The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-08

nOnactlOn result. MeauWHlIe very lew
salmon reach the spawning grounds.
and probably four years hence the
fisheries will amount to nothing, and
this comes from a struggle between
| the associated or gill net fishermen
on the one hand and the owners of the
| fishing wheels up the river. The fish
cries of the Mississippi, the Ohio and
| the Potomac are also in a bad way.
| For this there is no remedy except for
| the United States to control and legis-
| late for the interstate fisheries as part
of the business of interstate COM
| merce. In this case the machinery
! for scientific investigation and for con-
| troll already exists in the United
Staes bureau of fisheries. In this as
in similar problems the obvious and
simple rule should be followed Of hay
ing those matters which no particular
| state can manage taken in hand by the
United States. problems which. in the
seesaw of conflicting state legislatures
are absolutely unsOlvable. are easy
enough for the congress to control.
Fisheries and Fur Seals.
| The federal statute regulating inter
|
ed 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
proved our faith by our deeds. We
have behaved and are behaving to-
ward other nations as in private life an
honorable man would behave toward
his fellows.
Latin American Republics.
The commercial and material prog
ress Of the twenty Latin American re-
publics is worthy of the careful atten-
ton Of the congress. No other section
of the world has shown a greater pro-
portionate development of it's foreign
trade during the last ten years, and
none other has more special claims on
the interest of the United States. 1t
offers today probably larger opportuni-
ties for the legitimate expansion of our
commerce than any other group of
countries. These countries will want
our products in greatly increased guam
titles, and we shall CORRESPONDENCE
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 a 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, 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 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.
1 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 corol
larry 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 lines can be put into oper
alton. Accordingly l urge that the
congress act promptly where foresight
already shows that action sooner OF
later will be inevitable
7 Hawaii.
. 1 call particular attention to the
territory of Hawaii. The Importance
J of those islands is apparent. and the
need of improving their condition ano
developing their resources is urgent
In recent years industrial conditions
upon the islands have radically chang
ed. The importation of cody labor
has practically ceased, and there i.
now developing such diversity il
agricultural products as to make posi-
BILE 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. IL
aid these changes the national govern
ment must provide the necessary har
Dor improvements on each island 81
that the agricultural products can b,
. carried to the markets Of the world
The coastwise shipping laws should b,
amended to meet the special needs O
the islands, and the alien contract la
Dor law should be so modified in it.
application to Hawaii as to enabl,
. American and European labor to b,
brought thither.
We have begun to improve Pear
harbor for a naval base and to pro
vide the necessary military fortified
lions for the protection of the islands
but 1 cannot too strongly emphasiz,
the need of appropriations for thes,
purposes of such an amount as will
within the shortest possible time max,
those islands practically impregnable
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