Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-12-11

our products in greatly increased guam.
titles, and we shall corrcspondingly
need theirs. The international bureau
Of the American republics 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 people and with our pur-
poses toward them, but with what we
have TO exchange for their goods. 1t
is an international institution support
ed by all the governments of the two
Americas.
Panama Canal.
The work on the Panama canal is
being done with a speed. efIicienc-
and entire devotion to duty which
make it 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 commissioners through
the entire list Of employees who are
faithfully doing their duty. have won
their right to the ungrudging respect
and gratitude Of the American people.
Ocean Mail Lines.
| again recommend the extension Of
the ocean mail act of 1891 so that sat
isfactory American ocean mail lines
to South America. Asia. the Philip,
pines and Australasia may be estab-
lished The creation of such steam
ship lines should be the natural coroI-
larry Of the voyage Of the battle feet
1t should precede the opening Of the
Panama canal. Even under favorable
conditions several years must elapse
before such lines can he put into oper-
alton. Accordingly urge that the
congress net promptly where foresight
already shows that action sooner or
later will be inevitable
Hawaii.
call particular attention to TIE
territory of Hawaii The Importance
of those islands is ann,ra7t and the
need of improving their condition and
developing their resources is ursent.
In recent years Industrial conditions
upon the islands have radically chang
ed The importation OF cody labor
has practically ceased, and there is
now developing such diversity in
a gricultural products as to make posi-
b e a change in the land conditions OF
the territory so that an opportunity
may be given to the small landowner
similar to that on the mainland. To
aid these changes the national govern
ment must provide the necessary har-
bcr Improvements on each island so
that the agricultural products can be |
carried to the markets of the world. /
The coastwise shipping laws should be
amended to meet the special needs of
the Islands, ana the alien contract Ia /
Dor law should lie 50 modified in its /
application TO Hawaii Us to enable I
American and European labor to be /
brought thither
We have begun to improve Pearl /
larbor for naval base and to pro- I
vide the necessary military fortitica
ions for the protection of the islands, I
out | cannot TOO strongly emphasize /
he need Of appropriations for these
purposes of such an amount as will |
within the shortest possible time make
hose islands practically impregnable.
t is useless to develop the Industrial
conditions of the islands and estab-
ish there bases of supply for our ma
-al and merchant fleets unless we in
ure, as far rs human ingenuity can,
heir safety from foreign seizure.
One thing to be remembered with all
,ur Notifications is that it is almost
Useless to make them impregnable
rom the sea if they are left open to
and attack This is true even of our
,wn coast. but it is d0ubly true of our
nsular possessions In Hawaii, for
Instance. it is worse than useless to
stabish a naval station unless we
it behind Notifications so
trong that no landing force can take
hem save by regular and long con-
inued siege operations.