Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1906-12-06

asy as he treats funds obtained under
,'c Internal rcvcnnc laws There
should r II CO.'S cerahle increase in
bills of small denominations. Pcrmis-
siou should l. given banks. IL ncccssa-
ry under settled restrictions. TO retire
their circulation tu Il larger amount
than three millions y month
oar outisinE ros~s salons.
mos, earnestly |. ,is that the hill to
provide d lover tarii, f,r OF else ;,bso-
lutte flae trade in Philippine products
will become ii law. No harm viii come
% any Ansrican Industry. and. while
I there win lsc ,.te small hut ycai nate-
cal benefit 10 the Filipino;. the main
benefit will ss,,ne by the showing made
rs 10 our purpose 10 do all in our power
/ for their Welfare
Porto iticnn ANaira.
Americau citizenship should he con.
terred on the citizens OF Porto Rico.
The larbor of san Juan, in Porto Rico,
should bc ds'r,!.se,l aud improved. The
expenses ot The federal court of Porto
Rico should hc met from the federal
treasury
Hawaii.
The needs of Ylnwai are peculiar
Every aid should bc given the islands
and our efforts should he unccasing Ia
develop them along the lines oi 4 com
munity OF small frceholders, not OF
great planters with cooly titled cs
| atcs
Alaska.
Alaskas needs have been partially
met but there must be a complete re
organization of the governmental sys
tenn, as have before Indicated to you
l ask your especial attention TO this
Our fellow citizens who dwell oil tho
shores OF Puget sound with character
lstic energy are arranging to hold III
Seattle the Alaska Yuk on Pacific eX
position. This exposition in it's pur
poses and scope should appeal not onl,
TO the people of the Pacific slope bu
to the people Of the United States N
large
Rights Oe Ali~as.
Not only must we treat all nation!
fairly hut we mast treat with tustic,
and good will all immigrants who com.
here under the law. Whether they ar,
Catholic or Protestant. Jew or gentle
whether they come from England ol
Germany Russia. Japan or Italy. mat
tiers nothing. All we have n right I,
question Is the mans conduct IL h,
Is honest and upright In his dealing
with his neighbor and with the state
then he is entitled to respect and 600,
treatment. Especially do we need 4
remember our duty TO the strange
within our gates II Is the sure mari
of a low civilization, a low morality, l.
abuse or discriminate against on In an
way hulnliatc such stranger who ha
come here lawfully AMI who Is co,
Quoting himself properly. TO remcn
her this is incumbent on every Amer
lean citizen. and it Is of course pecu
arly incumbent ON every government
official, whether Of the nation or
the several states
i am prompted to say this by th
attitude of hostility here md there as
sumed- toward the Japanese in tlii
country. This hostility is sporadic I'm
is limited TO Il very few places Nc.rl
tbeless il is most dscrctlitable to "
as a people. and it may be fraugi
With the gravcst consequences to Ill
nation
ask fair treatment for tho .JaItlic.
as would ask fair treatment for Ge
mans or EngliShmcn. I'rcncmmcn, ltu
slams or Italians ask ID as due I
humanity and civilization ! ask il a
due to ourselves because we must at
uprightly toward all men. recon
mend to the congress that an net b
passed specifically providing for tn
naturalization of Japanese who com
here intending to become American eli
izens. One Of the great cmbarras.
mcnts attending the performance q
our international obligations Is th
fact that the statutes Of the Unite
States are entirely inadequate. The
fail to give to the national gOvernmel
sufficiently ample power through Uni
ed States courts and by the use Of II
army and navy, to protect aliens in II
rights secured to them under solem
treaties which are the law Of the lam
therefore earnestly recommend tll;
the criminal and civil statutes OF u
United State; be SO amended and AL,
ed to as to enable the president. actin
for the United States goyernnen
which is responsible in our intern
11x,A. -, sci;
Of aliens under treaties.
The Cuban Matter.
Last August an insurrection brol
out in Cuba which it speedily grew ev
deAt that the existing Cuban COVER
ment was powcrlcss To qucll 1'l,anl
to the preparedness of our navy.
I was able Immediately to send cnoul
ships /! Cuba to prevent the situate
from becoming hopeless, and fu
therI.orc dispatched to Cuba the Sc
retary Of war and the assistant seer
tary OF state In order that they mig
;, grapplc With the situation on Il
ground
In accordance with the 50 call'
Platt amendment, which was enll,o
led in the constitution Of Cuba. the,
! upon proclaimed provisional COVER
;, ment for the island, the secretary
p war acting as provisional governor II
;. til he could be replaced by Mr.. Mason
), the late minister to Panama and go
h crnor OF the canal zone on the iStlimt
\ Troops were sent to support them az
. to relieve the navy. the expedition /
4 ing handled with most satisfacto
?. speed and efficiency. Peace has cor
!. in the island, and the harvesting OF 4