The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-12-07

remember our duty TO the stranger
within our gates II is the sure mark
OF low civilization. low morality, to
abuse or discriminate against or In any
way humiliate such stranger who has
come here lawfully and who is con
ducting himself properly. To remem-
| Der this IS incumbent on every Amer /
/ lean citizen. and IL Is Of course pecul- /
larly incumbent on every government |
official. whether Of the nation or OF |
the several states.
! am prompted TO say this by the
attitude of hostility here and there as
sumed toward the japanese In this
country. This hostility is sporadic aud
is limited 10 a very few places. Never
theless ii IS most discredItabe 10 Us
as a people. and it may be fraught
with the gravest consequences 10 the
nation
I ask fair treatment FOR the japanese
as ! would ask fair treatment for Ger
mans or Englishmen. Frenchmen Rus
slams or Italians ask 10 as due 10
humanity and civilization. ] ask it as
due TO ourselves. because We must act
uprlghtly toward an men. / recon-
mend 10 the congress that an act be
.Dasscd specifically providing for the
naturalization OF japanese who come
here intending 10 become American cit
liens. one Of the great embarrass-
ments attending the performance Of
our international obligations is the
fact that the statutes OF the United
states are entirely inadequate. They
fan to give to the national government
sufficiently ample power. through Unit
ed States courts and by the use OF the
army and navy, 10 protect aliens IN the
rights secured TO them under solemn
treaties which are the law Of the land.
I therefore earnestly recommend that
the criminal and civil statutes Of the
United States be so amended and add
ed to as to enable the president, acting
for the United States government,
l. which is responsible in our interna-
'- tlonal relations. TO enforce the rights
, Of aliens under treaties.
THE CUBAN MATTER.
- Last August an insurrection broke
~ ont in cuba which II speedily grew evil
!. dent that the existing Cuban govern
/, ment was powerless 10 quell. Thanks
. to the preparedness Of our navy, /
:, was able Immediately 10 send enough
- shins 10 Cubs 10 prevent the situation
- from becoming hopeless and fur
y. thermore dispatched to Cuba the sec
retary Of war and the assistant secre-
:, tary Of state in order that they might
y grapple with the situation on the
81 ground.
- In accordance with the so called
- Platt amendment which was embod
led in the constitution OF Cuba, there
upon proclaimed a provisional govern
-, ment FOR the island. the secretary OF
a. war acting as provisional governor un
-. he could be replaced by Mr.. Magoon
~ the late minister 10 Panama and gov
- ernor Of the canal zone on the isthmus
~ Troops we're sent TO support them and
10 relieve the navy, the expedition be
p. ing handled with most satisfactory
-. speed and efficiency. Peace has CONF
n. in the island. and the harvesting OF th'
- sugar cane crop. the great crop Of th'
IA island. Is about 10 proceed. When th
80 election has been held and the new
hr government inaugurated in peaceful
rv and orderly fashion the provisional
,ro government VIII come 10 an end.
ant The United States wishes nothing o
nc cuba except that II shall prosper nor
no allv and materially and wishes nothln
mr.. nj the Cubans save that they shall b
.en able to preserve order among then
igh selves and therefore to preserve the
zen independence. II the elections becon
his farce and II the insurrectionary lab
OF becomes confirmed on the island it
of absolutely ont Of the question that q
mt island should continue independer
and the United States, which has
US sumcd the sponsorship before the ci
we nized world for Cuba's career as n
the ton. would again have TO intervel
pan and to see that the government W
una managed in such orderly fashion as
OF secure the safety OF life and property
-. THE RIO CONFERENCE
nde The second international conferen
no OF American republics. held in Me-
60 I'm the years 19O1O2. provided
the holding Of the third conferen
'ue' within Ave years and committed
'e.e fixing OF the time and place and
J." arrangements for the conference 10
'''' governing board Of the bureau
ss" American republics, composed Of
PUT representatives OF all the Americ
''' nations In Washington. That boa
discharged the duty imposed up
IS. il with marked fidelity and pal
ll TO taking care. and upon the courte'
.Dso- invitation Of the United States Of B
ucts iii the conference was held at Rio
'ome Janeiro. continuing from the 23d
'hlle July 10 the Goth Of August last. Ma
late subjects OF common interest 10 all
main American nations were discussed
made the conference. and the conclusi'
over reached. embodied I'm a series Of resC
tions and proposed conventions, will
laid before you upon the coming OF
con final report OF the American delegate
Rico PANAMA TRIP.
Rico J have just returned from a trip
The Panama and shall report 70 you
Porto length later on the whole subject Of
lefal Panama canal.
THE ALGECIRAs CONVENTIO
The Algeclras convention, which
lliar. s,onsd bv the limited states as wei
ands' by most Of the powers Of Europe,
ne 10 persedes the previous convention
com 1850. which was also signed both
't OF the United States and a majority
iates the European powers. This tr'
confers upon us equal CONNER
tally rights with an European countries