The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-03-05

In4TM t@N name oA EK%&At*~e~< AAseAFN%
Osr fortscasions aTe Yet il ! stage
81 oniy partial conpleteness. ard The
nsmber 81 men to mar them IS insu1-
esent "a faw years. hgwever. the
usual aanaal appropriations for our
eoasta 5eseases both On the mainland
ard "a ne 6epeaaencies Nh make
them s1a eut b resist Al direct a.
tack and - ihhat tine we may hope
that ihe n.ea b man thel Ni.i - pro
sided a. recassagy ad3gacs The dis
,arce 81 or shores from Europe and
Asia 0f course reduces the necessity
for maintaining under arms great
army bat Il does not take away the
requirement q mere prudence that We
should hare a. army sufficiently large
and 50 constituted as % form a nuci-
Gus out 81 whica q sBiRble force can
quickly grov
what has been said - the army
may Be affirmed 90 essen more en-.
phauc vay n the navy a modern
navy cannot BE- improvised i must
BE- buat ard O. existence when the
emergency arises which calls tor iis
sse and operation My distinguished
predecessor has "a many speeches and
messages 81 out with q great force
and striking language tbs necessity
for maintaining a strong navy com
mensurate th the coast line the gov
ernmentai resources and the foreign
trade oi our nation and I Hish 70 re-
iterste alI fhe reasons which BE- has
presented in favor Of the policy of
maintaining q strong naYy IS the best
e0nsergat0r 0f our peace with other
nations and best means u securing
respect zoe the assertion Of DIR rights
the defense 81 Dur interests and the
exercise of our influence 70 luterna-
tonal matters
Our international policy is always
70 promote peace We shall enter In
10 any war aith q fui consciousness
~ the awful consequences that il az
ways entails. whether auccessfu OF
not and we of course shall make
every EFFORT consistent with national
honor and the highest national inter
est. to avoid resort n arms We
favor every nstrumentalIty ike that
~ The Hague Tribunal and arbitration
treaties made with vie8 % Us use
In ali international controversies in
order 10 maintain peace aud to avoid
war But we should be- blind 10 ex
listing conditions, and ould allow
Yourselves 10 become foolish ldeallsts
lif we did not realize that with all the
nations Of the world armed and pre-
lpared for war We must be- ourselves iu
Ia slmilr condition. iu order bo pre-
vent other nations from taking ad
vantage Of IS and 81 our inability u
defend our interests and assert con
rights with a strong hand III the ln
lternati0ual controversies that are Ike
lly 10 arise IL the Orient. growing oul
of the question Of the open door ant
other issues. the United States car
maintain her Interests intact and car
lgecure respects for her Just demands
She will not be able to do so however
Ilf Il Is understood that she never IN
tends to back up her assertion oI
right aud her defense Of her interest
lbs anything but mere verbal protest
land diplomatic note For these rea
sons. the expenses 81 the army and
navy and of coast delensea should al
ways be considered as something
which the government must pay for
and they should not be- cut on through
mere consideration Of economy Oul
government Is able to afford a suitabl,
army and a suitable navy II may
maintain them without she slightest
danger to the republic OF the cause ol
free Institutions and fear Of additional
taxation ought not @ change 8 propei
lpoliry il this regard
Tho poIley of The United States %
| the Spanish war and since has given
| Il a position OF influence among the
nations that It never had before and
should be constantly exerted to secur
nr TO Is bona fde citizens whether
native ~ na0ralized respect for them
as SUCH ~ foreign countries We
should make every enort to prevent
Illuminating aud degrading prohibition
lagansl ans Of our citizens Wishing
temporarily 10 soiouru u foreign
countries because of race d religion
The admission 81 AsIatc lmml
grants Who can not De- amalgamated
with our population has been made
the subject either OF prohlbItory clau
SEES Ia our treaties and statues. or Of
strict administrative regulation secur
ed by diplomatic negotiation sin.
cerely hope that we may continue "a
minimize the evils likely to arise from
such immigration without unnecessary
friction aud by mutual concessions be.
tween selfrespectlng governments