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

ClVlllZeQ governments Will support Nno
and that the conference Is
now an assured fact This government
will do everything in It's power to secure
the success of the conference to the end
that substantial progress may be made
in the cause of International peace, JUS
tice and good will
In the conclusion of this subject he
says:
/ have dwelt much on the dangers
to be avoided by steering clear of any
mere foolish sentimentality because
my wish for peace is so genuine and
earnest; because 1 have a real and
great desire that this second Hague
conference may mark long stride
forward in the direction of securing
the peace of justice throughout the
world. No object is better worthy the
attention of enlightened craftsmanship
than the establishment of surer
method than now exists of securing
justice as between nations, both for
the protection of the little nations ana
for the prevention of war between the
big nations To this aim we should
endeavor not only to avert bloodshed.
but, above all, effectively to strengthen
the forces of right The Golden Rule
should be- and as the world grows in
morality II will be, the guiding rule
of conduct among nations as among
individuals; though the Golden Rule
must not be construed, in fantastic
manner. as forbidding the exercise OF
the police power This mighty and
free republic should ever deal with
all other states. great or small, on a
basis of high honor, respecting their
rights as jealously as 1t safeguards It's
own.
The Monroe Doctrine receives
! lengthy consideration as does also the
appeal of Santo Domingo for assist
ance which the president believes 1t
is our duty to give.
| In nf
army and navy the president favors
| a change in the method of promotion
| He would promote officers on merit
instead of by seniority, believing that
this method would be conducive to bet
ter efficiency than the one now in
vogue. He also recommends an in
crease in the coast artillery; the gar
risoning of considerable bodies OF
troops at one place, and for an IN
crease and reorganization of the med
ical service in both the army and
navy.
Naturalization Laws.
Legislation in line with the recommenda-
tions of the naturalization commission ap-
pointed by the president last March is
asked for These recommendations are
given as follows:
First A federal bureau of naturaliza
ton, to be established in the department
of commerce and labor, to supervise th'
I
and to receive returns of naturalization
pending and accomplished.
Second. Uniformity of naturalization
certificates, fees to be charged, and pro
redure.
Third. More exacting qualifications TO
citizenship.
Fourth. The preliminary declaration o
intention to be abolished and no alien t
be naturalized until at least 80 days afte
tha filing of his petition.
Fifth. Jurisdiction to naturalize alien
to be confined to United States distric
, courts and to such state courts as hav
Jurisdiction in civil actions in which tn
{ amount IN controversy is unlimited; /
cities of over 100000 inhabitants tn
United States district courts to have eS
1 | elusive jurisdiction in the naturalzatio
: of the alien residents of such cities.
Public Land Laws.
!, Recommendations for changes in the pull
lie land laws are made and in this conneC
~ tion the president says:
The creation of small irrigate
4 farms under the reclamation act is
Il powerful offset to the tendency of Gel
a tain other laws to foster or perm
monopoly of the land. Under that az
Il the construction of great irrigatio
i works has been proceeding rapidly an
= successfully. the lands reclaimed al
r eagerly taken up, and the prospe
II that the policy of national irrigatic
; will accomplish all that was eNpectt
l. of it is bright The act should be e:
l., tended to include the state of Texas.
= The reclamation act derives muC
l., of it's value from the fact that ii ten'
l., to secure the greatest possible nun
"A ber of homes on the land, and to cr
8 ate communities OF freeholders in pa
L by settlement on public land, in pa
,e by forcing the subdivision of lari
ar private holdings before they can g
works. The law requires that no rig
to the use of water for land in prlva
c. ownership shall be sold for ira
o. exceeding $50 acres to any one la
n owner. This provision has excited a
so tive and powerful hostility, but t
ms success of the law itself depends
n the wise and firm enforcement of
We cannot afford to substitute tenar
ny for frceholders on the public domain
"; The greater part of the remaini
to public lands cannot be irrigated. Th
r. are at present and will probably
of ways be of greater value for grazi
1T, than for any other purpose. This II
he has led to the grazing homestead
es $40 acres in Nebraska and to the pl
a posed extension of 1T to other stat
"a 1t is argued that n family cannot
a supported on 160 acres OF arid grazi
,r- land. This is obviously true;
ut neither can a family be supported
of $40 acres of much of the land to VIII
Ia it is proposed to apply the grazi
m homestead To establish universe
le- any such arbitrary limit would be ,
wise at the present time. 1t wol
probably result on the one hand
enlarging the holdings of some of
ID great land owners, and on the otl
-ed in needless suffering and failure
MS the part of a very considerable p
or portion of the bona fide settlers v
he give faith to the implied assurance
nS the government that such an area
sufficient. The best use of the pull
at grazing lands requires the careful
lis animation and classification of tn
'm- lands in order to give each set
ent land enough to support his family
by no more. While this work is be
'se- done. and until the lands are sett
ese the government should take control
rhe the open range, under reasonable r
the ulations suited to local needs, follt
and ing the general policy already in S
the cessful operation on the forest
airy serves 1t is probable that the pres
of grazing value of the open public ra
'ar; is scarcely more than half what
and once was or what it might easily