Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-12-07

the direction OF granting large meas
American Citizenship should be con-
ferred on the citizens Of Porto Rico.
Iae !;a;oor of San Juan IN Poo Rico
expenses of the federal court Of Porto
Rico should be met from the federal
treasury The administra Of the e ar
OF the Philippines, Hawaii and our other
insuiar possessions, should all be direct
cd under o.e executive department; ~
preference the department OF state or the
department OF war.
Naturalization Of Japs.
President Roosevelt scores San Fran
their treatment Of the japanese. ana
makes the following recommendations:
Our nation fronts on the Pacific just
to play a constantly growing part il
the great ocean Of the orient. We
wish, as we ought to wish, for great
inss with Asia; and it is out Of the
question that we should permanently
have such development unless we free.
1Ge ana gaay extend to ether aatl ond
treatment which we expect to receive
IN return; It is only very small body
he that act badly
will deal summarily with any such.
Where the several states have power
t earnes sny ask that they also deal
duct, or else this small body of wrong
doors may M + bring shame upon the great
mass th;s,o OF t fae1e inn ,p and right
ma ton as whole GOOD manners
should be an International no less than
an tmdiyld fnn at attribute ask fair
ask fair treatment for Germans or
Englishmen Frenchmen, Russians OF
Italians. I ask it as due to humanity
ourselves because we must act up
rightly toward all men s
an act be passed specifically providing for
the naturalization Of japanese who come
here intending to become American cit-
liens, One Of the great endorsements
ternational obi cations is the fact that
the statutes Of the United States gov.
arc e entirely tire
States courts and by the use Of the
army and navy. to protect aliens in tho
treaties which are the law of the land.
I therefore earnestly recommend that
the criminal and civil sta tutes of the
to as to enable the president, acting for
the United States government. which IL
responsible in our international rela-
something can be done by the federal
government toward this end, and in the
anese everything that it is in my power
military and civil, Of the United STATED
so employed. There should, however, be
no particle Of doubt as to the power OF
the. national government completely to
to other nations. The mob of a single
city may at any 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:
never venture to perform or permit tho
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. It is
thinkable that we should continue a pol
allowed to Commit a crime against a
friendly nation. and the United States
government limite4 not to pre- 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 21 the p res deaa+; says noo o,a
peaceful and orderly fashion Of the provi-
sional government will come to an end.
upon behalf Of the American people,
with all possible soemnity,. 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
ing Of the Cubans save that they shall
be able to preserve order among Them
selves and therefore to preserve their
farce, and II the insurrectionary habit
becomes confirmed in the island, it is alb
solutely out of the question that tho
the United States, which has assumed
the sponsorship before the civilized world
for Cuha's career as a nation, would
the n Was n suoh
orderly fashion as to secure the safety
Of life and property. The path to DO
eminent is always hard, and we Should
have every charity and patience with the
Cubans as they tread this difficult parth.
resard the% but most ws
adjure them solemnly to weigh their re.
sponsibilities and to see that when their
smoothly, and with freedom from ha-
grant denial of right on the one hand.
and a from insurrectionary disturbances ON
Considerable space is devoted to the
international conference Of American re-
publcs 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 ho
promises special message in the near
future.
The Army and Navy.
The message closes with a 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. OF the present efficiency of the
army and navy he says
THE readiness and efficiency of both tho
army and navy in dealing with the re-
cent sudden crisis in Cuba illustrated
afresh their value to the nation This
readiness and efficiency would have been
very much less had it 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 developnaent
and uso Of our military forces afloat and
ashore. The troops that were sent ID
Cuba were handled fawlessly: It was
the swiftest mobilization and di9patch OF
troops over sea ever accomplished By
our government. The expedition landed
completely equipped and ready for i'm.
mediate service, several of its organizGe
tons hardly remaining in Havana oveI
night before splitting up into detach>