MESSAGE IS BEADFM Secate and Eoase Receive Ccca ment In Usaal Forcu RATE SUPER FISIQN THE THEME BAIL wUI LUIIdlU.l lUb lUi-Uil. UrgM Economy in Public Expendi ture; Monro Doctrin Ra duca Philippine Tariff, Tha moat Important points brought out to tht president's ineaesuj follow: -To th Senate and House ot Representative: Tha people of thla country continue to en Joy great prosperity. Undoubtedly thara arlil ba abb and flow In such prosperity, and thla abb and Bow will ba felt mora or less by all I members of tha community, both by tha de ar rvtn( and tha undeserving. Against tha wrath ot tha Lord lha wiaJotu ot man cannot avail; In timea ot flood or draught human In genutty can but partially repair tha dlsaa. tar. A general fallura of cropa would hurt art of ua. Again. If tha tolly of man mart ; tha general well-being, then thoaa who ra I ; Of . tnaocant ot tha folly mill hava to pay part tha ptnalty lncurrad by those who ara guilty ; or uia roily. A panic nrougni on oy in. . paculatlva folly of part of tha buetneaa com- I munity woiua nun ma wnoje Dusaneaa tvm- munlty. But auch atoppaga of welfare, though It might ba act ere. would not ba laat Ing. in th long run tha ona vital factor In tha per mat.enl proapertly of tha country to tha high Individual character ot tha average American worker, tha average American cltisen. no mat ter whether hi work ba menial or manual, whether ba ba farmer or wageworker, buei Be man or profeaeional man. In our Industrial and social atem th In terval of all men ara au cloaely Intertwined that In the tmmensa majority of rase a raighl-draltng man who by hi efficiency. by hi Ingenuity and Industry, benefits him Belt must alao benefit other vnrtn.tte tha man of great productive capacity who become ng the labor of many other men I rich by guiding doea ao by enabling them to produce mora than they could produca without hla guld- aaica: and both ha and Ihey aravre In tha ! benefit, which cornea alao to tha public al I large. Tha superficial fact that tha sharing i may ba unequal must never blind ua to the underlying fact that there I this charing, and that tha benefit cornea In some degree to each man concerned. Normally tha wageworker, tha man of amall mean, and tha average con-1 aumer. aa well aa tha average producer, ara all alike helped by making condltiona auch that the man of exceptional bwaneaa ability receive an exceptional reward for his ability Something can be done by leglalatton to help , vna general prosperity; out no sucn neip 01 a i permanently beneflrtal character can be given A ik, I - v. - j i . - .... ih. . reaulu oT T'poMcy 'w7. h 'sl InurV To' in. i . t,... rTi i'j.. ..j i , . - , : -J pie who act decently; and this to only another ; way or saying tnxt any benefit whlcn comes to i tha less abl and less fortunate must of ne cesslty come even mora to the more able and more fortunate. If, therefore, the lea f or tunate man la moved by envy of hla mre fortunate brother to strike at tha conditions under which they have both, though equally, pnespered, th result will assuredly ba thai while damage may come to the ona struck at. It will visit with an even heavier load the ona who strikes the blow. Taken aa a whole, we must all go up or go down together. The best possible regulation of ratea would, of course, b that regulation secured by an bontst agreement among the railroads them selves to carry out the law. Such a general agreement would, for Instance, at once put a top to the efforts of any one big shipper or big railroad to discriminate against or se cure advantage over some rival; and such agreements would make the railroads them selves agents for enforcing the law. The power vested In the Government to put a atop to agreement to the detriment of th public should. In my Judgment, ba accom panied by power to permit, under specified conditions and careful supervision, agree- menis cieariy in tne interest or the public, peal. It Is not of the slightest consequencs But, in my Judgment, the necessity for glv- t whether wa grant Ihe aid needed by Hanlo Ing this further power Is by no meant at ' Domingo as an Incident to the wise develop great as the necessity for giving tha Com- 'ment of tha Monro Doctrine, or because wa mission or administrative body tha other ' regard the case of Santo Domingo aa stand powers I hava enumerated above; and It ! n( wholly by Itself, and to be treated a nay well be inadvisable to attempt to vest (u,-h, and not on g-nral principles or with this particular power In th Commission or j any reference to the Monroe Doctrine. Th other administrative body until it already important point I to give tha needed aid, possesses and Is exercising what I regard as and the case Is certainly sufficiently peculiar by far tne most important power of all th ' powers I recommend as indeed the vitally Important power that to fix a given maxi mum rate, which rate, after the lapse of a reasonable time, goes Into full affect, sub ject to review by the oourts. Let me most earnestly say that threw recom mendations are not made in any spirit if hostility to the railroads. On ethical grounds, i on grounds of right, auch hostility would be Intolerable; and on grounds of mere National aelf-lnterest we must remember that auch hoas tllity would tell against the welfare not mere ly of some few rich men. but of a multitude of small Investors, a multitude of railway amployta. wageworkers; and most severely against the Interest of tha public aa a whole. I believe that on the whole our railroads hava done well and not III: but the railroad men who wish to do well eaiould not be exposed to competition with those who have no such de sire, and the only way to secure thla end Is to give to soma Government tribunal the power to see that Justice Is done by the un willing exactly as it is gladly dona by the willing. Moreover, if some Government body to given Increased power the effect will be to furnish authoritative answer on behalf of the railroad whenever irrational clamor against It la raised, or whenever charges made against it are disproved. I ask this legislation nut only In the Interest of the public, but In the interest of the honest railroad man and th honest shipper alike, for It to they who ara chiefly Jeoparded by the practlcea of their dis honest competitors. This legislation should ba enacted In a spirit aa remote as possible from hysteria and rancor. If wa of the American body I politic are true to the traditions w have Inherited wa ahall always scorn any ef fort to make us hate any man because be Is rich. Just aa much as we should scorn any effort to make us look down upon or treat contemptuously any man because be lg poor. Insurance. The great Insurance companies afford strik ing examples of corporation whose business haa extended ao far beyond the Jurisdiction of the states which created them aa to preclude strict enforcement of supervision and regula tion by the parent states. In my last an nual message I recommended "that the Con gress carefully consider wBether the power of the bureau of cortxiratlona cannot constitu tionally be extended to cover Interstate trans actions In Insurance." Recent events have acter of Insurance, for In the absence of emphasized the Importance of an early and ex haustive consideration of thla question, to se whether It Is not possible to furnjsh bet ter safeguards than the several atatea have been able to furnish against corruntlon of tha flagrant kind which has been exposed. It haa been only too clearly shown that certain of the men at th head of these large cor porations take but amall note of tha ethical distinction between honesty and dishonesty; they draw the line only this aide of what may be called law honeaty, the kind ot honesty necessary In order to avoid falling Into the clutches of the law. Of couraa the only com plete remedy for this condition must be found In an aroused public conscience, a higher sense of ethical conduct In the community at large, and especially among busmess men and In the great profession of the law, and In the gnmhj a m .nl.li .hint. MnH.mna all AilAiftnmmtm 1 whether In rich man or In poor man, whether It Ultra tha shape of bribery or of blackmail. But much can be done by legislation which Is not only drastic but practical. There is need of a far stricter and mora uniform regulation of the vast Insurance Interest of this country. The United States ahould In this reepect follow the policy mf other nation by providing ade quate national supervision of commercial In terest! which ara clearly National ia char- ! acter. My prd-nr feav repeatedly tc forties business ot thee com apxsrtant part f our foreign cot- During th administratis Cleveland, Harris w and llo- Ktnly th Stat lpertmnt exercised Ua la fluenc. through dlplcaxallo cfcannele, to pre vent unjust discrimination by foreign wun rW aglnt American Inauranc cwmpanlea, ; The negotiation illustrated th propriety of th Congress recognising th National char- I FVurral trgualatlcn lha Stale Itepartment rould I only glv expression to lha w tehee of th au- thorltiee of tha Moral atatea, whoa saulcy waa tneffrvttv through want of uniformity. tuna? la Kipradltarra. t earweelty recommend to tha Cngree l.v- - . . . . - - . - . - ir,, plM m.r,y i c,, -,our attention la ona or I two specific matter. All unnecessary f Acea ahould ba abolished. Tha Commissioner of lha General Land Office recommend tha abolishment ot lha ofllra ot raralvar ot pub lic moneys tor United Hat land afnee. Thla will effect a saving ot about a quar ter ot a million dollar a yar, Aa tha bul nese of tba Nation grow II la lnvltabl that thara ahould ba from lima lo lima a legitimate Increase la tha aumbar of ofn dale, and thla fart render It all lha mora Important that when atnee bacomo uanecea aary thay ahould ba abollahad. la tha pub lic pristine alao a larca saving of public money ran ba mad. Thara la a constantly marine tendency to publish maaaaa of un important Information. It U probably aol unfair to aay that many tana of thouaanda of volumea ara publtthad at which no human bain ovar looke and for which thara la ao Mat demand whatever. Federal Ersvtloaa. In my laat annual message 1 aald: Tha power of lha Government to protect I tha Integrity ot tha election of II OH ofn- rai( . inherent and haa been recognlted j .n.l arnrme.t bv reneatej deelaretlon at lha I Supreme Court. Thara la no anamy of traa government mora dangeroue and nona ao insidious aa tha corruption of tha electorate. on d,fenda or airuna corruption, and il would aeem to follow that nona would oppose vigorous measure to eradicate It. I recommend tha enactment of a law directed ,aln bribery and corruption la Federal ! el,ctont Th. detail of auch a law may i ba safely left to tha wlaa discretion ot th Congress, but It ahould go aa far a under th Constitution It I possible to go, and ahould Include aevera penaltle against him a ho give or receive a brlb Intended I Influence hi act or opinion a an elector; and provision for th publication not only of tha eipendlturee for nomination and election of all candidates, but alao of all contrlbutlona received and eipendlture mad P;tllcal committee.. ' i ae.ir to repeat tni recommendation, in political campaign In a country at large P"iui"u aa our n is inevnaoie mai thero should ba much etpense of an entirely leg':. mate kind. Thla. of couraa, mean thai many contributions, and aoma of them ot large an, must be made, and, as a matter cf fart. In any big political contest such cor.trltutlon are alaaya made to both sldea It is ei.tlrely proper both to give nd re- eelva thm. unless there la an Improper mo- tlve connected with elthee airt or receutlon. If they ara extorted by any kind of pre. sure I or nron.i.. .id or in,nii.,t rfir.ri or in. direct. In tha way of favor or Immunity. then the giving or receiving become not only Improper but criminal It will un- ' . .. . I 4&lT to "T.l V ."'".'nlrh .hVll ,CB' snap an act wnun sna I uaiu wnn reaeonaoie certainty against sucn i mlscopduct; but If It I possible to secure I hv i.w .... fui verifi..i nohli, rinn in uctall of all the sum contributed to and extended by the candidates or committees of I any political parlies the reault rsnnat I atlona to any political committee or for any political purpose ahould be forbidden by law, director should not b permitted to use stockholders' money for auch purp"rs; and. moreover, a prohibition of this kind would be. as far aa It went, an effective method of stopping the evils aimed at In I mission, composrd of an officer of Ih De corrupt practices acts.. No only should both partment of Htate, the Department of Jus th National and the several State I.egls- j lice, and of the Department of Commerce latures forbid any officer of a corporation 'and Labor, has discharged tha duty Imposed from using the money ot tha corporation in upon it. and ha submitted a report, whlcn or about any election, but they should also forb!d such use of money In connection with any legislation save by tha employment of counsel in public manner for distinctly legal services. Santo Domingo. Santo Domingo. In her turn, has now made an appeal to us to help her, and not only every principle of wisdom but every generous Instinct within us bids u reDond to tha ap- to deserve to be Judged purely on Its ow n merits. Tha condltiona In Santo Domingo hava for a number of years grown from bad to worse until a year ago all society waa on the verge of dissolution. Fortunately, Just at this time a ruler sprang up In Santo Domingo, who, with his colleagues, saw tha ix..r. Ihr.atmlne Ihelr rnumrv and an. p,aied t0 the friendship of the only great and powerful neighbor who possessed th power, and as they hoped also the will to help them. There wa Imminent danger of foreign Intervention. The previous rulers of Santo Domingo had recklessly Incurred debts, and owing to her Internal disorders she had ceased to be able to provide means of paying the debts. The patience of hir foreign creditors had become exhausted, and at least two foreign nations were on the point of Intervention, and were only pre vented from Intervening by the unofficial as surance ot this Government that It would Itself strive to help Santo Domingo In her hour of need. In the case of one of these natlona, only the actual opening of negotia tions to this end by our Government pre vented the seizure of territory In Hanto Do- kmlni go by a European power. Of the debts (Incurred soma wera Just while some were not of a character which really renders II obligatory on, or proper for, Santo Domingo to pay them In full. But she could not pay any of them unless some stability waa assured her government and people. Accordingly the Executive Department of our Government negotiated a treaty under which we are to try to help the Dominican people to straighten out their finances. This treaty Is pending before the Senate. In the meantime a temporary arrangement has been made which will last until the Senate has had time to take action upon the treaty. Under thla arrangement the Domini can Government haa appointed Americans to all the Important positions In the customs service, and they are seeing to the honest collection of the revenues, turning over 43 per cent to the government for running ex penses and putting the other 65 -per cent into a safe depositary for equitable division In case the treaty shall be ratified, among the various creditors, whether European or American. The custom-houses offer well-nigh the only sources of revenue In Santo Domingo, and the different revolutions usually have as their real aim the obtaining possession of these custom-houses. The mere fact that the collectors of customs are Americans, that they are performing their duties with efficiency and honesty, and that tha treaty Is pending in the Senate, gives a certain moral power to the government of Santo Domingo which It haa not had before. This haa completely discouraged all revolution ary movement, while It haa already produced sucn an increase In tha revenues that th government Is actually getting more from tha 45 per cent that the American collectors turn over to It than It got formerly when it took the entire revenue. It Is -enabling the poor harassed people of Santo Domingo once more to turn their attention to Industry and to be free from the curse of Inter minable revolutionary disturbance. It offers to all bona fide creditors, American and European, the only really good chance t obtain that to which ther are lustlv a-ntltled. while It In return gives to Santo Domingo the only opportunity of defense against ciaims wnich it ought not to pay, for now if It meets the views of the Senate wa shall ouraelvea thoroughly examine all these claims, whether American or foreign, and se that Bona that ara Improper ara paid. Thara la. ot couraa. cppoallloa la tha traaty trum dlahonaal cradltora, toralia and A mar- iraa, and from lha profaaalonal ravolullon- Uta of tha I. land Itaalf. Wa hava alraady ininiiiraiioa ia unuoubtadiy naanny aim naiur raaaoa la ballava that aoma of tha rradllora -. a aunatdarabla priHtl.Mi la undawrabla who do am dara aapoaa thalr claim to honaai arrutlny ara aadvavorlng to allr up aadtlloa la lha laland and opposition ta tha traaty. In tha maanllma I hava atarrlaad lha authority vtalrd la lua !' lha Joint raao lutlon ot lha IVntraaa to pravant lha Intro duction of arma into lha laland tor ravo lulloaary purpoaaa Arauy a ad Navy. Wa cannot ro.nMr tha quadlon ot our fr- aim policy wilh.Hil at tha aama lima traatlaf to anruanlsr In lha attorl lo aacura a propar ot tha Army and tha Navy. Wa now hava a regulation of lha Immigration lo thaaa ahorra vary amall Army Imlard, on wsll-nlgh In- artara from lha drlarmlnsd npoattion of lha llnttaaimal whan romi-arad with lha army ot foialgn itaamshlp llnaa who hava no Inlarrat any Mhar latga nation. Of couraa, tha Army whaiavar In tha maltar aava lo Incraaaa lha wa do hava a.oulj ba na nearly -rfr t of lla tvtutna on th.ir capital by carrying niasara of kind and for Ita alia aa la poaatbla. I do not Immlgranla hither In lha alraraga quartara ot balieva that any army In tha world haa a their ahtva. better average of anilated man or a better Tha quretlcna arlalng In connacllii with typa ot junior ofricer: but tha Army ahould ba Cnlnena Immigration aland by Ihemaelvea. Tha trained lo act elTe-tlvely In n maea.- I'rovue- condlltona In China ara aut-h that lha entire Ion ahould ha made by ufllclenl apcrvprla- Chlnre rmlle claaa. that la, tha claM of It-ma for maneuvera of a practical kind Chlneea la bore ra, ek tiled and unekllled. le thal tha troopa may learn how to lake cara of gltimalrly coma under lha head of undealr themarlveat under actual Bervloa rondlllont; able Immlgranla lo thla country, becauaa of every march, for Inatam-a, being mia alth their numbera, tha low wagea for which they tha eldier k-a.k-d eiactly aa ha would ba In wrk and their low ee.an.lard ot II vlna Not an actlva cam-ann. Tha Urnerala and Col"- only I It to lha Interval of thla country to nela would thereby hate opportunity of hand- keep them out, but lha Chlneao auth.wltle do ling reglmrnte. brliaJea and dlvlalon and n deaire that ihey ahould ba a-lmllled. Al lha ronimleaary and medical drpartmtnta preeent their entranta la prohibited by lawa would ba Irated In lha Held, ITovlaton ahould amply adequate lo accomplish thla purpoea. ba made for tba eierclee at h-asl of a brl- Theea laaa hava bean, ara being and will be, gada and by preference of a division In march- thoroughly enforced. Tha violation of them Ing and embarking al ma point on our are ao few In number aa to ba Infinlleeainal rnaat and disembarking al aoma other point and tan ba entirely disregarded. Thara la no and continuing It march. Tha number of aerloua proposal lo alter lha Immigration laat poet n which the Army la kept In lima of aa regarda lha Chlnraa laborer, skilled or Pi ahould -ba materially diminished and unskilled, and ihera la n.i escusa fur any ,h Pt hal ara left made correspondingly larger. No Itval interest ahould ba allowed ' 'n1 ' y f aaaembllng the greater part of lha tr.wr.ra which Would al Head form our neia armiea in nation or ucn eiie aa will (wrmlt Ih b-t training to he given to the irkinnel of all grade, Including tha high office.- and tff oRI.-era. To accomplish Ihia end a must hava not company or regimental garrinin. but brlasd and dlvlalon aarrlaute. I Our Navy mflat, relatively la lha navlea of Iln,r ,B,l,a alwaa be of greater ana lhan r Arn1''- w' " "Isely cmtlnucd for a number of yearn lo hulld Up our Nvy, and II ha now reached a fairly high atandatd of efflclrncy. Thla standard of efficiency must not only be maintained, but Increased, It doea not seem lo me necessary, however, that tha Navy should al Iraet In Ih Immediate future be Increased beyond Ih present num ber of unltM hst le now rlrarly necessary to to suhetltul efficient for Inefficient unit a Ih latter become worn out or aa It be comes apparent that Ihey are uarleaa, I'rob- ably the reault would be attained by adding a Ingle bsttle ehlp to our Navy each year, the uprrarded or outworn Vrasela bring laid up or broken up aa thry ara tau replared. Tha four single turren monll r built Immediately after tha rliev of the Rpanlsh war, for In stance, are veewel which would be of but little ua In th event of war. The monet (rnl uivon thrm could have been more use fully spent In other e Thus II would hava been far better never In hava built a alnele ofl " ,h monllora and In hava put Ha money Into an ampla supply of reaerve guns. H" ' smaller cruiser and guiitx-ata. though Ihey srve a useful puri.tw ao far aa ' r" n,,"l "r international ponce wor. -"" ' n irrnain oi our " con',l,' with a aerloua foa. There la ureent neeH ite i,mtrl.llt,e - I r ln,rrii. In ' -UMy Tn th. .u.. . , Nalurallxatloa Ijiws. Durlne lha n.i eear evi.lmra haa accu. .mutated to confirm Ihe expressions con lalned In my last two annual messages as to the Importance of revising by appro priate legislation our system of naturalising allrna. I appointed last March a commis sion lo make a careful examination of our naturalisation laws, and In suggest appro priate measures to avoid th notorious abuse resulting from Ihe Improvident or unlawful gran lng of rllltenshlp. This corn- I will be transmitted to th Congress for Its consideration, and, I hope, for Us favorable r-tion. Breaches of Trust la Tublle Hertlra. There seems to be no statute of lha Cnlled States w hich provides for Ih punishment of a tnlted States Attorney or other officer of ...nriHiiiriii a I1U IIIIIUUOJF lr'r III wrongfully do or wrongfully refrain from doing any act when Ih consideration fm such corrupt agreemrnl I other than onu possessing money value. Tht ought to b remedied by appropriate legislation. Legis lation should also be enacted lo cover, ex plicitly, unequivocally and beyond question, breach of trust In the shape of prematurely divulging official secrets by an officer or employe of the t'nllril Stales, and to pro vide a suitable penalty therefor. Such offi cer or employe owes th duly lo th Cnltrd States to guard carefully and not to divulge or In any manner use prematurely Infor mation which Is accessible to th officer or employe by reason of hi official position. Most breaches of public trust are already covered by th law, and this one should be. I'ubllc-Ijind Laws. Once sgaln I call your attention to the condition of the public-land lawa. itrcrnt developments have given new urgency to the nerd for such changes as will fit these laws to actual present conditions. Th honest disposal and right use of the remaining public lands la of fundamental Importance. The Iniquitous methods by which Ihe mo nopolizing of the public Innds Is being brought about under the present laws are becoming more generally known, but th existing laws do not furnish effective re me dies. The recommendations of the I'ubllc Lands Commission upon this subject are wise and should be given effect. The forest policy of the Administration ap pears to enjoy the unbroken support of the people. The great uwrs of timber are them selves forwarding the movement for forest preservation. All organized opposition to the forest reserves In tie West ha disappeared. Since the cotunlldatlon of all Government for est work In th National Koresl Service ther has been a rapid and notable gain In th use fulness of the forest reserves to the people snd In public appreciation ot their value. The L.ii...i ....v. ithin nr .i ... ' r...rv.a should be transferred in lha phi. of th Forest Service also. Merchant Marine, To the spread of our trade In peace and the defense o, our n.a ... war . area, ana pros- perous mercnsni marine i inuispensaDie. w snouiu 1 "7"." . our " '' . "Vr, his and Is situated, he passes from under T. ' not but hi a rr.r federal control In such matter, a. this, and ba"e "J 'un L L to Jl h.t Th. Hn "' th Congress prohibiting the sale gret anduneaslnesa to us that the lines of. .,, , ,,. ,,, ,,.,. h.,e..m. ...h. sZh AmeVr . ;houuf be chTcfly u'nd., foS' 'nP"-tlv.. I, Is gratifying to .i.. eritrni It la not a ood thin thai nflt ,n" "" and municipalities of ISmUuMiSSi the West which have most at . rake In the have to send their goods and letters to South ot the Indian, are taking up thla America via Burope If they wish security and aubject and are trying to supply, In a meas dispatch. Even on the Pacific, where our ur ' abdication of Ita trusteeship ships have held thalr own better than on the torcti upon the Federal Government. Nover Atlantic, our merchant flag to now threatened theless, I would urgently press upon the at through tha liberal aid bestowed by other tnfltlon of the Congress th question whether governments on their own stesm lines. I aak m amendment of the Internal revenue your earnest consideration of the report with Uws might not be of aid In prnsscutlng which the Mercnani Marine om miration nas. followed Ita long and careful Inquiry. Pensions. It is a matter of unmixed satisfaction ones more to call attention to the excellent work of the Penerlon Bureau; for th veterans of the Civil War hava a greater claim upon ua than any other class of our cttlzsns. To tbam, first of alt among our people, honor la due. Seven years ago my lamented predecessor. President McKlnlev, stated that the time bad . tha Nation in Mrs for lha aravaa of the Confederate dead. I recommend that the Congress take action toward thla end. The r.t ... I. n l.l,. eh area nt lha a-ravaa nf the Confeflerata dead who dld In Northern prisons. ' ' ' Immigration. The question of Immigration If of vital In- tereM to this country. .In the year ending June 80, 1905, there cam to tha United States V.Wfl.OOO alien Immigrants, In other worda, In the single year that has Just elapsed there cam to this country a greater number of people than cam here during the 100 years of our Colonial lira wnicn intervened Detween tne first landing at Jamestown and tha Declare- Una of Indapandanra, It la claarly ahowa la lha raort of tha CummlaalwnarUanaral ot Imnilaralloa that whtla mut h of thla anurmoua fiiun ona raaan or aootmr; moraovvr. a cm aldt-rabla pniHHtt tf H. probably a vary laria proHtion. Including moat of ha unda. airabla vlaaa, doaa pot coma bvra ot Ita own Inlllattva, but bacauaa of lha a.Uvlly of tha tma of lha graat lranan-riatln ciiiHinl--a Thaaa aaanla ara dlalrlbulad" IhrouahiNi Ku rHa, ait by lha Rar of all klnda ut Induca mrntai lhay whaadla and capita many Immi grants, oMan aaaliual thalr brat intaraal, lo coma har. Tha moat arrtoua obalarla wa haa man feeling or effecting lo feel th allghteet alarm on tha subject ' nul in lha effort lo carry out tha policy or eluding Chinee Is borer e. Chlneaa coullra, grave Injueaica and wrong hava been daa by thla Nation to lha people of Chin, and ihera. fore ultimately to thla Nation itself Chinese students, business and pntfeaslonal men of all klnde-m.t only merchants, but bankers, doo- lor nusufn.i.r.r. r. iiis and the Ilke-ehouM l ' nnuimiJ to coma here and treated on precisely lha aama fooling that wa Irral eludenia, businrsa men, travelera and the Ilk of other i.il on. nor lawa and Irrallea should ba framed, not aa to but threw people In tha excepted rlaear. but to ante thai wa will admit all Chinese, except Chinese of the coolie class. Chinee skilled or unskilled laborers. There would not be lha least danger that any such provUelon wou.d resuli m any relaxation uf the law about laborera. Three will, under all conditions, be kepi out absolutely. Hut II will ba mora eaeqr In se that both luallce and rourteay are hown, aa they might to he ehoern. lu other nine If the law or treaty la framed as above eniggeatrd. Kxamlnattohe should be completed al lha port uf departure from China, for thla purpose Ihera ahould he pro vided a mora adequate Coresular eervlce In China than wa now have. Th apprnprl1'"" both for the office of Ih Consul and lha cfTIra fore n (he Consulate, should be In. rrsed. Thus leovernment has lha friendliest feeling for China and deaire China aril bring W cordially ympthla with Ih announced pur p.N- of Jatan lo stsnd for lha Integrlly of China. uUch an aim... I. i.nrf. in lha lalea uf in. wueld. Tha Uvll hrrvtra The civil servlra law has In-en on lha statuts 23 ra Kv.ry l,e.Men, and a val majority of headet of departments who bave been In office during that period hava fa vored a gradual rxtrnaion of the merit ens letn. The more Ihoioughly Its principles have brrn undrrstiaid lha giratrr haa bem lb fa v..r with which the law haa been rrgaroed by administrative officers. Any attempt to carry on the great executive drpartmrnls of Ihe tlovrrnimnt without this law would Inevitably rrsult in rkao. The Civil Prrvlc Coitions al.firr are iblng eacrllnit Work, and their compensations lei Inadequate considering th servhe thry perform. Adulteration ot roods. I reromtfirhd that a law be enacted I" regulate Interstate romnierre In mlehrandrd and adulterated foods, drlnka and drugs, hu' n law would protect legitimate manufac ture and commerce, and would lend lo se cure the hialih and welfare of Ihe consum ing public Traffic In foodstuff which have hern drbaseil or ailulteralnl to aa to Inlure hra lh or lo deceive purchasers should bs forbidden. I National I'arks. . .... ,,... , ... ,rn,rou, ,rt nf ttle, htate of California In conferring upon the I nitrd States eminent th own ership of th Yusruilt Valley and th Marl posi Dig Tree Grove. Ther should l no delay In accepting the gift, and appropria tions should be miidr for th Including thereof In the Yosernllr Natloiml I'ark, and for ihaYar and policring of th perk. Cali fornia has sited most wisely as well as villi great intignunlmlty in tha matter. There are rrrtiiln mighty nutural features of our land wlib-h should bv preserved In perpetuity fur our rbllilirn and our chil dren's children. In my Judgiiikpi the Grand nil) i n of the Colorado should he made Into a Natlotiul park. It la greatly to be wished that the Slut of New York should ropy as r'-garda Niagara what the State of California has done a rrgnrda th Yosemlte. Noth ing should be allowed to Interfere with the preservation of Nlugsra Kails In all their beauty and majesty. If the state cannot are to this then It la earnestly to be wished that she should be Killing to turn It over lo the National Government, which should In such case (If possible, In conjunction with thi Canadian government) assume the burden and responsibility of preserving unharmed Niagara Kails; Just as It should glndly as sume a similar burden and responsibility for the Yosi-mlt Nntlonal I'ark. anil a It has already assumed thrm for Ihe Yellow atone Nntlonal I'ark. Adequate provision ; ahould tie made by the Congress for the j proper rare and supervision of all these National parka. Indiana, During the year Just past, the phase of the Indian question which Iihb been most sharply brought to public atti-nilon is th larger legal significance of the Indian's Introduction Into citizenship. This has mad Itself man! fest not only In a great access of litigation In which the citizen Indian figures as a party defendant and In a mors widespread dlspu slllon to levy local taxation upon hi per sonalty, but In a decision of. ths United States Supreme Court which struck awny the main prop on which has hitherto rested the Government's benevolent effort to pro tect him against the evils of Intemperance. ; Tn, cou,t noMi, , ,.t whpn , JniSian becomes, by virtue of an allotment of land to him, a citizen of ths state In which loose nim.-iucioi nuown m me niuim cuun try a "bootleggers," who are engaged at once in aerrauuing in unuea mates rreas ury of taxes and, what Is far more Impor lant, In debauching the Indians by carrying liquors Illicitly into territory sun completely under Federal Jurisdiction. Tha rhlllrvplDes During the last year the Philippine Island have been alowiy recovering irum tne series of dusasters wnicn, sine American occupa- tirni. have greatly reduced the amount of ax ricultural produota below what was produced In Spanish times. Th war, the rinderpest, tha locusts, th drought and the Cholera have been unuea a cause. w . ln I PfoPerlly hiuch neWed in the islands. The most seriou is uia n.itiuviiua vj mv miner- peert of mora than 75 per cant of th draft cattle, because It will take several year of breeding to restore the necessary number of these Indispensable aids to agriculture. Ths Commission attempted to supply by purchsso from adjoining countries tns needed cattle, but the experiment made were unsuccessful Most of the cattle Imported were unable ta withstand tna cnange or ciimate ana in rig . ora of 'tha voyage and dlsd from other dls assay (haa rtudsrcsat. Km) act to at Tariff Needed, Tha agricultural conditions at the laland nforra mora strongly lhaa aver the argument .n favor of reducing th tariff on tha prwl ucta of lha I'hlllpplna Island entering tha t nlted atatea, I measly recommend that upon Ih product of lha I'hlllppln laland ba entirely removed, enrpt Ih tariff ua sugar and tobacco, ami that that tariff be reduced. In per eenl of th present ratea under tha Dlnalry ad, that after July I, luvw, th arlrY upon lhecca and sugar produced In Ih I'hlllpplna Islands he entirely removed and that free trade between Ih lalanda and th t nlted aisle In Ih product uf each eouulry then be provldrd for by law. Hawaii. In my Judgment Immediate eteiei should ba lake tor tha rotllnceltoA vf Hawaii, Thla Is th nioat Important point In Ih I'aclfle In fortify In order In conserve (he Interrel nf thus country. It would be hard to overstate tha Impnitanc ot this need. Hawaii la tuu heavily Used. Lawa should be enacted set ting aside f.ar a period nf, aay, Ifn ara 7 per rent of ih Internal revenue and ruatonu tecelpl from Ilea all a a special fund to ba Slended In Ihe laland for educational and public bull.llnga, and for harbor Improve ment and military and naval defense). It cannot be I.w often repratd that our aim must he to develop the Territory of Hawaii nn Iradltl.anal American line. That territory haa aerloua commercial and Industrial Prob lem to reckon with; but no mraaur uf relief ran bs eoraeldered which look In legislation admitting Chines and restricting them by stalut In field labor and dotnestl service. Th statu vf servility ran never again b tolerated on American sll. W cannot con. red that Ih proper lotion of It problem I special legislation admitting lo Hawaii a claaa ot lelx.rere dented dm Waal on to the other slalea and territories. Ther ara obstacles, snd great obstacle, In Ih way of building lha tariff now Imposed by Ih Dlngley bill up a representative American community In th Hawaiian laland; bul It I hoi In tha American character In glv up In Ih fare of difficulty. Many an American commonwealth baa been -built up against odd equal to thoesv thal now confront Hawaii, Pari It Ira. I earnestly advocate the adoption of leg Islatlon which will explicitly confer Ameri can cliiseaah'.p on all cltlsena of I'orlo Itlro. Ther Is, in my Judgment, no excus for failure to do thla Th harbor of Han Juan should be dredged and Improved Th ex penses of h federal Court of porta lll.o should b mel from ,1b federal Treasury, and not frma th I'orlo It lean treasury Th elections In I'orto Ulna should tak plaea every four years, and Ih legislature should meet In seaaion every two years Ths pres ent form of government In Porta lll.-o, which, provides f r the appointment by ths Presi dent of th members of Ih rxrrutlv coon- II or upper House of th Legislature, ha roved satisfactory and ha Inspired confl uence in property-owners and Intralora I do not deem II advisable al Ih present Hut n change thla form In any material feature. Th problem and needs of ih Island ar n.lustrlal and commercial ralher than po litical. A lean .a I earnestly sk that Alaska b given an elective delegate om person should chosen who ran apeak with authority of th Beeda of Ih lerfltury.' Th Government should aid In Ih construction of a railroad! rum Ih Gulf of Alaska to th Yukon lllver. n American territory. In my last two- message I advocated certain additional bp- n on behalf of Alaska. I shall not now rpe those recommendations, bul I shall ay all my stress upon th one rsrommen- latlon ( gltlng lo Alaska some one au- hrlae! In speak for It I should prefer lhal lis delegate wa mad elective, bul If till a not deemed wise then make hltn ap pointive Al any rat, glv Alaska soma person whose business It shall be lo speak alth authority on her behalf to Ih Con gress ihe natural resources of Alsska ar girat. Home of the chief nerds of Ih perul- aily enrrgrtlr, srlf reliant, and liplcally American ahll population of Alaska arte art forth In my last message. I also ear neat!) ask )ur attention In the needs tit th Alaskan Indiana. All Indian who ar com petent should rerelv th full right ot American iltlirnahlp. It Is, for Instance, a gr-.ss and Indefensible wrong to drny lo u. h. laril-w.ikliig. decent living Indians a th Metiakahtlas Ih right to obtain licensee aa apttilns. pilots and engineers, the right to enter mining claim, and '. profit by th homestead law. These particular Indiana are civilised, and ar competent and en titled to b put on th same basis with tha alill mm round about thrm. Admlaaloa to Statehood. I recommend that Indian Territory and klahoma bs admitted aa on slats and that New Mexico and Arlsona be admitted a on atate. Ther la no obligation upon us to treat territorial subdivisions, which are mat ters f convenience only, as binding ua nn the question of admission In stutehood. Nothing has taken up mor time In the Conn i ess during th past few years than Ihe iuetlnn a lo th statehood lo be granted lo th four territories sbot mentioned, anil after rnrefu! consideration ot all that ha i.-i r. il. vi loped In Ih discussions of Ih question I recommend that thry be liiitne- llnt'-ly admltled a two slates, Tin-re Is nn Ju-tltlcatlun for further delay; and the ad visability of making tha four territories Into, two states ha. been rlrarly established The Panama ( anal. The treaty between Ih Cnltrd States and the Itrpubiic of Panama, under which llm construction of the I'snnina Canal was mail possible, went Into rffrrt with It ratification y the Cnltrd Stairs Hrnnt nn February 2.1, Hill I Th canal properties of th French ( 'n roil Company were transfrrrrd to the I lilted Ktstra on April 3H, llilil, on payment of I ID.iioij.diio to that company, tin April I. IPO.., the Coituiilsslnn was reorganised, and It now con-date of Theodore P. Shonts, chairman; Charles K. Magoon, Benjamin M. Ilarrod, Hear-Admiral Mordrcal T. Knillcott. Hrlgudlrr-Genersl Peter C. Mains, and Coin, ml Oswald II. J'JrriBt. John K. Htrvrns was appointed chief engineer nn July I last. Active work In canal construction, mainly preparatory, has been In progress for less than a year and a half. During that period two points about the canal have ceased to be open to debate. First, the question of route; the canal will be built on Ihe Isthmus nf Pnnatna. Second, the question nf feasi bility; there are no physical obstacle on thla route that American engineering skill will not be able to overcome without serious dlf llculty, or that will prevent the completion uf the canal within a reasonable time anil at a rrusonnble cost. This Is virtually th unanimous testimony of ths engineers who have Investigated th matter for lha Gov ernment. What la needed now and without delay la an appropriation by the Congress ta meet the current and accruing expenses nf th Commission. The first appropriation of $10, 000,000, out of Hie fl.'l.'i.Ooo.OOO authorised. by ths Hpoonrr act, waa made three years ago. It Is nearly exhausted. There Is bare ly enough of It remaining to carry th Commission to the end ot the year. Unless the Congress shall appropriate before that tlmo all work must cease, To arrest prog ress for any length of time now, when mat ters are advancing ao satisfactorily, would be deplorable, Ther will be no money with which to meet pay-roll obligations and none with which to niset bills coming due tor material and supplies; and there will be demoralisation of th forces, her and on the Isthmus, now working so harmoniously and effectively, If there Is delay In granting an emergency appropriation. Estimates of the amount necessary will b found in the accompanying reports of th Secretary of War and the Commission. Tha Department of State. I recommend mor adequate provlaton than, has been mads heretofore tor tha work of th Department of Slate. Within a few yeara thara has been a very great Increase In tha amount and Importance of th work to b don by that department, both In Washing ton and abroad. Thla has been caused by the great Increaae ot our foreign trade, tha In creas of wealth among our people, which en. able them to travel mor generally than, heretofore, th tneresse ot American capital which Is seeking Investment In foreign coun tries, and th growth of our power and. weight In the oounclls of the civilized world. There has been no correeipondlng Increase of facilities for doing th work afforded to th department having charge ot our foreign relations