Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-12-08


to the Congress for its consideration. and.
hope. for Its favorable seton.
/ The distinguishing recommendations OF the
First A federal bureau Of naturalization,
TO be established in the Department OF Cone
merce and Labor. to supervise me admins
I ceive returns OF naturalisations pending and
accomplished.
\ tficaies, fees 10 De charged and procedure.
| Third More esacting qualifications for cit
! izeuship.
/ Fourth The preliminary declaration OF in
1 tention to be abolished and 10 alien to be
| naturalized until at least ninety days after
, the fling OF his petition.
| Fifth. Jurisdiction to natufaii1e aliens
/ TO be confined to United States district courts
, and to such State courts as have jurisdiction
in civil actions 10 which the amount in con-
4 troversy is unlimited. in cities of over lUp.-
| Op1 inhabitants the United States district
\ courts to have exclusive jurisdiction in the
/ naturalization OF the alien 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
the defense OF our nag i'll war great and
| prosperous merchant marine is indispensable.
| We should have ships OF our own and sea-
men OF our own TO convey our goods to neu-
| trail markets. aud in case of need to rein
| force our battle line. 1t cannot but be a
| The lines OF communication with our sister
republics OF South Arterica should be chief
ly Under foreign control. IL is not good
| thing that American merchants and manu-
| 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 ships have held their
own better than on the Atlantic, our mer-
chant flag is now threatened through the lib
eral aid bestowed by other governments on
their own steam lines. ] ask your earnest
| considerable of the fgpuTt with which the
Merchant Marine rcmrission 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
! ont 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.
gency of the immigration law is advo.
! Gated.
On the subject of Chinese :mnigra-
ton the message urges the necessity
for courteous treatment of the Chi.
| nose students, business and profes.
SIGNAL men who visit this country,
| while asserting uualtcfabe opposition
| 10 the admission OF coolies or skilled
| or uaSkiiich 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, Snd
| the dronsht-conditious are shown to
have steadily improved and tranquil
ty is now almost universal The Fill
| ipinos are beginning to realize the
| benefits of education, and a school at
tendance OF 70 per cent is the result.
Referring to trade between the islands
and the United States, the message
says:
snspends ths. Operation of the essstni.e laws
| u he u.iiled Istat.s upon the trade between
| the Philippine Islands and the United States
| until Jnly 1. 1900. earnestly recommend that
This suspension be postponed until july l, 1909.
il nn1 1t Of doubtful u,y to apply the
| STATES ana The Philippines under any circun1
stances, because am convinced that 1t will
| dn good whatever 10 American bottoms and
| viii only Interfere and br an obstacle to the
trade between the philippines and the United
| States: but Il The coastMisc law must be thus
| applied. certainly it ought not to have effect
! until free trade is enjoyed between the PEG.
! pie Of the United States and the people OF the
| Philippine tSlands III their respective products.
| do not anticipate t.at IRE. trade between
| the Islands and the United States will produce
a. revolution u, the sugar aud tobacco produc.
| lion OF the Philippine islands. So primitive
are the ;nethods OF agriculture in the Philip.
| pine Islands. 50 slow is capital in Eotns to the
| islands. so many difficulties surround large
| agricultural enterprise in the Islands. that it
viii I've nsny. many years before the prulucts
| uf thus.. islsads Nil nave auy encr-T uhaicrsr
| uuru the markets al the United Ststes~ The
problem Of labor h also f.t Va iskshi< enc with
I the sugar Bnt t"bsero producers Ms the ,s,unis-
The best FRIENDS Of tas Filipino prcpla aud the
1 adinssion OF cilrfrcse cnoiie labtr E,..,re the
only scinthsn I. INV trimming Q. FrInino, labor.
zni this viii take hing time. Tb. enactment
ef . laW Sy the cn'ys:rRss &f TIM. Eniiad States
mEknx proxNssrr fsr cree trssic b,.tayas1l the.
| Islands ard Tire United Staies, hmycxI.r; will he
\ Of Erent tprsstrnee HGuL pull fiat and sentf,.
mental ssaHAspluts ssd mhfIr fs inrf.lai bena-.
ut has tsssntEs bcvts ersig bs, tic. pp0.-
| ure nf justice sn tndfeatier that the people
nf the Emitted States anxku,s &. stL the pOa-
| pl" OF the Philippine Islands III every WY
and especially In tho agricultural Development
| Of their Archipelago. II will sid rhc Ffipsnas
without injur.ns interests In An,sriea
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.
recommend that Indian Territory aud Okla.
homa be- admitted as one State and that New
Mexico aud Arizona be admitted NJ one State
There Is no obligation upon US 10 treat ter.
| riturial Subdivisions. which are matters OF con.
| venirnce only. MS binding us on the question Of
admission to statehood. Nothing has taken M
nore line In the Congress during the past few
| years thnn the question Ms to the statehood Is
| be granted ~ the four Territories above men.
toned. and after careful consideration of-uli
! that bax been developed In the discussions OF
! the question recommend that they be im-
uiedlatsly admitted as two States There is
no Justification for futther delay, and the ad.
| visibility Of making the four Territories Into
Two States has been clearly established.
In some Of the Territories the legislative as
semhlies issue licenses for gambling. Tho
Congress should hy lsw fprtid this bra ctic.
the harmful results Of which are Obvious Vt 4
glance.
The Panama Canal.
The treaty between the United States and
the> Republic OF Panama. under which the
construction Of the Panama cana, was made
S ,ss a,.a ipss With It's
The canal properties OF the French Canal Com.