The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-05

Fldh'iHNVt anu III HiulltTlnES hSuiHh
them In one or two other places, BIZ
cause of their efficiency as worker.
To shut them out from the publ
schools Is a wicked absurdity whe
there are no firstclass colleges In IT.
land, including the universities an,
colleges OF California. which do no
gladly welcome Japanese student
ana on which Japanese students d;
not reflect credit. We have as mucl
| TO learn from Japan rs Japan has t,
learn from us; and no nation Is n
to teach unless II Is also willing Il
learn. Throughout Japan Americans
are well treated, and any failure OF
the part OF Americans at home Il
treat the Japanese with Ike cour
tesy and consideration Is bN just Sc
mnch confession of infeliority il
our civilization.
Our nation fronts ON the Pacific
hope 10 play a constantly growing
port in the great ocean of the Orient
We wish, as we ought TO wish. for n
great commercial development In our
The question that We shold permanent.
ly have such development unless we
freelq and gladly extend to other ma.
tons the same measure Of justice
and good treatment which we expect
TO receive in return. II is only a
very small body of our citizens that
act badly Where the Federal Gov.
eminent has power ii will deal sum
marily with any such. Where the sew
eral states have power | easnestly ask
that they also deal wisely and prompt
ly with such conduct. or else this
small body of wrongdoers may bring
shame upon the great mass of their
innocent and right thinking fellows
that is, upon our nation as a whole
Good manners should be an inter
no less than in individual at
tribute | ask fair treatment for the
Japanese as | would ask fair treat.
ment for Germans or Englishmen,
Frenchmen. Russians, or Italians.
ask it as due to humanity and civil.
cation. | ask 1t as due to ourselves
because we must act uprightly toward
all men
l recommend to the congress that
IN act be passed specifically providing
Tor the naturalization OF Japene who
come here intending to become Ameri.
Fan citizens. One Of the great embar-
easements attending the performance
If our international obligations is the
act that the STATUTES of the United
States are entirely inadequate They
all to give to the National Govern
nent sufficiently ample power,
trough United States courts and by
h use of the Army ana Navy. to pro
ect aliens in the rights secured 10
hem under solemn treaties which are
he law of the land. | therefore
recommend that the crimin4
i and civil statuges of he United
states be so amended and added to as
0 enable the president. acting for
he United States government which
s responsible in our international
'elai ions to haforce the rights of
liens rnder treaties. Even as the law
low is something can be done by the
Federal government toward this end |
nd in the matter now before me af |
Getting the Japanese, everything that |
{ is in my power to do will be done, |
nd all of the forces. military and |
yil, CT the United States which | |
nay lawfully employ will be so en-
loyed There should, however he |
article Of doubt as In the power of |
he national Government completely |
o perform and enforce its own obi |
az ions to other nations. The mob |
+ single city may al any time per
orm acts Of lawless violence against
ONE class Of foreigners which would |
lunge MS into war. That city by |
Felf would be pOwerless to make |
efense sainst the foreign power thus
ssaulted, and If independent of this
overnment il would never venture
D perform or permit the performance
( the acts complained Of. The en-
ire power and the whole duty to pro-
'ct the offending city or the offend
" community lies in the hands OF
ne United States Government. II is
that we should CONTINUED
policy under which a given locality
lay be allowed to commit a crime
gainst a friendly natir0 and the
n cd ST. os 1yernm07' liH ed. not
, prevent NJ tle commission of the
rime. but IN the last resort, TO de-
ending the people who have com.
lifted it aginst The consequences Of
leir own wrongdoing.
Cuba.
Last August an insurrection broke
ut in Cuba which speedily grew
sident that the existing Cuban gov
-nment was poweriess to quell. This
)vernment was repeatedly asked by
lie then Cuban government To inter
enc. and finally was notified by the Il
resident of Cuba that he intended
resign: that his decision was IRE
1cable; hat none of the other con
itutiOnal officers would consent to
TRY on the government and that he {
as powerless to maintain order. II
as evident that rHaos was impend-