Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-12-08

law about laborets. These WILL under all
conditions, be kept out absolutely. But IL
will be more easy to see that both justice
and courtesy are shown, as they ought to
be shown, to other Chinese, IL the law or
treaty is framed as above suggested. Ex-
aminations should be completed at the port
OF departure from China For this purpose
there should be provided more adequate
consular service in China than we now
have. The appropriations, both for the
offices of the consuls and for the office
forces in the consulates, should be in-
creased.
Insular Possessions.
He treats at considerable length OF condi-
tions in the Philippines, and recommends
that the coastwise laws of the United
States as applied to the archipelago be sus-
pended until July l. 1909. He recommends
the immediate fortificaton of Hawaii in
order to conserve the interests of this coun-
try in the Pacific, He also advocates the
adoption of legislation that will explicitly
confer American citizenship on the people
of Porto Rico, and on the general subject
of insuar affairs says:
/ wish also to call the attention of the
congress to one question which affects our
insular possessions generally; namely, the
need of an Increased liberality in the treat
ment of the whole franchise question in
these islands. In the proper desire to pre-
| vent the islands being exploited by specula-
tors and to have them develop in the inter-
est of their own people an error has been
made in refusing to grant sufficiently tb-
| eral terms to induce the investment OF
| American capital in the Philippines and in
| Porto Rico. Elsewhere in this message
| have spoken strongly against the Jealousy
of mere wealth, and especially of cor
porate wealth such. But 1t is particular
| ly regrettable to allow any such Jealousy
to be developed when we are dealing either
with our insular or with foreign affairss
| The big corporation has achieved its pres
ent position in the business world simply
| because it is the most effective trstrument
in business competition. In foreign AFFAIRS
we cannot afford to put our people at a dis
| advantage with their competitors by in any
way discriminating against the ethclehcy
of our business organizations. In the same
way we cannot afford to allow our irsular
possessions to lag behind in industrial de-
velopment from any twisted Jealousy OF
business success. 1t is, of course, mere
trusm to say that the business interests or
the Islands will only be developed IL 1t be-
come the financial interest of somebody to
develop them. Yet this development is ono
of the things most earnestly to be wished
for in the interest of the islands themselves
We have been paying all possible heed to
the political and educational interests or
the islands, but, important though these OBJ
jects are 1t is not less important that wa
should favor their industrial development
The government can in certain ways help
this directly, as by building good roads,
but the fundamental and vital help must
industries of the Islands, and most eff-
cient means to this end is to encourage big
American corporations to start industries
in them and this means to make 1t advan-
tageous for them TO do so. To limit the
, ownership of mining claims as has been
done in the Philippines is absurd.
In treating of Alaska he asks that that
> territory be granted an elective delegate 10
congress, and of the territories of Okla
homa. Indian territory, New Mexico and
: Arizona he says:
e Admission to Statehood.
I recommend that indian territory and
Oklahoma be admitted as one state ana
that New Mexico and Arizona be admitted
as one state. There is no obligation upon
= us to treat territorial subdivisions, which
: are matters of convenience only, as bind
ing us ON the question of admission to state
a hood. Nothing has taken up more time In
a the congress during the past few years
: than the question as to the statehood 10
II be granted to the four territories above
y mentioned, and after careful consideration
- of all that has been developed in the dis
a cussions of the question recommend that
"a they be Immediately admitted as two
r states There is no justification for furtheI
n delay; and the advisability of making th'
a four territories into two states has beer
Z clearly established.
In some of the territories the Legislative
h assemblies issue licenses for gambling
Ia The congress should by law forbid thi!
l. practice the harmful results of which ar'
E. obvious at glance.
TT The Panama Canal.
ye He refers to the Panama canal, but asid
ct from asking for an immediate appropr!a
IN tion does not give any recommendations a
hit to other legislation at this time. but prom
tie ises later communication which shall con
ct tain the report of the board of engineer
nd and his own conclusions as to the type o
c. canal On this subject he says:
he The American people is pledged to tn
on speedieSt possible construction of cana
it. adequate to meet the demands which tn
is commerce of the world will make upon u
and | appeal most earnestly to the con
lg gress to aid in the fulfillment of the pleds'
ey Gratifying progress has been made durin
IL the past year and especially during the pas
ng four months. The greater part of the nee
ct essary preliminary work has been dom
of Actual work of excavation could be begu
o. only on limited scale till the Canal Aor
es. was made healthful place to live In an
be to work in. The isthmus had to be SANTA
ng ed first. This task has been so thorough
nut ACCOMPLISHED that yellow fever has bee
on virtually eXtirpated from the isthmus an
CHI general health conditions vastly improve
ng The same methods which converted II
lily Island of Cuba from a pest mole. whic
IN menaced the health of the wor.d, INTO
lid healthful place of abode, have been apple
in on the isthmus with satisfactory result
he There is no reason to doubt that when Il
Ter plans for water supply paving ana seWe
on age of Panama and Colon and the lari
ro- labor camps have been fully carried OF
'ho the isthmus will be- for the tropics, an u
of usually healthy place of abode. The wo
is is so far advanced now that the health
'lic all those employed in canal work is as W.
eX- guarded as it is on similar work in IN
ese country and elsewhere.
Ter In addition to sanitatIng the isthmt
md satisfactory quarters are being provid
ing FOR enrnIoves and an adequate system
ed supplying them with wholesome food
eG njta,s have been established and equipp
wv that are without superIors of their XII
uc- anywhere. The country has thus be
re- made tit TO work in, and provision has be
ehI made for the welfare and comfort of the
lge vbo arc To do the work. During the pa
IT year a large portion of the plant wi
be S,htah 49, I,,orl, 10 IN he done has been ,