New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-06

affairs we cannot afford to put our people at a
disadvantage with their competitors by IN any
way discriminating against the efficiency OF oui
business organizations In the same way We
cannot afford to allow our insular possessions
to lag behind in industrial development from
any twisted jealousy of business success. II IS
of course, mere truism to say that the business
interests of the islands will only be deFeiopeo
if it becomes the financial interest OF SohAe
body to develop them Yet this development is
of the things most earnestly to be Wisheu
for in the interest of the islands themselves
We have been paying all possible heed TO tiie
political and educational interests OF the ISL
ands, but, important though these opJects aie'
it is not less important that we should law.
their industrial development. The government
in certain ways help this directly, as by
building good roads; but the fundamental anu
vital help must be given through the deFelop-
rnent of the industries of the islands. and
most efficient means TO this end is to encour-
age big American corporations to start indus
tries in them, and this means to make 1t advan-
tageous for them to do To limit the owner
ship OF mining claims as has been done In the
philippines is absurd. In both the Philippines
and Porto Rico the limit of holdings OF lana
should be largely raised.
1 earnestly ask that Alaska be given an cleo
tive delegate Some person should be chosen
who can speak with authority of the needs OF
the Territory The government
ALASKA. should aid in the construction or
railroad from the Gulf of Alaska
to the Yukon River, In American territoFy
In my last two messages advocated certain
additional action On behalf of Alaska snalI
not now repeat those recommendations put
shall lay all my stress upon the one recoiii-
mendation of giving to Alaska some one
authorized to speak for it. / should prefer thtI
the delegate made elective, but II TINS Is
not deemed wise then make him appolntlVe AT
any rate. give Alaska some person whose DUST
ness it shall be to speak with authority on her
behalf to the Congress. The natural resources
of Alaska great Some of the CHIEF neeos
of the peculiarly energetic self-reliant, and
typically American white population of Alaska
were set forth in my last message. also
earnestly ask your attention to the needs OF the
Alaskan Indians All Indians who are COM
petent should receive the full rights of Amer
lean citizenship. IT is, for instance gross
and indefensible wrong to deny to such hard
working, decent living Indians the Metlakaht-
las the right to obtain licenses as captains
claims, and to profit by the Homestead law
These particular Indians civilized and are
competent and entitled to be put the same
basis with the white men round about them
L recommend that Indian Territory and Okla
homa be admitted as State and that New
Mexico and Arizona be admitted as one State
There is obligation upon
ADMISSION TO us to treat territorial subdivl-
STATEHOOD. sions, which matters OF
convenience only, binding
the question of admission to Statehood
Nothing has taken up more time in the Con-
ton as to the, Statehood to be granted to the
four Territories above mentioned, and after
careful consideration of all that has been de-
veloped in the discussions of the question, L
as two States. There is no justification for
further delay; and the adviSability Of making
the four Territories into two States has been
clearly established
In some of the Territories the legislative as
semblies issue licenses for gambling. The Con-
harmful results of which are obvious at
glance.