Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-12-07
tho 6lrectIon OF granting large men.-

the erection or granting large mesr-
ure OF self-government."
American eitzenshIp shourl be con-
ferred on the citizens OF Porto Rico.
should be dredsed and improved. The
expenses of the federal court of Porto
Rico should be met, from the. federal
fairs of Porto Rico, together with those
of the Philippines, Hawaii and our other
ed under one executive department; by
preference the department of state or the
department of war.
Naturalization of Japs.
President Roosevelt scores San Fran
cisco and other Pacific coast cities for
their treatment of the japanese, and
makes the following recommendations:
Our nation fronts on the Pacific, just
as it fronts on the Atlantic. We hope
tR the great oeenn tRe dTsn part
wish, as we ought to wish. for great
commercial development in our deal
ings with Asia; and 1t is out of the
question that we should permanently
have such development unless we free
the @ same e % measure OF justice e' and Atsoo good
treatment which we expect to receive
in return. 1t is only very small body
Of our citizens that act badly. Where
the federal government has power it
Will deal summarily with any such.
sne seyerf s abas states thsY have
wisely and promptly with such con-
duct. or else this small body of wrong
uOtIS may DIllS upon the RTedE
mass of their innocent and right
thinking fellows--that is upon our
nation as whole, Good manners
an individual attribute. 1 ask fair,
treatment for the Japanese as I would
ask fair treatment. for Germans orl
Englshmen. Frenchmen. Russians or
Italians, l ask it as due to humanity
and civilization. 1 ask it as due to
rightly toward all men.
Il recommend to the congress that
the tn ma Naturalization Of Japanese eVhe who Come me
here intending to become American cit,
liens. One of the great embarrassments
ternational obligations is the fact that,
the statutes of the United States gov
| fail to give to the national government
| sufficiently ample power, through United
State5 courts and by the use OF the
rights secured to 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 amended and added
u as to enable the president, acting for
the United States government which is
responsible in our international rela-
tions, to enforce the rights of aliens un-
der treaties Even as the law now is
| something can be done by the federal
| government toward this end, and in the
matter now before me affecting the jap
eie to dc viii WIFE be s done % and ali Of the m fopces
military and civil. of the United States
so employed. There should, however. be-
no particle of doubt as to the power OF
the national government completely to
| to other nations. The mob of single
city. may at any time perform acts of
war. The city by itself would be power
less to maze defense against the for
pendent of this government it would
never venture to perform or permit the
The ;" entire power and the whole duty to
| protect the offending city or the Offend
Ing community lies in the hands of the
thinkab,e that we should continue a poll
icy under which a given locality may be
friendly friendly nation and the United States
government limited, not to preventing
the commission of the crime, but, in the
have committed 1t against the conse-
quences OF their own wrongdoing"
Cuban Intervention.
The rebellion in Cuba and the incl
dents leading up to the establishment OF
the provisional government is reviewed,
and the president says:
When the election has been held and
the new government inaugurated in
peaceful and orderly fashion of the provi-
sional government Will come to an end.
l take this opportunity of expressing
upon behalf OF, the American people.
earnest hope that the people of Cuba
will realize the Imperative need of pre-
serving Justice and keeping order in the
island. The United States wishes Moth
ing of Cuba except that 1t shall prosper
morally and materially, and wishes MOTH
ing of the Cubans save that they shall
be able to preserve order among them
selves and therefore to preserve their
Independence, II the elections become a
farce, and il the insurrectionary habit
becomes confirmed in the island. 1t is alb
soutely out of the question that the
island should continue Independent; and
| which assumed
the sponsorship before the civilized world
for Cuba's career as nation. would
the government was managed in such
orderly fashion as to secure the safety
Of life and Propery The path to be
ernment is always hard, and we should
have every charity and patience with the
Cubans as they tread this difficult parth.
1 have the utmost sympathy with. and
regard for, them; but I most earnestly
adjure them solemnly to weigh their re-
sponsibllities and to that when their
new government is started 1t shall run
smoothly. and with freedom from fla
, grant denial of right on the one hand.
, and from insurrectionary disturbances on
the other"
Considerable space is devoted to the
,, international conference of American re-
.. publics and the visit of Secretary Root
to South America, and points to the fact
that our efforts in behalf OF the nations
: of that country are appreciated by them.
! On the subject OF the Panama canal ne
promises special message in the near
, future.
, The Army and Navy.
, The message closes with plea for
1 the maintenance OF the navy at its pres
ent standard, to do which he says woui1
Z mean the building of one batteship each
/ year or the present efficiency of the
: army and navy he says:
''The readiness and efficiency OF both the
army and navy in dealing with the re-
cent sudden crisis in Cuba illustrates
afresh their value to the nation. This
I readiness and efficiency would have been
very much less had 1t not been for the
: existence of the general staff in the army
2 and the general board in the navy both
/ are essential to the proper development
and use of our military forces afioat and
= ashore. The troops that were sent Ia
: Cuba were handled fawlessly 1t was
d the swiftest mobilization and dispatch oI
E troops over sea ever accomplished by
[ our government The expedition landed
n completely equipped and ready for i'm
: mediate service. several of its organiza-
5 tions hardly remaining in Havana over