Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-04
HAWAII.

our efforts should be unceasing t0
develop them along the lines of a com
mtinlty Of small freeholders, not of
great Planters With cody titled estates.
ALASKA.
Alaska's needs have been partially
met, but there must be d complete re-
, organization of the governmental sys-
TEN. rs have before indicated to yoli.
/ ask your especial attention to this,
Our fellow citizens who dwell on the
shores of Puget sound with character
istic energy are arranging to hold in
Seattle the Alnska-Yukon-Pacific ex-
position. This exposition In its pur
boses and scope. should appeal not only
to the people Of tie Pacific slope, 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
hnd good will all immigrants who come
here Under tile law. Whether they are
Catholic or Protestant. jew Or gentle.
whether DIZZY come from England or
Germany, Russia. Jaliah on italy. mat
ters nothing. All we have Il fight 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
remember our duty to the stranger
Se-tfhsfx a,f,t frt4na II IL 4It, a,t..n ~ I'll
OF q low civilization. d low morality. TO
abuse or discriminate against or IN any
way humiliate such stranger Who has
come here lawfully and who is con,
Quoting himself properly. To remem-
Der this is incumbent on every Amer
lean citizen, and it is of course pecul-
iarlY Incumbent on every government
official. whether Of the nation or of
the several states.
| ami prompted to say this by the
attitude of hostility here and there as
sumed toward the Japanese In this
country. This hostility is sporadic and
is limited to Il very few places. Never
theless it is most discreditable to us
as n people, and it may be fraught
with tho gfnvest consequences to the
nation.
| ask fair treatment for the japanese
as | would ask fair treatment for Ger
mans or Enslisllinen, Frenchmen. Rus
slams or Italians. | ask il as due to
humanity and civilization. | ask It az
due to ourselves, because we must act
4 t,tApirhtlx- fnu.o,l oil .N.N
mend to the congress that an act be
passed specifically providing for the
naturalization of japanese who come
here intending to become American cit
liens. One of the great embarrass-
ments attending the performance of
our international obligations il the
fact that the statutes of the United
States are entirely Inadequate. They
fall to give TO the national government
sufficiently ample power. through Unit
ed States courts aud by the use of the
army and navy, to protect aliens in the
rights secured to them under solemn
treaties which arc the law of the land.
| therefore earnestly recommend that
the criminal and civil statutes of the
United States be so amended and add
ed to as to- enable the president, acting
for the United States government.
which is responsible in our interna-
tional relations, to enforce the rights
of aliens under treaties.
THE CUBAN MATTER.
Last August au insurrection broke
out in Cuba which it speedily grew evil
dent that the existing Cuban govern
ment was powerless to quell. Thanks
to the preparedness of our navy ]
was able Immediately to send enough
ships TO Cuba to prevent the situation
from becoming hopeless. and l fur
tllermore dispatched to Cuba the sec.
rotary of war and the assistant secre
tary of state in order that they might
grapple with the situation on the
ground.
In accordance with the so called
Plat amendment, which was embed
led in the constitution of Cuba. / there
upon proclaimed a provisional govern
ment for the island. the secretary OF
wal acting as provisional governor TN
til he could be replaced by Mr.. Magoon
the late minister to Panama and gov.
crnor of the canal zone on the istlrnus
Troops were sent to support them and
to relieve the navy. the expedition be
ing handled with most satisfactory
speed and efficiency. Peace has come
in the island. and the harvesting of the
sugar cane crop, the great crop of the
island, is about TO proceed. When the
election has been held and the new
government ~inaggurated in peaceful
and orderly fashion the provisional
government will come to IN end.
The United States wishes nothing OF
Cuba except that it shall prosper NOR
ally and materially and wishes nothing
of the Cubans save that they shall be
able to preserve order among them
selves and therefore to preserve theii
independence. If the elections become
a farce and if the insurrectionary 'habi
becomes confirmed on the island il i.
absolutely out of the question that til,
island should continue independent