Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-12-07
Criminal Laws.

Criminal Laws.
Legislation to make our criminal
laws more effective and to provide ad-
trust by public officials is urged, and
the promise made that all the power
of the administration shall be devoted
to the detection and punishment of
such wrongdoers.
The President continues:
Once again l call your attention TO the
developments have given new urgency to the
need for such changes will fit these laws
to actual present conditions. The honest dis
posal and right use of the remaining public
lands is of fundamental Importance. The
iniquitous methods by which the monopolz-
ing Of the public lands is being brought
more generally known, but the existing laws
do not furnish effective remedies. The rec
commentators OF the Public Lands commits,
be given effect.
The policy of creating forest re-
serves is shown to have met popular
approval, as has the initiation of for
est reserves.
Merchant Marine.
On the subject of the merchant ma.
rine, the message says:
To the spread of our trade in peace and
the defense of our flag in war a great and
prosperous merchant marine is Indispensable.
We should have ships OF our and sea-
men of our own to convey our goods to neu-
tral markets, and in of need to REIN
force our battle line. 1t cannot but be
source of regret and uneasiness to us that
the lines of communication with our sister
republics of South America should be chief
ly under foreign control. 1t is not a good
thing that American merchants and manu-
facturers should have TO send their goods
and letters to South America via Europe IL
they wish security and dispatch. Even on
the Pacific, where our ships have held their
own better than on the Atlantic, mer-
chant flag is now threatened through the lib
eral aid bestowed by other governments on
their own steam lines. ! ask your earnest
consideration of the report with which the
Merchant Marine commission has followed
its long and careful inquiry.
Praise of the good work of the pen
sion bureau with an acknowledge
ment of the debt the country owes
to the veterans of the Civil war fol-
lows.
immigration.
Continuing, the message shows
clearly the necessity for checking the
steamship companies in their activity
in promoting the importation of unde-
sirable immigrants, while pointing
out how warmly welcome is the man
vi 6OOQ ACdllA LAOl al CAdl dSlCAy
who bids fair to add value to the
community. An increase in the strin-
gency of the immigration law is advo-
Gated.
On the subject of Chinese immigra-
ton the message urges the necessity
for courteous treatment of the Chi
nese students, business and profes-
sional men who visit this country,
while asserting unalterable opposition
to the admission of coolies or skilled
or unskilled labor from China.
Civil Service.
Some paragraphs of the message
are devoted to an calculation of the
workings of the civil service law. The
assertion is made that the effects of
the law have been excellent.
The Philippines.
Despite the series of disasters
which have afflicted the Philippine
islands since the American occupa-
tion-the rinderpest, the locusts, and
the Neutrality-suspicious. are shown to
have steadily improved and tranquil
ity is now almost universal. The Fill
ipinos are beginning to realize the
benefits of educa ton, and school at
tendance of 70 per cent is the result.
Referring to trade between the islands
and the United States, the message
says:
suspends the operation Of the cOastwise laws
OF the United States upon the trade between
the Philippine islands and the United States
until July l. 1906. | earnestly recommend that
this suspension be postponed until July !. 1903.
1 think it of doubtful utility to apply The coast
wise laws to tn. trade between the United
States and the philippines under any circum-
stances. because am convinced that 1t Will
DO no good whatever to American bottoms. and
will only interfere and be obstacle TO the
trade between the Philippines and the United
States but IL the coastwise law must be thus
applied. certainly it ought not to have effect
until free trade is enjoyed between the peo-
pie of the United States and the people of the
philippine islands in their respective products.
l do not anticipate tat free trade between
the islands and the United States will produce
revolution in the sugar and tobacco produc-
tion of the Philippine islands So primitive
pine islands. slow is capital in going to the
islands. many difficulties surround large
agricultural enterprise In the islands. that it
Will be many. many years before the products
OF those islands will have any effect whatever
upon the markets of the United. States. The
problem of labor Is also a formidable with
the sugar and tobacco producers in the islands.
| The best friends of the Filipino people and the
admission of Chinese coolie labor. Hence the
| only solution is the training of Filipino labor,
ana tnlS Will take n long Time Inc enactment
| of Law by the Congress OF the United States
! making provision for free trade between the
| islands and the United States. however, will be
| of great Importance from political and senti-
! mental standpoint: and while its actual bene-
| nit has doubtless been exaggerated by the peo-
! pie of the Islands. they will accept this meas
\ of justice indication that the people
| of the United States anxious to aid the peo-
| pie of the Philippine islands in every way.
| and especially In the agricultural development
| of their Archipelago. 1t will aid the Fiipinos
without .njuring interests in America
The President urges that immediate
steps be taken for the fertilization of
Hawaii and the development of the
| territory on traditional American
lines Admission of Chinese labor
under statute restrictions is con-
demned as leading to status of SER
Witty which, the message declares,
can never again be tolerated on Amer
lean soil. The President says: Our
aim must be to develop the territory
on the same basis of stable citizen
ship as exists on this continent"
| Discussing the needs of Alaska, the
President recommends that the terri
| tory be given an elective delegate
who will be able to speak with au-
thority on the needs of that section
of our country. The message con.
| cludeS:
Admission to Statehood.
! 1 recommend that Indian Territory and Okla
| hona be admitted State and that New
| Mexico and Arizona be admitted State.
| There is obligation upon us to treat ter
| ritorial subdivisions, which matters of con-
| yenience only, binding the question OF
! admission to statehood. Nothing has taken Ut
| more time in the Congress during the past few
| wears than the question to the statehood tc
| be granted to the four Territories above men
| toned. and after careful consideration of ali
| that has been developed in the discussions OF
| the question / recommend that they be i'm
| medfately admitted two States. There Is
| no justification for further delay; and the ad
| visibility of making the four Territories into
| two States has been clearly established.
| In some of the TIE ritories the legislative as
| semblies issue licenses for gambling. The
! Congress should by law forbid this practice
| the harmful results of which obvious at
| glance.
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