The Globe-republican., 1906-12-06
the direction " s,,sA.ting . large ms4l
ure OF self -government." X

! the direction ~ assAtinG Q large meAias
ure Of self-govsrnment" |
ferred on the citizens Of Porto Mo;
The harbor of San Juan In Porto Ri6X
should DO dredged and improved. TlSE
expenses Of the federal court Of rerf}<
Rico should bs met from the fedsz n
treasury rss The administration Of the a.
Of the Philippines! Hawaii and our 9th u
insular possessions, should all be dire az
ed under one executive department.; ~
preference the department Of state ~ Eka
department Of war. W
Naturalization Of Japs. "
President Roosevelt scores San Frandz
cisco and other Pacific coast cities fC{y
their treatment of the Japanese. An<i
makes the following Recommendations
& Our nation fronts on the Pacific. Ju
as It fronts on the Atlantic. We hon
the great ocean OF the orient We
wish, as we ought to wish, for q great
commercial development In our deal
'ings with Asia; and II Is out Of the
question that we should permanently
have such development unless we free
" and gladly extend to other nations
the same measure Of justice and good
treatment which we expect to receive
IN return. 1t Is only a very small body
q our citizens that act badly. Where
Will deal sumrharily. with any such.
Where the several states have power
/ earnestly ask that they also deal
wisely and promptly with such COM
Duct, or else this small body Of wronG-
doors ma may .b bring shame upon the great
thinking fellows-.that Is, upon our
nation as whole Good manners
should be an international no less than
an individual attribute. ask fair
treatment for the Japanese as I would
Englishmen, Frenchmen, Russians o.
Italians. ask It as due to humanity
and civilization. ] ask II as due to
ourselves because we must act up
rightly toward all men.
an act be passed specifically providing fov
the naturalization Of Japanese who come
here intending to become American cit
lzens. One OF the great advertisements
attending the performance Of our In
the statutes Of the United States gov-
ernnent are entirely inadequate Thsy
fail to give to the national government
sufficiently ample power, through United
States 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 so amended and adIeA
to as to enable the president. acting f61yS''
the United States government. which ID
In our international rels-
ions, to enforce the rights OF aliens IN
Ter treaties. Even as the law now ID
can be done by the federal
government toward this end, and In the
natter now before me affecting tho Jap
,nese, everything that II is In my power
% do will be done, and all Of the forces, /
military and civil, OF the United States
which I may lawfully employ will BE- N
10 employed. There should however, be
he national government completely to
perform and enforce Its own obligations
o other nations. The mob OF q single
ity, may at any time perform acts Of
awless violence against some class Of
orelgners which would plunge US int
var. The city by itself would be power
ess to make defense against the for
ign power thus assaulted, and II inde-
endent Of this government II would
ever venture to perform or permit ths|
he entire power and the whole duty tsl
rotect the offending city or the offend-l
lg community lies In the hands OF the q
United States government. II Is uni y
hlnkable that we should continue a poll &
y under which a given locality may bel a
flowed to commit crime against al IS,
'iendly nation. and the United Stated
overnment limited not to preventing i
re commission Of the crime. but. in tho,
LIST resort, to defending the people whds
ave committed 1t against the conss{ .a
uences OF their own wrongdolng"
Cuban Intervention.
The rebellion In Cuba and the incs4
ents leading up to the establishment OF
he provisional government Ia reviewedN
nd the president says: a
when the election has been held ana |
he new government inaugurated In
eaceful and orderly fashion OF the prsvi-
onal government will come to an end
take this opportunity OF expressing
pom behalf Of the American people,
18th all possible solemnity. our most
lrnest hope that the people OF Cubs
irving justice and keeping order In the
land. The United States wishes notih@
q of Cuba except that 1t shall prosp9rt
orally and materially, and wishes nothf
& of the Cubans save that they shalH NJ
, able to preserve order among themf
dependence. II the elections become 70
rec, and IL the insurrectlonary habit
comes confirmed In the island II 10 ap-
lutely out Of the question that th\s
land should continue independent; and "
% United States, which has assume& :
70 sponsorship before the civilized world'>
r Cuba's career as nation, would
.ain have to intervene and to see that
q government was managed In such
derby fashion as to secure the safety
odden by those who exercise self-gov-
nment is always hard. and We should
I'VE every charity and patience with the
lbans as they tread this difficult parth,
have the utmost sympathy with. ana
gard for. them: but I most earnestly
lure them solemnly to weigh their rel
possibilities and to see that when their'
w government is started II shall runa
loothly, and with freedom from nal
ant denial OF right on the one hand
d from insurrectionary disturbances on'
Considerable space Is devoted to tho
ternational conference of American re-
Iblics and the visit Of Secretary Root u
South America and points to the facG
at our efforts In behalf Of the nations
On the subject OF the Panama canal he
omises special message In the near
ture.
The Army and Navy. III
rhe message closes with q plea for I q
g maintenance of the navy at Its pros
t standard, to do which he says would
can the building OF one battleship each
ar. OF the present efficiency Of the
my and navy he says: M
The readiness and efficiency Of both the
my and navy in dealing with the re-
mt. sudden crisis in Cuba illustrated
resh their value to the nation. Thia
adiness and efficiency would have been.
ry much less had II not been for the
istence Of the general staff In the ARMY
d the general board In the navy; bo't1
e essential to the proper developms,n<
d use ,of our military forces afioat atn4
horel The troops that were sent tte "a
lba were handled hawlessly. II wAV*A
9 swiftest mobilization and dispatch "a
pops over sea ever accomplished %
r government. The expedition landed
mplefey equipped and ready for im-
sdiate Service. several of its organiza-
ms hardly remaining In Havana over
ght before splitting up Into detaeh.