Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-12-08

eminent control and management, rs
an effective means of advancing our
export trade therein. I call the atten-
ton Of the congress to the desirability
Of carrying out these suggestions.
immigration and Naturaiisatiss.
In dealing with the questions Of i'm
migration and naturalization It u In.
dispensable to keep certain facts ever
before the minds Of those who share
In enacting the laws. First and fore
most let us remember that the Ques-
ton of being a good American hes
nothing whatever to do with a mans
birthplace any more than It has to do
with his creed. In every generation
from the time this government was
founded men Of foreign birth have
stood in the very foremost rank Of
good citizenship, and that not merely
in ono but in every Geld 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
we'll being among our wageworkers,
and therefore we should not admit
masses Of men whose standards Of liv-
ing and whose personal customs and
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 naturaliza-
ton, the naturalization of improper
persons. IS a curse to our government,
and II Is the affair of every honest
voter, wherever born. to SEQ that no
, fraudulent voting Is allowed, that no
fraud IN connection with naturaliza-
ton Is permitted.
, Revision of Naturalization Lawn.
There should be comprehensive re-
vision Of the naturalization laws. The
: courts having power to naturalize
should be definitely named by national
authority, the testimony upon which
T naturalization may be conferred should
| be definitely prescribed, publication Of
: impending naturalization applications
should be required In advance Of their
9 herring in court, the form and word
3 Ing Of all certificates issued should be
r uniform throughout the country. and
G the courts should be required to make
@ returns to the secretary Of state nj
stated periods OF all naturalizations
( conferred.
$ Not only are the laws relating to
e naturalization now defective, but those
relating to citizenship Of the United
States ought also to be made the sub
t ject of scientific inquiry with view to
e probable further legislation. The pow.
8 er Of the government to protect the IN
l. tegrity Of the elections of its own Off
l. cials is inherent and has been recog
9 nized and affirmed by repeated dec
= larations Of the supreme court There
: Is no enemy Of free government more
/ dangerous and none so insidious ms
l. the corruption Of the electorate. rec
0 ommend the enactment Of a law direct
ed against bribery and corruption II
It federal elections.
C Delaya In Criminal Prosecutions.
% No subject is better worthy the at
!. tention Of the congress than that por
II ton Of the report Of the attorney gen
IL eral dealing with the long delays ant
e the great obstruction to justice expert
= enced in the cases Of Beavers. Greer
If and Gaynor and Benson. Were thes
3 isolated and special cases should no
g call your attention to them, but the dif
y fcultles encountered rs regards thes
10 men who have been indicted for crimi
a. nal practices are not exceptional The.
10 are precisely similar in kind to wha
IT occurs again and again in the case o
criminals who have sufficient means t
TO enable them to take advantage OF
IL system OF procedure which has grow
* up in the federal courts and whic
ut amounts In effect to making the Law
o. easy Of enforcement against the ma
n who has no money and difficult OF Ell
G. forcement, even to the point of some
le times securing immunity. rs regard
~ the man who has money. At preseIl
10 the interests Of the innocent man ar
I'd amply safeguaried. but the interests Q
n the government-that Is, the interest
as Of honest administration; that is, til
IN interests OF the people-are not recol
nized as they should ba
1.-THE president discusses the progrea
We Of the territories Of Alaska, Hawa
no and Porto Rico, with Necommenda ton
ne for changes in the present system o
~ government Of the first named. He de
~ sires to see a delegate from Alaska 4
congress.l
Foreign Policy.
=, The stendy atm of this nation. as
W all enlightened nations. should be t
- 80 strive to bring ever nearer the da
-. when there shall prevail Throughout
~ the world tho peace Of justice, bu
-. there are kinds OF peace which ar
IN highly undesirable, which are in tn
h1 long run as destructive as any wa
~, The goal to set before US as natoI
nm the goal which should be sot before Il
,s- mankind Is the attainment OF tn
az peace of justice. of the peace whic
comes when each nation Is not merei
safeguarded In its own rights, bl
scrupulously recognizes and perform
-. its duty toward others. General
~ peace tells for righteousness, but
n',ee' there Is conflict between the two the
-, our fealty is due first to the cause {
righteousness. Unrighteous wars al
common and unrighteous peace is rar
but both should ~be Stunned. III
lI0 right OF freedom and the responsibility