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Show PRESIDENTS MESSAGE READ TO CONGRESS Document Deals Voluminously with Questions of State Tariff Left for Future Communication Position of the Government Toward Organized Labor Dealing with Illegal Combinations. rrmlilrnl lit-ieti'vell muMngo to ('ungrewa, mad m the opening; tl" uliort asK-ginn of that body, doal w ruinously wllh r'tiiatlnnn of state. Tlio oulij'it fit tnrtR r'lli)H It loft " for a further riimmunlcatlmi. Sub- utAnllallf I hi' message la mi follow' , To tlio Honaln and llnuso of Keiineon ' tatUr-a Tim nation ttintlnu to n)ny noteworthy note-worthy prnaprrlly Hm h prnaprrlly hi of hwih primarily du in Ih high Individ-tial Individ-tial BVrfiiM ( our i tltii nahlp. takn together to-gether wtth our irrmi natural rvaoairc. hut an ImpnrlMin In. tor thernln U Itli washing of fur i-ma .-onilnood govern merital polh-h- Th i-i.pl.. hav m-plmtlraflr m-plmtlraflr xpniid thilr approval of tht prlneipi undulying Un-a imllcb-, and their dlr thni tin prlm-lpl h kept eut-atantlellr urn hanged although of rajro applld in ii pingri-eaivi aplrtt to khI changing imnlliiona Caution Against Extravagance. The entargtnurtt of aooa of thn fune-trMP fune-trMP Of Ih iMllonnl gnvrnmrnt to-quired to-quired by inn ! viliunut aa nation mvolv. of muiae thin ami of expense, and the iKirmt of pro-pcrlly through whleh lb counttv In pnaalng Justine en-.r-etafilurea for permnnmt lmprovmnta far greater thim would tat wtaa In hunt llrasa. Itatth ahina and forta. public bulMIng. and Imttrmiit watarweya ar rnevevtmenta whlih ahoiikl ho made when w hove th mnnev , hut abundant rv-eeme rv-eeme and a lore aurphia always Invito estravagann mid cnnaianl car ahould 1 b teku to gumd ugtlnal unriei raar leaTfraaeo of th onllnnty cxpon of gov rumen!. Caeilal and Labor. Im too veal and "omplli-utod mechanism f our modirn ilvlllmd llf tlio dominant now to th nolo of Indualrbillam. and Ihe rolatlono of i-npllal and labor, and eope-aillf eope-aillf of organised lapital and organised Ubar. lo each othir and to l ho public at aire com wii'iul In Impnrianc only lo the lilllmatc quratlnna of fmnlly life. Aa long aa Ihe alalia n lain Ih prim, ary control "f the imliit' pawr Ih clr-eiiraetancna clr-eiiraetancna must I- nltooolhrr xirm whteh requlr lnlrfrenr by tlio federal nulhosltk whihr In Ih way of aafa . guardlntf tti rlithta of lalmr or In tin' way of aoalhK thnt wrnnc la not dono li unruly nrraona who utilfld lliemvelvea ba hlrnl tho noma of labor If thvr la rv aUUriMi to th frdarat cnurla Intarfar-fiun Intarfar-fiun with tha mnlli or Itttaratata com mere. r molaatatlon of federal irir)ift r If tin Mat aulhor'tka In aotna bWi whtth they aru timiblo to faoa oalt for , belp, thrn the fiilrrnl Korrnmant may Inlrrfere; but Ihouitli auch Intarfarenc may be raua0 by a condition of thlnira arlalntt out of Iroubla rnnnacteil Willi noTBIi ,aoma nutallon of labor, tho Interferon Itarlf almpty lakea Ibo form of realorlnic onlrr wlthiait rejmrd to tho itueallon whlth Intro rauant tho broach of order for to krp onler la n primary duly und In a lima of illeorder nml lotenc nil other oth-er queatlona alnk Into uhyano tinlll order or-der lata tn reatored. In tho Dlatriet f Columbia ami In III territories the federal law nuern tho enllro hM of oov rnmnl. but th lalmr iiueellon l only acul In iopubiua renlera of comuiefc autnuMrttirea. or rnhilnu Navtrtluleaa both In lb enarttnent and In th enforcement en-forcement of kiw th federal Kovrrinnnt within In tralrlrtcd ophrie ihould Mt an aiampto to th atate potrrnmenla, aio- elaltv lii a matter ho vital aa thla nffeet- Ine lalor I Wllcve that undrr inmtrrn Indualtlal rvndlllnna It la oflen nocvaaary. and even where nut nrceaenry. It la yet eCten wlae. thai thero ahould be orean-lutlon orean-lutlon of Ulxir In nrdrr belter lo aeeuro tha rlshta of the Individual wane-worker All emouruitement ahould lo Kltrn to nny auch oncanlaHtlon, ao lono aa It la conduct! con-duct! with n due and decent regard for tha rlshta of oilier). There arn In thla country mmu lubor unlona which have habitually, and nlhtr Uhnr unlnni which liavo often, been among Ih moat erTec-tlvo erTec-tlvo ngenla In working for goo! clllion-ehlp clllion-ehlp and for uplifting the condition of thooo whoa welfare ahould bo rloaeat to our hearlH. Hut when any labor union aerka Improper enda, or aeeka to achleo proper enda hy Improper ineuna. all good cltlitrM ami nmio eeprcUlly all honorable public acrvanta inuit oppnao tho wrongdoing wrong-doing n reaolulely at Ihey would nppoa the wrongdoing of nny meat corporation. Of courao nny lolem. biuullly. or cor- nipllon, ahould not for one moment U ' tolerated. Wagc-wotkira hate an entire right In nrgnnlto and by all peaceful ami konorablo menna to einbaxor to perouade . IMr fellona lo Join with them In organ- lullone. They have n legal rlaiil. which, aoeurdlng lo elrcumalancte. may or may not be a moral right. In refute to work In nompany with men who declino lo Join their omanlaallona. They hoe under no . ..-', clroumatancea lh right to commit lo- lrnoe upon Ihoa. whether oapllallala or wage-worlkeni. who refuae lo aupport their organliailona. or who tide with thee with whom they are at odda; for mob rule I Intuleiublo In any form Tho ninonilment gud Irengthenlnn of tho emiiloyer' liability law Is rec- ' . i omineiidod. and tho paaaiRa of n law l i raqulrlna; tbo adoption of a block alg- ' '' ml ayalein. to provont railroad aocl ilonta urgod. ' Unlom of Qovcrnment Eitinloyei. : The ruuMage routlntioa: Thero la no objection lo employee of the goernro nt forming or lielonglng to unions: but Ihe go eminent can neither discriminate for nor dlatrlmlnata agrtlnat non-union mon who are In It employment, employ-ment, or who seek to be employed undi r It. Moreover. It la a very grave Impio-prlHy Impio-prlHy for government employe to band r, tlieowelve together lor Ihe purpoee of , HtoHIng Improperly high salarlea from t, tho government. Kaoiriolly la thli Iru , of thoeo within tho cLwiined aervlo. The letter earrtera, both municipal and rural u ' are as a whole an exnllenl body of pub- - llo ervnnts The ahould U amply paid " Ilut their payment muat be obtained by ; arculng Ihelr clolma fairly and honorabl ' before the Congreaa ami not by handing "f ' together for the deleat of tbooe oongreaa- ,-, men who refuae to give promise which i Ihey can not In co b no give The ,V ArmlnUtratlon has alr.adv taken steps . v to present and punish nbue of this na- k" .t turej tint It will be wlae for Ih Congress ; U to supplement this notion by leglstallon, rlr " Bureau of Labor. of ., rMuah sn he dono b the government Ji'; . In labor mature merely t-y gIMng pub- Ilclty to- eertaln condlllona Th bureau cf labor has dono eicellet I work of IhU kind In many different directions I shall ahortl) biv hi rote nii In n apeetal me o th" full report of ihe Inveatigaiion of the luiieaii of lalmr Into lb t'oloeado mining mrlk aa thla la a atrtk In which i ttntti irj ill fmeea whlrh ar raor or ! at work vrywhr undr Ih rondltlnn" if modern Imlualrlalknn b rami lartliugly promlm nl Cerseralteos. When w nuiii to deal with gnat cor-imnnluna cor-imnnluna ih nceil for th government lo a I dini Hy la far greater than In th ao of Intair bocjtua graat coeporaileinB can I ora each only by engaging In Interstate In-terstate commerce and Interabtl commerce com-merce N peculiarly Ih Held of Ih gen rnl government II U on ahannllty to s-INvl s-INvl In eMmlonr.. Hh- ilmwi In great eor imrnllnn h atat ntlnn It la difficult to In patient wllh an argument thai aui h mallet ahould be 4fi lo Ih stale. !-cautH !-cautH more than on atat pnraue the policy of creeling on y terms corpora linn whbh ar never operated within that atat at all. hut In other plate whose laws they Ignore Th national government alon tan dal dquatly with three great inrporallnna To try to ileal with Ihim In nn lnieniiral. de-almllv. de-almllv. or dimagoali: aidrll would, in all probability, mum that nothing what ever would ho aecnmpltahwt, nml, wtth abmtul iirialrt). that If anything were accnmpllahed II would ha of a harmful nature. The American people need to continue to show the very tiunttllr that Ihev havfl ehuwn- that la, medrtkm. grind attiae, the umcat datr to uvutd doing any damage, and ycl the tiulcl de lormlnatlon to prnced. alp by atp without halt and without hum. In rum Ihailnu or nt lea it In minimising whatever what-ever of mixhlrf ur of rvll there la I" In-ii-ratr." commerce In the pondui.t of great "irporattnn Thet ar noting In no BTnrii or ncwiiuir 10 wpmiio, emw-r m dividual or corporal Thy are not against Ihe rnh man any mor than agulnsr the ptmr man. tin th contrary Ihey an rriendly alike toward rich man and toward poor man. provided only that caih acta In n spirit of Juallr ami it. cncy lownnl hla fatlnwa. Uieat ori-i'in llnna are neeaary. and only min of great and eingular mental power can managii urb eorpnrnllona antcreafully ami auch man must have great rewatda Hut the corfiornllons should bn man-ageil man-ageil with due regard In Ih lnlerl of Ihe public aa a whol. Where thla ran be don under tho prraent laws It mual b don Where tlieee law com abort olhera ahould b erweted In aupptrment I hem The buteau of eorjmrallona has mnd careful preliminary InveetlcuteMi of many Important corporallnna. It will make a special report on Iho beef Industry. Durrau of Corporation!. Tho policy of Ihe bureau U to accom-pllah accom-pllah Ih puriHe of Its creation by ro-oprrnllon. ro-oprrnllon. iwl antagonism, by maWng ciintrHetle liaUUIIon. not destructive proeecullon. Ih Immialkito object of Ha Inquiries; by conservative Inveetlgatkin of law and feci, and hy refusal in lasu Incomplete and hejic neceaeartly Inaeeu-rate Inaeeu-rate resrt lis policy being thu on of open Inquiry Into, and not ntlark upon, up-on, buelnee Iho bureau has txn able In gain not only the ronndrnce. but. Utter still, th rn-oteratlon of men engaged In legitimate bbklncrm Th bureau offers lo the rongrees th mrana nt killing .it Ihe coal of production produc-tion of our various great etatdo of torn-tnerec torn-tnerec ntbstts Above all ile. we mu.t alrlvn lo krp the hlghM-na of commerce open to all on equal terms, and to do this It la necessary nec-essary to put a complete atop In nil rebate. re-bate. Whether Ih shipper or Ihe rail road Is In blamo mnkee no dlfferrnre, Ihe rebate must he stopped, the abuae of the private car ami private terminal track and slde-lrnrk systems must Ik atopped. and the ItgUtallou of thn I'lfly-eighth I'lfly-eighth Congress which declares II to be unlawful for any person or corporation to offer, grant, give, solicit, accept, or re celvo nny rebate, concession, or discrimination discrim-ination In reenect of ttwi transportation of any properly In Interstate or foreign commerce whereby such property shall by uny dcvlc whatever lie transported at n less title lhan tliat named In the tariffs published by the carrier rnutl Ik enforced. While I am of tho opinion thai nt present It would be undealrable. If It weru not Impracticable, finally lo cloth IIm Intriatata Commerce L'ommlaalon wllh general authority lo fig lullrvad rales, I da not believe lhal aa n fair security se-curity to ahlppera, the Commlsalon shoubl bo vested wllh Ih iwwer, wher a tlvon rale Ins been challenged ami after full hearing found lo be unreasonable, tu de-lUI". de-lUI". subjevl la Judicial review, what shall b ii reasonable rsl lo take Ha plare; Ih lullng of the comntlaalon to uke iffrct Immedlstily. and to obtain unless and unlit It I revirard by Irn court of review In my Judgment th moat Important leghdattve act now needed need-ed aa regard tbo rsgulmlon of corporation corpora-tion la this act to confir on Iho Interstate Inter-state Commirco Commimdon lb powei to revise ratos and regulations, tho revised re-vised rate to at once go Into effect, and lo stay In effect unless and until Ihs court of review reveroca II Much spue la hero devntoil to oontjilcrallon of the problom of Ihr proper housing of the poor In out treat cities, and Iho Importance of a proper solution of th question shown On this subject tha mcassgo gajra: There should b severe LtilM-lnbor am) fnotory-lnapcctlnn lawa. It Is very desirable desir-able that marthd women ahould not -ori, III faclorles. Ths prime duly of the man Is lo work, lo be the breadwinner: Ih. prim duty of th woman I to be the mother, Iho housewife. All iiurstlon of tariff and flnanco sink Into utter Insignificance Insig-nificance when compared with th tremendous, tre-mendous, the vital Importance of trying lo shape cnndltlona so that these two duties of the man and of the woman can be fulfilled under reasonably favorable circumstances If a race does not have plenty ot children, or If tho children do not grew up. ur If when Ihey grow up they ore unhealthy In body and aluntod ar vicious In mind, then Halt race la decadent de-cadent and no heaping up of wealth, no uplendor of momentary material prosperity, prosper-ity, can nvall In any dear as offsets Agriculture. Ths nepartrnsnt of Agriculture hs grown Into an educational Institution with a faculty of two thousai d specialists special-ists making research Into all the sclwices of product Ion. The Congress approprla-alee, approprla-alee, directly and Indirectly, sis minions ot dollars annually to carry on this work. It reaches every state and tsrrllory In the Union and the inland of th sea lately late-ly com unovr our fUus. I'n-opewlesn ' hod with Ih slate esperlmrnt alatkvaw. and with man) olnr ineiltutiona and l-dlvlduda l-dlvlduda Th worM i larilully efr-rrt efr-rrt for new v ark-Ik e of grama, fruits, gieaeie. v aetnl'le. tree nnd ehnlb. FUltahle to tniloua toralllle In inir rosin try, and mark.-.! bene ft I lo our producer ha reultei Irrlgstlsn. thirlng ih" two and half r that hav rlai-d alnif llw pa- of Ih reelamailoii n,i rnphl iiragrraa has been mad In ih -orvi y and samlnallim M th oiinrtniiiiiea fr reclamation In th thirteen ! and three tirillorks C th arid tt.st t'analrurlhin haa already been biaun on ih largest ami moat Important Im-portant of ih iirlgalkin work" nnd fdaa ar being i inphleil for wmke whlih Win nulla Ih funds now evailabt Th iceUmatloli ni i ha been fouml lo he f-markahlv f-markahlv itmiptel and eltetllv and ) broad In Ha urovialnna thai Wat rait) f umlerlnkmga his Inn pmrnlbl undof It At Ih" earn urn einnomy n guar anlee.1 by thn tail lhal Ih fund must ulllmatrlv h. n turned lo u ud ewer aa.iln rrel II la Ih reilini principle of Ih for-eai-rrwerv mii, v of thn Vrtmlnlelrallon lhal ih t.Mivi-i ur foe vie. What-vrr What-vrr Inl.rf. r. wllh Ihr us ol their i. aoumi kv in h avoided by vry iasltV mrana Ilui lhe rveonrrea mual lie usesi In auch n way as lo make Ihcm permanent perma-nent Although Ihi wladrnn f crenllng for-pal for-pal rervi l ornrlv vevwher heartily heart-ily reagiii"d "l In a lew bicallit there has '-..n mi-umfc-rai tndlng and ompUInt Tb following tatement I therefor tlelr it.b Th tnre-t mine rollrv ran h eue-eeeafid eue-eeeafid nnlv wb-n It haa th full aupport of the mopir of th.- Weal. It can not, afcl- and sjn uld mil In anv eaae be Im-imm.I Im-imm.I upon litem agalnal Ihelr wilt Hut neither ran w aurpt Ih views of tbo whoa only InKroal in Ihe forest la tern-iKirarv, tern-iKirarv, who ar ansloua to reap whal ihey have mil anwn and ihrn mov away leaving di-aobitlon betvlnd lhm Th making of for! teairve within railroad and wagon-rued land grant llm H will biii'.ilt.r. as for Ihe past Ihr tear. I -u munaged as to prwnt Ihe Isau. under ihe ail of June I, l7. ol baa. for im liana., ur lieu aelecllnn luau-ally luau-ally eall.il irlp. In all eaas where fort ri-irv within area rovered be land granli ntiiK-ar lo be eaaehtlal I the pr.itriiy of "tiler, miner or nth- re. I be goveinmint land within such propoaed forest fiaerv will, aa In Ihe rerent iait ii withdrawn from sat or, ntry pending th. mmptetlon of such negotiation with ih owner of Ih land itrimu ii will rev. nl Ihe creation of so inlted ail In Katabllsbtnnnt ot gamn rewrvo wherein ma lie prwaer-fvd apoelmaan of our wild animals which aro now rapidly tending toward xtlnetltm I urged rnsisis Th veil ran of Ihe civil war hav a claim upon in nallon uh a no othr body of our Ills. do Th pn-alon pn-alon bureau ha. ivr In H hlslnry ben managrd In a more aailsfariory loannei ItMII Is how the aee Indian. Th progr of th lnd!n Inward civilisation, civ-ilisation, ihnuah not rapid. Is perhaps all tint rmikl I IhuhiI lor In view of th rlrrumatanre It la commonly declared Ileal Iho alow advance of Ih Indians Is due In lira unsalialacleey character of Ih men appointed lo lake immediate charge nf Ibein. and lo soin eslMIt till-la till-la true While Ihe alendard of Hi em ploy In Ih Indian servlc show greai tmprovemenl over that ef trygone yft art whll artual corruption or roiaranr iltsliunaaly Is now Ih rar scpiln, 11 I heverlhehr Ih fact lhal lha saiart uakl Indian agent" .ir not largo emmgl lo attracl Ih bt mn to that field of work. To achieve aallafactory reeulu the omrlal In charge ot an Indian tribe should poa Ih high quallAtaltonr which are required In Ih mnagr of s ktrgo bualness hut only In exceptional taees Is II pnaalhi lo aceure men of such a li for these imalilons Postsl &rrvlce. In Iho I'ostnHh Impertinent th aerv- lv has lucreusd In elflclency ami con dlllone a to revenue ami rxpendlluri i-untlnu "ntlafactury Th Inoreas of revenue during Ih year waa li.Ill.ltl 19 or 9 jr cent, th Intel receipts amount lug la till : est II Th expenditure wero lilt Is.' 116.70. an Increase of aboul 9 ir ivnt over the previous year, be Ins thus M9JI:14 In i-xess of Ih cur rent revenue Imluded In tlre sxpcmli turea was a total appropriation of tl: 911 817 for Hi continuation and exten Inn of Ihe rural free delivery rervbe which was nn Increar of 11901.117 31 iver Ih nmruht -prndd for this pur ;hi In Ih preceding fiscal vr. I,arr as IhU expenditure has been the benefl i-nt rults altalnd In extending the free dl-lrlhutlon of malls lo Ih resident' of rural dlatrlria have Justified Iho wl" ilom of Ihe outlay. HlatUllo brougln down to Ih 1st of Oclolier. 1901. show Hint on lhal dalo there were 17.131 rum routes etabllabcd. serving approximate! 13.000.MO cf people In rural districts re moto from postnnlre. and that then wero pending at lhal Urn 3. lie pellllun-fnr pellllun-fnr Iho eslablli bmint of new rural routes Unquestionably sorn part of the gtnsrn Incrrnso In rrct Ipla la du to tlio In raai postal facttltlca whbh the rum ervlcc has afforded Th revenue hav also been aided greatly by amendment" In Ih ibissincallon uf mall matter, ani' the curtallmont of abuses of th aecond la mulling privilege. Tha average In raso In Ih volumu of mall mutiur fm ih imiIoJ begliitilng wllh IIM and snu Ing June. IIM (that portion for Ivul log eailmilndj, la 10.47 per cent, ss coin tmrcil with 31 II per oeat for Ihe pnrli.. Immediately pri ceding, and 1119 far tl four-year period Immediately prscsduii. that. Tba message hero point out the noetl for Irnprovement In our oomular syilem, advises tho creation of a na tlonal art gallery and atifteata the enactment of a national quarantlm law. Bxtravaaanc In Prlntlna. I call your attention in the great ex-iravagsnoo ex-iravagsnoo In printing nhd binding go 'rnmsnt publications, and espsclally tr th fact that allogethr too inapy ' the publications ar printed. Thre 1 t constant tendiney to Imreaa theli number und their volume. It I an un deratalement lo aay that no apprei labh harm would be caused by, and substsn tlal bencnt would m ru from, decrea-ing decrea-ing Ihe amount of printing nuw don b) st Isasl one-hair. Laws Concerning Cltlienihlp. Not only are tho law relating to nai urallsatkin now dtfectlve. but thoae r lallng to cltlaenahlp of the Untied Blatr-uught Blatr-uught also to bo mode the subject ui rlentlne Inquiry vHth h view to prol. sbl furlhsr Itglelatlon. Hy what sic ixpatrlallon may Ve assumed to Iuvm been accompllsbsd. how long an Amer lean cltlssn may ra!d abroad and ri elve th protection of our passport whether any dtgie ef protection shoubl ba extendd to one who haa mad th leeUratlon of Intention to booom a clil sen of th United States but has not se cured naturalisation, are questions ol serlou Import. Involving personal rights and cttan producing frlotlon between thla guvernrosnt and foreign government Yst upon thss Question our laws as silent I r mm, iui irai un isnmlnarion be nVk ill. the .nl.). .1. of clHMmdllp. spatftSM . nd pent, rtlnn. nt American Ameri-can r.ii wiih a vb w m Apprnprlats eg1tl.n Currency. Th in. i . n of the I'ongr should be Jiinli. aivrn lo ihr current y ,-tkm. ,-tkm. and i, . t th tnmlliw loesmltltea na ta m.i' i m th two hi" charged wllh lr .h v ink up th mailer of wr eurrda.-v ,i, i .. , h. ih.r it I not p-IMKIi- ,, ..rt.m. nt In Ih mrel- Daw warn I ill, ring Ihe ayalem. Ih oomdiin. . .n.iiui , ..neuter Ih uuoallon ef tJ rein tn H ,if ih. grrmiwik ami tho au,m .r utiruu.- hi i nr currency ouch eli-n , ... i. ,, iii-Men! wllh safe-tf. safe-tf. X' rv . . r .1 .ll.ir houkl be mad h laT r..l. . if,.,l,l. mi gold ut lite ipllon f th bou Merchant Meet. I aspiiaiiv i. nun. ml lo your Immediate Immedi-ate ttmiiin ih, ciHoiiragemcnt of our wsrehtm m,in, iiv approptisii iiia- tlan. TselM 0J A" la iff I hm lommunlcale wllh you lobr I'smlaratiofl and Mslutllsllsi. In dialing wnii Hi, question of Imml gralloi and laiu'iitsailon II I India-onP India-onP in v,,. i iMiun larla aver be-far be-far It' f i. .,1 in ie eho share In acllag il i. I ir.' and fnermoal. k-l u eeso-niinr m,t the question of being a gol vn ,n haa nothing whatever lo do with i 'imii. Mrihplai any mor Ih It I i i i do with hla rreed In ryen. i i irom Ih lime thai gov ivrnaiwii wi- riumbd men of foreign Writ) Im. MmI io ihi very foremost rank ir ce-1 'tirnhitt and lhal nor 11 fk n " ' ot n rv held nf Amer leal in n. aim i,i try to draw a die-llMHn die-llMHn Ut.,li Ih man whnae parent cateft-to H.i" (ountrv and Ih man who aihli 'a i am lo l veral gnrtlon tanV" a mir aii"uidity flood Amirl la a ntaltir of heart, of cone I am, of loft v lapiralton of aund nasi-mb nasi-mb im mil nf birthplace or of fltae I" no ihtngir or h.-ivlnw too many lMgaiii of the right kind Hut Ihe eiaWsj hli if IhU rininlrv ahnukt mil he dgsiil II ! llal Hull we slMMlM kei-p hMv lb i Inrl of will-hrlng among oar lag w irlii r ani therefor we psjul n t admit musaea of mm who lgnrdi or Ii. Ina and Whoa personal rtarlejna nml luihlia or urh lhal Itwy la lo I. r ib. I.'v.l of Ihe American tivlwo'liii .ii.l above, all we should oil ajmii .'v man of an unworthy lyr .g avail lomitnlng whum w rsl v IMI )' will hlmu If b a laid rltlgen. m vhmitil" ihlnlren nml grandi hlklrrn will CHJIIgrt from Imliad of adding lo Ihr sawiVf Un a-o.nl iltiinahlp of Ih enun Iff: illtnliariy hp "boukl lake Ih gtral-M gtral-M kn aboul milurallsall ue im i lieinoiion II I la ine nw of th t'ongroas "lo raiabllah aalrni nil uf naturalisation. ' and lajrnsrou" luwa hav from lime lo time laWar enai led fin- lhal purpn. which hav1bin eupplmnlid In a few elal tty Rt" lawa having peclal appllcallnn Thear ahoul I h a comtirehn"lv levrlalon of 0 miiumlisaiion law Thn court knvgW tHiwrr to naluralia houkt he rnneVIr namd by naikmal authorllv In iMilmouy uimui whli h narurallaallon giave conrerrevl bould b dnnltly pr sUfd publtrallun of Impending aalural laallln applicallomr ahould b required In tdveaee of their heating In court! lb fnliamml wording of all rrllfH-ale leewed feal b uniform throughout ih ream try. Ind lbs courts ahould be required lo laaaf return la Ihe Recrelary of Male si late; oerlod of all naturalisation eenrtrred , Prelection of elections. The power of Ih government to pro-lee! pro-lee! the Integrity nf th ekMrtloeai of lis lirstlone of Ihr e)uim court. Time k. no enemy of free government mm hnaerwo end nop so Inakllmia a Ih flnrrupllen of th cantor!. Nn one d fends or ekr uaea rorruplkin, end II would em to follow that none would uppua rigorous im ssures to rradlcat II. I eiommead the enaitnwnl of a law dl i led agaln-t bribery and rorrupllon In federal ileiilona The del It. of audi a 'lw mar ! nafely led to Ih wk dlscr ism of Ih foliar", but II should go it far a under Ihe 1'otisiltullon II Is pasalW I go. ami shoukl liulu.1 Mvere penellles again! him wliu glvea oe re telv a bribe intended tn Influence hi set -or opinion a an octor. and provl-don provl-don for Ih ublleallon not only of the spendlturr for nomlnallona and rice Hon of all candidate but also cf all cMitrtbutlona received and expenditure laade by poll I leal eummlller Oclsys In Crlmlnsl Protccutlont, Ho subject la lN-tter worthy IIhi alton-tkin alton-tkin ot Hi Congri-s than thai iKirllon of th report of the Attnrney-tJenersI deal ng with th long delays ami Ih great drtitructlon tn Juallc exirleneid In th a of Heavers, (Irt-en ami llaynor ami "eneon. Wei tins Wolatol ami eclal wsee, 1 shoukl not call uur attention to ! lie in; but lha dllhcullles ctruunleied as igards llu-a men who havit len Imllei d for crtrnlnal ptacllr ar no! r xcep llonali thty are prclsely similar In klml ii what occurs again ami again In the eaae of crlmlnnle who hav suMrleni )an lo nbl them lo lake advantage sf a aystm of trordurn which ban crown up In liar rd-rel rourla and thlch ninounla In ent to making Ih law eay nf enforcement agalnal the man sbo haa no money, nrel dlttlcult of en forosBMnt. eveu lo Hi alnf of some ilrn em urlng Immunity, un rgsrila Ihe van win) haa money In criminal cast" th will of lb United mate should run throughout II border The whrela of Hallo should not bu clogged, a Ihiy Igiv bn clogged In Ib taaea ahuvi ventloneil. where II ha proved abaotut, ly Impeaafbl to bring In aieuaml lo ihe toe appointed by the Conslllullon for At !ent Ih Inlereala of Ih Inno-sent Inno-sent maa ar amply anfeguarded; hut Ihe Intkreata of Ih gnvirnmenl lhal la the Intsreels of bnneai administration lhal la the Interests of the people, ar not recognised a they ahould be No eusdecl Wller warraals Ih allenllon of th OongTAss. Indeil, no subject lie tier warnuita lha allenllon of the bench and th bar throughout th lotted Htaloa. MaD auiKMtlou for tbu Improvo mont of candltlona In Alaska are mftdt, amtiiti riihor Ibo admission of delegate from that torrltory tu con cretg. Hawaii and Psrto Hie. Tb Alaskan natlvea ahould b given the right to acquire Imkl. and dlapos if property upon the aamo conditions aa wlvsn ether InhabllanU, and lha privilege d etilaenshlp should bo glvun to such sa may be ablu to meet cerlnln definite re iUlramenl. In Hawaii C'ongre should live th governor power tu remov all in otUelala apiwlnted under him. Th barbor of Honolulu should lie dredged The marlne-hoepllal service should be maowered lo study Isprnsy In Ihe Is-hinds, Is-hinds, I oak special consideration for ih report ami reooinmenjatlon of the lovcrnor of l'orlo llloo. Forslgn Policy. In treating of our foreign policy and of the attitude that Ihi great nation should sesame In th world ol bug. It Is absolutely abso-lutely nccMsary lo consider th army and the pavy, and lies Conor, through l)totl Iho thought of th nallon And Hi expression, sliould keep aver vividly In mind Ihs fundamental fact that II U hnpOMlbl to treat our foreign policy, whether this policy takes shape in th effort lo secure juatlce for uther or Jus- I tie for ourachea aave a enndllloned I sjpoa tha allliiHb we are willing la lake toward our army and iii tally toward oar navy Ii la not merely iinwle. It Is cenlmpilhte for a nallon na for an Individual In-dividual lo uf high "oumtlng languacm lo lirnrlalm II pnrtioara or tn lake po ltlon whb h ore rnllrutirii If unsupported unsupport-ed by pott Mail fore, and thn lo rfue 10 providi tht fori If thee I no In-lenlkin In-lenlkin of pinvldlng ami id keeping Ih fonst neiKnvrv I" laick up a "trong attl-111". attl-111". ih. ii It I" fur belter n..i in aaaume such an nilliud The slindi aim of this nntkin as nf all enllghlimd mtlniia ahould l lo alrlve In bring ever nearer th ikiv whn lhr shall prevail Ihinoghoul Ihe world Hi paic of JukII.i Thet are klnde of p.",- whbh ai. highly umlealraN wtb-h are In Ih" long tun aa dealruellv ny war Tvr ml and iwreor hav many lime mad a wlkterncaa and ralleil 11 peace Th pane of lyrnMnnia lrrnr. in pewi-e "I I rnveo "nri lot- pewve of Injualle ull Ihea ah tiki h ahunned aa we ahun unrlghlenua war Th giail In eel nefor u aa a nation Ih goal whbh ahould be eel hrfori all mankind la th altnlnmrnl of Ihe ptar of Jua lice, of ih peiico whlrh torn when rh nation la not mrrelv art -guanld In II own rights but vrrupuhmaly rr-ogntaes rr-ogntaes nd M-rtnrms ll duly loward nihrr There la a vet no ludnrlal way of n-forcing n-forcing a right In International kiw Wbeo one nalkm wrisafj another nr wrong many other, there Is no Irlbu nal brfori whlrh ih vernrigdmr ran ! iroughl Klth.r II Is nrcewantv "iiiunelr In miulea III Ih wrong mt lh' put a premium upoh hniiallty anil aaares ion. nr la II la nieary lor ih" eg grtevid nillnn valiantly lo eland up for Ha right" Until om method la devpied hy which there ahall b degrir f in ternatkmal ronlrol over offending na lion. It would Ii a wicked Ihlng fin th mnal rlvllljiKl iiwra for those with moat ana of tnlrnUonl obllgalinn" and wtth knei nnd most gnrnu np lirerlallan of Ih dlllrrne hrlween right nnd wrong lo dbmrm tr th great civ lined nation of ih present dav ehould lompletrly dl-aim I he reault woukl mean an Immedlal rrrradi scene of harbor tern In on form or snottwr Arbllrslien Treatlr. W are In viry way endeavoring In help on wllh rurdlal good will, even movement whlih will teml lo bring u Into more frli ndly rrlallona wllh Ih real of mankind In 'put "ohm of Ihlv policy I ahall ahorilv lay befor th sbnal, treaties of ail'Hralion with Ull powrr ahlrh ar willing to enter lam ihcai lieallea wild in lurlhi rmor. at Hit rqueal of Ih tnlrparllamnlary Union an emtnnt bo-ly "'HniNHM-d of practical lalmn from nil cuonlrle I have Mkel fbo ISiWi ra III loin wllh lid ov eriimrnt In enmd Hagu confnreme al which II ia hoped lhal th work at, ready ao happily begun at The llagui mny b tarinl mm "tips further lo ward nowplelli n Thla rarrlea out th. dolt) rspreeaid hy Ihe nral Hagu " fererer llaeif Policy en Weelern Hemisphere II la not true thai Ihe Untied Hlale fieia any land hunair or i nierialna am projects a ngnnl" Ih nlhtr nations or Ih wlrn henil"phei aav surh aa an for Ihelr wrliare All that ihla eoun try dlra I" In Hie helgbborlna kounlrles lnbl ordily, and proapernu Any country whoa people conduct Ihem elve well can count uam our heart) friendship If a nallon show lhal II know hnw la ait with rcasaanabta effl cleaey and decemv In orll ami IHkal matters, if H keeps order and nays Ha obligation, it nerd fear no lalnforone from Ihe United Mlal. Chronic wrong dolag nr n ImpnlrrM-e which reeulla In a general loosening of llw lies of ilvll wher. ultimately lequlra lalwvanIMn h) aom rlvllhjed nallon. and In In wealrtn hemisphere Ih edhMent of th United glale lo Ih Monro doctrine mar fore Hi United lalea. however reluclsnllv In flagrant eaaea of suih wmioidulng o Impotence lo Ihe xrcls of an Inlar ntlonl polb e power Our Inlereaia and ihoae of imr aoulh rw nrlghhoia me in reality Identical They have great nalural rlihea. and If wllhln llielr Imrdera Ihe relan of law and luetic oblalna prnatterlly la sure In uwir In Ihem While Ihey thus Ola y Ihe I'M tnery law of civilised society Ihey msi real assureit thai they will be Healed l uv in m "i'iii. , ,,. ,-, .,rrl..H. -.... ttathy Wc would Interfere wllh Ihem onlv In Ihe last rranel and lhn onll If t heeamo evlilenl Hull their lnabb., ur unnllllnanea tu do Juatlr al homt and abroad had viola let I lb rlghls nf Ihe United Htalts nr had lovlleil foreign aggrelon lo the deirlmenl of Ih en lire body nf American nallona. In nsserllng Ihe Monro doctrine, in taking audi tcp aa wa hav, taken in rigard lo ut,a. Venesuola. ami IMiwma ami In rndeavotlng In rircumserlh the Ihealer of war In IIhi far I5al. ami l cure th open door In China, wo havr mini In our nwn Inlereet aa wtll aa In the Inlereet of humanity al large. There are, himevtr. eaae In which, while our own Inter"!" ars not greatly Involved Irong ppl bi mail In our sympathl Thsr are occasional crlmea coinmltled on so vast a arale ami ol auch peculiar horror aa lo make ua doubt whether It la not our mantlet duly ro andeavor at leaef la show our rilaspproval ef the deed and our sympathy wllh Iho who have urTered by It Th ease must Im) ex Irsme In whbh such a course la Jusll Hard. Ilut In exlit.nl" easa action may Im Justlnahl" and prutier What form tha at Hon shall lake must depend upon the ilriumalanie t.r Ih easel that la upon tho degiec of Ihe atrocity and upon our power to remedy II. Th caeee In which we could Inlerfer by for of arm aa wa lnlerfr.d In pul a atop lo Inlalerable tiindltlniia tn Cuba ar noees ully vry fw rr II la not lo b e peeled lhal a peoidn like ours which In pile of certain veiy uuvtau ttiartcom Ing. neveiihal" a i whole allow by Ha conalalcnl prauhe Ha belief In Ihe principle of ilvll and religious llbrt and of ordrilr frdom, a pnopl aruong whom vm Hi" worst or line. Ilk Ihe orlm of liuhiiiK Is never Blurs lhan ipuriidlc. ' Hint linlMduala and not 'laaies nr nvilft"! hi Ihi'lr fundamsuiui rlghts-ll la liirvliiii that auch a na im. .hmil.l dtlre ".lastly lo glv sx liresalon lo Ha horror un an oiraslon (Ih lhal of the ma. mil" of Ihe Jaw III Klshenef, ur when It witnesses auch sys lemsllc and long xiended cruelly and oppression as ihu crmlty and appieaslou of which Ih Armenian hav bll th victim, and which hav won for them Ih Indignant pity of the civilised world nights ol Amsrlesn Clllssni Abroad. Hvsu whsru II Is not poaalbl lo occur oc-cur In oilier natloiui Ihe ohservanc ol Ih prlnilplea which w accept aa ax Inmatlo II la ncieaaary (or ua flimly lo Inalat uron ih rlghls of our own olll-ten olll-ten without legard lo Ihelr creed oi race, without ugard to whelber llie were born In re or born abroad. The Navy. Tho strong arm of Ihs government In enforcing respect .or Ha Just rights In Inlsrnallonal wsltsr Is the navy of th United BUtM I most sarnsslly raoom-msnd raoom-msnd that there b no halt In Ihs work of upbuilding Ihs Aimnican navy. Thl la no mor palrlutlo duly befor ua as a uoopl llian to keep the navy adequate lo tho needs ef this country's paatlllOii. Ws hive underlsksn lo hulkl Ihe Iilh-mlan Iilh-mlan anal. W have underuken lo -our for ourselves our Just shale In the trade of Ihe Orient Wo havo undcr-lakcn undcr-lakcn to protect our cHliens from Im proper treatment In foreign lands. We jf continue atreiMty In Inaial on the appll- H calkin of Ih Monroe leacltla I Ih H wiviirn hrmbtpbere llnlea etrr attllod gH In iht-e nnd ajl "Imllar matter la lo b ubbbbSi a raetn botiatful aham w oan rest afford JH In abandon our naval ptwgramm. ilur FH volt I now potent for i ei. ami la to potenl hpeauae w ar net afraid of war aHI flut our protraiatlnn acavn bahwlf of H peac would neither recede nor deserve aaaaHl Ihe atlghl! allenllon If w were Im- Hl potent lo mak Ihem good ibxpxbh The Army. VIabT Wllhln Ih taal ihr year Hi Unllnl KaK Rial haa net an t-aampl In tllaarm VVak menl where ittearrmireinl waa ptopet. ntLfv Hy law our nrm la ry.al al a trmxttattnv frP of nut- hundred thoitaand and a mtnlmutn r'f 1 of alsly imi"nntl men. When thre waa mpg s Inourret tbm In tht lhlllpptne wo kept WM.J Ih army at the maximum I1 cam Mli U In Ih I'hiltpplnea and how nwr rmy Wnfe haa Wen rdiiid lo ih minimum at !rV whlrh It la pnealbl lo keep It with dm IbpVi regaril lo it "mi lenry rb gnna now flwas mounted ieiiilri iwnty-jhl IMwexand KSg mn if tht. in"t fortllkrallona are to be Bui' adioalty mannetl Rlallvly lo ih HKc nalmn. It la nnl now no larg aa tht p- KK. lie fore of New York nr Chicago rela- fyKcE llly In Ih" population of either ell- CKv W need mirte nrocer. there are not flwtY enough In perform Ih rgulr armv aaSli work II la very Important that the offi HHi i-era if lha army IhiuM h accwetomitl D I handle Ihelr men In maaera. aa It la ahm ImiNrtianl lhal ih national guard xaK of Ihi several "lalea ahoukl b accu"- Saal lometl In ai'lual tVM maneuvering eiM oBH dally In connecilim wllh Ihe regubtif aSaal Fr Ihla rcaaon w ar In b Aetralii nVB kited upon the auneaa of Ih nM mn- IH enuver at Manas" aval fall. twaniivi 9BH In which a laiger number ef regulata HJ and naltonal guanl look pari than wa oxeB ever before asaembletl logtltr In time iaaaaU of pear No other i Ivlllaed mdHwt ha". uaaaH relatively lo Ha population, swrh a dl aeaS mlnutlv tmr ours snd whll tin JM army I so email w ar not to he ri IH rud If w tall le keep IC at a very hign JH grade ot proAciency IH Oraal nnajpia baa ai-n road In pti j leollng our innate by aib-quat forllt H ralloua wllh "uhVleni gun We shiuiit H however, hiv muth tnor heed llian nt H present tn th dvlopmnl nf nn xtm H slv system of lloailiig mlnea fur use in H all our more Imtmrlani hniNir Tbrao H mine have nnan proved In be a mnal fi i pH mldabki aafeguanl galnt hi-llle He, i H Th Philippines H In th Itdlloplne k-lainla ll,"t hn- M tieen during th paal y, h u cnnllnuaiiiu, H of the aleady progr.-,. which lata i,li H tatned vr alnce ui lrti ilefHtltilv H gnl ih upper hami of Hi inaurgeni- HH Th lhltlpplne petqile ut to tM k nmi' p aiKiiritcly the mini ini-e ami evm H race euhderrd fiuni inolhvr ni'U" H or !" aharply win ... in miki up ib" jl imopt of Ih Phllli i in. I-I.m.l. eonlnln H many elrmenla tf .m,i oemt -I. H menla which tv I n a n.lil lo bi'li aH "land for pro:tt- M in-, or lhy nt ullerlv llu aHil Ii f itli In Intl. H i-ii Inn ,i al ail or ..r i muling up a n H lllul in id Ih, h i nn I llrinly bell " H lb.it w ten h. Ii Ihem I.. n. higher aid H hlghrr In Ih nl" . I . iv million ami M of caivnelly for ir a " mm, nt ami I H moat earneallv hiiK lhal in Or eml th. v H will he abl to aland, if nnl entirely alon. H yet In annic auch relation to Hie Unlietl H ritalea as Cuba now atands Tills end g la not yst In eight, ami It may he In H definitely positioned If our people aro H (uollah enough tn turn the allenllon ol M Ih Hllfdno away from Um preblrm nf H chlavlfHf moral ami malarial prosperity of working for atalde erilerly, ami Jual H irevarnmeiit. ami towaitl foellah and dan H gerous Intrigues fnr a comidale Indepeml- H ence for which Ihey ar aa yet totally B On His oilier haml inir people must H wo "iiwvni"i"iai ""iiiaiiiiwaaiiawjaaaawaweavwajiiDxsdaavB IImI th Jusildcailan for our slay In lb H I'htllpiiln must ultimately real rhlctly H upon Hi good ws ar alia lo do In iho M tela mis. A do not overlook th fact that H In Ih developmenl of our Intoresls In " ih IwchV ocean ami alerut lis coaat H lb l'hlllpplmss lias played and will play M an hnpoflanl pari, and lhal our Interests Dgf have been anrvnl In mor lhan on way H hy tb poaeeaaion of ih llnds Hut JH our chlsf renaon fur continuing to liold " H llim must b that wo ought In good H lallli lo iry lo du our share of Ih" Jm wurtd'a work, and Ihla particular rl"" H of work haa bn !muod upon us by H lb reeulla of Ih war wllh Hpaln The iH ...l.l. -...-.11 In .u. In thn IK.III, pin IsUnda u akin to, but not exacily H like, th problems pieaenled to the ollu r H great civilised power which have po" H eeeelona in Ih Orient kloro dlillnctly lhan any of ih 'era w or endeav- fgH orlag lo develop Hi native ttim!v H so thai Ihey shall inks an evrr-lncrras H Ing shars In Ihelr own guvernmenl, and us fsr as la prudent; w ore already ad JM milling llielr repieaentallve lo a gov M rrnmrutal muallty with our own. There fH aro ovmmleelonira. Judge, ami governors M In th Islsnds who ar Plllpliioa and lu - liava exactly lit earn sharo In tha guv H ernmrnt uf Ih 1-lsnds as have tlmlr cnl M league who ar Americans, wldls In ths H lower ranks, uf course, the Kraal major- M Hy of Ih public servant ni l'lllplno. M Wllhln two years we shall bet Irving ths M sapnlmenl of an elective lower houi In M the I'lilllppln kglslulure l Msanwhlla our uwu people should re- member llwt there ui need for ths blah- H est standard of conduct among Ih Amr- H lean ssnl lo tho Phlllppln Island, not B only among tbo publl servants but M among Ih prlral Indlvktuals who go Rej to them. It Is because 1 fret Ibis to IH dcply Ihst In the udinlntslratlon cf these H lalanda I have p.i.liK.lr i,tuaed to per- fH mil any dlacrllillimlh n wh tlaorvsr for imllllcal roat'i ml i"" ln"lied Ihuf 0JJJ In choosing Ihe pul In ervnula t nnald M uratlon ahould be p.iil nt. ly lo Ihe M worth of Ibe mn hu n nr I tn thu jH needs ot ths Manila' Hum la no high- H rr body of men In mu i ut.llo arnvka jH lhan we have in thn IMiiHim me laUnda IB under Oav, Wright and hu aaaocVo ffH Bo far as possible Ihi a men ahuuttt be srajj given a free hand, and innlr "Ugteeiluns H heuld rarnlve Ibe hfi'rlv tun king bolh JK of th s.xiuilve and uf Ih Cungr. . mm Thsr I need of a vlx.ll.mt anil ll"lnur- H eated support of uur iublU si rvnnts In jH th Phlllui'lma hy go.al clllaena hero In Hj iho United Ituiea. L'nlurtunutily hliher- Vi io ihoae of uui people here al home who ejeaj l.nv initially claimed la ba lb chani- IH pi. ins of Ih rillplnoa hav In rssllty H l.esn llielr worst enerale This will M t-oulinue to be IIhi tse as long aa Ihsy 3B alilv la mak lb fllliiliio Independent. Hi ml stop nil Industrial development of fH Ih lalanda by crying out against tha HI lawa whlih would bring It on tho ground JR that tupliillsts must no! 'exploit' th n.JKe lalanda. Buih pioceeilliigs ar not only Tf II n wlae. but are rnual lui.mtul to th HI- Mr. Iplno. who du mil need Independence at MI all, but who do nd good lawa, good KJ publlo aervanla and ike Industrial de- gg vslopmenl lhal ran only come If th In- Hi vOTlmenl of Ameilmn and foreign capital HI In ih lelamls I favored In all legitimate H )!. M Kvsry mcasur taken concerning I lie ail Islands should be liken primarily with a H view lo Ihelr advanlgg. Ws ahould cer- lalnly glv Ihem lower tariff rats on Ihelr sxporls In Ih I'nllwl Blalsei if this Is not done II will be wrong to H extend our shipping taws lo then. I M earnestly hope for Ihe Immediate tract- rntnt Into law of th legislation now pending (n snceureaW American capital to H seek Inveslmint In Hie (stands In fall- rosdi. In fuclorle. In pkiDtstlon, and In lumbsrlng and mining. '9 TllIlOtMJllK IIOOBSVEtVT. H Ths Whll llouia lies. I, Ull, H |