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XII.
ANNUAL MESSAGE
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Recommendations of Mr. Roosevelt
to Congress.
THE COUNTRY IS PROSPEROUS.
Suggestions Touching Upon Our
Public Policy?The Departments?
The Uthmiaii Canal and Treaty
With Panama?Other flatters.
I ntroduction.
To the Senate and House of Representatives:
The coulitry is to bo congratulated
on the amount of substantial achieve- I
nicnt which has marked the past year
both as regards our foreign and as regards
our domestic policy.
Corporations.
With a nation as with a man the
most important things are those of the
household, and therefore the eouutry
is especially to be congratulated ou
what has been accomplished in the direction
of providing for the exercise of
supervision over the great corporations
and combinations of corporations engaged
in interstate commerce. The
Congress has created tlie Department
of Commerce and l^ahor, including the
Bureau of Corporations, with for the
first time authority to secure proper
publicity of such proceedings ot these
great corporations as the public h:i3
the right to know. It has provided for
the expediting of suits for the enforcement
of the Federal anti-trust law; and
by another law it has secured equal
treatment to all producers in the transportation
of their goods, thus taking a
ions; stride forward In making effective
the work of the Interstate Commerce
Coin mission.
Department of Commerce and Labor.
The establishment of the Department
of Commerce and Labor, with iiie
Bureau of Corporations thereunder,
marks a real advance in the direction
of doing all that is possible for the solution
of the questions vitally affecting
capitalists and wage-workers. The act
creating the Department was approved
on February 14, 1903. and two days
later the head of the Department was
nominated and confirmed b> the Senate.
Since then the work of organ!/.ation
has been pushed as rapidly as the
initial appropriations permitted, and
with due regard to thoroughness and
the broad purposes which the Department
is designed to serve. After the
transfer of the various bureaus and
branrhes to the Department at t.he beginning
of the current fiscal year, as
provided for in the act. the personnel
comprised 1,280 employees in Washington
and 8.836 in the country at large.
The stope of the Department's duty
and authority embraces the commercial
and industrial interests of the Natiou.
It is not designed to restrict or control
the fullest liberty of legitimate business
action, but to secure exact and authentic
information which will aid Lhc
Executive in enforcing existing laws,
and which will enable the Congress to
enact additional legislation, if anjshouid
be found necessary. In order to
prevent the few from obtaining privileges
at the expense of diminished opportunities
for the many.
Capital and Labor.
Tlie consistent policy of the National
Government, so far as it has the power
is to hold in check the unscrupulous
man, whether employer or employee;
but to refuse to weaken individual initiative
or to hamper or cramp the lndu
rial development of tlie count:y.
v.. . cognize that this is an era of fc dei.
ion and combination, in which
gr capitalistic corporations and labor
v ions have become factors of t emend'
us Importance in all industrial
centers. Hearty recognition is given the
far-reucliing. beneficent work which
has been accomplished through both
corporations and unions, and the line
as between different corporations.as between
unions, is drawn as it is between
different individuals; that is. it is
drawn on conduct, the effort being to
treat both organized capital and organized
labor alike; asking nothin^save
that the interest of each shall be
brought Into harmony with the interest
of the general public, and that the conduct
of each shall conform to the fundamental
rules of obedience to law, of
individual freertoiri nnU i.r IhcMm i
fair d< allng towards all. Whenever
eithpr 'corporation, labor union or individual
disregards tlie law or acts in a
spirit of arbitrary and tyrannous int inference
with the rights of others,
whether corporations or individuals,
then whore the Federal Government
has jurisdiction, it will see to it that
the misconduct is stopped, paying not
the slightest, heed to the position or
power of the corporation, the union or
the Individual, but only to one vital
fact?that Is. the question whether or
not the conduct of the individual or
aggregate of individuals is in accoi fiance
with the law of the iand. Eveiy
man must he guaranteed his liberty
and his right to do as he likes with liis
property or his 1 bor, so long a.? he
does not infringe the rights of others.
No man Is above the law and no man
Is below it; nor do we ask any man's
permission when we require him io
obey It. Obedience to the law is demanded
as a right; not asked as a favor.
We have cause as a nation : > he
thankful for the steps that have born
so successfully taken to put thrse principles
into erect. The progress h;:s
been by evolution, rot by revoiui;<>n.
Nothing radical has been done; t!?- a
tion lies In en both moderate and ich.?
luie. Therefore the work w.'ll star*
There shall be no backward step.
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Needs of Financial Situation.
The Integrity of our currency is beyond
question, and under present conditions
It would be unwise and unnecessary
to attempt a reconstruction of
our entire monetary system. The same
liberty should be granted the Secretary
of the Treasury to deposit customs receipts
as is granted him in the deposit
of receipts from other sources. In my
Message of December 2. 11102. I called
attention to certain needs of tlit* financial
situation, and I again ask the consideration
of the Congress for the.-qticsitons.
I mmigration.
We can not have too much immigration
of the right kind, and we should
nave none at all of the wrong kind, j
The nerd is to devise some system by !
which undesirable immigiution shall >
be kept out entirely, while desirable
immigrants are properly distributed
throughout the country.
Naturalization I muds.
The special investigation of the sub!
ject of naturalization under the dircc|
tioti of the Attorney-General, and the
consequent prosecutions, reveal a condition
of affairs calling for the immediate
attention of the Congress. Forgeries
and perjuries of shameless and
liagrant character have been perpetrated,
not only in the dense centers
o." population, but throughout the
country: and it is established beyond ,
doubt (hat very many so-called cittzens
of the 1'nited States have no title
whatever to that right, and are asserting
and enjoying the benefits of the
same through the grossest frauds. It
is never to he forgotten that citizen- j
ship is. to quote the words recently used
by the Supreme Court of the United
States, an "inestimable heritage",
whether it proceeds from birth within
the country or is obtained by naturalization:
and we poison tne sources of
our national character and strength at 1
the fountain, if the piivilege is claimed I
and exercised without right, and by !
moans of fraud and corruption.
Need For Treaties Making Bribery Extraditable.
Steps have been taken by the State j
Department looking to the making of
bribery an extraditable offense with |
foreign powers. The need of more ef- ;
fective treaties covering this crime is
inutiiicHi. inc exposures ami prosecutions
of official corruption in St. i
l.ouls. Mo., and other cities and States !
have resulted in a number of Rivers
nnfi takers of bribes becoming fugi- i
tives in foreign lands. Bribery lias not
been included in extradition treaties j
heretofore, as the necessity for it has
not arisen. While there may have been
as much official corruption in former
years, there has been more developed
and brought to iight in the immediate
past than in the preceding century of
our country's history. It should be the ,
policy of the United States to leave no 1
place on earth where a corrupt man
fleeing from this country can rest in !
peace. There is no reason why bribery
should not be included in all treaties
ar, extraditable.
Alaskan Boundary.
The Alaskan boundry dispute has
been one of long standing. The Presi- '
dent congratulates the country on its j
amicable settlement, and Incidentally
remarks upon the great development of
this valuable area of our possessions.
The President calls attention at
length to the settlement of claims
against Venezuela hclii I
I Britain. Germany and Italy, and remarks
upon the important part played
I by our government in the just settlement
of the same. He remarks upon
the growing sentiment of the nations
favoring peaceable settlements in such
cases.
Internationa! Arbitration.
Last year the Interparliamentary
T'nion for International Arbitration
met at Vienna, six hundred members
of the different legislatures of civilized
countries attending. It was provided |
that the next meeting should be in
15*04 at St. Louis, subject to our Congress
extending an invitation. Like the
Hague Tribunal, this Interparliamentary
Cnion is one of the forces tending
towards peace among the nations of
the earth, and it is entitled to our support.
I trust the invitation can be extended.
Rural Free Delivery.
The rural free-delivery service has
been steadily extended. The attention
of the Congress is asked to the question
of the compensation of the letter
carriers and clerks engaged in the postal
service, especially on the new mral
free-delivery routes. More routes have
ix on installed since the first of July
last than in any like period iu the Department.
While a due regard to economy
must be kept in mind in the establishment
of new routes, yet the extension
of the rural free-delivery system
must be continued, for reasons of
sound public policy. No governmental
movement of recent years has resulte 1
in greater immediate benefit to the
people of the country districts. Rural
fire delivery, taken in connection v.itli
the telephone, the bicycle, and the trolley.
accomplishes much toward lessening
the isolation of farm life and making
it brighter and more attractive.
Louisiana Purchase Exposition.
1 trust that the Congress will continue
to favor In all proper ways tl,e
Louisiana Purchase Exposition. Th:s.
Exposition commemorates the Louis ana
purchase, which was the first greit
step in the expansion which made us ?
iontinental nation. The expedition of
Lewis and Clark across the continent
followed thereon, and marked the be
ginning of the process of explorat ory
and colonization which thrust our national
boundaries to the Pacific. The
acquisition of the Oregon country, in
eluding the present States of Oregrn
and Washington, was a fact of Immense
Importance in our history: firriving
us our place on the Pacific so
hoard, and making ready the way fo
o. r ascendency in the commerce of tb
greatest of t^e oceans. The ecntrnn a j
o?' our establishment upon the west
coast by the expedition of Lewis no
Clark is to be celebrated at Portland, ?
Oregon, by an exposition in the sum
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nior of 1005, and this event should receive
recognition and support from
the National Government.
Cotton Weevil.
The cotton-growing States have recently
been invaded by a weevil that
lias done much damage and threatens
the entire cotton industry. I suggest to
the Congress the prompt enactment of
such remedial legislation as its judgment
may approve.
Indian Affairs.
The Indian agents should not be dependent
for their appointment or tenure
of office upon considerations of
partisan polities; the praetiee of apnnin
t illir whnn tmooiKlo ...- ......... -wt
a. ??? ii | nioiji n iv, i hi v milerrs
or bonded superintendents to the
vacancies that occur is working well.
Attention is invited to the widespread
illiteracy due to lack of public
schools in the Indian Territory.
Prompt lieed should lie paid to the
need of education for the children in
this Territory.
Sefety-Afrrdiance Law.
In the matter of the safety-appliance
law mill 11 good has already been accomplished.
The law should be vigorously
enforced.
Pensions.
No other class of our citizens deserves
so will of the Nation as those |
to whom the Nation owes its very being.
the veterans of the civil war. Spo- I
rial attention is asked to the excellent 1
work of the Pension Bureau in expending
and disposing of pension claims.
During the fiscal yrar ending puly 1.
1903, the Bureau settled 251.982 claims,
an average of 825 claims for each working
day of the year. The number of settlement
since July 1. 1903. has boon in
excess of last year's average, approa* liing
1.000 cdainis for each working day.
and it is believed that the work of the
Bureau will be current at the close of
the present tiscal year.
Civil Service Extension.
During the year ended June 30 last
25.560 persons were appointed through
C'fimnpHtivo ?> v I m Inil i..-~ ? -1 ' -
...f ^ x.Mtuiiiiuuwua uuuer mi' |
civil-service rules. This was 12.72 more i
than during the preceding yoer. and 40 j
per cent of those who passed the ex- |
a initiation. This abnormal growth was
largely occasioned by the extension of
classification to the rural free-delivery
service and the appointment last year
of over 9.000 rural carriers. A revision
of the civil-service rules took effect on
April 15 last, which has greatly improved
their operation. The completion
of the reform of the civil service is rec- i
ognized by good citizens everywhere as
a matter of the highest public importance,
and the success of the merit syst?
m largely depends upon the effectiveness
of the rules and the machinery
provided for their enforcement. A
very gratifying spirit of friendly cooperation
exists in all the Departments j
of the Government in the enforcement |
and uniform observance of both the
letter and spirit of the civil-service act.
Executive orders of July 3, 1902; March
26, 1903, and July R, 1903, require that
appointments of all unclassified laborers.
both In the Departments at Washington
and In the field service, shall
be made with the assistance of the
United States Civil Service Commission,
under a system of registration to
test the relative fitness of applicants
tor appointment or employment. This |
system is competitive, and is open to ]
all citizens of the United States qualified
in respect to age. physical ability,
moral character, industry, and adaptability
for manual labor; except that
In case of veterans of the civil war the
element of age is omitted.
Board of Charities.
The report of the Board of Chari
m-n mi iin* uisirict of Columbia is
submitted for the consideration of
Congress. It is a qualifying statement.
Bureau of Corporations.
The message urges the establishment
of a Bureau of Corporations. This in
the opinion of the President will accomplish
much good.
The Army.
On the subject of the army the message
is lucid and full, congratulating
the country 011 the high efficiency being
reached.
The Navy.
The needs of the navy are set forth
in a strong manner, much emphasis
being laid on the need for war vessels
of modern constructions.
Receipts ar.d Expenditures.
The receipts of the Government have
been in excess of the expenditures for
the year, and a safe balance is on the
rignt side.
Public Land Laws.
Our public land laws need revision
sadly. A groat deal of fraud h is crept
into their administration, and scan '.Is
are common. It is urged that they be
thoroughly revised.
Isthmian Canal.
Ry the art of June 2s, 1902, the Congress
authorized the President to enter
into treaty with Colombia f r the
building of the canal across the
Isthmus of Panama; it being pro' ih\l
that in the event of failure to seer o
such treaty alter the lapse r f a reasonable
time, recourse should be hi 1
to building a canal through Nicaragua.
It has not been necessary to const u-r
tills alternative, as 1 am enabled to
lay before the Senate a treaty provi 1ing
for the building of the canal acio >
the Isthmus of Panama. This was the
route which commended itself to t.ie
deliberate judgment of the Congress,
and we can now acquire by treaty (ho
right to construct the canal over this
route. The question now. therefore, *
not by whirl) route the Isthmian canal
shall be built, for that question lias
I een definitely and irrevocably doi
Ided. The question Is siTtply wheth r
or not we shall have an Isthmian
canal.
Provisions of Treaty
By the provisions of the treaty
the United Slates guarantees and w .?
la in tain the independence of the 1
public of Panama. There is gri n'" I
to the United Slates in perpetuity tuo
i . e. jccuputic n and control of a si ip .
ten miles wide and extending thien
nautical miles into the sea at cither
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ESDAY, DKCEMBKR
terminal, with all lands lying outside j
of the zone necessary for the con-1
struetion of the canal or for its aux-1
iliary works, and with the islands in
the Bay of Panama. The cities of Panama
and Colon are not embraced in
the canal zone, but the United States
assumes their sanitation and, in case
of need, the maintenance of order j
within the granted limits all the
rights, power, and authority which !
it would possess were it the sover- ,
cign of the territory to the exclusion
of the exercise of sovereign rights by
the Republic. All railway and canal
property rights belonging to Panama
and needed for the canal pass to tho !
United States, including any property
of the respective companies in the
cities of Panama and Colon; the
works, property, and personnel of the
canal and railways are exempted
from taxation as well in the cities of
i * m..uuni. ativi a uitm Jim >n i"do canal
| zone and its dependencies. Free tin-;
I miRr;aion of the personnel aud imporj
tatu 11 of supplies for the construction
i and operation < f the canal are grantI
ed. Provision i nnlc for the use of
i military force and the building of fortifications
by the United States for
| the protection of tiie transit, in other
details, particularly as to iho acquisition
of the interests of the Now Panama
Canal Company and the Panama
Railway by the United States and the
condemnation of private property for
the uses of the canal, the stipulations
of tho Hay-llerran treaty are closely
followed, while the compensation to
be given for these enlarged grants remains
the same, being ten millions
of dollars payable on exchange of rattiealions;
and, beginning nine years
from that date, an annual payment of
5250,000 during the life of the convention.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
White House, Dec. 7, 1903.
Ask Appropriation.
Washington. Special. ? Representa- 1
five Burgess, of Texas, introduced a
Dill to lessen the damage of the cotton
boll weevil, directing the Secretary
I of Agriculture to appoint a com mis|
sion in his Department to include residents
of tho State of Tovns and Louisiana
to study the problem. The bill |
appropriates 5250.000 to be used for l
|MU|>u9c. iu? suKKi'siions or tr.is 1
commission are to he embodied into >
regulations and recommended to Lei;- '
lalatures.
Attempted Train Robbery.
Harrisburg, Pa., Special.?An attempted
train robbery was frustrated
Saturday night by Special Officers
Rodger and Hcisler, of the Philadelphia
& Reading Railroad, at Rutherford
yards. William II. Crabb. supposed
j to be from Pottsvillc, had mounted the
engine of a train and drove the fireman
off the engine, firing twice at him.
Crabb was overpowered by the officers
and committed to the county prison.
Railway Men Fleet Officers,
Baltimore. Special.?Sunday's aes|
slon of the Brotherhood of Railroad
Freight and Baggage Men of Americ a
was devoted to the election of the remaining
officers for the ensuing blennium
and the adoption and revision of
the constitution. The following additional
ofileers were chosen: Grand
secretary-treasurer, John F. Waltz,
Baltimore; grand board of directors,
A. H. Bracken, Wilmington. Del.,
president of the board; Wm Sellman.
Baltimore, secretary; Oeorg*- Bretzen.
Syracuse, N. Y.; A. F. Melvin. Baltimore;
B. H. Garden, Trenton, N. J.
Advanc" in Cot on woods.
St. Johns. N. R., Special.?Col. Geo.
P. Jones, president of the Cornwall &
Cork Mills Company, which operates
I two large cotton mills In this city, said
I that because of the very high price of
raw cotton the company had increased
their prices cn practically all grades of
output fiOm 5 to 10 per cent. They
have a few weeks' supply of raw cotton
on hand, bought at low prices, but
will have to go into the market for
future supplies. They u :< practically
all Southern cotton. Col. Jones looks
for further advances in manufactured
goods.
Cotton Mill Isnprovem nts.
There is to he an addition to the
Raleigh cotton mills and this is now
under construction. The addition vil
provide a F.pac< for Itw additiomi
spindles, making a total of 1 .",700 fo.
hosiery yarns. In ;b.? mill If. hales ol
I cotton a day are r e '. President A. A
I Thonip on. of tiii- Carah lgh and
j Neupe mills. a/s that at t.he latter n
; 30-l>orst power oo'-iue ami boiler nr?
j being put in to ni I the power when
, the water auppl" at i'.e Falls of \"eus?
j runs low. In tin mill tu re are fc.ovt
spindles and 2">6 b ott-.
L-ad'ng R'c Planter Dead.
Wilmingttin, Special.?A. \Y. Reiser,
a lending rice planter of nrunswlel:
| county, died suddenly Wednesday at
noon at his home, four miles from Wi'rrington.
He was about f>0 years old
' nd was register in bankruptcy liejust
after the wnr. lie leaves a wife
one son and two daughters. The interment
will he at Southport.
Ex-City Attorney I,. K. Salsbur
toftided at Grand Rapids that whole
ale brlbhery had been going on in tin
vity government there.
Has Read Bible Cften. ,
John Shular, aeed seventy-three, on"
of t!ie most highly respected citizen ?
of Ilughesviile. Penn.. is an arden
student of the Bible. He lias read i
through from Gem-sis to Revelation
forty-three times, and soon will have
made it forty-four tiiin ;.
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!>, li?03.
A FEVER EPIDEMIC.
Ravages of Typhoid In a Pennsylvania
City Gives Alarm.
Butler. Pa.. Special.?No authentic
report of the number of cases of typliohl
fever that developed in the city
Sunday could he obtained. The chairman
of the war committees reported It
that they had heard of. but the men
had no opportunity to ascertain the full
nuuiii'.'r i i ciisvs. i lie u)i<ii in mi- u.
wil> probably run from 15 to 20. Only
one death occurred. This evening there
are reports in several eases that patients
a e not exp ct< 1 to live through
the night. l)r. Necly, Harris. Miiuer,
Mc.Aih e end Hoilmnn are row on the
fever li t. This evening a suh-eoinntittee
reported, to th" e- alive eoniinitteo
on the relief v. >rk. The resume shows
that, the total nntnher of fever cast s reported
up to Suni!i\ morning was 1.1:18
and the total number of deaths result- |
itig from typhoid fever 4:*; that there
were three eases ut diphtheria and
three i <" searlet fev r under cpiarantine
In the town, which is above the usual
number in a city of tS.ftOO people; that
about 2<M families had reeoived aid,
and t "it the State board of health and j
1> s. i rench and Houston had said to
prepare for a struggle of from sir.
weeks to three months with the epidemic.
A fund of at least f50,000. and
perhaps twice that amount, they estimated.
would he necessary and to raiso
this amount all voluntary contributions
would be received and used in the
work.
Convict Kills Himself.
Thomaston. Me., Special.?After
reading a letter from his attorney In
which the recipient was told that there
was no hope of a pardon for him,
Charles Morgan Wallace, a life convict.
at the State prison, killed himself
by taking morphine. On January
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*?, . or.i, u an.u r, n nw ? ?i [muuiiimui
Grand Army man and lived in Augusta
was convicted of tnurdc r in th<> second
degree, in killing Ocputy Sheriff Howman.
Influential friends have since
made ri pealed attempts to secure his
pardon. Wallace had been charged
with selling liquor to the inmates of
the old soldiers' home at Torus, Howman
stopped Wallace's carriage. In
which were Wallace and his wife. Wallace
claimed the officer had insulted '
his wife. Wallace came to Augusta
from Philadelphia, where it is said re
latives now live. He was possessed of
some means and during his imprisonment.
made several gifts to public institutions.
Fired on the Fort.
Aden, By Cable.?Ideutenant Com- i
mander Charles Grabnu, an Italian offlflcer.
commanding an armed dhow,
landed a party of friendly natives :>t i
Darhe, Somaliland, Africa, and ordered i
the Italian (lag hoisted on the fort. The I
commandant of the fort refused to per- ;
mit the order to be carried out unless i
it had the sanction of the Sultnn. i
Lieutenant Comnmndcr Grabau thereupon
gave the commandant two hours
in which to obey the order and at the
expiration of that time, the command- <
cant not having complied, mod on trie
fort. The fort replied with shell, killing
Grabau. The dhow then put to sea
and was picked up by the Italian cruiser
Galilee which landed the officer's
body here.
Big 1-ire at Pittsburg.
Pittsburg. Special.?The Hubbard
Shovel Works, one of the largest manufactories
of its kind in the country,
employing close to 1,000 men and covering
a ground space of nearly five
acres in Butler street, near the Sharpsburg
bridge, wi s almost totally destroyed
by fire Saturday night. Before
the fire department arrived, the structures
were a mass of flames, and, as
the water supply was short, it was but
a short time until the plant was almost
completely wiped out. J. W. Hubbard;
president of the llubard Shovel
Company, says the loss will reach
$250,000, with but little Insurance.
Railroad Officlrls Ditched.
Mr Arthur. ().. Special. While tho ]
special 11 ;tiit carrying President Mon- .
sarratt. of the Hocking Valley Hailrood,
and 1T> Pennsylvania Railroad of- '
flrinls. was parsing a switch here the
two last cars dashed into the switch '
and collided with Hie caboose of a .
freight train. The ear containing the
officials was overturned and a number !
of the officials sustained scratches and
brnisf s.
News Notes.
Mr. Cleveland was quoted as saying
he was not a candidate for the Pr< idoney.
Thirteen minors were entombed by
an explosion in an Arkansas mine.
Three persons pleaded guilty of
peonagr at Savannah, (la.
Fifteen or twenty Civil War veterans |
in the army are soon to ho made
brigadier-generals an I retir. d.
fir Spr ng?r l>rad.
Washington. Special?Former Representative
William M. Springer, of Illinois,
a Democratic leader, conspicuous
in the House of Representatives
during the 41th to the 63rd Congresses. 1
inclusive, and once chairman of the
ways and means committee of the
House, died at his residence, in this 1
city Friday, aged <'t years. His de,.t'> !
\vc.3 due to pneumonia, contracted iM
Chicago on Thanksgiving Day. M.
Springer lias been n resident of tit
'!y during the past few years, fo'ii 1
'tig his retirement from Congress. :?u '
lms followed the practice of law ! !e 1
survived hy a widow and a son, who is '
a chaplain ir. the army.
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MAY CUT PRODUCT.
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Genera! Movement to Reduce Production
and Wajrcs Imminent.
NEW ENGLAND LOOKING SOUTH
President Sandford of the Antcricaa
Cotton Yarn Exchange Says the
Situation is Serious and Calls for
Concerted Action.
Boston. Special. That a widespread
curtailment of prods .ct ion by cotton
mills in the I'nltod States will be found
nee?-sai\ during the next few months,
on account of the groat cost of the raw
materials, is the opinion of leading mill
men in this city, from whieli the policy
of many cotton mills in the Norlh is
directed. The market for finished material
has been unsatisfactory for
months, and prices have not risen correspondingly
with those of cotton. The
cotton mills in New England employ
fully 175.000 hands, 65.000 of whom
have had their wages reduced 10 per
out. this fall and 15,000 additional will
suffer a cut within the next two weeks
A matter of great interest iu New
England is the project now on foot ia
the Southern States to bring about a
general curtailment. A meeting of the
Southern manufacturers lias been called
for next Tuesday and if a policy of
widespread curtailment is adopted, it
will have ranch influence on the future
action in large New England mill centres.
Whether or not a general agreement
in the North can he reached Is not
known at this time, hut it is expected
that, if the Southerners decided a general
policy it will induce a largo number
of Northern Manufacturers, especially
In Fall lliver and Rhode Island,
to stop their spindles. If no agreement
is reached In the South, there is no
likelihood of an tir.dcrst.init'n<?
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arrived at between Northern mill ownr
rs as a whole, for those who have cot'
ton do not care to stop manufacturing
while their competitors are turning
their usual amount of poods into th?
market.
Most manufacturers here agree that
the cotton situation is the most critical
for 2.1 years.
Arnold B. Sanford. president of the
American Cotton Yarn Exchange here,
says:
"The situation is very serious and
the outlook offers no encouragement. I
cannot see anything hut a general curtailment.
The conditions confronting
the industry are the worst In many
years. The mills will not manufacture
at a loss. They must, therefor?, curtail
production and reduce wages. This
will result, undoubtedly, in great suf fering.
The one tiling to he done under thes?
circumstances to save the situation is
for the manufacturers to get together
throughout New England and th*
South, as well?for it cannot be dom?
without concerted action - curtail production.
reduce wages and break the
present speculation by not buying cot
ton.
"Seldom in the history of the bus!
aess lias it been so difficult for the
manufacturers and their selling agents
to make terms accept able to buyers
...... ...iionnrin. I MIS IW1S tfl?
rnuse of t'i,% poor demand and the poor
prices. Reduced prices an 1 reduced
wages seems to be the only v.ny to
meet the situation."
Several mill treasurers have today
predicted that, an extensive curtail
r.ent isinevitable.Shonld no genral cur
tainient in NewKnciand liencrped nnon
durintr the winter, it is thou-M tint
ur.ly the mills that arc flnnnci ally thn
strongest will bo ablo to keep all their
machinery in operation. In Manchester,
N. 11.. Eowcll ami a number of
Maine points, there is said to be a
large supply of old cotton on hand, but
In Fall River and many Rhode Island
towns and elsewhere the amount ?
limited.
There are nhout. 1.1100 cotton mills in
(he United States with nearly 22.000.
)00 spindles. Of this number r.70 mills
with nearly 11 fiOO.OOO sn'ndles are in
New England. About J ih. oon hairs of
cotton arc consumed annually in the
Northern States, when l!i * mills or" -M
running.
On Seri'-us Cfinrg".
Winston-Salem, Special.?Samuel
Hauser, a well-to-do farmer at who
home moulds and material for making
counterfeit monry were found last
week, was given a hearing before a
United States com mis ioiu . and hound
over to the next term of Federal court
at Charlotte. Hauser put up $77.0 cash
bond for his npptarnre. The evidence
against him itrdnmaging.
Sjfc'nl I'ei mlts for Jews.
Berlin, Uy Cahio.?American .lews
arc no longer poimitted to cross the
Ftussian frontier without a special per
mlt in eaeb case from AT. von Plevwe.
he Ru-slan Interior Minister. Most
Americans travel through Russia by
tvey of Ccrrr.any. The practice* until
he last two weeks was for the Res
.inn consul general lie.e to advise tielews
pat sports upon re< -i viug a slat
:nmt of their purpose to visit Re., la.
lPd that their stay there was to ii"
.eriporary. The new restriction is an
>xtcnsion of the policy Initiated by ti e
recent wlthd nwul of tie vice po.* >. <
roni the Rusision consulates in Arru ri
a.