Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-12-06

should be dredged and improved. The
expenses OF, the federal court Of Porto
treasury. The administration OF the af-
fairs of Porto Rico, together with those
insalsr possessions should ali be direct
ed under one executive department.. by
preference the department OF state or the
department OF war.
Naturalization OF Japs.
President Roosevelt scores San Fran
cisco and other Pacific coast cities for
their treatment OF the Japanese, and
makes the following Recommendations
Our nation fronts on the Pacific Just
the great ocean OF Che orient We
wish, as we ought to wish. for great
ings with Asia; and IL Is out OF the
question that we should permanently
have such development unless we free
the same measure OK justice and good
treatment which we expect to receive
in return, II is only very. small body
tho federal government has power II
will deal summarily with any such.
| 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 manners
an individual attribute. I ask fair
treatment for the Japanese as l would
p Enrlishmen' e" Frenehmen RussIans o,
Italians. / ask II MS due to humanity
and civilization. ask IL as due TO
ourselves because must act up
rightly toward all men,
II recommend 20 the congress that
an act be passed specifically providing for
the naturalization OF Japanese who come
here intending to become American cit
isens.. One OF the great cmbarrassments
ternationaI obligations Is the Cact that
the statutes OF the United states gov
eminent are entirely Inadequate. They
fail to give to the national govornmcnt
sufficiently ample power. through United
states courts and bN the use of the
army and navy, to protect aliens IN the
treaties which are the law of the land.
I therefore earnestly recommend that
the criminal and civil statutes of the
| United states he so amended and ad1ed
to as to enable the president, acting for
the United States government, which 10
| responsible In our internatonal rela-
| tons, to enforce the rights of aliens un-
der treaties Even as the law now Is
| something can he done by the federal
government toward this end. and In the
| matter now before me affecting the Jap
anese, everything that Il 10 IN my power
military and civil, of the United States
which ] may lawfully employ VIII be
so employed. There should, however be
the national government completely to
| perform and enforce Its own obligations
TO other nations. The mob OF single
awless 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 II indie
never venture TO perform or permit the
| performance of the acts complained of
The entire power, and the whole duty 70
protect the offending city or the oren1-
ing community lies In the hands of the
| United States government. 1t Is un-
icy under which given locality may be
| allowed to commit crime against
friendly nation. and the unted States
6s of the crime bu n the
last resort, TO defending the people who
have committed 1t against the conse-
quences of their own wrongdong."
Cuban Intervention.
The rebellion in Cuba and the incl
dents leading up to the estahiishment OF
the provisional government Is reviewed,
and the president says:
when the election has been held and
peaceful pea and orderly fashion Of the provi-
sonal government VIII come to an end.
! take this. opportunity Of expressing
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 noth-
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. If tho elections become n
farce. and If the insurrectonary habit
becomes confirmed In the island, Il is alb
soutely out of the question that the
| island should continue independents; ana
| the United States which has assumed
the sponsorship before the civilized world
for Cuba's career as nation, would
Intervene
the government was managed In such
orderly fashion as TO -ecure the safety
trodden by those who exercise self-gov-
eminent is always hard, and we should
Cubans as they tread this diiicuit parth.
| have the utmost sympathy with, and
regard for, thom; but / most earnestly
adjure them solemnly to weigh their re-
sponslbllitles and to see that when their
new government is started 1t 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 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. or the present efficiency of the
: | army and navy he says:
1.-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 1t not been for the
existence OF the general staff in the army
| md bn n
are essential to the proper development
and use of our military forces afioat and
ashore The troops that were sent tc
: Cuba were handled fawlessly; II wa.
= the swiftest mobilization and dispatch Of
E troops over sea ever accomplished by
I our government. The expedition landed
n completely equipped and ready for inn
: mediate service several of It's organiza
> tons hardly remaining In Havana oVei
G night before splitting up into detach
n ments and going to their, several posts
s II was fine demonstration OF the valol
y and efficiency OF the general staff Sim
t ilarly. 1t was owing II large part to tn
= AT the outset to meet the Cuban crisis