The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-12-08

as 10 our purpose To 90 all in our power
FOR their welfare.
Porto Rican Affairs.
American citizenship should be con.
ferred on the citizens Of Porto Rico.
The harbor OF san Juan. IN Porto Rico.
should be dredgcd aud improved. The
expenses OF the federal court or Porto
Rico should be met from the federal
treasury.
Hawaii.
The needs OF Hawaii are peculiar.
Every mid should be given the Islands.
and our efforts should be unccaslng 70
dfyalop them along the lines OF com
OF small freeholders. not OF
lters with cody titled es
Alaska.
,eeds have been partially
ID must Ice complete re-
L. - 1 )f the governmental sys-
ave before Indicated 60 YOU
4 asAJ lur especial attention TO this.
Uur W citizens who dwell on the
She Puget sound with character
ist rgy are arranging 10 hold In
seat,.s the Alaska Yukon Pacific ex-
position. This exposition in its pur-
poses and scope should appeal not only
10 the people OF the Pacific slope. but
to the people OF the United States at
large.
Rights OF Aliens.
Not lnly must we treat all nations
ia but we must treat with justice
ans good will all immigrants who come
here under the law. Whether they are
Cath Tic or Protestant. Jew or gentle.
whether they come from England or
Ger any. Russia. Japan or Italy. mat
tern nothing. All we have right TO
q lestion Is the mans conduct. IL he
Honest and upright In his dealings
W. his neighbOr and with the state.
Ii he Is entitled TO respect and good
treatment. Especially do we need 20
remember our duty TO the stranger
within our gates. II is the sure mark
OF low civilization. a low morality, 10
abuse or discriminate against or In any
way humiliate such stranger who has
come here lawfully and who Is con
Quoting himself properly. To remem-
Der this Is incumbent on every Amer
lean citizen. and II IL OF course pecul-
iarly Incumbent on every government
official, whether OF the nation or OF
the several states
l am prompted 10 say this by the
attitude OF hostility here and there as
sumed toward the japanese I'm this
country This hostility is sporadic and
is limited 70 very few places Never
theless it Ii most dlscredltsble TO us
as people, and Il may be fraught
with the gravest consequences 70 the
nation.
| ask fair treatment for the japanese
as | would ask fair treatment for Ger
mans or Englishmen. Frenchmen. Rus
SLAMS or italians. ask Il as due to
humanity and civilization. / ask Il as
due to ourselves. because we must act
uprlghtly toward all men. | recon-
mend 10 the congress that an act be
passed specifically providing for the
naturalization OF Japanese who come
here intending TO become American cit
liens. One OF the great embarrass-
ments attending the performance or
our International obligations Is the
fact that tile statutes or the United
States are entirely inadequate. They
fail 20 give % the national government
sufficiently ample power. through Unit.
cd States courts aud by the use OF the
army and navy 10 protect aliens In the
rights secured 10 them under solemn
treaties which are the law OF the land.
| therefore earnestly recommend that
the criminal ana civil statutes or the
United States be so amended and add
ed TO as 10 enable the president acting
for the United States government.
which ~ responsible IN our interna-
tional relations, 60 enforce the rights
OF aliens under treaties.
The Cuban Matter.
Last August an instruction broke
out In Cuba which Il speedily grew EVIL.
dent that the existing Cuban govern.
ment was powerless TO quell. Thanks
TO the preparedness or our navy, |
was able Immediately 10 send enough
ships TO Cuba 10 prevent the situation
from becoming hopeless. and / fur
thermorc dispatched 20 Cuba the sec.
rotary OF war and the assistant secre-
tary OF state In order that they might
grapple with the situation on the
ground
In accordance with the so called
Platt amendment, which was cmbod
led IN the constitution OF Cuba. there
upon proclaimed a provisional govern
mcnt FOR the island. the secretary OF
war acting az provisional governor un-
I'll he could be- replaced by Mr.. Magoon.
tile late minister TO Panama ana gov
crnor of the canal zone on the isthmus
Troops were sent 20 support them and
70 rclievc the navy, the expedition be-
Ing handled with most satisfactory
speed and efficiency Pence has come
IN the island. and the harvesting OF the
sugar cane crop, the great crop 81 the
island. Is about 60 proceed When ne
election has been held and tie new
government lnauguratcd IN peaceful
and orderly fashion the provisional
government VIII come 90 an end.
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