The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-12-13

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the IN p great ocean OF the, orient we
wish, as we ought to wish, ior a &C.,
commercial development in our deai
inps with Asia: and ii is out OF the
question that we should permanently
have such development unless we ifee-
~ and gladly extend to other nations
he same measure of justice and good
treatment which we expect TO rsceise
in return 1t is only very smali oouy
OF our citizens that act badly. Wnere
the federal government has power II
viii deal summarily with any such.
Where the several states have power
wisely and promptly with such con-
duct or else this small body OF wrong.
doors may bring shame upon the grSat
mass OF Their Their inh tbat is anu upon our
NATHAN as whole. Good manners
should be an international no less tnan
treatment for the japanese as l would
ASK fair treatment for Germans or
Fnglishmen. Frenchmen. Russians OF
Italians. | ask it as due 10 humanity
ourselves because we must act up
rightly toward all men.
81 recommend to me &c, congress- sad;,a .f far
an act be passed specifically provding lor
the naturalization of Japanese VINO come
here Intending to become American CIT
izens one of the great emparrassinents
attending the performance of our IN
ternational obligations is the fact that
the statutes of the United states gov
| eminent are entirely Inadequate. Ihey
| fail to give TO the national government
! suficiently 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
/ | therefore earnestly recommend tnat
| the criminal and civil statutes or the
| United States be so amended ana auIeu
! TO as to enable the president, acting LOT
/ the United States government, winch IL
| responsible in our international reia-
! tons to enforce the rights OF aliens I'M
| der treaties Even as the law now 10
| something can be done by the Federal
| government toward this end, and In the
matter now before me affecting the Jap
! anese, everything that it is In my power
to do will be done. and all OF the forces.
military and civil, of the United states
| which | NAV lawfully employ Will De
| SO employed There should, however. be
no particle of doubt as to the power OF
! the national government completely 70
| perform and enforce its own obiisations
| to other nations. The mob OF single
| city may at any time perform acts OF
! 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 Tor
eign power thus assaulted, and II inde-
| pendent OF this government 1t would
never venture to perform or permit the
| performance OF the acts complained OF.
| The entire power and the whole duty TO
! ing community lies in the hands OF the
| United States government 1t Is un-
! thinka BILE that we should continue pol
! icy under which a given locality may be
allowed to commit a crime against
! friendly nation, and the United states
! government limited, not to preventing
last resort to defending the people who
have committed it against the conse-
quences of their own wrongdoing.'
Cuban Intervention.
The rebellion in Cuba and the incl
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.
l take this opportunity of expressing
| upon behalf of the American people,
with all possible solemnity, our most
earnest hope that the people of Cuba
| serving justice and keeping order In the
island. The United States wishes moth
| ing of Cuba except that it 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
| farce, and IL the insurrectionary habit
becomes confirmed in the island. 1t is alb
solutely out of the question that the
island should continue independent: and
| the United States, which has assumed
the sponsorship before the civilized world
for Cuba's career as nation. would
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 selfgov-
| 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
new government is started it shall run
smoothly, and with freedom from fla
grant denial OF right on the one hand.
and from insurrectionary disturbances on
Considerable space is devoted to the
international conference of American re-
publics end 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.
Second Hague Conference.
In my last message l advised you that
the emperor of Russia had taken the ini-
tative in bringing about second peace
conference at The Hague. Under the
guidance of Russia the arrangement Of
the prelimnaries 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 a matter of sat
isfaGtion that all of the American re-
invited TO join in the proposed CONFER
ence.
The close connection between the sub
jects 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
u apparent that II 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
bors on the 9Th day of July, and the re-
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 Russia
ana the Netherlands, proposal to call
Inc Hague conference together at a time
Whlch would conflict with the conference
OF the American republics at Rio de
Jahelro IN August was laid aside. No
other date has yet been suggested A
tentative program for the conference has
oeeh proposed by the government OF
RUSSIA, and the subjects which 1t enumer-
ates are undergoing careful examination
aHu consideration in preparation for the
The Army and Navy.
The message closes with a plea for