Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-12-15

normal course of trade. / refer 20 thS
! Communication addressed 20 the speaker ei
! tes House Of Representatives by the secre.
| tatr of the Treasury ON the ilth ef last
I June with ita accompanying letter ef this
secretary of state, Recommending an appf0.
/ priatlon for = commission 10 study the In
dnetrial ana commercial conditions In the
| Chinese Empire and 20 report a. 10 the ops
! partunitiea for and the obstacles 10 the en-,
/ iargement OF markets In China for the raw
I products and manufactures Of the unlted
/ states Actien was not taken thereon dur.
lnE the last sessleh I cordially mge that
the recommendation receive al your hands
the consideration which hs Importance and
| timetineaa merit"
In HIS annual message OF 1900 he again
called attention 10 thla recommendation,
quoting u. and stated furthart
II now renew this recommendation. as the
Importance OF the subject has steadily grown
since it was hrat submitted 10 you. ana no
| time should be lest In studying ter ourselves
the resources Of this great nsld for American
trade and enterprise"
The Importance of securing proper In
formation and data with a view 70 the
enlargement Of eur trade with Aaia IL undi-
minished. Our Consular representatives In
China have strongly urged q place foF per-
mansnt display of American products IN
some prominent trade center OF that ems
pire under Government control And man
agement, aa an effective means Of advanc.
tns our export trade therein call the at
tention OF the Congress 90 the aeairabtlity
OF carrying out these suggestions.
Alaska. like all our territorial acquisitions.
has proved roaoureefui heyend tho expeetA.
tions OF those who made the purchase. 10
has become the home OF many hardy. In,
0uAtftoua and thrifty
AiaAkn. American eittA np.
Towns of a permanent
character have been built. The extent OF its
wealth In minerals. timber. nshetles, aud
agriculture while great. IL probably not
eemprehended ye, In any Just measure by
eur people, We do know, however, that from
very small beginning its products have
grown until they are a steady and material
contribution 20 the wealth of the Nation
owing 20 the immensity OF Alaska and lta
location In the far north. u IL difficult
matter TO provide many things essential 20
It's Srowth and TO the happiness and com.
fort Of It's people by private enterprise alone
II should. therefore. receive reasonable aid
from the Government, The Government has
already done excellent work for Alaska
This work has been done in the most eco.
nOmieai and efficient way by tho signal
Corps Of the Army
In some respects Il has outErowA It's pres.
ent laws while In others those laws have
been found 10 be inadequate, In order 10
obtain information upon which l could rely
caused an official of the Department OF
Justice, In whose judgment I have con
adence. 10 visit Alaska during the past sum
mur for tho purpose OF AAeertainlnE how
government II administered there aud what
legislation II actually needed al present A
statement OF the conditions found 70 exist
together with some rucomme endnttona and the
reasons therefor. In witch strongly een-
eur. will be found In the annual report OF
the Attorney General In some Instances 1
feel that the legislation suggested Il 80
impsrativey needed that am moved briefly
TO emphasize the Attorney Generals pro-
posala
Under the code Of Alaska az Il now stands
many purely administrative powers and
duties, including by far the most tm-
poFlan,. devolve upon tho District Judges or
upon the Clerks OF tho District Court aettnE
under the direction Of the Judges. while the
Governor. upon whom these powers and du-
ties should logically fall, has nothing spe.
cihG to do except 20 make annual reports
issue Thanksgiving day proclamatlonn. and
appoint Indian policemen and notarioa pub
lie. l believe II essential 10 good govern.
ment In Alaska. and therefore recommend.
that the Congress diyuHt the District Judges
and clerks OF their courts Of tho admins.
trative executive functions that they now
exercise and east them upon the Governor,
This would not he an innovation. Il would
simply conform the government OF Alaska
10 fundamental principles. making tho Gov
ernorahip a real instead Of a merely nominal
ONCE. and leaving the Judges free Co give
their entire attention TO their judicial duties
and at the same time removing them from
a great deal of the strife that now emu
barraaseA the judicial once In Alaska.
Alaska should have Delegate Ia the Con-
gress. Where possible, the Congress should
aid In the construction OF needed wagon
roads. Additional lighthouses should be pro-
Vtded, In my Judgment IL ls especially Inn
portant to aid In such manner as seems just
and feasible In the construction OF a trunk
line or railway 10 connect the Gulf OF Alaska
with the Yukon River through American tor.
ritory. This would be most beneficial 10 tho
development OF the resources OF the territory.
and to the comfort and welfare OF It's people,
Salmon hatcheries should be established In
mapy different streams. 50 as 10 secure the
preservation Of this valuable food fsh, Sal
mon fisheries and canneres should be pro-
hbited on certain OF the rivers where the
mass OF those Indians dwell who live almost
exclusively on nSh
The needs Of these people are:
The abolition of tho present fee system,
whereby the native ia degraded. imposed
upon, and taught the injustice Of law.
The establishment OF hospitals at central
points. so that contagious diseases that are
brought TO them continually by Incoming
whites may be localized ana not allowed to
become epidemic. to spread death and desti-
tuition over great areas,
The development OF the educational system
in the form Of practical training in such
Industries as will assure tho Indians self
support under the changed conditions in
which they will have to live.
The duties OF the office OF the Governor
should be extended to include the Bupervi-
sion Of Indian affairs, with necessary assist
ants In different districts He should be
provided with the means and the power TO
protect and advise the native people, to fur
nish medical treatment In time of epidem-
les and to extend material relief In periods
Of famine and extreme destitution
The Alaskan natives should be given the
right TO acquire. hold, and dispose Of prop
erty upon the same conditions as given other
lnhabltantB; and the privilege OF citizenship
should be given TO
Hawaii and Porto ~ uSn 90 may pe sta spa'
mite requirements. In
Hawaii. Congress
should give tho Governor power to remove
all the officials appointed under him. The
harbor OF Honolulu should be dredged The
Marine Hospital Service should be empow-
cred to study leprosy In the slanda 1 ask
special consideration for the report and rec
concentrations Of the Governor OF Porto Rico
In treating OF our foreign policy and Of the
attitude that this great Nation should as
sumo In the world at large, II is absolutely
necessary to consider the Army and the
Navy, and the Congress. through which the
thought OF the Nation
Foreign Policy. finds It's expression,
should keep ever Wv
Idly In mind the fundamental fact that II Is
impossible to treat our foreign policy, wheth-
er this policy takes shape in the effort to
secure Justice for others or justice for our