The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-12-07

,ira OF seif-government."
American citiienship should DO con-
lsrref on the Of Porto Rico
should be dredged and improved. me :
expenses OF the federal court OF Port&
Rico should BIO met from the t heaersk
fairs OF Porto Rico together with those
OF the Philippines. Hawaii ana our otner
lnsular possessions, should all DO direc.-
preference tho department OF state or the
department OF war.
Naturalization Of Japs.
President Roosevelt scores San Fran.
their treatment OF the Japanese, and
makes the following recommendations:
our nation fronts on the pae W Juss
70 play q constantly growing part IN
wish. az we ought TO wish. for great
ings with Asia; and II is out of the
question that we should permanently
have such development unless we free
ana snSs sT.'ns to Stsss and Srt aoos
treatment which we expect to receive
In return. 1t Is only very. small body
OF our citizens that act badly. Where
will deal summarily. with any SUCH
Where the several states have power
I earnestly ask that they also deal
duct, or else this small body of wrong
doors may bring shame upon the great
mass of their innocent. and right
nation as a whole. Good manners
should be an international no less than
an individual attribute. I ask fair
treatment for the Iap par ss as would
Englishmen, Frenchmen, Russians Or
Italians. ask 1t as due to humanity
and civilization. ask Il as due to
rightly toward all men.
IT recommend to the congress that
an act be passed specifically provdlng Tor
here Intending to become American cit
izens. One of the great ADVERTISEMENTS
attending the performance OF our In.
the thu statutes OF the United States gov
eminent are entirely inadequate. Th4y
fall to give to the national goyernmat
sufficiently ample power through United
army and navy, to protect aliens in the
rights secured to them under solemn,
treaties which are the law of the land:
the criminal and civil statutes of the
United States be so amended and added
to as to enable the president. acting for
responsible in our international rela-
lions, to enforce the rights of aliens un-
der treaties. Even as the law now is
government toward this end. and in the
matter now before me affecting the jap
anese everything that II is. In my power
to do will be done. and all Of the f s,st.
which may lawfully employ will DO
so employed. There should. however. be
no particle of doubt asSto the power OF
the national government completely to
perform and enforce its own obligations
to other nations. The mob OF single
city may at any time perform acts OF
lawless violence against some class OF
foreigners which would plunge us into
war The city by itself would be power
less to make defense against the for
eign power thus assaulted, and II inde-
pendent Of this government 1t would
never venture to perform or Kermit the
performance of the acts complained OF.
The entire power ana the wh4 PIE a%f snS %
Ing community lies In the HANGS OF the
United States government II Is un-
thinlsable that we should continue pol
Icy under which a given locality may DO
allowed to commit a crime against "a
friendly nation. and the United States
government limited, not to preventing
last resort, to defending the people who
have committed It 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:
the new government inaugurated ~
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,
with all possible solemnity. our most
earnest hope that the people of Cuba
will realize the imperative need OF pre-
island. The United States wishes Moth
ing of Cuba except that 1t shall prosper
morally and materially. and wishes nothI
| be able to preserve order among themv
selves and therefore to preserve their
| independence. IL the elections become a
farce, and II the insurrectlonary habit
| becomes confirmed in the island. It Is alb
| solutely out of the question that the
island should continue Independent; ana
the sponsorship before the civilized world
| for Cuba's career as a nation. would
| again have to intervene and to see that
the government was managed IN s sa;tl
| of life and property. The path TO De
| trodden by those who exercise self-gov-
| eminent is always hard, and we should
| have every charity and patience with the
| Cubans as they tread this difficult parth
| have the utmost sympathy with, and
| regard for, them: but | most earnestly
| ,adjure them soiemnly to weigh their re-
| sponsibilities and to see that when their
| new government Is started 1t shall run
| smoothly, and with freedom from ma
| grant denial of right on the one hand.
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the other" 4,
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 a special message In the near
| future.
The Army and Navy.
The message closes with plea for
the maintenance of the navy at its pres
| ent standard, to do which he says would
| mean the building OF one battleship eacn
| year or the present efficiency OF the
| army and navy he says:
| 'sThe readiness and efficiency OF both the
army and navy in dealing with the r.
| cent sudden crisis in Cuba illustratcz
| afresh their value to the nation. This
readiness and efficiency would have been
very much less had IL not been FOR the
| existence Of the general stan In the army
and the general board In the navy both
are essential to the proper development
| and use of our military forces ahoat ana
/ ashore The troops that were sent 70
| Cuba were handled fiawlessfy. IL was
the swiftest mobilization and dispatch OF
| troops over sea ever accomplished by
our government. The expedition landed
| Completely equipped and ready for Inn
mediate service. several of its organiza-