The Somerset reporter., 1904-12-08

rs IA field for American exports drew
from my predecessor President NJ
kinney pu reeat feale=l for IT'S sre-
clal considers t'4n bY tie congress
Tie lmpyrtaHee of securing praner
information aud data a5la "a view -
tie enforcement Of orr trade with Asia
is undim!uiehed our consular repre-"
seutatvcs IN china have strongly
urged a place for permanent display II
American products In some prominent
trade center Of that empire, under gov
eminent control and management rs
an effective means Of advancing our
export trade therein. | call the atten-
ton Of the congress 10 the dcSirability
of carrying out these suggestions.
Immigration and Standardization.
In dealing with the questions Of i'm.
migration and naturalization IT Is in
dispensablc to keep certain facts ever
before the minds Of those who share
IN enactlng the aws. First ana fore.
most. let us remember Chat the ques-
ton of being IA good American has
nothing whatever TO do with q mans
birthplace any more thau it has to do
with his creed. In every generation
from the time this government VIZ
founded men of foreign birth lmVa
stood in the very foremost rams
good citizenship. and CT NOT aa#e.a
In one but in every field oi American
activity,
There is no danger of having Ton
many Immigrants Of the right kind
bul the citizenship of this country
should not he debased. Ii is vital thnt
we should keep high the standard Of
well being among our waCcWorkers.
and therefore we should not admit
masses Of men whose standards of liY-
Ing and whose personal customs aud
habits are such that they tend to lower
the level Of the American wageWorker,
and above all we should not admit any
man of an unworthy type Similarly
we should take the greatest care about
naturalization. Fraudulent naturaiza-
ton. the naturalization Of improper
persons, is u curse to our government,
and 1t is the affair of every honest
voter, wherever born, 10 see that no
fraudulent voting Is allowed, that no
fraud In connection with naturaliza.
ton is permitted.
Revision of naturalization Laws.
There should be a comprehensive re
vision Of the naturalization laws The
courts having power to naturalize
should be definitely named by national
authority, the testimony upon which
naturalization may be conferred should
be definitely prescribed, publication Of
impending naturalization applications
should be required in advance of their
hearing in court, the form and word
Ing of all certificates issued should be
uniform throughout the country, and
the courts should be required to make
returns to the secretary of state at
stated periods of all naturalizations
conferred.
Not only are the laws relating to
naturalization now defective. but those
relating to citizenship of the United
States ought also to be made the sub.
ject of scientific inquiry with a view to
probable further legislation. The pow
er of the government to protect the In
tegrity Of the elections of its own Off
cials is inherent and has been recog-
nized and affirmed by repeated dee
larations of the supreme court There
is no enemy OF free government more
dangerous and none SO insidious as
the corruption of the electorate | rec
ommend the enactment of law direct
ed against bribery and corruption in
federal elections
Delays In Criminal Prosecutions.
No subject IS better worthy the at
tention of the congress than that por
ton Of the report of the attorney gen
eral dealing with the long delays and
the great obstruction to justice expert
enced in the cases Of Beavers. Green
and Gaynor and Benson. Were these
isolated and special cases | should not
call your attention to them, but the diff
ficultes encountered rs regards these
men who have been indicted for crimi-
nal practices are uot exceptional. They
are precisely similar IN kind to what
occurs again and aeain in the case Of
criminals who lave sufficient means II
enable them 10 take advantage Of a
system of procedure which has grown
mp In the federal courts and which
amounts iU effect 70 making the law
easy of enforcement aaaInSt tLc man
who has no money AMI difficult Of Ell.
foracmcnt, even L. tAe uo.ut OF ~1me
times sccurins Immunity, as records
the man who las money. At present
tr,4 to