Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-12-06


ment Of state or the department Of
war.
Hawaii.
The needs OF Hawaii are peculiar.
Every aid should be given the islands,
and our efforts should be unceasing TO
develop them along the lines of a com.
munlty of small freeholders, not OF
great planters with cody titled es'
tates Situated. as this territory Is, In
the middle Of the Pacific, there are
duties imposed upon this small com
munity which do not fall in like degree
or manner upon any other American
community. This warrants our treat
ing 1t differently from the way In
which we treat territories contiguous
to or surrounded by sister eterritories
or other states and justifies the setting
aside of portion of our revenues to
be expended for educational and in,
ternal improvements therein. Hawaii
Is now making an effort to secure i'm.
migration tit In the end to assume the
duties and burdens Of full American
citizenship, and whenever the leaders
In the various Industries Of those Is.
lands finally adopt our ideals and
heartily join our administration in en-.
deavoring TO develop a middle class
Of substantial citizens a way will then
be found TO deal with the commercial
and industrial problems which now ap.
pear to them so serious. The best
Americanism Is that which aims for
stability and permanency OF prosper
GUS citizenship rather than immediate
returns on large masses of capital.
Alaska.
Alaska's needs have been partially
met, but there must be a complete re-
organization Of the governmental sys'
tenn, as have before indicated 20 you.
ask your especial attention TO this.
Our fellow citizens who dwell on tho
shores OF Puget sound with character
istlc energy are arranging TO hold In
Seattle the Alaska Yukon-PaclHc expo
slton. Its special aims include the up
building Of Alaska and the develop
ment OF American commerce on the
Pacific ocean This exposition In It's
purposes and scope should appeal not
only to the people OF the Pacific slope,
but TO the people OF the United States
at large. Alaska since Il was bought
has yielded 10 the government Sli0O0,'
600 OF revenue aud has produced near
" $3Oo.OOO.0O0 In gold. fuS and tsh.
When properly developed It will become
in large degree a land OF homes. The
countries bordering the Pacific ocean
have a population more numerous than
that OF all the countries OF Europe
Their annual foreign commerce
amounts TO over $4,000. 100000 Of
which the share OF the United States Is
some sTO0.OO0.OO0 II this trade were
thoroughly understood and pushed by
our manufacturers and producers, the
industries not only OF the Pacific slope.
but OF all our country. and particular
" OF our cotton growing states, would
be greatly benefited. OF course In or
der 90 get these benefits we must treat
fairly the countries with which We
trade
international Morality.
n lisa mistake. and II betrnys splr
II Of foolish cynlclsm. 20 maintain that
az international governmental action
Ii ana must ever Do based upon mere
selhshnesa and that 20 advance eth
lcal reasons f0F such action Il always
a slgu Of hyIoCriay. ThIs h no more
necessarily trne of ihe action Of GOV
ernmentH than Of the action % indi
vlduala u lsR sure sign ~ q base
nature always 10 ascTibe base motives
Tor ibe actions % others Unquestion
ably no nation can afford "a disregard
proper considerations Of seif interest
any more than q private individual can
20 90. But Il i equally true that the
average prlrate Individual ~ any real
Is dernt cDmmunlty dos many &C
tlons with rcferrbee % other men in
which BE- IL guided DOT ~ sslf inter
ct. bet ~ public spirit ~ rrEsnd fof
the riehts u others. ~ q dlslnisfesiei
purpose % 20 goal 90 others ali w.
raise thr inne ~ tha c0mmrnliy as
whole Similarly q really greet nation
must often act. sgd as q tnsiief ~ fari
ofien does ct. iosari ether ta,igas 10
3 spirt MT 70 ~ ieaft ~ mere srif De-
ter,tt hui payinE bed chisag 70 90
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qulgs Dat nation O. art uiih instioe
toward its neighlosa stssflJ grows
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