Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-12-15

most uSefuN part, ana unarfneu CRUISERS, IL
swift enough, are very useful as scouts.
Abuses in Naturalization.
During the past year evidence has accu-
INFLATED to confirm the expressions con-
tanned in my last two annual messages as
to the Importance of revising by nppropri-
ate legislation our system Of naturalizing
aliens. l appointed last March a commits.
sion to make n careful examination OF
gest appropriate measures to avoid the
notorious abuses resulting from the
on l%fpr0v titintpsn, or r ThIs com Eannitns
has discharged the duty imposed upon 1t.
and has submitted Il report, which will be
transmitted to the Congress for It's con-
breaches OF Trust in Public Service.
There seems TO be no statute OF the Uni
ted States which provides for the punish
ment of Il United States attorney or other
officer of the government who corruptiy
agrees to wrongfully do or wronGfully re-
fruin from doing any act when the consid-
Grafton for such corrupt agreement Is 9th
cr than one possessing money value. This
ought to be rcmrdied by appropriate leglS,
lation. Lcgislatin shuld also BIO enacted
to cover, explicitly. uncquivocally and be-
yond question, breach of trust in the shape
of prcmnturcIy dlvulging official secrets by
an officer or employee of the United States,
and to provide n suitable penalty therefor.
Condition of ruhIiS Land Laws.
Once again l call your attention to the
condition of the public land laws. Recent
Developments have given new urgency to
the need for such changes as will fit these
laws to actual present conditions. The
honest disposal and right use OF the re-
manning public lands is of Fundamental Inn
portnnce. The Ubiquitous methods by which
the ~monopollzing OF the public lands Is be-
ing brought about under the present laws
are becoming more generally known, but
the existing laws do not furnish effective
remedies. The recommendation of the pub
lie lands commission upon this subject are
wise and should be given effect.
The creation of small irrigated farms I'M
to the tendency of certain other laws to
foster or permit monopoly of the land.
The greater part, of the remaining public
present and Will probably always he of
greater value for grazing than for any
other purpose. This fact has led to the
grazing homestead of $40 acres In Ncbras-
ka and to the proposed extension OF 1t to
other States. 1t is argued that a family
cannot be supported on 100 acres of arid
grazing land. This Is obviously true: but
neither can n family be supported on GAO
acres Of much Of the land to which ii Is
proposed to apply the grazing homestead.
To establish universally any such arbitrary
limit would be unwise at the present time.
Merchant Marine Indispensable.
To the spread OF our trade In peace aud
the defense of our flag In war u great and
prosperous merchant marine Is indispensn-
BILE. We should have ships of our own and
seamen of onr own to convey our goods to
neutral markets, aud In case OF need 10 re-
inforce our battle line.
Viva
1t is a matter of unmiycd satisfaction
once more to call attention to the excellent
work Of the pension bureau; for the veter-
ans of the Civil War have n greater claim
upon us than any other class of our citi-
Zens. To them, first of all among our peo-
pie, honor Is due. Seven years ago my la
mented predecessor, President Mckinley,
stated that the time had come for the ma
tion to care for the graves of the Confed-
crate dead. l that the Con-
gross take action toward this end.
The Immigration Question.
The question of immigration Is of vital
interest to this country. In the year end
ing June 80, 1905, there came to the United
States 1,026,G0O alien immigrants. 1t is
clearly shown in the report OF the com
while much of this enormous immigration
is undoubtedly healthy and natural, Il con-
siderable proportion is undesirable from
one reason or another; moreover, Il consid-
cradle proportion of 1t, probably n very
large proportion, including most Of the ui-
desirable class, does not come here of it's
own initiative, but because of the activity
Of the agents of the great transportation
companies.
We cannot have too much immigration
whatever of the wrong sort. OF course 1t
Is desirable that even the right kind Of Inn
this country. We need more of such immi-
grafton for the South; and special effort
should be made to secure IT.. In actual
practice it has proved so difficult to en-
force the immigration laws where long
stretches of frontier marked by an imagin-
airy line alone intervene between us and
our neighbors that / that no
Immigrants be allowed to come In from
Canada and Mexico, save natives Of the
two countries themselves: AS much as pos
sible should be done to distribute the ilnmi-
grants upon the land and keep them away
from the congested tenement-house dis
trlcts Of the great cities. But distribution
need is to keep out all Immigrants who
will not make good American citizens. .
r The laws now existing for the exclusion
Of undesirable immigrants should be
strengthened. Adequate means should be
adopted. and enforced by sufficient penal
ties, to compel steamship companies en-
in good faith the inv which forbids them
to encourage or solicit immigration to the
United States. Provision should be made
for the surer punishment of those who in
duce aliens to come to this country under
promise or assurance OF employment. 1t
should be made possible to infict a sufi-
lating this law to deter him from taking
the risk. 1t seems to me wise that there
should be an international conference held
to deal with this question of Immigration.
which has more than a merely national
Significance.
The questions arising in connection with
Chinese immigration stand by themselves.
The conditions in China are such that the
entire Chinese coolie class. that r., the
class Of Chinese laborers, skilled and un-
skilled, ~legitimately come under the head
OF unueSlFaDie immigrants 10 thlS cOhniTy,
because of their numbers. the low wages
for which they work, and their low stand
ard of living. Not only Is it to the
interest of this country to keep them
out, but the Chinese authorities do
not desire that they should be ad-
mitted. At present their entrance is
prohibited by laws amply adequate to
accomplish this purpose. But in the effort
to carry out the policy of excluding Cal
nese laborers, Chinese coolies. grave injus.
tice and wrong have been done by this
nation to the people of China. and there
fore ultimately to this nation itself. Chi
nese Students, business and professional
men OF all kinds-not only merchants, but
bankers, doctors, manufacturers professors.
travellers and the like-should be encour-
aged to come here and treated on precisely
the same footing that we treat students:
business men, travellers and the like Of
other nations. Our laws and ~treaties should
be framed. not so as to put these people
In the excepted classes, but to state that
we Will admit, all Chinese, except Chinese
Of the coolie class, Chinese skilled or IN
skilled laborers.
Much trouble has come during the past
summer from the organized boycott against
American goods which has been started in
China. The main factor in producing this
boycott has been the resentment felt by
the students and business people OF China,
by all the Chinese leaders, against the
harshness of our law towGrd educated
Cinnamon Of the professional and business
classes. This government has the friendli-
est feeling for China and desires China's
well-being. We cordially sympathize with
for the integrity OF China Such an atti-
tude tends to. the peace of the world.
Adu1terntion of Foods.
recommend that q law be eEncted to