1'IIE NOKFOLK WEEKLY NHW&-.TOIJIINAL KIUDAY DISOLIMHEK 10 I'JO ! )
MESSAGE
FROM TAFT
WILL DE NO TARIFF REVISION
FOR THE PRESENT.
THE NICARAGUA WAR CLOUD
IRRESPONSIBLE NATIONS NOT PRO
TECTED BY MONROE DOCTRINE.
A DEFICIT OF $73,075,680 $ , ,
Legislation Against the Issuance of
Injunctions Without Notice Is Urged
, -by the President Finds Nation In
Highly Prosperous Condition.
Washington , Doc. 7. In his annual
message , read to congress at noon to
day , President Taft said :
To the Senate ami the House of Hep-
rcsentatlves :
The relations of the United Stat.cn
with all foreign governments have con
tinued upon ( he normal basis of amity
and good understanding and are very
generally satisfactory.
Europe.
The American rights [ In the fisheries
on the north Atlantic coast ] under the
fisheries article of the treaty of 1818
have been a cause of difference be
tween the United States and Great
Urltaln for nearly seventy years. The
Interests Involved are of great Impor
tance to the American llshlng Industry ,
and the final settlement of the contro
versy [ by the permanent court of ar
bitration at Tlie Hague ] will remove
a source of constant Irritation and com
plaint. Tills Is the first case Involving
such great International questions
which has been submitted to the per
manent court of arbitration at The
Hague.
Negotiations for an International
conference to consider and reach an
arrangement providing for the preser
vation and protection of the fur seals
In the north Paclllc are In progress
with the governments of Great lirltnln ,
Japan and Itussla. Tlie attitude of
the governments Interested leads mete
to hope fora satisfactory settlement of
this question as the ultimate outcome
of the negotiations.
The Near East.
The quick transition of the govern
ment of the Ottoman empire from one
of retrograde tendencies to a consti
tutional government with a parlia
ment and with progressive modern
policies of reform and public Improve
ment Is one of the Important phenome
na of our times. Constitutional gov
ernment seems also to have made
further advance In Persia. These
avents have turned the eyes of the
( world upon the near east In thaf
jquartcr the prestige of the United
Btates has spread widely through the
peaceful inlluence of American schools ,
universities and missionaries. There
Is every reason why we should obtain
n greater share of the commerce of the
near east since the conditions are
more favorable uow than ever before
Latin America.
One of the happiest events In recent
pan-American diplomacy was the pa
cific , Independent settlement by the
governments of Hollvla and Peru of a
boundary difference between them ,
which for some weeks threatened to
cause war and even to entrain 1m-
bltterments affecting other republics
less directly concerned.
Our Citizens Abroad.
This administration , through the de
partment of state and the foreign serv
ice. Is lending all proper support to
legitimate and beneficial American en
terprises In foreign countries , the de
gree of such support being measured
by the national advantages to be ex
pected. A citizen himself cannot by
contract or otherwise divest himself
of the right , nor can this government
escape the obligation , of his protec
tion In his personal and property
rights when these are unjustly In
fringed In a foreign country. To avoid
ceaseless vexations It Is proper that in
considering whether American enter
prise should be encouraged or support
ed In n particular country the govern
ment should give full weight not only
to the national as opposed to the Indi
vidual bcnellts to accrue , but also to
tbe fact whether or not the goven
mcnt of the country In questlo''t
Its administration and u iisi.ttk. . >
faithful to the principles of modera
tion , equity and Justice upon which
alone depends Intcrnatlonai credit In
diplomacy as well as In Una nee.
The Monroe Doctrine.
The pan-American policy of this
government has long been tlxed In Its
principles and remains unchanged.
With the changed circumstances of the
United States and of the republics to
tbe south of us , most of which have
great natural resources , stable govern
ment and progressive Ideals , the ap
prehension which gave rise to the.
Monroe doctrine may be said to have
nearly disappeared , and neither tht
doctrine as It exists nor any other doc
trine of American policy should be
permitted to operate for the perpetua
Uon of irresponsible government , the
escape of Just obligations or the lusldl
ous allegation of dominating ambitions
on the part of the United States.
ilv meeting with President Diaz anu
toe greeting exchanged on both Anier
lean and Mexican soil served. I hope
to signalize I lie close and cordial rela
tlons which so well bind together till
republic and the great republic Imme
dlately to the south , between which
there Is so vast a network of nmterla
Interests.
I am happy to say that all but one
of ( he cases which for so long vexed
our relations with Venezuela have
been settled within the past few
months and that , under the enlight
ened regime now directing the govern
ment of Venezuela , provision has been
made for arbitration of the remaining
case before The Hague tribunal.
On July 30 , 11)01) ) ) , the government of
Panama agreed , after considerable ne
gotiation , to Indemnify the relatives of
the American olllcers and sailors who
were brutally treated , one of them
having. Indeed , been killed by the
Panaman police tills year.
This government was obliged to In
tervene diplomatically to bring about
arbitration or settlement of the claim
of the Emory company against Nica
ragua , which It had long before been
agreed should he arbitrated. A settle
ment of this troublesome case was
reached by the signature of n protocol
on Sept. 18 , 1000.
Many years ago diplomatic interven
tion became necessary to the protec
tion of the Interests in the American
claim of Alsop & Co. against the
government of Chile. The govern
ment of Chile had frequently admitted
obligation In the case and had prom-
sod thlsgovcrnnirnt to settle It. There
had been two abortive attempts to dose
so through arbitral commissions , which
'ailed through lack of jurisdiction.
Now , happily , as the result of the re
cent diplomatic negotiations , the gov-
Turnouts of the United States and of
Jhlle , actuated by the sincere desiree
: o free from any strain those cordial
and friendly relations upon which both
set such store , have agreed by a proto
col to submit the controversy to defln-
live settlement by his Hrltannlc majes
ty Edward VII
The Nicaraguan Trouble.
Since the Washington conventions of
1007 were communicated to the gov
ernment of the United States its n con
sulting and advising pnrty this gov
ernment has been almost continuously
called upon by one or another and in
turn by all of the five Central Ainer-
can republics to exert Itself for the
ualntenance of the conventions. Near-
y every complaint lias been against
the Zolayn government of Nicaragua ,
which has kept Central America lu
constant tension or turmoil. The re
sponses made to the representations of
entral American republics as due
from the United States on account of
ts relation to the Washington couven-
.ions have been at all times conserva-
: lve and have avoided , so far as possi
ble , any semblance of interference , irl-
hough It Is very apparent that the
considerations of geographic proximity
o the canal zone and of the very sub
stantial American interests In Central
Vmerica give to the United States a
special position lu the zone of these
republics and the Caribbean sea
I need not rehearse here tiie patient
efforts of this government to promote
peace and welfare among these re-
mbllcs , efforts which are fully appre
ciated by the majority of them who
ire loyal to their true Interests. It
would be uo less unnecessary to re
hearse here the sad tale of unspeak
able barbarities and oppression alleged
; o have beeu committed by the Zeiaya
jovernmeut Recently two Americans
ivere put to death by order of Presi
dent Zelaya himself. They were offi
cers lu the organized forces of a rev
olutlou which had continued many
weeks and was In control of about
kuif of the republic , and us such , ac
cording to tile modern enlightened
iractice of civilized nations , they were
entitled to be dealt with as prisoners
of war.
At the date when this message is
irlnted this government has termi-
lated diplomatic relations with the
Belaya government for reasons made
mbllc In a communication to the for-
: iicr Nicaraguau charge d'affaires and
, s Intending to take such future steps
as may be found most consistent with
ts dignity , its duty to American in-
erests and its moral obligations to
Central America and to civilization. It
may later bo necessary for me to bring
this subject to the attention of the
congress in a special message
In the Far East.
In the far cast this government preserves
serves unchanged its policy of support
ing the principle of equality of oppor
[ unity and scrupulous respect for the
Integrity of the Chinese empire , to
which policy are pledged the Interest
ed powers of both east and west.
By the treaty of 1003 China has un
dertaken the abolition of llkln with a
moderate and proportionate raising of
the customs tariff along with currency
reform. These reforms being a mani
fest advantage to foreign commerce as
well as to the Interests of China , this
government is endeavoring to facili
tate these measures and the needful
acquiescence of the treaty powers.
When it appeared that Chinese likln
revenues were to be hypothecated to
foreign banker * In connection with a
jrreat railway project it was obvious
that the governments whose nationals
held this loan would have a certain
direct Interest In the question of the
carrying out by China of the reforms
In question. The administration deem
ed American participation to bo of
great national interest. ITannlly. when
It was as a matter of broad policy ur
gent that this opportunity should not
be lost , the Indispensable Instrumental
ity presented Itself when a group of
American bankers of International
reputation and great resources agreed
at once to share In the loau upon pre
cisely such terms as this government
should approve. The chief of those
terms was that American railway ma
terial should be upon an exact equality
with that of the other nationals Join
ing in the loan in the placing of or
ders for this whole railroad system.
After months of negotiation the equal I
participation of Americans seems at t
iast assured.
In one of the
Chinese-Japanese con
ventions of Sept. 1 of this year there
was a provision which caused consid
erable public apprehension In that t
upon Its face It was believed lu some
quarters to seek to establish u monopoly
ely of mining privileges along the
South MiiiK-linrlan and Antung-Muk-
dcn railroads and thus to exclude
\
Americans from n Wide Hold of enter-
prl.se. to take part In which they were
by treaty with China entitled. After
a thorough examination of the conven
tions and of the several contextual
documents the secretary of state reach
ed the conclusion that no such monopoly
ely was Intended or accomplished
This government made Inquiry of the
linporlal ChlnvNc and Japanese gov
ernments and received from each oill-
clal assurance that the provision had
no purpose Inconsistent with the poli
cy of eiiuallty of opportunity to which
the signatories , In common with the
United States , are pledged.
Our traditional relations with the
Japanese empire continue cordial , as
usual. The arrangement of 11)08 ) for
a co-operative control of the coming
of laborers to the United States has
proved to work satisfactorily. The
matter of a revision of the existing
treaty between the United States and
Japan which IB terminable In 1012 Is
already receiving the study of both
countries
The Department of State.
I earnestly recommend to the favor
able action of the congress the esti
mates submitted by the department of
state and most especially the legisla
tion suggested lu the secretary of
state's letter of this date whereby It
will be possible to develop and make
permanent the reorganization of the
department upon modern lines In u
manner to make It a thoroughly ef
ficient Instrument In the furtherance
of our foreign trade and of American
Interests abroad.
Under a provision of the act of Aug.
5 , 1000 , 1 have appointed three olllclals
to assist the olllcers of the government
In collecting Information necessary to
n wise administration of the tariff act
of Aug 5. 11)01) ) ) As to questions of
customs administration they are co
operating with the officials of the
treasury department and as to matters
of the needs and the exigencies of our
manufacturers and exporters with the
department of commerce and labor In
Its relation to the domestic aspect of
the subject of foreign commerce.
As a consequence of section 2 of the
tariff act of Aug. 5 , 1000 , It becomes the
duty of the secretary of state to con
duct as diplomatic business all the
negotiations necessary to place him In
a position to advise me as to whether
or not u particular country unduly dis
criminates against the United States
in the sense of the statute referred to.
Government Expenditures and Rev
enues.
Perhaps the most Important ques
tion presented to this administration
Is that of economy In expenditures and
suillclency of revenue
The report of the secretary shows
that the ordinary expenditures for the
current fiscal year ending June 'M ,
1910. will exceed the estimated re
ceipts by 4.075.tr ' ( ) . If to this deficit
are added the sum to be disbursed for
the Panama canal , amounting to $38.-
000.000. and $1.000.000 to be paid on
the public debt , the deticlt of ordinary
receipts and expenditures will be in *
creased to a total deficit of $73,075,620.
This deficit the secretary proposes to
meet by the proceeds of bonds issued
to pay the cost of constructing the
Panama canal I approve this pro
posal.
The Panama Canal.
The policy of paying for the con
struction of the Panama canal not
out of current revenue , but by bond
Issue , was adopted In the Spooner act
of 1002 , and there seems to be no good
reason for departing from tbe princi
ple by which a part at least of the
burden of the cost of the canal shall
fall upon our posterity , who are to
enjoy It , and there Is all the more rea
son for this view because the actual
cost to date of the canal , which is now
half done u-nd which will be completed
Jan. 1 , 1015 , shows that the cost of
engineering and construction will be
$297.700,000 instead of $139,705.200. as
originally estimated In addition to
engineering and construction , the oth
cr expenses , including sanitation and
government and the amount paid for
the properties , the franchise and the
privilege of building the canal , In
crease the cost by $75.435,000 to a
total of $375.201.000. The Increase In
the cost of engineering and construc
tion Is due to a substantial enlarge
ment of the plan of construction bj
widening the canal 100 feet In the Cu
lebra cut and by increasing the dl
menslons of the locks , to the under
estimate of the quantity of the worn
to bo done under the original plan and
to an underestimate of the cost of la
bor and materials , both of which havp
greatly enhanced In price since the
original estimate was made
Government Economy.
In order to avoid a deficit for the
ensuing fiscal year I directed the
heads of departments In the prepara
tion of their estimates to make them
as low as possible consistent with Im
perative governmental necessity The
result tins been , as I am advised by
the secretary of the treasury , that the
estimates of the expenses of the gov
ernment for the fiscal year ending
June 30 , 1011 that Is , for the next
fiscal year-arc less by $55,003,000
than the total of appropriations for
the current fiscal year and less by
$04,000,000 than the estimates for that
year. So far as the secretary of the
treasury is able to form a Judgment as
to future income , there will be no
deficit In the year ending June 30,1011 ,
but a small surplus of $712,000.
In the present estimates the needs
of the departments and of the gov
ernment have been cut to the quick.
For the purpose of securing informa
tion which may enable the executive
and the legislative branches to unite
In a plan for the permanent reduction
01 the cost of governmental admlnls-
ti'atlon the treasury department has
Instituted an Investigation by one of t
the most skilled expert accountants In
the United States. Tfie object of the
investigation is to devise means to In
crease the average etllclency of each
employee. There Is great room for 1m
provement toward this end , not only
by the reorganization of bureaus and ]
departments and In the. avoidance of
:
duplication , but also In the treatment
of the Individual employee.
Under the present system It constant
ly happens that two employees receive
the same salary when the work of one
is far more difficult and Important and
exacting than that of the other. Su
perior ability Is not rewarded or en
couraged.
Civil Pensions.
As the degree of efficiency In all the
departments \ much lessened by the re
tention of old employees who have out
lived ( heir energy and usefulness It
is Indispensable to any proper system
of economy that provision bo made so
that their separation from the service
shall be easy and Inevitable. It Is Im
possible to make mich provision unless
there Is adopted a plan of civil pen
sions. We cannot , In view of the ad
vancing prices of living , hope to save
money by a reduction In the standard
of salaries paid. Indeed. If any change
Is made In that regard an Increase
rather than a decrease will be neces
sary , and the only means of economy
will be In reducing the number of
employees and In obtaining a greater
average of efficiency from those re
tained In the service.
Frauds In the Collection of Customs.
I regret to refer to ( he fact of the
discovery of extensive fraudit lu the
collection of the customs revenue at
New York city. In which a number of j
the subordinate employees In the
weighing and other departments were
dlr : ctly concerned and In which the
beneficiaries were the American Sugar
Refining company and others. The
frauds consisted In the payment of du
ty on underweights of sugar Tlie gov
ernment has recovered from the Amer
ican Sugar Refining company all that
It Is shown to have been defrauded of.
The sum was received In full of the
amount due which might have been
recovered by civil action against the
beneficiary of ( he fraud , but there was
an excess reservation In the contract
of settlement by which the settlement
should not Interfere with or prevent
the criminal prosecution of every one
who was found to bo subject to the
same.
Criminal prosecutions are now pro
ceeding against a number of the gov
ernment olllcers The treasury de
partment and the department of jus
tice are exerting every effort ( o dis
cover nil the wrongdoers , Including the
officers and employees of the compa
nies who may have been privy to the
fraud. It would seem to me that an
Investigation of the frauds by con
gress at present , pending the probing
by the treasury department and the
department of Justice , as proposed ,
might by giving Immunity and other
wise prove an embarrassment In se
curing conviction of the guilty parties
Maximum and Minimum Clause In
Tarif * Act.
Two features of the new tariff act
call for special reference. In order
that the maximum duty shall be charg
ed against the imports from a country
it is necessary that the executive shall
find ou the part of that country not
only discriminations in its laws or tbe
practice under them against the trade
of the United States , but that the dls
criminations found shall be undue
that is , without good and fair reason
No one Is seeking a tariff war or a con
dltlon lu which the spirit of retaliation
shall be aroused
Tanff Readjustment.
The new tariff law enables me to ap
point a tariff board to assist me In con
ncctlon with the department of state lu
the administration of the minimum and
maximum clause of the act and also to
assist officers of the government In the
administration of the entire law. I be
lieve that the work of this board will
be of prime utility and importance
whenever congress shall deem it wise
again to readjust the customs duties
If the facts secured by the tariff board
are of such n character as to show gen
erally that the Rites of duties Imposed
by the present tariff law are excessive
under the principles of protection as
described In the platform of the suc
cessful party sit the late election I
shall not hesitate to Invite the atten
tlou of congress to this fact and to the
necessity for action predicated there
on * . Nothing , however , halts business
and Interferes with the course of pros
perity so much ns the threatened revi
sion of the tariff , and until the facts
are nt hand , after careful and deliber
ate Investigation , upon which such re
vision can properly be undertaken. It
seems to me unwise to nttempt It.
War Department.
In the Interest of Immediate econ
omy I have required a reduction in
the estimates of the war department
for the coming fiscal year which
brings the total estimates down to an
amount forty-five millions less than
the corresponding estimates for last
year. This could be accomplished only
by cutting off new projects and sus
pending for the period of one year all
progress in military matters. For the
same reason I have directed that the
army shall not be recruited up to Its
present authorized strength. These
measures can hardly be more than
temporary , ror l am sure that the in
terests of the military establishment
are seriously in need of careful con
slderation by congress.
The secretary of war calls attention
to a number of needed changes In thai i
army , In all of which 1 concur , but the
point upon which I place most em
phasis is the need for an elimination
bill providing a method by which the
merits of officers shall have some ef
fect upon their advancement and by
which the advancement of all may ba
accelerated by the effective elimination
of n definite proportion of tbe least
Ulcicnt.
The military and naval Joint board
have unanimously agreed that It would
bo unwise to make the largo expendf-
tures which at one time were contem
plated in the establishment of a naval
base and station lu the Philippine Is
lands and have expressed their Judg
ment , In which I fully concur , In fa
ror of making an extensive naval base
at Pearl Harbor , near Honolulu , and
not lu the Philippines.
The Nav/
The return of the battleship flcel
from Its voyage around the world lu
more efficient condition than when It
started was a noteworthy event of In *
terest alike to our citizens and the
naval author' of the world. Thu !
marked micce. . of the ships In steam
ing around the world In all weathers
ou schedule time has Increased respect
for our navy and has ml tied to our na
tional prestige.
U Is a regrettable fact that the
higher olllcers are old for the respon
sibilities of the modern navy , and the
admirals do not arrive at ( lag rank
young enough to obtain adequate trainIng -
Ing In their duties as Hag officers.
Owing ( o ( he necessKy for economy
In expenditures , 1 have directed the
curtailment of recommendations for
naval appropriations so that they arc
thirty-eight millions less than the cor
responding estimates of last year , and
the request for new naval constructlot
Is limited to two first class battleship *
and one repair vessel.
The secretary of the navy lias Inau
gurated a tentative plan Involving ce
tain changes In the organization of t li
mn-y department , Including the navy
yards , all of which have been found
by the attorney general to bo In ac
cordance with law. I have approved
the execution of the plan proposed be
cause of l he greater efficiency and
economy It promises.
Department of Justice Expedition In
Legal Procedure.
The deplorable delays In the admin
istration of civil and criminal law have
received the attention of committees of
the American liar association and of
many state bar associations as well us
the considered thought of judges and
jurists. In my judgment , a change in
public procedure , with a view to re
ducing Its expense to private litigants
In civil cases and facilitating the dls- !
patch of business and final decision in
both civil and criminal cases , const- ! ,
tutes the greatest need In our Amerl-
can institutions. I do not doubt for
one moment that much of the lawless
violence and cruelty exhibited In lynch-
Ings are directly due to the uncertain
ties and Injustice growing out of the
delays In trials , judgments and the exe
cutions thereof by our courts.
I therefore recommend legislation
providing for the appointment by the
president of a commission with authority -
ity to examine the law and equity
procedure of the federal courts of first
Instance , the law of appeals from
those courts to the courts of appeals ]
and to the supreme court and t lie costs
Imposed In such procedure upon the !
private litigants and upon the public
treasury and make recommendation
with a view to simplifying and ex
pediting the procedure as far as pos
sible and making it as inexpensive as
may be to the litigant of little means.
Tlie platform of the successful party
In the last election contained the fol
lowing :
Injunctions Without Notice.
that the rules of proce
dure In the federal courts with respect
to the issuance of the writ of injunc
tion should be more accurately defined
by statute and that no injunction or
temporary restraining order should be
issued without notice , except where
Irreparable Injury would result from
delay , lu which case a speedy hearing
thereafter should be granted. "
I recommend that In compliance with
the promise thus made appropriate leg
islation be adopted Moreover , every
such injunction or restraining order
Issued without previous notice and op
portunity by the defendant to be heard
should by force of the statute expire
and be of no effect after seven days
from the issuance thereof or within
any time less than that period which
the court may fix unless within such
seven days or such less period the In
junction or order Is extended or re
newed after previous notice and op
portunity to be heard.
Anti-trust and Interstate Commerce
Laws.
Thu jurisdiction of the general gov
ernment over interstate commerce has
led to the passage of the so called
"Sherman anti-trust law" and the "in
terstate commerce law" and Its
amendments The'developmeiits In the
operation of those laws call for a dis
cussion and some suggestions as to
amendments These I prefer to em
body In a special message
Postoffice Department Second Class
Mail Matter.
The deficit every year In the post-
office department is largely caused by
he low rate of postage of 1 cent a
| omul charged on second class mall
matter , which includes not only news
papers , but magazines and miscella
neous periodicals. The actual loss grow
ing out of the transmission of this
second class mail matter at 1 cent a
pound amounts to about $03,000,000 n
year. The average cost of the trans
portation of this mutter is more than
0 cents n pound. The statistics of 1007
show that second class mail matter
constituted 0,1.01 per cent of the
weight of all the mall and yielded
oulv 5.10 per cent of the revenue.
The figures given are startling and
show the payment by the government
of an enormous subsidy to the news
papers , magazines and periodicals. A
great saving might be made , amount
ing to much more than half of the loss ,
by Imposing upon magazines and peri
odicals a higher rate of postage.
Postal Savings Banks.
I believe postal savings banks to be
necessary In order to offer a proper
Inducement to thrift and saving to a
great many people of small means who
do not now have banking facilities and
to whom such n system would offer an
opportunity for the accumulation of
capital. They will furnish a satisfactory
substitute , based on sound principle
and actual successful trial in nearly
nil the countries of the world , for the
system of government guaranty of
deposits now being adopted In several
western states which , with deference
to those who advocate It. scorns to mete
to have In It the seeds of demoraliza
tion to conservative banking and cer
tain financial disaster.
Ship Subsidy.
Following the course of my dlstln-
Little Things Annoyer
or Please Us
Little thlnRS annoy us the little
curl of smoke thnt , if left alone ,
would soon smudge the furnishings
and make work for the house-wife.
There arc no annoying little
things in the
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thought and tireless work. In their
stead there arc little things that
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satisfaction. The little self-locking
Automatic Smokeless Device
that actually prevents smoke the little lock on the inside of the tuba
that holds the wick in check keeps it below the smoke zone , so ac
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gulshcd l predecessor , I earnestly rec
ommend ( to congress the consideration
and ' passage of a ship subsidy bill.
Interior I Department New Mexico and
Arizona.
The successful party In the last elec
tion in Its national platform declared
in favor of the admission as separate
states of New Mexico and Arizona ,
and j I recommend that legislation ap
propriate ] to tills end be adopted.
Alaska.
With respect to the territory of Alas
ka , I recommend legislation which
shall provide for the apiHilntment by
the president of a governor and also
of an executive council , the members
of which Khali during their term of
office reside in the territory and which
shall have legislative powers sufficient
to enable it to give to tl territory lo
cal laws adapted to Its present growth.
I strongly deprecate legislation looking
to the election of n territorial legisla
ture lu that vast district.
Conservation of Natural Resources.
In several Departments there Is pre
sented the necessity for legislation
j
looking to the further conservation of
our national resources , and the sub-
jcdt Is one of such Importance as to
require i a more detailed and extended
discussion than can be entered upon
in this communication. For that rea
son I shall take an early opportunity
to send a special message to congress.
The White Slave Trade.
There Is urgent necessity for addi
tional legislation and greater executive
activity to suppress the recruiting of
the ranks of prostitutes from the
streams of Immigration into this coun
try an evil which , for want of a bet
ter name , has been called "the white
slave trade. "
Bureau of Health.
There seems to bo uo reason why all
the bureaus and offices In the general
government which have to do with
the public health or subjects aklu
thereto should not be united In a bu
reau to be called the "bureau of pub-
lie health. "
Political Contributions.
1 urgently recommend to congress
tiiat a law lie passed requiring that
candidates in elections of members of
the house of representatives and com
mittees In charge of their candidacy
and campaign ( lie Hi a proper office of
the United States government a state
ment of the contributions received and
of the expenditures incurred in tun
campaign for such elections and that
similar legislation be enacted in re
spect to all other elections which are
constitutionally within the control of
congress
Conclusion.
Speaking generally , the country Is
lu a high state of prosperity. There Is-
every reason ( o believe that we are ou
the eve of a substantial business ex
pansion , and we have just garnered u
harvest unexampled lu the market val
ue of our agricultural products. Tim
high prices which such products bring
mean jrreat prosperity for the farming'
comimrnlty ; but. on the other hand ,
they mean a very considerably Increas
ed burden upon those classes In the
community whose yearly compensation
does not expand with the Improvement
lu business and the general prosperity.
Various reasons are given for the high
prices. The proportionate Increase in
the output of gold , which today is the
chief medium of exchange and Is In
some respects a measure of value , fur
nishes a substantial explanation of at
least part of the Increase In prices.
The Increase In population and the
more expensive mode of living of the
people , which have not been accom
panied by a proportionate increase in
icrcage production , may furnish a fur
ther reason It Is well to note that the
Increase in the cost of living Is not
confined to this country , but prevail *
the world over , and that those wi
would charge increases In prices to t
existing protective tariff must met
the fact that the rise lu prices has
taken place almost wholly In thosn
products of the factory and farm In
respect to which there has been either
no Increase In the tariff or In many
Instances a very considerable rrdui-
tlon.
Try a News want-au
Curnlng County Man Dies.
West Point , Neb. , Deo. 7. Special
to Tlie News : Nicholas Uelclillngor ,
an aged resident of St. Charles township -
ship , tiled at the residence of his bro
ther , John Itolchllngor , on Sunday at
the ago of 82. The cause of dcatli
was senile debility.
Shot Passenger Train.
Wayne , Neb. , Dec. G. Earl Plppert ,
a farmer , who took a shot at a passing
passenger train , narrowly missing Con
ductor McDonald , pleaded guilty In
county court and was fined $1C and
costs.
Atkinson Beaten at Nellgh.
Atkinson Graphic : The last of the
football games of this season was
played at Nellgh. The field was cov
ered with mud which made trick plays
almost an impossibility. A straight
line buck was all that could be used
by eithpr team. Neligli won by n
score of 5 to 0. This Is the least score
Nellgh has made against any of her \
opponents this year. The very best
of relationships exist between the two
schools , and it Is hoped the Nollgh
team will be seen on the local grid
iron next year.
New Dispatcher at Chadron.
Chadron Journal : J. L. Gibbons ,
the new chief dispatcher assumed his
duties December 1 and all orders ,
messages and instructions arc now
signed "J. L. G. " Kred Saxton goes
to the South Piatte at Fremont , his
old place , and will assume the duties
of chief dispatcher there about the
first of the new year.
Atkinson.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard B. Havens
of Omaha , who have been spending
Thanksgiving week with their par
ents , A. D. Havens and wife , returned
homo Friday morning.
The Ettile Dulci club were delight
fully entertained by Mrs. Ellsworth
Mack Friday.
Miss Lillian Malzacher of Oakdalo
is visiting her sister , Mrs. Will Stihultz
until after the holidays.
How's This ?
\Vo offer One Hundred Dollars re
ward for nny case of Catarrh that can
not bo cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure.
K. J. CHKNEY & Co. , Toledo , O.
We , the undersigned , have known F.
J. Cheney for the Inst 15 years , and be-
llovo him perfectly honorable In all
business transactions , and llnanclally
able to carry out any obllfjatlon made
by his firm. Walillng , Klnmm & Marvin.
Wholesale DniBsists , Toledo , O.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken intor-
nnlly , actlnj ? directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Testimonials sent free. I'rlco , 75c. per
bottle. Sold by all DniKKlsts.
Take Hall's Family Pills for consti
pation
DeBolt Granted a Hearing.
WInside , Nob. , Dec. 6. Victor II.
DeBolt. who was elected superinten
dent of the Wlnsido schools two years
ago , and was denied the right to offi
ciate in the position by State Superin
tendent McDrlen on the grounds that
ho was a "gambler and sport , " has at
last succeeded In getting n hearing be
fore the state normal board. They
have ordered the matter Investigated.
DoBolt has n damage suit pending
against McBrlen.
To sell your house ana got nil cash
for your equity can bo done although
not easily by advertising.
Shot Hired Man ; 10 Days In Jail.
SJoux Falls , S. D. , Doc. 6. As the
result of his trial , Garitt Heemstra ,
n prominent farmer living near Tur-
ton , was found
guilty of assault on
a hired man , whom ho fired nt with
a shotgun , wounding him seriously In
the shoulder. The shooting was the
result of a dispute and physical en
counter between the two men over
the price to bo paid per bushel by
Heemstra for husking corn. After beIng -
Ing shot and wounded the hired man
walked a distance of n mile and n
half to the homo of another farmer , \
where medical assistance was sum
moned. Heemstra , following his con
viction of assault , has been fined $100
and will bo required to servo a term
of ten days In Jail.
