The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-12-04

THE SEATTLE STAR
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every AID ahouid be given the
Islands and our rffarta should be
uneeaainE TO develop them along
the lines OF "a community of small
frreholdera. not of great piRntsfa
with coolia.tilied estates Situated
a. this territory -. m the middle 81
tho Pacific. there are duties imposed
upon this ANAL community which
do not faii In like degree OF manner
upon any other American eammun-
~ This warrants anr treating y
differently from the way In which
We treat territories contiguous 10 OF
surrounded by sister territories or
other states, aud juatifieH the set
ting aside Of portion II cur reYn-
nuen GO be expended Tor educational
ana internal improvements therein.
Hawaii II now making an effort o.
aseufe immigration m Ia the end
10 assume che duties and burdens of
lfuil American oitiaenAhip, and
whenever the leaders in tho various
i Industries ~ those Islands finally
adopt our ideals and heartily join
cur administration IN cndea vortilg
E. " fNNNNHH - tAAAAAAAA AAtNH W #AAaH
atauthl cttixenu a way viii thnn be
found 20 deal with the commercial
ana industrial problems which udN
appear Ca thsm 80 Hrriaua The best
Anerinanisfn IL that which aims for
stability and psrmaasncy OF pros.
pefeuH citlscnahin rather than lm.
mediate returns on large masses 81
| capital
TIE AMP. EXPOSITION.
Alaska'a needs have been partlsi-
! " met, hut THERE must he com.
I piute reorganization af the govern
mental system. a. I have before ~
I Dictated 10 sou. | ask your especial
attention 90 this our fellow sitia
sens who dwell on she shores of
/ Puget sound with Characteristic en-
rfxy are arranging 60 hold IN Seat.
/ lie the Alaska Yukon Pacific expo
nitlou. lite special aims include tho
I uphusidiug % Alaska and the de-
/ yuippmeut 81 American commerce
on the Pacific ocean, This expoais
/ ton. la Is purposes and scope.
/ should apruai not unty 20 the p.u-
/ pie af tho Pacific slope, bat 10 the
people OF the United States AZ large.
/ Alaska since IL was bought has
i yielded To the government tii.Q1e. p
aea ~ revenue, and has produced
nearly t1oe 900 aoo IN gold fufa and
fsh When properly developed q
Niil become W large degree q land
/ u homes The countries bordering
/ the Pacific ocean have n pupuia alton
more numerous than that Of at the
/ countries ~ Europe their annual
1 foreign commerce amounts % over
T fAQea. coo. Geo. gf which iirr share ~
Z Tho tnitrd States 81 some $500 Gee !.
E goo. m Tits trade Nafs thoroughly
{ understood and pushed BY or man
I ufaetufvra and producers. the Ia
duatries NOT only 81 the Pacific
slope. bat Of al our country. ard
/ particularly ~ sur eoiton Efawlns
states. would be greatly benefited
~ course. IN order to SCI these hem
Tfiia 40 must treat fairly the coan-
tries with ehieh we tFaao
TREATMENT OF JAPANESE.
~ tM mistake. ana "a batraya a
E spirit ~ foolish eYniaiain, e. main
I tain that ali iutrFna tlunal govern
mental action iN and mgtst ever be
based uran mere asifishueas. and
/ faat % advance ethical reasons for
such action Il aiNsts sian 81
must 80 treat All nations faifly. hi
Sc must tfeai with Justice and noad
Aiii al Immigrants wha eane here
/ under ghn law. Mhathef they are
I Cat Halic ur Protestant. Juw OF Gen
Z tile " hefhef tnNY cusue from f-ns-
/ lard % Germany. Russia. japan. o.
iiaiY, matters uothink All Ae have
a flKht 10 question e. the mans
/ conduct n he il honest and up-
/ right ~ his dealings am HE neigh p
I Doe ard with fhe state. then ne -
E entitled ta r~spsat ard wuo.f treat
Z mFnu Especially 90 Ne need 20 re-
Hrmber Cur dAty % the stranger
| within our gates X 10 ahe surr mara
[ ~ low civilization. q iam morality,
/ - Hhune % discriminate against a.
in aHy Way humiliain such stranger
fszhe haa eams here lawfully ard
sho Il conducting hifmssif properly
To remember this 10 tncuulhsut an
every American eiiiEcr. ard h Is ~
course peculiarly incumbent On
every government official. whether
II ths nation 81 % The several
states
am prompted 90 saF this b. t.ss
/ altitude Of hostility hsrs and thew
assumed toWar4 The Japanese ln
This country This hostility il ruar-
{ afic and e limited - a very fsa
/ places Nevertheless 4 10 uast ais-
rfuaiitablr 60 ut ~ a gsrouie ana "
mag bs fsaa9ht ~lth the Kfays.f
/ zun a4uruass - the nation. The
/ friendship between she EusGaa
States ana Ispan has bsen euufinas
cas- since tie tifsss. osaf half q css~s
1sry Aku whrn Commodore Perry.
~ hsa expedition o. Jaran fret
Opened fh~ islands g western civil !
aatign. Hiaes then TIE growth q
fau@n haH beer literally aaf0gHa 2
inr Thsre o. Dot onlf nothing %
/ parallel u. but nothing to approach
u iu tha histerr ~ raviiinst man
KIND japan has a eias Eoas and an
cent past. Her civilization ta older
than that ~ thn natiefSs ~ northern
( Europe the nations ffass whom the
/ NHnris - the United States have
chiefly sprunE But 50 years ego
Fhram5s Gssetorfnsut vas Effii that
q the middle hxea Dtrtrx that 30
I NHafa the progress ~ thw raunirv tn
every wnik IN lifa has been a tnar-
sci 10 mankind and she nov stands
as one % the greatest Of civilized
nations great Ia ths arts - war
ard IN the arts ~ peace. great In
military. Ia Industrial. IN artistic
development and achievement.
oar nation franis on the Pacific.
luat as it fronts on the Atlantic.
We hope 20 play a constantly Rfau /.
ing part tn the srsnt ocean ~ the
| orient. We wish. az 80 ought 10
/ wlah for n great commercial a..
lvriuum~ui IN our dealings with
Asia. and Il IL out nf the question
that sc should permanently have
| surn development unless We freely
and Efadiy extend 20 other nations
the sann measure ~ Justice aud
good treatment which ae expect t.
fsrclVa in rstnrn II - Only = very
small body ~ our ritiaens that at
badly. Where thr federal govern
mrnt has power u WI fsal sum-
/ mnriiY with any such where the
| several statna have power I earnest
/ " ask that ihey aian deal wisely
/ aud promptly with such conduct.
/ ar rian this amail body 81 wrong
focrn may hrine shausn upon the
/ great fuaar % their innocent aud
right thinking fellows that IL. 0ron
oar nation As q whole Good man
nera should b. an interna fisusi no
Less than NJ individual attribute I
ask fair Treatment for tho japanese
80 ! would ask fair treatment for
Germans or Euwiiehmen. French.
men. Russians Or italiaas I ask II
az due 20 humanity and civilization
ask II ~ due 70 ourselves because