The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-12-04

tIN 4NfsEBHt revenue laws. tDsFe
should lee considerable increase in
bills Of small denominations. Pcrnis.
sion should l-s given banks. II necessa-
~ under settled restrictions. to retire
their circulation TO larger amount
than three millions auta
Oar oosi,t.G re..essioaa.
most earnestly hope that the bin to
prov de a lower tariT fer ur else ALSO.
lutte free trade ~ Philippine products
viii become law W harm will come
10 any American Industry aud. while
there Will be- ssue small but real mate
rial beucft to the Fllpuns. the main
benefit win come by t'F showing made
as TO Our pansuse "a $50 ali Ia our power
Tor their welfare
Forte HtrEu tnatr~
American ,ltiEruSh.p should he con.
ferred on tile citizens ~ Porto Rico
The harbor ot san .Iaau. ia Porto Rico.
should be dredgcd and Improved The
expenses OF the federal court Of Porto
Rico should " met from the federal
treasury
The needs OF Hawaii are peculiar.
and our efforts should be ,nceaslng TO
develop them along the lines OF com,
munity Of small frceholiers, not of
great planters with cody TILED es
tates
Alaska.
lnSLa'g raa3a hsy.. f.gu "a ~.
met but there must he complete re.
organization OF the governmental sys.
ten, as | have before Indicated to you
ask your especial attention 10 this.
Our fellow citizens who dwell on the
shores OF Puget sound with character
Seattle the Alaska Yukon Pacific ex-
position. This exposition In its pur-
poses and scope should appeal not only
to the people of the Pacific slepe, but
to the people of the United States at
large.
Rights OF Aliens.
Not only must we treat all nations
fairly but we must treat with justice
and good will all immigrants who come
here under the law Whether they are
Catholic or Protestant. Jew or gentle.
whether they come from England or
Germany Russia, Japan or Italy. mat
ters nothing. All we have right to
question Is the mans conduct If he
Is honest and upright in his dealings
with his neighbor and with the state
then he is entitled to respect and good
treatment. Especially do we need TO
within our gates 1t il the sure mark
Of low civilization. a low morality, to
abuse or discriminate against or in any
way humilate such stranger who has
come here lawfully and who is con
Quoting himself properly. 70 remem-
Der this is Incumbent on every Amer
lean citizen. and it is OF course pccul-
iarly incumbent on every government
official. whether OF the nation or of
| the several states
| l am prompted to say this by the
attitude of hostility here and there as-
sumed toward the Japanese In this
country This hostility IL sporadic anl
is limited to n Vc1T fe'v r. tc.'t Never
theless it is most diScrtGiga1le to Il
with the @raveSt consequences 10 IN
nation
| ask fair treatment for The .lapInes
as | would ask fair treatment for Ger
mans or Englishmen. Frenchncn. Rus
slams or Italians. | ask il as due IA
! humanity and civilization. / ash il az
due TO ourselves. because we must act
uprightly toward All men recon-.
mend 10 the congress that an act be
passed specifically providing for the
naturalization Of Japanese who come
here intending 10 become American cit
liens. one OF the great ruharrass-
ments attending the performance OF
our International obligations is the
fact that the statutes Of the United
States are entirely inadequate They
fail to give 10 the national government
sufficiently ample power through Unit.
ed States courts and by the Use Of the
army aud navy % protect alien, .u the
rights secured Co 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- -o amended aul rid.
eel % as to enable toe president acting
FOR tbe United Sfutrs government.
which D.. responsible loo aur ureu3
tioHal relations. t1 enforce iHr r..uts
~ aIIcus under trcur,.
The ,shaa Matter.
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