RESUME OF MESSAGE
President's Communication
Conservative Document.
Is
.AIMS TO PLEASE ALL CLASSES
Would Daily Tariff Legislation Until
After the Presidential Election
Wants Currency Changes.
No nation hat greater reeoureet than our.,
-and I think II ran be tiullirully eaM Dial
-lha iltliena of no nation poimi gutter en
ergy and Industrial ability In no nillart
ara the fundamental builnui condition!
tundtr than In null at Ihlt ttry nwmint
and la fnollih, whin auch I. the!. ff
invpl la hoard money Intttad of brtplng
I In touhd banal, (ar II la luth hoarding
Ihtl la lha Immediate aeration of money
elrlngenry Mareoier a. a ul, lha builnttt
f our ptopl I. eondmled with honetly ami
tprohlly, ami Ihla appllit alike In (arm anil
rattarlce, to rellrweile an! ben be, la all our
Itglllmat rainnieielal enlerprl.ee
In Hi erfrl In puhl.,1 lha guilty It la
bolh wit a nJ proper I endeatar an far at
poeilble la inlnlmiia lha rilelreea nf thai
who haa taan muled by lha (ulllr Vet
II la hoi poiilbl (a refrain beeeuae af . h
elltlreit flam tilling In ul an anil la lha
rnladeedi that ara lha ulllmala taueet of lha
euflerlng, and. aa lueent la Ihla ami. whir
Votilbt la punlth. lhaaa rtiponilM fur
ham Thara mar b hana.t dlrfereneei af
oplnrtn aa In many tln.efnmenlal pullelea,
lull lurely Ultra tan he no tueh ilinaranaaa
a to lha need at unnm-bing perieveranee
In lb a oar Maln.l toreii.fut dlihontity
iNTinmrATi: Kunimui:,
Na .mall fail af lha lroul.lt that i
tiara )eatt Inm trylng la an ailrama
lha National ttrlue uf tair reliance, af Inde
pendent In Initialise and aallan II It
lt a eanearte Ihla llrlue an. I la xaH.
far lit (ullatl e.etrtae. amtallba with ttt
lag that llben ttat nt livnit a liberty
la "tint aiha rnfarluntlely, Ihlt It lha
Vlnd ar Hktflr that lha lark nf all trttrllta
Mgulttlen Inttllably breede, The fnundeta
of lha Onitltulbn watM.il that lha Na
lltnal Oattinmtnl thowhl haa ampli
ami tata enlrl af Inlarttala nmmhh
Thara on Ihtn prectletllr na Inltrtiaia
bulimia tata tutu at wai vohdteeted by
water, and Ihlt lha Nallanal flote.hNtenl at
n proceeded la regulate In thatoaghgolrHr
ahd alTaallta la. Man randlihane haa l
wholly hngd that )ha Inurtlaia taw
mtrat by walar It Inatgatrlrent rwmpard
wllh lha amount thai aee by land. a ltd ai
matt all Ut l-lnM ranaarna ar now
gaged In Inltrtiaia coentnere Aa reeuli
It n h but partially end lmpetfeilt
controlled rr rtiulalft tr lha atiun ar anr
ana at lha attaral tlaltt, than anion In
tllaMr Itndlnf la t tllhtr laa dratlir ur
t la li. and In tilhar rait Intflartlt
far Hirptat al'Ja.llaa IMilr lha Nallanal
-Otr.rhmtiit riui In Iharavahclna' la.nian
attral.a lha ntadxt aantial Thlt ! no!
man that Ihtra .nasi hi t anr atltn.lan at
fadtral ulliatlll'. far .h aultva.Hr at-
aadr ttl.lt nndar Ih rntliuiln IS
-amo4l and motl far-rtarhlna farm. Mil
II taa mtan thai Ihta thaM ba an ran
tlan af Kadatal amtllr Tklt It nil a I'
alln ranlralliallrn. It la tntrtlr laak
ln faala In th fata, and ralala I ha I
Ttntralltallan In ta.lnttt hat alrradr '
and rannat ta ntMtl ar undant. and that
lha puUlla at (alia aao anlr tnai ll.all
ram tatlaln till trTarlt af Ihla bw.inaaa
ontrall.nllan ! tra.Mlna ttltr in.lhadt
far lha ttrrl of aannal th.auth lha
autholllir alraailir aanliallia.1 In lha Nallanal
-aat.iniii.nl Vy Ih I'an.llluilan ll.alf
rum; iimiii i.wv.
In.itnallr. In lha pauata af lha '
fao.1 aa Ih aallan af lha tartaaa tlala
faad and daltr iummhilm.li than ad I
atrtklnt faihtaMi kt nfuan (aad far Ih
hla Mil rttalia flam lha haany nt--aparallati
af lha rada.al and atata aflMala
in urln a ltn ralarm It la pflmalllr
Ih aallan af that tlala tamml.tiaatra
that a. aaa ika aMrlmanl af Ihla kttri
far lhar ra.4 lha l-apl. mat ta damand
lha tnaalMaal and nfarrflinl of tlalt
law an Ih tnkl. and than Ih tntai
nianl ar Ih rVdaral la, allhaat hlrh
Ih tlala lax t . taritlr Inallarllt.
Thtrt ana.t k Ih tlo.nl -n oaarallan ha
ntn Ih NalhNMl and tlala armaaia
In aJmlBltltrlaj Ikata Hot
ll'l(ltlyl,V.
Ih my tntaaaa M lM'. a tr ! I
ank aa faiioaa an ina aurraarr
I ai-Ullr all aur allanlMt. lJl
tlan at aar currantr la ,Th Natlaax
ink aal hat Ur aartad a iltal purMta li
llttan
ual
uank i
aMIai lha Mamaai Int'lntaa it.al(AiiMI
if lit rwwatlir. and allftln laa jaart that
liat an Iharaat In trtiltlan i-r ia
II tram III II I latua lor aatarai tiara
atMtlur Mat katn attiimuttllMa that kridl
llanal laalttatlvn It naadwt Th raaurrarna
of nth '1 "aaton wihailaia lha dafarlt
f Ika MM..I la a. lhar muat taon l
ll.Wn af ihaiu, hacaaia la la lham aa
Ifcay aia maana la larwr llahllllr af butlnaaa
tlliatttr HIH r hadr adtaarnad lhar
liat bn a flaatkalHin In lha iniarttl mn ill
luaarr from 1 tl rani ta M Hr ""' "
Ih MMliMlian tn araaiar dvrma in
prMwIlmr alt Hionlht Tha Krlary f th
Vrtt.alr had lv aiaM ta nad lor la arlla
iwl tlan to Ik man tlultnt biMd af at
HlUlWn Htm ori ian avrh flartaatlan
la In ad.aar in mmarrial rtt and tha
Uncallalnlr frit In Ika aufftaacr ar arwllt
attti at tilth ratta. All mintrUI imaraala
Mffar rtuiln h rrup iwrtml Ki aaalvr
ralaa (ar !( Ittaiajr In Naw Voik ttltcl
inontr (tarn ilia Intartar ttanka Inla lha tivc
ulatlta (laid Thla danlaia th fund ihal
vauU lbirili t aiallalil (ar romiutrrial
u.ta, and aammarclal hafiuoara. ar furraO
IB Zt aknarmal rant. a thai aath rll
lai. In lha aha(a ut ln.-rta.nl Inlacatl
halt at. la larad en lha mIiI caul in tret
f h tnuntrr
Nrnl fur IninirdUl Arllun,
I aialn una an th Canaraaa Ilia nttd af
tmmtdlat altanllan to Ihla malttr '
nad a rlr alailMir In our rutranr) ,
lirafldad. uf rauraa, lhat m rarainlia th
an ittaltr nard of n a fa and atvur tur
rtnr. Thara muil alwara h Ih Innat
tlal.l aiamlnallan by th Nallanal auihur
Illaa, I'fovltkm ahuuld l mad for an
anttra-tiirr rurrtni y Th amaraanry luua
ahwilil. of court, t mada with an affrailta
liuaranty, and ujxin awnilillana rarafully i'ia
attlVari ly Ilia (lavrrniiitnt Murb mtrinry
li.ua muil La lia.td nn ailmuala aorurlllra
aratl hy Ilia (intarnmiiu and mutt ha
murd iindtr a liy lat. Thlt waiild tr
mlt aurrtnry bung Ittutd whrn Ilia ilrrnand
far It was uraant whll tannine Ha rat Ira
intnl at lb iWmaint (all off II la worth whll
Invatllfallna to dtltrinlna wlitlbvr o(llra
nml illraamra of National l.ankt thuul'l
vrr ta kllowtd to loan la iliiithtt
Trutt 9iiiMiilta tliuul.l ba aubjacl t Ih
aania auitrvltlnn at baiikai Imltlallon In
Ihla tfftn almiild ba vnai ltd (or lha Dis
trict of ColuinbU and Ih Tvrtlturltt.
I TIIK TAIIIIT.
Thlt rounlry la didnllaly rnmmltlad to
(ha iirotHllv aytlrm and any tffprl in
tilirnnt It could nul but caut wblMprtad In
ilu.lrlal illtaiKr In othtr wordt, tha irln
eli'l" of lb (ittttnt tarirt law could not with
whilom b ilitnaail. liul In a country (
auch iihtnomaiml irowlli aa oura II li prob
ably will thai eviry duttii aara or ti tba
tariff lawt ahoutil ba rartllly tcrutlnii.il bo
ut to at that na airettlr or Iniprautr
litntnit r confirm! Ilitrtby, thai iirontr
ravtnut la rovldti ami that our fort Ian
trad la aneourauad, Thar mutt alwayi b
at a. minimum n larllt which will not ouly
How (or lb rollaotlon of an (inula ravtnut
but which will , laatt iiiak ood lb dlf
(trtnea In con of production liars and
broad i that It, th iltlTirtnc lit tba labor
coat (lira and abroad, for th wall btlni
of Ih wa worktr muil vtr b a cardinal
point of Amtrlcan policy. Th qutttlon
ahould l approachtil puttly from a bull
nttt alandpnlnl, both tn. .una and lha'
rnannar nf lha ihaniia lin nirii aa to
arnu.a Ih tnlnlmurn ut aiiiatlnn and dla-
urhali' In I'm bunni.i wilil. and in l.
lha Ita.l ly fr tairiltli and far-ll-iiial
inntltai Tha ."It tanthltrallan
tiiould l ta . that tha turn lulal
of ahaniaa rapraaanla lha pukll ad
Thlt intana that Inn tutijri rannai wim
hIkI.ihi ba it.all with In th yaar prrllni
a I'raaldanllai l. lion. ftoaii aa a ma liar
af (art aiptrlanr hat mntlHilttly tliuwn
Ihal nl aui n llm It I Imiwulhla la !
tntn in Iraat It (ram lha tiandpslnl af lha
tiuMI innd n tnr luilamtnl lha wlta lima
la dial wlili th inatltrlt ImmtdMtaly alltr
tueh alarllan
UN I OIICHMI'.NT 01" TIIK KW,
A faw yt-ara ana tbrra waa laud ram
plaint that tha law reuM nul ba Ittaliad
aialntl waailhy urf.ixltrt. Tbwt It n t'l'li
ruinplalnl haw Tha raur.a af tha l
parlmtnl n( Jil.llr duilni lha la. I (tw
yaart liat btan tuoh at la makt It atldtnt
Ihal no man ilanda iIhih lha law, that nn
liKilalloli la a wtallhr lhat II (annul
la tirld tn airauiit Tha DtpaMmml of
Jutllt bat bain aa prumpl In prMal
aialntl tha wiallblt.l rnal.fattvr wlm.r
rlrna waa ana of aratd ami unnln( aa u
prard aa-alntl tha aillalor wha InHtt.
I.i bruUI vlnl.nta lltarilhtna; that ran I
dona wHitar lha ailtilni law, and wllh tht
ail.llrm tlalt nf public aplnlan, whlfh ta
prufuundty mnutnitt ball, Ih awurlt an.)
jurltt. hai btn dniit llul Ilia lawa lham
it., nttd ttrtnithtnlni In mar than an
linparlanl int, lhay thauld b mada nrt
dtrlnlla. ai thai na lianttt man ran h
ltd unfllllHily l bftak Hum. and ta lhat
Ih rial wrunadaar ran ba ttadlly punl.ht.l
INJIt.StrTKI.Hrl.
thilantat ( alfU.t In tht granllnc nf In
Junrllana In labar dl.pulta tonllnui la
ur ami Ih riniintnt In tht inln.lt af
Ihnit who (til Ihal Ihtlr lUbla ara btlne
Iniadadtaml Ihtlr llhtrly f atllan ami ol
aitttli uiiwairanlablr ttalratntd tahllnuat
Hkaalit In rw Much af lha allalk an
tha uta af lht pratait f injunrtlan It whallr
wlihaul warrant, but I am vunilralnMl l
atpraii Ih ltilt( that (ar auina af II thara
It warrant Thla ijuatllan It batamln
mm ami mr an a( prim lmmtinr
ml unlut lb urta will Ihtmtilrtt rtrtl
wllh It In trTtrtlta manmr, It It rtrlaln
ulilmatily la dtmand taint farm of lui.
lalltt arllan. II wauld b ml unfortun
I tnr aur tatlal wtlftra If wa thauld
irmlt many hanttt and lawabldlm (III
ant t (itl Ibat Ihty had Jutl rau.t far
rt(ardln ur rrlt wllh hattlllty I
arntatly rammtnd la lha altanllan af lht
f'aniti Ihlt matlar, t Ihal wna war
may,t da.l.td ahlrh will limit tht abut
f lnjunrtlnt ami praiart lhaa Mihlt whlrn
fram lima ta lima It unwkrranlably Ima.lr.
Uaraatar rtlaranitni It aflan tuattd Mh
lha uta af lha tatar "f injunrllan by th
rauita, nat anly in lk-f ill.putr-i, but whtrt
.lata Itwa ara rararnl I r.fraln fram
ditruMn af Ihlt hu.miun at I am ln(rtn
thai II will irla lha ranildtrallan
( th Huptama rl
Dlir.Hf IIINH All i.i-timi l-IIOIt.
Th NalMnal tlaiarnmtnl t haul J b
modtl tmplattr It thauM dtmand lht
Hllh.it Nvaltly af atrttaa fram taah af i
mplaytt ami II .huuld rat far all af
lham wrapatlt In rlrn CVmfijt thauid
adapt lidilailin )pll llmlttd but d.n
mi ramtniin fnr a!4afcia la all walk
man within th a..p ,.f lha l'4trl .
inrludlhtf tmptott af ay arJa and
araanalt. la othar wd, a mdl am
ulira MaMlliy art. r-.arkln( and
Ihorwuiha-olaf ahauld l-a ncid whw-r.
haubl apply ta all patttiani. pttbllt and
bti.al vft whh-h Ih Nallvaal Itaiarr
mam hat lurlfll'ibm Th nuntWf a( arti
dtnlt la wara work.t Inoludln thata thai
ara prmabl ami Ikw.a Ihal ara naL ha.
kacom appttlina in Ih- m-nlaa manu
rarlu.ln, and iranitrlHn prllani
lha day II rV. film hantihrp It Ik'
rwlnary waia-uaihtr aad hit (amity la haa
ih arttrl ( turh an acalanl fall aaltli
upn him, nd. n th albtr hand, lhar
aia whelo rUmi af atttrmya wha ailn
nnly by tn I ln mm wha may ar may mi
haa baan wraniiad ta umlirlak tullt fat
'fh'narta i haubl ranitd.r lha ailmtlm
( th Hhl-hur law Th mllullnaHly
af tha 4tni law baa rrranlly ban aallKl
lnl ajat.tlon and Ika Hu9.tma fault ha.
datklad Ihal lha ailtiln- Ugltlaiioti It un
iluMbly altkln tha wr ( th fan
ftt Th tlMlpl a( lha lckl-hur da
hauM at lapblly ami aa far aa ptaatlaab
ka anamld I Ih anllr walk oarrtt.! an
by lha llatarnmtht. and Ih ptaaml law
thauM la ammdid I tmV.tr a runltaala an
Ihtwa Mr watht wklrll th ptBI wwr.1
ml ika arl kat btan rutittrwtd ta at
lu.lt Tha (nrl Inlrwdurllan ( tha
rtthl-huur day ikauM b Ik ai lawara
.k.,.k. .& .kuLI ftlMjIlv lahl aad Iks
Ootramast ahauld !! Ik tiampl In INIa
lll
CamuulaarT Iuntlrtlon af Indu.lrlal
lllHltta
rHilk.a an4 kuata, wllh Ihtlr allimlanl
but aad ajRtrM( canHrw la llrm rNw
Ik n taara andlai litrnVr 11. ItuA, th
taiaktr ( tirtkat wat arvalar tkan tha
in any prttmu tin ara ml aaa dtuhl
th numaar in th prJia n ar
Thtt fliuraa Imtltal tk lnra.ln( nad
f prattdlnai aarn marklaary la daal with
ihlt tlan ( dl.lurfcanrva In Ik Inlaraal
allka af tha ampllr Ih mr4s and tht
antral publl I irnaw my pra.lout ra.am
man.lt I ln that lha fiunraat ta.arably '
tldar Ik Hal(r af rali Ika mrhlry
fr mmiray lnttiitlan uf tuth tn
ilu.lrltl adtiiratMtia aa ara at tullrrltnl
mainiliula and t turriri.nl roncrn ta tht
pal uf Ik rounlry na i. to warran'
h r'adaral ltrmnnt in taking atln
rapllal anil ltbur,
It It tiflatn lhat ftr m lima la m
thtrt will b a ranilart Inrrtat abaalulaly,
aad thapa rtatltt of Ikata among our
rlilttat wba darll tn -lilai ar luwna of win
tit tail who work far wagra. Thla inaana
Ihal lkr will k-t an arar lnrrtag nl
ta ranaidar Ika praklattia inttpambl from a
rrl IndiMlrlal rinlirtilon whara a a Im
maa.f and romplai huttnata ptallr I
thot branrhtt IvUtlng 19 manutattui nnd
uatiHrallaa It trnatit.t by a larg num
bar af rapllalt.lt who ttnplay n 'Y
much largar ni(mkr af waga rami it,
lha tin in. r ! ml mar and mora to
lumblna Into totparaltona and lha lal
lar Inta unlana. Tha ralallant Ih
Bltallit and waga worktr to on n
alhar ami nf tacli to th. ganaral publl, ar
nl alwa)t any to ailjulli ami la put lham
and katp tktm on a aattifatlory batlt It an
of ih matt linpurlant and una of Ih mail
tUllral tatka Ixfora our whola iltllliallan
Murb of lha work (ar tha artompll.hm.nl
of thla ynd muat b don by tit Indltlduata
runrtrnwl Ihtnitrlttt, wli.lh.r alnglr or In
rtimbtiialkin; and tk ona fundamental (act
that mutt niiir b loat Iraik of la lhat tha,
rhatarttr of lb avrg man. whalhtr ha
b a man of intana ur n man who work
wllh hla band. It lha motl Important (avtor
in aaiving ih probiam aright nut it it ni
maul ually Iniportnill o ramamhar that
wllhaul good Ua It a al.D linpottlbla In
raarh Ih proptr aotullun, II la J.lla lo hold
Ihal without no".! law a avll" turn aa child
labor, aa th overworking of women, at th
fallur lo plotrt't amploit. from lull of
III or limb, can b Riltly rtarhtd, any
mora than Ilia lla at rbal and tlocri
walerlng ran ba raai hid without gftrnl Inwa
To (all lo atop thai practice by tagiaUtlon
meant tn (nrr bnneal men Info I In in. ba
t'aut oihtrwlt th dlihoyeit whi turely
will take mUanlag o( llienf will bnv tivery
thlng ihtlr own war It Ilia tutu will fur
red the atlli. wtllaml tttmdj but lha
Nation muat eland rvady to aid them.
'ariiirra uml Wuaa-Morkrrt.
Whi-n Ih Department of Agrlcullura wat
founil.'l Ihtr wat Ittuah antirltig ai to Ita
uteluliirie no ijepaiimeni or ina uotrrn
innit. Iiowavrr.tikt mora amplintlcally vlndl
rated lit titefulnata. Mini tmn aata the
roilofflc Itcpurtineiii roiura to ooniinuany
ml Intliiintelv Into tourli with th peoiila-
Iht two rltlien vilm.t wtlfar It In Ih
ggrK4l motl vital to th wtlfare of tha
Nation. -and lliiirtforr to th welfare vt nil
other rllUen. or III wg-workr who
ton manuM lunor glut in tuir ot to ton.
Hi (urintr, There are, nf courte, kind ol
Inbor wlier th wmK mu.i be purely mental,
and llirr ar ntlitr klmt nt labor whire.
im,1rr nultllna rulldlllniia. Vtry lllll lie
niund Indent It mudt ui'n Hi mind, though
I am glad lo n tint tn proportion ot in n
rnguged In thla kind ot work It dlmliilililim
Hut in any community with Ih mud
I..AMI.V uuallilea which make Uu a realll
great nation th buK of th people ahould
do work which call for Ih eierclit ot bolh
body ana tiuna, rrogri.t can not puma'
nenllv ttirt in Ih abandonrnthl of phytl I
ral lab ir lull In Ilia delipmnt of phrel
ral lebnr. o lhat II tball repretent mora
and more 'he work of tba trained mind la.
lha Iralnail body j
Cur trlmnl eytltm It grnrely detacllva In t
to far ut It pule a premium pn Hif i
llltrary lialMng nnd I emit therefore lui
train tha Imy away (ran) lha farm nnd lha
workahap Nothing ! mara ndad lhah I
the liett typu af imluiirlal aeboal, Ik
trhanl far mmlianlral Induelrlet In lb rliy,
ih arlinol far prrfrt irttrMNg agrtrul
lure In the rounlry The tailing of th
killed llll.r of th toll, lha railing af lha
akllletl lll-i'htnle. ahould atlk la t"
Hired at piuftetnne Jun emphalleally
ai lha raiilnga at lawyer dualar, merehani
r rlerk Tha arhimlt thoubl raragnlia Ihlt
feel ami It anauhl muaiiy ba rgnlitl In
pupular npttibin Th yaung man Ni ht.
ike farilikiednati ami rourag la re"nlle
II and lo gat o.r Ih Idea thai II make a
itirferenr whether what h arnt le raliail
ealary ar wagee, ami who refuttt tn enter
Ih aiowdod flebl af Ih to railed peufe
tlnnt, a p. I inkea lo mnnrurtlva Indutiry In
Head, le leatonahly tura of nn ample re
ward In earnlnga. In health, In apparlnnlly
la marry early, arid lu eitabll.h a home wild
a fair amount et freedom tram worry It
abpuld ba on et our prim nhjeal ta put
bath the farmer ami tha mechanic an a
higher plana uf .flietent-y and reward, at
at tn Inrreata their effeclUeheia In tha eao
nnmlr world, and I here fare th rllrnlly
the remuneration, and the patter of their
poeKlnne In th earlat world
Tha grain producing Indu.lry af tha
rauntrt, arte af Ih matt Important In the
t'nlted HI a tee. dervea ifterlal mntblar
allon at Ike handt f lht t'angreae Our
grain i abl almatt eiriu.lrelr by gradee
To iriire tttltfatlary retullt In aur home
maiketa ami In ftillllile our trad abroad
ihttt g.adet tkauld apprailmata tha high
tn drgre af unlfarmliy ami eerlalnly Trie
prreenl dltef.a melhodi af In.pertlun and
grading thrauglMUl the rauntry uitder Uf
fareril lawt and baardt, ra.ult In ronla
tPin end leek af uniformity, deelroylkg Ihal
nrtdeMe whlrh le nee-e.tary far be Ilk
ful trade Uumplalnlt agalntl tha preeaei
methmlt hate runllnuetl (or yeara and they
re growing In toluma and Iniemlty. leal
fnly In tble rounlry but abraad I there
fore auggeel lo lha Cangreea lha add
ability nf a National tytl.m af tn.pertltn
and grtdlrig uf grain tntrrlng Inta Inltr
tlala and IwHgn ournifief, a rtedi
far lha prutenl eille.
III'.! UM Tltiy IKIIIK.
Irrlgtllan tnuuld ba far nitrt eitentltely
deteiaped ihtn l .rtttnl. nul aaly la th
etatee af th gri plelm and Ik ll.k
Mauniamt but In many utktri. at. ftr m
tlanr. In large ixrlkiai nf tna Paulh AI
lanlie and (lull Matte, whir It mould ga
hand In hand with lha rarlamatla f
taamp land The federal Hrenmeni
hay id eerivutly iterate Unit I thlt talk,
milling tkat ulllliallan of aattrnayt and
watetpawer fareitry. IrrlaaUun and Ih re
rlamathth ( land threatened wltk aterflaw
are all Interdependent parte f Ik nm
problem Tha wrk f Ih llealamalken
erira In dtteloping Ika larger opporlunl
let a( Ih wltn half af aur ntry far
irrigation la more Important than almaat
any lkr matemeat Th tenitaal purpo.e
af Ih (latcrnment In rtennerttan wltlt th
HeeUmatmn feriKa haa bean ta u.e tk
water reeounee ( Ike publp- lan.ie far thr
ulllmala g.ealetl gnad af Ika gtaalaal nam
itr. In atker ward, to put upan th land
i-ermaaeni ham makert. la uia aad de
telep H tar Ihemeeltee and far their rbtl
dren and rklbtren a children Tber ha.
keen af route, appatllion la thlt wark.
appMlllan (rem ettme tnteteeted men who
deelr la eikautl tha land far their awn
immedutt plant wllkaul regard to Ih u.l
rar af tna nti gearraiian. tin appneuin
rrum koneet and well-meaning men wha did
na fully umletetand tha eubjett ut wha did
nat latk far agh ahead Tkl apwtltbn
it. I think, drlng away and our people are
undemanding that It would b utterly
wrong la a Maw a few ladKrldualt to ti
ki.! far Ihtlr awn temporary perianal
plant Ika letaureet whlfh aught la ba dt
ttlaptd through ui ta at ta ba rnttrd
f"T th ptrmtnenl tmmon advantage of th
p to pie a a whale
n nur i.Mtn.
Th eltarl af the Ooiernmenl I deal with
lha poMle lamt haa been baaed upon lha
tame pi In. lata at Ihal ar lha llerlainatlen
a.rrlee Tha land law imam whl. h wat
deelgaed ta matt Ih heed at Ik fertile
tad wll-werrd rtgktnt at the Middle
Wen hat lirgaly Waken dawn wbea ap
piled I Ika dryer region! af tk great
alalae. Ih mountain! and much af he
Parln IHop. wkere a farm ml IM acre la
Inadeuutle fnr ilf-tupprt In theee
raglane Ih tyctem lent tttelf t fraud, aad
mwrh land patted out of Ik handt of lha
leteraruenl without wantag Into ika handt
f Ih hme-maker The Depanmenl af tha
intartar aewl Ik Department f JwtUr
loiaett la oierullng Ih offender agatait
tha law, and tkay kat ar.omplltked much
whll akeft Ik ailnllelrtllon af Ika law
kaa bn defarlty It hat bttn changed
Hut Ih leal lhamael! ara ilefarilta
Thr year aga a pubtlr land rammiatlon
aaa aHa"ill la-ircwtlnli th law. and ill
feci i. nnd lexunmtail a remedy Thttr at-
minallon eparlRrally ihowed th ttl.ltnee
itf great fraad upon tha tutbll domain, and
their rttwmn4aitai for rhangaa In th
law wet mada wltk th detlga ot aaattrt
iag Ik natural teturrt of ery part af
tha public laada by pulling II to Ita belt
uea
KiMal altanllan waa railed le lha pre
tention of lei l lament by th pattagt t
great aroaa f publl land Inla lha hande of
a few men and ta th nnmtu watt
raueed by unrattrfted grating uMI '
pen rtaga Tha roawmmmdatlani t in
IMblU l-andi CtHtmimn ara aaund. (ar
they at tplally In th lnlertl of Ik
arlual kawa-maker; and wkera Ika email
hoatt-maker cannal at tainl utlllle Ik
lamt Ikey iitavld lhat tk Internment ihatl
keep control f it aa lhat It may sat ba
moaapalliod by faw mm Tha Cnngreii
haa nut yal ailed upon that recommenda
tion!, but I key ar t Juy and proper, to
aaenllal la aur National welfare. Ibat I
(eel canAdvnl, It Ih ."ontraet wlllftak
llm la conelder them, that they will Mill
mtly b doptel.
I OIIKNTM.
Optlmltin It n gowl charaettrl.il. but l(
ritrrtatl o n tw II bcomt faaflthnrtt
'V ar proi lo ipeak t lha mouroat "I
thlt rounliy aa Inethauatlbla, thla la not
to. Th mlarl waaltli at th Pountry, lha
cutl. Iran. oil. gaa. and thf Ilk, doe not
i.prxlure titelf, and Iher.fBr It certain
to I eghau'led ultlmattly. and watttful
neai In dialing wllh It today moant that
our detrrHdanlt will feel Ih eihautllon a
generalivn or two before they otherwl.
would Hut Ihcie ara certain other forma
of wan whlrh eould b entirely tlppl
tba waita of aoll Uy wathlng. for Iniiaure,
which It among; Ih lm)il dangaroua of all
wattet now In prvgret In lha United rllalta,
la Mttly prttenlaUle, to that thla preeent
enoniMim lata ot ffrllllty la tntlrtly un
tie, etiary Tha prrat-rtallon or rtplartmtnt
of Hi frlt la on of Ih moil Important
mtane nf prttrntlng thtt toe Wa have
mad a beginning In forael preservation, bul
It It only bagtnntng At Preaent lumber
ing It th fourth girattat Induttry In Ih
I'liltetl Klatet, and el. ao rapid hat been the
rati of ihauiton of timber In tho l'nlte'1
rilalri In tha patt, unit ao rapldljr It lha
lepialMder bring ethutid, that the ooun
try la uiniueeltonaiita on th tril of a
timber famine whlili will be felt In every
boutrbild In Ih laud There haa already
I ran a rtt In Ilia price of lumber, bul ther
It certain lo b a mora rapid and htavler
rlae In th. future
Tli prtnt annual coniumptltin ot lum
bar It certainly thrc time aa great at th
nnnuul grnnllu nnd If lha r mtumpllon and
growth roiilUu uncbangnl, ptactlrally alt
our lumber will bo cxhaulled In another
pmtratloii. while long before lha limit to
onipl.lt eiliauttlon It reached lha growing
aoarclly will make itielf felt In many blight
Int wait upon our National wtlfiu. About
:u ner cent of our fomtttrrltory la how rt-
. rd In National foreitt; but thtt do mil
inriuu in mot. raiuauio timovr iiiiiup,
and In any avnl tha proportion It too mull
to pcl that tha retorvtt can accompllili
mora than a mltlk-allnii of th trouble which
la ahead for th Nation, r'ar mora drattlc
action It ntrdtd For cm can b lumbered
ao at to give to tha publln lb full ut of
their mercantile Umber without th (light
en iltlrlment to lha toretl. any mor than
It It n dtlrlmtnt ta a farm to tumuli a
harvnt. to that thtrt.lt no paralltl betwein
fort.lt and mine, which can only be com
Pl.ttly u.ed by ihuiitlon, Hut foft.tt, if
uttd at all our (ortita hay bttn uttd In
Ih (ail and a moil ot Intm ar (till uaad,
will lit althtr v.tiolly 'nettioyei), ., to dim-'
aged 'nil many d" adta Nn to patt befort
trfrllira u.e ran ba mada of I lit in again All
their facta ara io obtluut that it it ettra
(,,tiHarr that li tit mid b ri-.tetary lo re-i
!! them I
Ut toul.t to rherk Ih wa.lt of tlrnbtr
Mana lhat lhr matt b in h pari af lh
pabllr Ik rcHn of a temporary r
ttri.ilofi In lh latpJb af ih limber. In
order to prnent Ik total loea af Ihlt at
la ih future There ar plenty of mm in
publl and prieara. lira who actually aarn
rata th mnlmu" nf lht pretenl it. tern
of unrharked and wa.leful atteatagann.
utlng at an argpment lha fan tnai lo nf a
If will nf eotlita mean Interference with Ih
rata and rwmfarl af rertaln peopl wk now
get lumber at ten rw.t then' they eghl lo
pay, at Ih e.penea of tha falar genert
llont Pame mt lk pertont aelullly dt
mand Ihal Ika praaanl farl rtre k
thrown apt) lo deitrartlon becattta, far
tool h thay think that thereby Ika pile af
lumber mull b put dawn again far Iwa ar
thit mr mora yeara Their altitude It pr- l
raly Ilka lhat af an agitator prlettlnf '
again. t the outlay af manay by farmra i
manure and In taking ear of their firm. ,
gttitrally
lllNrlllAli l,MI1,
In lha eatltrn Unll.tl atalaa lha mineral
faelt hat already patted into Ih band of
tare nrliale awnere and thai of th Welt
ara rapidly following II la oktlaut lhat :
Ibeie fuele erwukl be raaterted and not
watted and II would b well I ppu! lb
people i limit uajutt and aitartlaawl
trlree. eo far aa lhat tan lllll b dan What
at bam acrantpH-ked in Ike g.eat oil flekle
f the Indian Terrttary by Ik action of Hi
Admlnlit-atlnn affert a linking eaampta af
th good reeullt of turh a policy In my '
Judgmmt lha Oaternmenl tkttuld liat Ika
rlgkt to keep tha (a af Ika raal. oil and raa
field i In lit own pii Ion and 10 leat tk
right la detelop them wader proper ragula
llana. ar alee, if tk rnnyreta will ihM adapt
tkle method th ! depaitlt ehaald b
MM under limitation., ta euntenr tkm at .
pabllr u.HMiei. Ik right to mint cent being
eerarilMl (ram th till to lb Mil Th
rigulaiiant tkoutd ermlt coal landt lo h
aorytd tn turrinmi njuaniny by in eoerrui
arpartiioni Tk Mtinit limitation, kat
been aheurd eieea.lt and er na weefal
purpo.e and alien render It nerreetry thai
Sir toot-Id b ellh-r fraud ar elea aban
donment of lha work of getting out the
" TIIK PANAMA rAH.W.
Work on the I'inama Canal H praeredlgg
In a kigkly talltfarlafr manner In JJar-h
la.t. John Y rlltteni. chtlrmtn at th
t'nmmitelnn aal chief engittoa-r. rengneti.
and Ih imml.Mn waa raorrnlld and
cttntlllutad at rollout. Ueutenanl-rowatl
clearga W Qaethala. forj-i af llairlneert.
I nltetl glalte Army, chairman and chltf
-nglnter. Major l II Utlllard. t'arpa at
itag neera. fnlted Mate Army, Jtajtr Wil
liam U Mlberl. I'arpe af Kagtaetra. United
(tale. Array. lll Knglneer II II Hout
aeau. I'nlttd lalaa Naty. J C It lllack
oum, Colonel w C (lorgaa United flat
Army and Jaekaan Imllh. Ctmmlulonera
Til. rnang of autherily and direction went
Into enrol an April I. lthut gautlng o r
fptlbl therk In Ih progreta or lha work
rOrtTAIAITAIIW.
I imnd I IhtfatariM rarotUeraiki)
nt lb tVetreeu a foetal taring bask tye
lent, at recweamended kr Ik roetmaater
central Tk primary akiwtrt la la ckaWuregi
rttg our peopl canomr and thrift, and
th ue of pavtal itttan aanke ta air ihom
an apieMiuaHy lo hutband tb.lr rtaaur ..
larlhwrtarly tm wk bar nat tk farm
ilea gt hand for diptoit.ng their money In
eatlnr bank. Vlew-I hawater. Irani tb
n-ctteactt tf thr pae few wetki. It It et)
lrtl that Ika adtan'agea t eueh an IMH
. u i Ion ar allll m-re lar-raMrg TTnuit
lI..ail-i hit withdrawn Itwrlr eavtege lot
in. lime belrg from Natbuiai banka. tru.l
.mpaaJta and tttlara baak. ladirlduala
hate naarded Ik.lr raih and tba working
men Ihetr atrBlngi afl'of nklch money bat
Uen withheld aad k.pt In hiding ar In the
life d."-ll boa lo (he d.lrlment f pre
lrlly Through th agency of tkt puatal
net leal bankt nrli money wouM b r
etored ta tk ckaanelt or trad., to Ih mu
tual baa. fit af rapllal and labor.
I further ewnmend I Ih Ocigreea Ih n
tderatbtn of th roetmaeter-aenerai o nana
mendalton fr tha ettetvaoo ot le lircebt
poll, ttpeeltllr on tko rural routee Ther
r nw axsia rural ruuite, a nine tv,ia
ia.(ttu.i."J peopl who do not hate tk ad
rantagee or lb Inhabitant! of dtlra In ob-
alntnx thilr eupdle Tbeee reoommeooallena
hat bea drawn up lo benefit Ike fanner
and the country ahpVepr, atfcerwli. I
thoukl aal fa tar them, fur I bellev that It
le gwd pHy fir uur Orointpl ta do
eterttblng r-"Hbl ta aid tba .mill tawn gad
tho country dtttrkn It It d.atraMa Ibat tha
country ntuehant eewatd mil b truahed out.
OKI.lltl .
fiblahoma haa biaaai a Hate Handing an
a full equality with her abler altttra. ana her
rature la aneured hy her great natural t
mure. T.e duty W Ike NaUaaal taotera
maai ra guard tk ytraoral and ttpriy rtgkta
f ta-e ImMaa wlihla br bartlei Ktrtahva of
ooun unthakgd
AI.tnKA.
I lallaratt my rMaimmendatlorua of laat year
aa rtxaroa Alaika aom furta t aooal aelt
goerrtiat tkauld b peutioed. aa aimpie
aad lniatlt aa kaettMe. It I Impaaalkl
1. tho (""Otteei la detole in aeaea time
lo all Ike lllll detain of aeovanuy AMtkan
tegliaatkaa. Hoad kulttHag aad rallaay band
ing akoulal l-a tiituai-aied. Tk rtewtrwur ttf
Altk ehowld bo glera a arapre anproprMtlMi
wfctrewtik to orgae Ita.l fore ta proeerta ike
public r. WhWiy tolling ta lb avatltee
nkouitl le mad a t'lony Tat aoal land law
ahould ao chanted ao a ta meet in pet-wear
rrdta of the Irrrttory
Ttu a
ahould be at-
lendtd lo at mum. for tk preaent lawa permit
rndlttdualt la local larg trail of th pub
lic aowaln tor ipecutatlt porpoec. and
rauae an imnverae amount af trouble, fraud
and lltlcalbin. Ther ahould be a reel her Ju
dicial illtlalun tttahlMied. Aa aarly u poo
alble llghtmiueoa and buayt akouM b ettak
llthed i aldt to navliiiloa. pectally In aad
bout frln.- William nouad. and Ik .urtey
of Ike ctttet Kin pliled There L nd of
llbtral approarlalttavi (ar llghllag and buoy
lag Ih oulkrn coait aad tHtpratlnc tkt
aldt ta natKalaan in Bautheaiitrti AKika
On af lb groat induatrkw af Alaika, at af
lugt tkldntf aad Ik Columbia, la Mtmoei
Hiking. Uraduallr. hy rtvn t lack af
prop Uwa. tkle laduetrr It being ruined.
II akjould now be taken In chart, and f
fectltely protctd, by Ih I'mttd Dlaltt
ilovamroonl ,
Tk ouurg and rnterprbm of tht tllltent of
Ik lar .Ntwthwwt la Ihtlr injected Alaaka-luknn-l'artfh-
ICipoeltlcn. to b held tn 11').
eauuld rwelta liberal encourt cement. Thla
eiiwiltton It nor temlnwntal In II cencep
tluB. but iki to plit lb natural re
tounva of Alatk and lo praartt th oam
uterve, trade nnd tndunry of th I'aolfl
Htatea with their rteigkbarUg atate and wUb
our Ineular puveealona and lb neighboring
countrlia of the. I'a.lik Tha eipoalllan aakt
no bun (ram th I'ongrrtt. bul ckt appro
pi laitbni for Naltonal tihlblt and etktblte
( Ik Wrttt.m dnden-ie of tk lleneral
navernrxtnt Tht tittle ot Wathlngton and
Ika tlty or rlealtl bat ahown Ike rhatarter
Ullc Wtatern enterprtea In large donation
for the oanducl of ihlt ripetltlon In which
other liat ar lending etnerout gatlttatr
A bureau ot tnlnr ehould la. create,! under
the control and dire, lien vt th Hccretary ot
the Interior th bureau to hat power to
ullt ai4tlitle and nnVi tnteitlgattcHut In
all mattcra i-ertilnlng to mining and par
ticularly lo tn ctllvnl and dangrra ot tk
Induttry l( thlt cannot now be don, al
lea at additional appropriation! ahould ba glvtn
tha Interior Department to b uned for tha
atud -j( iidulng ,-uhd iUuib. fur Ike preat!oo
ot fiaudultnt mining achemta. (r (arr)lng
on tho work of mapping th mining dlxtitcu,
(or ttu.lylng methotk. for nilnlmliliig the ac
rltlenit and dangei In the Induttry. In abort,
to aid In all proptr way th tlatclopincnl
of the mining induttry.
I call our rcha. tttntlon to th un
aaibefactory eonilltlort or our fort Inn mail
ten lee, which, bacaut of tbo Uik o( Ameri
can ilraiiwhlit llnra It now largely done
through foreign tinea, and which, particularly
to (ar aa South and Central America, ar
concerned. I don In a planner which eoiutl
lutta a etrloua barrier to tha ralaailon ot
our cotmuert.
Not only thtr it nat now, but thtr ntrcr
lint been, any other nation In th world ao
wholly Ire from lha evlli ot mllltarlam aa
la oura. Thtr navcr haa beta any othtr
largo nation, not vq China, whbh for ao
long a period hat had rtUtltely to lit Hum
bert aa imall a regular army at hit uun
Never at any llm Itl our hlttory haa thla
Nation tuffertil front intlttarlira or bn In
th rcmolttl dangtr ot lurterlng from mlll-
arltm Neiar at any time of our hlttory
haa tha regular Army been of a ilia nnlcti
routed tha ellghtrtt appreciable tag upon
th taipaylng cltlient of th Nation Al
moit alwayi It haa btan too imall In tlt
ami undirotld Ntvtr In our ottr hi. lory
hat th Nation tufftrtd In th ltait parllcu
Ur btcaut to mucb cr haa bttn glytn la
lha Army Im much promlntnr tlrtn If,
inn nil' h money (pant up ,n II or b am II
baa fn loo larg llul again a ,1 again w
hat unrd beeaute ammgh ear haa not
bn glten lo It, beai II hat bttn lo
email ha.itn ther ha not been urtlrieua
grepttratl'.fl In adeanra fnr po.Mklt war.
Keery foreign war In whlrh e liar en
gaged kt eent at many llmea th amount,
whlrh If wltely aipehded durlag th preced
ing year of peae on th regular Army,
would hut Iniured th war ending In but a
(ra.tinn of In llm and but for a fraction
of lb rati thai wat actually Ih cat. A
a Mellon wa hat alnayt bean ihrt)ht.l
In providing far Ih rTIlnry of Ih Army
In urn of peat. It It nobody ipclal In.
lereet to make aaeh prtrelilon and n on
look ahead lo war at any period. n mat
ter how rem!, ( being a aartoui pat.l
i.l'Ht. whll an Improper economy, or rath
er nlggardtlaete. tan be practiced at lha l
P'ne of in Army wllh Ik certainty lhat
in prt-ll.log It will met b railed lo -
aunt therefor, hut Iktl th prloa will b
paid ky lha anforlaitai poraont who hap
pen to b In 4lth wbtn a war dot actually
com
Th Medical Carpi inould b mueh Urgtr
than lha needa of our regular Army In war
Ttt al pretent It It .miller than th needt
of th tertk dtmand en in peace. Th
apaaiah War occurred leta than ttn yttri
ago Tho .-hlef loea w urTtrtd In It wit
by dltoai anwtng lha regiment which neter
left lha country At Ih moment Ih Nation
eemed deeply ImPCeeeod by Ihlt fact; yet
toemingly It bat already bttn fargetltn. for
nat th tllghteit effart haa been mada to
prepare a medical rarpe of aultldent elte
o treeent ike repellllon of lha tame dlt
ealoe o a much laraer aril. If w ibaubj
ever b engaged In It lerloui ronntel The
iroabl In Ih tptnlth War wa nol wllh
lha then tiliilng atllrlalt of th War De
partment II wat wllh lht rtprrtentatleet
..f ihe opte at a whola who. far Ih pre
cing xa ytara nad dtrllntd to mak lht
neretatry pratl.lon for Ih Army L'nleii
ample ptatltlon it now mada by !?ongrcti
lo put tka Medical Crpe where It ahould be
Put dl.a.ter In tha next war la Inetllable.
and Ik rtpaailklllty will nol lie wllh Ihoie
I'-cn In rkirce of th War Department, but
wllh thai wha now decline to mak th
naceiiarjr prottaian
Put lite yedl'al Oefartment It not tht
aly department far whb-h tnrreaaed pro
ttilon "hotikl be mada Th rata of pay for
Ik oTI.ere thould ba grtatly Inrraaaed
lhar It no higher tyr of rlilien than th
American regular officer, and h thould
k a fair raward far hit admlrabl work
T'e-e ihixatd be a rtltlt n greater
Increaa In tha pa far Ih tnlliltd men An
pcl prat Ulan ihould b mad fer eatab
llthlng gradtt etj-ittalent to thai of wr
rant oSlcr In Ih Nary which thauld bl
open t lha entitled men wha itrta tor
flHntly long and who do their work well
Indarementa rhould bo affered eafll'lant la
enourare really gd men lo make Ih
Army a H( are-upalton Th prim nd.
of our preeenl Army le to centre and retain
MMhtitHi noncWnmlittoned afflcera Thlt
ri'"tottf rttla fundamtaully on tha qutt-
lian or pay
I'erhapa the motl Important of all legli
latlon neodtd for tho benefit of th Arret
le a law lo equalit and Increaa tha pty el
, ttlcert and entitled men at tha Army
Nary. Marine Corpe and IteTenoe-Cuttoi
tartlet auch a bill ha beta prepared,
which II ta hoped will meet with yout
fatcrabl ranitderallon The neit moot
....miIaI eticeaure le to aufhotlie a numhot
of aiira ottreri aa mmlalaned abot T
mak Ih Army mor attrarllta to emitted
men. It le abeatoiely tteentlal lo ertala a
eertlr rorpe, tuh at eitatt In nearly eterj
modern army In tk wrM. I do th tkllled
nd untkl.led ta'uor. laaeparabiy onnec-ed
with military admlrdttratUn. which la now
riarled. without Juit rompentallon. of en
llttetl mm who voluntarily entered the
Army la do aenrtr of an aitogemer tiu
fercnt kind. Ther ar a numktr of olhei
taw n'-tianr lo ao organlie th Army a.
la preraala It erTliltncy and fatllltal Itl
rapid ipnln In tlm of war, bul tbt
bore ara tha motl Important.
Th Maty.
It waa hoped Tn Hague Conference mlghl
deal with the rjuettlen of th limitation cl
armament. Hut tun before It had a.aem
bled Informal Inqulrltt had dettloped that
at regardt naval armamtnta. tba only oatt
in rhlrh thla country had any Inlareat, I:
Mancleia la trr to dattaa any plan foi
which Ihtl na lb allghleit poiitblllty
af ecru ring atont of the nttloni gathered
al Th Hague. No lln wo etrn propotexl
which would hat bad tha aaient ot more
than ona flril-claai powtr outild of tht
I'nltetl Htatea. Tha only plan that teemid
at all featlble. that of llmltlNg the Hi.
ot batlleehlpt, met with no (aibr at all.
II It evident. Ihereror. mat it le youy ioi
thlt Nation lo bat any hep of tecurlng
pea, r on any tnteraatlaoal agreement aa IC
tk HmltatMB of armamtnta. auch being
in ra.t it would bo motl unwte for ut
la (top th upbuilding of our Nary. To
build on battleoklp of tk belt and moat
advanced lyp a year would barely keep
aur fleet up ta It preaent fore. Thtt la
not enough In my judgment, w ahould
thla r provide far four battlnhlpa. Hut
II la Idl to build battlhlpe unleia la
addltian la providing tha men, and th
meant for thorough training w provtd
th auilltartet for thm. ualeea wa pro
ved dacka. ih ctaallng atallona th rolll.rt
and tupplr thlpt lhat they need W ar
eilremely deOclenl In coaling alttlont aad
deacba on Ih rattflc. and thli deficiency
tbaoJd aal longer bo permitted lo eiltt
Itaaty of tonlo boatl and dettraytr
tkoaM b built- Hath on tk Atlantic and
1'icln coattt fertlneatloni of tba beat lyp
thould b pro tided tor all our griatctt har
bor. I'nlll our battle flett la much larger thaa
at Pteernl It aUtouM never l irJIl Int de
lathmtntaa ao (ar apart that tkay could not
In event of emergency b tptedlly
ualled Our coait tin It on th Pa
ella Juit aa much aa on th Allan
lie Th Inlareati of California. Oregon
and Waiblngtoa ara aa emphatically tk la
tertatt of Ih who Valoa aa Iboaa ot Mala
aad New York, af Leukrtana and Tale.
Th battl flaei ekould now and tbtn b
moved to th IVtalfl Jun a at othtr timet
It ahould b kept la Ik AtMallc. Wbtn tkt
Irtkrnlan Canal la built th Irantlt at tka
batik Reel rrom two ocean t lha other will
b oumpiratttcly ee I'nlll It It built, I
earetitly hop that tka Utile flett will be
thut ahlfied between lha mo octant tvtry
ar or two. Tk markewnaathlp on all our
thlpa ha ltaprtvd pbtnouMoally durlag lht
lael fit yeara.
I'nlll within the lut two or thrc year It
waa not iwealble to train a belli fleet la
aquadron mancuttra uadar rt-rvk oaadlnorA
and It It only durlag the UM two or three
eiri that tk trati-lia under Ihtoo itwditlont
hat really bcoanie cfltctlv Analktr and inoel
iv cMty tirld tn aavano la now btlag
taken Tha battle fleet la about ttartlng by
lha alralla of -MagelUn to Malt tha lac4llc
itt Stileon btlllrohltea are gulog undet
the commknd ot Hear-Admiral ana, whllt
eight armored cruieera and two other ba!U
jnHa will met! him at Han Krancloo,
whither certain torpedo deotrvyer ar alo
going No flett of. auch Hit bat ever made
turh a toyage, and It will b of Nry great
dut-atlonal utt to all encaged tn It. . Tht
only way by which lo ttach o(flcrt and men
kow to nanoie ina sievt ao aa tta invoi tioi
radbl elraln and mergtney In tlm of war
It hat them prartlt under almtlar con.
dltluni In llm of pac Moreot.r. tho only
way to find out our attual ncadt I to per
form In tlm of ptac wbattter maaeutirl
might P neoeeeary In tlm of war Arter
war la de lared It It too lat la rind out
tho neodt, that meant to Invtl dltaittr. Thla
trip lo Ih raelflo will thow what aorn.fl
our nrtVa are and will enabla u to provide
for them Tha prorer plac for an officer
to Irani hla duty U at ea and tha only way
in Mtiieh a natv can aier ba mad efficient
It by prctKa at rva, under all the condition,
whleh would have ta be met II war cxltted
te it that fliiaht to bo dona cannot now
bt dont. at La.t lit a beginning ba mad.
In my Utt three aanual loeiuget, and In
apertal mcttaga to tho tail Cungrua, tn
ntcetilty for Itgltlatlon that will caut of
ficer of the line ot th Nay lo ranch th
grade ot captain and rear-admiral at Itte
adtanod ageiaml which' will caui them
to htrtnor (t training and xprlnc
In th highly rctponilble dutlta of thoe
gradtt, o that they may bacom thoroughly
tkllKul In handling battlcahlpa, dlvltlona,
iiliailront and ritot In action, liaa betn
fully explained and urgtntly rcommtndd.
Upon thlt aubjtci th Secrtlary of th Navy
hat tubmltlcd detailed and definite rccora
mthdatlcna vrhtch hava received my ap
protal, and which, It unacted Into law,
will accomplish what It Immcdlattly ntcta
aary and will, aa compattd wltb ailittng
law, mak a tavlng of mora than J.000,001
during th paxt itven ytara.
THEODOItB 1100SBVELT.
Th Whll Houiv Utccmbog 1901,
NEWS OFJHE WEEK
In a Condensed Form for (tar
Easy Readers.
HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS
A Returns, of tha Lett ImporUnt but
Not Lets Interetting Events
of the Patt Week.
Taftl li on hat way to tho United
BUlci.
Talt'g mother la roach wono and II
hope of her recovery haa bf en giren op.
Jertan liM thanked iloooevelt for the
iti ml h take on tho Japanese exposi
tion.
Harry S. New haa been elected chair
man of the National Kepubllean cota
mlttpe. Iree amounts of (cold continue to
com-, to thlt conntiy fiom Lontloa arid
rarli.
The Fott Pitt National bank of Pitt,
buig has cloeed. Tho bank was organ
ized In 1859.
Rocrrtarr CoriolTon haa soltl hot half
of the Panama bonds. The others will
be held until the money Is needed.
A mummy has juat been btonght to
New York which is said to be that of a
woman who lived about 4,000 years
ago.
A strong movement has developed
in Japan that may force the gorem
rnent to stop all emmlgratlon of labor
ers to the United States and Canada.
Tho National Rivets and Harbors
congress has petitioned congress to ap
propriate $50,OC0,000 annually for the
ryitematle and anlnterrnpted improve
ment of the national waterways.
Managers of New York theaters hvra.
decided to give no Sunday shows.
Troops bavo been tent to Goldfield,
Nevada, to prevent a miners' riot.
Uarriman haa ordered contttoeUoa
work to proceed on hit entire eystea.
Hungarians returning home fiom
America aie causing riots on the fron
tier. Senator Borah has left Washington
for Boite to take pait in the Pettlbooe
trial.
King Oscar, of Sweden, la very low.
The crown prince has been appointed
regent.
All the bodies ot the miners who
lost their lives at Fayette City, Pa.,
have been recovered.
The German reichntag has tncceetkra
In reducing the power of the cabinet,
scoring a victory over Chancellor von
Duelow.
Governor Chamberlain nays Decem
ber 14 will end the legal holidays foe
Oregon unless tome unforeseen clrcum
ttane comes up.
An insane man succeeded In reach
ing the office ot GovcrnorGullJ, ot
Matsacbusetts, and fired three fhots.
The governor escaped bat two other
men wcro hit, one probably fatally.
Sunday theaters In New Yorkmsy
be closed.
Itcotevelt has ordered the land fraud
cases pushed.
The dry party ebowa great gains in
Maeaachuretta cities.
Secretary Tatt was given a great re
ception at St. Peteisburg.
Mooiiah rebols have captured th
harems of tbo sultan and his ministers.
There ttro more women and girls in
New York seeking positions than theie
are places for.
More than a score of persons were In
urd netu Dayton, Ohio, by the over
turning ot an electric, car.
Mrs. Bradley has been acquitted ot
murdering ex.Senttor Brown, ot Utah,
and will now contest his will.
Ambassador Aoki states that his re
call is for the purpose ot making a
verbal report to the Jspanesa empeior.
The Supreme court ot Colorado haa
decided that tho Torrens act for the reg
istration of teal estato with the county
recorder without the formality ot ab
j struct trausfeis, Is legal.
The monthly report of the Philadel
phia A Heading railroad shows an in
loteaso In earnings for October of 1162,
405 over the samo mouth last year, not
withstanding the two-cont rate law,
The Oklahoma legltlatuie la in ses
sion. Forty-nine miners lost tholr Uvea in
tho Fayetto City, Pa., mine accident.
Reforms In land laws have been re
quested ot congress by Commissioner
Balllnger.
A passenger steamer was wrecked oft
tho coast ot Nova Scotia, but all Uvea
were saved.
A receiver has beea asked for to
wind up tho affairs of th Jamestown
I ezposltloRt