The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-12-08


part of the business Of interstate COM
merce. In this case the machinery
for scientific investigation and for
control already exists I'm the United
States Bureau of Fisheries In this
as IN similar problems the obvious
and simple rule should be followed of
having those matters which no par
ticular State can manage taken in
hand by the United States; problems
which in the seesaw of conflicting
State legislatures are absolutely un-
solvable, are easy enough for the
Congress TO control.
FISHERIES AND FUR SEALS.
The federal statute regulating in
terstate traffic In game should be ex-
tended to include fish. New federal
fish hatcheries should be established
The administration of the Alaskan
fur-seal service should be vested in
the Bureau Of Fisheries.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
This Nations foreign policy is based
on the theory that right must be done
between nations precisely as between
individuals, and In our actions for the
last ten years we have in this matter
proven our faith by our deeds. We
| have behaved. and are behaving, to-
wards other nations as in private life
an honorable man would behave to-
wards his fellows.
LATIN-AMERICAN REPUBLICS.
The commercial and material pro-
- I affv A n1ip
Republics is worthy Of the careful
attention of the Congress No other
section of the world has shown
greater proportionate development OF
its foreign trade during the last ten
years and none other has more spe-
cial claims on the interest Of the
United States. It offers today prob
ably larger opportunities for the legi-
innate expansion of our commerce
than any other group of countries.
These countries will want our prod
ucts in greatly increased quantities.
and we shall correspondingly need
theirs The International Bureau is
doing a useful work in making these
nations and their resources better
known to us. and in acquainting them
not only with 'us as a people and with
our purposes towards them, but with
what we have to exchange for their
| goods It is an international insti-
tuition supported by all the govern
ments of the two Americas.
PANAMA CANAL.
! The work on the Panama Canal is
| being done with a speed, efficiency
and entire devotion to duty, which
make it a model for all work of the
kind. No task of such magnitude has
ever before been undertaken by any
nation; and no task of the kind has
ever been better performed. The
men on the Isthmus, from Colonel
| Goethals and his fellow commission
| ers through the entire list of employ
ees who are faithfully doing their
duty, have won their right to the UNI
grudging respect and gratitude of the
American people.
OCEAN MAIL LINES.
again recommend the extension Of
the ocean mail act of 1891 so that
satisfactory American ocean mail
lines to South America. Asia the
Philippines, and Australasia may be
established. The creation of such
steamship lines should be the natural
corollary of the voyage of the battle
fleet. 1t should precede the opening
of the Panama Canal Even under
favorable conditions several years
must elapse before such u-s can be
! put INTO operation Accordingly I
urge that the Congress act promptly
where foresight already knows that
action sooner or later will be inc
vitable
THE PHILIPPINES.
Real progress toward self-govern.
ment is being made In the Philippine
) Islands The gathering of a Philip
I pine legislative body and Philippine
. assembly marks a process absolutely
: new in Asia, not only as regards Asia
! tic colonies of European powers but
D as regards Asiatic possessions of 9th
t er Asiatic powers; and, indeed. al
ways excepting the striking and won
S derful example afforded by the great
p Empire of Japan, It opens an entirely
e new departure when compared Will
G anything which has happened among
Asiatic powers which are their owl
r masters. Hitherto this Philippine
S legislature has acted with modera
n ton and self-restraint, and has seem
i ed in practical fashion 10 realize tn,
d eternal truth that there must always
: be government, and that the only wa!
G in which any body Of individuals car
d escape the necessity of being govern
s ed by outsiders Is to show that the!
are able to restrain themselves. L
s. keep down wrongdoiug and disorder
e The Filipino people. through their Off
8 cials, are therefore making real step
a in the direction of self-government
y hope and believe that these step
d mark the beginning OF a course whicl
n viii continue till the Filiplnos becom
IF fit to decide for themselves whethe
g. they desire to be an Independent na