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About Hillsboro independent. (Hillsboro, Washington County, Or.) 189?-1932 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 8, 1905)
uiore in Senate, la th ' ' -"y .rrang.m.n, ill ?. . .. J'" " ,,k action upon Ih. Ian c . L "dr ,hU ""g.n.ent thiamin' IT. ..""'""""'l appointed Am.rl.-i.. I. isrv .1!,r..", """"" ' cu.iom. cuiisitloa, ut Ih. nvnui, turning ov.r i per cent to th. guvernmrnt for running ex- 'l.alinry fur .Mun. 1,1. dlvl.ioo in tT.,ii b " mon, th. Th. cu.tnm-hou.es offer well nigh th. only o I. re. . . . . . 11 ' seriously la aa ,n..., ... iTI1".' I"?""- " th. latter T.,Z winner from l. k of tram InTuT m By war , iutmimdii merhanlam thi. u.nuiru. But hry ar. utlgrly Ueeleal When bil V. ai. j .... ..... , " " ana ney cinooi be tr.it li l " " 4 c.r.ful at urellialios Isa During th. MUt year .vld.nc. haa aceu "" "' connrm ih. expreeaiona con i . . J . ' ' ,wo nual mesa, gee a. ... . , """lr' or reusing by appro- I "s-eiauon our system of naturalising "- aiiuointrtl Uamh - , rt.. A7s . . . ioiuingu, and'""" a car.ful examination of our i.lr . ,k usually hav. as . and to auggeet appro ih... V,r...T L " poaeeasiuo or to avoid th. notorious Ihl u",'ho"'M- T "e fan that ; ou-' resulting fn.m th. Improvident or .... vue.unis ar. Americans, -'' grsnLing or clttgenshlp. Thl. com that ther ar. u.rr..rii.. ii.... .. J m aion ... " : . . - . - . HMii. win ; - - vi an "I near or in. L - T. 7 'V1 toun"''- "h" th th. r.aiy '"""' " tat. th. I.paitmnt of Ju nni i . i ,B h . lv.a a e.rtam I 1 " ' h. U-pirim.nl of tornm.rc. i..min. ZI. J . ov.ramo' of Hant. oor. na. oi h.r,wt th. duty lmpo..d Lwinlnao whlrh It haa not had b-r..r. Thi. '"I"" H. and ha. ubmiii... . -a.. .a. ha. completely dliKouragrd all r. volution- tranmlttd to th. t'ongr.aa' for It. .t V " " air.ady produc.d : '""""'"anon, and. I hop., for It favoraul. " in in. r.v.nu.. .h ih-. u..rnm.nt la actually g.tting roor. from h. ii p.r cent thai th. Am.rl.an coll.rtor. turn o..r to It thaa It got farm.rly h.n It look ih .nllr. r.v.nu.. it I. .nabllng lha poor hara..d popl. of H.nto Domingo nr. mor. to turn thlr attonilon to Industry and to b fr.a from tb. cur., of Ini.r nluabla revolutionary dlalurbauc. It offer, to all buna Ad. creditor., American and European, lha only really good chanr. t obtain that to ahl. h they ar. Ju.lly entitled whll. It In return give, to H.nto Doming, ih. only opportunity of defen.. agalnal claim, which It ought nut to pay, fur now If It meet. th. view. f th. itenat. w. ahall our.elvea thoroughly .xamln. all th.M claim., whether American or rorelgn, and that non. that ar. Improper ar. paid. Ther. la, of courae. oppoaltion to th. treaty from dlahoneat credltora, foreign and Amer ican, and from th. prof.aalonal revolution iMa of th. Inland It.elf. w. hav. already reuon to believe that aom. of th. cr.tlitura who do not dar. eipoa. thlr claim, to hone.t acrutlny ar. endeavoring to atlr up aedltlon In Ih. lal.nd and opposition to th. treaty. In Ih. meantime 1 have eierclard th. authority veated In me by th. Joint reao lullon of the Congre.a to prevent the Intro duction of arma Into th Island for revo- uiiuiiarj purpoaea. Th. dl.tlngulahlna r.commendiatlnna nf thai iiiiwup ar.: Klr.t-A f.il.r.l k, ...... , ....... to b. Mtabliahed la th. Department of t'om merc. and Labor, to aupervla. th. adminis tration of th. naturajliatton laws and to r cclv. return, of naturalisations pending and accnmpliahed Hecond I nlformltv nt nalnr.tl..tl... .... tees to Da charged, and procedure. Third Mor exacting tiuallDvatlons for cltl- a-nanip. r our in in. Brellm nare declaration nt In. tentlon to b aboll.hed and no alien to be naiwaiisea until at least Vu days aft.r th. riling of his petition. Fifth Jurisdiction to naturalli. aliens to b. confined lo I'nlted State. District Courts and to such .1st. court, a. hav. Jurladlction to civil actions in which th. amount In controversy Is unlimited; In cities of over liMi.uoo Inhabitants th. I'nlted Htatea Dis trict Courts to hav. exclusive Jurladlction In the naturallxallon of the alien realdenia ui sucn cities. Hrrat bra of Trust In Public) Kervlr. Ther. ssems to be no statute nf lha I nll.rf States which provides for th. punt.hm.nl of a I'nlted rltatea Attorney or other officer of tne tiovernment who corruptly agrees to L nder th. mum taken, st.blllte sa ...w I V.???'"" do. or. refrain from and all th. h-i.c. ... ....... ... .. .... mcl n'n consideration foi Ing to Santo Doming... d,."g.r .1 ' f"l"lMer. 1 r?rrut't '"rnmnt Is other than onu ventlun ha. been .u.M,M th 'ti .' . I P""!' . m""" ' This ougl.t to be laat a p,,-,, ,h., .1, creditor, will get I iatVon .hoofrf ."!"' V'"1, ""'. no more and no lew. if the arrange- ',, ,., u ...,, r. nam l. i.r...... k .... ...... pllcltly, unruulvoca v and bevon.1 .,... In treaty, chau will follow, and If cha.aa follow. I ir"! ''. ,ru"1 ,n hap of prematurely atner or later this Government mav be in. I . 0,fl'''l "crets by an officer or volved In serious diffic ulties with foreign n-uv. ,pl" 1 ". "1 to pro- rnments over the laiand, or else may be u"-,,l penalty therefor. Huch offl fonrd Itself to Intervene In the Island In r" or mM'"y oee the duty to the I'nlted me unpleasant faahlon. I'nder th. propoeed to guard carefully and not to divulge treaty the Independence of the Island la "r ln "ny m1"1" prematurely Infor a rupuloualy rcsrcte.l, the danger of viola- m"'"1 which Is accraallile to the officer or tlon of the Monroe doctrine by the Inlrrven- employe by reason of his official poaltlon. tlon of foreign powers vanishes and the In- u""t breaches of public Iruat are already terference of our Government la minimised.!"""1""' ,,v "" "nd this one should be. a. that we shall only art In conjunction wMh ! " ' Impussibie, no matter how much car. the Santo Domingo authorities to secure ths uawl, to prevent the occaalonal appolnt proper administration of the customs, and , ment to the public aervlce of a man who therefore to secure the payment of Juat del) In when templed proves unfaithful; but every nd to secure ths Dominican government mean, should b provided to detect and again.! demands f.tr unju.t deuu.. Th. pro- every effort made to puol-.li the wrongdoer, j.oeed .method will alv. th. people of tUnto So far as In my power Ilea each and -every Domingo the same chance to move onward and such wrongdoer shall be relentlessly hunted upward wbloh we hav already given tn the down; In no Instance In the bast has he ("Hi of Cuba It will be douhly to our I been epared; In no Instance In th future dla.-re.llt aa a Nation If w fall to lake ad-I shall hs be spared. III. crime Is a crime vanug. of this chance; f,.r It will be of dam- again., .very hones, man In h" N.tl.m ,, age ,o ourselve. and It will be of Incalculable It I. a crime ...mat th. whole body politic Don'of w,.K.n,,:,',,lv,ml.nn,',, ."ry Vet In dwelling" on such mladeed. U in! ion..l.e..T r Vy" " "." 'V"rJ 'Ju"t n" to '' they are altogether r- Vh"':" :?'rruy" . ".cepnn.i. .nd th.t ,h. w'oi. a...v ... r-iiieni or ranio uum nKcj as we are ... Army and Navy. We cannot cniutider the question of our for- the Oovernment render uorlaht and faithful aervlce to the people. Ther. ar. exceptlona, notably In una or two branches of the service; but at no time In ln policy without at th. same time treating 1 ,h Nation s history has th public service of the Army and the Navy. We now have a,"' ,h "tlon taken aa a whole stood on a very .mall Army Indeed, one wel-nlgh In- I pane than now, alike as regards honesty and as regards efficiency 1'uhllc-l.and l-awa. Once again I call your attention to the rc.ncimon or the public-land laws. Hecent nmti.imal when compared with the army of ny inner laige nstlon. nr course, the Army we do have should be aa nearly perfect of Its kind and for Us else aa Is paeaMa. I do not t,.e of Junior officer; but th Txrnly III U ' X'Vr:",,"1 "Vfl '"W" trained toed effectively In a maa. Frv! ! !t7 . 1 PJ"nt conditions. The honest Ion should he made by sufficient anpr, -nria- 1 1 S.T,', , nl right use of the remaining tlone for maneuvers of a practical kind so vi . I"n'1" ' ' fundamental Importance, that ths troops may learn how to take i-aie of i 'nl.iultoue methntls hy which the mo themselveei under actual service conditions- 1 P"'" ' of ,n Public lands la being very march, for Instance, being made with 5'roun but under the present law. are the ...Idler leaded exactly aa he would be In ' h'",'on,,n more generally known, but the an active campaign. The Generals and Colo-i 'w" d" "ol furnish effective reme- nele would thereby have opportunity of hand- I atrn rh recommendation of the Public ling rcKlmcrite, brigade, and divisions and ' 1-"S Commlaalnn upon this subject ar wis th romml.sHry and medical departmrnta n'1 ahould be given effect. would b l.-ated In the field. I'rovlelon should ' Th creation of small Irrigated farms un tie made for the exercise at less! nf a brl- ,lBr ,n reclamation act is a powerful nffaet gade and by preference of a division In march- ' lo ,h tendency of certain other law to fos. lug and emhsrklng at some p. lnt on our I "r or permit monopoly of Ih land. I'nder cast and disembarking at aims other point '"at act th cnn.tructlon of great Irrigation a.td continuing Its march. The number of ! works has been proceeding rapidly and suc M.ets In which the Army Is kept In time nf ' cesafully, the lands reclaimed are eagerly peace eh. o!d be materially dlmlnlehe.1 and taken up, and th prospect that the policy .... coac ere irn ttiici. correspondingly i or national irrigation will accomplish all larger. No l.xal Inter.. ts should he allowed tbal was expected of It. Is bright The act to eland In the way nf asHemhllne the .raai.r l should k. ..t.n.i.. . . t....... u and hav Issued. In conformity with lu In-' I call your attention to th generous act ' uct of ... . a ta. atis w mil .. ' vi in. .i.e. o. v .iiinrnii In Conferring the taita to participate, by aendii.g their upon the t tilled States liovernn.ent the owa- naval veasarss and sucb military oigamaalluti ..ship of th Yoernut Valley and the Marl- ee may be pre. Utah... Tnie celebiaiion would p., n,g Tr.. uruVe. There should be no fall of II. full purpose unless It were eaJur- delay In accepting the gift, and approprla- Ing la lut rraulte and cummenauiale watt ,oBs ahould be made for toe ncludlug the Imporiance of Ihe event to be ra.cbraieu, ,i,r.0s -n ,he Yoeemlte Nail.,n.i from which our Nation date. Its ,.. .... -,. u.,u..,.n. ... . ...... loruia naa acleu ntoat wlarly aa well aa witn great magnanimity m th. matter. Ther. are certain mighty natural feature, of our land which should b. preserved In th. Phlllppln. Island, entering the 'New Meilca sad AH ion he admiti... . . I nlte.1 htatea. earm-jriiy re-onimeiid that etale. There la no iitm.elioa upon ua ta ... ..in. new mi.rg y me cm na ley out treat territorial aubillvlaiona, whl.h are mat upon Ihe product, of th. I'hlllpplne l.ianda be tera of convenience only, aa binding ua on entirely rnnuvt.l. except the tariff on wiu'lh. question of admission lo statehood and tobacco, and that that tarlif be re.luc.-d j Nothing has taken up more lime In the . per cent of the present ralee under Hi t ,.nreaa during Ihe past tew yeara than Ihe the event " esMa.ee. i, nope c....- furnla has acted Bloat wisely fulled Slalea and by the leglelalulea of 14 atatea since th. action uf the c'unareea. will rex- x-ene euvh additional aid at your han.la aa .,...., fr ur rhii.t.. . ! .... Ill make It worthy of th. great event II - STIn . J i.Tid- I- nt. ., ' I"" -ch": tended to cel.br.te. and thereby enable the V"". ' c "",- !" . . J "m,"t lrand llltencled tu celt br.te. .nd thereby tluiTiini.nl of Ih I'nlted flates lo oiak. pro vision for the exhibition of It. own rea.jur.eei, and llkewlae, enable uur people who have un dertaken Ihe work of such a celebration to provide aultable and proper entertainment and instruction In the historic events of uur couu Canton of the Colorado should be made Into Ultiglty at. that after July I. I'.s... the tariff upon tobacco and sugar produced m the t'hllipiln l.land. be .ntitely removed and that flee trade betaeen the Islands and Ihe t'nited States In the pr.alu.-ts of each couutry then be pr.ivld.d for by law. A statute In f -r.-e. enacted April In. I'm. uaM-nda. the oiaeration of the casta lae lawa f the I'nlted S alee uic.n the trade between a National laark It la r..cv ... t. t....a c the 1'h Hll.tdl.a fslar ttm an. I lha l'n.t..l Ki.la. that the Slate of New York ahould copy as i un'" Jul ' "" I earnestly rec.-iinier.J I mb regards Niagara what ths Stste of California ! eu.cns. n be poetpon. d until July ..... .... has done as regards the Yo.emlte Nolh- -1' 1 ,h,r- " d-.iihtful utility lo I , h ".',,, Ing ahould be allowed tu Interfere with lhelply ,h c.stwise laws to the trade bet weed ; '" . cii.cci ri.i.a ano ine i'ntticiine. unuer any clrcumatsnceai, because I am c.vnvlnce.1 thai It will do no good whatever to Amen. -an bottoms, and will only Inlerftre and be an otata.le i,. the trade between the I'lilltprines mor to call attention lo the excellent work of case If poe.lble. In conjunction with the!? I niied males; ""t lr the cvaatwl-e Ihe fenrtoa bureau; for the veteran, of Ih. Canadian government! assume the burden I 7 ,hl" BPPlled. certainly It ought Joyed betwteen th people of the Cntted Stalt4 and the people of the Philippine Wand. In their rear-ectlve product.. I do not anticipate that fre trad between the lalaa.ls and the I'nlt.d Htatea will one due a r -volution In the mi.ar and tobacco production of the rhlllpplne Islands. So primitive are the methods of agriculture In the I'hlllopln Islands, bo slow la capital In going lo ih. Islands, so many difficulties eajr round a large agricultural enterprise In Ihe lalands. thai It will be many, many year be first landing at Jamestown and th Dcclara- that on the Mat head reservation should tlon uf Independence. It la clearly shown In not be allowed to go out of existence. Kilher lha report of the Commleat.mcr-Ueneral of on stone reservation or on some forest re- immigration thai while much of thl. enormous aerve like the Wichita reserve and same Immigration I. undoubtedly healthy and natur- refug. provision should b. made for the si, a cttfwniieraoie proportion Is undtcearBOia preservation or such a herd. 1 believe that from one reason or another; moreover, a con- the scheme would be of econnn.ie .1 v . . . alderable proportion of It, probably a very j lage, for the robe of the buffalo la of high large proportion. Including most of the uncle- market value, and the Same Is te... nt th. Irabl. class, does not cum. her. of It own rob of th rose-bred animals. miiiauve, uui necauae or tne activity or tne agenta of the great treneportaltun cumpanlee. Theae agents ar. distributed I hr.uhou Ku rope, and by Ihe offer of all kinds of Induc menta. Iht y whectll. and cajule many Immi grants, often agalrust their best Inlereat, to I.lfe-Having Service. I call your especial attention to the de sirability or giving to the members of the l.lfe-savlng Service penaluns such as are given to firemen and policemen In all our come here. The most serious obstacle we hav great cities. The men In the Life Having to encounter In the effort to secure a proper Service continually and In the moat matter regulation of Ihe Immigration to theae ahurea 11 ' 'act way do deeds such as make Amer- rlsea from the determined opposition of the leans proud of their couniry. They have no foreign steamship lines who have no Intertet political Influence; and they live In such re- wnatever in the matter save to Increase the mote place, that the really heroic services rt-tutna on their capital by carrying maast-s of they continually render receive the acanlleat Immigrant, hither In the steerage quarters of recognition from the public. It Is unjust for their shlis. a great nation like this to permit these Ihe questions arising In connection with men tn barnm. tntaltv ttis.t.i. ... . - . rhlnees Immigration aland by themselves. The death In th performance of their haxardous c.mcliiiona In China ar such that th ntlr duly and yet to give them no sort of re Chlnese coolie class, that la, the class) of ward. If one of them serves .10 years of hi. t nines laborer., ekllled and unskilled, ie- - nr. In auch a position he should surely be glllmately come under the head of uncle. Ir- .ntltlerf tn r.ilr. nn h.ir .. - a... able Immigrant, to thl. country, because of or pu,.,man does, and If he becomes totally m.Jl .ni .h i. V J. h 7 . ,. . Z . incapacitated through accident or sickness work and their low eitandard of living. Not . ...... .... a,...,. . ... .. only Is It to the Interest of thus country to dulv h. -. hl. f.mnv -,,,' ' ," " . , ' ' r.r"ni.n r.'; f.u' ,hr l, ':-i? ?i"nu:,o:.h.nyoi.r,h::!u,dr" yp'un; present their entrance Is prohibited by law. ,,,, because It ano si. amply adequate to accomplish th.a purpose. ,".m', lu? , ur .v The laws have been, are being and will be, f" "m n' 1 V f, "J inorougniy enforced. The vlolallona of them are ao few In number aa tu be Inflnlteesinal and can las .ntleulu H I........1..I TV .. ... serious proposal to alter the Immigration laws c h" BO one to "C"15 , )r ,nm- attention with especial earnestness to thl not only to our mpalhy; for Ihe people on whose behalf I ask It are compara tively few In number, render Incalculable service of a particularly dnngeroua kind, and aa regards the Chinese laborer, skilled or unaaiiceii, and there la no excuse for any Indiana, During th year Just past. th. phase of th aian feeling or affecting to feel the slightest Indian question which has t n most sharply M I U rttt lift InA nhlajct ... ... ... alarm on th. subject Hut In the effort to carry out the Duller nf excluding Chinees, laborers. Chinese coolies, grave Injustice and wrong have been done by una canon 10 tne people of China, and there fore ultimately to this Nation Itself. Chinese ludente, business and professional men of all kinds not i-nly merchants, but bankera, doc. tor, th and treated on precisely the aame footing that w treat students, business men, travelers and th. Ilk. of other nations. Our laws and treaties should b framed, not ao aa to but thus, people In the excepted claaaes, but to state mat we will admit all Chlneae. excej.t brought to public attention Is the larger legal algnrllcance of the Indian's Introduction Into rillieuehlp. This has made Itself mani fest not only in a great access of litigation In which the rltlsen Indian figures as a party defendant and In a more widespread dispo sition lo levy local taxation upon Ills per- manufacturers i.rofeasaara ir.v.l... .nd oecision ot tne l niteci ..k.-f::,'rb7!;curr.e? t "4 .!iusiw.:i wy the Government', benevolent effort to pro tect him against the evil, of Intemperance. The court holds. In effect, that when an Indian becomes, hy virtue of an allotment of land to him, a cltli.-n of the state In which Chinese of the coolie class, Chinese skilled n,'" '"hd ! alluated, he paaaea from under or unskilled laborer.. There would not he reiierai control in .ucn mailer, aa tins, and the least danger that any such provkelon would th" mrim ' tn Congress prohibiting Ihe sale result- In any relaxation uf ths law about or "lft to him of Intoxicants become sub laborers. These will, under all condition., be .lantlally Inoperative. It Is gratifying to kept out absolutely. Hut It will be mora rasvy but that the states and municipalities of to see that both Justice and courtesy ar West which have moat at stake in the ahown, as they ought to be shown, U other welfare of the Indiana are taking up thla Chlneae, if the law or treaty la framed a. aubject and ar trying to supply. In a mess above suggested. Examinations should be ur at least, the abdication of Its trusteeship completed at the port of departure from forced upon the Federal Government Never China. For thla purpose there ahould b pro- theless, I would urgently press upon the al vldcd a more adequate Connular aervlce In tentlon nf the Congress the question whether China than wo now have. The appropriations, som amendment nf the Internal revenue both for Ihe nfflcee of th Consul and for laws might not be of aid In prosecuting the office force, ln the Consulates, should be those malefactors, known In th Indian coun Inireased. .. ...,..... .. ..a,- As a iveonl we have talked much of th one In defrauding th I'nlted Slates Treaa ?.'!Ttn..ll".r .ln ' n.lhB. and we expect, and quit, ury of taxe. and. what I. far more Imuor- "."n,',.ln '.h Cf "xemhllng the greater I should be extended to Include the State of lL'hLr .2" .'v? Tl"X UI,on' J"""0 t"1" nt. In debauching the Indiana by carrying part of th troope which would at need form Texas, ' ,hon .u by th I hlnes. Hut w. cannot liquors Illicitly Into terrllorv alill comnletelv It will yT't. "","',n" "f """" '" Th reclamation act derive mUch of . J " ""oio'a i.. ne given to vaiue irt.m tne tact that It tend, to .ecure the the pcreonnel of all grade. Including the high greatest possible nunil.r nf home, on the .,.. crnic ria. i accompiian tni.: tano, inn to create communltlei ....i w must nave not company or regimental of freehold ere. In part by settlement on public land. In oy roremg tne sun.iivlslon or large prl vate holdings before they can get water from wovernment irrigation works. The lew re quire, thst no right to the urn of water for tano in private ownership shall be sold fir iraci exceeding IHci arrest to any one land owner. nil. provision has excited active end powerful hcstlllty, but the success of the law Itself depend, on th wis and firm enforce. ment of It. We cannot afford to substitute tenants ror freeholder on the public domain. The greater part of the remaining public lands cannot be Irrigated. They ar at pres ent and will probably alwava be of greater vaiue ior graving tnan ror any other puris.se. Thin fact has led to the graxlng homestead garrk.ina. but brigade and division ..rn.... I'romotlcan by mere seniority can never result In b thoroughly efficient corps of officers In th higher rank, utiles, there accumpanlea It a vigorous weeding out process. Such g weed Ingotit process that Is. such a procesa of selection b. a chief feature of the four yeara' course of the young officer at West Point. Ther Is no good reason why it should atop Immediately upon Me graduation. Whll at West I'olnt he la dropped unless he cornea un to a certain standard of excellence, and when he graduates he takes rank In the Army ac cording lo his rank of graduation. The r. eulls are good at Weet Point; and there should be In the Army Itself something that will achieve Ihe same end. After a certain aa , of Mil acres In Nebraska and to the pi-oboe. .... an-, rescnen ine average ., nicer I. mint I extension of It to other statra. It la argued vial -h .,a tl 1 T .L ar..i. .to- mat a ismny cannot be supported on ItKI ,, ,,, .oomoMou or i acres or arm grasing land. This I. obviously V .1 .' " B1'ri""'"' "en over the heads true; but neither ran a family be supported on Of th.le erateiettit.. mnA .... . . ..... . a ..... . . . ... 1 ' " 11 " '.' " -" ' V - .etoemero o ee... acre. Ot milCn Or ! land to Which l all men who have reached a given age without , Is promised to apply the graxlna h,.m..,..,i getting beyond a given rank; this age of To estahlBah universally any such arbitrary retirement of course changing from rank to limit would be unwise at the orent .tm. rank In both the Army and the Navy ther It would probably result on th one hand In sxiould be some principle of .election, that enlarging the holding, of some of the great la of promotion for merit, and there should b ; landowners and on the other In needless suf- - -- - ... e. .......... .... sse.i onicere ; lertng anil rslltire on the part nf a very of reputable character who posses, no .pedal al.Wahle prois.rtlon of the bona Del. se efficiency. I .ho slve faith to lha imci .. our Navy muat. relatively to th navies of the Government thai such an area la auffl other nation, alwava h of greater sue thsn I clent. Th best us of the n..i.ii. ...... our Army. We hsve most wisely continued lands require, the careful examination and for a number nf years to build up our Navy, classification of these lands In order to give .. 1 ''i'1" eaca sa-iuer una enmign lo aupiaort hi. fam- of efficiency. Thla standard of efficiency muat I llr and no more. While thla work la being not only be maintained, but Increased. It ; don, and until the land. .r. ....i... .... does not seem to me necessary, however, that th Navy should at least In th Immediate future be Increased beyond the present num ber nf units. What Is now clearly necessary Its to sul.-tltute efficient for Inefficient unlta aa the latter become worn out or a. It be comes apparent that they ar. useless Prob ably th result would be attained by adding a single battle ship to our Navy each year, the autercded or outworn vessel, being laid tip or broken up aa they ar thus replaced. The four atngle-turren montt.n-a built Immediately after the chew- of the Spanish war, for In stance, are vessels which would he of but little use In th event of war. The monrjg spent upon them could hav been more use fully spent In other way.. Thu. It would hare been far better never to hav built a atn.l on of theee monitor, .nd to hav put tH money Into an ample etipply of reserve guns. Most of th smaller cruiser, and gunboats. though they aerve a useful purpne so far as they are needed for International nolle work, would not add to th strength of oor Kavy In a conflict with a serious foe. Ther I urgent need of providing a larg Increas In th number nf officer, and speclelly In th number of enlisted men. Recent naval history has emphasised cer tain lessons which ought not to, but which do. need emphasis. Sea-going torpedo-boats or destroyers are Indlspsnsabls, not only for making night attacks hy surprise upon an enemy, but even In battle for finishing al ready crippled ship.. I'nder exceptional rlr rumstancea suhmartn boats would doubtleee be nf use. Fast scouts are needed. Ths msln strength o ths Navy, however, lies and ran only lis In ths great battleships, the heavily-armored, heavily-gunned veaaels which decide the mssterjr of ths sea. Heavy, armed cruisers also ptsy a most ueeful pert, and unarmed cruisers. If awlft enough, ars very useful a. scout.. Il.tween antagonists of spproxlmately equal proweea the com parative perfection of th Instrument of war will ordinarily determln ths fight, put It Is of couras tru that tha maa behind ths gun. ths man In ths .ngln.-room and ths man In th conning tow.r. considered not only Individually, but especially with regard to ths way In whlrh they work together, ar ven mora tmportsnt thsn lha wespons with whlth they work. Th moat formidable battleship Is of course helpleae against .ven light cruiser If ths men aboard It ar. unable to hit anything with their guns; and thoroughly well-handled cruisers may gount Government should tak. control of the open range, under reasonable regulations suited to local nee.is. following ine general policy al ready In successful operation on tha fores, reserves. It la pmbahla that the present grailng value of the open public range Is scarcely more than half what It once was or what it might easily be sgaln under careful regulation. The forest policy of the Admlnletratlon an- pears to enjoy th unbroken support of th. peopi. Th great users of timber ars them selves forwarding the movement for forest preservation. All organised opKttlon to the forest reserves In the Weet haa disappeared Since ths consnlldatlon of all Government for est work In the National Forest Service ther haa been a rapid and notable gain In the uee fulness of the forest reserves to th pseanl nn in puntic appreciation or tnelr value. Th National parka within or adjacent to forest reserves should hs transferred to ths charge or ins w ore, service also. Meerhaat Marts. To ths spread of our trad. In peace and th defense nf our flag In war a great and pros permia merchant marine la Indlapenaahl. W should hav ships uf oor own snd seamen nf our own to convey our goods to neutral mar. keia, and In case of need to reinforce our battle Una. It can not but b a source of re gret and uneasiness to u that th line nf communication with our alater republic of South America ehouid he chiefly under foe elan control. It la not a good thing that American merchanta and manufacturer, should h.vs to send their good, and letter, to HoUin America Via Fhirop If they wish security and dletcatch. Rven nn the Pacific, where our ehipa hav held their own better than on the Atlantic, our merchant flag ks now threatened through ths liberal sld bestowed by other gnvernmente on their own steam lines, t ask your earnest ccmaideratlon of the report with which the Merchant Marine Commkasion has followed Its long and careful Inquiry. J aereewt s wa T. 1 1 ewtssatai. I again heartily commend to your favorable consideration the tercentennial celebration of th settlement at Jamestown, Va. Appreciat ing th desirability of this commemoration, ths Oongreea psassed an act March H, innA, au thnrlslng In th year 1ttoT. on and near ths water, of Hampton floada In tha Stats of Virginia, an International naval, marine and military celebration in honor of this event. By ths authority vested In m by this act, I hav a mad proclamation af Mid celebration try for all who may visit th. exposition and preservation of M.gsia rails in all their tu whom ws have tendered our huepltallty. beauty and majesty. If the state cannot see to thla then II Is .arnestly to be wished that Pe-asWaa. sits should be willing lo turn It over to th It la matter of unmixed satisfaction ones Nstlonal Government, whit h should In such i v it war nave a greater claim upon ua tnan and responsibility or preserving unharmed any other claea of our rlllaena To them. Niagara Falls; Juat as It ahould gladly as- Br.t Of all among uur people, honor la due. eume a similar burden and reapnn.lbllity Seven years aga my lamented predceaaor. f,,r the Yoeemlte National park and as It President McKlltlt, stated that the lime had has already aaaumed them for the Yellow- ome for the Nation lo care for the Brave. ,in. National Park. Adequate provision uf ths Confederate dead. ( recommend that .hould be made by the fnngrree for ths the Cong re., tak. action toward thla .nd. Th. pr))p,, car. ,d supervision of all theae fn"! r?"a" ' tlik'tmI" ' . iV.7 National parka. The boundaries of the Yel- UJ? t0 North"n low.ton. National Park should be extended prisons. 0 h ,ou,h .nd rmmf to tMk 1( .Ul h lHjr Immbrrmtius. lions of th. abutting forest reservation as Th. question of Immigration Is of vital In- "" "'le the Government to protect the l fore the pr.alu.-ts of th.aa. Islands will have tertaet to this country. In the year ending OB 'heir Winter range. any effect whatever uia.n the marketa of the June 3, lis, there came ta the I'nlted Stales ,'he moet characteristic animal of the I nlted Mates. The prublt m nf labor Is aiso l.u-lil.Wa. alien Immigrants. In oiner words "esiern piajns was ine great shaggy-maned formidable one with Ihe sugar and tobacco In th. single year thai haa Just elapeed ther wild OX. th bison, commonly known as buf- I Producers In the Islands. The best friends of came It. thla country a greater number of ralo. small riagments or herds exist In a ,n rtiipino -sople and tne people thetnselv.a people than came h.ia durlns ihe Itiu veara uf d.tmeal l.-ated stale here and there, a few of Bra utterly rpis.sed to the admission of Chi- our Colonial life which Intervened between th them In th Yellowstone Park. Such a herd I '" coolie labor. Hence Ihe only solution .r inc training i-r rillt lno labor, and this will take a long time. The enactment of a by the Congress of the t'nited Slatee making provision for free trsde between the Islands and the t'nited Slates, however, will be of great Importance from a political and aentl mental titsndpnltit; and while It. actual benefit haa doubtle.a been exaggerated by the people of the Islanda. thry will accept thl. mcaaure of Justice a- an Indication that the people of ins t niled Mite, .re anxious to aid the 00. pi of the I'hlllopln Islanda In every way, and esiaeclally In the agricultural develon- ment or the archliwlago. It will aid the Fll Iplnua without Injuring Interests In America. Itiwall. tn my Judgment Immedlat. stei-cs should he taken for the fortification of Hawaii. Thla la Ihe most Important point In the Pacific to fortify In order to conserve Ihe Inler.ate of this country. It would be hard to overstate Ihe Importance of this need. Hawaii Is too heavily taxed. Laws should be enacted set ting aside fitr a lieriod of, say, .to years 7.1 per cent of the internal revenue and custom.1 receipt, from Hawaii sa a Saecla fund to he extended In the Islands fear educational and public btilldlnsa, and for harbor Improve ments and military and naval defenses. It cannot be too often retwnted that our aim muat be to develop the Terrllorv of Hawaii on traditional American line.. That territory ha. Sertoli, commercial and Indtiatrlnl nt-ob-lem. to reckon with: but no meaaure of relief can be core lered which l.s.ha to lesialallon admitting Chinese and restricting them bv statute to field labor and domt-allc service. The statu, of servility can never again bt tul.ratcd on American soli. We cannot con cede that the proper solution of Its problems Is special legislation admitting to Hawaii a class of leborers denied admltsthan lo the other state, and territories. There ar obstacles, and great obstacles, In the way, of building up a representative American community In the Hawaiian Islanda; but It Is not In the American character to rive up In the face of difficulty. Many an American commonwealth haa been built up against odd. equal tu thoee that now confront Hawaii. No merely half-hearted effort to meet lla problema aa other American communities have met theirs can be accepted aa final. Hawaii ahnll never become a territory In which a governing class nf rich planters ex lata hy means of coolie labor. Kven If Ihe rate of growth nf th territory Is thereby rendered slower, the growth must only take plare by the admission of Immigrants fit In the end 10 assume the duties and burdens nf full American cltlx.nehlp. Our aim must be to develop the territory nn the same bs-ls of stable rltlsenship as exists on this continent. Porto Klco. I earnestly advocate the adoption of leg islation which will explicitly confer Ameri can cltlienahlp on all cltli.-na of Porto Klco. There Is, In my Judgment, no excuse for failure tn do this. The harbor of San Juan should be dredged and Improved. Th. ex penses of the Federal Court of Porto Itlco should be met from the Federal Treasury, and not from the. Porto (Mean treasury. Th. election. In Porto (Geo should take place every four years, and the Legislature ehnuld meet in sesrlon every two years. The pres ent form of government In Porto Klco, which provides ror ihe appointment by the Preal dent of the membera of the executive coun cil or upper House of the Legislature, haa proved satisfactory and haa Inspired confi dence In property-owners and Inveatora. I do not deem It advisable at the present lime to change thla form In any material feature. The problema and needs of the Island are Industrial and commercial rather than po llilral. Insular Affairs In fimrral. I wish also to call attention of the Congress to one quest Ion which affects our Insular possessions generstly; namely, the need f an Increased liberality In the treatment or the whole franchise question In these Islands. In Ihe proper desire to prevent the Islands being exploited by speculators and to have them develop In the Inlereat of their own people an error haa been made In refusing to grant aufflclently liberal terma to Induce Ihe In veatment of American capital In the Philip pines and In Pnrto Klco. ICIaewhere In thla message I have spoken strongly against the Jealousy of mere wealth, and es lally of corporate wealth aa auch. Hut It la par ticularly regrettable to allow any such Jeal ousy to be dev-elr.ped when we are dealing either with our Insular or with foreign af fair. The big corporation has achieved Its present position In the buslneaa world sim ply bees use It Is the most effective Instru mt nt In business cnmiN-tltlon. In foreign affairs we cannot affoid to put our people at a disadvantage wllh their competitors by In any way discriminating against the effi ciency of our business organlxatlona. In the same way we cannot afford to allow nur Insular possessions to lag behind In Indus trial development from any twlated Jealousy of business aucceas. It Is. of course, a mere truism to say that the business Interests of the Islanda will only be developed If It be comes the financial Interest of somebody to develop thm. Yet this development la one of Ih things mnst earnestly to be wished for in lite Interest of the Islands themselves. W hav been paying all loaslbl. heed to the political and educational Interests of the expect to receive full. el .0. , .., ,o, pie.ee, . - " " -'i'.. unuer rerierai jurisdiction. w. 1 .TwTm. :Jn:r.JJalZ u "h"l Among th. mm, present need. f ,h. I. have a t..rf..... .i.h. . . '. woum dlana ar more day schools situated In the Ing men If our laboring men threatened to cm Into their country In such numbers aa to Jeopardise the well-being of the Chinese population; and as, mutatis mutandis, these wet th condition, with which Chines im migration actually brought this people fac ml. let of their settlements, more effective In structl.ai In the Industries pursued on their own farms, and a more liberal extension of the field-matron service, which means the edu cation of the Indian women In the arts of home-making. I'ntll the mothers are well started In the rixht direction we cannot which 1 he Chlni . v.Jn Prr'e' t '""" reasonably expect much from th. children who tea o ad a. w!. h. I" V C'"" r ""n l" ",rm ,n ""l part of our er of re!.rt..in. . ,,. . , 7 '. T' American cltlxenahlp. Moreover, th. excuae 0 '. r",r,",n .""i" Immigration. That ...ntlnuall. advanced bv male adult In.lt.n. thla n. hi ...... .. .. u e.-.....i. 1 .... continually advanced by male adult Indiana nllcltlJ ackmawild- . f CO!"".r)'. """ for refusing offer, of remunerative emplo, ment ior.hV .w 1"1 .'' ,n rly he- ,t , dl.tanc. from their home. Is that they hsine- , " J '" must treat d.r not leav. their families too long out in . ,T J i. k" """"'7 "nd huBlnesa man f ,hrlr eight. One effectual remedy for this 7 . h hrcdt j,,.,,,.. .nd courtesy f ,, , employ th. minds and id To .r " """"" trment to he accord- strengthen the moral fiber , of the Ind'an r .-bin nz r:""j:' i,mnmr r,nk ho " '"- i ii-h th. ., . f " rii Soenr ,,r''Ubt h" C"m" rtur,n ,he ""I """ron la especially directed. I trust Im. T xT'e. . m ,t,k.07lnit'', b"yr"U th -ngra will make It. .propria- aga net American g.s.d. which has been start, tlon. for Indian day schools and niid I.J.. en in t-nin. Th. .. a ....... . . . - -- -- :., . . ... ...r in i.rutiti.-ina rona as generous ..... .......... . .... 1 we., i.i. resentment felt by the students and business people of China, by all the Chln.ee leadera. against ths harsh ness of our law toward educated Chinamen of Ihe professional and business classes. This Government has the friendliest feeling ior t nine and ileal res China a well-being. Wa aa may consist with tha omer preaaing demanna upon Its providence. The Phhlppinea. During the last year the Philippine Islanda have been slowly recovering from Ihe aeries of disasters which, since American occupa tion, nave grea.iy reouceu ine ainuunt of a cordially sympathise with the announced pur- "cultural products below what waa produced pose of Japan lo stand fo. th. 1. ....... In Spanlah times. The war, the rin.leri.est. th. China. Such an attitude tenda to the peace I1"'", the drought and the cholera have been of the World. Ths Civil iV-rvlcs. Th civil aervlce law haa been on the staltits untied aa causta to prevent a return uf the prcsfarity much ne.de.1 In the Islands. The moet aerlnua Is the destruction by the rlnder- per. or more tnan la iccr cent of the draft b.s.ks for 22 year.. Every President and a cattle, because It will take aeveral yeara of va.t majority of heads of departments who breeding to restore the necessary number of have been In office during that net-tod h.v. r.. these Indlsoensalile aids to aurienit .... t... vored a gradual extension of the merit ens- Commission attempted to supply by purrhaao tern. The more thoroughly It principle, have from adjoining counlrle. the needed cattle been undcratood ths greater haa been the fa- but the experlmenta made were unsuccessful' Vor wllh which th law haa been re..r...s K. Moet of the cattle Imtatrted w.... ........ administrative officers. Any attempt to carry wlthatand Ihe change of climate and the rig on the great executive departmenta nf ths 0 uf the voyage and died from other die Government without this law would Inevitably ease, than rlndrrsest. result In chaoe. The civil Service Cmmis. The Income of the Philippine government ha. slonrra are doing excellent work, and their necessarily been reduced by reason of the rompenaatlnna Is Inadeauats conelderlns th. business snd agricultural dam.,. .. ... service they perform. 1 Islands, and th. government haa been rhli.e.i -..a...... rn a., in. 1 ensue it.tr-. " nrc.cn Brest n-ucic-ii in ...i a.... ... show that the tenure of office in the Gov Pens... to reduce salaries and In every way ernment service do. not differ materially ' Bvold a defl. lt. It ha. adopted an Internal from that enjoyed by employe, of large bual. revenue law. Imposing taxes on cigars cigar ness corporal lone. Heads of executive depart- '" Bnd distilled liquors and abolishing th ments snd members of the rnnutiltalos h... old Spanish Industrial las.a Th. . 1 called my attention to the fact that tha rule nM operated aa sm.s.thly as was hoped and requiring a Dung of charges and threw d... although lla principle la un.lnuhi.Hi. nolle before an emplov e could b separated rnay need amendments for th purpoee of from the art-vice for Inefficiency haa served no reconciling the people to Its provisions. The g..d purpose whatever, because that la not a Income derived from It haa partly mads uu matter upon which hearing of th employ . " the reduction In rust, mi revenue found to be Inefficient ran be of ... v.t... There has been a msrk.a in.. .... and In practice the rule providing for such "umbsr of Filipinos employed In the civil arr- ........ a,,,, nearing nss merely resulted In ' T"- "na " corresponding derresse iiuelli,n as to the statehood lo be granted to the lour terrllorlee it., v. mentioned, and after careful rt.nslderat Ion of all that baa dcr tl.v.lt.ped tn th dis.-u-.stona of the question I leeomillend thai ttle be Imme diately adiiltl.d aa two atatea There I na Ju.tlhtatlon for further delay; and the ad visability of making the four terrttortea Into two atatee has been clearly established In some of the terrltoites the le.t-latlva Issue licenses f..r gambling Tha should by law forbid this practice. ui reaui.a or wni.ii ars obvious at a glance. Ths Panama ( anal. Th treaty between the I nite. Plates anil th Itepubllc of Panama, under which the construction of ih Panama t snal wss nisd possible, went Into effect with Its ratin.atlon by Ilia I'nlted htatea Senate on Febiuary .1, IIMH The canal properties of the French Canal Company were transferred to th I'nlted Slates on April 2:1. I110 1, on payment of tlcl.lM.o.lHMl ,i tbal roiuiany On April I, lists, ths Cnmmlssloa was reorganised, and It now conslsla af Theodore P. Shouts, chairman; Churlea K. Magoon. HenJamln M. llarrod. It. er-Admiral Morde. al T. t-ndlcott, ilrlgadlrr-tieneral Peler C. Hams, and Colo, nel Oswald II. Krnat. John F. Steven, waa appointed chief engineer on July I last. A.tlv wnrk In canal construction, mainly preparatory, haa be. n la progress for less than a year and a half. Uur ing that period two points about the canal have teased 10 be open lo debate. Flrat. ihe question of route; the canal will be built on the l.thmua uf Panama. Second, the question of feasi bility; there are no physical ubstaclea on thla route that American engineering aklll will not be able 10 overcome wit bout serious dif ficulty, or that will prevent Ihe completion of the canal within a reasonable lime and rtasunahle cost. This Is virtually Ilia unanimous testimony of the engineers who. have Investigated the matter for the Guy. ernment. Ncseeelly uf Dispatch. The point which remalna unsettled la tha que.tlon of tvpe, whether the canal ahall ba one nf aeveral lorka above eea-level, or at sea-level with a single tide lock, tin thia point I hope to lay before the Congress at an early day Ihe finding nf Ihe advisory bicrd of American and Kuropean engineers, that at my Invitation have been ronsldeiing the subject, together Willi the report of tha ComtuiB.-lort thereon; and auch comment, thereon or recommendations In referent- theielo aa may aeein necessary. The American people Is pledged 10 tha speediest possible r. instruction of a caaal adequate tn meet Ihe demands which th commerce of the world will make upon It, and I uppeal nmst earnestly to the Congresa tn aid In the fulfillment of the pledge. Grat ifying propress haa been made during ths past j.ir and espei lally during the past four months The greater part of the necessary preliminary vvork has been done. Actual work nf excav.i: rr could be begun only on limited cti.. tin the Canal .one was matte a healthful place to live In and to work In Th" lalnmua had to be ruAltatrd first. Thl. ia.k baa been so thoroughly accompli, 'ed that yellow fever haa been virtually exllll-ated from the Isthmua and general h-sit.i cnndlllona vastly Improved. Th Mill, me.lode which converted ths Island of Cuba from a pest hole, which men. a.ed the health .f the world, into a health, ftil place cf aLo.l... have been applied on tha Islhmua with .nil. factory results. There la no reuso-i to liotil.t that when the plans for water supply, paving, and aewrrage of Pan ama "d t'ol. n and the large lul.or rami. a have be-r. loilv .allied out. Ihe l.thmua will be, lor ihe Tropica, an unusually healthy place of abode. The work I. ao far ad vanced nnw that Ihe health of all those em ployed In 'anal work Is as well guarded a II la on slini.ar wstk In thl. country and elsew here. In adcllll. n lo aatillatlng the Isthmus, sat. lafaclory qcaiiera arw being provided r..r employes unci an adequate sVNlein I, f supply ing them with holes, nie food at reason able .rlt-ea has been created. Hospitals hav been establl.hed and equipped that are with out superiors of their kind anywhere. Ths country has thu. been mail, nt to work in. and provision has been ms.le for the welfara and comfort of those who are to do th 'work. During the part year a large imrtlon of the plunt with which the wnrk Is 10 ho done haa been ordered. It la confidently be lieved that by the middle of the approach ing year a sufficient proportion of this plsnt will have been Installed to enable us to re sume tha work uf excavation on large, scale. What Is needed now and without delay Is an appropriation by the Congress to meet the current and accruing expenses nf tha Commission. The first appropriation of 110- OIHJ.imO, out of the I t:., OOP. OO0 authorised ny the ppooner act, waa mad. three year a a". 11 is nearly exnausted. mere Is bare ly enough of It remaining to carry ths Commlsrlon to the end of the year. I'nlesa the Congress shall appropriate before that tjme all woik must cease. To arrest prog ress fur any lengih nf time now. when mat ters are advancing so satisfactorily, would be deplorable There will be no money wilh which to meet pay-roll obllgatlona and none with which to meet LI J Is coming due for materials and supplies; and there will ba demoralization of the furies, here and nn the Isthmus, now working so harmoniously and effectively, If there la delay in granting an emergency appropriation. Ksllmates of the amount necessary will be found In the accompanying reports of th Secretary of War and the Commission. Ilis Department of Stats. I recommend more adequate pruvkaon than) has been made heretofore for the work of th Department of Slate. Within a few yeara there has b. t n a vtry gteat Increase In tha amount and Imisa-lance of the work to bo done by thai department, both In Washing ton and ahrctad. This has te-en caused by Ihe great lnc-r.a.e of our foreign trade, th In crease of Wealth among uur people, which en. able, them lo travel mora generally thai heretofore, the Increase of Amirl.-an capital which la set-sing Inve. incut In foreign coun tries, and the growth of our lower anc weight In the councils of the civilised World. Th. te has been no t'orrtesHiiiditig incrtas. of facilities for doing the wots afforded to ths department having charge of our foreign relations. Neither al horn, nor abroad la there a. auffl. lent working f.u.e to do the bualnes properly. In many reepe. t. the system whl. lt was adequate lo Ihe Woik of 2 or even 10, years ago, la Inadequate now, and ahould bo hanged, t.lur t on.ular force should be classi fied and aptsdntmei.ts should be made to lha aeveral lasses, with authority to Ihe Kxe. cutlve to aseign the mmta-ia of each class to duly at such rests ss the Inter. sis of ths service require, instead of the appointments being made as al present to spec III. d poels. islands, but, important though these object. " n Inspection -r- ..... ' 1 . . ........ H.B17 ire sol. i Inform Itself how the hisancsa of each Con sulate Is being done, Instesd nf deoendlhat in the c s 1.1 . 1 1 . 1 1. numrrer oc inc-ore. r.iarc. ,.vi....r.r o. Americana. Th. ........ . , becaua nf the reluctance of beads of depart- '"'rr on of Its departmenta has been rn- '- "--- ...e.r- ... K,s mrougn tne - - r" . ...ic.ein Dy elimination of un required procedure. Kinerlen.- has shown deeirshl material and tha promotion or d. la wholly Ineffective to save any . nerving public servsnts. thst this rule are, it s not less Important that we should favor their Industrial development. The Government can In certain wave help this directly, as hy building good roads; but the fundamental and vital help must be given through the development of the Industries nf the Islanda, and a moet efficient means to I thla end Is to encourage big American cor porations to start Industrlea In them and this means to make It advantageous for them lo do so. To limit the ownership nf mining claims as has been done In the Phil ippines Is absurd. In both the Philippines and Porto Klco th limit of holding, of land ahuuld be largely raised. A leak .a I earnestly gak that Alaska b given sn elective delegate. Some person ahould be chosen who can speak with authority nf th needa of the territory. The Government should aid In the construction of a railroad from the Gulf or Alaska to the Yukon River, In American territory. In my last two meaeage. I advocated certain additional ac tion on behalf of Alaska. I shall not now repeat those recommendations, but I shall one reenmmen- nf giving to Alaska aome one au thorised in apeak for II. I ahould prefer that the delegate was made elective, but If thl. I. not deemed wise then make him ap pointive. Af any rate, give Alaska some person whose business It shell b. to spesk with authority on her behalf to the Con gress. The natural resources of Alaska are a record of the department. The absolute i contract made some two year, ago has been I tr1' Some of ihe chief needs of the perul rlght of removal rests where It always haa rat- 1 completely effected, and the purchase money I lmry energetic, self-reliant, and typically ed with the head of a department; any Urn- I PBld. provleloei ha. juat been made by siat- American while population of Alaska were liatlnn of thla a bet-lute right results In grnv f the speedy settlement In a apeeial ! f"r'h In my last message. I also ear- ..... 1 7 jeeur sit. tin. n to tne n.eos 01 tne Alaskan Indians. All Indians who ar com petent should recelvs ths full right, of American cltlxenahlp. It la, for Instance, a gro.. and Indefensible wrong to deny to auch hard-working, decent-living Indians a. Ih. Metiakahtlaa tha right to obtain licenses as captains, pilots snd engineers, the right to man. If a .tiperlor for Improper reason, e.1.1,.. Improvements nf harbors en... ..4 v.-,. I r"pV. ,nnM1 rerommenoati. ,10 remove him. and Is mischievous because It continue, although th. cutting down of the li",,', 7' J?? .TTt.-J. " --- ... ao. aar-rvit-e H: .......... .... -. . c 1 1 1 U TC Or Bny gre. competent men not guilty of specific wrong- mount rrom current Income for theee nur dolng. Having these facts In view, the rule ' Poeea. Steps are being taken by advertisement haa been amended by providing that where th f"r competitive bide, to secure the cmstructton Inefficiency or Incapacity cornea within tha r"' maintenance of lotal miles of railway bf personal knowledge of the head of s ... et. , private corporations under th. . ...k ment th removal may he made witho... era. ling legislation of the tv-nee... tk. ........ in. ...arm. in.re.or rising nted and made."' n ,r,r eanns, in a.-cordance with the tipirn rasua! private Information or rumor. The fee system should be entirely abolished, and a due equivalent made In ealary lo tha officers, who now eke out their subsistence by means of fee. Sufficient provision ahouht Injury to the public service Th. eh.... .. merely on of procedure: It waa much needed; and It la producing good result.. Adnlterwttns) sC I sod., t recommend that law ba enact. tn regulate Interstate commerce In mlsheanded and adulterated foods, drlnke and drugs. Such law would protect legitimate msnufsc. turs and commerce, and would tend to se. cure the health and welfare of the consum ing public. Traffic m foodstuff, whlrh havs he.n debased or adulterated so as to Injur health sr to decelv purchasers should b forbidden. Xatlowal Parks. Proceeding In the Supreme Court of mntrn. over tne poeeesetoa and title of church hutldlnga and rectories srwsng between the Roman Catholic Church and schismatic claim ing under ancient munictpalltiea. Negotla tlnns and hearings for the settlement of the amount due to tha Roman Cet hollo Church for rent and occupation of churches and rec tories by the Arnjy of the t'nited State, ar enter mining claim, aad to profit by th In pmgeesa, and It I hoped a satisfactory homestead law. Thee particular Indiana L.. exinir.it tsd t tha Congress are civilised, and Bra competent and en- bsfor lha end of the session Red set less f Tariff Needed. Th agricultural condition nf th l.land. ewforc mor strongly ihsa ever th argument ah favor af reducing the tarlg ea tb prud- tltled to he put on the aame basis with ths whits men round about them. Admtweersa ta Stslehsnd. f recommend that Indian Territory and Oklahoma b admitted as on stats and thai lie nade for a rlerlcsl force In every Consul- ale. romM.sed entliely of Americana, Insltad of the insufflcltnt provision now made, which compels the employment of great numbers nf rlllsens of foreign countries whose service rat) he obtained for less money. At a large part of our Consulates the offloe quarters and lha clerical f.a-. e are Inadequate to ihe perform ance of the oneroia. dutlts Imt-oeed by ths recent provisions of our Immigration law. a. well a. by our Increasing trade. In many parts of ths world Ihs lack of suitable quar ters for our Kml.ss.les, I ..sat Ions and Consul ates detrs. Is fnarn the reei-rct in which our of. Seers ought o be held, snd seriously tmpalta Ihelr weight and Influence. Suitable provision should he made for ths rxpenee of keeping our diplomatic onicere mors fully Informed of what I. being done from, day to day In Ihe pr. agrees of our dlplomatlo affairs with other countries. The lack of such Information, caused by insufficient appropri ation, avail. hi. for cab), toll, and for cler ical and mesnenger aervlce, frequently pule) our officers at a greal disadvantage and de. tracts from their usefulness. The l.r. 11.. should be readjusted. II does not now cor respond either lo the !mnrtance of ths ser vice to be rendered and the degrees of ahll Ity and experience required In the dllTer.nl poeltlons. or to the dlft.rencee In the coet of living. tn many cases the salaries are quit Inadequate. THKlllNiHE KOOSKVHI.T. Th Whit House, Dec. S, Has. Eel ta sotlaa4. Although eli aboanii In Hcotch water nd tr caught In rrt qiuntltls, the r not onal.lrfl lit food tbr. No matter bow plentiful and how erjr (In and larg they mj be In any district of Scotland, no native will eat one. Th objection to th eel It add to he hsa,J oa it aerpentlik appearance and th fact that It ta not o?rfaatidioua as to what it fttda on.
