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i vw' - "tJv '.:!t.;.lj-,-'i r- THE WEATHER.- ." "TonUht. fsn-r- Wsdnaaam. r : -a nwauiar eloudlns follwes r oowu; weatorty uuuof m itiitit. VOL. : I. NO 229. mmm; labors ;. WASMINQTON, Dec a. Capita!, labor and the tariff are dealt -with In detail by president Roosevelt; lo bis annual message to the American Congress made public today. Congress must act to regulate the trusts; the tariff matter s in as" good shape now as It has ever been and should be handled guardedly If touched at all,: and strong Indorsement Is given the labor unions as long as they operate solely In the Interests of right aod justice and uphold the law, : The message is not as Ion z as many that have preceded it, but It is strong and to the point. , . ; f JV '.J '-- . '-tl)cfsT-.!'.V- : 'i .fl ? wx rvii:i'SU - There is no mincing the trust matter. Congress has authority to govern, the president, says, and congress should not delay action. i There' is nothing In remaining idle and pleading inability There Is a way. That way should be taken. - , v V " -; . : ' .... . v ; ,r . , Viw.-i': . . V - : - . :- ,. .....--.- ! Reciprocity treaties are strongly favored and Immigration law are advocated. ; There Is a paragraph apeaklnje for Cuban reciprocity and another advocating the Isthmian canal as a certain Incentive to-conjmerce. Tbe-Paclfic cab!e Is given attention, the army and navy'are touched upon and the efficiency of the former praised while" the increase and betterment of the latter is strongly urged.' . 'Z f : ;. v ;f t u .T;The "President takes a firm stand regarding the Philippines and declares that never has the future looked so bright to dwellers In these islands as at the present time and under American rule. The work, of thearmvndoLthe.cIvir auinonties in ine lar eastern possessions 13 ironijr praiavu buu ujcic a uiutuu vuniaiiws wmu ui ' V More liberal laws for Alaska, Iirlgatloa of arid 1 V There Is no direct reference to the recent strike troubles, but in dealing with the capital and THE PRESIDENT SPEAKS OUT ' : L-l HIS VEWS TO . t Declares Action Should BeTaken. at .Once . to .Control the Trusts EvilHe : v Praises Labor Combinations When Used Within the Law? - and "WASHINGTON, Deo. 2. Th message of Prwildent Roosevelt, m read before Oongreaa today, u In part &a fallows To th Senate and ' House of Represeh- . unooundeq prosperity. This prosperity is ' not the creature of law, but undoubtedly the laws under which wH work have been Instrumental In creating the. conditions which made It possible, and by unwise legislation it would be easy enough to de stroy it. There will undoubtedly - be a period of depression. The wave will re cede; but the tide will advance. This Nation is seated on a continent flanked by two great oceans. It is composed, of men the descendants of pioneers, or, in a sense, pioneers themselves; of men win nowed out from amonx the nations of the Old World by the energy, boldness, and love of adventure found la their own, eager hearts. Such a nation, so placed, will surely wrest success from fortune. As a people ' we have played a 'large part in the world, and we are bent upon making our future even larger than' the past. In particular, the events of the last four years have definitely decided that. for -woe or-for weal; --omp phto- -must . b4 great among the nations. We may either fall greatly or succeed greatly; but jve .;x.a--fc-4Vi-h(k - elthe'-g"tlire--rat-ycee9;must come. Kven lf.we would. ; enn not play a small part If -v.- li.-r . try. all that would follow . would ly i we- should play a, large part tenoul.- ...xi shamefully. BTRoO AXl TKIK. But -our people, the sons of the men of the Civil .War, the suns ot the- meu who had Iron in their blood, rejoice "in tho present and face the future high of heart and resolute of will. Ours Is not the creed of the weakling and the cow ard; ours Is the gospel of hope and of triumphant endeavor. We de not shrink from the struggle before us. There are many problems for us to face at the out set of the twentieth century grave prob lems abroad and still graver at home; but we know that we can solve them and solve them well, provided only that we bring to the solution the qualities of head and heart which were shown by the men who, in the days of Washington, founded this government, and. In the days of Liu coin, preserved it. No country has ever occupied a higher plane of material woll-betng than ours at the present moment. This well-being is due to . no sudden or accidental causes. but to the play of the economic forces In this .country for" over a century; to our laws, our sustained and continued poll cies, above all, to the hlsh individual average of our -citizenship. Great for' tunes have, been won by thosewho have taken' the lead in this phenomenal Itidus- trtaldv!omen,- hb4 most of Hiese-for-- .. .tutjciUsMm been.iwon.iwt .by, 'doing, evil. but as an Incident to action which has benefited the community as a whole. Never before has the material well-being: been so widely our used .among our peo ple. Great fortunes have been accurau lated, and yet in the aggregate these for. tunes are small Indeed when compared to the . wealth of the people as a whole. PEOPM8 WELZ, OFF.. N The plain people are better off than they-have ever been before. The Insur- ance . companies, which are practically mutual benefit., societies especially help- ' t ul to man'-ot moderate means represent accumulations or capital which are among the larjrest in this country! There are mpre deposits In the savings -banksmorevf owners of farms, more well-paid wage workers in this country now than ever before" Jn our history. Of course, when the conditions have favored the growth of to much that was good, they have also favored somewhat the growth ot what was evil. It is eminently necessary i avll, but let us keep a due sense of pro portion; let us not in fixing our gase upon the lesser evil forget tho greater eood. The-vtts- arerreal and Some ot them are menacing', but they are the out growth, not of misery or decadence, but of prosperity of the progress f-twr gi gantlo industrial development., This in dustrial development should not ' be checked, but side by side with it should . gxr such .progressive, regulation as will 4 aimtntsa uie evils. : We should fail in our duty If we did not try to remedy the evils, but w shall suoceed ' only If we proceed patiently, with practical com mon sense as well as resolution, separat ing the KOod from the bad and holding on' to the former -while endeavoring- to Set rid of the latter. luestion of v. -MoneCombines In my message to the present Congress at Its flrs session. I discussed at length the-question -of the regulation of those ; Dig- eorporattons commonly doing- an in- tern tale bunliifss, of with some tend. ency to monopoly, . which are popularly . known as trusts. -The experience of the past year has emphasized, in my optiw Ion. tho-desirability of the steps I then proposed. A fundamental requisite of so- 1 t rr Thinki Capital a Good Thing elal efflclency la a, high standard of indi vidual energy and excellence;, but this is )n no. wise lnoonslit.tent wltti power, .to 1 act'ln lombina.tlojJti- ajtmjs jvhich mnXCtr&L be "-achieved oy the individual acting alone. A fundamental base of civ ilisation. Is the inviolability of property; but this is in no wise inconsistent with the. right of society to regulate the ex ercise of the artificial powers which It confers upon the owners of property, un der the name of corporate franchises. In such a way as to prevent the misuse of these powers. Corporations, and especi ally combinations ot corporations, should be managed under public regulation. Ex perience has shown that tinder our sys tem of government the necessary super vision cannot be obtained by state ac tion. It -must, therefore, be achieved by national action. Our aim Is not to do away with corporations; on the contrary, these 3lg aggregations are an Inevitable development of modern Industrialism, and the effort to destroy them would be fu tile unless accomplished in ways that would work the . utmost mischief to the entire body politic. We can do' nothing .ftt good.. JaJIW, y of regulating and, supervising' theme corporations until we aflx clearly In our minds that we are not ttactanz mo corporations, jut enaeavor-i-jr-t"do-away? with any evil "tnemr We are not hostile to them ; we are mere ly determined that they shall be so han dled as to subserve the public good. RIGHTEOUS WEALTH. "We draw, the line against misconduct, TiSC iftjnst " Vedlth. The capitalist who, akine or in conjunction with his fellows, performs t some grreat industrial feat by which ha wins money is a welldoer, not a wrongdoer, provided only he works In proper and legitimate lines. We wish to favor' such a man when he does well. We wish to supervise . and control his actions only to prevent him from doing 111. Publicity can do no harm to the honest corporation; and we need not be overtendcr about- sparing - the dishonest corporation. In curbing- and regulating- the combina tions of Capital which are or may become Injurious to the public we must be care ful not to stop the great enterprises which have legitimately reduced the cost of production, not to abandon the place which our country has won In the leader ship of -the International industrial world, hot to strike, down wealth with the result of "closing factories and mines, of turning the wage-worker idle In the streets and leaving; the farmer without a market for' what he grows'. Insistence upon the impossible means delay In achieving the possible; exactly as, on the other hanU, the stubborn defense alike of. what la . good .and. what. .is . J)d Jn. the existing system, tlie -resolute effort to--obstruct any attempt at betterment, be trays blindness "to the historic truth that wUte evolution Is, the sure safeguafrd against revolution.' Must Regulate Interstate Business ,. No . mora, important subject can come before the Congress than (his ot the regulation of , interstate business. This country can not afford to sit supine on the" plea that Under our peculiar , system of government' we are helpless in the presence, off. the .new .conditions, and un able to grapple wKh them or to out out whatever of evil haa arisen in connection with them. .'The power of the Congress to regulate Interstate commerce Is an absolute and unqualified grant, and with out, limitations other than those pre scribed by, the Constitution. The Con - gTeas ta conatiAu make ali-iawe neoessary-ami proper -"for-executing: this power, and I am satisfied that this power has not been exhausted by any legislation now on the statute books. It is evident, therefore, that evils restrictive of commercial freedom and en tailing restraint upon national commerce tell- within - the regulative - power ot the Congress, and that a wise and reasonable law : would be a necessary and proper exercise of uongreseional authority, to the end that suchevils should be eradi cated. t, ' .L.-. i CONGRESS THB JUDGE. . 1 believe that monopolies, unjust dis criminations, ' which prevent - or cripple competition, fraudulent- overcapitalisa tion, and other evils In trust organisa tions and practice which Injuriously af fect Interstate trade can be prevented under power of the Congress to "regulate commerce ' . with' ' foreign nations and among the several states" through regu lations ana requirements operating dl- such mentalities thereof;, and those. , engaged therein. 'X-i -v-. r. I earnestly recommend this subject to the consideration of the Congress with a view tp the passage of a law reasonable in us provisions ana enecuve m ita maiioiiB, upon which the questions can be- finally., adjudicated that now raise doubts as to the . necessity of constitu tional amendment. IX it prove impossible to accomplish, the purposes above set (CeoUnued an Beoond Para,), r oitTiiAjn,, ocegon'. tites dayvming,' CONGRESS Li.,,v.ii-,; . t ' - - f ..... ' l' ', - ' rjlii d :l ---,.1. jf:;J lint iV'v ' ' - 1 "'" . --' FEW IN GALLERIES OF THE HOUSE HElfi JMEJiESSAGE WASHINGTON. D. 0. Dec.J lGaK leries and floors of the House were not crowded today when the Speaker rapped to order. Those who had ' turned out yesterday to witness the . opening day of Congress did not return in numbers today, but all were . eager to listen to the reading1 of' the FresHeiU's message, "Message Day" Is always observed as -a sort of holiday, and bunting-' a4 nags were everywhere visible. - Aa the differ ent clauses of the message were read off there were murmurs which, While they -did not interrupt proceedings In tho i least, , served to show the effect of the document upon the hearers. i r.(!Y A number of ladies were lit the ai- lerles. The House was not decorated. In addition to Americans ana tn regular members there were several 'foreign fl) dais and notables in the audience.' . - DISCUSSED BEFOREHAND. ' Before call to order the orthcoming' message was generally aisousee.qv In the oors. rncra was nm nna wnp nod not formed some opinion regarding "it. Forecast in the numerous .newspapers have been general, and there was hardly a Congressman but In a. general '.way knew something- of the contents ot the the wish ure ion mm. awmjuj uu w riupmos nvqvunio 10 iook upon uie labor situation it Is plainly evident that Presldent'Roosevelt has taken : MANY SENATORS NODDED : ; ' THEIE i TOKEN; !0F AFTOOWli ' t I I t ' 5 J 1 jit ;. ','?; 'M . I ' i r's ' 4 - .,.1 - i i at .. m i j r ;Nr - . . . L.-i.-.S!m r ,y ' '-M..II - - i. Stai - -. I Roosevelt. . - ' It aeems practically certain that reci procity with Cuba will go throug-h, in spite of the com plaint -from the West. The reason for this Is that the Bast fa- l.vors , it almost ti a map, and it is the general belief that the South will unite intfce.- -battle. President Roosevelt's views are strong and are ably expressed upon this point. , ;' ' - , : s DELAY IN MESSAGE. Although It had been expected that the message would be received in the House early In the morning wesston there was disappointment, n the 'communication of the will of the President had not reached that body when the ' noon ' recess) was 0Thera wcro ncveral 'mMitoq VC ILo House absent when ' the message ' was read.. Tho roost notable Incident ot the 9iorning session was the announcement of committees by the Speaker. ' Among the appointments mad was that of Con gressman Hill , of Connecticut, who suc ceeda the late Representative Russell uu the ways and means committee. Con-' gressxnan Palmer, Republican, of Penn sylvania, was named a a member of the Judiciary committee. . -.v-i , : - -. v t ;. . t'pon the reconvention of the House at 12:30 o'clock, Uio messags was preaented December . 2. -. 1902. ... .... . ------ -sxasj;ay;r:;js;sM - ----- --.y-yj.' ' 'V - Senate Met Early and Listened to Roosevelt's Ideas Regardmg Goveranienti Attorney General Kriox to Be .Consulted Regarding Legislation . - Concerning Trusts at the Present Session, - : and reading began. L Favorable report was ordered on the td pay for the Cannon bill for $50,000 anthracite commission. Attorney-General -Knox submitted to Congress his annual report, which, shows that during the last year his department has disposed of 76 cases of the 144 now pending. He asks that Congress pro vide for the erection of suitable build ings for his department which is now in rented quarters. He also recommends an lnorea.se of salaries of Judicial officers. The House committee on Judiciary de cided to. refer' all bills dealing with-the trusts to a subcommittee of which Little field of Maine Is chairman. His anti-trust bill pending is one of the most Important before the Mouse, me elections commit tee has aeciued to arop the case against Glass of Virginia, deeming it more proper at the next Congress to discuss this, be cause all the Virginia members . at the next Cor areas will be- elected under the new constitution which disfranchises colored votes. The Virginians received the hewt'wlta gladness. ' -- . Following tn reading of the. message lanhan of Texas offered resolutions of respett, paying tribute to the memories of the - late Representatives Graffenreld and Sheppard, and as a mark of further respect the House, adjourned at 1:4. A' . Americans as Deneiactors and not ' cognizance of It. ' WASHINGTON". 33, C. Dec. 1-In an. tlepation of tha receipt ' of President Joaeyeit-A messasrav BMtmbMe e-h ate today assembled early In the Senate cnamoer and In the cloak rooms adjoin ing. Man of the Senators, particularly the close personal and political friends of the President, such as Lodge of Massa chusetts. Barrow of Michigan, Spooner of Wisconsin, Fairbanks of Indiana, and 8cott of West Virginia, were already familiar with the principal features of the message, but the reading- of the Impor tant state paper of the President was marked with unusual Interest. Those pas sages of the message treating of the trust and tariff issues were listened to with closest attention, notwithstanding: the faot that the recommendation concerning the creation of a non-partisan tariff commis sion and the cautious attitude. regarding the question of trusts had been generally forecasted. Equal Interest was displayed by the. Senators in those portions of the. message relating to the question of re ciprocity with Cuba and to- the existing conditions In the Philippines, Porto Rico and Hawaii. The -recommendations In regard Fo statehood.,. tur. the ."territories, Irrigataiii and the - protection of -forests woked nods of approval front the West- em senators. Mention of the satisfactory status of the Isthmian Canal question also was received with general' approval, V ' ' NQt OBCOBATJBTl: . :-.;; ; The Senate today had lost much of. Its haltday appeAincw.-fle- nry. decora tions were upon the dusks of Senators Blmon of Oregon and Alger of Michigan. Beautiful floral remembrances were to be seen In these places. There Were not a great many spectators, although there were but few Senators ' absent. Alger's credentials were presented and he reported to the desk, where he was sworn. He walked to his seat between Beverldge and Dryden and as he seated hlmslf the president of the body declared a recess until the message should be re ceived. The time was devoted to an In formal reception in honor of Algeri the new member. WASHINGTON, D. G. Dec. I.-In spite of the known contents of the message of the President relative to trusts and" the manner of dealing with them, and In Plte of the numerous bills that have STRIKE ENDED, WASHINGTON, Deo. St. Reports to the State Department announce the ces sation of strike disturbances In Havana. It is hinted that the trouble may have been attired up by Spaniards. - I Im Schumann .will have a hearing Mr ore judge Mogue tomorrow for vio lating the game laws In shipping some pheasants contrary to law. The com plaint Is made by Game Warden Qulntby. AWFUL CRIMES OF TURKISH SOLDIERS Rapine and Carnage Everywhere mi Suffering Macedonia as Result ' ' bf VIENNA, Deo. 1 The Evening Post today-printi-ftrrtheraetsJ!-rjf,.tJ5 terrible atrocities practiced upon Macedonian, Christians by the TuAsw, -Bound hand and foot and held upright screaming Christian aiea and women were tortured to death by having steel caps, heated red, - pressed t ,f aown upon tneir neaas. . Another act In this carnival ot terror was ine pouring of burning petroleum upon the feet of the prisoners. v.. A favorite method which is carried out when the Turks are la .ft hurry and' have not time to stop and enjoy the suffering' of their victims is to tie SO or TO together, punch out their eyes and leave- them to-starve to death in secluded places. ' - ; s . , ' ' ? awpux iNDiaNrnES. . v. ' . tionnble cruelties. This Infortnaflon is vouched for. - - - ' ' '-j At the village of Leshke, Elder Nlckelai. after being forced to Witness the tortures and defilement of his daughters, was finally roasted to- death, At .the village of Padesh a priest named Stefana was forced to drink the . : filth from the chalice. Another priest, at the village of Sottas, wept, mad -during the decapitation pf a score of children, whlort he had bssnooni ; qeaanoa to superintend. In addition -to .the murderous work themsolves.1 they have ravaged the country until thousands are expiring from t cold and hunger.. The entire population of three large villages have tied to ) the hills, and they have there been surrounded and are being- slowly starved to death. -. , - v.......-... v . .:.r ; . a'.'-.-, . . t rniCE FIVE CENTS. IP1ESSIGE asnoes. been Introduced by various" Ofmgtenmeit ana Benators along variousr lines, Attor- JyOeera4-.Kaoia Se -as-yet- aoy speak. More than half the bills thus far! presented wf submitted to the head -off the department of Judiciary la the hope of placing them before Congress witb thai . statement, "Approved' by tha 'attorney- general." This approval was 'denied Jrsl , all oases. When the bills art tfeoufht" up and committed to the eommtttees tt, , Is thought General Kjiex wnl. be calletlf upon to state his' viaws and he will then, give his opinion. This opinion may- er drafted into a bill by the oonimltieetaaiJ? submitted to Congress. - yj,; f THB TTSJOCKB,- ' WASHINGTON. Oee. 1 TrjerlsHdeeA Interest taken her in the financial sit-, . uatton, and Senators and Represents. Cvs . alike are dlacuasing lb - The mobthlyi statement Issued by the Controller' oft v the Currency shows the total eistmaatfOzs: of national bank nets, outstanding at thef close of business November- 2. not, toV have been J3S4.SC4.514, an. Increase for the. year of 136,133,908,' an' lncsease lor ther month Of t4,43r,U0. ' r Theelreyfatiorr-basied wi TTrrtteaV-gtatyW bonds was ;Jt,4tt'"s''lneroBJla for rns ""' -month of t3.JlT.ra, The amount of dreu-X ' ' latlon secured by law til money was THUff. an Inonaae for the year ef ruO.e- : 478, and decrease for the uofifh ot .'3S-v. M2. ';. ;.'.-,'' ';-. -,i !;-. I The amount of tTnlted Stateg reglstareOt) -bonds) i en- deposit seoure , clroulatlngf " , notes was tS43.&Oio. and tssaira rub-A lie detwaita tinfnuETd . The report of the ooinalre wgetmteff the mint of the United State during Hoi ventber shows a total of 15.244, 908, as fol lows: od, rz.675; silver; t2,St,00iK: coins. ai7.ino. MATTERS. WASHINGTON, Dec. 3. At the afc .v., MJVVHU4 MfpHJ WK JLUQ; ; proposition of Sellgman. the Now Torkt banker, to finance VenesueJara " obliga tlona It Is the onanlmoua opinion off, mSziOB? 4i memoers tnat the Government oarmofl guarantee payment. Seligman wahts Iff . per cent Interest from Veneaisela, Bay,, told the cabinet he hoped under thef Herran regime of Colombian affairs thaB j satisfactory negotiations oottld be ec- 1 eluded to construct the Panama Canal, v SUICIDE" OR MURDER , SAN FRANCISCO, Deo. f Mrs.1 Ctev4 peglio, of Cincinnati, wires the cfrtef f police here to Investigate the BtticUU' oCL" her daughter. Mistress Robert HemlnevT -way. The:. mothsr.--elakns---th. girt .waer -murdered. The girt lett letters1 Jndlcat ' lag'-angMa,!" fl - --rgr """'F"" DEAL IS OFF. w PXNDtarroN. ( Deo. J Ie wa ew--' nounced today that the UhuvTssa fSi,O0Of 7 sheep ranch (and flock deal between XaV Fontaine and Cunningham bad tsasmL ' called off. gt ther Unholy Wat. " -Meroy MJlred recently after being sbiectedytoycninen" ... ' that has been don by the Turks ! - ? a. 1 "V