The state herald., 1905-12-08

TO the Congress LOT It's consideration, Qnd. /
hope, for its favorable action.
The distinguishing recommendations Of the
commission are;
to be established in the Department OF Com
merce and Labor, to supervise the admin,s-
traton OF the naturalization laws and TO re-
ceive returns Of nnturaiizations pending and
Second. Uniformity OF naturalization ce-.
tfcutes, fees TO be charged and procedure.
Third. More exaeting qualifications for cit
Fourth, The preliminary declaration of in.
tention to be abolished and no alien to -
naturalzcd until at least ninety days after
the filing of his petition.
Fifth Jurisdiction to naturalize aliens
to be confined 10 United States district courts
and to such State courts as have Jurisdiction
in civil actions in which the amount In con-
troversy is unlimited: in cities of over lOO,-
600 inhabitants the United States district
courts to have exclusive Jurisdiction In the
naturalization OF the allen residents OF such
cities.
Merchant Marine.
On the subject of the merchant ma.
rine, the message says:
To the spread Of our trade In peace and
prosperous merchant marine Is indispensable.
we should have ships OF our own and sea-
men Of our own TO convey onr goods to ncu-
force our battle line. II cannot but be 4
source OF regret and uhaasiness to us that
The lines of commune alton with our sister
republics Of South Aricrica should be chief
ly under foreign control. II Us not n good
thing that American merchants and mani
facturers should have to send their goods
and letters to South America via Europe II
they wish security and dispatch, Even on
the Pacific, where cur ships have held their
own better than on the Atlantic our mer
chant nag is now 'hrcaicned through the lih-
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 .he Civil war tol.
lows.
immigration.
Continuing. the message shows
clearly the necessity for checking the
stoam.hip companies in their activity
in promoting the importation Of undo
sirabe immigrants, while pointing
out how warmly welcome Is the man
of good health and moral character.
who bids fair to add value To the
community. An increase in the strin'
eency of the immigration law Is aivo.
Gated.
On the subject of Chinese immlgsa.
tion the message urges the necessity
for courteous treatment of lie Chi
ncsc students, business ard n.ofes'
sional men who visit this country.
while asserting unallcrable opposi. OF
TO the admission Of coolies or skilled
or unskilied labor fron 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 rrect5 OF
the law have beer exccllcit.
The Philippines.
Despite the series OF ,iicasters
which have afflicted tho Philippine
islands since the American occura.
tion-the rindcrpcst, the locusts. and
the conditions are shown TO
have steadily improved aud tranquil.
ity is now almost uni, ersai. The Eli.
ipinos are beginning tc realize tho
benefits Of education. and school at
tendance of 20 per cent is the result.
Referring To trade between the islands
and the United States, the message
says;
a statute In fo-ce. -naetri Arrii Is. 1904.
suspends the operation OF the rnasiWise laws
q the inlici Stal'-s upon the trade between
The Ihilipiinr Islands aud the Unitcd States
nntll July !. lbd | earnestly recommend tha,
lhis suspension be postponed nutil july !. ip11.
think II Of daubifu uiiliiy 10 apply the coast:
wise laws To the trade b'tNrrn the United
'isirs aud the Philippines under any citcum.
stances. because AN convinced that II Mli
n, ~ go'd whatevrr to american bottoms. ant
win only iniri terr sud he au arstarle 10 the
trade b'iwern the Philippines mud the United
states; but u the colsiwlse law must he thus
applied, certainly n ought uUt tn have eject
unf free trade Is ruf,ycd between the PEG.
ilr ~ the United States and the people Of the
philippine Islands IN their respective products
do not nniitinaie lat frr- trade hriwern
The islands and the uuiird stHtr. VIII produce
rc'"luiinn ~ the sngJr and t"harco produc
tlnn m the Philippine ISLANDS, ~ primitive
re- the molhnds of agriculture in the rLilp
ltn" Islands, - Sitw ir capital In going to IN.
stands. 81 many didyuliirs ~ raIul /. infr.
lgri,tliural rni-rprl-F IN the i.lHnd- that Il
viii he many, many YEAR, hsfnfs the tr,slnet.
IT th"s" Islands viii have any rnct whatever
np"n th" markets Of the Inlird States. The
p'nhlem Of labor i- 81" = formidable sn. with
the sugar and i,il,aeco Irninfrrs iu the island.
The hsi frienl- "f th. filiplns p's'plr aud the
people Themselves are utterly Upfz-si TO the
udmi=si"n af '1'hinr-r rnnli- iaisr. iisn.r tie
anly solution u tho training of Filipino inlar.
and thiz will tHLr a tong time The ennrtm tment
4 law iy the Con.irts ~ the United state.
maklng provision for free trade b,tur-n the
Islands and The United stairs. bavr,er will he
~ great imt"rtnnrr from 1sttithul aud -ruti.
mental sianaI-iint; ani whiir It, actual irn.-
NJ has doubtless been exaggerated hy the peo-
pie of the Islands, they viii acrrpt hi, msas.
ure 81 Justice rs an Indication that the people
u The United State nee an,inus 10 aid the pro-
lir 81 the ihilppue Islands In every way.
and especially In The agricultural dr,riopnrnt
~ their Archipelago, II viii ald IN. Iiipin.s
Ntthout inlnfing iniefesis IN America.
Discussing the needs OF Alaska. the
President recommends that the terri.
tory be given an elective delegate
who Will be able 10 speak with au.
thority on the needs OF that section
Of our country The message con.
eludcs:
Admission TO Statehood.
: r.oonmrnd that Indian Tesrliuf, nnd OILS.
hamh h. admitted Ne wur state aud that New
Mr,L" api ,rlt1ns be- admitted one state,
Tier. h 20 obligation npm a. 10 treat Ter.
titafial .uiHil,i.lsns wbi,h are tnnttef. af ss..
,-nirnrr sniy rs bindins ~ on the question ef
admission 60 siaiehua'd Nothing has tALsn M
,sat. thsn tie qurstinn - 10 The statehood 4,
he granted tn thr four 1rnitnfirs Hha.r men,
tivnrd snd after careful consideration ~ ali
that has b"n d"trlsnHd in the dissusuious af
thr question -frrummend shat th-y be- i'm
nediairb Hfniiiri ss iNo states fhrr, |.
n, iustlniatiHn foe fuftLpr driay. aud M. a.,
~ KIM, - n,sltns tbs t,,, f,,t,i. W. l' Wv "a
two siaisr has hr''n slrhrly established
~ ssins at the 10 'itNiir. the legislative a..
sruhnrs issa' lhrtzss fnf gambling Ihs
t"nHuss shUlh - ias fafhid mis pfartir.
lhr hastaini ft'uits of "hish sre obvious Il
siinc-
Tne Panama Canal.
The ir"a, hrisrsn the tHird state. nnl
The nspnblie ~ rsuhmH. asdrr Nhich The
'''nsitu'ii"n ~ The pnunnm rBhHl wns made
fhssihlT Nerl ints Tnrt Nith it, faiihs silos
~ ~" iulird states N'natT an lrb ~. ipni
The Eaunl tlf no
tahf were ifHusfsftsd "a ihr tniird stHies %
Arll ~ irll un iaimrni ~ 50 u,D ,pl 10
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