Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-12-06

ferrea on the citiEens OF Porto Rica
The Aarhor OF san Juan IN Porto Rice
y Il srS Ss ea sns sssF "a rr TT:
Rico should he met from the federal
treasury. The administration Of the sf-
fairs OF Porto Rice, texether with those
insulsr possessions, should all be DIRECT
ell under one executive department; By
preference the department OF state or the
department OF war.
Naturalization Of JRps.
President Roosevelt scores san Frau
cisco and other Pacific coast cities fsr
their treatment of the Japanese, aNs
makes ths following accommodations:
our nation fronts on the rAcinc tuue
as Il fronts on the Atlantic. We hope
70 70 play = constantly CROWNS part Y
commercial development In our Deal
ioES with Asia and Il ia out OF the
question that we should perma n emily
have such development unless we tres
the same measure OF Justice and good
treatment which we exnect 20 receive
IN return, IL ts only very small body
81 our oittsens that act badly. where
the federal government has power 70
VIII deal summarily with any such
where the several states have power
! l., s an, ask that they ALEC deal
duet, or else this small body OF wrong
doors may bring shame upon the great
mass af their innocent aud right
thinking tellows--that is upon our
should ne an international no lesr than
an individual attribute. I ask fair
trCRtN1Cnt FOR the Japanese as would
ask tatr treatment for Germans r
Englshmen Frenehmou Rusaians on
Italians, ask Il as due TO humanity
and civilization. I ask Il ~ due 10
ourselves because we must act up
UvhOy toward all NyG
~ recommend 70 tho congress that
HD act I've paSscd spcCihvnty providing Ncs
the naturalization Of Japanese who come
here intending 90 become American cit-
'gVns. one pt the ptrt cWharr8a Nments
attending tho performance, Nf our In
tcruat'onsl ohltgpUons ~ tho fact that
the statutes or the United states gov
vrnWcOt 0re entirely Inadequate, they
sufficiently ample power through United
states courts and 10y the 1-ye Of the
army aud navy, to protort aliens IN the
rights secured 60 thym unhcr aolemn
troatirs which are the law Of the land.
therefore earnestly ro"ummesd that
he criminal ANA rNn statutes OF the
10 Ns ~ enable the rrcStdont, acting for
Jhc Nnited states government, which 10
Nt-NunHihlc IN nw international rsiA-
lions, to Cuforce the nights OF aliens un-
Ter ufottea, Even au the mN now 10
something can No done ny tho federal
trnwent toward tina nua, ana In <h~
~. AltcN now before me Hnortuw the lap
Nncse everything that V - IA my po Aer
so uo VIII hC tone, ana all OF the forces
military and civil OF tho United States
witch I may lawfully cwpla will bs
80 employed, There should however, he
no particle OF doubt az to me mower Of
the national government completely IL
porfnrm and enforce itu own pbltERtsns
to other nations, Tn. mob ~ "a eiugls
ty, may ~ any t'rse perform acts Of
iaw'eES violence against some class 81
foreigners which wnuid plunge us into
war The city by itsolt would be power
lcss TO make defense aHgtngt the for.
pendent Of this government II woui&
never venture to perform or permit tho
performance or the HptR complained Of
The entire power ana tho whole duty to
protect the offending city or tho Offend
lug community lies In the hands or the
United states goVernment II is un-
thinkahle that we should continue poi-
icy under which q given locality may be
friendly nation, and the United statss
government limited, not 90 preventing
last resort, 70 defending tho people whs
have committed Il against the conse-
uucness of their own wronsdoing."
Cuban Intervention.
The rebellion IN cuba and the iaei-
the provisional government IL reviewed.
and the president says
when tho election has been held ans
the new government inaugurated In
peaceful and orderly fashion or the prsvis
rional government viii come TO an end.
take this opportunity OF expressing
upon behalf Of Ne American people,
earnest hope that the people OF cuee
will realize the imperative need of pre-
serving lnsticc and ketpine order In the
island The United states wishes moth.
morally and materially, ana Wishes moth.
Ing or the Cuhans save that they shall
be able TO preserve order among thsm.
Independence. If the elections become =
farce. and II the inHurrectionary habit
becomes confirmed IN the island, II IN nh.
souteiS out of the question that the
the United states, which has assumed
the Sponsorship before the civilized Word
for Cuha's career ~ "a nation, would
again have To intervene ana 10 wee that
orderly fashion 80 to novurr tho safety
OF life and property The path 10 la
troddrn hv those VINO tSoTria' relf gov
eminent Is always bard hsid We should
have every charity ana patience with the
Cubans as they tread TINS tiN,rult parth
| have the utmost sympathy with, and
allure them soiemnly to weigh their re-
probabilities and to ice thpt whom their
new government rs started II shall run
smoothly, mhd with freedom from Ma.
and from insurrsctionsry disturbances ON
the other"
Considerable space In devoted Ia the
international conference of American re-
publCa and the visit OF Secretary Root
to South America, and points 20 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 a special message IN ths neas
Future.
The Army and Navy.
Tns message closes with a plea fss
ths maintenance OF the Aayy at It's PRES
snt standard, to do which he SAYS would
mean the building OF one battleship each
year. OF III. present sfricisncy Of the
army and navy he says
army and navy In dealing with the re-
nfresh their value to the nation, This
readiness and effcisncy would have been
very much less had IL not been for the
existence OF the general star In the army
and the general board In the navy. beth
are essential 10 the proper Development
and ute of our military forces anoat ana
ashore, The troops that were sent 70
Cuba we're handled nawisssly. 1t vac
the swiftest mobilization and dispateb Of
troops over sea ever accomplished By
eur government. The expeditio1 LANDED
completely equipped and ready fer I'm
mediate service. several of Its argxnisa-
tons hardly remaining In Havana over
night before splitting up into detach-
msnts and going 10 their several posts.
IL was "A fine demonstrateB OF the valor