The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-12-07

ury as he treats funds obtained under
the internal revenue laws There
should be q considerable increase In
bills Of small denomin2;iOns. Pcrmis-
sion should be given banks. II necessa-
~ under settled restrictions. 20 retire
their circulation TO a larger amount
nan three millions month.
Our Outlying POsseSSIonN.
most earnestly hope that the bil! %
provide lower tariff for Or else absp-
lutte free trade in Philippine products
will become a law. No harm v.l. come
to any American industry. and while
there will he some small hvr ..a. mate.
rial benefit to the Filipino. ta. main
benefit VIII come by the show made
as to our purpose TO do all u orr .ove.
for their welfare.
Porto Rican A--t--.
American citizenship S.. .I '' els
ferred on the citizen, d.. Tort he.
The harbor Of san Juan. .u Porto L...
should be dro5g.G a.t improved ILL.,.
/ expenses Of the fe-e..l c..r- .t PORT.
Rico should BE met from Jle ..l,..
treasury.
Hawaii.
Tie uanGS Of Hawaii are r.r,.r
Every ail should ac gwen -l. .....-
and our efforts should le r.......- G..
develop them lloHg the lines .. e. com
munity Of small freel... rs. ..t o..
great planters with co.y ill.,. e.,
rates.
Alaska
Alasba's needs have been partially
met. but there must be n complete IT,.
organization of the governmental s-s-
tenn, rs I have before indicated I'd Won
| ask your especial attention % this.
Our fellow citizens who dwell on the
shores of Puget sound with character
istic energy are arranging % hold ir
Seattle the Alaska yu.,on-Pacidc ex
position. This exposition in lis plr
poses and scope should appeal Lot only
to the people Of the Pacific s.oue. but
to the people of the United States ut
| large.
Rights of Aliens.
Not only must we treat all nations
fairly but we must treat with Justice
and good will all immig grants who come
here under the law. Whether they are
Catholic or Protestant, jew or GENTLE
whether they come from En-!und or
Germany Russia. Japan or Italy. mat
ters nothing. All we have q right o.
question is the mans conduct. II he
is honest and upright i'm his dealings
with his neighbOr and with the state.
then he is entitled to respect and good
treatment. Especially do we need o.
remember our duty to the stranger
within our gates. 1t is the sure mark
Of low civilization, Il low morality. %
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 evey Amer
lean citizen, and it is Of course pecul-
iarly incumbent on every government
official, whether OF the nation or OF
the several states.
l am prompted TO say this by the
attitude of hostility here and there aus
sumed toward the japanese IN this
country. This hostility is sporadic AMI
IS limited TO Il very few places Never
theless it is most disCreditable % us
as a people, and it may be frau@lt
with the grayest consequences 10 the
nation.
ask fair treatment for the Japanese
as / would ask fair treatment FOR Ger
mans or Eng;ishmen, Frenchmen. Rus
slams or Italians. ask it rs due -
humanity and civilization ! ask 10 as
due to ourselves. because we must act
uprightly toward all men. ! recon-
mend 70 the congress thar an act be
passed specifically providing FOR the
naturalization Of japanese who come
here intending 10 become American cit
liens. one OF the great cm5arrass-
ments attending the performance OF
our international obiiga tons is the
fact that the statutes Of the United
States are entirely inadequate They
fail TO give to the national government
sufficiently ample power. through Unit
ed States courts and by the use OF the
army and navy, to protect aliens i'm the
rights secured TO them unler solemn
treaties which are the law Of the land
l 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 Mn.ter.
Last August an Instruction broke
out IN Cuba which ii speedily grew evil
dent that the existing Cuban govern
ment was powerless TO quell. Thanks
to the preparedness of our navy.
was able Immediately 10 send enough
ships to Cuba to prevent the situation
from becoming hopeless. and fur.
thermore dispatched TO Cuba the sec
rotary Of war and the assistant score
tary Of state in order that they might