Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-12-06

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should have none whatever Of the
wrong sort.
The questions arising in connection,
with Chinese immigration stand by
themselves. The conditions in China
are snsh that the entire Chinese cody
class-that Is, the class of Chinese ID
borers, skilled and unskilled- leglti-
mately come under the head Of unde-
slrable immigrants to this country.
But in the effort to carry out the pol
icy of excluding Chinese laborers, Chi
nese coolies, grave injustice and wrong
people of China and therefore ultimate
" TO this nation itself. Chinese stu
dents, business and professional men
of NIL kinds. not only merchants, but
bankers, doctors, manufacturers, pro-
fessors. travellers and the like. should
be encouraged to come here and treat
ed oil precisely the same footing that
we treat students, business men, tray
elers and the like of other nations.
As n people we have talked much of
the open door in China, and we expect,
and quite rightly intend to insist upon.
justice being shown us by the Chinese.
But we cannot expect to receive equity
unless we do equity.
The Civil Service.
Heads of executive departments and
members of the commission have call
ed my attention to the fact that the
rule requiring filing Of charges and
three days notice before an employee
inefiiciency has served no good pur-
pose whatever. Experience has shown
that the rule is wholly ineffective to
save any man If superior for i'm
proper reasons wishes to remove him
and is mischievous because 1t some
times serves to keep in the service in
competent men not guilty Of specific
wrongdoing. Having these facts in
view, the rule has been amended by
providing that where the inefficiency or
incapaclty comes within the personal
knowledge of the head of department
tile removal may be made without no.
tice, the reasons therefor being filed
and made a record of the department.
The absolute right Of removal rests
where 1t always has rested, with the
head Of department. The change is
merely one of procedure. 1t was much
needed, and 1t is producing good re-
suits.
| Our copyright laws need revision.
/. Philippines and Other Islands.
During the last year the Philippine
Islands have been slowly recovering
from the series of disasters which since
American occupation have greatly re-
duced the amount Of agricultural prod
ucts below what was produced In Span
ish times.
The agricultural conditions Of the is.
lands enforce more strongly than ever
| the argument in favor of reducing the
tariff on the products of the Philippine
Islands entering the United States.
earnestly recommend that the tariff
now imposed by the Dingley bill upor
the products of the Philippine Islands
be entirely removed. except the tariff
on sugar and tobacco, and that thai
tariff be reduced to % per cent Of the
present rates under the Dingley act
that after July 1, 1909. the thrift upor
tobacco and sugar produced in the
Philippine Islands be entirely removed
and that free trade between the island.
and the United States In the product.
of each country then be provided TO
by law.
In my judgment, immediate step
should be taken for the fertilization o
Hawaii. This is the most importan
point in the Pacific to fortify in orde
to conserve the interests of this coun
try. 1t would be hard to overstate til
importance of this need. Hawaii is to
heavily taxed. Laws should be enact
i ed setting aside for period Of, say
J twenty years 70 per cent of the INFERNO
revenue and customs receipts from Hs
wall as special fund to be expende
, In the islands.
/ earnestly advocate the adoption {
legislation which will explicitly conft
American citizenship on all citizens {
e Porto Rico.
s wish also to call the attention I
the congress to one question which a
fects our insular possessions general
namely, the need of IN increased II
erdllty in the treatment Of the who
franchise question In these islands.
earnestly ask that Alaska be give
9 an elective delegate.
u Admiration to Statehood.
recommend that Indian Terrific
= and Oklahoma be admitted US one sta
q and that New Mexico and Arizona
l. admitted us one state.
The Panama Canal.
Ne Active work in canal constructic
:, mainly preparatory, has been In pre-
!. ress for less than year and n ha
y During that period two points abo
/" the canal have ceased to be open
le debate. First, the question Of rou
of second, the question of feasibility. I
point which remains unsettled is whe
o. or the canal shall be one Of sevel
~ locks above sea level or at sea le'
4. with single tide lock. On this po
:. hope to lay before the congress at
~ early day the findings Of the advise
board Of American and European