Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1909-03-11
President TAfT'S
STRONG ADDRESS
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tant work OF saving and restoring our
forests. and the general Improvement
OF waterways. are all proper govern.
ment functions which must involve
large expenditure II properly per
formed While some OF them like the
reclamation of arid lands. are made
10 pay for themselves. others are OF
such an indirect benefit that this can.
not be expected OF them. A perma.
nent Improvement. like the Panama
canal. should be treated as distinct
enterprise, and should be paid for by
the proceeds OF bonds. the issue OF
which will distribute It's cost hetw
the present and future generation 81
accordance with The ben 80 deiyed
Il nay wei be- sabmitted TO tho scri.
Gus cons dcration OF cong oss whc her
the do. cning and control OF the chan
mel OF great river tystem. like that
OF the Ohio or OF the Nils 3issil ri. when
finite and practical plans Tor ihe
enterprise have been approved AMI
deterLlined upon. should not DO pro-
vlded for In the same way
For Army and Navy.
Then. too. there are expenditures
OF government absolutely necessary II
our country is to maintain It's proper
place among the nations Of the world
and II To exercise it's proper influence
In defense OF it's own trade interests.
In the maintenance OF traditional
American policy against the COLOMBIA
ton OF European monarchies In this
hemisphere. and ia the promotion of
| peace and international morality. |
refer TO the cost OF maint aiming a
proper army proper navy and suit
able Notifications upon the mainland
/ OF the United States and ia its depend.
encios
We should have an army so organ
tied. and 30 ofiicered AS 10 be capable
In time OF emergency In cooperation
with the national militia, and under
the provisions OF a proper national
volunteer law. rapidly 10 expand into
a force sufficient To resist all probable
Invasion from abroad and to furnish
= respectable expeditionary force. II
necessary. In the maintenance OF our
traditional American policy which
bears the name OF President Monroe
Our Notifications are yet In a state
| OF only partial completeness and The
number o. men TO man them Is Insult
! Client. What has been said OF the army
may be affirmed in even = more EN-
! phaiic way of the navy A modern
navy cannot be improvisesd. II must
be bull, and In existence when the
emergency arises which calls for It's
use and operation.
Asiatic immigration.
The admission Of Asiatio immi-
| grants who cannot be Amalgamated
with our population has been made
the suStect either Of prohibitory
clauses In our treaties and statutes.
or OF strict adninistrative regulation
secured by diplomatic negotiation.
sincerely hope that we may continue
to minimSe the evils likely To arise
from such immigration without un-
necessary friction and by mutual con
cessions between selfrespecting gov
srnments. Meantime, We must take
every precaution TO prevent. or. fail
| tuet, 10 puulUn VI teSO
feeling among our people against for.
signers OF whatever nationality who
have by our grant treaty right TO
pursue lawful business here and 10 be
protected against lawless assault or
injury.
This leads me TO point out Q serious
defect In the present federal jurisdic-
tn ka as
once. Having assured to other coun-
tries by treaty the protection OF our
laws for such OF their subjects or
citizens as we permit TO come within
our jurisdiction. we now leave TO .
state or a city. not under the control
Of the federal government. a duty OF
performing our International obliga-
tons In this respect. by proper legis-
lation we may. and ought 10. place in
the hands OF the federal executive the
means OF enforcing the treaty rights
Of such aliens In the courts OF the fed
sral government. II puts our govern
ment In a pusillanimous position TO
make definite engagemcn ts 10 protect
aliens and then To excuse the failure
explanation that the duty to keep
them is In states or cities. not within
our control.
Monetary Laws Need Change.
One OF the reforms To be carried
out during the incoming adminisira-
ton is "A change Of our monetary and
banking laws so as 10 secure greater
elasticity IN the forms OF currency
available for uadc. and TO prevent the
limitations OF law from operating to
Increase the embarrassment OF q
financial panic Tie none airy COM
mission lately appointed Is giving full
consideration 10 existing conditions
and To all proposed remedies, and will
doubtless suggest one that will meet
the requiromo OF business and of
public interest. We may hope that
the report will embody neither the mar
row Wow nf fInsa who boliavo ,hat tb~