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Show . mjpm Governmental Problems Dwelt On at Length In the Document. Mil EXCLIBIOII Of THE KOCIOS Czolgosz and His Ilk Enemies of the Human Race. THE MERITS OF RECIPROCITY. Frw Ideal lfnrl th Working of th Protwctlv Tariff Cnnatrueiloa mt th Mlraragaan ( anal t rJ, ma4 the I .ay. Philippine C hange In tha rrenft Militia l- Hc)uiirni(oj The Xavy, A eomprehensiv synopsis of President Roosevelt's masg to Congress ii gives be-Uw: be-Uw: To Ih fenate and IfmtM of representatives- 7::or.tr,rr.r;:iL?M,',,,,1vrh.".,;;r: ( September, 1'rra.dent McK'nley waa shot T an anarchist while stundu.g the Pn-American Pn-American Kxposltlon at lluff.ln, and died in ttat on the fourteenth of tliwt month "Ol .i last svn rk trd Preaidenta i. , 4 h third woo haa bu murd-rtd and the "bar recital of tlx fart ll suffVienl In Hie-dlfy Hie-dlfy it rave alarm emmi all Leva) Amen, un elttien. Mor.orr, th clrcumslanr of tin. th third assassination of an Amer an Preen dan I, bav a peculiarly sinister sicniflon.- Both President Lincoln, and Prea Wit V.r field war killed by assassins of types unf.tr" tunately not uncommon In history President Llucolo falling a victim to tha terrible pa. Sinn mued by f.-ur yesrs of nvi war, and President OarflHd In tha revengeful varw tty of a disappointed nrnc-eekr president VrKlnlay was killr-1 by an utterly dprvd arttnlnal belonging to that hotly of criminals who object lo all i n.rn.n.nt-. good and had alike, who ar against any form of pupuler liberty If It la r iaruntr.-.I by vn t Ii in'.si Just aod llharal Uwe, and a tin ar aa Inutile to th uprthM exponent of a free people "II fa not too much to aay that at tha tlm Of President al Kinl) - a daili ha was the moat widely loved man In all th ( tilt- A Slat; nulla have never had any public man of bia position who ha h.-n ao wholly fra from toe blttr animosities Incident lo public Itfa. There could be no personal hairad of htm, (..r h never adcd with sushi ho on ".! J f.'!i tr flmy"C h"m mhtu''w him ID puh Mr prlvata lira Tha dfer.d.r Of those ni ird-rerutis criminal who a"k to Sxrus their criminality p a-eertlng thul K la eierce-d for p. lm.) end, Inveigh a-.. -t araaltb ar.d It rvanoniihla puwt-r. Ilul f.,r ina got tw'urard " " ipuloy Tba Tr.-Wit ir-.iV" tn tha bUthant tarnia tf tha (.th,.,,! an I t .1 ,t,. vniu.-a of Mr. M -Kinly. Iarrihim n, nMtir of th rtnatloo and lha motlva Ihni Inapin-d It, th Diaaaaira cotitlnua: Motlva of tha A ) n-"Tha n-"Tha blow waa almpd not at Ihta Pral-ant. Pral-ant. but at all I'raald-nta at avry aymho) of rovrnm-oi. Th annrrhnt. and ially tba anarrhiat tn tha i;nltd Hti.a, m ,. raly n typa or oriniinal. mora titi ilmn ny othr baoaiiiw h r prawn a Ihw n:.ki (praviry la a r.atr d tr. Th- man who advocataa annri-hy dirtrtly or hidlrtntly in any ahapa or fanhlon. or ida man whu aplo. Eliaa rur anan hlata and ih-lr dda, nnka l ratal r morally arrraaury to niurdrr bfnra ho tart. Tb anarrhlal la a criminal wha aaryart4 Inatlnota kj hlra to prrr ronfu. flon and ehaoa to th uioat bwnfl'int form f aocial ordar. Ilia protest of roiwrrn for i vorktnimaD la outragoua tn Ita lincudrnt A - falalty; for If th political Ir.ailtuttnna of itn " ajvaahajaajaBa eountry do not afford upporiunlrr lo aTry boa Hit and lntiriit aon of tyif, than th T door of bopa la frvr rloawt aaalnat htm. f Th anarohut t vrywhra not maraly th i aotniy of ayatatn and ptonraaa. but tha dnd. I If foa of liberty. If aver atiarrliy la Irluinph. I aat It irtuiuph will lat fr but ono ri-d 1 imiit, to ha atirrwd.'d ror agva by tb 1 ' gloomy n!ht f dmipotttra. I Wol4 Ktelada Anarehlata. I ' arnatly rarotnmand to th Oongroaa ithat Id th irrla of it wla discretion It abould Uka lolo conalderatioo tba coming to thl country or anarrhlau or pwranna pro faaattig prinrlplaa boallla to all fcovarnmaiit ad Juatlfylng tb murder of thua plad t In authority. No mattar i-alls mora urgautly lor th wlaat thought of tha Congraa. : "Th radrral ruurta ahoutd ba givan Jurta- ( tlletlou ovar any man who killa or attampia f to bill th Praaldant or any uiaa who by th i Constitution or by law la In Hua of iu--m- I alon ror tb Praaidsnry, wblla Iba punish- I Want ror an unsucoaaaful attaiupt ahnuld he p report I onad to tha anormity of th uRsuaa against our Inatuutloii. "Aaarchy ta a orlma acslnat th whole 1 human ran; and all mankind should hand oaalnat tb anan-hlst. lilt crime ahould be mad an offana aiiatnat th law of nation Ilk piracy and that form of nianataltng I known aa th alav trade ror It le of far f fciaoker Infamy than either. It ahould be ao j' derlara4 by treat la among all civilised pow- Tha Trail Problem. "Th tremendous and highly comptav ' laduslrtal devalupmant whlcb want ou with I aver accelerated rapidity during tb latlvr I hair of tb nineteenth century brings us fa.-n to rare, at th beginning of the twantlalh, with verv aerlou s..rlal problenia. The oil j laws, and tb old custom whl h bad almost : the binding forr or law, wr one quite L aufflrlaiit to ragulate tb - utnulat.on and 1 distribution or wraith. Him a tha Inlusirlsl rhanie which hav ao enui mouly Inr-n-asid the productive power of tuaukinil, they ar tin looger aumclant. i "Th creation of graat corporal fnrtun haa not been due to the tariff nor In any Hhr governmental action, hut lo tiaturil eauaa In th" butnee world, operating In ttiar countrl as limy operate In our own. "It la not true that aa In rich bav grown k richer th poor hav grown poorar. Ou tho contrary, narer befnr has the avarag man. I tb wage-workar. tha fanner, the small trad- r, bean ao wi-ll off as In tbia country ati-1 at th p rasa nt time. Thar hav bu ahus-a ' connected with the accuniulaiion of wmiih; fated only on condition of conferring lm-1 lm-1 laena liicldental beneflia upon nth-ra. Bur- eaoaful antaipria. of the type which benefits all mankind, can only eitat If th conditions ar such aa to offr grrat prlsea aa th re- "Tb captains of Industry who hat driven th railway system acroaa l his continent, who hav built up our commerce, who Imv.i developed our maniifaclurM, have on the. Whole done great good to our people. Without With-out them the malarial development of which w ar o K-itly proud nuid never have Ukn plac. Moreovar. w ahould rtrninur the Imniena important to this maierl il development of leaving l unhampered as la compatible with the public good th alrong aod forceful men upon whom the success of builQssa operallona inevitably reata. Cant I on la Urged. "An additional reason for caution In dealing deal-ing with corporations la to he found In the Interuatmnal commercial mud lion ol day. The same bu-ncs c..n,iiiona wMeh hav produced the an al -rc tui uais of cor-porat cor-porat and Individual iMlth liuvc inuda In mi vary patent factors in inirrnat loual couitnrr. rial couipetltlon, Am-rlca hna only luit tiun to eeui- ih.d cnutiumid.nK P""Hion In th Uitemalional lminea wa.rld which we bellt-v will iuom- and mr h hers. It la of th Utmost imponaree t,t lh;s pnaition M not Jeoparded. .spvii.Mr tune al,. tb overfi,wUig abun ''' hilg'nea eiMr''' nrt'ltoR letterUie youthful atreuglh of our "'raaater to great birtln" enterprises can Dover have It ffcia limited to the u.rii ( th top. It sprea.is ihrougiiuut, and hil it la bd for everybody, It t- worst for those fart heat down The capitalist may be ahoiu of hie lu-iurl; but the waite woraer uiay be deprived of v""lj")rJJrJ,'1,40B1 1ho ho Lwurr XWU world bows ibat legit- I latlon will generally b both uawl and tn-ei.. tn-ei.. uva un.aas undertaken aflr calm inquiry ai d ta a"l-ef af-r.a raint. M...h o th l".lto dir.tad at tha trut would hava J--en eadie:y nverhlevoua bad It nil alao r-T',"r.ti'ln'' l,",pp-,t with A tUk by rru, and 111 considered tegiala-nu tegiala-nu to flo what may turn out to b- h1. ,.uld ha to incur the Dak of an. h far r h-'"I h-'"I stoal disinter that it would be preferable prefer-able to Unoer'akf nothlna at all. All this la ir-i. ai.d yet It Is also lm that Use r. r-,, ,r.T(1 ,Tllli nn. ,lf lb. eh.f h.ng over..-ap,t.IMtiu been-of been-of tta many baleful conamjyances. and a reao lut and practical affori must ba mad to Correct tbew evils. OoTornmont KnpvrvUlon. "It fa no limitation unou property rtajh' or rrwedom of contract to reouir that whan doing business under corporata for'm, w"hlch frees them from Individual rap'nihlltv, and enable them to rail Into their enterprise tba capital of the public. Ib-y shall do an upon absolutely truthf il rprerntation aa to Hi value of the property in whuh tha capital capi-tal Is tn b Invested Corporal lone engaged In Intsrstat rommerew sliould he reu.Ute.1 tr they are fon d I eiema a ll-et.e working work-ing to the public Inlurv It ahonld he as much the aim of tlmwa who ea for icial Utt-rmenl lo r-d the bus na world of rrlmea of running as to tld th entire hod politic of crlm.-e of viob nc tlreat corpori-1 corpori-1 tt-.ns etlat only he. in. tlt. v are ci-ated and ssf-.usrd.d by our Inst' Hit ina and t 1 Is lhrf..r our rrM ar-d our duty to at that thy work In harmony wah thee Institution. Insti-tution. Publicity Kennedy fur Trust. "Th flrat raaer.ttal to determining how lo d.-al with ih Krt l idu 'f ul cr,ib.i..iit'ins Is knowlcdaa of the fstia p ihtlclly. In the Interest uf Mt public, tb govei iiinul ahouid bavrtne rght to ir.p.-i at d intniae th iurl "emdy Ih' h we dn' n.' w' inlok "wha? further r-m-d a are ne-d-d in the way of avariimetitul t..uU!Hn. or laiatlon, can, only lie d'terniir.(4 after publicity h' been I olitalned. by procea of law. and In th enoree of aduitnistraiion. Th llret riull' la know led, full and complete- knowled. which niiy he made public to the world Joint atock or otkiaManlma depvnd'ng np.tn any a.alutnry law .r Uer Utnce or .rlvtlege, shcild ha auble-t to pntper rov-trntneotal rov-trntneotal supervle nn, ard f nil td ac i-at ma'te public raular1y at ra tmtile lutervata -The lara corporations, commonly call4 do butlii-aa In many a'.atea. o'n doing very little buainaa in the state whero thy ar Incorporated There la uiier la k of uniformity uniform-ity In the state laws about tliunij atd aa no tat hue any exclusive Interest In or power over tlieir a ta. It has in praclre provd impossible im-possible to gt sdfUte reailatlon tlirnuth whole pople. the Nation slmuld. wlihout In-terfetlng In-terfetlng with tba p..wr of lb tala In th vl' on' ai d tVaulotloii'ov-r 'all rorporat !ona c.slly true"whra Ih"" orp'oraMon "derive a portion Of l'e weul'h fro.Q Uo of aoine monopostir alnMit or tend-nev in Ita humesa IH re would be no hard -hip in au. b eoperviemti lur.k are rnLlrct to it. a. d IP thlr t asr it I now a rptd as a e.ii.1e matter of roiira Inde. 1. ll la pprhhle that aupervlsloii of corporal 1ia by lb National oaae with th aupervision . Vv!d over ih;n by ao cotia-rvatite a ate a :ia .nrhusetie, 1U order lo pn din- eicetlenl remilln. "I bHev II..! a law .an be lrNm4 til-h will rnabl- lb National government to mwr- lronilu by tliv ci(rien.e sried lbroun th.. pa-oas and aimuia ratlon of th liu-r-aii-t:..nn.irc Act U, h- awer, lb Jud merit of in t'onares In tb tl it lack tho conatltutlonal power to pa such an act, t'in a constitutional amendment ahould h , aubtnltted to innfcr the power "Tner ahould 1- cra -d a fahln-t officer. I to be known as S. reiaiy uf f-ominerce and I tnduatnes, a provided In ;1h bill littrodu.el at Ilia lat si-saiun of the t' nttrcss. It ahould ! b Jus piomce in deal with conitnerce In Ita i broad-el a lt.'lndn among many other tutnaswhaiever iourha luoor and all tnat- anl ou'VjIV" ba!a'nmrlneU,M'r" C"rpora '" ttastrli'tlon mi Imintgratton "With th ule oKeplion of th farming Interest, tio oue inm -r Is of s'icri vital tuo-mnt tuo-mnt to our whola pcopi aa tha weltur of the wage-worker. If the termer and the cenatrT'thaValTothera will' be wellVrT.' too. ll Is therefore a ma iter for hearty cuuiralil-lation cuuiralil-lation that on tb whole w-: ar huh-r to-day In th Vnlt-d Htate than ever be. ore tn our history, and far hK r Itiau In any thr oountry The standard of Itving I ale biNher than tvr b-fore. Cv.ry erT il of Ik-Islator Ik-Islator and admiulsiralnr b .id t bent r.t secure Ilia prioitiieucy or t; n rondillon or thing and Ha lii.irovemeiit wherever p.MisI-blv. p.MisI-blv. Not m.ly mutl our lubor be proteeird by th tariff, but It should also he protected ao far as It la possible from the presence In this vouotry of auy laborers hrnuaUl over by contract, or of tiioee who, coining freely, yet represent a standard of living ao de-preaaed de-preaaed that they can uudrra our men in the labor market and dre them to a lower level. I n-iard II ae necessary, with this nd In view, to re-enact Immediately Ih law eicludlug Chineae latxirera and to stiittb-en stiittb-en ll wherevr ueceaaary th order to mk It nforc..mnt entirely effctlv. "Ho far as piti-' .Ms under the condition of government h i k, provls.i.ti ahould be made la n.uder lie enforiueut of the eUthi-hour eUthi-hour law oaay and eerta'ii. In all Indue-trie Indue-trie carried on directly or Indirectly for the t ailed Htatea guvuruinent women and children chil-dren abould be prole, ted from aitesslve hour of labor, from night work, and from work under unsanitary conditions. "Tb moat vital problem with which this country, a id for thai matter the whole civ-tllted civ-tllted w.iill, ha to deal, la the problem which h:ie for on aide the btlermnt of social so-cial cond lions, moral and p'lysb al. In larce rules, and for another side the effort to deal with the tangle of fer-raiblug questions Which W giuup together When w apeak of "labor.' Veiy great cod haa heo and will he accomplished by associations or unions of wave-workers, when managed with forethought, fore-thought, and when they cotuhln Insistence upon tholr own right with law-abiding respect re-spect fur the right of othr. Th display of t!ie qualities in auh bodies I a duty to th Nation nn lesa Ibau lo the assuclallona them-salve. them-salve. Klually, ther must also in many cuaee b a.iilou by ih government In order to aafegua rt the rights and Interests of all. Under our Constitution ther I much more nm'lTcipa'lltylhaii by th Nation. Hut on joints slc!i as thus touchod on abov th Our pr. -enl lumilgi at loti iawa ar Unsatisfactory. Unsat-isfactory. W need every honest and effl-cioul effl-cioul Immigrant fitted lo becoina an Aiucrl- to stay, who bring her a atrntiK body, a stout heart, a fcd bead, and a resolute pur-t-.tee to do hi duly well in every way and to bring up hie children as law-abiding nnd tid rearing members of the community. Hut there should be a coinpreheiielve law enacted enact-ed with the object of working a threefold uu- wa ahould aim to exclude absolutely not only all peraotis who are known to I believer In anarchistic principle or member of anarchistic, an-archistic, social ls. but also all persons who ar of a low moral tendency or of unsavory reputation. This mesne that we should require re-quire a more thorough system of Inspection abroad and a too re rigid system of einlnu-tlon einlnu-tlon at our Imuitaratlon porta, lb foruiar Doing Do-ing especially lie. easary. "The second object of a projef Immigration Immigra-tion law ouaht lo be to ecur by a careful and not merely perrunclory educational last some Intelligent capacity to appreciate American Amer-ican Institution and act sanely a American Ameri-can rltlieii. Thl would not keep out all ananhiats, for many of tbm belong to the intelligent criminal class Hut It would do wual la also In point, that la, tend tn de-t de-t re at th sum of iKiiorau'-e, ao potent In producing He" envy, suspicion, inaliRnant pus ion. and hatnd of order, out of which mart hlatle sentiment Inevitably spnnas f inally, all person ahould be icludd who aro below a .ertalu atamlnrd of mmlc Dt. nM to enter our Industrtal field as competitor com-petitor with American laUjr, Ther ahnuld E.o proper proof of p. raonal capacity to earn un Aiueri' an livlna and enoiivh money to In-ktire In-ktire a decent Blurt uudut American eond1-ih.ns. eond1-ih.ns. This would st-.p th tnnni of i-besp lahor. ai.J tho les'llling coln nU whL h K.vea rue to so mu Ii nf hltteruea. in Amerl- a-rlngs'ofMe pet il-.it iaf ao i'hI roodhloi!! in our great cities, where tian hititlc oigan-ks'ioiis oigan-ks'ioiis hav their gresteat possibility of Qua I ton of Heolprocltj, "There la Kftieral arqusenc in our pre, enl tariff syateui as a iittiuiil policy. The flist re.uisit lo our ptottperlty la the continuity con-tinuity and stability of this economic policy ,utiitr could b more uiiwb than to disturb dis-turb the bunliic-s Interests of th country by marcial aud malarial wall-being. Our xprl- s anea Ii tb pst has ahown that awep" revisifns of tb tariff are apt to prtuiJ- on. In we nti'ssly approaching panic in t bu.ltiesa world Vet It Is not only poe, .Id hut encuanily desirable, to cmblna with stehil f ..f our eciiomte evioi a sui .'l-m.ntsry .'l-m.ntsry stein of reiprcBl he..flt and - M-gsi M-gsi on with other nationa. Hu-b rec.pro- t'T is an Inn1.nl aid result ef lb firm cmt-Itahnieat cmt-Itahnieat and prarvatlon of our pre- e -I'lu'iiiM poll, y It was spclally proiJ for in Ih renl tariff law lliir Irat rtuty Is to see that th pmeetl grsntd ly th tat.ff tn ev.ry cae where Ui le needed ia mail.t-nied. and that fwlpni'F hw far tn.e'ls must be'deierm' nd accord-log accord-log to the Individual case, rtm-mheritif aya thai every application of our tariff pl; 1. y l) n frt nor shifihtg rational needs must dullao must never b reduced belo w th penl that Will cover Ih different l-twren ' lHir cost here and abroad The well being or tb wa-worker I a prim con anient ima of our enure policy or economic legislation-' legislation-' Kubject tn thie proviso of the proper protection pro-tection necessary to our Industrial well -hems' at hem, ti.e nnncipi of ro.-lpr'ity nrnt comttiand our hearty support Th phenomenal pheno-menal growth of our eiport trade emphst the uroricy or Ih nerd for Wider insrkets ard for a ihral .h. y In dealing with t' e.u tiatlons. Whatever t merely potty and viatloua In the wav of trad reatnetb-n should he avo d.d lb customer to whom long run, dlr-iy or 'indir'i ty, purchaa thnsa surplus products by g ving us something some-thing In return Their ability In piirche our producta ahonld aa far a nosa.bl h secure! by ao airan i g o..r larlff as to able us to take fi.in ihem thus product whnh w can use without barm to our owo Induslrli and ltnr. or the us of which will be of tnnrhed bnm lo us. "W have now resch-d Ih point In th development of our interests where we are hot only able to sui ily our own market but to produce a con-tstilly irrowitiff autpnta for wbbh w must find market abrosd To secure theaa market we tan uilltae itallog duties in any case where thy ar no looser needed for th purpose of protrlion, or It) nv cae wher Ih article la not produced her and the duty la no hmaer ncssar for eicbant'e f..r what wa a-k. The cordial re-Istions re-Istions with other nationa whl h ar ao da-slral'le da-slral'le will naturally h piomoted hr 'he cours ihue rjuired by our own inter!. "Th natural Un of dvlopuietw for a policy of reciprocity will ba In connection with ihoe of our prodm imna which no longer long-er reouir all of the support ou needed to establish them upon a Bound bails, and with those other whvr either beau of natural or of economic causes w ar beyond tba reach or luccessfiil competition "I aih th attention nf the H-iat tn the reciprocity treaties laid hefor It by W7 pr- Onr Merchant Marina. , "Th condition of th American Ir-fhant ' marine la aucb a to call f.-r usuiedtal i remedial ation hy Ih f'or.iress 1 la die crcl lahle m ii i Nation that kur merchant mer-chant marine should ba ullerly maanlfl. ant In compnrison lo thai or mber nsrai. which we overi-.p hi other forma of bumfa "American shaping la under ccrhm great da Ivniitasea when put In ci.mi.eii..n with the shitic or fore.au c.iintriea. Many of the fast forlrn atainOiips. at aP"4 fourteen kooia or ahote, e subs u-d, an1 all our ships, sslhng ve. la and tmrB alike, t aricu carrirs of al.-w p. e. in 1 mall rarrlM of h l l, .h..1, have to aieet the foct that the orUlunl com! of huiMiSg Ariierl . an ships Is sreater that, ta the . .iw abroad thai the weea paid An.ernan ..ft ra au-l the . ftlrara and seamen of 'foreien a.i.ipet "na count r", and thai th atandiud of living on our ships is fsr auprre-r to ihe slx.dard ..! Ilvmg on tb- ships of our con.merrtsl rivals "(nir government should til wt a.Koi aa will remedy lixse Ine.iusriiea. Tt American Amer-ican merchant Uiatltie .huuld be restored lo the ne.au. "The Act of March 14. I!"0 InKadofl un oftuivoi-ally to e.iuMi.ti gold aa tbs -tamlard money and lo msiuiam at a par .ly therewith all forms of money ni.d -mi In um with Us baa been shown to h liniely and tudicloiis Th prle of our aoverr.ment It.sU In the world a itiaikel. w hit coinparad with the price of similar nhiigallon is by othr naons. Is a flattering tribute to our public cr ... Th's condlllou It l,miuBlly desirable desir-able to ins tn I. i n "In many rep pee t a tha National flanklnt Uw furiilrhes aufTlclent liberty fnt the propel eiercle of th hsukm fumtb but there sems to be net 1 of better sarciiai,la against and ninlVMntwZm currlnev of th country ahould be mads lesnouslvr to tl d. inand uf our domes! u trad and tertnrllcrti nf HaveealM . "Tha colled ions from dutle on Irortrta and Internal tales conlinie to eiceed me or. 1 1 liary expenditures. Tha utmost cm should thr will be any possibility of a dVi: but, after providing againat any sin b comngncy. meana should b adapted which will V a the r venues mor nearly within th Htm af our actual needa. 1 "I call Special attention to th ntt Utrte! conoiny in eiiH-nd'tiirea. Th fact n our national needs forbid u tn h nisfiilr In provide whatever la actually nt erv lo our wll-leing. should mska ua douMi eare-ful eare-ful to husband our tianoiial reaiura, aa each of ua husbands his private re our, by acrupuloua avoidance of anything like igste-ful igste-ful r reckless e(endltur. Hagtilatloa of HaillroaH. In lfl g measure was enacted for th regulation reg-ulation or tutretaf rallwaya, conaoiily fcuown aa the Interstate r.minrc Act Th cardinal provisions of that act wen that railway rates should be Just and reaseable and that all shippers, localities, and iuii-ditlea iuii-ditlea should ha ac orded niual treuttneti. A commission waa created and endowed with what were auppoeed to be the net easarrww-r easarrww-r lo eiecuie iy provlsloua of thl af "That law was I j!y an eiperitueul perlenc baa showp th wisdom of ltsur-poae. ltsur-poae. but baa also shown, posBlbly Ihattnrue or It reiulremeiita are wrong, certalnljthat th meana devised ror tha euforcemeul i lis provisions are defect '. "The act ahould b MiTnded. Tha rafcray I a public servant. Ita ratea should be:uat to and open lo all ahlppr alike. Th siv-eminent siv-eminent shnuld see to ll that within Ita Jria-dictlonihla Jria-dictlonihla la ao and should provide a JpJf, loeipauaive. and rf-live rt medy lo that ed. At the same tuna It must not be forguttco Sat our rallwaya are Ihe arterlea through wca , the commercial lifei,i,,od of thla iMUon fl.sa. Nothing could be more foolish than th actmeitl of leglttellou which would uuut.w-eerily uuut.w-eerily Interfere with Ilia development ad operation uf these commercial ageiiciia. t subject la on of great Importance a id ruts tor th earnest attention or th t'ongrea. Tb mcaxsae points nut th value or American forests and tha necessity for thir systems for the reclamation nMh and'hitU or th Weal, or th water righla It says: "In Ih arid states the only right to waff which ahould le recognised l that or us, a Irriicatlnii thla right ahonld attach lo be land reclaimed and be Inseparable therefmv (iraMlng perpetual water riahta to oth'i than Users, without compensation to l public, l often m all lb obje. thins whl apply lo giving away perpetual franchise th public uillltlea of tltiea. A few of tta Western slates have aires 'If rocogolfed tha and have lncororied In their constitution the doc. lriu of perpetual slat ownership if water. lveloputnt of Hawaii. "Our aim should be not simply to racists) th largeat area of laud and provide huui' for the largest number of people, but to crest for this new Industry the best possible social and Industrial conditions; and this require re-quire that we not only understand the ei-Isilng ei-Isilng situation, but avail oursslvea of th best eipenene or Hi tlm In tha solution ot Ita pioblvma. A careful study should he made. In. Hi by the nation and the stats, ot the irlgstton laas aud conditions hers and abroad. Ultimately It will pmhubly be nea. sary rur the nation to ru-pral wl,l ,tl several and slates lu proportion as thee stati a tty their hgilutlon aud aduilulutratiuu Show theruselva fit lo receive It. "In Hawaii our aim must be lo develop th VV doToi'wIeh'n reaio'n'of large clues tilled by cheap labor; we wish a healthy Anisrhan community of men who themselves till h farms they wii. All our lei: slslion for the lilauda should ba shaped with Ibis end in v.ew, lb well being of the aversg koine-maker koine-maker mutt afford the true leal of tle he. liny development uf the Islands. Tbs land policy ahould as nai.rly as possible be nindelcl on our homestead ayalem. , "It la a pleasure lo say thai 11 , J than ar'to'Vh'y aiato'or rntory within our continental lluilta. Th Islsnd I thriving as never before, and It la being adminhJlered eftl 'leiilly and honestly. Ita people ar t" enjoying liberty and order under the protection pro-tection ot tb Tinted Ktates, sod upon tDt fact we congratulate them and oursslvea. Their material welfare must be a ca-efully aud Jceloualy considered aa th wsllare of r ether portion nT our country. Va bava l'en them Hie grest a ft of ft a. , - f.,r ' r pr-'dui-ta to i;. n rkM- of t:t I .tr. 'ea. BaK t tlriu,ll f i'nlir,u h the need of leaislst'on conenrnlog lb pab-c pab-c lands of Porto lli.u. I'ntgrea In t nlia. "In P.-. .r, pn-tress has been made In-rd In-rd put. ,.g the lideperda.il government of island .,,., firm f.ti. a that K f,e the r'ent Sr.,,,,,, th(, iIIIlBr close thia 'II U an accomplished fact Cuba wt then "'t as her own mtetreaa. and lo lb i be.utl. Meen of the Antilles, as she unfolds thia cw r.g, uf tl,r ,.,,, w. attend our t'h7ln,,r,'t"''BB mnA Kl" "ily In the cape of 'however. thr f weighty res. .ns of nmral'ty a-d or nn-, nn-, n' interest lT the policy ahould b held lo h.ve peculiar appli. ation. and I moat riieetly a.h your attention lo the wisdom. "Meed to the vital need, of providing for a lant.al reduction in th tariff dutlea on ihan Imports into th 1' ruled Htt- iJiiha air4, thai she should stand, in International ttsra, In cloeer ard more friendly relation 'lb wa thm with any other power; and w w bound hy every consideration of honor "d id'ency tn pas romnxrctal nieaure u th mterest of her meterlal well-beii,g. Tha Philippine IVohlera. ''Ia tb Philippine our problem I ; larger. Tkey ftr. T,ry nrn (roptcal islands, Inhabl-M Inhabl-M by many varying trihea. rvpreaenling W'flely different atsRa nf progress toward tkw peon upward along Ih atony and d'f-""It d'f-""It path that lesds In self government. We hop tn mshe ottr admtnisttation of the la-'i, la-'i, ii honorable to our nation tty making II of th hiRhst benefit to the FHiptnoe them-ls; them-ls; and aa an earnest of what we Intend 'e do, w point to what w have done Al-fij Al-fij a greater measure of material pronr-tr pronr-tr Slid of governmental houeaty and ffl.--aey ba b-eti attained In the rblllpplues ibas ever hef.tr in ttie.tr h: lory. 'la dealing with th Philippine people w Bust show both patletic and strength, for-besrthc for-besrthc and Steadfast revolution. Ouf un a hiih We do not dslr to do for th Is-loder Is-loder merely what haa elaewher heen don for impic people by even th beat foreign rernrr.nts V hope to do for Ihem what never before been done for any p"l'' "I Ih tropics .to make them fit for Self. ' rnvernmeut after the fashion of th really "To leave the letends at thl tlm would mean that they would fall Into a welter of i murderous anarchy, riuch desertion or duty a nur part would he a crime eaalnat burner bu-rner liy. ihe character or Governor Taft and of b.s asaoctalca and subordinate I a proof, tf inch te needed, of the sincerity of our ef-'tM ef-'tM to give the Islanders a constantly In-eresaing In-eresaing measure of aelf government, esartiy tahliahed tiot an api-oint nieiit baa been made tn the Islands with any reference to consideration consider-ation or political Influence, or to aught else Mti ih ritnsss ot lb man and lb need of the service "There are still trouble ahead In the la-lands. la-lands. The Insurrection has b. om an affair of local banditti and maraudra. vlu deserve fo b'Rher reg.ird than the brigsnde of por-lloi.s por-lloi.s of the old world Kncouregemenl. direct di-rect or Indire. t. to thee Insurre tos elands gn th same fooling aa eoconrsaeir.eut In hostile hos-tile Indiana In the days when we still bad Ills' Ill-s' sn ware. Aa we will do everything In our p'.a-ar for lb KlMpluo Who ia pa eful, we ill take tb st.rn-st masiirea with the K'Pptooe who follow lb path of tb Insur-r'o Insur-r'o and th ladron. ' The lime bss Mime when there should he i.t'titional legislation f.-r the Phuippmea. Snlliing blt-r can he dn for the Inlands Mian to Introduce, industrial enterprises. tnr.'siiiig lliriti open to Itidustrial develop-tner.t. develop-tner.t. It la therefore nece.mary thai Ihe !-tgra should pas laws by which th rw-sutir.e rw-sutir.e of the Islsnd ran h developed: ao I hst fran.hlsea I for llmitod brmi of yaral ran I- granted lo rompauica doing b.;si,..-s in thm. and evry encoiirsgement h given t.t the Incoming of business iuvn of every kind. I call your attention most earnestly to th crying nd of a cable to MnwaU and the I'hllippliiaa. to l continued from tb I'lnl-jlt'pln I'lnl-jlt'pln lo points lu Asia. We ahould not d ir a day longer than necesaar) the con- mntlnil of au h a cable. It la demanded i hot merely for ciMtr.er.lal but for political and military conaiderallone. 'Hither the I'ongresa should Immediately provide f.ir the ci.usiru Hot of a government govern-ment cable, or eltv an arrangement ahould he mad by which Its advutKa to tbos accruing from a government cable may lm !ctirtMj to the government hy cuutrat With a prtvat cable company. , UonisnQls N lea rag a an tawal. "No single great material work which rw-maltiB rw-maltiB to be undertaken on thla continent I of such onnaequenco to the American people aa tfa building of a canal err ...a the Isthmus connecting North and Mouth America. While Ha banefl-lal effects would p-rhapa h most marked upon the Pacific-coast and th gulf and rtoutk Atlantic etale. It would also great'- htfi other Bacltona. It la emphatically em-phatically a work which It Is for the Interest of the entire country lo begin and complete a booq aa poeelble; It la one of those great worka which only a great nation can under- 1 Is ha with prospects of succeaa, and whlcb In the nation's material Interests, but standing stand-ing monument to Ita constructive ability. I am glad lo be able lo announc to you that our negotiations on tbia subject wllb Oraat llrltaln, conducted on both aide In a spirit of friendliness aud mutual good will and reepeet, have resulted In my being able to lay b-for th Huale a treaty which If ratified will enable ua to begin preparations for an Isthmian canal at any time, and which guarantea to this nation every right that ll haa ever asked In connection with the canal. In tbia treat Ibe old t'liytou-Tlul-ver treaty, eo long re gnlied as Inadequate to supply tho baae for th construction and maintenance of a nereesarlly American ah'p canal, la abrogated It specifically provide that the lnltd Htatea alone ebell do the work of building and assume the responsibility responsi-bility uf safeguarding Ih canal and shell regulate It neutral u by all nation on terms or nquallty without th guaranty or Inurfereme ot any outside nation from any quarter. The signed treaty will at on ca be laid hefor the Henat, and If approved the Congress cau then proceed lo giv effect lo Ihe advantage It secures US by pruvldlug for "Tha true end of every great and free people peo-ple should b aeir-reepecllhg pc; and thla nation moat earnestly desires sincere and cordial friendship with all others. Over the entire world, of recant yere. ware betweeu tba great clvlllfed power hav becom lee and less frequent. War wllb barbarous or ami-barbaruua pooplea come in an entirely different category, bing merely a most regrettable re-grettable but necessary International police duty which mual he performed for the k or the welfsre of mankind. Peace ca only b kept with certainty where both side w.sh lo keep ; but more and more Ibe ciUn1 people .re realising the wKked folly of war and are attaining that condition of Just and Intelligent regard for the right of others which will In th end. as we Imp and believe, be-lieve, make world-wide peace possible The p-s.e conference at Th Hngu. gave deflnll expression lo this hope and belief and marked mark-ed g stride toward their attain me ut. Tha Moaros Mootrlna. "Thl umi peace conrsreur gcejuleseed In our iistcmeiit of th Monro doctrine as compatible with th purposes aud aiuis of tb conference. "The Monro doctrine should h Ih cardinal car-dinal feature of Ih foreign policy of all Ih nation of tho two Anu-rlies, aa It Is of tb lulled Htatea. The doctrili I a decisra-tmn decisra-tmn that there must be no territorial ag-arandiienieril ag-arandiienieril by huy nou-American power at ban ail !'Bt0Unno0w lee lit tided aa hostlls to any nation In the old world. Bull lesa Is K Intended to give cover lo any eggresslon hy one new world power at lb eipenee of siy other. It is umply a alt. and a long atep, toward aaaiir.ng the universal pea-e of tha world by securing the possibility uf per- "Thla do trine banuthiug to do with tb commercial relations of any An.r.-an puwtr, save that It In truth a Unas e h of them to form such aa It dealiea. In other words. It Is really a guaranty of Ihe commercial In-diiid. In-diiid. nee of ibe Americas. We do not nk Under Una d... trine for any eicluslva commercial com-mercial dealings with any oth-r American slate. W do not guarantee auy alale againat punishment If tt misconducts Itself, provided pro-vided that punishment dues not take tbs rorinor th ai.juimiou of territory by any "Our attitude in Cuba la a sufficient guar--uty or our own good faith W bav not tb sllghleal deslr to ss. ure ny territory st the vapsnaa of any nf our neighbor We wish to work with Ihem hand In naad, eo hat all of ua may be uplifted together, arid w reJUc over th good fortune of any of 'hem. we gladly ball their malarial prosperity prosper-ity aud political stability, and ar c'oo:erned od alarmed If any of ibeni fall into lodue- trial or p'Mllral cban W do not wish to I - anv old world military power grow up on th'i .-..rlluetit. or to b compelled tn be. om-a om-a military power ourselves. The people of Ih Americas can prosper heat It left to work our Uorir own lvtiou In their own wa. l'owerr-1 Navy Urged. "Tha work of upbiiild'rg tha navr moat h steadily rontlnued Whether wa desire U or not, we must henceforth recngnlre that w bav International dunes no l-.s than International Inter-national right Kven If our Msg wera hauler) haul-er) down tn the Philippines and Tnrto ltico, even If we d-. id-d not to build the Isihmisn canal, w should nd a thoroughly tralni navy or adequate ana, or els be prepared definitely d fr a) time to abandon lha sons go rli vn lo Ihe aa In ships, t'nlesa our commerce, la alsy lo t rarned In foreign for-eign Ik .Home, w must bav war craft 10 protect It. "Ho far from being In any way a provocation provoca-tion to wsr. an adeq.mt and highly trained navy la Ihe best guaranty against war. th cheapest and Uioat effective peac Insurance, The cost of building and maintaining ati h a navy represents th very buhl est premium fr Insuring pae which this nation can possthly pay. "Probably no other ' great nation In th world I n anvloua for peace aa w are. 1 hrw la not a single civtlitcd power which has anything whatever lo fear rrom aggressiveness ag-gressiveness on our psrt All we want ta peace; and toward thla end we wish to h able to aeeur the sain reepeet for OUF right In return, to Insure tair treatment lo us commercially, and to guar ante th safety of the Arnerban popl. "lur peopl Intend lo abide hy Ih Monro Mon-ro dorirtna and to Insist mon It aa th on Western hemisphere 1 he navy' offer ua lha only meana of making our Insistent- upon Ih Monro doctrine anyibtng but a subject sub-ject of derision In Whatever nation chooses to disregard It W dir the pc which con. aa of right to th Juet man armed, not th pa' granted on terms of Ignominy to ih craven and the weakling "tt la not poeelble to Improvise a navy after war breaks out. The ship must bo built and the men trained long In advanca. Ia the late war with "pain th ahipe that dealt Ibe decisive blow at Manila and fUn-tlao fUn-tlao had been launched from two lo four-did four-did ttecauee the men In the conning towers through long years of practice at aea learned bow to do their duly. "It waa forethought and preparation which Secured u lha overwhelming triumph of lavs If w fall lo show forethought and preparation prepara-tion now, there may mm a time whn die-aster die-aster will befall ua Instead of triumph; and should thla Urn com, th fault will rest primarily, not upon those whom Ihe accident acci-dent ef event put In supreme command at IO"l l.rrsh"ud 'no rwaaatlnn In tha work of completing our navy It I unsafe and unwise nut to provide this year for several additional battleships and heavy armored cruisers. With auildary and I la bier crsfl In proportion; for Ih evact numbera and character char-acter I refer you to the report ot ihe rWr-lary rWr-lary of Ih Navy. Hut ther I something we need even more than additional ahJps. and thia I additional offlcera and mn. Ti provide pro-vide ha Mies h pa and cruiser and thn ley them up. with Ihe eip. tat Ion of Having them unmanned until they ar needed In actual war, would It w.ra than roily; ll would b a crime against the nation. "To send any warship sen hint a competent trained by yearn of actual aea earvice, Including In-cluding iticeaeant gunner? p-adlce, Would U to invite not merely d sastrr, but lb b lter-eal lter-eal sbsm and humiliation four thousand additional seamen and on thousand additional addi-tional marines should be provided; and an Increase In III nflWra should tt provided by making a Urge aOditlou lo ih claaaea at Our Trwaant Naval torwa "W now hav avsrlten battleship appropriated ap-propriated for, of which inn are completed and hava- bn rnmmi.ietnnrd for a.ual service. serv-ice. lh rmalhiiia eight will bu nudy In from two to four years, but It will take at least Ibat tlm to re. ruit and traiu th men to right them. It la of vast com em that we hava train, d crewe ready for the vessels by the time they are commissioned. Oood ahipe and good guns are simply god weapons, and Ihe best weapons sr ua eat In the bunds of men who know how to PhL with th-rii, .The men must be trained and drilled under a thorough and well planned ssim ol progressiva instruction, whil tha re-ru t-Ing t-Ing mual b carried ou with atlll greater "Th naval mllltta forcea are atnle organl-ailoua. organl-ailoua. and era tralurd for mast ervir, and In vent of war llr Will constitute the toner line of defenae. They should receive henr ucouraaeiiient fr.-m lb general government "Ilul in addition w ahould al oioe provide pro-vide for a National Naval l( .serve, orgaolied and trained und-r the direction of ibe Navy leparimeut, and auhN-t tn the call nf tb Chief htiet ullva whenever war become Imminent. Immi-nent. It abould h a real auililary lo Ihe naval eeagolug peao establisbiuent, and of-lr of-lr material lo be drawu on at one for manning our ahipe tn time of wat. It should he composed of graduate of the Naval A. ed-einy, ed-einy, gradual of Ibe Naval MlllUa, uftlcera and crewe of coast-line aleamera, longshore schooners, fishing vesaela aud steam yachts, Uaikr with Die asl population aitout aucb canter a llf-saving slalluua aud light-houses. light-houses. Naad for Powrfnl Navy. MTh American peopl must either hultd and maintain an adequate navy or else make up their mind definitely lo acrpt a c- merely in political, but lu commercial, mailers mai-lers ll baabeeii Well eald that tbera Is no beyond Its' preaeiiV'siIe'al'ibla lime. Slut H la i.e. easary U keep ll at tb blbet point of efficiency. "Kvery effort should he made to bring th army to a coualantly Increasing slate of ef-fli ef-fli lency. When un aotual awrvlce no work aava ibat directly In th lln of uch aervlc ahould ba retiuired. Th epr work In th army, a la tb navy, ahould b greatly reduced. re-duced. What la Rdcd la proved power of command aud capacit to work well In tha field, fonatant care la heceeaary to prevent dry rot In th transportation and ouiuoila-aarv ouiuoila-aarv denartmenla. "Th CoiiiriM should provtd means whereby where-by It Will be possible lo hav field aerclee by at least a division or regulara, and tf possible also a dlvtaloo of patloual guarda-meti, guarda-meti, one a year. only actual handling and providing for c ampins, embarking, and disembarking, will It It possible to train lb higher oltl. erg to perform their duties well and smoothly. "A great debt Is owing from the public to ths men of the army and navy. They abould bo o treated to enahle them to re, h th highest point of efficiency, ao that they may b abl to respond lualanlly to any demand made upon them lo kustalu tb li:'rrits of Ih nation and Ih honor of Ibe Dag. Th Individual American enlisted mail la jintb- tiuiii than tha regular of any other army. Kvery consideration ahould be ahown bitu, ar.d In return the hlglieet standard of usefulness use-fulness should b eiaitcd fnu.i him. It la alder whether tha pay ot enlisted men upon secy iid and subsequent enlistments should nut l Increased to correspond with th In eieaaed valu of th veteran soldier. Militia Ui Uhcolata. "Action should b taken In refcrenc to th 0)1 1 It la and to tfs lalaing of volunteer force. Our uulllla law la ohsolel and worthleaa. Th orgitnUatlog aud armament of lb National Na-tional Ouard of in veral atates. which r trsaled aa militia In the appropriation. by Ibe L'ongreaa, ahould be madv Ideiitbal with those provided tr tb regular forcva. The uhllgstlune and duties or the tiuard In time of wsr should be tarefully defined, and a svsietu established by law under which tha method of procedure of raising Volunteer forces ahould he prescribed In advame. It la ullrly Impossible In Ibe eiclieinfut and haste of Impending war lu. do thla aallsf ar- wmil long beforebaVd. Provision abould be mad for utllirlng lu Ih first volunler or- "nUallontf '',.11. .J out tb training uf those cltuena who have already had e.-purlenc uu- .nvar'ei,o"."o kmd necessary' la Impossible alter th out- ""1 ba't' the'iirmy la not at all a nier In- hirgUtbentlasl il.reV'years. "n ths Philippine. Cuba and Porto Klro tt has proved llelf a gresl construillv fort, a most potent implement im-plement fur th upbuilding f a peaceful olv-illialion. olv-illialion. K u logy of Vetorwns, "No other eitltens desery ao wll of th republic aa tU vUrai., th gurvlvora of f 1 i thoae who ved th union. Ther did tha" t on deed Wbttb if left Uodnn Would bav I mant tbat all els in our rejory went for nnihiog Hut for their teadfsst prow Id f th greatest mils of our hll'orv, all vat I annsls would b meaningless, and our great I experiment In popular freedom a d ef-grrv L ertimnnt a gloomy failure. Moreover, the f not only left us a unite 1 nation, but they left us also aa a heritage lha snemery ot tba I mlahty dda by which th nsilaei wa kept united. W r now In d on DaHea. on ! In fact as well aa In name; w ar united f In our devotion tn th flag whlr-h la tb ym- ho of all national greatness sad unity; and f us all. In every part of lha country, to glerr , lo th valor ahown alike by the aoag of tha t ' North and the anna or tha South la tha ( tlinea thai triad men soul. f Merit flyatwaa Kndnrsed Th merit system of making appointment ( la In Ita eaaenc aa democratic and American aa th common a. boots system Itself. II sim- T ply means that In clerical and other position where the duties ar entirely non-political. 4 all applhanta ahnuld hav a fair field and) no favor, each standing on his merits a b la abl to ahow them nv practical teet. Written Writ-ten competitive emlnatlone offr tha only available meana In many ee for applying thla system. In other cases, aa where la i borers are employed, ft aye'em of rf.ttra- . tlon undoubtedly can widely e tended. f There ar. of course, place whr th writ- ten competitive examination r.nnot be p- piled, and others where tt offer hy no mean an (ileal aolutlon. but where under eiisttng I . rtltiic condition a It la, though an Imperfect I inej,s. yt the best present meana of gC- ; ling sallsra. lory reatilta. T "It la impnrtatit to hava thl ayitem oh- t tnln at home, but It Is even nion Important V In hava it applied rigidly In our Insular p- J seiiu lite admiuintrBllnn nf 1ha Islands V should l aa wholly fre from the suspicion ! of part lts n polities as the administration of T the army and navy. All that wa ask from K the public servant In tha Philippine or Porta I Hlro 1 that he reflect honor nn hi country i by th way In which he maka tbat coun try's rule a benefit to ih popia who hav com under II. This 1 alt Ibal we ahould ' f ask, and w cannot afford to b eontant with Trwatanont mt Indiana. Th meaeaga points out th dfeta in anr J; prweent tonauiar aervlo. and recommend tb ' passage of bill now bfor Congr that will increaa tia ftlclncy. Ot tb Indian t prnhloi It aaya- "In my judgment th tlm ha arrived ' when we ahould definitely make up our mlada , lo recognise the Indian aa an Individual and t not aa a member of a tribe. Th Hen era I Allotment Act I a mighty pulverising angina to break up the trltal mass. It a U direct- i ly upon th family of the Individual. I'sder 1 have already hee-nm clllin of Ih tailed Htatea. We should now break up lb tribal funds, doing for them what allotment doe t' for the tribal lands; that I, they should b f divided Into Individual holdings A stop 1 should ha nut upon the Itidlscrimtnal per- f mission to Indian to lease their alletmenta. V The effort ahould ha ateadlly to make tb I Indian wo,h Ilka any other man na hi owa ground, lb marriug law of th Indiana should b mad th aama aa tho af tb I "In dialing with Ih aboriginal race few , things ar nwn lininrtanl than to preeerv I them from lha terrlM physical and moral f 1 degrada'ion renulttug from th liquor traf- flc We are doing all we can to save our own f It.dla'i trihea from tba evil W h.rrver by t Inlernatloual agre-mi nl thla aam jid cas h poaeeea ei.luai control, very effort sboqJd ""I' bespesk 'ih iti.mt cordial auppnrt from lha Conirra at.d Ihe people for tb L ltulB -,f"-'U. n to l nn.iMHMir.lt th tine Hundredth Hun-dredth Aitnlverry of lb tullii Pur- rl'e Ihis puichsaa waa the greatest la- tatu-a of evpiinslmi In our history, ll definitely def-initely divided that we wera lo baroma a . great coniinotal r- public, bv far tb foremost fore-most power tn the Wetrn llemiapher. Th) national Mv-rnment sho.ild be rvreuUv4 t at lh ip,stllun by ft full aud ootupleio I "Tha pw.ple nf fharlaton. with kreat an rgy and civic plril, re carrying on an - I poaiiinu which will continue ihroughoiu moat h-arltV.!Tinend'lhla aipoaliluli to Ih gtw j will nf th popl. It de.ervea all tba a- i "Kor the eak of aood admlnlatrstlon, aound i Ci'sii '(lffica aa now constituted bould ba l.tadory work. Hi Ih lntrt not ouly of I nor business hut of ataiisOa. acouomko and f social Siiienca. Urowth of Poelal rvlfa. ' "The remarkable growth of Ihe postal er- vlca ia shown In the fact thai lis revenue hav doubled and Ha eipndlturB hav nearly near-ly doubled wilbin Iwelve yre. Ita prwgrea-alvei prwgrea-alvei development rompeta constantly Increaa- lug outlay, but In this period of bueluea en- . etgy and proaperlty He receipts grew eo mack fi-.ter than Ha eapeneea that the aounal de- ft- It Lot N-n .Madllv redu. d from lll.tll.- , " In UtT tu 3.i.t.;i7 in lktl. Among rea posts! advnnce th success of rural fre delivery wherever established baa ben ao marked, aud a tual otp-Menc ha Uada ll I Afii o plain, that the demand for ll am- tcnlon Is general aud urgent. "It Is Jusi that Hie great agricultural population popu-lation abould abar In Ih Improvement of tha ai vlc. The number of rural route now In oprallon Is f Ou, prarUcslly all eetabltshed within three yra. and there ar ou appll-catlona appll-catlona awaiting action. It la apctrd that he number In operation at the does of tb current fiscal year will reach t,on. Th nat will then be dally carried ! lb door ot I.TOo.nnO of our people who have hsretefora been dependent upon distant office, and ooe-tblrd ooe-tblrd of all that portion of Ibe country which ta adapted to It will fa cwvr4 by Ul hind of rvlo. ftoVCla Mall Mat tat "Th full maur of poet a I progree which might he readied haa long been hampered and obstructed hy the heavy burden Imposa ( on th government through th llrucbed and well-understood abuses which bava grown up lu ctiiuecllon with eecond claa mall mutter. Th riteut of ibla burden ap-para ap-para when It la atated that whll the ees-nnd-claaa matter niakea nearly three fifths o th weight or all ibe msll. It paid rur th laat fiel year only lt.lftl.4tft of tb gr-gat gr-gat postal reveau of ill,ajl,l If th pound rat of postage, which produce th large loss tho entailed, and which wa filed , by ih Con areas with lb purpose or encouraging encour-aging the d Insemination ot public Inform-l Inform-l Hon, Ware limited to tba legitimate newa-papers newa-papers and periodicals actually contemplated hy tb law. no Just eicepllon could ba taken. Thai aspens would b th recognised and ' a.cepled cost or a liberal public plny da- lllterately a l opted for a lust i (Utile end. HuA 1 nu b of the in i. iter whl I. enjoy the prlvi- f legod rat la wholly outside uf th Inlvot oi ( the law, and has secured admission only ; j lbruh lax construction. Th proportion of 1 such wrongly lnluded insiier la saumated by poatal eaperta to le one-half or tb wbk I volume ot eecond clasa msll. If II b only I one-lhlrd or one-quarter, th magnltud of th burden Is apparent. Th Pweiorrir f- j partnient haa now undertaken to remov tb t plication of the law; and It abould b sua j lalned In Its effort "W view with lively Interest and keen i hope of beneficial rsults Ibe procedloga ot the Pan-Amerh an Oongrss. coavoked at th f Invitation of Mexia, and now sitting at tb J Mexican capital. Th delegate of th L'ntta4 ; Htate ar under Ibe meet liberal Instruction to cooperate with their colleague in all matter promising advantage to Ih great family of Anient an commonwealths, aa w In their relation among tbvmeelvea aa In tlietlr dorneatl..' advam smetit and la thlr j Intercourse with th world at largs. Tba ot currr.ca arising from tha "Boxer outbreak In China are reviewed lu detail, aod tha steps taken to sectirs to the l olled (Hate Its shar of the trade of the Orient are e plained. The tii"ssx con, Hides: "Th death of Queen Victoria caused th i peopl of the t't.ltrd Htatea deep and heartfelt heart-felt sorrow, to which the government gar full expression. When Preeldrut McKiniey dld. our tm'lon In turn receded from ery quarter of th British empire expressions of grief and sympathy no leaa aiutere. Tft death of the Kmpreaa Imwager Frederick o( (Hrmauy aleo aroiisid the genutn sympathf or tb Amer1cn people; and thla aytopaibf waa cordially reciprocated by Germany when lb Prealdent was assassiunted. Indeed, from) every quarter of the clU1id world wa re- w celved, at the time of the I'reaKlsut'a death. ais in an os of such grief and retard a , touch th hearts of our people. Ia lha wide! ' uf our mitt!on we reverently thank lb Al- of "nisriklnd; and w firmly Intend that our policy shall be such aa to continue unbroken these International relation of mutual rasped ra-sped and good wtll THKonOHH nDOUklVKLT, Whit House. Ifsieoibir t, IHU r ! . f . ! i' |
