The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-12-14

Abuses I'm Naturalization.
During the past year evidence has nccu-
mnlated to confirm the expressions con-
taned In my last two annual messages as
to the Importance OF revising by apprOpri-
ate legislation our system of naturaizlng
aliens. / appointed last March n commits.
sion to make careful examination of
our naturalization laws, and to sug-
notorious abuses resulting from the
improvident or unlawful granting
Of citizenship, This commission,
and has submitted a report which will be
transmitted to the Congress for It's con-
slderation, and, 1 hope, for its favorable
action.
Breaches of Tyust in Public Service.
There seems to be no statute of the Uni
tod states which provides for the punish
inent OF n United States attorney or other
Oiilcer OF the government who cOrruptly
agrees to wrongfully do or wrongfully re-
Irdln from doing any act when the consld
Grafton for such corrupt agreement Is 9TH
er than one possessing money value. This
ought to be remedied by appropriate lcgls-
lation. Legislatin shuld also be enacted
To cover, explicitly, uncqulvocally and be-
yond question, breach OF trust In the shape
OF prematurcly divulging official secrets by
an oiIcer or employe of the United States,
and to provide suitable penalty therefor.
Condition OF Public Land Laws.
Once again / 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 lit these
laws to actual present conditions. The
honest disposal and right use Of the re.
naming public lands is OF fundamental i'm
portance. The inlquitous methods by which
the monopolizlng of the public lands Is be.
Ing Drought 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 he given pfrppt
The creation of small irrigated farms un-
der the reclamation act is powerful Offset
to the tendency of certain other laws to
foster or permit monopoly of the land.
The greater part of the remaining public
lands cannot be irrigated. They are at
present and will probably always be of
other purpose. This fact has led to the
grazing homestead of $40 acres In Nebras.
kn and to the proposed extension of 1t to
other states. 1t Is argued that family
grazing land. This ID obviously true; but
neither can n family be supported on C40
acres of much of the land to which 1t is
proposed to apply the grazing homestead.
To establish universally any such arbitrary
limit would be unwise ut the present time.
Merchant Marine Indispensable.
To the spread of our trade in peace and
the defense OF our Aag In war q great and
prosperous merchant marine Is indispensa-
BILE. We should have ships Of our own and
seamen of our own to convey our goods to
neutral markets. and in case Of need to re-
inforce our battle line.
The Immigration Question.
We cannot have too much immicration
Of the right sort, and we should have none
whatever Of the wrong sort. OF course II
Is desirable that even the right kind of i'm
migration should be properly distributed in
this country. We need more of such immi-
grafton for the South: md special effort
should be made to secure 1t. In actual
practice 1t has proved SO difioult to en-.
force the immigration laws where long
stretches of frontier marked by IN imagin-
ary line alone intervene between us and
our neighbors that 1 recommend that no
immigrants be allowed to come In from
two countries themselves. AS much as pos.
sible should be done to distribute the immi-
grants upon the land and keep them away
from the .congested tenement-house dis
Is q palliative, not cure. The prime
need Is to keep out all immigrants who
will not make good American citizens.
The laws now existing for the exclusion
or undesirable immigrants should be
strengthened. Adequate means should be
adopted, and enforced by sufficient penal
ties, to compel steamship companies en-
gagged in the passenger business to observe
in good faith the law which forbds 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 iniilct a SUN.
ciently heavy penalty on any employer vlo-
ating 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 merely national
significance.
The questions arising in connection with
Chinese immigration stand by themselves.
The conditions In China are such that the
entire Chinese cooiie class, that is, the
oil Af lnl hos ell
skilled, legltimately come under the head
Of undesirable immigrants to this country,
because of their numbers, the low wages
fos f, which W 11ny they work. and their low stand
Interest Of this country to to keep them @
out, but the Chinese authorities do
not desire that they should be ad-
prasSted a%s oasr tasT sSt1na
accomplish this purpose. But In the effort
to. carry out the policy of excluding Chi
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 llke-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 un-
skilled laborcrs.
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 toward educated
Cinnamon Of the professional and business
classes. This government has the frendll.
est feeling for China and desires China
well-being. We cordially sympathize with
the announced purpose of Japan to stand
for the integrity OF China. Such an attl.
tude tends to the peace Of the world.
Adulteration of Foods.
I recommend that law be enacted to
regulate Interstate commerce In misbrand-
cd and adulterated foods, drinks, and drugs.
Such law would protect legitimate manu-.
facture and commerce, and would tend to
secure the health and welfare of the CON
sumlng public. Traffic In foodstuffs which
have been debased or ndulterated so as TO
lnjure health or to deceive purchasers
should be forbidden.
National Parks and Show Places.
/ call your attention to the generous act
of the State OF California In comforting
upon the Unlted States government the
ownership of the Yosemite Valley and the
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