The Washington times., 1905-12-05
TERRITORIAL AFFAIRS
Advocates Chinese Exclusion in Hawaii Citizenship for
Porto Ricans Delegate to Congress from Alaska State
hood for Indian Territory and Oklahoma,
New Mexico and Arizona

In my judgment immediate steps
should be taken for the fortihcation of
Hawaii This is the most important
point in the Pacific to fortify in order
TO conserve the interests Of this coun-
try. II would be hard to overstate the
Importance Of this need.
Hawaii is too heavily taxed. Laws
should be enacted setting aside for
period of. say twenty years. 10 per
cent OF the internal revenue and Gus
toms receipts from Hawaii as a special
fund to be expended In the islands for
educational and public buildings. and
for harbor improvements and military
and naval defenses. II cannot be too
often repeated that our aim must be TO
develop the Territory Of Hawaii on ira
ditional American lines.
That Territory has serious CONNER
ciaI and industrial problems to reckon
with; but no measure Of relief can. be
considered which looks to legislation
admitting Chinese and restricting them
by statute to field labor and domestic
service.
The status Of servility can never again
be tolerated on American soil.
Not Proper Solution.
We cannot concede that the proper
solution of Its problems is special legis-
lation admitting 10 Hawaii class Of
laborers denied admission 70 the other
States and Territories. There are OBJ
gtacles. and great obstacles. in the way
Of building up a representative Amer
lean community in the Hawaiian Isl
ands; but Il IS not I'm the American
| character to give up IN the face Of diff
! iculty Many an Aherican Common
weclth has been buiH up against odds
equal TO those that now confront Ha-
wall
No merely half-heartcd effort to meet
| Its problems as other American cop-
munities have met theirs can be ac-
copted as final Hawaii shall never be-
come a Territory in which governing
class Of rich planters exists by means
of coolie labor. Even II the rate OF
| growth Of the Territory IS thereby rem
dered slower, the growth must only take
! place by the admission Of immigrants nt
/ in the end 10 assume the duties and
burdens OF full American citizenship
| Our aim must be 10 develop the terri
tory on the same basis Of stable citizen
ship as exists on this continent.
Porto Rico.
earnestly advocate the adoption OF
legislation which VIII explicitly confer
American citizenship on all citizens OF
Porto Rico. There 81, IN my judgment
no excuse for failure TO DO this.
The harbor Of San Juan should be
( dredgcd and improved. The expenses OF
the Federal court Of Porto Rico should
be met from the Federal Treasury. and
not from the Porto Rican treasury.
The elections in Porto Rico should
take place every four years, and tho
LEGISLATURE should meet In session every
two years. The present form OF gov
ernment I'm Porto Rico. which provides
for the appointment by the President oi
( the members OF the executive council
or upper house of the legislature, has
proved satisfactory and has inspired
confidence IN property owners and IN
I vestors.
do not deem It advisable n the pres
ent time 10 change this form in any ma
/ erlal feature. The problems and needs
OF the island are industrial and com
mcrcial rather Lnau political
/ wish also 10 cali the attention ot
the Congress TO one question which al
fects our insular possessions generally
namely. the need OF an increased Hber
ality I'm the treatment OF the who'll
franchise question in these islands. II
the proper desire 70 prevent the islands
Icing exploited by spectators and L
lbaVe them develop in the interest o
their own people an error has beer
made in refusing to grant sufficiently
liberal terms to induce the invcstmen
OF American capital in the Philippine
and ia Porto Rico.
Elsewhere in this message I hav,
snoknn stropsly against the Jealous,