The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-04

lem i Ohl9 huNhhte IL to chphhhi-c
my belief that there Is need for the
adoption OF some system which shall
be automatic and open 10 all sound
banks so as 60 avoid all possibility OF
discrimination and fayorltlsm.
The law should be amended so as
specifically 10 provide that tho funds
derived from customs duties may be-
treated by the secretary OF the treas
ury as he treats funds obtained under
the Internal revenue laws. There
should be considerable Increase In
bills OF small denominations, Permis.
sion should be given banks. II neceasa'
~ under settled restrictions. 10 retire
their circulation TO a larger amount
than three millions month.
OUR OUTLYING POSSESSIONS.
! most earnestly hope that the blu 20
provide lower tnrltf for or else abso-
lutte free trade In Philippine products
VIII become law. No harm will come
TO any American Industry. and, while
there win be- some small but real mate.
rial benefit 10 the Flliplnos. the main
benefit Will come by the showing made
rs 10 our purpose 10 do all In our power
FOR their welfare.
PORTO RIcAN AFFAIRS.
American citizenship should be con,
fcrred. on the citizens OF Porto Rico.
The harbor OF San Juan, In Porto Rico.
should be drcdged and improved. The
expenses OF the federal court OF Porto
Rico should be met from the federal
treasury.
HAWAII.
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 n com.
munlty OF small frecholders. not OF
great planters with cody titled estates.
ALASKA.
Alaska's needs have been partially
met. but there must be n complete re-
organization OF the governmental sys-
TEN. as have before Indicated 10 you.
ask your especial attention 20 this.
Our fellow citizens who dwell on the
shores OF Puget sound with character.
Jstlc energy are arranging TO hold In
Seattle the Alaska .Yukon.PacInc ex.
position. This exposition In its pur-
poses aud scope should appeal not only
TO the people OF the Pacific slope. but
10 the people Of the United States at
large.
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 n right TO
question Is the mans conduct IL be
Is honest and upright In his dealings
with his nelghbor and with the state.
then he Is entitled TO respect and good
treatment. Especially do we need 10
remember our duty TO the stranger
within our gates. II Is the sure mark
OF low civilization, low morality, TO
abuse or discriminate against or In any
way humlliate such stranger who has
come here lawfully and who Is con
Quoting himself properly. To remem-
Der this is incumbent on every Amer
lean cltlzen,-snd II Is OF course pecul.
iarly 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 IL is most dlscredltable TO us
80 people, and IL may be fraught
with the gravest consequences TO the
nation.
ask fair treatment for the japanese
as | would ask fair treatment for Ger
mans or Englishmen. Frenchmen, Rus.
slams or Italians. ask Il rs due to
humanity and civilization. | ask ii as
due to ourselves, because we must &C,
uprightly toward all men. | recon.
mend to the congress that an act he
passed specifically providing for the
naturalization OF japanese who come
here intending to become American cit
liens. One Of the great embarrass-
ments 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 in 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 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 MATTER.
Last August an instruction broke
out in Cuba which it speedily grew evil
dent that the existing Cuban govern
ment was powerless to quell Thanks
to the preparedness Of our navy, /
was able Immediately to 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 secre-
tary Of state in order that they might
grapple with the situation on the
ground.