The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1905-12-07


and this Will take long time. n. u
Of law by the Congress OF The Tn,, mac tne1
making provision for free trade ha,s'l stt%
islands and the United States. howeyerw y
Oh Etea' t.npur.nnce from a political and -.
| ut has doubtless been exaggerated hv -. #n
| pie Of the islands, they will accent th, .ne
ure OF justice as an Indication that the y &,
| OF the United states are anxious 10 ala a. W|
| pie OF the Philippine islands in ayor a"
and especially In the agricultural deveio ~
| OF their Archipelago. II will aid the VI,
| without injuring interests In America
The President urges that imned &.
steps be taken for the fortificatio,r.
Hawaii and the development ot n
territory on traditional Ameril IL
lines. Admission of Chinese H.
under statute restrictions is M
demned as leading to status Of y
Witty which, the message decla n
can never again be tolerated on An
lean soil. The President SAYS. n,
aim must be to develop the territ1
on the same basis of stable citiz
ship as exists on this continent"
Porto Rico.
Dealing with the affairs OF Poi
| hcO, the PRESIDENT says.
l earnestly advocate the adoption q, ,ou,I
tion which VIII explicitly confer American n
| enship on all citizens OF Porto Rico Thar
| In my judgment, excuse for failurs T.,
| this. The harbor of San Juan should be dtsSE
and improved The expenses of the FedsS
| court OF Porto Rico should be met fror, 4
| Federal treasury. and not from the Porto n J
| treasury. The elections In Porto Rico sSa 4
take place every four years. and the Iss,S
| ture should meet In session every two H.
| The present form OF government In porto M
| which provides for the appointment h, "
| President of the members OF the executive ~
ell or upper house OF the legislature, ha, proT
| satisfactory and has inspired confidence
| property owners and investors. | Dc moi A
1t advisable at the present time to change NJ
form in any material feature The probe
| and needs of the island are Industrial and ~
mercal rather than political.
Discussing the needs OF Alaska, M
President recommends that the ter
tory be given an elective delega
who will be able to speak with al
thority on the needs of that sectid
of our country. The message col
cludes:
Admission to Statehood,
| / recommend that Indian Territory sud oll
| homa be admitted as one State and that M
| Mexico and Arizona be admitted as one Sts1
| There is no obligation upon us to treat M
ritorial subdivisions. which are matters OF co1
venience only, as binding us on the question
| more time IN the Congress during the past M
years than the question as to the statehood
| he granted TO tho four Territories above me-
| tioned and after careful consideration ~
that has been developed In the discussions
the question | recommend that they be "A
| medately admitted two States. There
no Justification for further delay; and the al
visibility of making the four Territories ,p
two States has been clearly established.
In some of the Territories the legislative I.
semblies issue licenses for gambling NJ
| Congress should by law forbid this practic
the harmful results of which are obvious at
glance.
The Panama Canal.
The treaty between the United States al
the Republic OF Panama, under which Il
construction OF the Panama canal was ma,
possible. went into effect with its ratiAcaut
| by the United States Senate on Feb. o. 1870
The canal properties of the French Canal Col
pany were transferred TO the United States
| April %, 1904, on payment of $40. 900 900
that company. On April !. 1905, the Comm
sion was recognized. and 1t now consists
Theodore p. Shouts, chairman, Charles r. N
COON Benjamin NJ. Harrod, Rear Admiral Nd
decai T. Endcott. Brig, Gen. Peter G. Haid
and Col. Oswald II. Ernst. John f. Steve
was appointed chief engineer on July lal
Active work In canal construction, mainly n
paratory. has been In progress for less thanI
year and half. During that period two poi I
bate Tirst. the question or route. The ca
will be built on the Isthmus Of Panama. 81
ond, the question OF feasibility; there are
physical obstacles on this route that America
engineering skill will not be able TO overco1
without serious difficulty. or that will preve
the completion OF the canal within a reaso
| able time and at reasonable cost rms
virtually the unanimous Testimony Of the {
gineers who have investigated the matter
the government.
The point which remains unsettled is
question of type, whether the canal SHAH
one Of several locks above sea level, or at !
level with single tide lock. On this point
hope to lay before the Congress at an early q
the findings OF the Advisory Board Of Anne
can md European Engineers, that at my In
tation have been considering the subject
Gether with the report of the commission the
on; and such comments thereon or RECOMMEND
lions In reference thereto as may seem nee
sary.
The American people Is pledged to the spe
lest possible construction of canal aueQu'
to meet the demands which the commerce
the world will make upon II, and appeal m
| earnestly to the Congress to aid In the iui,
been made during the past year and especia
during the past four months. The greater y
OF the necessary preliminary work mas o.
done. Actual work of excavation could 9e
gun only on a limited scale till the canal y
was made beautiful place to live In ana
work in. The isthmus had to be SANTA
first This task has been SO Thoroughly ace.
pllshed that yellow fever has been ylrtus
extlrpated from the isthmus and general hea
conditions vastly improved. The same meth
which converted the island OF Cuba from
hole, which menaced the health OF the woi
Into healthful place OF abode have ueeh
piled on the isthmus with satisfactory resu
There IL to doubt that wDeh
plans for water supply. paving, and sewer
OF Panama and Colon and the large labor cal
have been fully carried out the isthmns
be, for the tropics, an unusually healthy "
OF abode. The work Is far advanced
that the health OF all those employed In ca
I'd ms
work In this country and elsewhere.
What Is needed now and without delay Is
appropria tion by the Congress to meet tue
rent and sccrulng expenses OF the commlss
Tho first appropriation OF $l0.00o,OOO' out
the sl35 900, 900 authorized by the spooher
was made three years ago, Ii Is nesry
hausted, There is barely enough OF II rem
Ing to carry the commission to the END Oh
year Unless the Congress shall appropr
before that time all work must cease 10
rest progress for any length OF time now W
matters are advancing so satisfactorily W,
be deplorable. There will be no money
. which to meet payroll obligations ald
| with which to meet bills coming due ior
terials and supplies: and there will be demo
ization OF the forces here and on the stnu
now working so tremendously aud euectl'
II there Is delay In granting nm emergehc!
| proprintion Estimates OF the amount nc
sHry will be found in the ACCOMPANYING
ports of the Secretary OF War and the
| mission.
Department of State.
Neither at home nor abroad Is there
hcient working force to do the business prop
| In many respects the system which was
| uata 10 tha If fl