The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-05

| vestigation and prosecution of unlaw- | ful business methods, are another necessary tax upon government which l did not exist half a century ago. The putting Into force of laws which shall secure the conservation of | our resources, so far as they may be within the Jurisdiction of the Federal | government. including the most i'm l portant work of saving and restoring | our forests. and the great improvement ! of waterways are all proper govern ment functions which must involve large expenditure If properly perform 1 ed. While some of them. like the | reclamation of arid lands, are made to 1 pay for themselves. others are of such expected of them. permanent inn ! provement. like the Panama Canal. 1 should be treated as distinct enter prise. and should be paid for by the | proceeds of bonds. the issue of which will distribute its cost between the | present and future generations in ac | cordance with the benefits derived It may well be submitted to the serious | consideration of Congress whether the | deepening and control of the channel of great river system. like that of the Ohio or of the Mississippi, when | definite and practical plans for the l termfned upon, should not be provided | Tor In the same way.
 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 its own trade interests, in the maintenance of traditional Ameri- | can policy against the colonization of European monarchies in this hemis- phere, and in the promotion of peace the cost of maintaining a proper army | a proper navy and suitable fortifica- tlons upon the mainland of the United States and in its dependencies.
 | ah L., ganized, and so officered as to be capable in time of emergency, in CO., l operation with the National Militia and under the provisions of a proper pand into force sufficient to resist all probable invasion from abroad and to furnish respectable expeditionary Toree, nsna. if If, necessary in the mainte, policy which bears the name of Presi- | dent Monroe.
 Our Qualifications are yet In a state of only partial completeness, and the number of men to man them Is insuf- ficient In few years. however, the usual annual appropriations for our coast defenses both on the mainland and in the dependencies, will make them sufficient to resist all direct at 1 tack. and by that time we may hope that the men to man them will be pro- vided as necessary adjunct. The dis tance of our shores from Europe and Asia of course reduces the necessity for maintaining under arms great army. but 1t does not take away the requirement. of mere prudence. that we should have an army sufficiently large and so constituted as to form a nucleus out of which a suitable force can quickly grow.
 may be affirmed in even a more emphatic way of the navy. A modern navy cannot be improvised It must
 be built and in existence when the al nrfu hi ioh f0- IE-
 use and operation. My distinguished predecessor has in many speeches and messages set out with great force and striking language the necessity for maintaining a strong navy commen-
 surate with the coast line. the govern mental resources and the foreign
 trade of our nation; and wish to re-
 iterate all the reasons which he has presented in favor of the policy of maintaining a strong navy as the best conservator of our peace with other nations and the best means of secur
 ing respect for the assertion. of our rights, the defense of our interests and the exercise of our influence In inter national matters.
 A Policy of Peace.
 Our international policy is always to promote peace. We shall enter into any war with full consciousness of | the awful consequences that it always | entails. whether successful or not, and we, of course. shall make every effort. consistent with national honor and the highest national interest, to avoid resort to arms. We favor every in | strumentality, like that of The Hague Tribunal and arbitration treaties made with a view to it's use In all interna- | tional controversies in order to main tain peace and to avoid war. But we | should be blind to existing conditions
 and should allow ourselves to become foolish idealists. If we did not realize that with all the nations of the world l armed and prepared for war we must l a
 order to prevent other nations from
 taking advantage of us and of our in-
 ability to defend our interests and as-
 sert our rights with strong hand In
 the international controversies that are likely to arise in the Orient growing
 out of the question of the open door and other issues. the United States can
 maintain her interests intact and can
 secure respect for her just demands.
 She will not be able to do so, however,
 If it Is understood that she never in
 and her defense of our interest by any
 thing but mere verbal protest and
 diplomatic note. For these reasons,
 the expenses of the army and navy and
 considered as something which the
 government must pay for, and they
 should not be cut off through mere
 consideration of economy. Our gov
 ernment Is able to afford a suitable
 army and a suitable navy. It may
 maintain them without the slightest
 danger to the Republic or the cause
 of the free institutions. and fear of
 additional taxation ought not to
 change a proper policy in thls regard.
 The policy of the United States In
 the Spanish war. and since. has given
 it q position of influence among tic nations that it never had before. anu should be constantly eXerted to secur- ing to Its bona fide citizens whether native or naturalized. respect for them as such In foreign countries. We should make every effort to prevent , humiliating and degrading prohibition
 against any of our citizens wishing , temporarily to sojourn in foreign countries because of race or eligIon. The admission of Asatic immi- grants who can not be amalgamated . with our population has been made the our treaties and statutes. or of strict
 administrative regulation secured hy ! diplomatic negotiation. sincerely y ! hope that we may continue to mini mize the evils likely to arise from
 such immigration without unnecessary } friction and by mutual concessions be- a tween self-respecting governments ' ton to prevent. or. falling that tc punish outhursts of race feeling among our people against foreigners of whatever nationality who have by ] our grant a treaty right to pursue law fu1 business here and to be protected p against lawl"ss assault or injury. z This leads me to point out a seriOu. , defect in the present Federal jurisdic 3 ton which ought to he remedied a - once Having assured to other count - tries hy treaty the protection of Oul laws for such of their subjects or cttt p zens as we permit to come within ouI { jurisdiction we now leave to a stat,