THE OMATTA DAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 5. 100(5. 5
ROOStVELT TO CONGRESS
Mesiajaoftbs i resident On tin Ueods of
; ' the Country.
CONDITION OF THE PtOPLE AT PRESENT
Lavra that '. Are .1eded to Correct
'Abases and Brlna- Abont a
Bettar Situation for th
' Vhol Coantrr.
(Continued from Fourth Pane.)
niil should o given the Island, and our
s(toil siiiHild b! unceasing to develop tuem
tr -. "older.., not of gVe-lV oh ntpr, I
Phtjl-tiiiod indites.- Situated as tills ten I- 1
lory ia, in ti-.t- middle of the Pacific, there
are duties Imposed upon this small com
munity whlen uo not tall In line device
t mariner upon any otlier American com
munity,,. This Van-ants our treating it dif
ferently from the way In which we treat
territories rotit faunus to or surrounded by
sister territories or other states, and Justi
fies the set Uinr aside of a portion or ouf
revenues to V expended far educational
and intartiaj Improvements therein.
Alsvfca s TV-t-rtn have been partially met,
but Jre must be a complete reorganiza
tion of the guternmental system, s I have
before!, IniHcated to vou. 1 ask your espe
cial attention to this. Our fellow citisens
who dwell 6n-th shores of Puget seund
- with churac tci istlc energy are arranglnK to
hold In Seattle the Alaska Yukon Paoillc
exposition, its upeciai nlms ln lude the up
building ot Alaska and the development of
American conunerce on the Pacitic ocean.
This exposition. In Its purpose and scope,
should appal not only to the people of tho
Pacific slope, but to the people of the
l'nlted States at large. Alaska since it was
bought litis yielded t the government $11.
fno.oi or ivvenue and has produced nearly
, fcOO.OO.Coo in Kold, furs and Mh. When
properly developed It will heroine In larger
doureo a land of homes. The countries bor-
derlng the Pacific ocean have a population
more numerous than all of the countries
of Kiirope; the annual foreign commerce
amounts to over Jll.oftn.nno.nno, of which the
share of tb I'nlted States Is some ITiO.ono..
, W). If this trsile were thoroughly under
' Btood and pushed by our manufacturers
' imd producers, the lndutries not only of
,"' the Parlfte: slope, hut of all our country,
and particularly of our cotton growing
' state, would be greatly benefited, of
: course, In order to get these benefits we
must treat fairly the countries with which
we trade.
.RKLATIOSS TO OTHER PEOPLES
' Hostility to Japanese Brinies Out Some
Thooshts.
, i It la a mistake, and It betrays a spirit
. of foolish cynicism, to maintnin that
, all International governmental action is,
,and must ever.be, based upon mere
. selfishness, and that to advance ethical
, . reasons for such action Is alwas a
, sign of hypocrisy. This la no more
, necessarily Lrue of the action of gov
. ernmsnts than of the action of Individu
als. It Is a sure sign of a base nature
always to ascribe base motives for the
actions of others. Unquestionably no
nation can afford to disregard proper
considerations of self-interest, any more
, than a private Individual can do so. Hut
It is equally true that the average pri
vate Individual In any really decent com
munity clfics many actions with rofer
, ence tu other nmn in which he is guided,
not by self-interest, hut by public spirit,
by regard for the rights of others, by
. a disinterested purpose to do good to
" others, and to raise the tone of the com
munity a n whole. Similarly, a really
great .nation must often act, and as a ,
..matter of fact often does act, toward j
otlier. nations in a spirit not in the least
.. of , mere.4 self-interest, but paying heed
chiefly to ethical reasons: and as the
centuries go by this- disinterestedness
... In international action, this tendency of
.the Individuals comprising a nation to
j.'," require that nation to act with Justice
.toward its neighbors, steadily grows and
strensthena. It Is neither wise nor right
. for a nation to disregard Its own needs,
arid It Is foolish and may be wicked
, to thlnjt that other nations will disre-
Knit. iitriin. nui 11 is wnnru iur n im-
' ' tlon' only1 to regard Its own interest, and
foolish to believe that such is the sole
motive that actuates any other nation.
' Tt should be our steady aim to raise the
' ethli al standard of national action Just
rtts, wq strlve.,to, raise, the ethical standard
..pr Individual action.
Not only , must we treat all nations
fairly, hut we must treat with Justice and
good will nil Immigrants who come" here
,' Under the law. Whether they are Cath-
ui; n rii'ii'niMiii, j w iir y-niliei
whether they come from England or
''0rinany. . Russia, Japan or Italy, mat
' ' tars nothing. All we have a right to
Question is the man's conduct. If h Is
honest, and upright in his dealings with
, his neighbor and with the state, then he
- is entitled to respect and good treatment.
iKleclally do we need to remember our
It Is the sure mark of a low r(vllla,lon,
a low morality, to abuse or discriminate
- ; against' or in any way humiliate such
linuiKiir who una cumn nvrn lawiuujr
end who is conducting himself properly.
To- remember this Is, incumbent on every
. -American, citizen, and It Is of course
peculiarly incumbent on every govern-
merit -official: whether of the nation or
of the several states.
Attitude Toward Japanese.
I am prompted say mis oy tne attl
V tude of hostility here and there njMum-d
. n. I Via tuT.u nnA In t li I a rnnnlrv T-IiIb,
'..'hostility , Is sporadic and is limited to a
very few places. .Nevertheless, it Is most
nns since the time, over half a century aa-o.
when Commodore Perry, by his expedition
to Japan, first opened the Islands to west
ern civilisation. 8ir.ee then the growth of
Japan has been literally astounding. There
la not only nothing to parallel It. but noth
ing to approach It In the history of civilized
mankind. Japon has a glorious and ancient
past. Her civilization Is older than that
of the nations of northern Europe the na.
tlons from whom the people of the United
Slates have chiefly sprung. But fifty years
' ago Japan's development was still that of
the middle ages. During that fifty year
the progress of the country !n every walk
in 11 to has been a marvel to mankind, and
she now stands ss one of the greatest of
civilised nations: great In the arts of war
and In the arts of peace; great In military.
In Industiial, in artistlo development and
achievement. Japanese soldiers and sailors
have shown themselves equal In combat
to any of whom history makes note She
has produced great generals and mighty
admirals: her fighting men, afloat and
ashore, show all the herola cournge, the
unquestioning. unfaltering loyalty, the
splendid indifference to hardship and death,
which marked the liyal Ronlns: and they
show also that they possess the highest
discreditable to us as a people, ana it may ri. ' ' . - wim nutu
be fraught with the gravest consequences (u'e". but It Is righteousness and not
to the nation. The friendship between the! pce which ahould bind the conscience of
United State and Japan has been continu- natl?.n a" .' hould bind the conscience of
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Ideal of patriotism. Jnpnfii" artlNts of ! or weak, as for an Individual thua to wron
every Kind aee their products engrly j lila frllnlvs. We shnuM do all In our power
Bought for In all Inml. 'I hp ini1utrlil and to hasten the day when there Rhall be penrc
rommeirlol dovelnptnent of Jflpun haa been among tha nations . pnre hnscl ur"n Jua
phenomenal: irr4ter thun th:it of anv otln-r 1 tire mil n"t upon rowardly submission, to
rmintry d.irlriK the aimie im iIoiI. At III wrnnR. We can uccompllsh a good, doal In
aarne time the advance In srlim nutl ) till direction, but we cannot o i tnnpllsh
philosophy la no lean marked. The adinir- ' evt-rythlnn. anil the penalty of iittenipiltm
able manapTnent of the jnpam- H'-'l ' to do too much would almost Inevitably bo
t'ross during the late war. the cfll'-lenry ; to do worse than nothing, for It mmt be
anil humanity of the Japaneae oftlrlaN. i remernbt i rd that fantnatlc extremists are
nuraea and dxtors, won the respectful ml- not In reality lenders of the causes wh,oh
miration of all acquainted with the f.icts. they espouse, but tire ordinarily those who
Through the Red Cross the Japanese peo
ple nt over fim.iXiO to the sufferers of
Han Francisco, and the gift was accepted
with gratitude by our peopl" The courtesy
of the Japanes, nntlonally and Indi
vidually. hs become proverbial. To no
other rountry has there been such an In- i
creasing number of visitors from this land
na to Japan. In return, Japanese have
come h're In gseat numbers. They are
welcome, socially and Intellectually, In all !
our colleges and Institutions of higher !
learning, in all our nrofesslonal and social!
I bodies. The Japanese have won In n single j
generation the right to s'rtna abreast or tn- j
femoat and mo-t enlightened peoples of
ine
their own merits and by their own exer- j
tlons the right to trentme
nt on a pnss or i
full and frank equality. The overwhelm
Ing mass of our people cherish n lively
reg
egard and respect for the people of Japan,
a
nd in almost every quarter or tne union
the strangrr from Japan Is treated as he
deserves; tnat Is, he is treated as tne
stranger from any part of civilized Hit rope
Is and deserves to be treated. Hut here and
there a most unworthy feeling has mani
fested Itself toward the Japanese the feel
ing that has been shown In shutting them
out from the common schools In San Fran
cisco, and In muttering against them In
one or two other places, because of their
efflclencj- as workers. To shut them out
from the public schools Is a wicked ah
surd'ty, when there are no first-class co.
leges In the land. Including the universltleo
and colleges of California, which do not
glndly welcome Japanese students and on
which Japanese students do not r.-flert
credit. We have as rnurh to learn from
Japan as Japan has to learn from us, and
no nation Is fit to teach unless It Is nlso
willing to learn. Throughout Japan Amer
icans are well treated, and any failure on
the part of Americans at home to treat thj
Japanese with a like courtesy and consider
ation Is by Just so much a confession of
Inferiority In our civilization.
Importance of Fairness.
Our nation fronts on the Pacific, Just as
It fronts on the Atlantic. We hope to play
a constantly growing part In the great
ocean of the orient. We wish, as we ought
to wish, for a great commercial develop
ment in our dealings with Asia, and It is
out of the question that we should per
manently have such development unless
we freely and gladly extend to other na
tions the same measure of Justice and
good treatment which we expect to re
ceive In return. It is only a very small
body of our citisens that act badly. Where
the federal government has power It will
deal summarily with any such. Where
tho several states have power I earnestly
ask that they also deal wisely and promptly
with such conduct, or else this small body
of wrongdoers may bring shame upon the
great mass of their innocent and right
thinking fellows that Is, upon our .nation
as a whole. Good manners should be an
international no less than an Individual
attribute. I ask fair treatment for the
Japanese as I would ask fair treatment for
Germans or Englishmen. Frenchmen, Ilus
sians or Italians. I ask It as due to hu
manity and civilization. I ask It as due
to ourselves because we must act uprightly
toward all men.
Japs as Citisens.
I recommend to the congress that an aot
be passed specifically providing for the
naturalisation of Japanese who come here
intending to become American citizens. One
of the great embarrassments attending the
performance of our International alillga
tlons Is the fact that the statutes of the
I'nlted States are entirely inadequate. They
fall to give to the national government suf-
flelently ample power, through L'nlted
States courts and by the use of the army
and navy, to protect aliens In the rights
secured to them under solemn treaties
which are the law of the land. I there
fore earnestly recommend that the crim
inal and civil statutes of the L'nlted States
be so amended and added to as to enable
the president, acting for the I'nlted States
government, which Is responsible In our
International relations, to enforce the rights
ul aliens under treaties. Even as the law
now Is something can be done by tho fed
eral covernment toward this end, and In
the matter now before mo affecting the
Japanese, everything that It Is in my power
to do will be done, and all of the forces,
military and civil, of the United States
which I may lawfully employ will be so
employed. There should, however, be no
particle of doubt as lo Jhe power of the
national government completely to perform
and enforce Its own obligations to other
nations. The mob of a single city may at
any time perform acts of lawless violence
against some class of foreigners which
would plunge us into war. That city by
Itself would be powerless to make defense
against the foreign power thus assaulted,
and If independent of this government It
would never venture to perform or permit
the performance of the acts complained of
The entire power and the whole duty to
protect the offending city or the offending
community lies In the hands of the L'nlted
States government. It Is unthinkable that
we should continue a policy under which
a given locality may be allowed to commit
a crime against a friendly nation, and the
united States government limited, not to
preventing the commission of the crime
but, in the last resort, to defending the
people who have committed It against the
consequei.ces of their own wrongdoing.
War Is Honorable.
It must ever be kept In mind that war is
not merely Justifiable, but Imperative, upon
honorable men, upon an honorable nation,
where peace can only be obtained by the
sacrifice of conscientious ccnvlctlon or oi
umiunai won ore. ieace is normally a great
an individual, and neither a nation nor an
Individual can surrender conscience to an
other's keeping. Neither can a nation,
which Is an entity and which does not die
as individuals die. refrain frnm i.b,,,..
thought for the Interest of the generations
that are to come, no lass than h. in
teres of the generation of today; and no
iruuuu men nave a rignt, whether from
shortsightedness, from saltish in.iirri-...
or from sentimentality, to sacrifice national
Interests which are vita! In character
Just war U in the long run far better for
nation's soul than tho most nrcwm-nmi
peace obtained by acquiescence In wront
or Injustice. Moreover, though it Is cilm
lnal for a nation not to prepare for war so
that it may escape the dreadful conse
quences of being defeated In war. yet it
must always be remembered that even to
be defeated In war may be fur bette- than
not to have fought at all. As has be"
well and finely said, a beaten nation In not
necessarily a disgraced nall
lion but the n-4
If the obliirat.rTn
me obligation
tlon or man Is disgraced
to defenft rfirhr Im ahlrke.l
We should nmlnn dr, 1. 1 .
our power for the cause of honorable rw.,.
our power lor me cause or Honorable peace
It is morally as Indefcrvslhle for a nation to
commit a wrong upon another natlo7. r"n
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TlieBt
Bitters
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rv r n ra nr r rn rrrv
ft
ry
do most to hamper the real leaders of the
cause and to damage the cause Itself. As
yet there Is no likelihood of establishing
any kind of International power, of what
ever sort, which can effectively check
wrongri' lng, and In thf-se circumstances It
would bo both a foolish and an evil th.njt
f(r a great and free nation to deprive Itsilf
of the power to protect Its own rights and
even In exceptional cares to stand up for
the rlshts of others. Nothing would more
promote Iniquity, nothing would further dc.
fer the relsn urton earth of pace ard
righteousness than for the free and en-
lightened peoples which, though with muc li
stumbling and many shortcomings, never-
rendi r themselves powerless while leaving
every despotism and tinriiarisip arnica aim
hle to work their wlcUed will. Ice chance
for the settlement of disputes peacefully,
by arbitration, now depends mainly uin
the poss
nonsesslon bv the nations that mean
to do right of sufficient armed strength to
make their purpose effective.
A It 31 V LtD KAVY ARE FOR PEACE
Strength the Snrest Guaranty of
Tranquility.
Tho L'nlted States navy is the surest
guarantor of peace which this country
possesses. It is earnestly to be wished
that we would profit by the teachings of
historv in this matter. A strong and
wise people will tudv Its own failures
no lesj than Its triumphs, for there is
wisdom to be learned from the study
of both, of the mistake as well as of the
success. For this purpose nothing
could be more instructive than a rational
study of tho war of 1812, as It Is told,
for Instance, by Captain Mahan. There
was only one way In which that war
could have been avoided. If during the
preceding twelve years a navy relatively
as strong as that which this country
now has had been built up. and an army
provided relatively as good as that which
the country now has, there never
would have been the slightest necessity
of righting the war; and If the necessity
hnd urison the war would, under such
circumstances, have ended with our
speedy and overwhelming triumph. But
our people, during those twelve years,
refused to make any preparations what
ever, regarding either the army or the
navy. They saved a million or two dol
lars by so doing; and in mere money
paid a hundredfold for each million they
thus saved during the three years of
war which followed a war which
brought untold suffering upon our peo
ple, which at one time threatened the
gravest national disaster, and which, in
spite of the necessity of waging it. re
sulted merely In what was In effect a
drawn battle, while the balance of de
feat and triumph was almost even.
Maintain the .Navy.
I do not ask that we continue to In
crease our navy. I auk merely that tt
be maintained at Its present strength;
and this can be done only ir we replace
tho obsolete and outworn ships by new
and good ones, the equuls ol any am. at
In any navy. To stop bufiding ships for
one year means that for that year the
navy goes back instead of forward. Tho
old battleship Texas, for Instance, would
now be of little Bervlce In a stand-up
tight with a powerful adversary. The old
double-turret monitors have outworn
their usefulness, while it was a waste of
money to build the modern single-turret
monitors. All these ships should be re
placed by others; and this can be done
by a well-settled program of providing
for the building each year of at least
one first-class battleship, equal in size
and speed to that any nation is at tho
same time building; the armament pre
sumably to consist of as large a num
ber as possible of very heavy guns of
one caliber, together with smaller guns
to repel torpedo attack; while mere
should be heavy armor, turbine engines,
and in short, every modern device. Of
course, from time to time, cruisers, col
liers, torpedo-boat destroyers or torpedo
boats, will have to be built also. Ail this,
be it remembered, would not increase our
navy, but would merely keep it a Its
present strength. Equally, of course,
the ships will be absolutely useless if
the men aboard them are not so trained
that they can get the best possible serv
ice out of the formidable but delicate
and complicated mechanisms intrusted to
their, care. The marksmanship of our
men has so Improved during the last
five years that 1 deem It within bounds
to say that the navy la more than twice
as efficient, ship for ship, as half a de
cade ago. The navy can only attain
proper efficiency if enough officers and
men are provided, and ii these officers
and men are given the chance (and re
quired to take advantage of It) to stay
continually at sea and to exercise the
fleets singly and above all In squadron,
the exercise to be of every kind and to
Include unceasing practise at the guns,
conducted under conditions that will test
marksmanship In time of war.
Needs of the Schools.
In both the army and the navy there
Is urgent need that everything possible
should be done to maintain the highest
standard for the personnel, alike as regards
otllceis and the enlisted men I do not be
lieve that In any service there is a finer
body of enlisted men and of Junior officers
than we have In both the army and the
navy, including the Marine corps. All possi
ble encouragement to the enlisted men
should be given. In pay and otherwise,
and everything practicable done to render
the service attractive to men of the right
type. They should be held to the strictest
discharge of their duty, and In them u
spirit should be encouraged which demands
not the mere performance of duty, but tho
performance of far more than duty. If it
conduces to the honor and tho Interest of
the American nation; and In return the
amplest consideration should be theirs.
West Point and Annapolis already turn
out excellent officers. We do not need to
have these schools made more scholastic.
0,1 the contrary, we should never
i sight of the fact that the aim of
lose
each
! school Is to turn out a man who shall be
: uovo -riniin nrr n. hkhuiih man. in
I the army in particular It is not necessarv
i tnat either the cavalry or infantry omcer
I should have special mathematical ability.
Probably In both schools the best part of
the education is the high standard of chat
acter and of professional morale which It
conrers.
Hut In both services there Is urgent need
for the establishment of a, principle of -lection
which will eliminate men after a
certain age If they cannot be promoted
' lr"m ,he subordinate ranks, and which will
b;lng Into the hlirhei- ranke fewer men und
I !hi",.i r.'rl'"r ' This principle of
mil .r,,j.-nu iu uj euim mvil
i of mediocre rapacity who are fitted to uo
Wt,u whlu. younK (n ,ne lowt.r ,,s;ti,.s.
'" ora not tilted to do will wh
1 at Bn "dvanced age they come Into I-
. . j j 1
n,T?f.t'.,m'" a"1. ani ,of.f reat
!;V' ',he d'T.V'e of ,th?e m,'n
promoted to positions which they a
lions or L-ommann ano or great rpsnonsttill-
to De
are not
competent to All should not weigh ucalnst
the interests of tho navy and the country.
At present our men. especially in the navy,
are kept far too long in the Junior grades,
and then, at much t x advanced an age,
are put quickly through the senior grades,
often not attaining to these senior grades
until they are too old to lie of real ii-e In
them; and, If they are of real use, being
put through them so quickly that little
benefit to the navy cooks from their hav
ing been In thtm ut a!!.
Advantage of the Navr.
The navy has one great advantage over
the army in t lie fact that the othcn oi'
high rank ate ui-.u.illy trained in the con
tinual performance if their dutU-si that in,
ill the managrmer.t of the battleship mij
uriiiored ciui.-eib gathered into heels. Tins
is not true of the army officers, who raicly
have corret iHindin chances to tii-inn-command
ove,- troop under service ciuii
tions. The conduct of the Spanish war
showed the ltiinentuh.e loss of life, the uae
lcut extravagance and the Inefficiency cer
tain to result if during peace the high of
ficials of the War ur.d Navy departnunt
are praised and rewarded only If thc give
money ut no mailer what cost to tin et-fl-lency
of the service, and if the hither
officers are given no chance what.-ve li
exercise and practice command. For years
prior to tile Spanish war the secretaries of
war Were pruised chiefly if they practiced
economy, which. c norny, especially in con
nection with the quartermaster, commissary
and medical departments, was directly it
siHinsible for most of the mismanagement
that occurred In the war Itself and paren
thetically be it observed that the very peo
ple wno clamored for the misdirected econ
omy In the first place were foremos; to
d4M unre the mlFmanugement, loss and suf
fering which were primarily due to mis
same misdirected economy ami to thi :aik
of preparation It involved. There sliou.d
soon be uu increase in the number of in n
for our coast defenses; these men slstju d
be of the right type and properly trained;
and there should therefore be an Inrreaau
i I pay for certain skilled grades, especially
In the coast artillery. Money should le ap
pro). ridUd to permit troop to be inasi-e.l
in lnjdy and exercised In miniuvira, ua--ticulaily
In marching Such c; rclse dur
ing the sumnur Jit passed has . . n of I i-cah-uiuble
Lwiieht to Ihe army an I sliou d
ue.d.r no i ir. umstaiu-es be eis jnu j
If 4-11 these p.ttcl!ce marches and Hi them
Uiaueuveis tldiily vfllieis pruvu uuiul lj
hear the strain, they should be retired at
once, for the fact Is conclusive as to th ir
unfitness for war; that Is. for the only pur
pose because of which they should be al
lowed to stay in the service, tt Is a real
misfortune to have hcores of small company
or regimental posts scattered throughout
the country; the army should be gathered
In a few brigade or division posts, and the
generals should be prnrtlced In handling
the men In masses. Neglect to provide for
nil of this means to Incur the risk of future
disaster and disgrace.
Example of Readiness.
The readiness nnd efficiency of both the
army nnd navy in dealing with the recent
sudden crisis In Cului illustrate afresn
their value to the nation. This readlmss
and efficiency would have been very much
less had It not been for the existence of
the general staff In the army and the gen
eral board In the navy; both are essential
to the proper development and use of our
military forces afloat nnd ashore. The
troops that were sent to Culm were handled
flawlessly. It was the swiftest mobiiUa- ;
tlon and dispatch of troops over sea ever !
accomplished by our government. Tlc ex
pedition landed completely equipped and
ready for Immediate service, several of its
organizations hardly remaining In Havana
over night before splitting up Into detich
ments and going to their several posts. It
was a fine demonstration of the value and
efficiency of the general staff. Similarly, !
It was owing In large part to the general
board that the navy was able at the outset
to meet the Cuban crisis with such instant
efficiency; ship alter ship appearing on the
shortest notice at any threatened point, I
while the marine corps In particular per- ;
formed Indispensable service. The army
and navy war colleges are of incalculable
value to the two services, and they ro-oper- ,
ate with constantly increasing emciency
and importance.
The congress haa most wisely provided
for a national board for tho promotion of
rifle practice. F.xcellent results have al
ready come from this law, but It does not I
go tar enougn. uur regular army is s
small that in any great war we should
have to trust mainly to volunteers, and In
such event these volunteers should already
know how to shoot, for If a soldier has the
fighting edge and ability to take care of
himself In the open his efficiency on tho
line, of battle Is almost directly propor
tionate to excellence in marksmanship.
We should establish shooting galleries in
all the large public and military schools;
should maintain national target ranges in
different parts of the country and should
In every wny encourage the formation of
rifle clubs throughout nil parts of the land.
The little republic of Switzerland offers us
an excellent example In all matters con
nected with building up an efficient citizen
soldiery. THKODORB IIOOSKVELjT.
The White House, December 3, 1906.
RELATIONS WITH OTHER POWERS
Everything Lovely Between I'ncle
Sam and His Neighbors.
The concluding sections of the president's
message are devoted principally to a re
view of Secretary Root's trip to the south
and Central American countries, with a dis
cussion of the congress that met at Rio
de Janeiro. Mr. Roosevelt finds much en
couragement In the reception accorded to
Secretary Root and" the general Indications
of a friendly regard for the L'nlted States
of American among other American gov
ernments. A discussion of the Drago doc
trine, as considered at the Rio conference
Is Included In this. The necessity of culti
vating a closer commercial relationship
with these countries Is pointed out.
The Cuban revolution and the Interven
tion of the L'nlted States Is reviewed, the
j information being such as the public haa
l already naa.
Relations with the European powers are
all friendly and get but brief reference.
The question of pelagic sealing is brought
up by reason of the disinclination of the
Canadians to be bound by the treaty of
Paris and the absolute disregard of the
Japanese for Its provisions. The treatment
of some Japanese seal pirates, captured In
the act of slaughtering seals. Is recounted,
and the intention of tha government to
deal strictly with them Is set forth.
A copy of Secretary Root's address at
Rio de Janeiro Is made an appendix to the
message. '
NOVELTJES Frenzer. 15th and Dodge.
DOUBLE FINE F0R LIQUOR MEN
Twice as Moch Imposed on Last Vio
lators of Snnday Closing;
Uif mu First.
Fines of $50 and costs were assessed
against two saloon men, Joe Calabria, 20tj6
Poppleton avenue, and B. A. Dl'.ts, of the
Thurston hotel bar, In police court Tues
day morning for selling liquor Sunday. This
Is Just double the line Imposed on the
other saloon men who were convicted of
selling liquor one recent Sunday during
the crusade against open saloons. The
extra penalty was Imposed by Judge Craw
ford for the reason that the saloon men
had been amply notified, through the press
and otherwise, that the law was to be en
forced to the letter.
Calabria and Dlltz pleaded guilty in the
belief that the usual fine of $2i and costs
would be the penalty, and when the fine
was doubled they sent up a protest. Tho
men said It was not a square deal to fine
them Just double that which their fellow
saloon men had been fined last week.
Judge Crawford turned a deaf ear to
their entreaties to reduce the fine find In
timated that In future cases even heavier
fines would be assessed. '
EVIDENCE NOT UP TO OATH
Man Who Accuses Friend of Theft
Falls to Prove the Ac
cusation. Peres Antokal, Twelfth and Dodge
streets, was acquitted In police court Tues
day morning of the charge of having
stolen 150 from Bum Kolskl of South
Omaha, although Kolski went before Rabbi
Frederick Cohn of Ttmplo Israel and made
affidavit that Antokal stole the money.
Kolski handed a roll of money to Antokal
to count for hltn and buy a money ord -r
at the posturtlce. It appears Kolski cannot
count the money of the l'nlted States and
he charged Autokul with holding out a
fifty-dollar bill. The money was counted
by several other friends of Kolxkl In
South Omaha nnd the evidence thut Anto
kol had stolen $60 was not conclusive,
a'though Kulnkl swore to that fact on a
Hebrew lilblo.
Kelson t;e -k - i"""illv
The ruse agti'nst James Nelson, who was
nrrestcd Saturday mornln-r by serge. int
Whnlen on the charge of drtinkeness nnl
f.ilHnir properly 10 nrov'de for h's w (i
and three small chl'dten, whs dlsm s el
by JmU'e f'rawferd Tueliiy morning after
Nelron had solemnly promised to tan- care
of his family If his caae wn4 dlsmsa-u.
Nelson was nrresled on con pl.Vnt i f his
wife, who went to the police station mis
erably (lad und with carpet slippers on
her feet.
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MAN COOLLY PLANS DEATH
Peter Ooerta Takes Poison, Then
Sends for Friend to Bnry
II Im.
After drinking- a large potion of strych
nine with suicidal Intent, Peter Ooerts, 55
years of age, a farmer, whose temporary
home was at Council Bluffs, went Into the
shoe shop of Qustaf Saalfeld, 611 South
Thirteenth Btreet. Omaha, about 8:40 Tues
day morning and died In Intense agony.
Ooerts was a single man and had been
working on a farm In Iowa and accidentally
broke his right wrist.. On account of the
accident he hnd not been employed for
some time and became despondent. He was
a member of an Omaha Low German so
ciety, but had had trouble with the organ
isation. ,
When he entered the shoe shop of Mr.
Panlfeld, which is In the basement of the
premises on Thirteenth street, Ooert com
plained of feeling sick, and when asked
by Mr. Saalfeld as to the nature of his
trouble, replied:
"In a little while I will be dead and out
of tho way. I've Just taken some strych
nine and will soon be done for. Send for
Mr. Treitschke and have him bury me."
Julius Treitschke, 523 South Thirteenth
street, was summoned and arrived before
Goerti died. He said he had known Qocrtr
for several months and ascribed despond
ency as the cause of the suicide.
The police station was communicated with
and Dr. Klmore, formerly police surgeon,
was dispatched, but Goerts had died before
assistance could be given. In a few min
utes Assistant Police Surgeon Pugsley was
on the case, but. the patient had been dead
for half an hour before the anxious em
bryo doctor arrived on the scene.
Coroner Brajley took charge of the body
and will hold an Inquest Tuesday after
noon, although It is clearly a case of sui
cide. MRS. M'KENNA OUT OF PERIL
Recovers as m Reboke to Crael Fake
of Evening Sensation '
Sheet.
The physician attending Mrs. A. Mc
Kcnna, 18H Clark street, who was over
come by the gas fumes from a base burner
on November 14, reported Tuesday morn
ing that Mrs. McKenna is convalescent
and her complete recovery Is only a mat
ter of a few days' time. Mrs. McKenna
Is a widow and lives alone at the Clark
street residence. She was found by neigh
bors on the morning of November 14 In an
unconscious condition from the effects of
the Inhalation of coal gas. She remained
unconscious for a few days, but is now
out of all danger and Is thoroughly ra
tional. Friends and relative ore much disturbed
over the needless sensation given tha case
by the Evening Pinkeye, which proclaimed
that Mrs. McKenna (McKlnney It had the
name) was still unconscious and that she
was in a precarious condition. ;
CUT GLASS Frenzer, 15th and Dodge.
SALE OF LIQUOR BY STORES
Mntter to Be Determined for Prog
arista by Ordinance of
the City.
The Board of Fire and r'ollce Commis
sioners has requested City Attorney Dur
nam to draw up an ordinance regulating
the sale of liquors by dru; stores. This
matter urose from the recent arrests of six
teen druggists for selling liquor contrary to
law. The new ordinance will require drug
gists to sell liquors only for "mechanical,
medicinal and chemical purposes." Persons
wanting to buy liquor at a drug store for
slcknees will be required to present a physi
cian's certificate.
BIDS FOFl TEMPLE ISRAEL
Proposals for Neir Dalldlna- Ran from
Forty-Three to Fifty-Two
Thousand.
Rids for the construction of the new
Templa Isruel have bei received and
iiponeil nnd tne congregation will meet at
tin temple Friday night to consider the
award ot the contriet. Ten contractors
have submitted bids, running from M,50J
to tol'.CoO, tho lowest bluders being John
Prendcrgant and Louis Bulks. These bids
oic exclusive of heating, lighting, eeuts and
decorations, which wi'.l bring the entire
cost above JM.oo
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