Las Vegas daily optic., 1906-12-04

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the sams measure Of justice ana xoat
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~ 0alF etGamens that art badly Where
the federal government has power 70
wth deal summaraas with any s1eh.
earnestly ask that they also deal
wisely and promptly With sgeh ran-
duct ar else this snaall body at ~ F.ang~
d0ers may bring shame upon the great
thinking fsll0ws-Ghat fs upon our
nation as a whole Quad EnanasFs
should hs an international 30 less taaa
IN individual attribute ask fair
treatment for the IanA neS~ ms would
ask fair treatmsns for Germans 0r
Englishmen, FTeRehmen. Russians 81
Italians l ask 10 as da" to hurnahity
and civilization. ] ask u as due 70
ourselves because we must act up
rightly toward all men.
- recommend 10 the congress that
an aet Be passed spseihcaIy pEoyaIhg IoE
here intending TO beeome American ett-
iaens one nf the great eneaETaSSmSats
attending the performance of our IN
fha statutes OF the Emitted States goY-
eFnment are entirely inadequate. they
fail To give 70 Abe national sosernfnsn1
sufficiently ample power. through Enitsd
army and navy, 10 protect aliens in the
rights secured % them under solemn
treaties which are the law OF the land.
I therefore earnestly recommend that
United States he 30 amended and Bdisd
10 as 90 enable the president. acting for
the United States government. whish 10
lions. 20 enforce the rights Of aliens un-
der treaties. Even as the law now ss
something can he done by the fedeTaf
government toward this end. and In the
matter now before rne affecting the Jap
anese everything that Il Is in my power
"a do will be done, and az of the fmrces.
military and civil. of the nItsd states
which I may lawfully employ will be
30 employed There should, however. be
no particle OF doubt as 20 the power OF
the national government completely TO
perform and enforce It's own obligations
to other nations. THE mob 0f single
city may At any time perform acis Of
iawless violence against some class af
foreigners which would plunge US into
war The city by itself would be power
lRsn ~
eign power thus assaulted. and II indie
pendent of this govern meat would
never venture TO perform or permit tho
performance Of the acts complained Of.
The entire power and the whole duty to
protect the offending city or tha Offend
Ing community lies In the hands OF tho
t'nitsd States government 1t In IN"
thnkabie that We should continue pol
Icy under which a given lorality may be
allowed to commit a crime against
friendly nation. and the tnited States
government limited. not I" preventing
the commission of the crime. but. in the
last resort. TO defending the people who
have committed IL against the coRse-
quences OF their own wrongdoing."
Cuban Intervention.
The rebellion In cuba and the incl
dents leading up TO the establishment of
the provisional government Is reviewed,
and the president says;
when the election has been held ana
the new government inangurated In
peaceful and orderly fashion Of the provi-
sional government wtil cotrs 10 all end.
! take this opportunity Il Expressing
%tS s ss@1 pdssse Ss as e e our 'esss most
earnest hope th.t tne psorie OF :uba
| will realize the iE:. ~ .F.t!He need OF pre-
serving justice arj asaatng order In tho
island. The Unit"l states Wishes moth
ing of Cuba except that Il shall prospeE
| morally and materially. AND wishes moth
| ing OF the Cahsns save hat thry shall
be able to preserve or't"r annong them
| Independence. IL the electioLs be:cri z
| farce. and u the insurrecttons. habit
! becomes confirmed I'm the IL ard. II To ab-
island should continue Independent ard
| the United States. which has assumed
the sponsorship before the civilized world
| for Cuba's career as nation. would
| the government was managed in Fuch
/ orderly fashion as to secure tho safety
| Of life and property. The path TO be
trodden by those who exercise self gov.
! ernment is always hard. and We should
| have every charity and patience with the
| Cubans as they tread this difficult parta.
have tie utmost sympathy with. and
sdtare them soiemnly to weigh their re-
| sponsibilities and to see that when their
| new government In started Ii shall run
smoothly, and with freedom from fla
grant denial Of right on the one hand.
and from insurrectionary disturbances on
the other
Considerable space Is devoted to the
| international conference Of American re-
publics and the visit Of Secretary Root
to South America, and points to the fact
that our efforts In behalf Of the nations
| Of that country are appreciated by them.
On the subject Of the Panama canal he
promises special message In the near
future.
The Army and Navy.
The message closes with a plea for
emit standard, to do which he says would
| mean the building OF one battieship each
| year. OF the present efficiency of the
army and navy he says:
| The readiness and efficiency Of both the
army and navy In dealing with the re.
afresh their value to the nation. This
| readiness and efficiency would have been
| very much less had II not been for the
existence Of the general stan In the army
and the general bSard In the navy: both
are essential to the proper development.
ashore. The troops that were sent to
| Cuba were handled fawlessly. 1t was
the swiftest mobilization and dispatch of
| troops over sea ever accomplished by
our government The expedition landed
| completely equipped and ready for i'm
mediate service. several of its organiza-
tons hardly remaining in Havana over
night before splitting up into detach.
| ments and going to their several posts.
| Ii was a fine demonstration of the valur
ilarly. it was owing In large part to the
general board that the navy was able
| at the outset to meet the Cuban crisis
| with such instant efficiency: ship after
| ship appearing on the shortest notice al
| any threatened point. while the marine
/ tn. vito