Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-12-15

rural routes established. serving apnroxi
a.Ssy lx,OOO;O 600 people, and there wer
,Pen, III. az tnat time 1857 petitions 70
The president points out needed i'm
pTDvements In our consular system.
| law Is urged $50"
| The president calls attention to the ex
Iravagance In printing and expresses tn
he caused by, and much benefit would &C
crue from, decreasing the amo,Int n
pruning now done by at least one-half
tention to the currency question Th,
question Of the retirement of the green
backs and the problem Of securing In GU,
with saft such elasticity as is consisten
Every silver dollar should be made re-
deemablc in gold at the option of tho
hoIoer. says the president
ENCOURAGEMENT of our merchant rnarins
by legislation is recommended.
Inc growing importance of the Orien,
as as ne,o nor american exports is pointed
TO an extension Of our trade.
,, On the subject Of immigration the pres.
i zoe says: There is no danger Of Fhav.
us TOO many immigrants of the right
klno. II makes no difference from what
county tney come. If they are sound in
nody and IN mind. and above all. If they
are or good character. they should he
welcomed with cordial hospitality"
fraudulent naturalization Is denounced
as a curse to our government and the
revlsion of the naturalization laws.
me enactment of law directed
aiEainisa bribery and corruption in federal
"'TE IONS Is recommended
The president reviews at length exist.
ing conditions in Alaska and makes a
ii9nDer OF recommendations as to legis-
and development Of the territory.
of treating of our foreign policy and
OF the attitude that this great nation
the pre as5ae IN the world at large
70 consider the army and navy. and the
congress. through which the thought of
NE tne nation finds it's expression, should
mental fact that it is impossible to treat
t our foreign policy. whether this policy
t taKes IS, saape In the effort to secure jus
save as conditioned upon the attitude
We are willing to take toward our navy.
y IS not merely unwise 1t is contempt
TO toe, ,. lor h;a nation; as for an individual.
ciaim its purposes. or to take positions
which are ridiculous if Unsupported by
potential force, and then to refuse to
ton of providing and OF Keeping the
Iorce necessary to back up a strong atti-
.ude then It is far better not to assume
such an attitude
The steady aim Of this nation. as Of
an enlightened nations. should be to
strive to bring ever nearer the day when
there ee shall IL throughout the world
fore us as nation is the attainment of
the peace Of justice the peace which
e GO fae when when each nation is not merely
pulously recognizes and performs its duty
toward others. The eternal vigilance
Which wi exa is the price Of liberty must
against Outside foaa ALTHOUGH to sua oa
course far more often to guard AGAINST
our own selfish and thougntless Short
ms nj iV,l
into helplessness before the powers OF
we are IN every way endeavoring to
ne,p on; with cordial good will. every
N more friendly relations with the rest
81 mankind. In pursuance Of this policy
ne president says he will shortly lay
With the powers which are willing to en-
ter into these treaties with us.
~ II Is not true. says the president, that
y, entertains any projects as regards the
other nations Of the Western hemisphere
save such as are for their welfare. All |
mar TINS country desires is to see the |
lelghoorlng countries stable. orderly and |
prosperous. Any country whose people |
CONDUCT themselves well can count upon |
,nr hearty friendship. In asserting the
We have taken in regard to Cuba, Vene-
'uela and Panama and in endeavoring to
II the theater of war in the
n China, we have acted in our own in
crest as well as in the interest Of ,hu-
nanity at large.
Even when it is not possible to secure
principles which we accept as automatic
I is necessary for us firmly to insist
lpon the rights of our own citizens with
ut regard to whether they were born
ere or abroad.
The strong arm of the government in
nforclng respect for its just rights in
International matters is the navy. The
resident earnestly recommends that
mere be no halt in the work of upbuild-
ng the American navy. There is no
han Pa'r Eean duty before us as people
eeGs or this countrys position The
resident urges the need of increasing
ur fleet OF battleships.
Our army, the president SAYS. has been
cduced to the minimum at which it is
8 efficiency.
In the Philippine islands there has been
ne steady progress which has obtained
yer since our troops definitely got the
PIPER hand of the insurgents. The Phil
'pine people contain many elements OF
GOD. and some, elements which We have
rlgnt 70 hope stand for progress. At
Iesent they are utterly incapable of en-
~ IN 'n n;3;e at all or of build
resident continues: II firmly believe
nat We can help them to rise higher
nd higher in the scale Of civilization
nd or capacity. for self-government. and
most earnestly hope that in the end
ley may be able to stand. if not entire
alone. yet in some such rela to the
nited States as Cuba now stands. This
definitely postponed if our people are
'olish enough to turn the attention Of
re Filipinos away from the problems Of
:mcving moral and material prosperity.
working for a stable ORDERLY and iust
>vernment. and toward foolish and dan
srous intrigues for complete indie
endence for which they are as yet to-
lily UNIT. On the other hand our peo-I
e must keep steadily before their minds
e fact that the justification for our
ay IN the Philippines must ultimately