The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-06-25

their real aim the Acknowledgement
Tor reason of color alone, as unfair, un-
American and repugnant to the su
preme law of the land.
RESOURCES AND WATERWAYS.
| We ihdorse the movement inaugu-
rated by the administration for the
conservation Of our natural resources;
we approve all methods to prevent the
waste of timber; we commend the
work 0 going on for the reclama-
tion OF arid lands and reaffirm the
Republican policy of the free distri-
button of the available areas of the
public domain to the landless settler
No obligation of the future is more
insistent and none will result in great
er blessings to posterity. In line with
this splendid undertaking is the further
duty, equally imperative, to enter up
on systematic improvement upon a
large and comprehensive plan, Just to
all portions of the country, Of the
waterways, harbors and Great Lakes,
whose natural adaptability to the in
creasing traffic of the land is one of
Providence.
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The sixtieth Congress passed many
.commendable acts, increasing the eff
cheney of the army and navy, making
the militia an integral part of the Ma
tional establishment; authorizing join.
m%aneuvers of the army and navy, for
tifying new naval bases and complet-
ing the construction Of coaling stations
and instituting a female nurse corps
for naval hospitals and ships, and ad-
ding two new b~attleships, ten torpendo
boat d%estroyers, three GOLFERS and
eight submarines to the strength of the
navy. Although at peace with the
world and in the full confidence that
the American petople do not desire and
will not provoke a war with any
other country, we, nevertheless, declare
our unalterable devotion to the policy
that will keep this Republic ready at
all times to defend her traditional doc
trines, and assure her appropriate part
in protecting permanent tranquility
among the nations.
PROTECTING OUR CITIZENS
ABROAD.
We commend the vigorous efforts
made by the administration to protect
American citizens in foreign countries,
and pledge ourselves to insist upon the
just and equal protection of all citi-
zens abroad. 1t is the unquestionable
duty of this government to procure for
its citizens, without distinction. the
rights of travel and ~sojourn in friendly
countries, and we declare ourselves in
favor of all proper efforts tending to
that end.
FOREIGN COMMERCE EXTENSION.
Under the administration of the Re-
publican party the foreign
of the United States has experienced
a remarkable growth, until at present
1t has an annual approximate value of
$4,000. 900 900, and gives employ
ment to a vast amount of labor and
capital which would otherwise be idle.
1t has i~naugurated through the recent
visit of the Secretary of State to Mex
leo and South America a new era of
Pan-American IN and comifv
which is bringing US into closer touch
with our twenty sister American re-
publics, having a common historical
heritage. a republican form of govern.
ment, and offering us a limitless field
ofsiegitimate commercial expansion.
ARBITRATION-THE HAGUE
TREATIES.
The conspicuous contributions Of
American craftsmanship TO the great
cause OF. international peace so signally
advanced in The Hague conference. are
an occasion for just pride and graft
At the last session of the Sen.
ate of the United States eleven Hague
conferences were ratified and establish
ed the rights of neutral laws of war
on land. restriction of submarine mines
and limiting the use of force for the
collection of contractual debts. govern-
ing the opening of hostilities, extend.
ing the application of the Geneva prin.
eiples and in many ways lessening the
evils of war and promoting the peace.
fui settlement of international con
troversy. At the same session twelve