The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1906-12-07

LAtn lfpHl NHt EldHA BDDh 10 the bludy
81 the great book OF nature itself This
Is especially true of the farmer. as has
been pointed out again and again by all
observers most competent to pass prac-
teal judgment on the problems Of our
country life All students now realize
that education must seek to train the
executive powers OF young people and to
confer more real significance upon the
phrase dignity OF labor" and TO pre-
pare the pupils 50 thai IN addition TO
each developing in the highest degree
his individual capacity for work, they
may together help create right public
opinion, and show IN many ways social
and cooperative spirit Organization has
become necessary IN the business world;
and it has accomplished much for good
in the world of labor. II is no less neces-
sary for farmers Such a movement as
the grange movement Is good in itself
and Is capable of a well-nigh infinite fur
ther extension for good so long as II Is
Kept to its own legitimate business. The
benefits TO be derived By the association
partly economic and partly sociological.
Marriage and Divorce.
As means of bringing about national
regulation Of marriage and divorce ne
suggests constitutional amendment, I'd
says u rs not safe to leave these qups-
tons to be dealt with by the various
states Continuing on this subject he
When home ties are loosened: when
men aod women cease to regard
worthy family life, with all its duties
AHlta pti lOi Htf1 ana all us response
bilities lived up to- as the life best
worth living; then evil days for the
commonwealth are at hand There are
regions in our land, and glasses of our
sunk below the death; rate. Surely II
should need no demonstration to show
that wilful sterility is from the,
standpoint OF the nation. from me
standpoint Of the human race, the one
SIN Tor which the penalty Is national
death, race DEATH " sin for which
the more dreadful exactly In proper
ton as the men and women guilty
thereof are In other respects, in char
acter, and bodily and mental powers,
those whom for the sake of the state
IL would be well to see the fathers
and mothers of many healthy children.
well brought up In homes made happy
by their presence No man. no woman
can shirk the primary duties of life.
whether for love of ease and pleasure,
or Tor any other cause, and retain his
The president asks for the enactment
into law Of a shipping bill that will place
American interests on the seas on a par
with those Of other countries and urges
especially that something be done that
viii establish direct steamship commu-
nlcatoh with south American ports. y
Currency Reform.
Amendments to the present currancV .
laws are asked for, and after showing
that present laws are Inadequate because
of the wide huctuation of Interest
charges, he says. g
The mere statement of these facts
shows that our present system is seriI
ously detective There is need of a
change. Unfortunately however, many
OF the proposed changes must be ruled
from consideration because they ara
complicated, are not easy OF comnre-
hension, and tend to disturb existing
rights and interests. We must also
rule out any plan (which would ma
terially impair the value of the United
States two per cent. bonds now pledged
to secure circulation, the issue az
which was made under conditions PEI
culiarly creditable to the treasury
DO not press any special plan. VariouS
plans have recently been proposed by
the plans which are possibly feasible
and which certainly should receive
your consideration is that repeatedly
brought to your attention by the pres
ent secretary of the treasury, the es-
sential features of which have been
approved by many prominent bankers
plan national banks should be per-
mitted to issue a specified proportion
OF their capital in notes of given
kind, the issue to be taxed at so high
a rate as to drive the notes back when
not wanted in legitimate trade. This
plan would not permit the issue Of
profits. but TO meet the emergency pre-
scented by times of stringency.
He again asks for free trade with this
country for the Philippines and in the
same connection reviews the work done
by this country in the ISLANDS. and says
III we have erred in the Philippines it
has been in proceeding too rapidly in
the direction of granting large meas
ure OF elf-government'
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:
Il recommend to the congress that
an act be passed specifically providing for
the naturalization of Japanese who come
here intending TO become American cit
liens One of the great embarrassments
attending the performance of our in
ternational obligations is the fact that
the statutes of the United States gov
I eminent are entirely inadequate. They
| fail 10 give to the national government
sufficiently ample power, through United
/ 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 added
TO as to enable the president, acting for
the .Cnited States government which is
responsible in our international rela-
tons, TO enforce the rights of aliens I'M
der treaties Even as the law now is
something can be done by the federal
government toward this end and in the
matter now hefore me affecting the Jap
anese, everything that it is in my power
TO do VIII be done and all of the forces,
military and civil of the United States
which | may lawfully employ will he
so employed. There should. however, be
I no particle of doubt as to 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 If inde-
pendent of this government it would
never venture to perform or permit tho
| performance of the acts complained of.
| The entire power and the whole duty to
| protect the offending city or the offend4
| ing community lies in the hands of the
I United states government 1t is UNI
| thinkahle that We SHOULD continue pole
! icy under which a given locality may be
s ssieySl. to commit crime against
government limited, not to preventing
the commission OF the crime, sut, in the
last resort, to defending the people who
! have committed 1t against the conse-
! quences Of their own wrongdoing."
American citizenship should be con-
IIerred on the citizens Of Porto Rico.
The harbor OF San Juan in Porto Rico
should be dredged and improved The
expenses Of the federal court OF Porto
Eco s9ouTs 81 oe met from the federal
fairs Of Porto Rico. together with those
| Of the Philippines, Htwai and our other
insular possessions should all be direct
ed UNDER one executive DEPARTMENT. by.
preference the department of state or the
department of war
Cuban intervention.
The rebellion In Cuba and the Incl
dents leading up to the establishments of
the provisional government Is reviewed,
and the president says
when the election has been held and
the new government 1naugurated IN
peaceful and orderly fashion OF the provi-
sional government will come to an end
take this opportunity OF expressing
upon behalf of.sJha American people.
| with all possible solemnity, our most
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 nnth-