Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-12-06

the narpof OF san Juan ~ N-tW 11'1-
should be dFsdged and improved Iss
expenses OF the federal court OF t0rtY
Rico should Be met from the teu1-1t
treasury. The administration of me aE-
81 ne Philippines' Hawaii and our other
inHular possessions should Ell Pc diraft. !
ed under one executive department. W
preference the department OF state 81 tne
department Of war
Naturalization Of laps.
President Roosevelt scores San Fran
cisco and other Pacific coast cities loE
their treatment OF the Japanese, ana
makes the following Recommendations
Our nation fronts on the Pacinc' JUST
as II fronts on the Atlantic. We hope
to play a constantly growing part ln
the great ocean OF the orient. We
WISH as we ought to wish, for great
commercial development In our deal
ings with Asia; and II is out Of the
have such development unless we free.
Iy and gladly extend to other nations
the same measure OF Justice and gQo0'
treatment which we expect to receive,
OF our citizens that act badly Where
the federal government has power ~
will deal summarily with any such.
Where the several states have power
wisely and promptly with such cons
duct, or else this small body of wrong
doors may bring shame upon the great
mass Of their innocent and right
nation as whole Good mannere
should be an international no less than
an individual attribute. ask fair
treatment for the japanese as would
ask fair treatment for Germans or
Englishmen, Frenchmen. Russians oi
Italians. / ask 1t as due to humanity
and civilization ask 1t as due to
ourselves because we must act up
rightly toward, all men ..
az 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 embarrassmepts
ternatIonal obligations is the. fact that
the statutes OF the United States gov
eminent are. sg.irsy tnsdse'.eds. ssw
sufficiently ample power, through United
States courts and by the use Of the
army and navy. to protect aliens ~ the
sats %SeS 70 me law os the snd
1 therefore earnestly recommend that
the criminal and civil statutes Of this
United States be so amended and added
to as to enable the president. acting for
the United States government, which u
responsible In our international rela~
lions, to enforce the rights Of aliens ul-
der treaties. Even as the law now q
something can be. done w the federal
matter now before me affecting the jap
anese, everything that II ig In my power
to do will be done. and all Of the forceg,
military and civil, Of the United States
so employed There should, however, BE-
no particle Of doubt as to the power OF
the national government completely .
perform and enforce its own OBLIGATIONS
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 Z
eign power thus assaulted, and II inAe.
pendent Of this government 1t would
never venture to perform or permit the
performance of the acts complained Of.
protect the offending city or the Offend
Ing community lies In the hands OF the
United States government. 1t - urs
thinlEable that we should continue q poll
icy under which a given locality may BE-
allowed to commit crime against 4
friendly nation, and the United States
government limited, not to preventing
the commission Of the crime, but, In the
last resort, to defending the people who
have committed It against the conso-
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
peaceful and orderly fashion OF the provi-
sional government will come to an end.
take this opportunity of expressing
upon behalf Of the 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 moth
ing OF Cuba except that 1t shall prosper
morally and materially. and Wishes moth.
be able to preserve order among them-
selves and therefore to preserve their
II the elections become 9
farce, and II the insurrectlonary hanls
becomes confirmed in the island, u Il abb
solutely out Of the question that the
island should continue independent; and
the United States, which has assume4
the sponsorship before the ciyiliEed world
again have to intervene and to see that
the government was managed In such
orderly fashion as to secure the safety
q ne and property The path e 3
eminent Is always hard, and we should
have every charity and patience with the
Cubans as they tread this difncult parth.
I have the utmost sympathy with. &c
adjure them solemnly to weigh their re-
and to see chat when their
new government u started Il shall run
smoothly, and with freedom from n9-
and from insurrectionary disturbances on
ConsiderabIe space IL devoted to the
International conference Of American re.
TO South America, and points 70 the taot
that our efforts in behalf Of the nations
q that country are appreciated by them.
on the subject OF the Panama canal ne
promises a special message In the near
future
The Army and Navy.
The message closes with plea for
me maintenance OF the navy ct Its pres.
lnt standard, to DO which he says would
mean the building OF one batteship each
army and navy he eaya:
'sThe readiness and efficiency Of both the
army and navy In dealing with the re-
cent sudden crisis IN Cuba Illustrates
readiness and efficiency would have been
very much less had II not been for the
Existence Of the general stan IN the army
md the general board In the navy hotn
md use Of our military forces afoat ana
lehora. The troops that were sent to
cuba were handled iiawlesgly Il was
he awiftest mobilization and dlspatch 81
iroops over sea ever accomplished ~
lur government. The expedition LANDED
Completely equipped and ready fer IN
mediate service, several Of its Organise
ions hardly remaining in Havana oysr
hight before splitting up into dotach-
nsnts and going to their several pogia
4 was q fine demonstration Of the vnlor
md efficiency Of the general stan h,n-
larry, II was owing IN large part 70 ne
4 he j OUTSET to meet the Cuban orjsis
NTH such instant ediclency; ship after
hip appearing on the shortest notice e