The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-07

the great ocean Of thu orient We
wish. as we ought to wish, for a great
commercial development In our deal
ings with Asia. n II is out Of the
question that we should permanently
have such development unless we free
ly and gladly extend to other nations
treatment which we expect TO receive
in return. II is only a very small body
OF our citizens that act badly. Where
the federal government has power 1t
will deal summarily with any such.
Where tho several states have power
i earnestly ask that they also deal
wisely and promptly with such con-
duct, or else this small body OF wrong
doors may bring shame upon the great
mass OF their innocent and right
thinking fellows-that is, upon our
nation as u whole, Good nne
should be an international no less tina
treatment for the Japanese ms would
ask fair treatment for Germans or
Englishmen, Frenchmen, Russians OF
Italians, | ask II as due to humanity
and civilization, ask II as due to
ourselves because we must act up
rightly toward all men,
81 to the congress that
an act be passed specifically providing for
the naturalization of Japanese who come
here intending 10 become American cit
liens, One OF the great embarrassments
attending the performance OF our In
~ternational obligations is tho fact that
the statutes OF the United States gov
eminent are entirely inadequate. They
fail TO give TO the natonal government
sufficiently ample power, through United
States courts and by the use of the
army and navy. to protect aliens IN the
rights secured to them under solemn
treaties which are the law OF the land.
I therefore earnestly recommend that
the criminal and civil statutes OF tho
United States be SO amended and added
to as TO enable the president, acting for
the United States government, which Is
responsible IN our International rela-
tons, to enforce the rights of aliens un-
der treaties. Even us the law now IL
something can be don by the federal
government toward this end, and in the
anese, everything that 1t is in my power
to do will be done, and all OF the forces.
military and civil. of the United States
which l may lawfully employ will be
so employed. There should, however. be
no particle Of doubt as to tho power OF
the national government completely to
perform and enforce its own obligations
TO other nations. The mob OF a single
lawless violence against some class OF
foreigners which would plunge us into
war. The city by itself would be power-
less to make defense against the for
eign power thus assaulted, and " inde-
pendent of this government It would
never venture to perform or permit the
performance of the acts complained OF.
The entire power and the whole duty to
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Ing community lies In the hands OF tho
United States government. 1t Is UNI
thinkable that we should continue a poll
ley under which a given locality may be
friendly nation, and the United States
government limited, not to preventing
the commission OF the crime, but, in tho
last resort. TO defending the people who
have committed 1t against the conse-
quences of their W wrongdoing."
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The rebellion In Cuba and the incl
dents leading UP to the establishment OF
the provisional government is reviewed,
and the president says:
when tho election has been held and
the new government inaugurated In
peaceful and orderly fashion OF the provi-
sionsl government VIII come to an end.
l take this opportunity of expressing
upon behalf OF tho American people,
with all possible solemnity. our most
earnest hope that the people of Cuba
will realize tho imperative aeed Of pre-
serving Justice and keeping order In the
island. Thu United States wishes MOTH
Ing OF Cuba except that 1t shall prosper
morally and materially, and wishes moth.
Ing Of the Cubans save that they shall
be able to preserve order among them
selves and therefore to preserve their
Independence. II the elections become q
farce, and if the insurrectionary habit
becomes confirmed in the island. It 10 alb.
solutely out Of the question that tho
Island should continue Independent: and
the United States, which has assumed
the sponsorship before the civilized world
for Cuba's career Ms a nation, would
again a to intervene and to see that
the government was managed In such
orderly fashion as to secure the safety
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eminent Is always hard. and we should
have every charity and patience with the
cubans as they tread this difficult parth:
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regard for, them; but I most earnestly
adJure them solemnly to weigh their re-
probabilities TO see that when their
new government Is started It shall run
smoothly, and with freedom from fa~
grant denial Of right on the one hand.
the other"
International conference Of American re-
publlcs 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.
Or the subject of the Panama canal he
promises a special message In the near
future.
Second Hague Conference.
In my last message / advised you that
the emperor of Russia had taken the ini-
tiative In bringing about q second peace
conference at The Hague. Under the
guidance Of Russia the arrangement OF
liz V W bb'H o.
has been progressing during the past
year. Progross has necessarily been
slow, owing to the great Number OF coun-
tries to be consulted upon every question
that has arisen. 1t is q matter OF sat
~isfaction that all of the American re-
publics have now, for the first time, been
Invited to join In the proposed confer
ence.
THE close connection between the SUBJ
jects to be taken up by he Red Cross
conference held at Geneva last summer,
and the subjects which naturally would
come before The Hague conference. made
1t apparent that Ii was desirable to have
the work of tho Red Cross conference
completed and considered by the different
powers before the meeting at The Hague.
bors on the sth day Of July, and the re-
yised and amended convention, which was
signed by the American delegates, Will
be promptly laid before the senate.
BY the special and highly appreciated
and the Netherlands, q proposal to call
The Hague conference together at q time
which would conflict with the conference
Of the American republics. Mt Rio 90
JaneIro In August was laid aside. No
other date has yet been suggested. A
tentative program for tho conference has
been proposed by the government Ok
ates are undergoing careful examination
and consideration In preparation for tho
conference.
The Army and Navy.
Tit message closes with a plea for
the maintenance Of the navy at It's press
ent standard, to do which he says would
mean the building Of one battleBhip each
year. OF the present efficiency OF the
army and nav he says:
THE readiness and efficiency OF both tho
army and nav in dealing with the re-
cent sudden crisis In Cuba illustrates
afresh their value to the nation. This
readiness and efficiency would have been
very much less had 1t not been for the
existence Of the general stat In the army
and the general board In the navy; both
are essential to the proper development
and use OF our military forces afioat and
ashore. The troops that were sent to
Cuba were handled flawlessly, 1t was
the swiftest mobilization and dispatch Of
troops over sea ever accomplished by
our government. The expedition landed
cornnlqteIv enuinned and rpadv for i'm.