The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-04

,nnnaber of;msn ID man them s1in5da;
elent. IN II few sears. 6oyYeyef. thu
usual annual approp riati lions for our
coast defeIses. both on The mainland
and I'D The depend cies, will mako
them ssufac ient to resist all direct at
tack, and ,by that time we may hope
that the men to man them Will pro.
rided $as . necessary adjunct The
distance of our shores from Europe
and Asia, Of course, reduces the. me-
eessltyf for maintaining under arms a
great army. but It does not take away
the requirement Of mere prudence,
that we should have m army sudl.
clentlys large and 50 constituted as to
form7a nucleus out Of which suitable
force can quickly. grow, ". $500 s
What has been said Of the army
may be affirmed 10 even a more en-
phatlc way Of the, navy. A modern
navy cannot be improvlsed. It must
be built and In existence when the.
emergency arises which calls for Its
use and opera ton. My distinguished
predecessor has in many speeches aud
messages set out With great force and
striking language the necessity for
maintaining a strong navy commensu.,
rate with the coast line. the govern.
mental resources and the foreign trade
Of our nation, and lswish toirelterate
all the reasons which be has presented
In favor OF the policy Of maintaining
a strong navy rs the best conservator
Of our peace with other nations and
the best mems Of securing respect for
the assertion of our rights. the defense
Of our interests and the exercise OF
our influence in International matters lltt
Must Arm a. Other Nations Do. sly
Our international policy Is always to
promote peace. We shall enter Into
any war with a fua consciousness OF
the awful consequences thatiit always
entails, whether successful or not, and
we, Of course, shall mike every effort,
consistent with national honor and the
highest national Interest. to avoid a
resort to arms. We favor every instru-
mentality, like that Of The Hague trl.
bunal and arbitration treaties made
with a view to Its use In I'LL Interim.
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 II we did not realize
that, with NIL the nations Of the world
armed and prepared for war, we must
be ourselves In 4 similar condition In
order to prevent other nations from.
taking advantage Of us and Of our In
ability to defend our interests and rs.
sert our rights with a strong hand,
In the International controversies that
are likely to arise In the orient. grow
ing out Of the question Of the
open door and other Issues, the
United States can maintain her inter.
ests intact and Gun secure respect for
her just demands. She will not be
able to do so, however. II It Is under.
stood that she never intends to back
un her assertion Of right and her de-
Tense Of her Interest by anything but
mere verbal protest and diplomatic
note. For these reasons the expenses
Of the army and navy and Of coast de.
lenses should always be considered as
something which the government must
pay for. and they should not be cut OF
through mere consideration Of econ.
omy. Our government Is able to af.
ford a suitable army and suitable
navy. 1t may maintain them without
the slightest danger to the republic or
tho cause Of free Institutions, md fear
Of additional taxation ought not to
change a proper policy In this regard.
Protection For Our Citizens Abroad.
The policy Of the United States In
the Spanish war and since has given
It a position Of influence among the
nations that It never had before and
should be constantly e1erted to secur.
Ing to its bona fde citizens. whether
native or naturallzed, respect for them
as such In foreign countries. We
should make every effort to prevent
humlllnting and degrading prohibition
against any Of our citizens wishing
temporarily to soJourn in foreign coun.
tries because Of race or religion.
Tho Japanese Question. 4
The admission Of Asiatlc immigrants
who cannot be amalgamated with our
population has been made the subject
either Of prohibltory clauses in our
treaties and statutes or Of strict ad-
ministratlye regulation secured by dip.
lomatic negotiations. l sincerely hope
that we may continue to minimize the
evils likely to arise from such imml.
grafton without unnecessary friction
and by mutual concessions between
self respecting governments. Mean.
time We must TAKE every precaution to
prevent or. failing that, to punish out
bursts of race feeling among our peo.
pie ngnlust foreigners Of whatever m.
tionality who have by our grant
treaty right to pursue lawful business
here and to DO protected against law.
less assault or Injury. *
This leads me to point out a serious
defect In the present federal jurlsdlc.
ton which ought to DO remedied ut
once. Having assured to other coun-
tries by treaty the protection Of our
laws for such Of their subjects or citl.
Gems MS we permit to come within our