The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-09


United States. ] earnestly recommend that /
the tariff now imposed BY the, Dingley bill |
entirely removed. except the tariff on sugar
and tobacco. and that that tariff be reduced |
to 25 per cent OF the present rates under the |
Dingiey act; that after July 1, 1909 the |
tariff upon tobacco and sugar produced in the |
Philippine Islands BE entirely removed and |
THAT free trade between the islands and the
United States In the products OF each country |
then be provided for by law. n. ,s.s7 ast.v l
| A: statute in force, enacted April is, 1904, |
# the United States upon the trade between
the Philippine Islands and the United states
until July l. 1905 I earnestly recommend
l, 1909. think 1t OF doubtful utility to APP
| ply the cosstwise laws TO the trade between
the United States and the Philippines under
any circumstances. because I am convinced
that # Will do no good whatever to American
bottoms, and will only interfere and be an
and the United States. but IL the coastwise
law must be thus applied, certainly II ought
not to have effect until free trade is en-
1oyed between the people Of the United States
and the people or the Philippine Islands In
their respective products. 49, 49, 80 -
do not anticipate that free trade between
| the Islands and the United States will pro-
duce revolution in the sugar and tobacco
production of the Philippine Islands. So
the Philippine Islands, so SLOW is capital In
going to the islands, many difficulties sur
round a large agricultural enterprise in the
islands, that 1t will be many, many years be-
| fore the products of those Islands win have
any effect whatever upon the markets Of the
United States. The problem Of labor is also
a formidable one with the sugar and tobacco
producers in the Islands The best friends OF
the Filipino people and the people themselves
are are utterly ; opposed to the admission Of Chi
Is the training of Filipino labor, and this will
take long time. The enactment of a 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 a political and senti-
Sfa inf oTod xuht tfa Ita hona
has doubtless been exaggerated by the people
Of the islands. they will accept this measure
the United States are anxious to aid the peo-
Pile of the Philippine Islands in every way,
and especially in the agricultural develop
ment of the archipelago. 1t will aid the Fill
ipnos without inJuring interests in America.
Hawaii.
In my judgment immediate steps should be
taken for the fortifcation of Hawaii. This
is the most important point in the Pacific to
fortify in order to conserve the interests OF
this country. 1t would be hard to overstate
the Importance Of this need. Hawaii Is toe
heavily taxed. Laws should be enacted set
ting aside for a period of, say, 20 years T5
per cent Of the internal revenue and customs
receipts from Hawaii special fund to be
J expended in the islands for educational and
public buildings and for harbor improve
) ments and military and naval defenses. II
; cannot be too often repeated that our ain
! must be to develop the Territory of Hawaii
on traditional American lines. That territory
has serious commercial and Industrial Drob
c
can be considered which looks to Legislation
admitting Chinese and restricting them by
5 The status of servility can never again bt
tolerated American soil, We cannot con
cede that the proper solution Of its problems
is special legislation admitting to Hawaii
class of laborers denied admission to the othel
states and territories. There are obstacles
and great obstacles in the way Of buildint
up a representative American community II
e the Hawaiian Islands, but It is not in th'
Y American character to give up in the face o
r difficulty. Many an American commonwealth
n has been built up against odds equal to thost
: that now confront Hawaii.
:, No merely half-hearted effort to meet 1t!
" problems as other American communities
: have met theirs can be accepted final
:. Hawaii shall never become territory IL
n which governing class of rich planters ex
=, lists by means of coolie labor. Even II th
d rate of growth of the territory is thereb!
:, rendered slower, the growth must only TAX
! Iplace by the admission of immigrants ft II
:, the end to assume the duties and burdens o
# full American citizenship Our aim must b.
h to develop the territory the same basis o
r. stable citizenship exists on this continent
d Porto Rico
lie earnestly advocate the adoption of leg
,r islation which will explicitly confer Ameri
% can citizenship on all citizens of Porto Rice
If There is. in my judgment. no excuse 70
Le failure to do this, The harbor Of San Jua1
Is should be dredged and improved. The ex
s. penses of the Federal Court Of Porto Ric
p should be met from the Federal Treasury
r and not from the Porto Rican treasury. TIL
l. elections in Porto Rico should take plac
eF every four years, and the Legislature shoul
ie meet in session every two years. The pres
Ig ent form of government in Porto Rico, whic
4 provides for the appointment by the Presi
ut dent of the members of the executive coun
s. ell or upper House of the Legislature, ha
r. proved satisfactory and has inspired conf
lg dence in property-owners and investors.
ly do not deem 1t advisable at the present tim
to change this form in any material feature
n The problems and needs OF the island ar
he industrial and commercial rather than pc
IL litical
eir Insular Affairs in General.
OF wish also TO call attention of the Congres
~ uI to one question which affects our insule
u ~ possessions generally; namely, the need of a
t el Increased liberality in the treatment OF tt
ne ho whole franchise question in these islands.
,c the proper desire to prevent the Islands beir
- exploited by spectators and to have the
20 ~ develop in the interest of their peop
t9 n9 an error has been made in refusing to graz
ev sufficiently liberal terms to induce the II
,,+ vestment of American capital in the Phllil
nts pines and in Porto Rico. Elsewhere in tn
nd message l have spoken strongly against II
an jealousy of mere wealth, and especially
he corporate wealth as such But 1t Is pa
1st ticularly regrettable to allow any such 1ea
ia ouss 70 be developed when we are deair
at either with our insular or with foreign a
The fairs. The big corporation has achieved !
ce. present position in the business world sin
ply because 1t is the most effective instr
Ids affatrs we cannot afford to mt our neople
~ a disadvantage with their competitors
ea. in any way discriminating against the eff
,ed cheney of business organizations
10 the same way we cannot afford to allow O.
eon insular possessions to lag behind in irdu
the trial development from any twisted jealou
|he of business success. 1t is, of course. me
er truism to say that the business interests
Aft the islands will only be developed If 1t
of comes the financial interest of somebody
of develop them. Yet this development Is o
The of the things most earnestly to be wished +
ase in the interest of the islands themselv
tie, We have been paying all possible heed
full the political and educational interests of I
IiEIo md, ht1f iT11N nrfn Mt oh haGn
rig. are, 1t is not less important that we shot
lis. favor their industrial development
Government can in certain ways help Il
has directly as by building good roads, but
the fundamental and vital help must be Civ
the through the development of the industries
ged the islands, and a most efficient means
ex- this end Is to encourage big American c.
way porations to start Industries in them a
nal this means to make ii advantageous
gar them to do So To limit the ownership
the mining claims has been done in the Pr
mas ippines is absurd. In both the Philippll
ana and Porto Rico the limit of holdings of la
ect should be largely raised
The
up I earnestly ask that Alaska be given
elective delegate. Some nersOn should
the chosen who can speak with authority of
ser needs of the territory. The GoVernm
the should aid in the construction Of rallrf
in from the Gulf of Alaska to the Yukon RiN
rem in American territory In my last
un- messages I advocated certain additional