The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-04

country. This hostility Il sporadic ana
Is limited to very few places. Never
theless 1t Is most discreditable to us
az people, and 1t may be fraught
with the gravest consequences to the
nation.
ask fair treatment for the Japanese
as would ask fair treatment for Ger.
mans or Englishmen. Frenchmen. Rus.
SLAMS or Italians. ask. It as due to
humanity and civilization. I ask 1t as
due to ourselves. because we must act
uprightly toward all men. recon-
mend to the congress that an act be
passed specifically providing for the
naturalization Of japanese who come
here intending to become American cit
fzens. One Of the great embarrass.
ments attending the performance Of
our International obligations Is the
TACT that the statutes Of the United
States are entirely inadequate. They
fail to give to the national government
sufficiently ample power. through Unit.
ed 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 the
United States be SO amended and add
ed to as to enable the president. acting
for the United States government.
which Is responsible In our interna.
tional relations, to enforce the rights
Of aliens under treaties.
The Cuban Matter.
Last August an Instruction broke
out in Cuba which it speedily grew evil
dent that the existing Cuban govern
ment was powerless to quell. Thanks
to the preparedness Of our navy,
was able Immediately to send enough
ships to Cuba to prevent the situation
from becoming hopeless, and fur
thermore dispatched to Cuba the Sec
rotary Of war and the assistant secre-
tary of state in order that they might
grapple with the situation on the
ground.
In accordance with the SO called
Plat amendment, which was embod-
led in the constitution Of Cuba, there.
upon proclaimed n provisional govern
ment for the island, the secretary Of
war acting Us provisional governor un.
til he could be replaced by Mr.. Magoon,
the late minister to Panama and gov
ernor OF the canal zone on the isthmus.
Troops were sent to support them and
to relieve the navy, the expedition be-,
ing handled with most satisfactory
speed and efficiency. Peace has come
In the island, and the harvesting Of the
sugar cane crop, the great crop Of the
island, is about to proceed. When the
election has been held and the new
government inaugurated in peaceful
and orderly fashion the provisional
government will come to an end.
The United States wishes nothing Of
Cuba except that 1t shall prosper NOR
ally and materially and wishes nothing
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 insurrectionary habit
becomes confirmed on the island it Is
absolutely out of the question that the
island should continue independent,
and the United States. which has as
sumed the sponsorship before the civ.
ilized world for Cuba's career as n ma.
ton. would again have to intervene
and to sec that the government was
managed in such orderly fashion as to
secure the safety of life and property.
| The Rio Conference.
The second international conference
Of American republics. held in Mexi-
CO in the years 19O1-O2. provided for
the holding Of the third conference
within five years and committed the
fixing Of the time and place and the
arrangements for the conference to the
governing board Of the bureau Of
American republics. composed Of the
representatives Of all the American
nations in Washington. That board
discharged the duty imposed upon
1t with marked fidelity and palms.
taking care. and upon the courteous
invitation Of the United States of Bra
I'll the conference was held at Rio de
saneiro. continuing from the 23d Of
July to the Goth Of August last. Many
subjects Of common interest to all the
American nations were discussed by
the conference. and the conclusions
reached. embodied in a series Of reso-
buttons and proposed conventions. will
be laid before you upon the coming Of
the final report Of the American dele
gates.
Panama Trip.
have just returned from trip to
Panama and shall report to you at
length later on the whole subject of the
Panama canal.
The AlEeciras Convention.
The Aigeciras convention. which was
signed by the United States as we'll rs
by most Of the powers Of Europe, su-
persedes the previous convention of
1850. which was also signed both by
the United States and a majority of
the European powers. This treaty
confers upon US equal commercial
rights with all European countries and
does not entail a single obligation Of
any kind upon us. and earnestly hope
1t may be speedily ratified.
Sealing.
The destruction of the Pribilof Is-
land fur seals by pelagic sealing still
continues Tho hor1 xvhfoh oooo,r1,,,r,