River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-12-06

Our nation fronts on the Pacific. Just
as it fronts on the Atlantic. We hope
to play a constantly growing part in
wish. as we ought to wish for great
commercial development in our deal
ings with Asia; and 1t is out OF the
have such development unless we free
w and gladly extend to other nations
the same measure OF Justice and good
in return. 1t is only a very small body
OF our citizens that act badly Where
the federal government has power 1t
Where the several states have power
earnestly ask that they also deal
wisely and promptly with such con-
doors may bring shame upon the great
mass of their innocent and right
thinking fellows-that is. upon our
should be an international no less than
an Individual attribute. ! ask fair
treatment for the japanese as would
ask fair treatment for Germans or
Italians. I ask it as due to humanity
and civilization. ask 1T as due to
rightly toward all men.
II recommend to the congress that
an act be passed specifically providing for
the naturalization of Japanese who come
here Intending to become American cit
liens. One OF the great embarraSSmentS
attending the performance of our In
the statutes of the United States SOW
eminent are entirely inadequate. They
fail to give to the national 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
I therefore earnestly recommend that
the criminal and civil statutes of the
United States be SO amended and adj LED.
the United States government, which IS
responsible in our international rela-
tons, to enforce the rights Of aliens un-
der treaties Even as the law now IS
something can be done by the federal
government toward this end, and In the
matter now before .h me aifecting the Jap-
|. to do will be done, and all of the forces,
military and civil, of the United States
which I may ia Lawfully employ VIII pc pc
no particle of doubt as to the power OF
the national government completely to
perform and enforce It's own opngatlonl >
city may at any time perform acts OF
lawleSs violence against some class or
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 If inde-
pener venture to perform or permit the
performance of the acts complained OF.
The entire power and the whole duty to
protect the offending city or the offend-
United States government. 1t Is un-
thinkable that we should continue poll
allowed all to commit a crime against a
friendly nation, and the United States
government limited, not to preventing
the commission of the crime, but, in the
last resort, to defending the people who
have committed it against the conse-
quences of their own wrongdoing."
Cuban Intervention.
dents leading up to the establishment OF
the provisional government is reviewed.
and the president says:
when the election has been held and
| the new government inaugurAted in
| peaceful and orderly fashion of the provi-
| sional government will come to an end.
upon behalf Of the American people,
| with all possible solemnity, our most
earnest hope that the people of Cuba
will realize the imperative need of pre-
serving justice and keeping order in the
| island. The United States wishes moth
| ing of Cuba except that 1T shall prosper
morally and materially, and wishes noth-
ing of the Cubans save that they shall
be able to preserve order among them
selves and therefore to preserve their
independence. If the elections become q
farce, and if the insurrectonary habit
| becomes confirmed in the island it is alb
soIutely out of the question that the
| island should continue independents; and
the United States, which has assumed
| the sponsorship before the civilized world
| for Cuba's career as a nation, would
| again have to intervene and to see that
| the government was managed in such
| orderly fashion as to secure the safety
| of life and property. The path to be
| trodden by those who exercise self-gov-
| eminent is always hard, and we should
| have every charity and patience with the
| Cubans as they tread this difficult parth:
| / have the utmost sympathy with, and
| regard for, them; but / most earnestly
| adjure them solemnly to weigh their re-
sponsibilities and to see that. when their
1forp tod clln MIN
smoothly, and with freedom from fla
! grant denial of right on the one hand
| and from insurrecttonary disturbances on
| the other"
Considerable space is devoted to the
international conference of American re.
| publics and the visit of Secretary Root
! 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
Second Hague Conference.
In my last message / advised you that
| the emperor of Russia had taken the ini-
| tiative in bringing about second peace
/ conference at The Hague. Under the
! guidance of Russia the arrangement OF
! the prelminaries for such conference
| has been progressing during the past
| year Progress has necessarily been
/ slow owing to the great number of coun-
| tries to be consulted upon every question
| that has arisen. 1t is 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
| iects to be taken up by the Red Cross
conference held at Geneva last summer,
| and the subjects which naturally would
| come before The Hague conference, MADE
| it apparent that it was desirable to have
| the work of the Red Cross conference
| completed and considered by the different
/ powers before the meeting at The Hague.
! The Red Cross conference ended its la
| vised and amended convention, which was
signed by the American delegates, Will
| be promptly laid before the senate.
By the special and highly appreciated
| courtesy of the governments OF hus ssi,
| and the Netherlands, proposal TO can
| The Hague conference together at a time
| which would conflict with the conference
| of the American republics. at RIO de
| Janeiro In August was laid aside. NO
other date has yet been suggested. a
tentative program for the conference has
been proposed by the government OF
Russia, and the subjects which 1t enumer-
ates are undergoing careful examination
and consideration in preparation for the
conference.
The Army and Navy.
The message closes with plea for
| the maintenance of the navy at its pres
| ent standard, to do which he says would
mean the building Of one battleship 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-
cent sudden crisis in Cuba illustrates
afresh their value to the nation. This
readiness and efficiency would have been
very much less had it not been for the
existence of the general staff In the army
and the general board in the navy; both