The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-12-04
treasury.
Hawaii.

treasury.
The needs OF Hawaii are peculiar
Every aid should be given the Islands.
and our efforts should be unceaslng TO
develop them along the lines OF com
munity of small freeholders, not OF
great planters with cody titled es-
tates
Alaska.
Alaska's needs have been partially
met. but there must be complete re-
organization OF the governmental sys-
ten, as have before indicated to you.
| ask your especial attention to this.
Our fellow citizens who dwell on the
shores of Puget sound with character.
lstic energy are arranging to hold in
Seattle the Alaska Yukon-Pacific ex.
position. This exposition In Its pur-
poses and scope should appeal not only
to the people OF the Pacific slope, but
to the people OF the United States at
large. A
Rights of Aliens.
| Not only must we treat all nations
fairly, but we must treat with justice
and good will all immigrants who come
here under the law. Whether they are
Catholic or Protestant. Jew or gentle.
whether they come from England or
Germany. Russia, Japan or Italy, mat.
tiers nothing All we have a right 10
question Is the mans conduct II he
Is honest aud upright In his dealings
with his nelghbor and with the state.
then he Is entitled to respect and good
treatment. Especially do we need to
remember our duty 10 the stranger
within our gates. II Is the sure mark
OF a low civilization. low morality, to
abuse or discriminate against or In any
way humillate 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 IL Is OF course pecul
larly incumbent on every government
official. whether OF the nation or Of
the several states.
! am 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 very few places. Never.
theless II is most discredltable to us
as a people. and II may be fraught
with the gravest consequences to the
nation.
I ask fair treatment for the japanese
as would ask fair treatment for Ger
mans or Engllshmen. Frenchmen. Rus
SLAMS or Italians. ask II as due to
humanity and civilization. | ask II as
due TO ourselves. because we must act
uprlghtly toward all men. recon-
mend 10 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.
mcnts attending the performance of
our International obligations 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 20 them under solemn
treaties which are 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 10 enable the president. acting
for the United States government
which Is responsible In our interna
tiopal relations. 10 enforce the rights
OF aliens under treaties.
The Cuban Matter.
Last August an Instruction broke
out In Cuba which II speedily grew evil
dent that the existing Cuban govern
ment was powerless 10 quell Thanks
to the preparedness OF our navy,
was able Immediately 20 send enough
ships TO Cuba 10 prevent the situation
from becoming hopeless. and I fur
thermore 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
Piatt amendment, which was embed
led In the constitution Of Cuba. there
upon proclaimed a provisional govern
ment for the island, the secretary OF
war acting as provisional governor un
Ill he could be replaced by Mr.. Magoon
the late minister TO Panama and gov
ernor Of the canal zone on the isthmus
Troops were sent to support them and
to relieve the navy. the expedition be
Ing handled with most satisfactory
speed and efficiency. Peace has com,
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 inaugurated In peaceful
and orderly fashion the provisional
government will come TO an end.
The United States wishes nothing Of
Cuba except that II shall prosper NOR
ally and materially and wishes nothing
Of the Cubans save that they shall bt
able TO preserve order among them
selves and therefore TO preserve theiI
Independence. II the elections become
farce and II the insurrectionary habl
becomes confirmed on the island II Il
absolutely out Of the question that The
island should continue independent