The La Jara chronicle., 1906-12-07

American Citizenship should be con
ferred on the citizens OF Porto Rec
expenses OF the federal court of Porti
treasury The administration of the AT
fairs OF Porto Rico. together with those
insular possessions. should ali be direct.
ed under one executive department: oI
preference the department OF state or thu
department OF war.
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:
1t fronts on the Atlantic. We hope
to play a constantly growing part In
wish. we ought to wish. for a great
commercial development in our deal
question that we should permanently
have such development unless free
the same saas Of ana sood
treatment which we expect to receive
Of h onr Citizens IS that 4as act vfry badly wher.
the federal government has power 10
vii wsa-d deal al summa5iiy with any such
wisely and promptly with such con-
doers may bring shame upon the great
mass mass OF their innocent and right
nation as a Whole, GOOD Da manners
should be an international no less than
treatment for the Japanese as / would
ask fair treatment for Germans or
italians. / ask il as due to humanity
and Givilization. ask It rs due to
rightly toward all men.
II recommend co to the as.,,,. congress that
the tn ma nat9raiization Of JAPANESE pTye who eoms
here intending to become American cit
at he narf fnr NJ tn-
ternationai obligations is the fact that
the statutes of the United States gov
ernment entirely Inadequate. They
fail to give to the national government
sufficiently ample power. through United
army and navy. to protect aliens in the
rights secured to them under solemn
l therefore earnestly recommend that
the criminal and civil statutes of the
to to enable the president. acting for
the United States government. which 10
tons 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 it is in my power
military and civil. of the United States
which ina ! may lawfully employ will bs
no particle Of doubt to the power Of
the national government completely to
city may at any time perform acts 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 inds-
pendent of this government 1t would
performance OF the acts complained Of
The entire power and the whole duty to
protect the OFFENDING city or the ofrend-
ing community lies in the hands OF the
thinkable that We should continue a mol
tfF lfHT u irh n ma v hA
allowed 10 commit a crime against =
friendly nation. and the United states
the commission OF the crime. but. in tho
last resort, to defending the people who
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:
when the election has been held and
the new government inaugurated In
sionai Government @ viii come to o"s an p'd end,
take this, this opportunity OF expressing
Mth %PIn a pessb If the our
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 MOTH
ing of Cuba except that it shall prosper
ing OF the Cubans save that they shall
be able to preserve order among Them
Independence. II the elections become :
farce. and i the insurrectionary habit
solutely out OF the question that ths
island should continue independent: and
the sporsorship before the civilized world
for Cuba's career as nation, would
again have to intervene and to see that
the government was managed in such
orderly fashion as to secure the safety
OF life and property The path to be
ernment 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 solemnly to weigh their
sponsibilites and to see that when thei1
new government Is started 1t shall run
grant denial of right on the one hand.
and from insurrectionary disturbances on
Considerable space is devoted to the
international conference of American
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.
promises special message in the neay
future.
The Army and Navy.
The message closes with a plea for
the maintenance OF the navy at Its press
ent standard, to do which he says would
mean the building of one battleship each
year OF the present efficiency of the
THE readiness and efficiency of both the
army and navy in dealing with the re-
eTa.s cent sudden ts;n crisis crisis IN Cuba Illustrates
readiness and efficiency would have been
very much less had 1t not been for the
existence of the general staff in the army
and the general board in the navy: both
are essential to the proper development
ashore, The troops that were sent to
Cuba We're handled fawlessy. 1t was
troops over sea ever accomplished By
our government. The expedition landed