Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-12-07

the direction OF granting a large meas
ure OF gelf-gOverrment"
American citizenship should sbe con-
ferred on the, citizens Of Porto Rico.
The harbor OF San Juan in Porto Rico
should be dredged and improved. The
expenses off the federal court Of Porto
Rico should be eaet from the federal
treasury. The administration OF the af-.
fairs Of Porto Rico. together with those
OF the Philippines. Hawaii and our other
, insular possessions, should all be direct
ed under one executive department: by
preference the department Of state or the
department Of war.
Naturalization Of Japs..
President Roosevelt scores San Fran
cisco and other Pacific coast cities for
their treatment Of the japanese, and
makes the following. recommendations:
@ Our nation fronts on the Pacific, Just
as IL fronts on the Atlantic. We hope
70 play constantly growing part In
the great ocean OF the orient. We
commercial development in our deal
ings with Asia; and II Is out of the
question that We should permanently
have such development vnles. we freq.
" and gladly extend to other nations
the same measure Of justice and good
treatment which we expect to recsivel
IN return. II is only very small body
OF our citizens that act badly, Where
the federal government has power it|
Will deal summarily with any such.
Where the several states have spowerl
earnestly ask that they. also deal
wisely and promptly with such COM
duct. or else this small body OF wrong
doors may bring shame upon the great
mana OF their innocent and right
thinking fellows-that is. upon Sour|
nation as a whole. Good .manners|
should be an international no less than
an individual attribute. ask fair
treatment for the Japanese as I would
ask fair treatment for Germans orr
Italians. ! ask IL as due to humanity
and civilization. / ask IL as due tol
ourselves because we must act up
rightly toward all men.
II recommend TO the congress that
an act BE- passed specifically providing for
the naturalization of Japanese who come
here intending TO become American cit
izens. One OF the great embarrassments
attending the performance OF our an
ternational obligations Is the fact that
the statutes of the United States govel
eminent are entirely inadequate. They
fall 10 give 10 the national government
sufficiently ample power. through United
States courts and by the use OF the
army and navy, TO protect aliens In theI
rights secured to them under solemn
treaties which are the law OF the land.
l therefore earnestly recommend that
the criminal and civil statutes OF theI
United States be so amended and added
to as to enable the president, acting for|
the United States government, which Isl
responsible in our International rela-
ions, to enforce the rights OF aliens un-|
der treaties. Even as the law now isl
something can be done by the 2ederal|
government toward this end, aud in the
matter now before me affecting the Jap-I
ahsse. everything that il is in my powell
10 do will be done, and all OF the forces,
military and civil. OF the United statesI
which | may lawfully employ Will bel
20 employed. There should, however, bel
no particle OF doubt as to the power oil
the national government completely tol
perform and enforce its own obligationsI
TO other nations. The mob OF a singia|
city may at any time perform acts oil
lAwless violence against some class oil
foreigners which would plunge Us into|
war The city by itself would be power
less to make defense against the for
eign power thus assaulted. and II indie
pendent Of this government II would
never venture to perform or permit the
performance Of the acts complained OF.
The entire power and the whole duty TO
protect the offending city or the offend-
ing community lies In the hands OF the
United States government Ii Is I'M
thinkable that we should continue a poll
icy under which given locality may Be
allowed To commit crime against a
friendly nation, and the United States
government limited, not TO preventing
the commission of the crime, but. in the
last resort. "a defending the people who
have committed il against the conse-
quences OF their own wronsjoinS,"
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 lnaugurated In
peaceful and orderly fashion Of the provi-
SIGNAL government will come to an end.
take this opportunity OF expressing
upon behalf OF the American people,
with all possible solemnity. our most
earnest hope that the people OF Cuba
will realize the imperative need Of pro-
serving justice and keeping order In the
island. The United States wishes MOTH
ing OF Cuba except that II shall prosper
morally and materially, and wishes moths
ing OF the Cubans save that they shall
be able to preserve order among them
selves and therefore 10 preserve their
independence. II the elections become q
farce. and If the insurrectonary habit
becomes confirmed in the island. II is abs
solutely out Of the question that the
island should continue independent; and
the United States, which has assumed
the sponsorship before the civilized world
for Cubas career as a nation. would
IL -. IT, g. k.aA
the government was managed In such
orderly fashion as to secure the safety
Of lie and property. The path to be
trodden by those who exercise self-gOv-
eminent Is always hard, and we should
have every charity and patience with the
Cubans as they tread this difficult parth.
| have the utmost sympathy with. and
regard for, them; but I most earnestly
allure them soemnly TO weigh their re-
sponsibili:ies and to see that when their
new government is started IL snail rum
smoothly, and with freedom from ia-
grant denial OF right on the one hand.
and from insurrectionary disturbances on
the other" %
Considerable space is devoted to the
international conference OF American re-
publics and the visit OF Secretary Root
TO South America, and points to the fact
that our efforts in behalf Of the nations
On the subject OF the Panama canal he
promises special message in the near
future. D.,
Tho Army and Navy.
The message closes with plea for
the maintenance Of the navy at Its pres
ent standard, to do which he says would
mean the building Of one battleshp each
year. OF the present efficiency OF the
army and navy he says: o.
THE readiness and efficiency OF both the
army and navy in dealing with the res
cent sudden crisis in Cuba illustrates
afresh their value to the nation. This
readiness and efficiency would have been
very much less had II not been for the
existence Of the general stan in the army
and the general board in the navy; both
are essential TO the proper development
and use Of our military forces afioat and
ashore. The troops that were sent to
Cuba were handled fawlessly. II was
the sviftest mobilization and dispatch OF
troops over sea ever accomplished BY
our government The expedition landed
completely equipped and ready for im1
mediate service, several OF It's organiza-
tons hardly remaining In Havana over
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