Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-03-06

number Of men 10 man them Ii insutsi
Client. In few years. however. the
usual annual appropriations for our
coast defenses, both on the mainland
and III the dependencies. will maze
/ them sufficient to resist all direct az
tack, and by that time we may hope
that the n1esi to man them will be pro
| vided as necessary adjunct Tie
distance Of our shores from Europe
and Asia. Of course, reduces the ne
cessity for maintaining under arms a
great army. but II does not take away
the requirement of mere prudence
that we should have an army sufIi.
ciently large and SO constituted as t.
form nucleus out Of which suitable
force can quickly grow.
what has been said Of the arns5
may he affirmed In even more EN-
phatic way OF the navy A modern
navy cannot be improvised 1t must
be built and In existence when the
emergency arises which calls for It's
use and operation. Ny distinguished
predecessor has In many speeches and
messages set out with great force and
striking language the necessity for
maintaining Il strong navy commensu
rate with the coast line, the govern.
mental resources and the foreign trade
Of our nation, and wish to reiterate
all the reasons which he has presented
in favor Of the policy Of maintaining
strong navy as the best CONSERVATION
Of our peace with other nations ard
the best means OF securing respect for
the assertion of our rights, the defense
Of our interests and the exercise q
our influence In international matters
Must Arm as Other Nations Do.
Our international policy is always to
promote pence, We shall enter into
any war with a full consciousness Of
the awful consequences that 1t 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 10 arms. We favor every instru-
mentality. like that of The Hague tri
bunal and arbitration treaties made
with d view TO it's use I'm all interna
tional controversies. in order to Inaitl-
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 similar condition ~
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 thai
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 can secure respect for
her lust demands She viii not be
able to do so. however, il it is under
stood that she never intends 20 bacE
up her assertion OF right and her DC
tense of her interest by anything but
mere verbal protest and diplomat
note. For these reasons the expense
OF the army ard navy ard OF coast dc
lenses should always be considered as
something which the government must
pay for, and they should not De cut of
through mere consideration OF econ
omy. Our government is able TO at-
ford a suitable army and suitabic
navy. 1t may maintain them without
the slightest danger to the republic OF
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.
The policy OF the United States ~
the Spanish war aud since has given
it a position of influence among the
nations that II never had before and
should be constantly exerted to secur-
ing TO it's bona fide citizens, whether
native or naturallzed, respect for them
as such in foreign countries. We
should make every effort to prevent
humilating and degrading prohibition
against any of our citizens wishing
temporarily TO s0journ i'm foreign coun-
tries because Of race or religion.
The Japanese Question.
The admission of Asiatic immigrants
who cannot be amalgamated with our
population has been made the subject
either of prohibitory clauses in our
treaties and statutes or of strict ad
ministratiye regulation secured by dip
lomatic negotiations, | sincerely hope
that we may continue to minimize the
evils likely TO arise from such immi
grafton without unnecessary friction
and by mutual concessions between
self respecting governments. Mean,
time we must take every precautiou o.
prevent or falling that. to punish out.
bursts Of race feeling among our PEG.
pie against foreigners of whatever na.
tionality who have by our grant n
treaty right to pursue lawful business
here and to be protected against Jaw
less assault or injury.
This leads me 70 point out serlous
defect IN the present federal iurisdt.
tfon which oupht 10 he rpmpdtpd III