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CAPE MAY HERALD, THURSDAY. DECEMBER 8, 1904.

presidents message. (COKriKLICD FHOM KIK8T PACK)

The forot raaerrM ihemaclTM art of vxtrem* raloe to rtw prvaant aa wall uk to the fnturf welfare of all tha weetera public IhbJ atatea. They powerfully aKrct the uae and dlapoaal of the public landa. Tbajr are of apodal Importance because the/ preaerve the water aupplj and tha supply of timber for domcatlc purposes and ao promote settlement under the reclamation act Indeed they are essential to the welfare of erery one of the great I me reels of the west t hare repeatedly called attention to the confUKlou which t-xlata is government foreat matters because tbs work Ik scattered among three Independent organisations. As 1 have recommended. all the foreat work of the government abould be concentrated In the department of agriculture, where the larger part of that work la already done. The Canyon of the Colorado should be made a national park, and the national park system should Include the Yoaemlte and aa many aa possible of the groves of giant trees in California. PENSIONS. The-veterans of the civil war have a claim ui*>a the nation such aa no other body ut our citizens possess. The pension bureau has never In Its history been managed In a more satisfactory manner than la now the case. CONSULAR SERVICE Our consular ayrtem needs Improvement. Salaries should be ssbstituted for fees, and the proper claaatflcatlon. grading and transfer of consular officers abould >*• provided. I am not prepared to nay that a competitive system of examinations for appointment would work well, but by law It should be provided that consul* should be familiar, according to places for which they apply, with the French. German or Spanish language and should poe

birthplace any more than It has to do with his creod. In avary generation from the tints this government waa founded man of foreign birth bare stood in the very foremast yank of good cttlasnahlp. and that not merely

It W oar duty to retnemlwr that a nation has no more right'to do Injustice to another nation, strong or weak, tbnn an ludlrldual has to do Injuatkw to inother Individual; that the same moral law applies In one caae aa In the other.

In one bat In avary flakl of American j/Uot we must also remember that It la

aa much the dnt^ of the nation to guard IU own rights and Its own Interests aa It la the duty of the individual ao to do. Until some method la deviaed by which there ahall be a degree of International control over offending nation* It would be a wicked thing for the most civilised powers, for those with most sense of International obligations and with keenriit and most generous appreciation of the difference between right, and wrong, to disarm. If the great civilised nations of the present day should completely disarm, the result would mean an immediate recrudescence of barbarism In one form or another. Under any circumstances a sufficient armament would have to be kept up to serve the pnrjKiees of Internationa! police, and until International cohesion and the sense of International duties and rights are far more advanced than at present a nation desirous hath of securing respect for Itself and of doing good to others must have a force adequate for the work which It feels Is allotted to It as Its part of the general world duty. Therefore U follows that u self respecting. Just and

furaeelng. nation should on the

hand endeavor by every means to aid

the development of the various reraenta which tend to provide sub-

stitutes for war, which tend to tender nations in thejr actions toward one another and Indeed toward their own gpoplea more responsive to the general sentiment of humane and civilized mankind, and, on the other hand, that It abould keep prepared, while scrapelou*ly avoiding wrongdoing itself, to repel any wrong and In exceptional cases to take action which In a more advanced stage of International relations woe Id come under the bead of the exercise of the luternatlenal police.

ARBITRATION TREATIES. We are In every way endeavoring

help an. with cordial good will, every moveiuaat which will tend to bring u* into more friendly relations with the rest of mankind. In pursuance of this policy 1 ahall shortly Igy before the senate treaties of arbitration with all pow-

wbich are willing to enaer into tbeae

treaties with us. It is not possible at this period of the world's development to agree to arbitrate all matter*, but there are many matters of poaslbla

difference between us and other

dons which can be tbna arbitrated. Furthermore, at the rvqrwat of the luterperilamentary union, aa eminent body composed of praottaai at a teaman from all countries, I haws asked the powers to Join with this government in a second Hague conference, at which It la hoped that the work already so happily began at The Hague may be

some steps further toward

completion. This carrier oat the de-

sire expressed by the tat Hagna

lug of amfor

the Catted It la 6aataaMa he eemat a pnpw national quarantine law. I call your attendan to the great extravagance in priming and Mndtng government publication* and especially to tha fact that altogether too many mt these publications are printed. CURRENCY. The attention of the congress ahauld be especially given to tl*e tAirrency question and that the standing commit.tees on tbe matter la the two houses •charged with the duty take up tbe matter of our currency and see whether It Is not possible to secure an agreement .In the hualneoa world for bettering the -system. The committees should conalder tbe question of the retirement of ♦be greenbacks and tbe problem of ae{flt curing In our currency such elasticity aa la consistent with safety. Every Silver dollar should be made by law redeemable In gold at the option of the bolder. I especially commend to your Immediate attention the encouragement of our merchant marine by appropriate legisladoa. Tbe growing Importance of the orient as a Held for American exports drew from my predecessor. President McKinley. an urgent request for Its special consideration by tbe congress. Tbe Importance of aecnrtng proper Information and data with a view to the enlargement of our trade with Asia to nndlmtolsbcd. Our consular repre•eotattraa la China ha ye strongly omd a place far permanent display of American prodsel

la dealing with tha qniatt— of taaraigrafec and oataraltoattoa It to todispensaMe to kaop certain tacts ever before the minds of those who share to enacting the tows Flnjt and foremost let oa remember that the qaentleo of betas a good Amertraa bos nothing whatever to 4» with a man's

activity.

Thera la no danger of having too many Immigrants of the right kind, but tbs cltlasnabtp of this country abould not be debased. It la vital that we abould krep high tha stand uni of well being among our wageworker*, and therefore we abould not admit innasos of men whose standard* of living and whose personal customs ami habits are such that they tend to lower the level of the American wageworker, and abort all we abould not admit any man of an unworthy type. Similarly we should take the greatest care about natorallsation. Fraudulent naturalisation. tha aateralUatlon of Improfier persons, la a curse to our government. an<y It la the affair sf avery bound voter, wherever bom, to see that no fraudulent voting to allowed, that no fraud In connection with naturaltxa-

tion la permitted.

REVISION or NATURALIZATION

LA WE

There should be a comprehensive revision of the aatarallaation laws. Tbe courts having power to naturalize should be definitely named by national authority, tbe testimony upon which naturalization may be conferred should be definitely prescribed, publication of ] Impending naturalization application* abould be required tn advance of tbelr bearing In court, the farm and word

of all certificates isaoed abould be throughout tbe country, and

tbe court* abould be required to make return* to tbe secretary of atata at stated periods of all naturalization*

conferred.

Not only are the law* relating to naturgllxstlon now defective, but those relating to citizenship of tbe United States ought also to he made the subject of aeJeotiflc Inquiry with a view to probable further legislation. Tbe power of the government to protect the Integrity of tbe election* of Its own official* la Inherent and has been recognized and affirmed by repeated declarations sf the supreme court. There la no enemy of free government more dangerous and none ao Insidious aa the corruption of the electorate. I recommend the enactment of a law directed against bribery and corruption tn federal election*. DELATE IN CRIMINAL PROSECU-

TIONS.

No subject la better worthy the attention af the congress than that portion of tba report of tbs attorney general dealing with tbe long delays and tbe great abstraction to Justice experienced In kb* cases of Beavers, Gi and Gayosr and Benson. Ware these isolated awd special caaas I abould not ition -to them, bat the difficulties encountered as regards these who base been Indicted fsr criminal practices an not exceptional. They similar In kind to what wreura again and again la tbe caae of criminals who have suOcienl moans to eaabia Ibom to take advantage of o of procedure which ha* grown the federal courts and which amounts In effect to making tbe law of •enforcement against (be man has no money and difficult of enforcement. even to the point of sometime* securing Immunity, as regards the man .who has money. At present tbe interests of the innocent maa are amply safeguarded, but the Interests of the government—that la, the Interests of honest administration: that is, the Interest* of -the people—are not recognized aa they should bc„ ITbe president dlscuase* the program of the territories of Alaska. Hawaii Pario Rico, with recommendation* for changes In the present system of government of tbe find named. He deires to see a delegate from Alaska in

angresa.)

FOREIGN POLICY. The steady aim of this nation, aa of all enlightened nations, should be to strive to bring ever nearer the -day htn there shall prevail throughout the world tha peace of Justice, but there are kinds of peace which ere highly undesirable, which ere to the long ran aa destructive aa any war. Tbe goal to set before us aa a nation, the goal which abould be act before all mankind. Is the attainment of the peace of Justice, of the peace which comes when each nation la not merely safeguarded In Its swn rights, hot scrupulously recognise* and perform* Its duty toward others. Generally peace trils for rlghteonaaeoe, bat If there te conflict between tbs two then oar fealty te doe first to the cats* of Unrighteous warn are

toyEi%

^ EM right of treedem and the responsibility

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wan and finriy said that frnsdmn to «9t >i gift that tantaa leog to the bead* of award*. Krither does S tarry tong to

; iVc sf liberty must be wuetfhMs to guard against < f sa. although, of comes, tar m t m to guard against oar own ah i nreghtlres shortcoming*.

Friday, Us 19th day of fiecomtor. UOi t ISM o'clock F M of KB to da*. Kl Uw ><%•• ml ADI non Wrlfhl. OatiMtur and Twmmm tf.T. Id tlw ostd Horoiuiti mt Ckre Mar FalBt N> m Imnmj. all the follow!ns d.K-rll-S ir*rU.

POLICY TOWARD OTHER NATIONS OK WESTERN HEMISPHERE It te net true that the United State* feels any land hanger or rntertalna

lions of tbs western hem inhere such as are for tbelf welfare. All till* country desires to to am the w boring countries stable, orderly proaperou*. Any country whose people conduct themselves well can count i our hearty friendshto- tf a nation shows that It kunwa hew to act wl reasonable efficiency nod deuency In < rial and political matters. If ft hre o-rter and pays Its obligation*, ft need fear do Interferenae from the Owl ted States. Chronic wrongdoing or an potence whirii results to a general loosening of tbe ties of civilized society may tn America, as elsewhere, matrly require Intervention by « civilized nation, and to the western bemisptwre tbe adherence of the United' Bute* to the Monroe doctrine may force tbe United States, however reluctantly, In flagrant cases of i wrongdoing or Impotence, to^tbe,« rise of an InternatioM*] polios pow RIGHTS OF AMERICAN CITIZENS ABROAD. It te necenaary for ns firmly tolnatet upon the lights of our own citizens abroad without regard to their creed or race; without regard to whether they were bora bore or born abroad. It proved very difficult to secure from gqmli tbe right tor oar Jewish fellow citizen to receive passports and traval through Russian territory. It wrong against which we ere rati Usd to

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