Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1909-03-05


usual annual appg opriat ions for ossr
coast detenses, both Oh the mainland
and I'M tho depend encies, win n make
them sufIic Client is resist all direct; att
Itack, and BIZ stthhatt: time We may hope
that the men to man them viii he pro-
1Yided as sa necessary adjunct The
| distance Of our shores from Europe
and Asia of course, reduces the me-
ieesssty for aiIita ming nnde arms d
great army, but It does not take away
the requirement De Il mere prudence,
that we should have an army SUN.
GENTLY large and SO onstituted rs to
form q nucleus ont Of which d suitable
force can quickly grow. III $ ~
D. What has been said Of the army
may be, affirmed III even a more en-
phatic way eof the navy Va modern
navy cannot be impro vised. "a It must
be, built and In existence when the.
emergency arises which calls for its
use and operation. y NY distinguished
predecessor has In many speeches and
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
ef our nation, and ! wish to reiterate
oil the reasons which he has presented
In favor Of the policy, Of maintaining
strong navy as the best conservator
Of our peace with other nations and
the best means Of securing respectSf for
the assertion of our rights, the defense
Of our interests and the exercise of
our influence in international matters.
Must Arm as Other Nations Do,
Our international policy is always. to
promote peace. We shall enter into
any war with a 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; a
resort to arms. We favor every instru-
mentality, like that of The Hague tri-
bunal and arbitration treaties made
with view to its 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
armed and prepared for war, we must
be ourselves in a similar condition, in
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, grow
ing out Of the question of8$$the
open door and other issues, sc 8 the
United States can maintain her inter
ests intact and can secure respect for
her just demands. She will not be
able to do so, however, IL it Is under
stood that she never intends to back
up 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 consid ered 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 suitable army and suitable
navy. It may maintain them without
the slightest danger to the republic or
the cause Of free institutions, and fear
Of additional taxation ought not to
change a proper policy in this regard.
Protection For Our Citizens Abroad. 4
The policy Of the United States III.
the Spanish war and since has given
it a position of influence among the
nations that 1t never had before and
should be constantly exerted. to secur-
ing to it's bona fide citizens, whether
NATIVE or naturalized, respect for them
as such in foreign countries. We
should make every effort, to prevent
shumiliating and degrading prohibition
against any Of our citizens wishing
temporarily to sojourn in foreign coun.
tries because of race or religion. =
& The Japanese Question, ),
The admission Of Asiatic immigrants
who cannot be amalgamated with our:
iPopuAdIAOA las DcSA LlduS tuS SuU1GCLi
either Of prohibitory clauses in our!
| treaties and statutes or Of strict adj.
ministrative regulation secured by Dip
iomatic negotiations. I sincerely hope
that we may continue to minimize the.
evils likely to arise from such immi-5
grafton /; without unnecessary friction
and by mutual concessions between:
tself respecting governments. Mean
time we must take every precaution to
prevent or, failing that, to punish ont
bursts Of race feeling among our peo.,
Iple against foreigners Of whatever ma
tionality who have by our grant q
treaty right to pursue lawful business
here and to be protected against law
less assault or injury. Y: Vi. 81
This e leads me to point out q serious
defect in the present federal jurisdtc.
tion which ought t. be remedied at
once: Having assured to other coun-
tries By treaty the protection OF our
laws for such Of their subjects or citi-:
zens as we permit to come within our i /
jurisdi ton, we now leave to- a state;
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