Woodruff County news., 1909-03-11

the present and future generations in accordance with the benefits derived It may we'll be submitted to the seri- ous consideration Of congress whether the deepening and control of the chan nel of great river system, like that of the Ohio or of the Mississippi, when definite and practical plans for the enterprise have been approved and determined upon, should not be pro vided for in the same way.
 For Army and Navy.
 Then, too, there are expenditures of government absolutely necessary if our country is to maintain its proper place among the nations of the world, and is to exercise its proper influence in defense of it's own trade interests, in the maintenance of traditional American policy against the coloniza- tion of European monarchies in this hemisphere, and in the promotion of peace and international morality. refer to the cost of maintaining proper army, a proper navy and suit able Notifications upon the mainland of the United States and in it's depend encies.
 We should have an army so organ ized, and so officered, as to be capable in time of emergency in cooperation with the national militia, and under the provisions of a proper national volunteer law, rapidly to expand into a force sufficient to resist all probable invasion from abroad and to furnish a respectable expeditionary force, if necessary, in the maintenance of our traditional American policy which bears the name of President Monroe.
 Our Notifications are yet in state of only partial completeness and the number of men to man them is insuft1- cient. What has been said of the army may be affirmed in even more em- phatic way of the navy. A modern navy cannot be improvisesd. It must be built and in existence when the emergency arises which calls for it's use and operation.
 Asiatic Immigration.
 The admission of Asiatic immi- grants who cannot be amalgamated with our population has been made the subject either of prohibitory clauses in our treaties and statutes, or of strict administrative regulation secured by diplomatic negotiation. l sincerely hope that we may continue to minimize the evils likely to arise from such immigration without un- necessary friction and by mutual con- sessions between self-respecting gov ernments. Meantime, we must take every precaution tn prevent, or, fail ing that, to punish outbursts of race feeling among our people against for eigners of whatever nationality who have by our grant a treaty right to pursue lawful business here and to be protected against lawless assault or injury.
 This leads me to point out a serious defect in the present federal jurisdic tion which ought to be remedied at once Having assured to- other coun- tries by treaty the protection of our laws for such of their subjects or citizens as we permit to come within our jurisdiction, we now leave to a state or a city, not under the control of the federal government, a duty of performing our international obliga- tions in this respect. By proper legis- lation we may, and ought to, place in the hands of the federal executive the means of enforcing the treaty rights of such aliens in the courts of the fed eral government. It puts our govern ment in a pusillanimous position to make definite engagements to protect aliens and then to excuse the failure to perform those engagemnts by an explanation that the duty to keep them is in states or cities, not within our control.
 Monetary Laws Need Change.
 One of the reforms to be carried tion is change of our monetary and banking laws, so as to secure greater elasticity in the forms of currency available for trade, and to prevent the limitations of law from operating to increase the endorsements of a financial panic. The monetary com mission lately appointed is giving full consideration to existing conditions and to all proposed remedies, and will doubtless suggest one that will meet the requirements of business and of public interest. We may hope that the report will e1nbody neither the mar row view of those who believe that the sole purpose of the new system should be to secure a large return on bank ing capital or of those who would have greater expansion of currency with little regard to provisions for it's immediate redemption or ultimate se- curity. There is no subject of eco- homie discussion so intricate and so likely to evoke different views and dogmatic statements as this one. The commission in studying the general in- fluence of currency on business and of business on currency, have wisely extended tf cir investigation in Euro pean banking and monetary methods.
 The incoming congress should promptly fulfill the promise of the Re-