The Dolores star., 1906-12-07

u is not necessary at present 10 .iisc,,s~
should be gradual. Al first n neru,s NJ,
hau0na. ~, nr inh,eritanee ,,e tsx. while II Nigh:
has hitherto been. need not sgnr1si nuch "a.
either In amount or In the extent OF III:
Increase BY graduation. to what such a
tax should ultimately be
Agricultural interests.
He appeals for every encourapeusr,
that the congress can give to the sgri
cultural interests of the country. us
points 70 the good that is being done by
tions. and says:
Several factors must cooperate in the
He must have the chance to be ed,IcateJ
in the widest possible sense-in the sens
whiGh a,a,,nrsesp Keeps ever In view the Intimate
cation and the facts of life. In nj,
education we should widen our aims. IL
ber OF trained scholars and students.
but the education superintended by the
state STATE must must seek rather to produce a hum
scholar. and II must be turned now ana
tnen from the class book to the study
is especially true OF the farmer a. in,s mas
been pointed out again and again by ali
observers most competent to pass prac-
country life. All students now reaSzs
that education must seek to train the
confer more Rewees res, o, yonns people and to
phrase dignity of labor and to pre-
pare the pupils so that in addition to
his Individual capacity for WORK the,
may together help create a right putl,c
ph opinion, and show in many ways sociii
become necessary In the business world:
and 1t has accomplished much for good
sary for farmers. Such a movement az
the grange movement is good In itself
and Is capable of n well-nigh Infinite fur
ther extension for good so long as 1t Is
kept to its own legitimate business. The
benefits to be derived by tine association
of farmers for mutual advantage are
paruy economic and partly sociological
Currency Reform.
Amendments to the present CURRENCY
laws are asked for. and after showinx
that present laws are inadequate because
charges. he says:
The mere statement of these facts
shows that our present system is seri-
ously detective There is need of n
change. Unfortunately. however, manv
OF the proposed changes must be ruled
from consideration because they ar.
complicated. are not easy of compre.
hension. and tend to disturb existing
rights and interests. We must also
terially impair the value of the IJpited
states two per cent. bonds now pledged
to secure circulation. the issue of
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
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
and business men. According to this
plan national banks should be per-
mitted to issue a specified proportion
kind. the issue to be taxed at so high
rate as to drive the notes back when
not wanted in legitimate trade. This
currency to give banks additional
profits. but to meet the emergency pre-
sented by times of strineency.
He again asks for free trade with this
country for the Philippines and in the
same connection reviews the work done
'if we have erred in the Philippines 1t
has been in proceeding too. rapidly in
the direction Of granting a large meas
ure of self-government.'
Naturalization of Japs.
President Roosevelt scores San Fran
cisco and other Pacific coast cities for
their treatment OF the Japanese. and
eoa 10 tse
an act be passed specifically providing for
the naturalization of Japanese who come
liens. One OF the great embarrassments
attending the performance of our in
tsrnationGl obligations Il the fact that
ernment are entirely Inadequate. They
fail to give to the national government
States courts ps and by the nss Of tss
army and navy. to protect aliens in the
rights secured to them under solemn
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 United States government. which Is
responsible in our International rela-
tions. to enforce the rights of aliens un-
treattaG
something can be done by the federal
government toward this end, and In the
anese. everything that 1t is in my power
to do will be done. and all of the forces.
military and civil. Of the United States
SO employed. There should. however. be
no particle of doubt as to the power of
perform and enforce its own obligations
city may at any time perform acts OF
foreigners which Would plunge US into
less to make defense against the for
eign power thus assaulted, and II inde-
pendent of this government It would
never venture to perform or permit the
The entire power @ and Gdh the % Whole duty u, to
protect the offending city or the Offend
ing community lies in the hands of the
thinkable that we should continue pol
Icy under which given locality may be
allowed to commit crime against
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 1t against the conse-
'quences Of their own wronEdoing."
American citizenship should be con-
ferred 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
Rico should be met from the federal
treasury. The administration of the nf-
fairs of Porto Rico. together with those
of the Philippines, Hawaii and our other
insular possessions. should all be direct
ed under one executive department.: by
department of war.
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-