The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-03-04

surafe WITH me coase Hne, the eoxer-
nmental and b foreign
trade of our nation; and I wish TO rel
'iterate all the reasons which he has
presented in " of the policy of
maintaining a strong navy as the best
c~onservator OF cur 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 influence in
International matters.
Our international policy is always
to promote peace. We shall enter in-l
to any war with a full consciousness
of the awful consequences that it all
way entails, whether successful Or
not, and we OF course shall make EVIL
cry effort consistent with ~nationalI
honor and the highest national inter-
est, to avoid a resort to arms. We
favor every instrumentality, like that
of The Hague Tribunal and arbitra-
ton treaties made with a view to its
use in all International controversies, |
in order to maintain 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 |
~nationas of he world armed and
| prepared for war, we must be oursel
/ yes in a similar condition, in order
to prevent other nations from taking |
advantage of US and of our inability |
to defend interests and assert our
rights with a strong and In the in-I
| ternational controversies that are like
ly 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, howev-
er, if it is understood that she never
intends to back ND her assertion Of
right n her defense of her interest
by anything but mere verbal protest
and diplomatic note. For these rea-l
sons, the of the army and
navy and the coast d~efenses should al
ways be considered as something
which the government must pay for,
and they should not be cut off through
mere consideration of economy. Our
Government is able to afford a suita-
Bile army and a suitable navy. 1t may
maintain them without the slightest
danger to the Republic Or the
OF free institutions, and fear of ad-
ditional taxation ought not to change
a proper policy in this regard.
The policy of the United States in
the Spanish War, and since, has igven
it a position of influence among the
nations that it never had before, and
should be constantly exerted to secur-
ing to its bona fide citizens, whether
native or natlralized, 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 coun
tries because of race Or religion.
The admission of Asiatic- immi-
grants who can not be amalgamated
with our population has been made
the subject either of p%rohibitory
clauses in our treaties and statutes,
or of Strict administrative regula-
ton secured by diplomatic negotiation
l sincerely hope that We may contin-
ne to minimize the evils likely to arise
from such immigration without neces-
sary friction and by mutual conces-
sions between self-respecting govern
mentS. Meantime, we must take ev-
cry ~precaution to prevent, or failing
that, to punish outbursts of race feel
ing among u people against foreig-
ners of whatever nationality who have
by our grant a treaty right to pursue
lawful business here and to be pro-
tected against lawless assault or in
jury.
This leads me to point out a ser
ious defect in the present Federal ju-
risdiction which ought to be remedied
at once. Having assured to other
countries by treaty the protection of
our laws for sue of their subjects
or citizens as we permit to come with
in our Jurisdiction, we now leave to
a State or a city, not under the con-
troll of the Federal Government the
duty of performing our International
obligations in this respect. By pro-
per legislation we may, and ought to,
place in h hands of the Federal Ex-
ecutive the means of enforcing the
treaty rights of such aliens in the
courts of the Federal Government.
1t puts our government in a pusilIani-
nous position to make definite en-
gage1nents by an explanation that the
duty to keep them is in States or cit
les, no within our control. If we
would promise, we must put ourselves
in a position to perform our promise.
We cannot permit the possible failure
of justice due to local prejudice in
any State or municipal government to
expose us to the risk of a war which
might be avoided if Federal jurisdic-
ton was asserted by suitable legisla-
ton by Congress and carried out by
proper proceedings instituted by the
Executive, in the courts of the Ma
tonal Government.
One of the reforms to be carried
during the incoming administra-
ton is a change of our monetary and
banking laws so as to secure greater
elasticity in the forms of currency
available for trade, and to prevent the
limitations of law from operating TO
increase the embarEassments of a
financial panic. The Monetary COM
mission lately appointed is giving full
consideration to existing conditions
and to all proposed remedies, and
will doubtless suggest one that will
meet the requirements of business
and of public interest. We may hope
that the report will embody neither
the narrow view of those who believe
that he sole purpose OF the new sys-