Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-06

trine one Of the most effective instruments
for peace. II is essential to it's maintenance
that we make It evident. that I'VE Go not
intend TO treat Il In any shape as an excuse
for ACKNOWLEDGMENT on our part at the ex-
pense OF the republics TO the south" We
must also make II evident that I'VE do not
intend to permit the Monroe doctrine to be
USED by any nation on this continent a
shield TO protect II from the consequences
OF its own misdeeds against foreign ma
.lohs' and also, we must ourselves Sin
soou faith try to help upward towards
peace and order those Of our sister repub-
ncs which need such help"
santo DOminso.
heierrlng TO the appeal of santo Do
.ninso Tor our help. he declares; ut is
not OF the slightest cohseouence whether
we, grant the aid needed by santo Domingo
~ an incident to the wise development OF
we Monroe doctrine or because we regard
, me case as standing wholly by itself. -The
III ottant point Is to give the needed aid
tbo les T,ees me negotiation Of the treaty with
Wv dominion government to help straighten
out their finances pending ratification
OF which by the senate a temporary ar
rhhsement has been made by which the
Iu o,,iIilIcah government has appointed
an ih,,'eIicans TO all the important positions in
sa,i. customs service to see to the honest
correction of the revenues. turning over az
~ ~ cent TO the government and putting the
oens. % per cent Into a safe depository for
equitable division among the creditors.
Army and Navy. --
we cannot consider the question Of our
foreign policy without at the same time
seauns OF the army and navy. We now
nave very small army-indeed, one we'll
nlgh inhniteslmal when compared with the
army OF any other large nation. OF course
the army we do have should be as nearly
D ,s OF Its kind and for its size as is
POSSIBLE. do not believe that any army
IN the world has a better average Of en-
llsted man or a better type Of Junior Of
nceri but the army should be trained to
act EFFECTIVELY in a mass. Provision should
oe made by sufficient appropriations for
IneneuVers OF a practical kind so that the
troops may learn how to take care OF
themselves under actual service condi-
lions; every march, for instance, being
mace with the soldier loaded exactly as he
would De in an active campaign. The gem
erais and colonels would thereby have OPP
portunity of handling regiments, brigades
and divisions, and the commissary and
medical departments would be tested in
the held. Provision should be made for
the exercise at least of a brigade and by
preference OF division in marching and
emoarking at some point our coast and
disembarking at some other point and con-
tinuing its march. The number of posts
IN which the army is kept in time of peace
should be materially diminished and the
posts that are left made correspondngly
larger. No local interests should be al
lowed 10 stand In the way of assembling
the greater part Of the troops which would
at need form our field armies in stations
OF such size as will permit the best training
TO be given to the personnel of all grade,
including the high officers and stan off,
GERS TO accomplish this end we must have
not company or regimental garrisons. but
brigade and division garrisOns. Promotion
oy mere seniority can never result in a
thoroughly efficient corps of officers in the
hgner ranks unless there accompanies 1t
vigorous weedng-out process
Our navy must, relatively to the navies
OF other nations, always be OF greater
size than our army We have most wisely
continued for number of years to build
up our navy, and 1t has now reached a
fairly high standard of efficiency. This
standard of efficiency must not only he
maintained but increased. II does not
seem to me necessary, however that the
navy shouldn't least in the Immediate
future-be increased beyond the present
number OF units What is now clearly nee
essary is TO substitute efficient for inefl-
cient units as. the latter become wornout
or as 1t becomes apparent they are useless
Naturalization Laws
During the past year evidence has ac-
cumnlated to confirm the expressions con-
talned In my last two annual messages
as to the Importance OF revising by appro-
ing aliens. l appointed last March a COM
mission to make careful examination of
our naturalization laws, and to suggest ap-
propriate measures to avoid the notorious
abuses resulting from the improvident or
unlawful granting of citizenship This
commission has submitted a report FOR
which hope for favorable action
The distinguishing recommendations OF |
the commission are: i
''Ffrst-A federal bureau of nattralizatjorl
n he afnH A1lar l..
Commerce and Labor to SUPERVISE me ad |
mnlstratlon of the naturalization laws and
10 70 receive zee returns Of naturaliEations pend
second-Uniformity Of naturalization GER
tlncates, ices 10 be charged, and pro- !
citizenship. io'
"Foqrih-The preliminary declaration OF
INTENTION 70 be abolished and no alien to |
be naturalized until at least ninety days
atter the Ming of his petition.
~ jurisdiction to naturalize aliens TO
pc confined TO United States district courts
and to such state courts as have tirisdic- !
tion in civil actions in which the amount in
10000 inhabitants the United States district
courts 10 nave exclusive Jurisdiction in the
ntnttaIsizauon OF the alien residents of such
Criminal Laws.
Attention of congress Is asked TO the
urgent need of action to make our Grim |
inal law force effective. Centuries ago"
~ was especially neeQful TO
throw every safeguard around the ac-
cused, The dagger then was lest
ne should be wronged by the state The
danger now is exactly the reverse. The
criminal practices OF any court of tba
United States should run throughout the
entire territorial extent Of our country
The delays Of the criminal law. no les
than Of the civil. now amount to a very |
great evil" -
Breaches of Trust in Public Service.
Adverting to recent examples OF he
trayed trust by government officials ana
employees the president says:
There seems to be no statute OF the
United States which provides for the
punishment of a United States attorney or |
other officer OF the government who cor
ruptiy agrees TO wrongfuly do or wrong |
FULLY refrain from doing any act when
the consideration for such corrupt agree
ment In other than one possessing money
value. This ought to be remedIed by an
proprtate legislation. Legislation should
also be enacted to cover explicitly
unequivocally and beyond question. !
breach OF trust in the shape OF pre-
maturely divulging ohiciai secrets bv an
ofaeer or employe OF the United states.
and to provide suitable penalty therefor.
Such ofncer or employe owes the duty tot
the United States to guard carefully and
not to dtvulge or in any manner use pre-
maturely, Information which Is accessible
to the officer or employe by reason of his
off1cial position. Most breaches of public