The Monmouth inquirer., 1905-12-07


dent that we do not intend to treat it
in any shape or way as an excuse for
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT on our part at the ex-
pense of the republics to the south.
But we must make it evident that we
do not intend to permit the Monroe doc
trine to be used by any nation on this
continent as shield to protect it from
the consequences of its own misdeeds.
Santo Domingo.
Santo Domingo has now made an APP
peal to us, and not only every principle
of wisdom, but every generous instinct
within us, bids us respond to the ap-
peal. The conditions in Santo Domingo
have for a number of years grown
from bad to worse until year ago all
society was on the verge of dissolution
The patience of foreign creditors had
become exhausted, and at least two
foreign nations were on the point OF
intervention and were only prevented
by the unofficial assurance of this gov
eminent that it would itself strive to
help Santo Domingo.
Accordingly, the executive depart
ment of our government negotiated
treaty under which we are trying to
help the Dominican people to straight
en- out their finances. This treaty is
pending before the senate. If the ar
rangement is terminated by the failure
of the treaty chaos will follow, and
sooner or later this government may
be involved in serious difficulties with
foreign governments over the island or
else may be forced itself to intervene
in the island in some unpleasant fash
ion.
Army and Navy.
l do not believe that any army in the
world has a better average of enlisted
man or a better type of junior officer,
I but the army should be trained to act
effectively in a mass.
Our navy must, relatively to the ma
vies of other nations, always be of
greater size than our army. We have
most wisely continued for a number of
years to build up our navy, and it
has now reached fairly high standard
of efficiency. This standard must not
only be maintained, but increased. 1t
does not seem to me necessary, how
ever, that the navy should, at least in
the immediate future, be increased be-
yond the present number of units
Merchant Marine.
To the spread of our trade in peace
/ and the defense of our flag in war a
great and prosperous merchant marine
| is indispensable. / ask your earnest
| consideration of the report with which
the merchant marine commission has
followed its long and careful inquiry.
! Chinese immigration.
4 The questions arising in connection
with Chinese immigration stand by
! themselves. The conditions in China
are such that the entire Chinese cody
class--that is, the class of Chinese la
borers, skilled and unskilled-legiti-
mately come under the head of unde-
sirable immigrants to this country.
But in the effort to carry out the policy
of excluding Chinese laborers, Chinese
coolies. grave injustice and wrong have
been done by this nation to the people
of China and therefore ultimately to
this nation itself.
The Civil Service.
Heads of executive departments and
members of the commission have called
nv attention to the fact that the rule
requiring fling of charges and three
DAYS notice before an employee could
be separated from the service for inef-
ficiency has served no good purpose
whatever. Experience has shown that
the rule is wholly ineffective to save
any man if a superior for improper rea-
sons wishes to remove him and is mis-
chievous because it sometimes serves
to keep in the service incompetent men
not guilty of specific wrongdoing. Hav-
ing these facts in view, the rule has
been amended by providing that where
the inefiiciency or incapacity comes
within the personal knowledge of the
head of a department the removal may
be made without notice. the reasons
therefor being filed and made record
of the department.
Philippines and Other Islands.
The agricultural conditions of the
islands 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 upon
the products of the Philippine Islands
be entirely removed, except the tariff
on sugar and tobacco, and that that
tariff be reduced to % per cent of the
present rates under the Dingley act;
that after July 1, 1909, the tariff upon
tobacco and sugar produced in the Phil
ippine Islands be entirely removed.
/ earnestly advocate the adoption of
legislation which will explicitly confer
American citizenship on all citizens of
Porto Rico.
Admission to Statehood.
I recommend that Indian Territory
and Oklahoma be admitted as one state
and that New Mexico and Arizona be
admitted as one state.
I The Panama Canal.
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