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VOL. XI.
HHiml
He Devotes IVIuch At
Problem, and Ui
Remedy A
AGAINST CHANGES IN
AdYccat.es Reciprocity, Wants Duly
an Liastic Currency System, a Pr
Caiwesn Capital and Labar, t!
Commerce and a Genor
Washington, D. C.? President Roosevoh'.-,
n.es.-age, whieli was lead before the
{Senate and House of Representative.-., is, m
part, as follows:
To tin; Senate and House of Representst
i ves:
We -till eontiiiiK in a period ol unbounded
prosperity. T ins ptosperily :? not the
en a. lire of law, lint iii;dowbtC<li\ the laws
under whieli we work have been in-tin
menial in crcattnj! the conditions v.hull
luaile it possible. anil by unwise legislation
it would be easy enough to destroy it.
There will undoubteiiiy t>e periods ot depression.
The wave will recede, but the
tide will advance. This nation is seated
on a continent (Linked b\ two great oeeaiis.
li is eoiupoM'd ol men the descendant* ot
pioneers, or. in a sense, pioneers themselves:
01 men winnowed out irot.i nm?n?
the iiatiniH oi the Old World by the en< 1
j.v holdni's- ami love ot advent tire tumid
in i Let'.- n\\ i cagci hearts. Su ! a nation,
sn p a. -d, will surely wrest siicee > Iront
io: t
!.... people, tin -on- ?<i tl?e men ot'
the t'iii! \i iir. t iie sons o. the men ?|n>
had ilo I ill then be ><d. rejoice in the pit
".I ml ia i he iuture huh ol hear and
1..-unite will, ti lls is not ll.t creed ot
the '... iu and the o. i the
L?>s ' o ho,ij and oi t run:' i..t ciu!ea\ ?>i.
\\ i hi ot in ink irOM i - '< 1
fon is. I cue are many pi ddeics ; >r us
to .i e a tin- out---; of the tw iltietli tei.tuii
- s|;ne p-oirlem.s c'load and -ml
jir.ii er at home, but we know thai we rati
soli them ami solve them well, provided
on'.v ill it we liriln; to the solution the
<pm - of head ami heart win ii wa re
sh i h\ the men who. m the i!;i\ < of
\\ i- . a,:inn. iniiiided tins (Jovirnr lit,
and. in the days of Lincoln, pteserved i .
I*l'? -nit-lit lioo-a-volt then rails at Main
to the ueat fortunes of the country,
wliieh. le* says, have been won not by
dolna -vi', but ;is ai ineideut to f.etioii
wliieh lias benelited the community a-- a
whole In duelling upon the evils which
have iriscn in the course of our industrial
?!i i i-hnimciit lie -:ivs lint lie vi!* no i-.-.l
nuil some ol" the a re menacing, but they
are the outgrow ? not of uiiserv or decadence
but ?>t otii * irosperity. 'J hi* industrial
development, must u>?t bo checked,
but side bv .-Kb' with it should go such
jiropiys-ivc regulation will diminish the
e\ il?.
TRUSTS'.
In my message to the present Congress
nt it< iiisi session 1 discussed at length the
finest ion of the regulation o? those big corporations
eoniinonly doing an interstate
business, often with some tendency to
monopoly, which are popularly known as
trusts The experience of the past uar
h.i^ emphasized, in my opinion, the desirability
of the steps 1 then proposed. A
fundamental requisite of social ctlit icncy
is a high standard of individual energy
and xeelleneo. hut this is in no w:?e ineonsistent
with power to aet in eombination
for aims which can not so well he
achieved hy the individual noting alone A
fundamental base of civilization is the inviolability
of property, but this is in no
avis" inconsistent with the right of society
to regulate the exercise ?v the artiticial
powers which it confers upon the owners
of properly, under the name of corporate
franchises, in such a way as to prevent the
misuse of these powers. Corpot ation*.
and especially combinations o! corporations.
should be iuanag? d under public
regulation. Kxperiem-e litis shown that
mid t our system nt government the necessary
supervision rati not be obtained by
State action. It mus,. therefore, he
achieved by national action. Our aim is
not to d awav with coruorationw <n< ?1.
contrary these big aggregations arc an inevitable
development of modern industrialism.
ami the effort to destroy thein would
lie futile unless accomplished in ways that,
would work the utmost mischief to the
entire liodv politic. We can do nothing of
good in the way of regulating and supervising
these corporations until wclix dearie
in our minds that we are not attacking
the corporations, hut endeavoring to do
away with any evil in tiietn. We are not
hostile to them: we are merely determined
that they shall lie so handled ns to subserve
the public good. We draw the line
against misconduct, not against wealth.
The capitalist who. alone or in conjunction
with the fellows, performs some great
Industrial Teat by which lie wins money is
a well-doer, not a wrong-doer, provided
only he works ir. proper and legitimate
line.- We wi-h to favor such a man when
he does well. We wish to super**. e and
control his actions only to prevent him
from doing ill. Publicity ran do 110 harm
to the honest corporation, and v.e need
not he over-tender ahout -'paring l?he dishonest
corporation.
Vo more important, subject ran come before
the Congress than this of the regulation
of interstate business. This country
can not afford to ?i: supine on the plea
that undo our peculiar system of govern
incut wo are helpless in ti"- ] nice of
the 1 w conditions, and unable to grapple
with thein or to cut out whatever of evil
has arisen in connection *li thein. The
power of the Congress to regulate interstate
eomme.ee is an absolute and uii.psalified
grant, and without limitations ntlin
fit.111 those imperilled l>v t ho Const itn'. ion.
The Congress lia-? constitutional authority
to make all laws necessary and proper for
executing this power, anil 1 am satisfied
that this power has not heen exhausted by
any legislation no\v on the statute hooks.
It is evident, therefore, that evils restrictive
of commercial freedom and entailing
restraint upon national eommeree fall
within the regulative power of the Congress.
and that a wise and reasonable law
would be a necessary and proper exercise
of Congressional authority to the end that
such evils should be eradicated.
I believe thnt monopolies, unjust discriminations,
which prevent or cripple
com|>ctition. fraudulent over capitalization
*nd other ev;v* in trust vgnnizatiopx and
OR1
FOK
NTS "MESSAGE!
tcntion to the Trust
~gcs Congress to
Lny Evils.
..
Till: TARIFF POLICY!
on Anthracite Cca' Removed, Ur^es
mer immigration Law, Harmony
I13 C:': .'/.on o! a Soorolary oi
tl Stall for thn Army.
i
practices which injuriously affect intcr1
state trade can lie prevented under (lie j
l power or tlie Congress to "regulate com* |
j merte with 1'oreign nations and among the ,
I several States'' through regulations and
I requirement-, operating direetlv upon sueh
j coininoree. the instrumentalities thereof,
| and those engaged therein,
j I earnestly recommend this subject to
: the ennsidei ntion of tin- Congress with a
I view to the passage of a law reasonnlde in
its provisions and effective in it-- operations.
upon which the questions own he
finally ailjudieatoil that now raise dotil>ts
< as to tire neecssitv of ionstilutiorr.il amendmerit.
If it proved impossible to accomplish
the purposes above set forth by such
a law, then, assuredly, we should not
shrink from amending the Constitution so
as to secure beyond peradventurc the po\r- |
: ersought.
The President then asks that Congress ;
I make t special appropriation which will]
enable tin- Department of Justice to secure j
the better enforcement of the anti-trust |
law a s it. now stands.
THE TAKI1T.
One proposition advocated has been tin: j
reduction of tire tariff as a means of reach- ;
ing the c\ lis of the trusts which fall with- ;
in the category I have described. Not
inereiv would ilns he waoiiy ineffective,
but the diversion of our ?tforts in such a j
j direction would mean the abandonineirl ot
II intelligent attempt to do away with
these evils. Many of the largest corpora-I
tions, many of those which should certainly
be included ill nnv lirnncr ot -
ulalteu, would not ha affected in the slightest
degree l.y n change in the tat iff, rave as
such ? !* iii[' interfered wiili the general
pr.i-.pci11\ <>> the country. The only rcla
lion o? tin' tariff to big corporations as a
j who! is iliai liio tnil1 makes iiianiilac- I
tare-, )' ditable. aiul the tariff remedy
propos would In1 in effect. .-inijily to !
' make manufactures unprolilablc. I'o r<
inovi tin- i.irill as a punitive measure' i!;-*
I reeled against trusts wuulil inevitably re
Mill 111 ruin to tlie weaker competitors
I \\iu> are struggling against tlieni. Our aim
; should lie not liv unwise tariff changes to
| giro foreign products tlie advantage over
domestic products, but by proper rcgu
latum to give doiuestie competition a fair
elianee. and tlii- <n<4 can not be reached |
liv ant tariff changes which would affect i
j unfavorably all domestic competitors, good 1
and bad alike. The ciuestion ol regulation !
of the trusts stands apart from the <;ues!
tion of tariff revision.
President Roosevelt then states that one
> way in which the readjustment sought iau
be reached is by reciprocity treaties, lie
| believes that such treaties can be used to
! widen our markets, and also to secure in
| practical shape the lowering fit" duties when
I t hey are no longer needed for protection
j among our own people, or when the mini- J
: mum ot damage done muv be disregarded ,
for the sake ot the nvaximutn of good ao- ,
complished.
Wnerever the tariff conditions are such
that a needed change can not with advantage
he made hv the application of the reciprocity
idea, then it can be made outright
I by a lowering of duties on a given product.
I If possible such change should be made
1 only after the fullest <'onsider.it ion !>y
practical experts, who should atom;; h
the subject from a business standpoint,
' having hi view both the particular interests
affected and the commercial wellbeing
of the people as a whole. The ina!
rhincry for providing such careful investiI
gation can readilv be supplied. The oxoeui
live department has already at its disposal
j methods of collecting facts and fiimin
and if tho Congress desires additional consideration
to that which will he given the
subject by its own committees, tlien a
J commission of business experts can be ap;
pointed, whose duty it should be to recomi
mend action by the Congress alter a delibi
crate and scientific examination of the va:
rioiis schedules as they arc affected by the
I changed and changing conditions. The
unhurried and unbiased report of this
j commission tfould show what changes
' should be made in the various schedule.-,
i and how far these changes could go withI
out also changing the great prosperity I
i which this country is now enjoying, or up- ,
setting its fixed economic policy.
President Roosevelt declares tlint. in order
to prevent the recurrence of financial
stringencies which injurieusly affect legitimafe
business, it is necessary that there
should he an element of elasticity in our
monetary svstein. He believes that < urrcncy
circulation should be so regulated |
j that a sufficient supply should he always j
| available for the business interests of the |
| country. Ife suggests that all future lo;:is!
lation on the subject should he with the
I view of encouraging the n?e of such instni|
mentalities as will automatically supply
i every legitimate demand of productive industries
and of commerce, not only in the
| amount, but in the eh.ira t<-r of eircu'ation.
and of making all kinds of money interchangeable.
and, nt the will <>f the
holder, convertible into the established
gold standard.
He calls attention to the nerd of passing
n proper immigration law, covering the
paints outlined in his message which was I
lead at the tirst session 01 the present
Congress. i
LA HO 11 AMD CAPITAL.
The relation* of labor and capital is the
next .subject dwelt upon l>> President
Kooacveit. lie declares thai tliis is an em
ot lcderatiou and combination. As nu.siin.ss
laen work througti corporations so it
I IS OlLCIi ,-1 -
/ ivi liiuuiiug men 10
uou in federations, and these have become
important factors of modern nidus- I
trial life. Opposition to each kind of or- I
g tm/ution should take the lorm ol opposition
to whatever is bad in l!io conduct, of
any given corporation or union, bill each
must refrain iroiu arbitrary or tyrannous
interference with the rights ot others. Or'
gamzed eapital and organized labor alike
should remember that in the long run the
interest of each must be brought into harmony
with the iuteresl of the general public,
and the conduct of each must conform
to tlv* fundamental aulcs ri obedience To
IT MILL, S. C WKDN1
the h?iv, of iiidivuia.il irccdoiu, ami oi jlieu
and lair dealing toward all. L.icli
should remember thai in addition to power
it must strive alter the realization ot
healthy, lolly and generous ideals. Few
people deserve better of the eountry than
those representative botli ot capita1 and
labor?and there are many sueli- who work,
continually to bring about a good understanding
ot this kind, based upon wisdom
and upon broad and kindly sympathy be.1
ween employers and employed.
The 1'rcsident then earnestly hopes that
a Secretary ot Coinmeree niaj be created,
with a seat in the Cabinet. 11" asserts
that the creation ot Mich a department
would mi itself tie an advance toward dealing
with and exercising supervision over
the whole subject ot the great corporations
doing an interstate bus inc.--. and
with this end in view the < ungues sli nld
endow the department with large powers,
which could be increased as experience
inikiii sUow tin' necu!
The President slates that lie hope* soon
to submit to 4lic Senate a n :j : ? ay
treaty with Cuba. On Mu\ 'JO la>: .'no
United Slates kept its promise lo the island
by formally vacating Cuban soil anil
turning Cuba over to those whom her own
people bad chosen as the lii'sl otln iaU of
.the new republic. He urges the adoption
ol reciprocity with Cuba not only because
il is eminently tor our own interests to
control tbe Cuban market and by every
mi'.ois to luster our supremacy in flie tropical
lands and waters south of us. hut also
beta use we, 01 the giant republic v>i tbe
north, should make nil our sister nations
of the American Continent iVcl that whenever
they will permit it we desire to show
our.-eives disinterestedly and effectively
their li lend.
The Congress has wisely pro-hied that
we shall build a' once an i-tlu an < anal,
it possible, at Panama. The Attorney (Icncral
reports that we can undoubted!) aiipin'e
good title trmn the I'Vemli Panama
canal eompaiiy Negotiations are now
pending with Colombia to secure her asrent
to our building tlie canal. The work
should be carried out a.? a continuing police
without regard to change of administration.
and it should be begun under circumstances
which will make it a matter of
pride for all administration* to continue
iHiiiiii u> i.i t\. it n very sin.ui mr
the >-i/.c of the nation, and most certainly
should Ik* kept at tlie highest point of efficiency.
A svstei i of maneuvering our
A rim in bodies ol sonic little si;*c has been
begun anil should be steadily continued.
The President urge- that marksmanship
should receive special attention, that the
general staff hill should he passed, and
that an efficient militia system should he
adopted.
I'or the first time in our history naval
m.inoouvirs on a large sc.lie are being
held under the immediate command of the
Admiial of the N'.nv. Constantly increasing
attention is bring paid to the gunnery
of the Navy, but it is vet 1 ir from
what it should he. I earnestly urge
tiiit til*- inerea it? n-ked for by the Secretary
01 the Navy in the appropriation for
improving the iiiarksman^ii i? he granted,
in battle the only shots that count are
the sleds that hit.
Ill-re should be no halt in the wni k of
briMing iiji the Navv. providing c. cry year
additional ligiitingcr.ul. Agoodnav.v is not
a provoitUive of war. II is the sure-t guaranty
of pence, Each individual unit 01 our
Navy sh mid he tie most cllicrnt of its
kind as regards both material and person
nel t h:\t is to he found in the world. I
call your special attention to the need of
providing tor the manning of the ships.
Serious trouble threatens us ii we can not
do better than we are now doing as regards
securing the services ol n sufficient
number of the highest type of sailor men,
of sea mechanics.
T1IK l'OSTAL DEPARTMENT.
The striking increase in the revenues of
the Postoffice Department shows clearly
the prosperity of onr people and the increasing
activity of the business of the
country. The increase for last year was
|10,21t>,a53.87. Rural free delivery is now a
fixed policy. It is justified by results. It
is n potential educational force, enhances
the value of farm property and makes
farm life plssssnUr and leas isolated. The
LL '
ESDAY, DKCKM liEll 1
message urge* liber.U appropnat ions for its
C\tC1|9IOIl.
The President then iirp^ tin- necessity
for nationally aided irrigation, the need of
Keielititie forest protection and the desirability
of protecting the wild creatures on
forest reserves. So f,ir as they nie avail- i
able for agriculture. and t<> whatever ex- I
tent they may lie reelaitned under the na- |
tional irrigation law. t)ie i villaining public ,
| lands should be held rignllv foi the home j
builder, the settler who lives on his land.
I and for no one else. In view o! the capital ,
I importance ot these matte:- I eoiinneiid i
j tliviu to the earnest eonsiderat ion o? the?
Congress, and if the ( ono tinds ditli!
eiilty m denling with them liom link of
tlimniiith knowledge in the siibje. t I ret
j oniinend that provision he made toi a com- i
I mission 01 rxpeils specially to investigate
I and repoit.
The President then doserilve* the rej
markatue agricultural progress .vincti lias
been made m all sections ot the eountry
under the scientific aid that the Department
01 Auri'-ultme has extended ti the
farming population, thereby showing tlnm
liovv most eliicientlv to In i> tlieniseb e?
The Pii'sident surest, the enactmeni of
social and economic legislation for tiie |)i.s- j
j t riet of Coiiimbia. and win-h will niak??
Washington the model ? 11 v ot the country.
Thr.mgh a wise provision .<t the Con- |
I nir? .11 n- ir??l ?? ?Mill I IK' White I I III ~ ,
I which hail become disfigured b> incnngrui
ous aild'Tintis .iti*l I'lunm'v has now been
restored In what it was |il:iniu'<l tu hi- l?y
Washington. In luukiii? tin- restoral inn*
| the Utino-t eare lias ln-? ii exercised to
j eotne as near is possible to thi- early plans, j
I ntnl to supplement thc-e plans lo a e.ircful I
stiulv of silt h buildings as that of I lie I'ni- I
\ersity of Vovinia, which was limit |?y I
| Jefferson. The White House i- the property
of the nation, ami so far as i- eontpatih'e
with living therein it should )>
' Kept as it orientally was. ;ot the s.iiim reason
that we keen Mount Vernon as it
originalh was. The stately sjmplicit) of
its arehileeture is an expression of the
eharaete of the period in which it was
lniilt. and is in aeeonl with the purposes !
it was designed to serve It is a good
| thine to preserve such buildings as historic I
monuments which keep alive our sense of [
. continuitv with the nation's past.
TIIKODOKF. li(H>SKVKr.T.
t'oi-.-icn Comment on tli*- tlessaae.
l.omlon. t'oiiinionl mi tin* ITesi
il? til's i"--sie:(i to t'ntitrress is almost
; wholly lavorahle. Tim message was
also getter.ill\ favorable reeoivoil by i
In* press of Paris. Merlin. Konit ami
1 otlmr Knropenn capitals.
Ship l'.x|ilo*ion Kills Main,
As the result of an explosion on an
?>m steamer. me rrogresso. :it San
Kraneiseo. Cal.. twelve men were
killed and a large number were injured.
while a property loss of $'.100,i
000 was caused.
Strike ('oiumi-iooii in ?;?>t I'av.
The !lou-e Committee on Apprupria
lioiis a; Washington lias direeled
Chairman Caution to make a favor
aide report on his hill appropriating .
$nO.O(M to defray the expenses of tin >
Anthracite foal Strike fommissioit.
.1 iiiIei' tlotmm Confirmed.
Oliver Wendell llolnu s lias been eon- '
; firmed by the Tinted States Senate as
a member of the Tinted States Su
pretiie fotsri. There was no opposi
tion and the uotuiiiatiou was uot dis
Ctls.-e.t
mill!. Treasurer Was Short.
It was aiitiounecd that a detielene;, ,
of several thousand dollars had beet 1
found in the aeeounts of the late At J
bion T. Weleli. who. at tin time of his
death, tune weeks ago. wsts treasure!
of the Savings P.ank at Hanvers
.Mass. Mr. Wehli died alter tilt opera
ti *i I i a - arbr.nele on his neck.
Ni-atlt r?l tO.OOO.DOti^ <11 fen-Inn*.
The IToi^,. Committee on Approptitt
I nun .1 \\ M^lliliL.uli, I i. ( .. has agtvec
I'M ill - P? :>;?.:i Appropriaiion hill. Ii
"!I'!V "- 1 ' s '' .'i'Mi. which j(
- * :" iii.ui lor tin current year
Crown I'rliiri* 'I liniikn llir
The following telegram front the
Crown Prime oi Siain. ?!: ; -il Yatiimi;
cor. It. <\. was received hy President
i Knoscvclt at Washington: "Having
1 completed a most interesting tour
through tlie Cnited Slates, I he:; now
j to take leave of Your Kxcellency and
' to express tny highest jtpjirecialion and
; gratitude for the \ ery liospitahle at!
tenlion accorded me hy you and hy
the ollieials and citizens of this frit tally
country. 1 assure you that 1 hear
home with me the happiest memories
of America and the Americans."
Itor, T.:i nclieil at, Kill- tti- < iraiot f?i Jo-f.
t'aiiy Collins, (if teen, sltot and I; I led
his grandfather. ,1. C. Sparks, in the
' dining room of itis fa'.lter's honie near
Kock 11 ill. S. ('. The family had hecn
Intu'liMig at yotinii Collin*. The gram!
father was paying the family a \i<it.
There is some tlotiht as to whether
yii.i':-; Collins intended t!ie Imllet for
)i:s lather or gr.iudfa!her. lie sa.\ the
pistol dropped mil of 1 i-> poekol.
K.tltl ItanU Itolitii'i-.v in r*i on I ana.
Tiinr masked men held up i ii. . :?-it
lev of tilt! hank at Hl'hlgor, Maul., ami
eaciipcd with
Prominent IVopla.
rremlor lialfour is not only a lino
musician, but also it golfer and an niltomohilist.
The Crown Prince of Cermatiy is n
clever nutomohilist ntul understands
how to repair till accidents to the machine.
The Shah of Persia owns the largest
diamond in the world, while the Sultan
of Turkey is the possessor of the largest
ruby.
The Herman ICmporor has taken tin a
new itohliy. lie is very much fascinated
just now with the collecting of
book plates.
Statistics are at hand showing that
in the tirst month of the last quarter
iu France horses caused 1M?7 accidents,
with S3 fatalities. The railways in
the same length of time caused 143, of
which eight were fatal. The automobile
was the cause of 38. with two fatalities,
and the bicycle was responsible
for 110, with six deaths.
t
1 III' I'OllfV
IVii mg t K< fill of lfMl ri commune at ion
v.i? . Mres-cd i<> tin- >rtiv ury of Stalo,
asking whi'i lier peimi sion would lie
'11 ? ?! In iln' I'resident t ? a < u pora t ioti
in lav a cable from a point on the California
I'oait to I'ic Philippine Islands liy way
ot Hawaii.
Inasmuch an the Congrnw was shortly
.11 convene ami Pacific inhle legislation
had bean the subject of consideration by
tin- Congress tor never.il years. it seemed
<n me wise to ilefcr action upon t li application
until tlie Congress li.i I tir.-t an opportunity
fo act. The Connies- adjmirncil
without taking any action, leaving the
matter in exactly the ?ame conilition in
which it stood when the Connie-- convened
The President then relates how, pending
Congressional action, the Commercial Pacific
Cable Corapan> proci.ded with preparations
for laying its cable. As the compmv
needed the soundings taken by the
I'. S. S. Nero conditions incident to their
Use were imposed, which prescribed
among other things a maximum rate for
coiiimeici.il ine--;igcs. and that the com
p.anv should construct a line from the
Philippine Islands to China, there hcins at
present, as is well known, a llritish line
from Manila to Hongkong. An nll-Ameri
an line between our Paejiie coast and the
Chinese eninire, liv way of llonolul'.t and
the Philippine Islands, is lluis provided
for. and is expected within a few months
to be ready for business.
Of Porto ltieo it is onlv necessary to say
that the prosperity of the island and the
wisdom with which it has been governed
have been such as to make ii serve as an
example of all that is best in insular adniinistr.it
ion.
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.
On duly 4 last, on the 120th anniversary
of the declaration of our independence
peace and amnesty were promulgated in
the Philippine Islands. Some trouble has
mp from time to linie threatened with
Ill" M UIl.l 111 IIMMI.IU |>1|| \\ 11 M I 11
late insurrectionary Filipinos the war lias
entirely era soil. Civil government has
now luen intrn'ln* i'i| Not onlv doe> each
Iwiipino enjoy such lights to lite, liberty
lunl t lie mirMiit of liii i>ias he lias
never before known iluvins; lie' recorded
history of the islands, but the people taken
as a whole now cnjni a measure of selfgovernment
greater than t lint granted to
nn> other Orientals by any foreign power,
and i iter than iliat enjoyed by any
oliiei Orientals under tlieir own governments,
save the danaev.se alone.
The President maintains that no policy
ever entered into hv the A merit on people
has -o vindicated itself. The triumph of
our arms, laws and principles has eoine
sooner than we had anv ri.rhl to expect.
II e praises the Army and the civil authorities
for tloing better work in the Philippine
Islands than has lleen neeon\p!ishcd
elsewhere in modern limes. Large numbers
of Filipinos are to he commended for
cheerfully accepting the new conditions.
Only 15,000 troops remain in the islands.
IIIK AIIMY AND NAVY.
The Army has been reduced to the tninj._
ii i i .. i i. .
(L 1902.
URGES CURBING OF TRUSTS
Recommendations Contained in ths
President's Message to Cone'ess.
OPPOSES REVISION OF TARIFF
-II WhkN :? IC#-??iiti:il?1r mill I T<ri'ti?r
% l.iiwr l*-i??nl?
K<-<i|>|-<uH > it in I s II Kgr-I - Nii-ili-d i'iliitiiriiil
I . tjiiilit I imi ? 111. I *( liiti I.I71
ChidiI run! !* %?*?Ill* C.lbli*.
W.MMninuiiiii 1 > Tin inu ? '
ilii- IVi"?nil iii > mi"in r'uii^ri'^N
i*o!i<iniii'il liuur in tin- Urn.-! :iMil
.-hi lifiiM- inn) liHivn iiiinuii-s i'i ilin
Settnti In hotii instant < s llio iln-osi
attention was )i:iul i<> llii> I 'resident's
rpenmUU'lllktl i 'ti?, s( t oiully I< those
port iniiv i < iuto ilti' regulation of
1 lie tariff anil tin- Isthmian eannl.
lull there wore no ili'iuniist ra1 inns
nf ;tppi?i\;i 1 tiniil tin iliLT was i ntteluded.
when, in tin- House. tin- l!cptihlinan
tunuihers indulged in .1 jrvuermis
outburst nf applause. In tin- Seti:it?*.
however. tlif Uepublioatis reeeived
t he ntessatre in sllonoi .
Tbo message opens with :i .statement
nf the general prosperous eomlitiott of
tlio eouiitry A eonsiilSuutioii of the
subjoet of tlttsts follows. Tito I'fesiilottt
s.iys 1 lutl tin* imlustrial i>vils tiro
tlu> result of ottr prosperity, titul tbnt
ill ;ttIt-til 1 >1 ing to remedy tlii'so evils
wo must not elieek ?uif itultistrial development.
t>f tlio evils of trusts ho
inontious ttiotiopnly. unjust disi-rimitiutiotis
anil fraudulent over-eapitnli/.a
tion its being tlio pritieipal 0110s. tttni
bi'liovos llttlt t'engross 0:1 ti tirt under
the pnv.er to "regulate eotnmetve with
foreign ntitions and among tlio <i'Vi'i:il
Stales." llo ileoltiros. however. that
til - iiivi'..;iry vutnM'Yisiini of corporalion*;
and comliiunlioiis iun*-i be
achieved li\- national action, ami urges
('engross to pa-*- an anti trust law.
which "shall l>c reasonable in its provisions
ami effective in iis operations.'*
Tin* President declares that lie is'
tlrinlv opposed to tarllt revision except
through reciprocity treaties lie says
that the country has actpiicsced in Unwisdom
of the protective tariff principle.
It is exceedingly nmlesirahle that
tills system should lie destroved, or
that there should he violent or radical
changes therein, lie thinks that it is
very desirable that reciprocity treaties
should he adopted, as they can be
used to widen our markets ami to secure
the lowering of duties no longer
needed for protection. He recommends
the removal of the duty on anthracite
coal.
Touching upon liunticial conditions
the President says that some additional
legislating is desirable, with the
view to making nil kinds of money Interchangeable
a id. at the will of the
liolde . convertible into the established
gold taudard.
Tie earnestly hopes that a Secretary
of Commerce may he created, with a
seat In the Cabinet, and that Congress
will endow the department with large
powers.
He urges the adoption <>.' reciprocity
with Cuba because h i< eminently
; for our own interests to control the
Cuban markets
Tlip President siaiis Hint the Con.
grcs> lias wisely provided llial we
shall build at oid e an .dan canal.
| if possible, at Panama. The canal
' will he of great lienetii to Ameriea ami
; of importance to all the world. lie
: also says that arrangements have heen
made to lay a Pacific cable, which
shall < msieet with t'hina by way of
j Hawaii and the 1'hilippines.
lie rifers to tin- prosperity which is
i now enjoyed by Porto Kieo. to the
peace which prevails in the Philippine
| Islands, praises the conduct of the
Army there, and declares that no pol,
icy ever entered into by the American
i people Ivsis vindicated itself in more
signal manner than the policy of hold
| lug the Philippines
11 o says that the Army has been rc!
(lneed t<? the miniinuin ailowed by law.
and reeoinmends the passage of a bill
providing for a general staff. lie
urges Congress to provide for the reorganization
of the militia system and
for securing the highest etlieieney in
Hi" National Cuard.
The President declares that there
should be m> halt in the work id' building
up the Navy, and calls attention to
the Imperative need of Hutu additional
officers. A good navy, he says, is the
surest guarantee of peace.
The President then says that e rue
I on friendly terms with all nations;
I shows the striking increase in the revj
etiues of the Poslolli'ce I>ej?arlnient;
| state* that the rural free delivery service
has lieeonie a fixed policy; urges
the need of irrigation for the arid regions
of the eonntry. the protection of
game on the forest resort es. the preservation
of the remaining public lands
for ;hc home builder and iiie settler,
and the enactment of wise laws for
Alaska; refers to the advancement of
the Indians to an almost self-supporting
stole, to the great success which
has resulted from giving scientific aid
to the farming population; recommends
the considernlion of pirns for
the improvement of the Smithsonian
Institution and the adoption of lows
for tlie social ami economic betterment
of tlie District of Columbia: suggests
the perfection of the saf< ty-appltancc
law for tlie protection of railload
em|iloyrs and tlie reduction of the
public orbiting to only what is really
needed: comments upon the progress
which has been made in the extension
of the merit system of making appointments
in the Government service,
ami closes with a brief reference to
the improvements which have been
made to the White House.
."S
NO. 38.
| PERISH IN A HOTEL FIRE
The Lincoln in Chicago, an AlL-g-ecl
Firo Trap, Destroyed.
ftil* i n' f>H\ Ciir + t* Air Wiilornted or
F w a >1 < ? I iiv .Vi!tt()illt^<?f'ilil<liilC
ti>4?l Hrru < niiilniliH,tl.
Chi -ntTo - t"ir<- Tir :in nvoivrnwilrsl
death ti*:iir known as tli?* T.iticoln llo1,1
,,?( ili lives- of loiniooti persons.
Most of Hie viriiin< were sufTnrafoil as
t!ic.' slept or i- iln'.t i aigglod through
the narrow (inllw:i\? in sojuvh of an
exit. Soiik- were kill, .f l>> iittnpintr
front windows. Manx guests wore
rarriod nut tunnnseious.
for half an hour tl'tor flie (lroinon
fotiinl their way into tin- hiiildituj they
stmnhiel a<a*?t<s hoi lits upon the floors
ma I slairwavs Mthoiigh seven ins tiiul
nioatts front the upper floors told the
resent r> that iin?it anil woon ii
imprisoned there. (lie smoke was hnj
penetrable. and (In- victim* stifled In
ilea t li.
I'lie lire start I'd in a rear bedroom
on tlie I'nurth lline*. It is said a porter. ;
known as "Mm k" accidentally ti|?po<l
i lamp over and then (Ted. The lire
marshal declines that the hnihlitm wen
a koiieless tire tran. and that the tire
eonhl not have been worse had it heen
kindled with criminal Intent. Two
months a (so lniihlini: Inspectors eon'
detuned the pln? e as mtsa!>.
Nearly all those who mot death In
the fire were front out of town. Most
of them were visitors to the Steele
I Show and. tired front a day of siuhtseoinir.
slept so soundly that Iho.v wf.-<
not awaken* d in time hy the fumes
which tilled the huihl'itu
The dead are \ l*>. f'ooii lawyer,
Matem-o. III.: I' I. Kwinu. railway I
mail clerk. Marionette. Ohio: ('. 1*.
('o\\ ti married sn t ?.nW- ....
on li?? Wabash Railroad: It ! *. Itnsi.'i
ll <'liir.-iTo: T. Sin.nun atrrlenlt
IIIMI it!l|l|? lltetll dealer WnUonlldn.
HI fv11w ;11 Toner, proofreader. forlllel
1\ of \l?d W.'lltl;eo: II <!. Woods,
Lebanon. Iud., fanner: r <Yoeuni,
lhi*? npoil. In., lire .'iiiil 1:littimiir insurance
:? ? .iI. father o, Samuel Yofuin.
another victim. Another man.
'not phsiiivclv id ntilieit. supposed to
lie ,i inniI eterk named P. -nick; ! '. \Y.
t'orey railway mail clerk. ISueynm.
Ohio: Sanutci Yoeuni. I>:ivenport. Hi.:
Ward I.owe. railway cleric. Seehlers?vitle.
Wis.: M M. Hard v. city nirciit
for KircliniT A- NTr>iili:ii-l ii. rvliolcsnle"
1'npior dealers: tJeorire 1*. tlraves. Chieauo.
newspaper man
An investigation will tie made l?v the
:iut lioril ies. A lire wo'I around the
freight elevator and oilier preenutionary
alterations had hern ordered some
time aim. hut the chances had lieeit
liejjlected.
MINISTER TO JAPAN KILLED.
Dt'purliiioiit 1 iiftHiiii'tl of Alfreil 1*!.
KtirU'M llAutli Nfitr Toklo.
Washington. I?. f\ Mr. Kojroro Ta
km un a. tlie .1 :i|>.-ini'sr Minister, called
mi the State Department with m cable- /
gram troin his Hoverninent informing
i liiin that while duck limiting near Tokin
Alfred K. thick. Fulled Stales Minister
to Japan, hccninc suddenly ill
ami dicil. Mr. Tnkahtm conveyed the
I eoniloleiiees of his < lovcrnniciit.
Mr. Ituck. who had made a splendid
record since his appointyicni from
fSeorpia. in 1V7. was horn in Foxeroft
-Me. in IS.","J. lie made his own way
through school and served in the Civil
War. after wldeli he settled in the
South and hare a prominent pari in
tlie reconstruct ion of 111 Southern
Slates.
i lie served in Congress a> ncproscu- 1
tative of an Alabama district, and
liter removed to Oenrgia. where he
was Clerk of the Federal Court and
I'liiteil States Marshal of the State.
He had great political influence hi
I Georgia. .
FOUNDER BRADLEY'S OUT.
II Is lic?i giuttlen tot Mnyor of .\*hnry I'm k ^
Afcoplrtl by I lie City Council.
Ashury I'ark, N. J. Founder James
; A. Bradley's resignation as Mayor of
i this c ity was jiccef'cd hy the City
: Council. There has in ter been a time
; before in the history of Asl.ury l'ark
I when Mr. Bradley was not a public
j officer.
The Council niso voted to appoint a
; committee* of citizens to prepare a suitable
testimonial to Mr. Bradley for
I his services to the city.
Now that Mr. ltradlcy is a plain citizen
ihe city is In a position to iiegoi
tiate for the purchase of his board
n tun ?i a I?1 I III' niV WWI'I'S, ('(111111111- - '
tee \v(is appointed for litis purpose
! I'oiisislinij of I>r. Itrnee Kentor. IM\
11. S. Kintnnuth, (icorxc \V. Treat ami
S. \V. Klrkbride.
CET TITlF. TO A (OWN.
Indian Woman iind rlillilrnu \\ In an
Ini|inrlniit Suit.
Washington, 1 >. <V The (lovorninent
lias grained Nellie Lydeck, an Iniliaii
| "Woman, ami her two children l ull title
] to a laisri' portion of the town of (kiss
Lake, Minn. The decision, rendered
| 1 | V tll<? SlW'felM IT '-C ? 1' I - -
out of allotincut complications (lilting
back lo a tiujc before the settlement
of tin; town.
The Tiiited States Supreme Court
has passed on the issue ami the townspeople
have no nlternntiv. Mrs. J.y
deck and her children will have title
to all improvements made on the land.
Itomli Thrower Arrested in Home.
A former policeman named Finelll,
having in his possession a loaded
bomb, was arrested in the neighborhood
of the Chamber of Deputies at
Home, Italy. Finelll confessed upon
being questioned that be meant to
? throw the bomb among the Deputies,
i It is believed that the prisoner is j"*"*
an Anarchist, but le insane.