The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1906-12-07

'uV'c OF Protestant. Jew or uen,ll,
m"e'lier they come from Euo,o,a .
Germany Russia, japan or Itnly moy
'e'S nothing All we have n rich, ,
QUESTION Is the mans conduct II h
% noieSt ANA upright In his denIi,g
WIN us heIghbor ana with tho stot'
.ne'' ne Is entitled to respect and yon
treatment. Especially do we nonJ ,
relic'lber our duty to the strnnyo
"'ull'' our gates, 1t is t.ie sure mar
VI low civilization, Il low morullty :
oOoSe or discriminate against or I'm an
way hl'mllIate such stranger VINO hn
como mere lawfully and who is con
quoting himself properly. 70 rcm.u
pcr TINS Is incumbent on every Anna,
'c"l' cltlHeh, ana 1t Is of course nncu
Jury incumbent on every government
o'''''al' whether Of the nation or q
'lle several states
! am prompted to say this nv N
"''''de OF hostility here and there n.
S"nl'd toward the Japanese in thl
country This hostility Is sporadic an,
IS limited to Il very few places, Neyo,
'leIeSs 1t Is most dlscredltable n II
Us Il people, ana 1t may be frnuyh
WIN the graveSt consequences to Il,
nation
ask tair treatment for the japnncs
us would ask fair treatment for 90,
'l"nS OF EhgllShmen, Frenchnlen, Rus
SANS or Italians, ! ask II rs duc l.
humanity and civilization. | ask II n
due to ourselves, because we must NO
nprlghtly toward all men. recon-
menu to the congress that an net b
passed specifically providing for TIN
naturalization Of Japanese who com
mere intending to become American eli
lzcns. One Of the great embarross
mehts attending the performance o
our international obligations Is tn
fact that the statutes of the Unite,
states are entirely inadequate. The,
tall to give to the national government
sufficiently ample power. through Unit
ed states courts and by the use Of tn,
lrlny ana navy, to protect aliens In tn
rights secured to them under solemn
treaties which are the law of the land
| therefore earnestly recommend tina
the criminal and civil statutes of tn,
United States be so amended and add
cd to as to enable the president. actin:
FOR the United States government
which Is responsible In our interna
tional relations. to enforce the rights
" aliens under treaties.
The Cuban Matter.
Last August an Instruction brok,
ut In Cuba which it speedily grew evi
lent that the existing Cuban govern
ment was powerless to quell. Thank,
to the preparedness of our navy.
was able Immediately to send enough
ships to Cuba to prevent the situation
from becoming hopeless. and fur
thcrmore dispatched to Cuba the sec
rotary Of war and the assistant secre
tary Of state In order that they nigh
grapple with the situation on tn,
ground
In accordance with the so called
Platt amendment, which was embod
fed IN the constitution Of Cuba, there
upon proclaimed provisional govern
ment for the island, the secretary OF
war acting as provisional COY >rnor I'M
I'll he could be replaced by Mr.. Magoon
the late minister to Panama and GOV
rrn0r Of the canal zone on the isthmus
Troops were sent to support them and
to relieve the navy, the expedition be
ing handled with most satisfactory
speed and efficiency Peace has come
in the island. and the harvesting Of the
sugar cane crop. the great crop Of the
island, Is about to proceed. When the
election has been held and the new
government inaugurated IN peacefil'
and orderly fashion the provisional
government will come To an end.
The United States wishes nothing OF
cuba except that it shall prosper NOR
ally and materially and wishes nothing
NJ the Cubans save that they shall BE-
able to preserve order among them
selves aud therefore 10 preserve tlc'r
indenendence. II the elections brr"'''
n farce and If the lSulrecuol"r! ''"''''
hocomcs confirmed on The island Il =
absolutely out of the question tha' 'I'
island should continue independents
and the United States, which has rs
sumed the sponsorship before the CIV
i,izcd world for Cuba's career us II ''"'
tlon would again have to intervene
and to see that the government was
managed in such orderly fashIoh "s "
secure the safety of life and property
The RIO Conference
The second international conference
of American republics hei' II, MeH',
90 in the years l0ol'o2, provide" 'o'