Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1908-06-24

nurse corps for naval hospitals and shops, and adding two new battlcships, ten torpedoboat destroyers three steam colliers and eight submarines Co the strength of the navy. Although at peace with the world, and secure in the | consciousness that the American peo. pie do not desire and will not provoke a war with any country, we ncverthe. | less declare our unalterablc devotion Co n policy that will keep this republic ready at all times to defend her tradi. | tional doctrines, and assure her appro. priate part in protecting permanent tranquility among the nations of the world
 | American Citizens Abroad | "Wc commend the vigorous efforts made by the administration Co protect | American citizens in foreign countries and pledge ourselves to insis, upon tho just and equal protection of all our citi zens abroad. IL is the unquestionable duty of the government to procure for all our citizens without distinction, the rignts of travel and soiourn in friendly countries. and we declare ourselves in favor of all proper efforts tending to that end.
 Extension of Foreign Commerce
 "Undcr the administration of the Republican party foreign commerce of
 the United States has experienced Q
 remarkable growth, until 1t has at present an annual valuation of approx.
 mately three billions of dollars and gives employment to a vast amount of labor and capital, which would other wise be idle. IL has inaugurated through the recent visit of the secre
 tary of state to South America and
 Mexico new era of Pan.Ameriean
 commerce. and comity wnieh Is bring. ing us into close touch with our twenty
 sister American republics, having a common historical heritage, n republi' can form of government, and offering
 us a limtless field of legitimate com.
 mcrcial expansion.
 Arbitration and The Hague Treaties
 "The conspicuous contributions of
 American statesmanship to the grea.
 cause of international peace, so signal.
 ly advanced in The Hague conferences,
 are an occasion for just pride and grati-
 fcation. At the last session of the sen.
 at. of the United States eleven Hague
 conferences were ratified and sstab.
 lished the rign,s of neutral laws of war
 on land restriction of submarine mines,
 limiting the use of force for the collec.
 ton of contractual debts, governing
 the opening of hostilities, extending
 the application of the Geneva prinei.
 ples, and in many ways lessening the
 evils of war and promoting the peace
 ful settlement of international contro'
 versy. At the same session twelve ar.
 bitratiou conventions with great na
 ,ions were confirmed, and extradition
 boundary and naturalization treaties
 of supreme importance were ratified We endorse such achievements as the highest duty a people can perform and proclaim the obligation of furthe'
 strengthening the bonds of friendship
 and good will with all the nations of
 the world.
 ? '.,...s ..sMsrchaut Marine
 I'll I've adhere to the Republican doc Urine of encouragement to shipping and 1 afge legislation as will revive the mer
 chant marine prestige of the countr, 70 essential 10 national defense, th' enlargement of foreign trade and thu ' industrial prosperity of our own people Veterans. of the wars Another. Republican policy whiei . . must be ever maintained is that o liberal provision for those who nav' ', fought the country's battles, and fol U the widows and orphans of those wh' ' have fallen. We commend the increas' :. in the widows pensions made by th' present Congress and declare for a lib !, eral administration of all pension law ' Co the end that the peoples gratitud may grow deeper as the memories Q " heroic sacrifice grow more sacred wit v he passing years.
 ,'' Civil Service
 Q "We reailirm our former declaration l. that the civil service laws, enacted, es
 tended and enforced by the Republica
 party shall continue 10 be maintaire
 and obeyed.
 ', Public Health
 t. i've commend efforts to seeur .e greater efficiency in national publi ,s health agencies and favor such mgi al lution as will effect this purpose. n Bureau of Mines and Mining IS "In the interest of the great miners at industries of our country. VIC carnestl s favor the establishment of n bureau ( ,e mines and mining.
 ~ ~ Cuba, Porto Rico, Philippines, Panan T. "The American government, in K d publican hands has freed Cuba, give re peace and protection 10 Porto kieo ar d. th, Philippines under our flag and b n. gun the construction of the Panan ir canal. The political conditions in Cut n. yindicate the wisdom of maintainiI n between Cuba and this country, imps