The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-04

seasons Of the year the difference in
interest rates between the East and
the West is from to 10 per cent,
whereas in Canada the corresponding
difference Is but per cent. Any plan
must Of course; guard the interests
Of western and southern bankers as
carefully as it guards the interests of
New York or Chicago bankers: and
Must be drawn from the standpoints
Of the farmer and the merchant no
less than from the standpoints of the
city banker and the country banker.
The law should be amended so as
specifically to provide that the funds
derived from customs duties may be
treated by the secretary Of the treas
ury as he treats funds obtained un-
der the internal revenue laws. There
should be a considerable increase IN
bills Of small denominations. Permis-
sion should be given banks, if nee
essary under settled restrictions, to
retire their circulation to larger
amount than three millions a month.
In Alaska.
Alaska's needs have been partially
met, but there must be complete
reorganization of the governmental
system, as 1 have before indicated
to ycu. I ask your especial attention
TO this. Our fellow citizens who
dwell on the shores of Puget Sound
with Characteristic energy are arrang-
ing to hold in Seattle the Alaska
Yukon Pacific exposition. Its special
aims include the upbuilding of Alas
ka end the development of American
commerce on the Pacific ocean. This
exposition, in it's purposes and scope,
should appeal not only to the people
Of the Pacific slope, but to the people
Of the United States at large. Alaska
since it was bought has yielded to the
government eleven millions of dollars
of revenue, and has produced nearly
three hundred millions of dollars in
sold, furs, and fish. When properly
developed it will become in large de-
gree a land of homes. The countries
tc1 6ering the Pacific ocean have a
Of all the countries of Europe; their
annual foreign commerce amounts to
over three billions of dollars, of which
the share of the United States is some
seven hundred millions of dollars. II
this trade were thoroughly under
stood and pushed by our manufacture
ers and producers, the industries not
only of the Pacific slope, but of all
Cur country, and particularly of our
cotton growing states, would be great
ly benefited. OF course in order to
get these benefits we must treat fair
ly the countries with which we trade.
international Morality.
Our nation fronts on the Pacific just
as it fronts on the Atlantic. We hope
TO play constantly growing part in
the great ocean Of the Orient. We
wish, as we ought to wish, for a great
commercial development in our deal
irgs with Asia; and it is out of the
question that we should permanently
have such development unless we
freely and gladly extend to other ma
tons the same measure of justice and
good treatment which we expect to
receive in return. 1t is only a very
badly. Where the federal government
has power it will deal summarily with
any such. Where the several states
have power 1 earnestly ask that they
also deal wisely and promptly 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 it, upon
cur nation as a whole. Good manners
should be an International no less than
an individual attribute. 1 ask fair
treatment for the Japanese as I would
ask fair treatment for Germans or Eng
lishmen, Frenchmen, Russians, or Ital-
lars. l ask it as due to humanity and
civilization. I ask it as due to our
selves because we must act uprightly
toward all men.
I recommend to the Congress thay
an act be passed specifically provid
ing for the naturalization Of Japan
.se who come here intending to be-
come American citizens. One of the
great embarrassments attending the
performance Of our international OBJ
legations is the fact that the statutes
CT the United States are entirely in
adequate. They fail to give to the
national government sufficiently ample
power, through United States courts