Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1906-12-05

worthy family life with all it1 duties
fully performed. and all Its RESPONSE
worth living; thcn evil days for the
commonwealth are ait hand. There are
regions In our land. and classes of our
population. whore the birth rate has
sunk below the death rate. Surely IL
should need no demonstration to show
standpoint of the nation. from me
standpoint OF the human race, the one
sin for which the penalty Is national
DEATH race death, sin for which
there Is no atonement; sin which Is
the more dreadful exactly in proper
ton MS the men and women guilty
thereof are in other respects. in char
acter. and bodily and mental powers.
those whom for the sake of the state
It would be well to see the fathers
well brought up in homes made happy
by their presence. No man, no woman.
can shirk the primary duties of life.
whether for love of ease and pleasure.
or for any other cause, and retain Ills
or her self-respect
The president asks for the enactment
into law OF a shipping bill that viii place
American interests on the seas on par
with those Of other countries ana urges
especially that something be done that
will establish direct steamship coninu-
nication with South American ports.
Currency Reform.
Amendments to the present. currency
laws are asked for, and after showing
that present laws are inadequate because
charges, he says:
'The mere statement OF these facts
shows that our present system Is scrl-
ously defective. ,There Is need OF
change Unfortunately. however. many
of the proposed changes must bo>ruled
from consideration because they are
complicated. are not easy OF compre-
henslon, and tend to disturb existing
rights and interests We must also
rule out any plan which would ma
terially Impair the valife of the United
states two per cent bonds now pledged
to secure circulauon the issue of
which was made under conditions PEE
culiarly creditabie TO the TREASURY. I
do not press any special plan. Various
plans have recently been proposed by
the plans which are possibly feasible
and which certainly should receive
your consideration. is that repeatedly
brought to your attention by the pres
emit secretary of the treasury, the es-
septlal features OF which have been
approved by many prominent bankers
plan national banks should be per-
mitted to issue a specified proportion
of their capital in notes of given
kind the issue to be taxed at so high
a rate as to drive the notes back when
not wanted in legitimate trade This
plan would not permit the issue Of
| profits. but to meet the emergency pre-
scented by times of stringency.
He again asks for free trade with this
country for the Philippines and in the
same connection reviews the work done
by this country in the islands, and says
| III we have erred in the Philippines 1t
| has been s-ln proceeding too rapidly in
the direction of granting large meas
ure of self-government."
American citizenship should be con-
| ferred on the citizens Of Porto Rico.
The harbor of San Juan in Porto Rico
| should be dredged and improved. The
expenses of the federal court of Porto
| Rico should be met from the federal
treasury, The administration of the at
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.
\ an act be passed specifically providing for
the naturalization of Japanese who come
obs e 70 srsat
attending the performance of our in,
ternational obligations. Is the. fact that
the statutes of the United States gov
eminent are entirely inadequate. They
fail to give to the national government
sufficiently ample power, through United
States courts and by the use of the
army and navy, to protect aliens in the
| rights secured to them under solemn
treaties which are tho law OF the land
the criminal and civil statutes of tht
United States be so amended and added
to MS TO enable the president, acting foi
the United States government. which II
responsible in our international rela
lions, to enforce the rights of aliens un
. der treaties Even as the law now I
something can be done by the fedora
government toward this end, and In thu
matter now before me affecting the Jap
sysrythding that It Is ~ IL t my fp2%e
military and civil, of the United State
E which 1 may lawfully employ will b.
no particle Of doubt as to the power 0
the national government completely z
perform and enforce its own obligation
city may at any time perform acts o
lawless violence against some class o
foreigners Which would plunge us int
war. The city by itself would be power
less to make defense against the for
eign power thus assaulted. and IL indie
pendent Of this government 1t woul
/ never venture to perform or permit tn
performance of the acts complained oil
The entire power, and the whole duty I
protect the offending city or the orend
| United States government. 1t Is I'm
thinlSable that we should continue pol
icy under which a given locality may b
allowed to commit crlme against
friendly nation, and the United State
government limited. not to preventn
the commission Of the crime, but, IN u
have committed 1t against tho consc
, quences of their own wrongdoing."
Cuban Intervention.
The rebellion in Cuba and the inc
, dents leading up to the establishment {
the provisional government Is reviowc'
and the president says;
when the election has been held an
the new government inaugurated
peaceful and orderly fashion of the prov
! sional government will come to I'm en-
l take this opportunity of expressln
|. upon behalf of tine American peopl
!. with all possible solemnity. our mo-
earnest hope that the people of Cub
will realize the imperative need OF pr,
l serving justice and keeping order in y
I island. The United States wishes notl
: ing of Cuba except that 1t shall prospl
4 morally and materially. and w.ehes mott
Z ing of the Cubans save that they shn
/ be able to preserve order among then
: selvsa and therefore to preserve tho
r Independence. II the elections become
q farce, and II the insurrectonhry hat
q becomes confirmed In the island, II Is a
Q solutely out OF the question that 4
q island should continue independent; oil
: the United States, which has assume
! the sponsorship before the civilized wor
: again have TO lnterYene and to see tn