The Tupelo journal., 1906-12-07

question that we should permanently
have such dsveioPment unless we free.
the same measure OF justice and good
treatment which we expect to receive
In return; 1t IL only a very. small body
the federal government has power II
will deal summarily with n such.
Where the several states have power
wisely saI1es ans a prom snas w sasS s ata0 eon.
duct, or else this small body of wrong
doors may bring shame upon the great
thinking fellows-that is. upon our
nation a. q whole. Good name
should be an International no less than
treatment for the Japanese as I would
ask fair treatment for Germans or
Englishmen, Frenchmen. Russians or
Italians. ! ask 1t as due to humanity
ourselves because we must act up.
rightly toward all men.
an act be passed specificaliy Providing for
the naturalization of Japanese who come
here intending to become American cit
izens. One b OF the psr great mDa ar snr nus
ternational obligations is the fact that
the statutes Of the United States gov
ernment are entirely inadequate. They
sufficiently ample power. through United
States courts and by the use OF the
army and navy, to protect aliens in the
treaties which ara the law of the land:
| therefore earnestly recommend that
the criminal and civil statutes of the
| to as to enable the president. actinx Tor
the United States government, which Is
f fsogs' 81 snfd p Our tse l r~IsSta ~ ALIENS Ts aa-
der treaties. Even as the law now is
something can be lone by the federal
g 9 n naM SsSnrs m tbs afs sna, and aba IN Js she
anese, everything that 1t 10 in my power
to do win be done. and all Of the forces.
military and civil, Of the United States
so employed. There should, however. be
no particle Of doubt as to the power OF
the national goSsrnms a SOm 1Iblnntssiya to
to other nations. The mob of a single
city may at n time perform acts Of
lawless violence against some class OF
war. The city by itself would be power
| less to make defense against the for
| eign power thus assaulted, and If indie.
pendent of this government it 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 up-
thinkable that we should continue a POI
| allowed to commit a crime against a
friendly nation, and the United States
government limited. not to preventing
| the COlflIlISSlOu VI liz CFlhiCJ pNl "a iio
last resort, to defending the people who
nave committed it against the conse-
| quences of their own w%rongdolng."
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 fnaugurated 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
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;
be able to preserve order among them
selves and therefore to preserve their
i~ndependence II the elections become e
| becomes confirmed in the island, It is abb
solutely out of the question that the
island should continue independent; an9
the sponsorship before the civilized world
for Cuba's career as a nation. would
again have to intervene and to see thai
the government was In such
orderly fashion as to secure the safety
Of life and property. The path to be
trodden by those who exercise self-gov-
have every charity and patience with the
Cubans as they tread this difi1cu!t parth:
I nave the utmost sympathy with. and
regard for, them; but I most earnestly
allure them solemnly to weigh their re-
sponsibilities and to see that when then
new government Is started IT shall run
grant denial Of right on the one hand.
and from insurrectonary disturbances on
the other"
conference of American re-
| publics and the visit OF Secretary ROOF
to South America, and points to the fact
that our efforts in behalf OF the naGons
| OF that country are appreciated by them.
On the subject of the Panama canal he
promises a special message in the near
future.
Second Hague Conference.
In my last message I advised you that
the emperor of Russia had taken the ini-
tiative in bringing about a SECOND peace
| conference at The Hague. Under the
guidance of Russia the arrangement OF
the preliminaries for such. a 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-
isfaction that all of the American re-
| publics nave now, for the first time, been
invited to join in the proposed confer-
The close connection between the sub
iects to be taken up by the Red Cross
conference held at Geneva last summer,
and the subjects which naturally woulo
it apparent that it was desirable 70 nave
the work of the Red Cross conference
completed and considered by the the different
The Red Cross conference ended its Ia
bors on the 9Th day of July, and the re-
vised and amended convention. wnich was
signed by the American delegates, Will
be promptly laid before the senate. -,
By the special and highly appreciated
courtesy of the governments OF husslnn
and the Netherlands. a. proposal to can
The Hague conference together at q TINS
which woul conflict with the conferences
of the American republics at hlo 20
other date has yet been suggested. "A
tentative program for the conference mas
been proposed by the government Of
Russia, and the subjects which it enumer-
ates are undergoing careful examinatIpn
Inc consideration in preparation 1or the
conference.
The Army and Navy.
The message closes with a plea for
the maintenance of the navy at it's pres
ent standard, to do which he says would
mean the building of one battleship each
year. OF the present efnclency OF the
The readiness and efficiency Of both the
army and navy in dealing with the re.
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
| and the general board In the navy; both
are essential to the proper development
and use Of our military forces afoat and
| ashore. The troops that were sent to
| Cuba were handled fawlessly. 1t wa
the swiftest mobilization and dispatch OF
| troops over sea ever accomplished by
| our government. The expedition landed
completely equipped and ready for I'M
| mediate service, several of its organiza-
| tions hardly remaining in Havana over
| night before splitting up into .detach-
| nents and going to their several posts.