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PRESIDENT'S
MESSAGE
Followln la a summary of t he matn pom ta of
rmUmt Tail's rrwssejr lo the 8lxtyarst con
trmu. which eonvreied Tuesday, De. T, 1VW,
Tb th fnt and the House of ltspre
tentative The relatione of the United
mate with ell foreign geverementa hav csn-
-ttnued upon lb normal bolt of emlly and
.good unieretnndlng and ar very generally
.tatltfactory.
rurauaat to th provision et tb general
treaty of arbitration concluded bl th
United 8ti and Oreat llrtialn. April 4,
iocs, a special agreement we entered into be
tween the two countries en January IT, It,
for tt subroUwon or question retatlrg to tb
flshsrles on tb North Atlantic Crast to a tri
bunal t b irmu tTom nimwra ri is
Himtrmt court of arbitration at Th llegu.
In accordance wlta tb pronthw of th
special agreement, tba printed cm of each
government was on October Isst submtttdt,e
th other and to tb arbitral tribunal at The
Haiti. and tb counter taw of th Ualtad
States If now In court et preparation.
Negotiation for an International conference
to conawer ana rracn u amnsnuiat mv""'"
for- th preservation and rrolectloa of tat
Mr wait In th North Tactile ar In proem
with ta government ei ureal ummin. (-..
and Iluasl. Th attltud et tb government
Interested IhJ m to bop fcr a satisfactory
settlement ot Ihla ejuesOoa a It uittmaU
outcome of th Bttgotlatlons.
Th question arttlng out at th Helglan an
nexation ot th Independent ttat et th Con
go, which baa so lone and earnestly preoc
cupied th atuatlon of thU Oorvrnment end
iiiaf. Ik vmnathv ot our boat etllaen. tt
still open, but tn a mor hopeful tug. Thl
tsovernmrni w mons m 4vctm,,-, in
great work of upllttlnr th uncivilised re
ilsn et Africa an4 urging tb extentlen ot
th benefit ot civilisation, education and
fruitful epn eommerc. te that M domain,
ana t a partjr to treaty engageraentg of all
th interested powers, dlgod to carry cyt
that great duty to humanity.
A convention betwe tn Untied Statu and
Germany, under which lb nonsroratng fry
Tldona ef th Crmaa patent law ar m
Inappllrabl to th pattnta of American cttl
tM, was concluJJ.1 on rebniary XJ, 1W. and
la now In tore. N(tlattoB for atmllar eon
Ttatleea loeklBC to th plclr ot Amtrlcaa
Inrtntor on th am tootln aa national
bar reotntlr bn lnltlat-4 with othjr Euro
pean toTrnranU who law rtqulr lb local
worklcc of fontcn palrata. ,
Under an approprtatun maJ at th laat
. aea-ton et Centre. eommlnelon wa aent
en American cruller, to UearorU ';
Kata th latere ot lb UalleJ ,'
tta cltlseea In Liberia. Upon lla arr leal
kloaroTla. tb commliwlon wat tnthutlajtcal
lr tirrtrii. and durln. tt. tay tn Uberla wa
Trywnr met wua "" ": .T3
of a-oed will for American Oornment and
pecju. and tb bop waa repeatedly r"J
m all aide taat thla Qorernment micht ;
lit way clear to do aomethlnf to reltee th
critical ro-ltlon of tb republl. "J?",';.;
meaaur from eiteroal a well a Inuroal and
SaancUl mbarraamnl.
Th Uberun oTrnmnt afforded Try fj
..... .... MnMtaiAfi fnr aArerlalBlnc the
tru atal of affair. Th eomtalaaSon Jlw
bad eonferenc with rerreaentatlT citlten.
Interewted forleT. and th. rpreentatly..6f
forelcn rornrnent In Monrorla, VHIU wer
iaad to artua parue ot th republle aBd to
th nlhtrina- wrmin coioor ."' ,"T""
where th coramlealen waa rcId Bd
ferred with tb OoTernor.
It will b remember! that th llrt f
tb United 6tte In lb nepublle ef IJbrU
vrrtBta rrora tb historical fact of th foun.
elaUon ot th republlo by th coVooltatlon of
American cttlatn ef tb Amcan rac. Inan
early treaty with Uberla. thr 1 a proel
(ton under which lb United State may b
called upon for adtle or atetanc. Purauant
to thl ptwrtalon and In tb .pint of tbj .moral
rel.tloniblp of th Ualtd Bute to Uberla.
that republle UK yar kM.fi thl. ptrnmnt
to lend wexMane tn th oIotlon et certain of
-tbelr national problem, and keac th com
mlwton wa tent. .
Tb Norwlan toernmnt. by a njt ad
treated on January 1K. to th. -
went ef 8Ut. eonTrd an Ineltatlon to th
Trnment d th Unlwd ut to Ub part
In a conf.renc which. It la underiijood. will
b held tn February or Karen. 11. fe" .
purpoM of oeeketcc mean to remedy eilitlni
condition In th 8lttbr(en laland.
Thke tneiUtlon we. coaeyd under th r.
rrtloa that tb duration of aJUrtat tb
atatua et th Utand a countrl belooclBt
to no particular Ut, and a Kually open
to th eltlua and .object of eJ! etate.
nould no b rl.ed. ...,. . .,.,.
Ilbt Maleatr Mhmd V. fAiltan of Turkey,
ncestly ent to tslo country a TlJ.eJ
Uur to aanounc hi. acceaalen. Th ouek
traa-ttloa of th OTrnmnt ef th Otto
man rmptr from on of rtrtrad teadencle
to a cocMltutlonal oVrnmnt. with a par
liament and with procretT polielc of re
form and pnblle lmprrmnt, I on of th
Imporunt pb.nomen ef our ttma. Coneel
lutlonal rovcrnment em - feaT mad
furtfcer adracr la TeraU.
The. Tnt. hart torntd tl T of tb
-wtrtd upon th near Rut. In that quarter
th preatlc of tb United Bute ha .pread
widely through th peaceful Influence of
American achoola, uslreratllea and mlaekm
arte Ther I Try reaaaa why w cheuld
obtala a creatir .bar of th commerce ot
th near Kat. etnc tn corrariMn eie
farorabl now tfcaa eter before.
Today mor than eer before Amerlran cap
ital t eklar Inte-tment la foreign eountrt
and American product ar mor and mor
enerally e-ekln-: foretan market. A a con;
equenc ther ar American rltl.eca and
Jtmrlran Inter! ta b nroteeltd en Oocm
loo by tbelr meernmeat Tbee meriment
of men. of eaplui and ot commocitie orire
people and (oermmvntj cloeer tot.lber nt
an form bond of peat and mutual dependency.
mm they nnl alo naturally umt)me make
peeving polnu et frtciKn.
Tb re.ultant .lluatlon lnerttably Imouea
upon thl Oorernroent vaatiy IrKMiard re
aboBeHbllltU. Tbl. AdmlnlMratlon. tbrouth
th Department of Stat and for.lin aerrlce,
U lendlnc all proper support lo letitimal and
beneBclal American ntrrprUe In foreign coun
trie., lb decre ef .uch ruppcrt being mea.
urad by tb National advantage to t ex.
pected. A cltUea blmaelf cannot by con
tract or otberwu dlreat blmvlf ef tt right
nor on thla Ooremmant aarap tb cbllga
tlon of hi protection In hi penonal and
property right wha the, ar unjuatly In
fringed In a foreign country. Ta avoid era
lee vexation It la proper that In conilderlr.g
whether American enterprUe ahould be en
couraied or upportd In a particular coun
try, tb government, ahoutd (IV full weight.
not only to tb National, aa o;pod to th
Individual benefit, to accrue. alo to tb fal
wh.tber or not tb government of tb coun
try In queexlon I In It admlnlairatlon and In
It. diplomacy faithful to th principle of
moderation of equity and juKlc upon. which
aloe d.pesd International credit In diplomacy
a well aa In Bnanc.
Th Pan-American poller of thl Govern
ment baa ling been died la It principle and
remain, unchanged. With lb. changed, dr.
cum.tance of tb United Bute and of th
republic to tb south of u. meet of wfclch
hav great natural resource, .table govern
ment and prograa.lv Ideal, th apprehnVon
of which gav rt to rb Monro Doctrine,
may b said to Lav nearly disappeared and
neither the doctrine a tt xlat nor any other
doctrla of American policy ahould be permu
ted to operate for tb perpetuation of Ine
spondbl ovrnmt, th cap of lu.t cb
llxallona or tb Insidious allegation of .dominating-
ambition oa th part of tb United
Etate. Oeitde th fundainenlal doctrine of
ur Pan-American roller,, ther hav grown
up reallaatlon of political Inttreet. com
munity of Institution and Ideal and at Hear
tablng eommerc. All the, bond will b
greatly rrengthened a time goes on and In
creased ftcllttle.. such as tli great bank
soon to be e.tabl'abcd In lAtln-A merle. op-
-- - t.. t..i.l Hkit- .in s.in iM.,h.-
ihi. itsnublle and th rrst republle imrnedl-1
illy th mean xor DUliaing up in wiqbsi
Intercontinental eommerc of lb future. I "" "J .'" ""'"""" f. "?- """'' feaa
.r..?r?in5."".h JSffil fiSJ.,W SS Vetton-if ih."Vumy'"p.fl.e. ""' ""' I ..u'
C, ,-. ..n f u.u m .l.n.llM (h ln I Psrhini Ih, moat Imiuirl., w.tfAH no. ' Tl
attly to tba aoutb, between which Ibtr U eilievenue. The deficit of the Iaat fiscal y.ar
vast network or material interest.
I am happy to mr that all but en cf the
tes which for o long vexed our relation
with Veneiuela have been settled within tb
past few month and that under the enlight
ened rs.lme now directing tb government of
Venejuela. provision ha been road for arbi
tration of th remaining casts before The
Hague tribunal. .
On July SO. 1000. the government cf Pan
ama agreed aftsr considerable negotiation to
Indemnify Ihe relative ot the American of-
.. .., Hlt.M !,., vara tr.,tM., triiA .
one of them bavins been killed by the I'an -
ama telle this year.
Thaacar desire of th Panama gevern-
mm 10 do swsv with a situation wher such
rxA-r,t vutii usfur 1 maalfest in tb
revent requeU tn rompll.hc with which thl
Oovtrnment hat lent the aervlce et an offi
cer ct th Army to b employed by th gov
etnment ot Panama a Inrtructor of polite.
Th eanltary Imfreremenl and publlo vnck
undertaken In Cuba ptlor to tb ptwBt ad
mlnlairatlon of that government. In th eur
cevw ot which th United Vtatea I lntrettt
under th treaty, ar reported to b mak
ing arwd prcwres and. sine the Congre..
provided for th continuance of th reciprocal
commercial arrangement between Cuba and
the United Btatee. awuraBr ha been rclved
that no negotiation Injuriously affecting th
altuatloa will be undertaken without cvnaul
talion. Many rin ago diplomatic- Intervention be
came neceea.ry for In protection of th
American claim ef Atecp A Co. against th
rorernment ef Chile, Th guveinmenl Jf
Chll haa freouvntlr admitted oblliallon In
the cbm and had tremlst thl Government to
ettt It. There nd neea wo aooniv at
tempts lo do w tbrougn arbitration, which
tailed through lack of JurleJIctlon, Now, har
pity a. th reeult ot th recent dlplematie
aegotlattona, th governmeat et the United
ntatea and Chile, actuated by th etneere de
r to rre rrom any .train tho cordial and
frlendlr rltkn upon which both set auch
etor. hav agreed by a protocol to eubntlt the
controversy to dednltlv settlement by Ilia
Urltaanla Maierty Edward vll
In th Par Eaat thl. Oov.rnment pre
rv unchanged lla policy of .uppertlng
the prlnrlple ot equality ot opportunity
and aeniputou reepeel for the Integrity ot
the Chlneee empire, to which potlcyare
pledged the Interested powert ot both Rati
and We.t. lly the treaty of tOd China
h. undertaken the abolition ot the llktn.
with a modetate and proportionate railing
or the cu.toma tariff, alone with currency
reform.. Tne.e reform, b.lnr ot mantte.t
adtantag ta foreign eommerc. a well a.
lo th intereat. ot China, thl. Government
I. endeavoring to facilitate the. raaur
and th needful acquiescence ot the treaty
power.
When It appeared that China", llkla rev
nue. wer tu be hypothecated to foreign
banker. In connection with a great ralleiay
project. It wa obvlou. that th government,
who banker, hold thla loan would hav a
certain direct Intereet In th que.llon ot th
earning out by China ot the reform la
nutfaiion. lueaua thla railroad loan reoro-
nted a wactlcal and real application of
in openooor policy, tnrougn co-operaiioa
with China by Intcreeted pooera. aa well a
kf,iiia of lt rltlon til th rform. r
ferred 10 boe, th Admlnlairatlon deemed
American participation to oe or great na
tional inter.!, llnonllv. when It waa aa a
matter ot broad policy urged that thla op
portunity ahould not be lo.t, the Indlapen
able Instrumentality preeented ll.elf when
a group ot American bankere ef Interna
tional reputation and treat resource agreed
at once lo .hare In the loan upon precl.ely
auch term. a. thla aoternm.nl ahould ap
pro!. Th chief ef thoae term wa. that
American rallaay malarial ahould be upon
an exact eou.lllr with that at the ether
nation, joining la the loen In the placing
ot ordet. for tb whole railway ar.tem
After month, et negotiation. Ihe equal
rjartirirvation or America m. at iaat aa
eured. II 1. gratlfyUg that America will
thu. tak It ehar la thl. xl.nalon ot
lha rat hl.hwava of trade and to b.
Mere that audi acllvltle. will glv a real
Impetu to our commerce, and will prove a
practical corollary to our hlatorle policy In
th rr Eaat . .
Th Imperial Chlnei government, la pur
suance of It dectelen to devote tund. from
the portion ot the Indemnity remitted to
Ihem to aendlnr atudenta to thla country.
haa already completed arrangement, for
carrying out thla purpoa. and a eonelder
abl body of .tudeal hav arrived to tab
up their work in our achool. and unlver.l
llea. No on can doubt th happy .Reel
th aeeoelatlena formed by thee representa
tive young men wltl have when they return
lo lak up their work In the progressive
development qt tbelr country The resulta
ot th opium conference held at Mhanghat
last Spring, at th Invitation of the United
Stale., have beta laid before the Govern
ment The report .how that China I. making
remarkable progret and admirable effort,
toward ihe eradication ot the opium evil,
and that th government concerned hav
not allowed their commercial Inter.!, te
Inierfer with a helpful eo-operatlen In thl.
reform. Collateral Invaatlgatlena of th
opium queellon In Ihla country lead me to
recommend that the manufacture, .ale and
ux ot opium and It. derivative. In the
United States be. ao far a. poeslble, more
vts.orou.ly controlled by tegUlatloa.
In one or Ihe Chinese-Japanese conven
tions of this year there wat a provision
which caused considerable public apprehen
sion. In that upon Its face It waa believed
In some quarter to seek to establish a
monopoly of mining privileges along th
Booth bfanchurlan and- Antunk-Vlukdtn
railroads, and thus to axclud Americans
from a wld field of enterprise, to tak part
ta which they were entitled by the treaty
with China- After a thorough examine
t.on of the cenventlons of the several eon
textual documents, the Secretary of Slate
reached the conclusion that no auch monon-
oly waa Intended or accomplished How
ever la view of the widespread discussion
of this queellon. to confirm the view It had
reecneo, inis uevernmem nsos inquiry ot
th Imperial Chines and Japaneee govern
ment, and reclvd frm aeh of them as.
suranr that th provision had no purpoa
inconsistent witn ine policy or eqneiity or
opportunity to which ihe algnatorlea, la
common wlln the United Blaise, are
pledged.
Under a provision of Ihe act of August
3. ItXW. I have appointed three officials to
aaalat the officers of the Government la
collecting Information necessary to a wis
administration of th tariff act ot August
1. IP09. At lo qusstlona ot customs ad
ministration, they are co-operating with the
official ot the Treasury Department and aa
to matters ot Ihe needs and the exigencies
of our manufacturer and exporters with th
Department of Commerce and I.abor In It
relation lo the domsatlo asosct of th sub-
j-l of foreign commerce In the tudy ot
foreign tariff treatment the will assist th
liureau ot srau ueisuion oi in seprs
ment of Stat. It Is thus hoped to co-ordinate
and bring to bear upon thla moat Im
portant tubjsrt all the agencies of the
Government which can contribute anything
lo It efficient handling.
A a eonssnusne of ssetlon two ot th
tariff act ot August 6. Ifi09. It becomes th
duty of in secretary of Stat to conduct
dlplomstlo business necessary to him In a
Ksltlon to advise me whsthsr any partleu
r country unduly discriminates against the
United Stsles in the statute referred to The
great scope and complexity of this work,
a wall as th obligation to land all proper
aid lo our expanding commerce, it may ac
complish by the expansion ot Ihe Ilursau ot
Trade Halations, at tst forth In the esti
mates for the Department of State,
I regret to refer to the fact of Ihe dis
covery of extensive frauda In the collection
of the customs revenue at New York City,
In whUh a number of subordinate employes
In th weighing and other departments were
directly concerned, and In which Ih bens
flelartes wer Ih American Sugar lleflnlng
Company and others. Th fraud conslttsd
In th payment of duty on undsrwslghts of
tugar lb Government ha. recovered from
the American Sugar lleflnlng company all
that It la known to hav been defrauded
or Th sum waa rscelved In full of th
amount du which might hav been recov-
eri or civil auit against in ocnenciaries
of th fraud, but lhr was an stDrsss rss-
srvstlon la lb contract of. settlement by
hirh th settlement should not Interfere
Ith or orevent th criminal prosecution
of Kitrr on who wat found to be subject
to in same
Criminal prosscullon ar now proceeding
against a number of th Government officers.
The Treasury Department and the Depart
ment of Justice are exerting every effort
I? dlscovsr all th wrongdoars. Including1
ti, viui-ia wiws viupioyv oi in companies i or our agricultural pronucis,
who may have been privy lo th frauds I Th high prices which such pruduct bring
It would term to m that an Inreitlgatlon mean great prosperity for th terming eom
of th frauds by Congress at present, psnd- muolty bul on U olher hsnd Ihsy mtsn a
In? th probing of th Treasury Department very constdsrabl Incrsased burden upon those
and the Department ot Justlc as proposed, clsssea In Ihe community whos yesrly com-
i.ntMl ia ihla imtni.ir.iiA '- ih.t
economy of expenditures nd aufflclancy of
and th certain deficit of th current year
. a . . .
'prompted Congress to throw a greater re-
sponslblllty upon Ihe Executive Wnd th
secretary of in Treasury than naa nr-
tofor been declared by atatute. This dee-
laratlon Imposes upon the Kscretary of Ihe
Treasury the duty of assemhlln all the as
an ins
llraates of ihe executive departments, bu
reau and offlcas. of tb expenditure neces
sary In Ihe ensuing fiscal year, and of making-
an estimate of lha revanue of th
Oovsrnmant for th earn period! and If a
probabl deficit Is thus shown, It I made
.lhe duty of Ih Prssldent lo recommend
I the method by which such deficit can be
met.
Th report of th Sscrslsry shows that
Ihe ordinary expenditure for the current
fiscal year endlnr June 30, IPIO, v ex
ceed the estimated receipt! by UI.OTJ.OIO,
It lo title deficit It added the sum lo be ills,
butted for Ihe Panama Canal, amounting
to Ismh.o.ihh). and n.WtUMH) to be paid on
th public debt, th deficit ot ordinary re
ceipt t and ttpenitllurci will be Increased
o a total deficit ot ITS.0IS.tlA1. This dsrtclt
the Secretary propose to mttt by Ihe pro
ceedt ot bondt Issued to pay the cost ot
constructing the Panama Canal, I approta
Ihla proposal
tn order lo avoid a deficit for th ensuing
fiscal year, I directed the htadt ot depart
ment. In Ihe preparation ot their Mllinalet
to make Ihem aa low aa poaalbl consistent
with Imperative governmental necetalty,
Th result haa been, at I am advised by
Ihe Secretary of th Treaaurjr, that th et.
Unities ot th eipenata ot the Uovernment
fur the fltcal year ending June 30. lull
that la. tor th next fiscal year are lest
hy 33,sdt,CO0 than the total appropriation!
tor Ihe current fiscal year, and leas by 0l,
000,000 than the estimate for that year.
Ho far aa Ihe Secretary ol Ihe Treasury It
able lo form a Judgment at lo future In
come ,nnd compare It with Ihe expenditure
tor tne next ntcai year, enuing June
t'ot
toll. Ineludln In vtamnta an rount
th iMnana Canal and Ihe public debt,
ther will be no deficit tn th er ending
June so, tan, but a tmall turplut of
II 11.000.
In th present estlmatet th need, of th
uvpartmeni anil or in uovvrnmeni nav
been cut to th quick, to to pk, and any
assumption on th part ot Congress, ae
often mad In tlmea past, that th esti
mate have been prepared with th xpcta
lion that ther may be reduced, wilt reault
In seriously hampering proper admlnlaira
tlon bloat of Ihe great Industrial corporations
end many of the watl-vonduettd railway!
or mis country are coming to tne conclu
sion that a i) slant ot pension far old em.
ptoiee, and lb eubelltullon therefor ot
lounger and more entrgetle servant, pro.
mole both economy and efficiency of ad
ministration 1 am aware that ther la a strong feel
ing n both houees ot Congreee, and also In
Ihe country, agalnit Ihe establishment of
civil pensions, and that this ha naturally
grown out nf th heavy burden ot military
Fientlons, which II haa alwaia been Ihe pel
cy ot our Uovernment to mums, but I am
strongly convinced that no other practical
solution et the difficulties presented by Ihe
superannuation ot civil aervanu ran be
found than that ot a sjstera ot civil pen
sion. Th business and sipendltures ot the
Government have expanded enormously
since the Spanish War, out aa the revenues
have Increased In nearly ihe same propor
tion as the exnendlture unlit rcntlr. th
attention of th publlo and ef Ihoee respon
sible for th Government has not been fast
ened upon th question ot reducing Ihe eet
of admlnlairatlon. We cannot. In view ot
the advancing prtree et living, hep to eave
money by a reduction In th standard of
salaries paid. Indsd, If any Chang la
mad In that retard, an Increase rather
than a decrease will be ncseryi d th
only mesne of economy will be In reducing
th number ot employes and la obtaining a
greater average of efficiency from thos re
tained ta th service
Two features ef th new tariff act call
for special reference. lly virtue of the
rtaus known aa th "maximum and min
imum" clause. It Is the duty of the execu
tive to consider the taw and practice ef
other countries with reference to Ihe Im
portation Into these countrle ef the prod
ucts and merchandise ef the United Slate,
and If th Kxutlte (lad such lawt and
prarllrea net to be unduly dlerrtmlnalery
against the United Stsles. th minimum du
ne provided In th bill ar lo go ml fare
Unices th Prestdsnt make sush a finding,
hen the maximum duties provided In th
bill that la. an Increase of M per cent ad
valorem over the minimum dutlea are lobe
In force
rear ha been expressed that this power
conferred and duty Imposed en th Uxecu
live is llkslv lo lead to a tariff war. I
beg te express th hop and belief that no
uvn result nea d anticipate!. Th uls
crstion granted lo th Kiecutlv by Ik
terms "unduly discriminatory" la wld. In
order that tb maximum duty ehall b
charged against th Import from a coun
try. II Is n.cesasry that h shell find on
the part of the country not only dlacrtm
Inatlina In Its lasts or the practice under
them against the trad of th United Stale,
bul thai th discriminations found shall b
unuu. mai is, witneut good ana fair rsa
Th generosity of Congress has provldsd
In the present naval bsertatary the most
magnificent snd spnlv astronomical as
labllshmsnt In Ihe world. II Is being used
for certain naval purposes which might
".r -na. ""tequalely be subssrtsd by a
small division connected with Ihe Navy De
partment at only a fraction of th cost of
th present naval observatory The official
board of visitors ribllshsd by Congress
and appointed tn 1BOI ipresd lis conclu
sion tht lh OfXIelBl hlSd at lha .,tivtnw
should be an eminent astronomer appointed
by th President by and with the ad lie
and ronsent of th Benat. holding hie plac
"I ". '5u,e at least as permanent at that
"f 'he Superintendent at th Ceaal Survsr
or th head of th Oolgial Survey and
not merely by a dstaii or two or three years'
duration I fully concur la this judgment
The platform of lb sueeeasful party In
tb last elxtlsn contained Ihe following
in iiepuoiissn parly will uphold at all
times th authority and intirii or ih.
t " f - I and redsral. and wlllevtr Insist
ihal their pow. re to entrc their process
snd la Drtivl life, lllnr ..i ;.....
shall b preserved Inviolate, wa Laluvn.
however, thsl th rules of procedure In th
Kederal courta with rasrci in i.,.!.,..
Of th Writ Of Infunetfon ahotil.l l -.
accurately denned by slalut and thai no
Injunrtion or temporary retraining order
ahould b Issued without nolle, xrent
hr Irreparabl Injury Mould result from
delay. In which ease a spsedy hearing there
after should be granted "
I recommend that In eempllane with th
promis thus msd appropriate legislation
should be adoplad
.s.T,,Jt.!M2?,, ODJt worthy ot mention In
Ih J'ostofTlr Department Is Ihe real rvece
"2 J"11 "'"epracllcabllliy ef establishing
ptaaal ssvlags banks. The surcsswfui psny
at the isst alsctloo declared In favor ef postal
savings banks, and. although Ih proposition
nne opponent In many parts of lb country.
I am convinced that ih peepl dsslr such
bnb. and am ur ihst when tb bank ar
furnished Ibey will b productive of th ut
most good. Tie postal ssvlngn banks ar no I
constituted for lb purpos of cresting com
petition with other bank. Th rale of Inler
et upon deposits to whloh Ibsy would b lim
ited Mould t ao small aa so prevent their
drawing dsposll away from other bnk
rpllowlnc Ih course .of my dlstlncub-hsd
Predecessor 1 ssmestly rseommsnd in C!on.
gres Ih consideration and peessg of a ship
subsidy bill, looking lo the astttllshmsni of
nne piwssn siur Aiisnt.o tioard and in
sstsrn eoest of South Amsrle. abs s wtl
ef lines from In west eoast cf Ih United
iais io ruutn America, cnina, japan and
ins i-niijppinss,
Th yssr 1913 will mark Ih iVth annl
vsrsary ot lbs Issuaru of suianclrstlon cro
tarnation granting freedom lo Ih negro. It
sema flttfn ihst this avsnl should urn riroo.
ery clcbratd Already a movement ha Ui-n
tartad by promtnebt nsaro. encoursasd by
promlMnt whit popl and th prsees. Th
fouin especially is msntfsstirif it interest in
bis movtmanl.
I nav tnus. in a msssag comcressed aa
mucn a it sudci win permit, referred
to many of tb leglslailv nse-ts of the coun
try wlih Ihe txcsptlons already noted Speak
Inr generally, th country Is In hlsh tsl
of prosperity. There Is tutry rsasnn to be-
nev mat w ar on tne eve or a substantial
tt,lfiaM nanBljiN mmA m SikA tiul ..hiim
a bsrvset uneismclsd In the market value
inn aoes not xpna witn in improva-
I Dussnss ana in general proepariir,
rsasons are alvsn for th hlsh irlcs
proportional Ineraas In th oulnut of
sold, which today L Ih chief msdlum ef x-
change, tnd It In some reeperU a measure of
vf"i' ;urnu.M, substantial sxpianaiion o
f
ft least part of the Increase In price. Th
Isssaftsss, -wax lew Ss.elii1 t Is. sa s A Iks bwasis ekes Si shawI ts
"". ' populsljnn and Ihe more sxpenslv
ef living of the people, which have not
,"" iiif"" hi,...i. ,,.,,...
" acreage production, may furnish a further
reson
It Is well to note that the Increase In the
cost of living I not confined lo thl coun
try, but prevails th world over, and that
those who would charge Increasss In prlrea
lo the existing protective tariff must meet
the faet that th rise In prices ha labsn
llsr almost wholly In thos products of lbs
factory and farm In resi-tct to which ther
has been either no Incises In Ihe tsrlrf or
In many Instance a yiry ronsldsrsbl r-
ducllon WILUAM ir.TArT
The Whll House, ivsremsisr 7,
I OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
L--T-- -- i
STOOK RATBB riXBD.
OomniiMlou Prepares BhlpiUne Contract
ami rtxci Valuation.
SnltMii -After Invest lt Unix Ami ilo
lUierntloiik that lirtva xteiuletl buck
for tt porluil of nlioiil 11! montlis, Ilia
rnllriMitl commission lamed mi tinier re
iiilrhit thn ritllruail coirtpniile tiienit
I UK In Oreutiii to mlopt n iiniiorni con
tritet fur hlpilnu; llvettuck. A com
pleto ctmlrncl lint been prvpnreil liy
the tftllrontl eoitiinliisloii, which .the
tnllroml will liercnfler lio reiilrtnl lo
use, ntiil which tho cominlsalim contetnU
l much more fair mul ronsonrttilo tlmu
tho on ft now iiteil.
Tho Commlaitoii hits foil ml thrtt Imth
tho rnllroml comiunlca it ml tho hl
iiert Imvo liecrt illspwieil to Im fnlr anil
imvo Ktvon tho commlnlon otcry m
kiitancc. The principal fentures of the
new cttntrnet nrrj m followm
1 If the shipment It over inoro limn
one line, tho contract will servo a n
throiiKh Mil of I ml In j? i II provlalont
liuitliiK to tho tienefll of ntul belli);
Mmlliij; upon nil conneetlnic carrier,
Thla will ilo nwitv with thu present
practice nf requiring ililinr! to bleu
n n rw contract every time the ship
ment prtivca to it connecting carrier.
2 The carrier It held llalilo for loss
or Injury eauied br it own ne;lii;cnce.
,1Tho carrier I not llablo for lorn
nr danmi;o duo to act of Clod, the pub
lic enemy, authority of Itiw, or set or
defaulta nf tho shipper,
4.Shiirr ncrcci not to load n ear
If ho flntla defect which imilto It un
til fo ur untervlceAblo snd itnreea to
notify njent and demand neeetaary te
pnira boforo loading,
3 Shipper aree to load and unload
Ills, stock nnil tu sco that the shipment
la Accompanied by Attendants to look
after it. Ho Himt tee tho door are
fattened and kept fattened. Tne com-
fmn.v i liable tor lte nr damage' In
o.iiinilf ur ualtsAillMi; only when tame
ii caused hv its own nj;ll:eHCp. s
IV- If thiplr (;lta to send At
tendants nnd rtillrtxtd nmiteovsM net at
Atlendant It I don at shipper' risk.
nmpper awmne risk ar l or
Injury lo lok when s)aiwHl liy any
of them beini; wild, unruly nr weak or
from Hi rfTprt of Ielni; rovrded In
car.
-S Shipper surexxi Ih nniloet the ar
rier If hli stock U infested with any
il l sea te.
l Men of carrier for freight charge
not arretted by removal of stock
from train or yard.
10 In event of Ion or Injury, shltr-
tier agree to notify agent of carrier
terore removing the stock.
II It provide! that nil suit or se
tiuna for the recovery of elalmi for
max or ilamago mil si Im commenceil
within HO days after the shipper hsi
rernivetl, notice that hit claim It to
fused. The vnluation covering ordinary
livestock Imvo been fixed by the com
mission. Tho following table nhowi these val
nntlont eainparetl with those which are
now found en the 8. I. company'! eon
tracts: 8,I.
Vnl.
IJteh slnllUin nr breoil-
ing jaek tW.op
Kaeb horse, mule or am KM
Karh IhiII, ox or beef
steer KM
Koch sloek or range
steer 10JW
Kneh beef or milk oow. J0J)0
llaeh stock nr range corf 10.00
Kneh calf fi.00
lUcli fnt hog SM
Com.
Val.
lOfl.Ow
40.00
3A.0O
.13.00
SO.OO
10.00
1SJV0
7.80
1.00
S.00
8.00
Kneh sloek or rango hog
or pig
Kneli fat or mutton
sheep ,
Kach rnnge nr stock
sheep
I!aeh goat
1.00
2.00
1.00
2.00
Schools Oct Mora Money,
Ashland Taxpayers of Ashland, at a
special school meeting, voted to raise
over 120,000 by special tnx for tho sup
port of tho free public schools of the
city for the ensuing year. This is In
addition to nearly 10,000 estimated re
eolpt from tho state nnd county fund,
ami ineiuues a provision 10 r the Instal
lation of departments of manual train
ing and domestic sclcnco In tho schools
for tho coming year. The total taxable
property of tho district Is nearly $3,
000,000, One additional grade and one
moro high school lonelier aro provided
for In thu estimates for next year.
Divide Cove Farms.
Cove, Or Thn Hhoemnker ranch nf
lil'O acres find the Mntt Mitchell ranch
hnvo been sold to Wenntehco parties,
who will cut tho farms Into small tracts
and sell them, Wonatchro buyers sny
there is no bettor fruit laud anywhere
than in tho (lrand Hondo valley, and
land prices aro lowor than eltewhero.
Wheat Land at 9U7.S0 An Acre.
Athena Henry Keopko has
pur
la nd
chased 40 acres of valuable wheat land
from Mis Mary Lo liraeha at tho con
sideration nf I17J50 per aero. The
land joins Mr. Keopko ' ranch on tho
oast, and nmkos a valuable addition
to his present plnco.
Jiew Telephone Line to Interior.
Ontario Tho Independent tolonhona
lino connecting Ontario with Burn,
Drowsey nml Harnoy, a distance of IflO
miles, Is completed. This new line now
gives direct communication between
ntnrlo, Vale, WcstfnD, lloulah, Drow
soy, Jfarnoy and 13 urns.
HiiAiiou ron oin kiuu'H ur.
Mslhour County May Tie Lsrt Oil
rinld In Weit.
Union J. T. Wilbur, director of lot
Union National bank, of Union, slated
that he I quite certain tht oil will bo
discovered In paying quantities In Mal
heur county, where he h Just been to
look Into the oil proipectlnK going on
there. , , ,
JJeveu out nf 3 Incorporated oil and
gits companies In Malheur county,
mated Mr. Wilbur, "ate drilling tcad
llr day mid night at depth varying
from fiOO o ITOO feet. After a recent
thorough examination by Chester Vah
burn, United Mute oil geologist, he
stated positively that. In hit eitliimtlon,
Malheur county would In time bo the
largeot oil producing field In the West."
If oil U found lu the quantities ex
pected by Mr. Wilbur, he thinks It will
be piped to I'orllnud, and will thus aid
In developing this part of the state, a
well ns the place where It I discovered,
Tho discovery of oil, Mr. Wilbur de
dares, will aid In the reclamation of
much arid land In Kastern Oregon and
Idaho, us cheap fuel for pumping the
accessary water will then be available.
FAMOUS K0AD bTOII.UD.
Uxpcnslve lllihwsy Almost Kulned by
Kxcesstvs TralSc
Kalem The fact that road districts
near corporato limits hate roads that
are used extensively by people In out
lying districts, while those same out
lying district have roads which are
never used by the people who reside
hi the elosa vicinity of corporate lim
its. Ii the bone of contention wklsk
railed a Urge delegation to the slly to
day la appear before thn county court
IN behalf of the government road,
whieh was etinitruitrtl here a few years
ngtt by the deptrtmeat uf sgriealtsie.
The delegation contended that team
sters from Ike mountain timber ills
triete, carrying heavy loads of wood,
had materially Injured the experimental
tiMil nf tke gnremteat aortk of Salem,
nnd that repairs are haw eHary be-
tin ar extraordinary Htage.
The eon sty coHtt is In n quandary
as to how la sotllo the dltTleuKy, but
has orTereil the district a rsckeruthor
and sunielrnt help to operate It so that
tne government road may be placed
back In good condition,
Warehouse rionned.
Hot take Tke farmers union Is plan
ning to build a large warehouse here
early next spring to handle the grain
crop of Hi members. This will be the
first warehouse to be erected by the
new organization In this part of Union
county.
Ticking Out Debating Teams.
University of Oregon, Hugcnc Try
outs for the Interstate debating teams
am being held at the University of
Oregon, In which 40 men are partici
pating. Kleven men art to be chosen
for the teams.
rOUTLAND MARKKTS.
Wkeailttunism, a.i8. ,1h,( t-0j,
reel ItHMlan, tl.QlHi valley, ll.Oti
Turkey red. 11.01) 40 fold, l.0.
Ilsrley- Peed and brewing, it Mm
K ier ton.
ITorn Whle, 3JKi cracked. Ml .30
perion.
imt .o. I wlille. IBIsMrxin&M per
inn.
Hay Timothy. Willamette Vallev.
llfttflO per ton 1 iiattcrn Orrtron. iIMjr,
Sit alfalfa, 101UW); clover, flSeft
10, eneai, ti.etftioj grain hay, flSajf
in.
llutter Cllv errmmrrv rxlraa. HOei
faney outside creamery, 33(8374 per
1 11. j sinre. nviniBic. (iniiier rat prices
average V,t per ound under regular
bHlter prices.)
Kggs l'reih Oregon extras, v3fljv5e
per dozen; Kastorn, 3I3'c per dos,
1'nallry Hens, inUltflOHe) spring.
U!(f Ifle; rooiter. I)(jtl0ci ducks, 13
Irtci gne, 1I1Coj turkeys, live, 20ei
IJfl-SSlMI, .illC.
I'ork Kaney, 04(7fll per pound.
Veal Kxtras, llCTIIe per pound,
lresh Krulls Apples, slfiiS ner bon
pear, llfJtlJlO per boxt cranberries,
lOftlOJO per barrel.
I'otntoos Oregon, 50(jJ70c per sack-;
sweet potatoes, iaje per pound.
Vegetables Artichokes, 7flo per
bw if cabbage, J Ho, por poundj celery,
3,7B(3)i per erato: hothouse lettuce,
1.30 per box: garlic, 10c per poundi
l'?.,!lr.".',,,,, tlM Pr bo pumpkins,
1Vioi1W sprouts, 80 per poundi
squash, liDlVjei tomatoes, 7CefiT,
Hack Vegetables Turnips, e)l por
Aek fnrrot, '' t'-oO, parsnips,
Onions Oregon, I1.B0 per sack.
Oattle Iiest steers, i.80GT4.7fli fair
i. PmAl -.',S3 medium and feeders.
MOfJI,! 7flj best cows, $3.8033.70! mo'
Hum, s).1fiT3.7f!( common to medium,
2.f!Offr3.7f5j bulls, 2(T3.50j stags. 8.B0
fJf3J50i calves, light, )S,28(3.flO
heavy, vrt?.7fl, '
Hogs Ile.t, 86T)8.28i medium, 7,80
k7.85, stockers, lCTi,70,
Sheep Ilest wethers, H.2B(f4.7fl
fair to good, 3.78,j best ewe7 12.78
UUtm' i0 Boi' 3,803-7fl '8mb,
HopVlOOfl 1 crop, 18(!?23ej 1008 crop,
nominal?. 1007 crop, 120( 1000 crop, 8.
Wool Kattorn Oreuon. 1flCTQ'n.
poundi mohair, choice, 23c per pound,
I (! ft t. Tlatl it.
. .v... '. rau nor pounu.
Hides-Dry hides, 18J0c per pound)
',7 kip, 17(yl8o per pound drr calf.
lVJliJ?2io f poundj salted hides,
tvrjvvitvi sauou cuiiikid, iomhuo per
pound; green, lo leas, J
Movimi 1'iOTUitii or muudcr
I'IIiii MO ret Iioiilt Deplcti Tra,
of Ito at Ilnihlit. T
Vli'totla, II. l, Dee. 10. A ,,,,
plcturn uf lhi assassination of i',1NJ
Ito lit llntblti It lo be iiid , ll
trial of the Ciirenu nonesln, sfflj.
lug tu advice htttught by tho wtJj
U'nprt Maru todny.
When I'rlnoe Ito wa iiiretm,. y
KokovoslatT, the Itusslnu m,i,,,
flnaiice, n lliisslnn einematiigiap), .4.
I(igraiher had prepared lo make mr.
lug pictures of thu lueellitg AH, l
the scenea attendant iiikiii tl,0 ,tMl,i
iihlliiii of I'riuce Ilo. When k Jn.
HHcso ofllelalt learned that Ike pL,
tutet of the Irsgesly worn iih-'sh(i)
they nblnined a tllni .100 feel , ,J
this will be shown in Uiirt u,
Irlnl rtf ill assassin. Aiill.M. ...
the film will be oihlbltrel m js,,..
I'll..... ........... s .. "I "
s insirsp iis-svsi-wiirr irsir lis, fk.
.ImaIIi nf PrliiSM lift swill ......
... ..... ... - ,....,- .... .,,, ir-in g 1
rtianged Hilley of tlapnn lwrd nM
owing la thn military parlv bsi,.1
nrnugni in intnor nun inn t-attinf K
llll lltMill flf llltl Slk-ll lutl. .
t'eklH Time say that, wliiln -,
f mined from making roups ., hwn
his I'Cfsounl nmlilttoiis, is ... "mm
are likely to be nggir-ive. aaj 1 kin
may suffer the etiiirHuenre
OOI'UNIfAOUrf HTANIJH 1IY COOK
Thinks Recent Charges of fraud Ait
l'urs) rictlon.
Copenhagen, Dec. 10. l)r Torn, rt
lr of the University of Cdtsbis
said loulght that thn ehrg t,
Itthed in tho New ,'ork Time iciim
Dr. Kisderlek A. l'nk are Uih4 m
pHfa Itetron. Nevertheless, he 444
he would sipt the offer Ij tti4et
Ik daesimeuts prepaiml by Loot M
ItuHhle wkkth the Ttmn kit trt4
l semi It, OetpeHbagsri.
U'allsr lttits.i, seartelarv 's Ik.
took, ttltci bftMigkt Its) enplurer 1 r
oral let fopsukngea, hbet dew tare J IVtl
arritaatisMii mbluksl in New Yert
Skel l,)NisON SigailMtl VI I 0 is; tret
totally HafstuisHsvl. II said Isai las
rtarier illlrefs laj Ih I'hli'rolr t
t otMsttliagsa rwataiasd Iks urigiasl ea
M-ivalioas made by llr. 1 uus, .9 tV
Irlji. wlttsBtit allrrallon.
Mr. (.ttisedale) Mid the eiplerer'i e.
poll wa fownilsd h lkee aJ iltt
11 el by Dr. Ctsok t hiw. i tler
perei Mvlag anything tt, io wit 4,
lHi and DhmVIc, Mr Ie4iW
addeel, ware gHest at the Wildslt
Astoria when Dr. C'iHk wat tkeie. Vet
Ihe rxidofer's aeualnlaneej wnk tWn
was slight.
MINC VKRDIOT RKrUHCO,
Offlrials Scored for Laxity In JUitti
for Witnesses.
herry, III., Dee. 10. Tke is)ity
nf thn ewronr-f ' Jury Into Ihe Hi 1'iel
fttlne dlsatter, In which 300 s nets
hllleHl, etne to an abrupt rlW 4i
without a verdlel living reached
The Jury aNMHineed It nooU set
reasider retutalng a vrrJict asiil
Aletaader Ilemsek and K-ehtct
Dsane, HttewUg wIInswss, ectl.-r k4
lues, fmsad csr eottnly oAteialt nwe4
rvtdetsetj nf n (.-saulae ire W
thsffi. The hearing ad)urad 1 Vr
ermber K to give nflWIals an 'ppef-
luaiiy t toareh for witace
John Hand, a miner, who wat ses;
the first la enter tho ituse tli' i'JT
fnllowlng lha dliaster, Inline i tU
he heard ilgnals (loin estombe-l Mis
ers, I Hit that he eetild get ao
fium hOUIsU or oxpeilt in wks U
told bit story.
The miner said ho wa ttaa-ba; it
the top of the shaft when he heard
repented trippings that cauM
lnen eaHsed by nothing but the pish
of the entombed men.
Long Walk Hafely Made.
Denver, Dec, 10. Mis .Vri
Owens, who eompletesl her IW stile
walk from Hhoshono, Wyo , to Desuf
last nluht at 7t3ll o'clock, ft
little thn worse thl morning for "
oxperleiice with an almost eoaliaii
IdfxMid during her 111 day trip- ""
makn n living." Is Mis Owens' -
pliinnllon for the unusual jourttsji
whteii ihe ny wa mailn on w"
thnt .!, ,,.,l.l -.n,.,..ll.l. Mm fii la
17 days. Miss Owens, who 11 snull 1
nnd almost frail, has walked tang ult' -
lances before,
Mrs. Nation Wields drip.
Washington, Dee. 0-Mr. ''
Nnl Inn. whn ealnn hern In keen her "'
on congress, went Into the butfet tf th
Union stntlou this afternoon, ami. ""
her satehel. smnshed about 180 wortl
of bottled whisky. Hht was at "'
nrreitcd, charged with destroying !"'
vato property.
Patent Brings $300,000,
Allnn. III.. Ilee. 0 Alvlll .1. Iloiklnl
wiis notifletl today by tho United him
governincnt that It had purchsied 's
liiltmi, rmiifii.nnil.ip nml lllSianCO "I
pralser for 300,000. Thn Inventl"
h nml nAsi iii. nift) .r iiiir iriiiii in
stMSllsisri ,i.u fiilisfsj . n"'" . r W 1
navy. Hnsklns Is 11 farmer and W"" I
ciinut uf Upper Alton.
Recent Btorra Is Costly.
HI i..l. v v ne 10. Flftn
' i,wnviMi ill s . -- ,
lives ami 800,000 worth or f7''i
both 011 land and sea Is tho total now ,
1. .- 1 1 i.tsn liv tne
niiuwii to imvo iiooii in -v ,
storm thnt swept New I'oundlaud
its waters Inst wcok.
gSHiisfrll I