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MESSAGE IN BRIEF
Important Points o! President's
Communication to Congress
The nuln points brought out by the preil
dent In hit annual message to congress, dcllv
ereil December 4, follow:
I again recommend a law prohibiting alt
corporation from contributing to the campaign
cxpetitct of any patty. Ssich a bill hat al
ready passed one house of congress. Let in
dividuals contribute at they desire; but let ut
prohibit in effective fathina all corporation!
from making contributions for any political
purpose, directly or indirectly.
Another bill hieh bat Juit patted one house
of congreta and which it it urgently necessary
ahouM be enacted into law It that confer tin
upon the government the right of appeal in
criminal cast on questions of law, This right
exists in many of the ttattt t it exists In the
Diltrict of Columbia by act of the congress.
It it of courte not proposed that in any case
a verdict for the defendant on the merit
aheuld be act aside, A failure to patt it will
retutt In terioutly hampering the government
in itt eflort to obtain Justice, ctpecially againtt
wealthy individuals or corporation who do
wrong; and may also prevent the gOTcrnmcnt
from obtaining justice for wage-worker who
are not themselves able effectively to contett
a cue where the judgment of an inferior court
bat been againtt them.
In connection with thtt matter 1 would like
to call attention to the very unsatisfactory
atate of our criminal law, resulting in large
part from the habit of setting aside the judg
rrent of. Inferior courts on technicalities ab
solutely unconnected with the merits of the
case, and where there is so attempt to show
that there baa been any failure of substantial
justice.
In my last message I suggested the enact
ment of a law in connection with the issuance
of injunctions, attention having been sharply
drawn to the matter by the demand that the
right of applying injunctions in labor eases
aheuld be wholly abolished. It is at least
doubtful whether a law abolishing altogether
the use of the injunctions in such cases would
stand the test el the courts; In whkh case
of course the legislation would be ineffective.
Moreover, I believe it would be wrong alto
gether to prohibit the use of Injunctions. Hut
o far as possible the abuse of the power
should be provided againtt by some sueh law
aa I advocated last year.
Lawlessness grows by what it feeds upon:
and when mob begin to lynch fur rap they
speedily extend the sphere of their operation
and lynch for many other kinds of crimes,
so that two-thirds of the lynching are not
for rane at all; while a considerable propor
tion of the individual lynched are innocent of
all crime. In my judgment, the crime of rape
aheuld always be punished with death, as in
the case with murder; assault with Intent to
commit rape should be made a capital crime,
at least In the discretion of the court, and pro
vision should be made by which the punish
ment mav follow Immediatelr upon the heels
of the offense; while the trial should 4sr so
conducted that the victim need not be wan
tonly shamed while giving testimony, and that
toe least possible publicity snail be given to tne
details.
I call your attention to the need of patting
the bill limiting the number of hour of em
ployment of railroad employe. The measure
Is a very moderate one and I can conceive of
no serious objection to it- inaeea. to iar a
it I in our power, it should be our aim
atradily to reduce the number of hours of
labor, with at a goal the general introduc
tion of an eight-hour day.
Tke horror incident to the employment of
young children in factorie or at work any
where arc a blot on our civilixatlon. It it
true tbat each tute must ultimately settle the
question in its own way; but a thorough of
ficial inveslgatlon of the matter, with the re
sults published broadcast, would greatly help
toward arolng the public conscience and se
curing smitv of state action in the matter'.
Among the excellent laws which the con
Cress passed at the last session was an em
ployer liability law. It was a marked step
In advance to get the recognition of cm.
player" liability on the tutute books: but
the law did not go far enough. In spite of
alt precaution exercised by employers there
arc unavoidable accidents and even deatbl
Involved In nearly every line of business con
nected with the mechanic arts. If the entire
trade risk It placed tspoa the employer he will
promptly and properly add it to Ibe legitimate
cost of production and assets it proportion
ately upon the consumers of hi commodity.
It is therefore clear to my mind tbat tke law
should twice this entire "risk of a trade" upon
the employer. Neither the federal law nor. a
far as I am informed, the state laws dealing
with the question of employer' liability are
sufficiently thoroughgoing. The federal law
bould of course include employes in navy
yards, arsenals and the like.
It It not wise that the nation should
alienate its remaining coal lands. I have tem
porarily withdrawn from settlement all the
lands which the geological survey has indi
cated as containing, or in all probability con
taining coal. The question, however, can be
properly settled only by legislation, which in
my judgment should provide for the with
drawal of these lands from sale or from
entry, save In certain especial circumstances.
The ownership would then remain In the
United States, which should not. however.
attempt to work them, but permit them to I
worked by private individuals under a rovaltr
system, the government keeping such control
as to permit it to sec that no excessive price
Was chara-ed consumer. It wauM. tf auw.
I as necessary to supervise the rate charged
by the corrmon carrier to transport the pro
duct a the rates charged by those who mine
its and the supervision must extend to the
cpnduet of the common carriers, so that they
shall In no way favor one competitor at the
expense of another. The withdrawal of these
coal lands would constitute a policy analogous
to that which haa been followed In withdraw.
Ing thr forest landa from ordinary settle
ment The coat, like the forests, should he
treated as the property of the public, and Its
disposal should be under conditions which
would inure to the benefit of the public aa a
whole.
The passage of the railway rate bill, and
only to a leu degree the passage of the pure
food bill, and the provision for increasing and
rendering more effective the national control
over the beef-packing Industry, mark an im
portant advance in the proper direction In
my judgment it will In the end be advisable
In connection with Ihe packing bouse Inspec
tion law to provide for putting a date on the
label and for charging the cost of inspection
to the packers.
The question of taxation It difficult In any
country, but It 1 especially difficult in ours,
with lis Federal system of government. Some
taxes should on every ground be levied In a
small district for use In that district. Thus
the taxation of real estate ia peculiarly one
for the Immediate locality in which the real
estate is found. Hut there are many kinds of
taxes which can only be levied by the general
rovernment to at to produce the best results.
ccause, among other reasons, the attempt to
Impose them in one particular atate too often
results merely in driving the corporation or
Individual affected to some other locality or
other stale. The national government has long
derived it chief revenue from a tariff on Im
ports and from an Internal or excise tax. In
addition to these there is every reason why,
when next our system of taxation Is revised,
the national government should Impose a grad
uated Inheritance tax, and, if possible, a grad
uated Income tax.
The Industrial and agricultural classes mutt
work together, capitalits and wageworker
mutt work together. If the best work of which
the country it capable is to he done. It i
probable that a thoroughly efficient system of
education comes next to the Influence of pat
riotism In bringing about national success of
this kind. Our federal form of government,
o fruitful of advantage to our people in cer
ts!:! wav. In other way undoubtedly limits
our national ciTcvitvcness. It is not possible,.!
tor instance, icr me national government to
take the lead In technical industrial education,
Sa are that the nutiltc sehonl avatrm nf Ihla
country develop on all It technical, Indus-
trial, Jclentlfic nd commercial ldc. Tbl
mutt be 1 ft ptlmarllt- to (he everat ttatct.
enort I 10 give ine governmental assistance
In the most effective wayj that it, through as
sociation of farmer rather than to or through
individual farmer. It li alto tithing to co
ordinate lit ork with the agricultural de
tartmriita of the tevctal ttattt, ami to far at
Itt own work It educational, to eo-ortllnate It
lth the work of other educational authorities.
(tteat tvrocress hat alreatlv Wen made a mono
farmers br the creation of farmer' institutes.
of dairy associations, of breeder' associations,
horticultural associations and the like. The
department can and will cu-opcrate with all
such associations, and it mutt have their help
if its own work is to be done In the most
efficient style.
Much Is now being done for the state of
Ihe Kocky mountains and Ihe great plains
through Ihe development of the national policy
of irrigation and forest preservation; no gov
ernment policy for the betterment of our In
ternal conditions has been more fruitful of
good than this. The forests of the White
mountains and Southern Appalachian regions
should also be preserved! and they can not be
unless the people of the states In which they
lie. through their representatives In Ihe con
gress, secure vigorous action by the national
government.
I am well aware of how difficult It Is to
pass a constitutional amendment. Neverthe
less. In my judgment Ihe whole question of
marriage and divorce should lie relegated to
the authority of the nalioal congress. At pre
ent the wide difference in the law of the
different state on this subject result In scan
dals and abuses; and surely there is nothing
so vitally essential to the welfare of the nation,
nothing around which the nation should so
bend Itself to throw every safeguard, as the
home life of the average citlien. The change
wpaki ie good Irom every standpoint. In par
ticular it would be good because It would con'
fer on the congress the power at once to
deal radically and efficiently with polygamy;
and this shouM be done whether or not mar
riace and divorce arc dealt with. It ia neither
sale nor proper to leave the question of polyg
amy to be dealt with by the several states,
l'owcr to deal with It should be conferred on
the national government.
Let me once again call the attention of the
congress to two subjects concerning whkh I
have frequently before communicated with
them. One is the question of developing
American shipping. I trust that a law embody
ing in substance the views, or a major part
of the views, expressed In the report on this
subiect laid before the house at its last session
will be pasted. I am well aware that in
former year objectionable measure have twen
proposed In reference 10 the encouragement of
American shipping; but it seems to me that Ihe
proposed measure it at nearly unobjectionable
aa any can be.
I especially call your attention to the sec
ond subiect. the condition of our currency
law. The national bank act ha ably served
a great purpose in aiding Ihe enormous busi
ness development of the country, and within
ten year there has been an increase In circu
lation per capita from Ml 41 to JM.es. IVr
several year evidence has been accumulating
tbat additional legislation I needed. The re
currencc of each crop season emphasise the
defects af the present law
I do not pre any especial plan. Various
plana have recently been proposed by expert
committees of banker.
I most earnestly hope that the bill to pro
vide a tower tariff for or else absolute free
trade In ItiiKpoine products will become a
taw No harm will come to any American
HviNstry; and while there win i- some small
but real material benefit to the PiKpinos, the
main benefit will come by the showing nude as
to our purpose to do all In our power for their
welfare. So far our action In the Philippine
hat l-en abundantly justified, not mainly and
indeed not primarily because of tke added
dignity it hat given us as a nation by proving
that we are capable honsrably and efficiently
to bear the International burdens which a
mighty people should bear, but even more
because of Ihe Immense hem-fit that b come
to the people of the Philippine Islands,
American citltenshle should be conferred en
the cititens of Porto Rieo The harbor of
San luan in Porto Kko should be dredged
and improved. The expense of the federal
court of Porto Rko should he met from the
federal treasury. Ihe administration 01 tne
affairs of Porto Rko, together with those of
the I'hlltpyinet, Hawaii and our other Insular
ninvuluii aWnLf !! ! directed under one
executive department, by preference, the de
partment 01 slate or ine ueparimeni 01 .
T1 nmU f Hawaii arp neeuliar: every
aid should be given the Islands' and our efforts
should be unceasing to develop them alottz
the line ef a comraonlty of sqtll freeholders,
not of great planter with coolk-tiltrd estate.
Situated aa this territory is. in the middle of
the Pacific, there are duties Imposed upon this
small community which do not fall in like de
gree or manner upon any ether American com
munity This warrants our treating it dif
ferently from the way In whkh we treat ter
ritasUa eoMtleuoua so or surrounded by sister
territories or other states, and justlfce the
setting aside ef a portion ef our revenue to
lie expended for educational and Internal Im
provements therein.
AluVs'a nerds have been partially met. but
there must be a complete reorganisation of Ike
governmental system, as I have before indi
cated to you. I ask your cspedat attention to
this. Our fellow citlren who dwell en the
ahorra at I'urrt aaund with chsracteristk
energy are arranging to ho'd in Seattle the
Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition. Its special
aim Include the upbuilding ef Alaska and the
development of American commerce on me i-a-cinc
ocean. This exposition. In its purposes
and scope, should appeal not only to the peo
ple of the Pacing slope, but to the people of the
lwltmA Ci.im af tarn Alaaba alnee it was
bought haa yielded to the government Jl 1. "".
orvi of revenue, and has produced nearly
30A,Aofi,eon in gold, ft and fish. When
properly developed it will become In large de-
firee a land of home. The cotintriea border
ng the Pacific ocean have a population more
numerous than tbat of all the countries of
Europe; their annual foreign commerce
amounts to over Il.eon.fMO.floo. of whkh the
share of the United States I some 1M&).
000. If this trade were thoroughly under
stood and pushed by our manufacturer ami
producers, the Industrie not only ef the Pa
cific slope, but of all our country, and partic
ularly of our cotton growing stales, would tie
greatly benefited. Of course, in order to get
these benefits, we must treat fairly the coun
tries with which we trade.
Especially do we need to remember our
duty to Ihe stranger within our gate. It it
the ture mark of a tow civilization, a low
morality, to abuse or discriminate against or
in any way humiliate such strsnger who has
come here lawfully and who ia conducting
himself properly To remember this Is Incum
bent on ererv American citlien. and it It of
course peculiarly Incumbent on every govern
ment official, whether of the nation or of the
several state.
I am oromnted to sav this by the attitude
nf hostility here and there assumed tnward
the Japanese in thl country. This hostility
is sporadic and is limited to a very few places
Nevertheless, it It most discreditable to us as
a people, and It may be fraught with the
Bravest eonsenurncea to ihe nation. To no
other country has there been inch an Increas
ing number of visitor from this land as to
japan. in return, Japanese nave come nrrr
In great number. They arc elcome, socially
and intellectually. In all our colleges and In
stitutions of higher learning, In all our pro
fessional anu social ooqies. ine overwhelm
ing mass of our people cherish a lively regard
and respect for the people of Japan, and in
almost every quarter of the union the stranger
from Japan It treated at he deserves; that Is,
be is treated as the stranger from any part
of civilized Europe I and deserves to be
treated. Hut here and there a most unworthy
feeling haa manifested Itself toward the Jain
ancse the feeling that has been shown in
shutting them out from the common schools
In San I'rancisco, and In muttering against
them In one or two other places, because of
Iheir efficiency at worker. To shut them out
from the public schools Is a wicked absurdity,
when there are no first-class colleer in ih
I" MM, I IK. I U Mil IK lMr MIII(i4llt7B lll (.UllUKCS
nf California, which do not ubiltv v,rtfAmr
land. Including Ihe universities and colleges
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treatment for German or Englishmen!, 1'rencli
iwn, Jfutslant, or Italian. I ask It a due lo
liumanilr and civilization. I ask it a due to
IIKIII ml Ills Jiilwnn: wuiiiij ( isir I
ourselves because we must act uprightly toward
all men.
last August an Insurrection broke out In
Cuba which it tpeedllr grew evident that the '
exlttlng Cuban government waa powerlcti to
'quell. This government was tcpe-atedly asked
If boys and girls arc tiainrtl ninety lit literary
accomplishments. In the total exclusion of In
dustrlal, manual and technical training, the
tendency is to unlit them fur Industrial otk
and to make them reluctant In go Into it, or
unfitted in do well If lliey do go Intii It. Ihla
is a tendency which should be strenuously
combated. Our Industrial development depends
largely upon technical education, Including In
Hit term all tndusltial education, fiom that
which fits a man to be a good mechanic, a good
carpenter, or blacksmith, to that whkh His a
man 1o do the greatest engiiieeilng feat. Ihe
skilled mechanic, the skilled wotkman, can
best become such by technical indutttial edit
cation.
The department of agriculture has broken
new ground In many dliccllotis, and year by
year it finds how it can Improve its methods
and develop fresh usefulness. Its constant
by the then Cuban government tu Intervene,
and finally was notified by Ihe picaldtnt of
Cuba that lie Intended to teslgn, that none of
the other constitutional omceta would con
sent to carry on the government, and that he
was powerless to maintain order It was cvl
dent that chaoa was Impending. Thanks to
the prcpatedncat of our navy, I was able Im
mediately tu send enough ships tu Cuba tu
prevent the situation from becoming hopeless
In accordance with the to called Piatt
amendment, which was embodied in the con
stitution of Cuba, I proclaimed a provltlonal
government for the island, Ihe secretary of
war acting aa provisional governor unlit he
could be rrplaccd by Mr Magooni troops
were sent to support them and W relieve the
navy, the expedition being handled with most
satisfactory speed and clficlcncy the pro
visional government has left the personnel of
Ihe old government and the old laws, so fsr
as might be, unchanged, and will thus ad
minister Ihe island for a few months until
tranquility can be restored, a new election
properly held, and a new government Inaugu
rated. Peace has come In Ihe Island: ami Ihe
harvesting of the sugarcane crop, ihe great
crop of the island, is about to proceed.
The t'nitcd States wishes nothing of Cuba
except that it shall prosper morally and ma
terially, and wishes nothing ef the Cubans save
that they shall be able to preserve order
among themselves and therefore to preserve
their Independence. If ihe elections become a
farce, and if the Insurrectionary habit be
comes confirmed in the island, it is alsso
niieiv out 01 the question that the Island
should continue independent, and the United
States, whkh has auiimrd Ihe sponsorship be
fore Ihe civilised world for Cuba s career as a
nation, would again have to intervene and to
see that the government was managed In such
orderly fashion as to secure the safety of Kfe
and property
In many parts ef South Amerka there has
been much misunderstanding ef the altitude
and purposes of the I'nlted Slates toward the
other American republks. An Idea had be
come prevalent that our assertion ef the
Monroe doctrine implied or carried with it
an assumption of superiority and ef a right
to exercise some kind of protectorate over
Ihe countries to whose territory thai doctrine
applies, Nothing could le farther from the
truth. Yet that impression continued to tie a
serious barrier to good understanding. In
friendly Intercourse, to the Introduction ef
American capital and the extension of Amerl
can trade The Impression was so widespread
that apparently it could not be reached by any
ordinary means.
It was part of Secretary Root's mission to
dispel this unfounded Impression, and there
is just cause to belkve that he has succeeded
I have just returned from a trip to Panama
ami shall report to you at length later on
the whok subject of the Panama canal
he destruction of the I'riMloi islands fur
seals by pelade sealing stilt continue The
reputations have prosed ntalnlr Ifsaileouate to
accomplish Ihe object of protection and Hcer
vttion ul the lur seals, anil lor a long time
this government has been trying in vain to
secure front Crest Kritain sueh revision and
modification of the rrtruUllon a were con
trmelaied and provided for by the award ef
the Tribunal of Part.
The process of destruction has been aceel
rratrd during recent years by the appearance
of a nunuVr af Japanese vessels engaged In
relagk sealing As these vessels have not
been bound even by the inadenuate limitations
prescribed by the Tribunal of Paris, they have
paid no attention either to the close season or
to thr sixty mile limit Imposed upon Ihe Cana
dians, and have prosecuted their work up la
the very islands themselves
We have not related our efforts to secure an
agreement wfth Oeal Hritaln for adeqttatr
protection of the seal herd, and aefntiarlnas
with Japan for the a purf"? are In
progress.
!n ease we are Compelled to abandon t tub-ope
of aaaklng arransemems with other twv
ernmenls to pat an end to IH hldeoos cruelty
now incident to pelagic sealing, it will be a
mesllon for your serious ennsldefation how
far we should continue to protect and main
tain the seal herd on land with the remit ef
continuing such a practice, and whether It
is not letter to end ihe peaeslce by rsterml
nating the herd ourselves In the most humane
way possible
The I'nlted Stairs navy Is tke surest guar
antor of peace whkh this country pssvsessea.
It Is earnestly to lie wished that we would
profit by the teachings of history in this mat
ter. A strong and wise people will sfsdy Its
own failures no less than its triumphs, for
ikere Is wisdom to lie learned from the study
of both, ef the mistake as well as ef the sue
cess.
I do not ask that we continue to Increase
our navy I ask merely that it be maintained
at it present strength; and this can be done
only if we replace the obtolele ami outworn
shins by new and good on, the canal of
any afloat in any navy. To sto building ships
or one year mean tisai lor tax year iar
navy goes back instead of forward lite old
batlleship Teiat, for instance, would now be
ef little service In a stand-op fmht with a
powerful adversary The old double turret
monitor have outworn their ruefulness, whik
it wat a watte of money to build the modern
sltigk turret monitors. All these ships should
be replaced by others; and Ibis ran be done
by a well settled program of providing for the
building each year of al least one first-das
battleship equal in die ami speed to any tbat
any nation is at the same lime building.
Dr. Lapjionl, phyelclun to tlio jiopo,
la dead.
Tho czar recently granted Wltto n
tlireo-lioura' amllum-u.
Secretary Metcalf propose a national
UcoiiHo to corjtorutloiiH,
OiKinlnt? of 1Ii1h for Panama canal
work haii been pontjoiRtl.
IIu(,'Iiom may bo idipjiortt'd by Hooho
velt for Mutator from Now York.
Tlio prwildont mid all olllclnln deny
that 11 now trinity with Julian In ImiIiik
considered.
Iax)t 1h ho Kcarco in Germany that
fitrmerH arc talking Hurlouwly of Import
Ing Cliineno cool Ion.
Tho attorney Kouerul of Texan han
produced proof that Henutor ISulley wiih
hired by tho oil tnmt.
Many of tho loHerri In the Ban I-'run-
clfico Are and earthquake are receiving
their money and present IndlcatloiiH are
that 80 per cent of the Iohhcii will I hi
paid,
Tho liotiso committee on appronria-
tloiiH ban given Itoofovolt'e Hlmpllflcd
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IhihiMIiil' ft Mill!, bv firfhirliiL' nil I't-ivnrn
trl.ul,.r
IU numiuii
iiio national uivora aim llarlornriouth Aiuorloun mid Oriental trade.
congrefB haa arkctl "tlu1preldenf to Thtt mondel bill will bo lit lmrmnitv
work with them to fccurouu annual up
proprlatlon of I.O.OOO.OOOforthurlverH
,1 iln,i,j 11J ; iTil..l uini..u
nU Iiarbora 01 tlio United Mated.
OFFICIALS INDICTED
llarriinan and (ioulil Lines Must
Answer In Court.
FORCED SMALL DEALERS TO QUIT
Accuietl of SloalirtK Tiiouinnti. of
Acrot of CoaI Land In Utah
and Wyoming.
Stilt Ijiko, IVo. 8. With tin- In
tUcltiu'tit if tint llnrrlitinii mill liimlil
mUrtitl mill iixtl iiir,Mirntltim iiml tlmlr
ollloliiln tint Kttltiml Kniiul Jury npn
Urn work of lirliiKliiK to Jiitlft tlio intm
nllOiirtWUVtlr'llI tlf KtltfllllK' tlHMlMUitllt
of iicruri of cowl IiiihI In I'tnh ami
Wyoming nntl iimIiik' tholr rtmiurtlon
with tlio mllrotnlit tii.wttthllhn iihiiiii
oly of mil mining mul iIuiIIiik In the
lntirinoiiiitlit country.
Tliiw Imllctiiif nt mil only th flrt
In lrnt limy jirtivn t lm h Ionic n'rlt
for tht nrHinl Jury In to rtsniutHi It In
tiiMtloii itotMi uftor C'hrMmw.
Tlu KntiMl JuryV imttltil rt"rt
IIMlltjto t'llltttl StHttts Dletrlrt Jlntv
John A. Mnrxhnll. The Imllftiiutit
HKtslti't the HurrliiHsii iimintil .fin
hrnco tlio P11I011 I'Ht'llit', tlw OrfKoti
Slmrt Milt', the I'tilwi l'ltflrtoConl witti
jHtny, KviTetl ItiirUriglMin, jftmrnl
HrliitiHltiit of thr (htsjjrm Stmtt Must
hiuI it limn imimil Moort. rliv Imllrt
iniitit clMtrxort violatliwi of th Intfrftttts
votiiini'rtv Mtv, h I Iridic tllMTliiilitallort
Htntiitxt I). J. Sharp, natl tlmler in
Suit Svtkt' City, who Vin forrttl nut of
iHixliitwft niter li hil tilt trlrss U-hiw
tlio (irlciH I'tiHrgitl Ity otlttr ilewlVr) in
txml.
Tlio Imllrtmont Mlnt tlie rfiifwH-n
tntlvt of till' tioillil llltt'ftwte tlllifJW
thu ('tali I'tifl foititMiiy, II. (i. Wll
llmnx, ki'IKThI iiiaintKcrnf tlilarvntiiNHy,
Itoltort l'orrttsr, tlw mmtiy'i urolo-
nl-t , . It. Iieitcr, M-orr-tary to l(ilrt
l'uroftor, Aloxumlnr M. Cnwlo, Kt-itfrnl
iniiiiHiffr of tin ttiliilmiiy'n W'naatrli
ftoro ut Ftiiinyfliln, Hull, l.lmy N
Clark, tlio Clh I'iihI omijinliy'" atlor
nvy itt IK'iivor, ami (ipurxo A. .Mnort,
the iiniiistiiy'r HRi'iit at iVuvrr, Tlit-y
art chnrKtl with ilofrainlltiK im1 at
tonititiiiK to iMnttttl til I'iiIIhI States
pivurnineiit, tlio t'lmrKtsH lxdnif. lams! on
tilt) IIIUtlHxIlt HIPMl(ll In HtiillrliiK tltll-
to con I lamli in L'Uli.
COST OF MAINTAINING NAVY.
Nearly $20,000,000 Spent on Ships
lo Commlttlon.
WaehinKton, Dec. 8. It oust I1W,-
001,7111 to keep tlio chlw of Curie
Buiii'h navy In com inlw ion dnrliiK the
poxt Item! your, aceordlug to the Htinnal
rexirt of l'aymoiter (lununtl II. T. II
Harris.
Tho building of now kIiIih, Iiwlndlng
ImrlHir and material cswt, during the
IttHt IliHstl year, ,Sl,7(H,nlWi, himI remlr
to chliH efi.AriO.fflKI. Tlttmum of e.'llVf.
(Kll wan ox landed on thtt naval mllltla
of thu Htatec.
An an evidence of the thrift nf blue-
Jacket, tho Mymaitr xeneral nhown
that In the (Mat tiMtil year tlie)ilepot
eI with the itayiiiaatern ftnil.lihO; they
were reMtld $7:11,8117, which, with ac
ftimulated liitereat tin the total Having
on rojMty incut, amotintttl to fUfil.tUiK.
The imyiimetor geneiitl aayn tbat, In
view of thu punt tiiiKiitli-fitctory oxKrl
enco with eommutntloiiH of ratlonn, and
particularly an tho new navy ration In
considered niilliclent In all ronpeetn to
actually Milndrit the men, It would seont
that the time ban nurely come when
commutation uhmild ceane.
IIIh rejiort expriNmen gratification
over tho practical elimination of the
middleman and Hnt'iilator In bidding
for naval supplies.
Parkin Stand by State.
Washington, Dec. 8, Senator Per
kins, who talked with thu pronldunt to
day ulKMit the JaiKimwu situation, claims
that thu people of Ban l'riiucliico have
not violated either thu letter or thu
spirit of thu law regarding thu ailinls
slon of JutKinofo to schools for white
children, Mo said tlio president will
learn that the people of tho I'aclllc
coast uro iimitilmoiin In sentiment ami
will Ikiw to those Hciitlmentn and nhort
ly enter mtgotlatlonn with Jiiimn for the
exclusion of tiooiin and coollev from thin
country.
Compromise on Ship Subsidy.
WuHhltigton, Dee. 8. Couiproiiilno
on 1110 snip KiiiMiiiy hill seuins lo lo In
night. At tho meeting of the Iioiimi
oomiuittuo ChalrniHii (ironvenor mul'.
guetcil an iimeiidmeut to the (litlllnger
bill which will limit MtilMldliMi in flu.
with Kcorotiiry I toot's polloy for trade
oxtetiBlon im outlined In recent speech-
en In tho Went. j
ANNUAL IIIVEH AND MAIItiOlt UILL
National Hlvor. and Marliort Ooi'Rrtin
Calls for SnO.000,000 Yciarly.
Tlio mitloiml Ktivorunwiils 'or H"
lnl tfll frn, Intn pnillllinl, forllln
IhuhiIU of tiimiiii'iw mul Hurhiiltiirt',
frtHii whlfhinil'Tlvvil lU iditlr nm
lino, lwi limn .t jH-r tvitl of ! total
Iiiiiimvo our imtuml mul hiimiiiU'
lilrthwnyH rlM'rn mul IwrUirn.
At thin mto, tlio miHHintn itvolvnl ly
tht jjmitoftt imttiml lilnltwny ol thu
Wwd, tlio Coluiiihkt rtr, for tho
iltt'lH-iiliiK of It" mouth, would I r0
miutll that wu'li Wn wk wmU, ,H'
iiirrhil away liy Morn Moro the titnt
itiinirltlou would henxallnhle. 'Ihe
niiiminlri iilluwpil for the Innl twenty
yearn have to 11 gretit extent Wen wiott
eil In thin innnner, ln-ouioe no tMie ap
propriation Wllri nilllrOlellt to tHHtlpsvite
the projeet. and money which, pjimol
out over a umd iimny yearn wan aliinmt
iMM'ltisn, would lime Kfii the ureat
highway of (inofi, Wanliliiistosi and
Iilnho, 'if approirlntiil at trne time, a
forty foot rlMtmiei at It mouth.
However, even with the filly inlllUni
ilnllnr Hniuiitl Hpr1tiii.. widest
they are MrUInK for, ami will tt, our
ItrirtKirtloti, iwwMerliiit eieiil iii.
iiroviwl and iiterlttsrlotsn ntihjwln, wmtld
m llieiillifleiit ti oarry ot the work at
the itsmith til the Coltunltln HVJ'rly
Tor title rtsjsf-iti, It U hihUtwIsI, Uirre
will lie a Mil Itilnwlttrvd at Ihe eitiiillt
Mnte IrwInlMltire of Oretnisi U rrmle a
tMxIntjtlWrlrt. Iiie SKI and in rmr
Imsislx and Rti Iwfsa rsttiitrewi with all
offer of oft million ilolUnt If live
em I sttHerttiiitntt will adl l It Mjistflettt
to rsmiloVte tins etitlrts snJrrt (of Use
littKiiVeiiieot ol Uie mouth of the ( o-
Itimbbt, or, If lltey will itul nurli tin
iimvettietit on a esmtliiulnie cmitmrt
fassvU.
Coititrrwi lnsM(4towti a illr"ltloi (
lielp the U.stllllr that Itelp thtrtn
reltrx, an lit the nl- of lhlMlpftll.
which atirotriaites Mo.imi for H
luarUir. ainl iitaTes ntsortly nhrrwnrd
wliletl (lie newnry rum lor lite null.
pletlott of the project. ( rfeitiin aUttl
Wanltlnntitn ivsoisot (show the tranle m
yet that merlin iutl Rein tnrire atrpro
Itrtntliilw, and l)tsre seotesi In lie no
reattNin why they ale hi Id not itrtvleftste
Ihe lintr)ietneiit of their rlvrm nnil
lirUm In tie- aUne iratrmrr, trlteii
btrly an our hasrlsum j4iimiII las tMtsle
lietter at owee to tet and hold a itrmt
ami untwln Orhsntal tnnle, ami our
river Improved to krwer our irtient
high ntllritol Mttee. Tttere seem alr-i
to be no Ruml rsonwioti why ts4ertly
r4ould not Ur a part of the lnirlei
In tlie way irf lona; tettt lmtan, an tliy
(let the great Inanssnt.
READY TO SETTLE.
Daly Etlats Ncfjotlalrnc; With Govern
ment for Trm.
WMthlnirton, IW t Worl hn mm
reeelveal Iry the lisnd ilepartnttsnt here
tlml the entate of Mnrvun iHtly Imn
otlrrxl to isetile the now famoun limber
cutting null lintun atstltiet It )mw ago
by the Myinent of IMI,IMNI. A nMf
clal agent of tlie ilenrtment of Juetlrsi
lian iM-en Hsnt to Helena, Mont., with n
view of nettotlatlng with the atNinteyn
(d the Daly estnto, ami the nte.is-ct In
tlwt a hfttleineltt will Is' resH'liei.
The wilt aiptliua the entitle In for
daiiiMMert amouiitlntr to l,."W(l,(HM).
Tlie tvtee In of vt IliinortMlnv to the
KOVemmetit, In view of tlie Htit tlwt It
In the nn-t of litany tliuln-r claim no I in
which will lie nlesl to tJitln iknasaseH
for unlawful decimal Ion of Uie timber
of the Went, which lut Wit koIiik Ml
for the laet tlnitile or more. The mus
ceian of Ihe Hreriiment In tlie Ihsly
owe undoubtedly will have tlie effect
of Inducing other nrndratort4 of tlmlnjr
iratiiin to neck neltleinent.
Investtgata Car Shortage.
Wunlilngton. Deo. I. -The ntr short
ago throughout the United HtittoH will
Inj Invcntlgntcil by the Internbtto Coin
inen-o commhtnloii. Coiinnlnnloner
Ininklln K. Iiine, who linn U'on look
Ing into thin Htibictl, Ntld today that
tho comiulMnlnncrri would first toko up
iiiuniiimiinu in lliu Mrt invent iiinong
tlio wiidtt-nirrylng roniln. PnrmerH In
nuiny ntiititi comiilnlii Unit tliev uro tin
ublo to get tholr gniln to initrkel In
tlmii tonlmro In tho high prlcon now
iMung ptiui tu .Miiniens)iin ami ('.
igo.
Coal Monopoly In Colorado
I'ueblo, Colo., Dec. . Tlie Inti-mlnlo
Commerce coiiiiiilnnlon linn tlwldod to
mako 11 wiirchlng luvwligutloii Into tho
affaire of tho Colonulo Fuel A Iron coin
Imy, which, it 1h uliilmed. bun a unto.
iintl inonopoly wltli tho cnul biiHliKn
In Colorado nntl nevcml other rttiiten.
Tomornnv Cominlnnloiier K, K. Clark
will lMtgln mi Invent Igut ion In tltln cltv.
and moro tlinn u woro of prominent
foul nnil railroad men have Ihkiii hiiiii
monwl lo iipjxiir laifom him.
Tomb of Cicero It Found,
Nnplcn, Deo. 4. What would ii)M-nr
lo lm a tuont linjiorliiiit iirclinologlciil
dlncovery Iiiih Inhiii iimuIo nt ronnlim,
near which nlnco Clcoro wuh nrwiiMMtnni.
(id '20 ciinf nelim 11,11. 'I'l.l., .11.,
coiihIhIh of rciiiiilim which uro thotiulit
u, lm tlio tomb of Uio reut orator.
BEMANDUEGULATION
Hcclirociil Oeiiiiirmiio Law Kill
Hu Inslslcil (In,
SHIPPERS TO TRIFLE NO LONGEI
Cirlnt Ddlnrmlnatloit Mark I'roctt.
lur, of Ultlpperk' Manlli'i; at Eu,
Hooo Monopoly I Flayed.
KlIKeile. Ief. ft. The ntleiiiii-n i
the idllpperti' IlleetlllU wan no iun4
HtrKer than wan eajn-ititl tlrnt the nr(e.
Iilnl IlitMilttril of leibllng It at the (.
utefflal flub riMimn wan alsniidmieilMt
the kitge rsnittrtMHii at the tiutthintat
wan nettitinl. Kvwi thin wnn lUlnlk
nfeirto!iiK, every ttat It-itiK o-v-upM
at l4h alleimhti aial evuiun nrMia
I'rotoplly at S o'rli'k the metiii(
rttllesl t iittler by CltalrilsNli Wlnli,
who, In a few Wtxtln, elated Ha nl-Jett
II L TusiMlsitt Htsal I'hia-li iM-rrlnir.
IUiIkhsiI lrnialntli.il, d'11-t t.. th
Ittolt, aeeinn to l" the jtnnltv lUt m
te Inflirteal 01 the llairtnmn istnu e
I In fallurv tat nuppiy tn l tin irt-n
nlitpMrn. Ill" MtetHliiir 1-sUt l-tmight
tatatrtlier, aire nit; otlsertlelt-ataim. a inim-
ber of nsssn w Imi I tare lti piartinillr
rtiirwail Isv the enr nlutttisare and iiattit-
4hem wlto ate IsoteriOK mi Uie lirink
o! imnkrtiiiK-
t'nllkss Use
1 IUH f gnllietiiiajt
of thin nntute, very few of llie .bi,urii.
rasMtally lumlnrMsssn, Wrfe ! iumf
loatteml. In (net, newt d thrm lor
httiretnl weeVa lwe Ism I nuthitijC I" ilt
eept 1st lie around In Idlrtirm alxl
rtiftist the rMllrtatsI csmitinnien
Thin sent I Blent of renentnirlit, ln-h
Mats mi (irtsnounosl, wan at the l-nt'ti-Hint;
of tllsf messtlnie rellsn-leil ill the in-
Irs'lurtoiy letnarlui of Clsninoaii I. I..
WhllMsn, IHeolilesil of 11' l.iiifin- ""
niers-Htl rlub, when he Intssl that thl
MirvtlhK visM nt for the piiri' (
heait-tss-healt talk with tlie railr-l
men. lie dm'lnteil that It waa I... lain
for any HtsHe tsonfereliessjs and thai llisj
UMse Isnil now rHte vtlietl the shlplfl
mut strike Ml tlie "hewl of the jrril
x-tsitiWa" by Hiennn of UelabttMl whi'll
wsMikl itrsulHee fwmlU which time hal
nttived It Iminaaalhle to oUnlii tlirniigh
any effottn that inlubt Ut jnit fotth
with hI mllrsMMi men.
It wan a Itutlfenlde lent life of the rel
fiHai'hi made, tlml llo attempt wan
masle to tiHtre tlie lilanie on I'n-ni inn-
rinU. thoae oil e aln In lirnrly every
me lieInK HHntlnel In iNiinpliiiien
Inry ter ma.
A ilrflnM unsMsmunsiinK an i )
wlial kind of lestUlaUmt would lis
utwht al Salem wan not issvinsl He-
eiprsntl ileniutmire ami maximum rate
bit In are alHMt tviUllI t 1-e ileuiaitd
sal, ami tllere la ramabletHble M-ntlluelit
favurlttk! a rHllnnnl nnmtatni mil.
Tliere Ian little tllfferenee of opinion,
however, an to the kllel of csMiiiiiltwI'm
In Ui aakesl, ami the in)irlly I tlle
favoring a tniiiiilnno ate not In lavr
of allowing the apnlntillK jmwer to
rmtwilhthe iroverlior. tlielr? cotllt'll
tloll being that tlw tiuuimln"ln aliouH
not be In ili.
Hie llitereet which the Cumin,, lKi
lalnre will have In the matter wan
kImiwh Iry the presence at the mestlng
ImUy of the fiilkiwitiK memUirn -n
atom Kay, of Marliwi; Miller, of l.mii,
Marion ami Uue; I tooth of Ih-oxlM,
JiwHipliiiie and Ulte; Mullt, d Jatk
hhi; JuhiiiHrti, of Itontoii; I'iigliery,
of l'olk, ami llislnon, of Mult issint.
ami Itepreeentatlvm" ItHl(ier, of Mar
ion; Hniwn ami Upmeyer, of I.mn;
ICnton mid Kdwurdn, of jmuv, Jncktsie,
of Douglas, mid Jones, of Lincoln
The nuggentlon of V. M Killing
worth that soinetlilng Ui done to break
tint ntrnughi hold of tho Hoiithern l'
uiflu on nucli a large amount of tliepuU
llo 1I011111I11 wan received with wild ap
plause. Tills same fiubject was icvrlt
tl to later by KcprtMieiitittlve-t'lcct
Mullt, of Ashland, who ittserlod tliat
one-half the laud of Jackson coillily
wan owned by thu Southern I'liciflc.
llo most niiiplmtUiilly stntisl that it
the coming seen Ion of the legislature lm
would iiitriHluce 11 bill providing 'I'"1
action lm commenced ngulnst tho
Southern raolllu for ll refusal to 111
tlitwo lands ut the prlio llxetl by tlio
government.
I'lilllng In thin, hn raid ho would en
deavor to nitiiiru tlio ninniigi of a rio
union culling on coimreen to tmnn u m
forcing thu road to null tho laud.
It wll Ut semi trntii tltln that car
shortage legislation In not thu only
trouble that will confront tho Hoiitlicm
I'liclllo ut the next meeting of tho legi'
latino, ami If tho sentiment of tho pco
plo remains ut itn present white lutst
until tho legislature! meeln, It will I
oomiHirativnly tHiny to pass almost any
kind of mi liutl-ruilrnud bill that niuy
comu up.
Japan Praises noosevelt.
Toklo, Deo. (1, Tho clear, firm n"'1
dolermlncd uttltudo of I'nwddcnt Ho"0
volt In his message in reference to tho
Han l'mnelseii nelmnl iiiiiimIIom iintl ante
Jupuueno Bontlment ia warmly pralnod.