Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-05


should be considerable increase In
bills OF small denominations. pcrmis-
sou should be given hunks. II necessa.
~ under settled restrictions. to retire
their circulation to larger amount
than three millions q month.
Our Outlying Posscssions.
I most earnestly hope TINT the bill to
provide II lower turin for or else nbso.
lutte free trnde In Philippine products
VIII become law. No harm will come
to any American Industry. and, while
there will bc some small but real mite
rlnl benefit TO tho Filipinos. the main
benefit viii come by the showing nude
as to our purpose to do all In our power
for their wefnrc
Porto Itienn Affairs.
American citizenship should be con.
ferred on the citizens OF Porto Rico.
The hnrbor of san Juan. In Porto Rico,
should he lrcdgcd and improved Tho
expenses of the fcderul court Of Porto
Rico should be met from the federal
treasury.
Hawaii. s.
The needs OF Hawaii are peculiar.
Every MD should bc given the Islands,
and our efforts should be unccaslng to
develop them along the lines OF com.
munlty OF small frccholdcrs, not Of
great Planters with cody TILED cs.
tatcs.
Alaska.
Alnskn's needs hive been partially
met but there must be complete re.
organization of the governmental sys.
tenn. rs have before Indicated to you.
ask your especial attention to this.
Our fellow citizens who dwell on tic
shores OF Puget sound with character.
istic energy are arranging to hold In
Semitic the Alnska. Yukon. Paclflc OK.
position. This exposition In its pur.
poses ana scope should appcnl not only
TO the people Of the I'ncinc slope, but
TO the people Of the United States at
lnrge.
Rights of Aliens.
Not only must we front all nations
fairly, but we must trent with justice
and good will NIL immigrants who come
here under the law. Whether they aro
Cntholic or Protestant. jew or gentle,
whether they come from England or
Germany, RUSSIA, japan or 1taly, mat.
tiers nothing. All We hive n right to
question Is tile mans conduct. II he
is honest and upright In his dealings
with hIa nclglibor and with the stnte
then he In entitled to respect and good
treatment. Especially do we need To
remember our duty to tho stranger
rnt
OF low civilization, n low morality, ia
abuse or discriminate against or In rny
way humillnte such stranger who has
come here lawfully and who Is con.
Quoting himself properly. To remcm.
Der this is incumbent on every Amer
icnn citizen. and It Is OF course pecul.
iarly incumbent OH every government
otficlnl, whether OF the nation or Of
the several states. I..
! am prompted to say this by tho
attitude Of hostility here md there as.
sumcd toward the Japanese IN this
country. This hostility Is sporadic and
Is limited to II very few plnces. Never.
thelcss ii IL most dIscredltable to liz
as people, and 1t may he fraugh,
nation.
ask fair treatment for the Japanese
rs would ask fair treatment Cor Ger.
mans or Englislmcn, French,ncn, Rus
SLAMS or ltnllalls. I ask 1t us due to
humanity md civilization, I ask It M
due to ourselves, because we must net
uDrightly toward all men, recon-.
mond TO the congress TINT an net be
passed specifically providing for the
naturalization of japanese who come
here intending to become American cit.
liens. One OF the great embnrrnss.
ments attending the performance OF
our international obligations Is the
iact that the statutes OF the United
States are entirely Inadequate. They
fall 10 give TO the national government
sufficiently ample power, through Unit.
ed Stntcs courts AMI by the use OF tho
army and navy, to protect aliens In the
rights secured to them under solemn
treaties which arc the law OF the land.
I therefore earnestly recommend that
the criminal and civil statutes OF the
United States bn so amended and add.
ed to ms to enable Tho president. acting
for the United States government,
which Is responsible in our intcrna.
tional relations, to enforce the rights
OF aliens under trcnties.
The Quinn Matter.
Last August an insurrection broke
out in Cnbn which 1t speedily grew evi.
dent that the existing Cuban govern.
ment WINS powcrless 10 quelI. Thinks
to the preparedness OF our navy, I
was able Immediately to send enough
ships to Cuba TO prevent the situation
from boroming hopeless. and fur.
thermore dispatched to Cuba the sec.
rotary OF wnr and the assistant secre.