite requirements.
Our Foreign Policy.
In treating Of our foreign policy and Of
the attitude that this great Nation should
assume in the world at large, 1t is absolute
" necessary to consider the Army and the
Navy. and the Congress, through which the
thought OF the Nation finds Its expression,
should keep ever wildly In mind the funda-
mental fact that 1t is impossible to treat
our foreign policy, whether this policy takes
shape In the effort to secure Justice for
others or justice for ourselves, save as con-
to take toward our Army, and especially
toward our Navy. 1t is not merely unwise,
it Is contemplate, for a nation, as for an
individual to use high-sounding language to
proclaim its purposes, or to take positions
which are ridiculous II unsupported by po-
tentiaI force. and then to refuse to provide
this force. IL there Is no intention Of pro-
viding and Of keeping the force necessary
| to back up q strong attitude. then 1t L. far
better not to assume such an attitude.
The steady aim Of this Nation, as Of all
enlightened nations, should be to strive to
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prevail throughout the world the peace Of
| Justice. There are kinds Of peace which
| are highly undesirable, which are In the
| long run - destructive a. any war. Tyra1ts