Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-12-08


and courtesy are shown. as they Ought 70:
be show1.to Other Chiness. If the law orr
treaty .s framed AZ above suggested Ex-
amina;icns should be competed at the port;
OF departure from China. For this purpose
there should De provided a more adequate
consular service N China than we now
have TIE appropriations, both for the;
Offices Of the corsuis and for the officei
forces in the consuia,es. should be In
creased
Insular Possessions.
He treats al considerable length OF condi-
tons In he Philippines. and recommends
that the c0as;w.se Jaws Of the. United
States as applied TO the archipelago be sss-
pended until Jsily !. 1909. He recommends
the Immediate fertilization Of Hawaii In;
order 10 conserve the interests Of this coun-
try In the Pacific He also advocates the
adoption Of legislation that will explicitly
confer American citizenship .on the people
Of Porto Rico and on the general subject;
Of insular affairs says;
wish also 10. cali the attention OF the
congress TO one question which Affects our
insular possessions generally; namely. the
need Of an increased liberality In the treat
ment OF the whole franchise question In
thu sc Islands. In the proper desire TO pre-
vent the islands being exploited BY specpia-i
tors and 10 have them develop In the inter
est Of their own people an error has been:
made In refusing 20 grant sufficiently lib:
eral terms TO induce the investment or.
American capital in the Philippines'and in
Porto Rico. Elsewhere In this message Il
have spoken strongly against the Jealousy
OF mere wealth. and especially Of COR
porate wealth as such But II is particular
ly regrettable TO allow any such Jealousy
10 be developed when We are dealing elmer
with our insular or with foreign affairs.
The big corporation has achieved its pres;
ent position In the BUSINESS world simply
because II is the most effective Instrument
in business competition. In foreign affairs
we cannot afford TO put our people at dis-
advantage with their competitors By In apy
way discriminating against the efficiency
Of our business organizations. In the same
way we cannot AFFORD TO allow our insular
possessions 70 ag behind in Industrial de-
ve.Opment from any twisted jealousy Of
business success II is. OF course, a mere
~ NA7AiA ~ say AAAfhA inv hhoAANF' Va
the ISLANDS will only be developed II II. be-
come the financia. interest OF somebody TO
develop them Yet this development is one
Of the things most earnestly to be wished
for In the interest Of he Islands themselves.
We have been paying all possible heed to.
the political and educational interests OF
the Islands but. important though these OBJ.
jects are, IL is not less important that We
should favor their Industrial development.
The government can in certain ways help
this directly as by building good roads:
but the fundamental and vital help must
be given through the development OF the
industries Of the stands. and most eff
cient means 70 this ends 10 encourage big
American corporations 10 start industries
IN them ard this means 10 make Il advan-
,ageous for them 20 DO So To limit the
ownership OF mining claims as has been
done in the Philippines Is absurd.
In treating @: Alaska be asks that that
territory be granted an elective delegate TO
congress. and Of the territories OF Okla
homa. Indian territory. New Mexico and
Arizona he SAYS.
Admission to Statehood.
recommend that Indian territory and
Oklahoma BE- admitted as one state and
that New Mexico and Arizona be admitted
as one state There Is no obligation upon
US TO treat territorial subdivisions. which
are matters % convenience only. as bind,
ingus on he question Of admission to state
hood Nothing has taken up more time In
the congress during the past few years
than the question as 10 the statehood 10
be granted 10 the four territories above
mentioned anC after careful consideration
Of all that has been developed In the dis
cussions Of the question ! recommend that
they be immediatey admitted as. two
states There is 10 justification for further
delay; and the advsabiiity OF making the
four territories into Two states has been
clearly established. 4
In some Of the territories the legislative
assemblies issue licenses for gambling.
The congress should by law forbid this
practice. the harmful results Of which are
obvious az glance.
The Panama. Canal.
He refers 10 the Panama canal, but aside
from asking for an immediate appropria-
ton does not give any recommendations as
10 other legislation al this time, but prom
Uses later COMM eaton which shall con.
tain the reI.l1 OF the Loard Of engineers
and his own conclusion as 70 the type Of
canal. On his subject b, says:
The American people j. pledged to.the
sTce3!cc' posaible constru on OF a canal
adequate 10 q ct the dema which the
commerce o. he world will -e'upon II,
AM appea most earnest to the con-
gress to ale y ne fulh.lmef' tie pledge.
Gratifying IIOsress has b. made during
the past yes nd especi? durir the past
four month. The gre .er pa-t OF the nee
essary pre- nina TX has been done.
Aetua. wo'A o. -xcsvai.on could be begun
only on limited sca.e TIL The Canal Zone
was made a tealthiul pace to live In and
TO work In. Inc Isl mus had 10 be sanitat-
go first This task las been so thoroughly
accomplished .h&t yellow fever has been
virtually eA,.rpated from The isthmus and
general health conditions vastly improved.
The same methods which converted the
Island Of Cuba from a pest mole. which
menaced the health of the world. into a
healthful place Of abode. have been applied
on the isthnus with satisfactory results.
There is no reason TO doubt that when the
plans for water supply. paving and sewer
age Of Panama and Colon and the large
labor camps have been fully carried out,
the isthmus will be, for the tropics, an un-
usually healthy place Of ahoce. The work
Is so far advanced now that the health Of
all those employed In canal work is as well
guarded as II is on similar work In this
country and elsewhere.
In addition TO 'ssnitating the isthmus.
satisfactory quarters are being provided
for employees and an adequate system OF
supplying them with wholesome food at
reasonable prices has been created. Hos
pita!s have been established and equipped
that are without spperiors OF their kind
anywhere. The country has thus been
made fit 10 work In, and provision has been
made for the welfare and comfort OF those
who are to do the work During the past
year a large portion OF the plant with
which the work is to be done has been or
dered II IL confidently believed that nv
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