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T11 MESSAE What the President Says on Important Subjects. TRUSTS AND RECIPROCITY How He Would Deal With These Problems. He I)eclarea Publicity in at Present the Only Sure IRemedy Againnt Evils of Conbinations-While OIp posing Any General Tarit Change. Hie Upholds the Principle of lIeti procity - Advocate" Ieduction of Duty on Cuban Imports luto This Country - limportance of Building tbe Isthnilan Canal and the i'acitle Cable Urged-The l'hilippines and U ber Insular Questions. Washington, Dec. 3.-The president in his annual message to congress says: The congress assembles this year un der the shadow of a great calamity. On the 11th of September i'resident Me Kilnley was shot by an anarchist while attending the Pan-American exposi tion at Buffalo and died in that city on the 141th of that tmonth. Of the last seven elected presidents he is the third who has been murdered, and the bare reeltal of this ft ot in suflicient to justify grave alarm among all loyal American citizens. Moreover, the circunstances of this. the third as sassinatJon of an Aierleant presitent, have a peculiarly siniaster signilicance. lBoth l'resideot Lincoln tan l'resident Garfield were killed by assassins of types unfortunately not un1comn1on Inl history, President L,incoln falling a victim to the terrible passions aroused by four years of elvil war and l'resi dent Garfield to the revengeful vanity of at disapiolinted olice seeker. l'resi dent MeKinley was killed by an utter ly depraved crimitnal belonging to that body of criminals who object to ail govern neii ts, good anId bald alike, who are agailst any form of popular lib erty if it is guartuteed by even the most just antld liberal hnws and wvho are ais hostile to the upright vxptiaen-t of a free people's sober will as to the tyramtleaii and Irresponsibit despot. Anarchy and Anarchistu. The president. continust' with at eulogy of Mr. MKinley, then turns to the subject of anarchy. denouncing Its doctrines and preatcher'S. lie says: I earnestly recommend to thecongress that in the exercise of its wise iliscre tion it should take Into consideration the coming to this country of :ttureh ists or persons professing printiples hostile to all government and justify Ing the murder of those pliced in au thority. Sucli IndIviduals as those who not long ago gathered in open ueet lug to glorify the murder of King 1lutn bert of Italy perpetrate a crime, and the' lawv should insure their rigorous puilshmient. They anti those like them should be kept out of this couuiry, and if fouind here they should b)e promplltly leported to the counitry whence they camne, anrd farrea cliug prov isioni should be made for the puaiishmient of those who stay. No mlatter canlis more urgently for the wvisest thotught of the conlgress. A Subject For Federal Courts. The federal coulrts shouild be given jurIsdiction over atny man who kills or attempts to kill the president or aniy man who by tile constItutIon or by litw is in 11ine of sulccession for the presidleney, wvhile the puishimenit for an ustuccessfuil attempt should be0 pro l.ortionetd to the enlormnity of tihe of fense algalust otir Ilstititionsl. Anatrchiy is a crime against the whlae hunman race, and all mantikind sthould band against tile atnatrchist. ills crlime should be made ant offeinse against tile haw of nIatlins, like p)iracy' and that form of man stealing known as the slaive trade. 'The president next conailders busi ness 'onlditionsB, wiich lie fnds highly satisfactory. He continuest The tremnlndotus and hIghly complex inIdustril development whlehl wven t onl with ever accelerated rapIdity durIng the latter half of tile tninieteeiithi cen ttury briiigs us face to farce at the he ginnintg of the twe'ntiethl with very seriousa sociailproblms. Th'Ie oldI laws and1( thle old culstomis which had almnost theo binding force of htw were on1ce quite suillelent to regulate the ac culmulation and distribution of wealth. Sin1ce the indIustrial clhanlges which have so eniormously iincreased the pro ductive power of mankInd they are no longer sufieient. Trade Combinations. The growth of cities hats gone on be yond comparison faster thiatn thte growth of the counltry, and tile uIp buildinlg of thle great industrial centers has mneanlt a startling increase nIot merely In the alggregatte of wealth, but in the numlIber of very large indilvidual antd especlaOy of very large corporate fortunes. Tile creation of these groat corporate fortunies has not been due to tile tariff nior to any other govern mental actionl, but to ntatulral causes in the business world, operating in oth er counitrles as they operate in our OWn. The process has aroused much an tagoniism, a great part of wvhichl IS wholly withotit warrant. It is nlot true thalt as theirnih have grown rIcher the poor* have grown poorer. On the con trary, iiever b)efore has the average man, the wageworker, tile farmer, the small trader, been so wveli off as In this country and( alt thle present time. There have been abuses connected with the accumulation of wealth, yet it remains true that ai fortune accumulated in legitimate business can be accunmulat ed by the person specially benefited only ont condition ot- conferring im-. mense Incidientall benefits upon oth era. Successful eniterprise, of the type rblh h bnftsal hn mantkind can emnly offer greitt pri-/.es is tile row:tdis of sullcess. iteanunn For ('nti ton. Th'le president adlels that there :ire mantiy reasolls for e:lltionl in enlillg w%1It ih corporations. lite s:ys: The 88lme hitshless condiition., whh'he have iprditeedl the great a:grea:tielns of corporate and14 Indli(btualw:ih have inlade thtIl very pote-nt f:tltor's ill Internattital c"tumuerei:al volilet it ii l. MloreoVer, It eanuot too ol'ten hne pointed out that to strike withl iignoranlt Violence at the inte're'sts of one set ot' men'l lmost Inovitably enel:tnngers the interests of all. The fliti:unental rule in our titional life the rule wile'h un derlies all others Is that, on the whole and In the long run, we slutil go uip or down together. The techaltisl of inodern busln :;-t Is so iellento that extreine enre iliust be taken not to interfere with it in a spirit of rashlness or ignor:ei. In dealing with business interesls. f'ot' the governnlent to undertake by crudtl andi ill consideredl (egiSlath>n to dlo what mnay turn out t e h:il wmili be to incur the risk of such ':arrench Ing Iatioal dis:stet'r that it woui he pre'ferable to ulnelertake nlothin.: 11 ll. The mnla whoa em.llli the inupossibh or tilt uidesirab le serve as the :llies of the forces with which tIny are noin tially at war, for twy hi: haIper 1itIse who wtoul enenvor to findl out in r:a tionl fashion whaIt the wrongs rialiy are and to what extent and Inl What m:tnner it Is lr:aetitable to :ipply rein' dies. Ilow to ('orrect the l;t"IIN. All tit!: is true. o l a vet I it i also true that there ar real andl gi:ive evils. one of theOelhiof bein- ov"ere:tl i.-tliza: tiont beeanse of Its iiuiny h:atlu con setiuences, ande1 a resolute nd iraiiit'llI effort must be itnle to correct the-se evils. It is not limitation upoll property rights or freetoi l of onlrtract to re quitl'e that w"hu nlen tun i vt"'iV 'rom go elrlnment the {erivih-ge of doitng htlst ness under eor{lorate f'orml, which frees themIl frot individlual responsibility and ennbhles thern to call inito their en terprises the ' i pital of the iubli', they shall do so t1pion ab solitely trutlifiul reiirtsentti ions as to the Vaite of the i'op erty ill whihi til' t'pital is to be InVested. ('01':11ratiOnIS ('ngaged4 inl Il tetstat etiume tree shouldl he rit g dlat if they atre t dtti to exerit'ist a lie si' Working to the pitblic injury. It shoull be as 'imeh the it n of those who seek for social beltert'Ient to rii the busi ness wvorlil of erites o' 'itnning as ti rid the entire body politii of ri sti of tlolenee. (iret corpor:tions exist olly bet -alust they are reted :mid sal't gu itrded by o t r ilsitti is a d lit ito therefore outr - right :ltld our (Inty to righ that tiey work iln htinolt' withl these h stot lit' tionts. Pi ubl' elty the l"i't l1'gesenltitil. The first essenti l ri deterininig how to de l w1' il the great Inliistrial combiin:ations is knowledge of the faet5 --publicity. it the itterest of' the publ lie the goveritlint 't' houl hlave thte right to inspect and exatniute twork qigs of tie great eoriorations entrIed l ito itt'rtate business. 'liit' is tle only sure 'retly which we cnn utow inl.toke. W\'hit filiuher rellit-di s are needlel in the waly of g'vlt'nmetftai regtitton or taxation ann .t'.ly be be terlined nfter 1)11)1uiity has heen ob-' tied by piroess of law adttlt In the soureutg of ai a Istrain Theus itl ratduilOitls knowuledgte, fullk' and o taubliIto bhe twor 'giktlg f.h tetienh hodlies,3 suc atorortiens ad Jcoltdtoak or oter asot'corse aephnditie tpon rnyte sofut' laswafo their enceary.t (riih-gstl should be vsion, laud mull stdrictiratelinf'loma tionras bodtir ofpteration. slh ol mado public regu ltolly atff'renso nbd lTlluiil 1111the lagecrprait ts, com'nly calnt tors e hontro ioganze i one state,a nlwaysti dol buIness11' ie tunnye aulte l often doingivery ltt bitnesst on the stau'te wh8r thtI ea tre ncop rated.uThere isvt utoter h c tnirm shold the satemitts toboutt thet,nd Dnowr'pwroe hi es thai Trale should limpssebte tiget adf qucr,t e uhiio~n tug sctau'y non. InTheoe bint introueest ofthe Iwhte peoplof the naone. shotid,ul witou in tprfoinetgd with mpowrrof th ittes broahet materse nl, also ttum powergInl13 oftsuerIso vad'* ' '1c r'hti lver iol busorins oinglo andntrt'us gArdi Cntiuniecessary.t ceit h II Whsen thclusonsttw. n wasguft toplted, the sand tof the gehtenthonury, providemin Isdcontctsl foratll wt'e anod pobten (lond lieions,r whnehiereito tad that seal stages er the pror wholly dffrwoen ation cIdenad for. I beiv tha a n en efae iN .'Xit'- Iit' lt S : tI:y lt' It' i ;liti l oi ll t sil unt('11" : tt ;h- ,m ha.4 t1 i; itn ion Il l he t fl1 es. I' 'I 1: 11i! \. il,1. It \ t"tlt l; in t' ill sio lil r Iit 1 i ti' t u'\it v Iie ti. I viilh :1';l1i:. rl' it -si1t1 t;rti ll 1'ights o lt it'r:.. t' lrt S I. l i' I ll i '. ' ti l u :1 llti-s IIo slIlth i niu il I l i In- sc pal'or sl ll 11 :lIt ll lilit' I liti ii l i t' tillitI'I 11111 o\ ' ( tIl'' In '14 :I '"l tIii Ilt'1 g11111 tlctl t l on u ' 1 1 t h' "II, 4;rl:11r . t rlights tuinll III C1t' s thIs 111 I i ct lon ' Ih o r t litt'i a1ly ov 1e it, - Illt' rn ti 18 t. ilt 11 1l1ty1 Ilian14 11 " of I 1ii :11eet ol. Bu ( Ist (1113'ls toc us,'t th t11442 Il't" ('d loll nhv':t tilt 143'Itl( llI l Il \ t'1'llt'lll' ('11112 : 1t. 4 I l it' assoTts h:tilli t't h in t ii.r: tio laws are tlsaltisf:aclory iand that it h:1tw sllouhtl he ('tInetdt'ci to (eep oti t not only a111 ist 111 1, Iut pe1r-sons of at ll I m nlr:11 tcntl('ncy (1r Of unsal\gory rpu t1ti n aint th44os21 who are belt' w t ce'talin stlatui rd of (11 on1ic 'ituess to ('nter' our Inldustr"iI livid as. Comlpetitors withl Atletril(at hohor. The 'i'nrli8 anud I)e Ir('aety. 'T hell rside. d t' 14e4a111rsIl i tIat nothing Coul be tnurl' uIwIsI( thanl (o disturb the b usin'ss inte'r ts(1 of thet' c"ounltry by aiyi general tariff change att this tiet'. 1i1e adds:. Yet It Is not only possible, but emi nently deshable, to (holbie with the! stabilty of our economic systet it sup p1'l('ntary 5ysteml of reciprocnl benle t 11111 obligation wIth11 1ther nations. Such recipl'oty is n lit ncilent and re sult of thil illr cstatblisht ent and pres'ervatliol of oil' present ecollolicll po'lIy. It wils speally providled for In the presecnt tariff law. Iplte"ipro(ity ou'st he trented as the hn11ii11iden of protection. Our first dutty Is to seve that the protection grant ed by the( tariff Inl vVery case where It Is needed Is ainnitained, and tlet reel proclty be sought for so far' as !t ennl safcl y h1' donc without Injutry to our hote industries. .lusa how far tihs Is must ho detterinined according to thle indivb(lOal case," remlinlhering alwnys thatt every applie tion of our tril' poi icy to meect our shifting national nteedls must hle condlitloned upon the eardina;l fet that the dutil's moust never b e reduced below thet- polit that will cover the difference between the nhor cost here and abroa. ThIie well hiing of tie watgewoller Is a prime considera tion of our entire polrey of economic legishaItonl. Need For Wider MarkcetN Subject to this proviso of the proper protection necessary to our lindustrial well being at holue, the principle of reciprocity mluist cotand our t e .arty support. 'he phenoi1enal r'owvth of our export trade C(41 niliiszes th(' ur' gen cy of the need f1r wier mlarkets and f'o r at lib'ral 1111o in dealing w\oith foreign nattions. \\'h: tever Is m1erIcly petty and Vexatious 1:' the way of trade restrtction$ shoulu he avoided. The customers to wvhoin we dispose of 0111' surlplus prolucts in the losg run, dire1tly or Indirectly, purchase those eurplus pro)ducts by giving us some, thing in return. lhlieir abifity to pur chlase our' products should as far as possible oe secured by so arranging ou ttrift' as to enalle uIs to take from themt those products which we ean usp without harm to our own'I lndustrie, and lanor or tlh fs' of whleh will be of m11ar-ked benclit to uis. )11t11 s osIt mof'tant21 that10we shoull min Iti he Igh 0level1 fofi our bpresnt prserity.1 We1av notw reachedil to the( plointin the(121 deve1~lopmen'atrflour 1)01 ofterests wheret wlirent onrly ablve to suIly II our1 ownpI marke'ets, t Ito aure aiition.stan ltlyh g ritngsurplstfor whsiche ofst wIdr muarkets forad.r Izae exisindutes and anyl casove aher they arenoy ongcernd for the hpr pork for rthetIon, Co inI' anys case wethe inlartcil i's no t1roducd her Iad te dulty is ollb lof'e necItessary fowell ue at s glli(''ilg bus'1t something to Te' coralehItIons wih ote tnn Urtued btte o ow'l t11toeests. 101 Te naturaof (0line ofi development for ta dtilton htose 0 of1 gour prsodtin whichs no Alnere reuIelt ofhthp su. pot once needed41 lo stablh themhil uofrn ount basis. aw of' tose fat foswhere teithIp,r beenu e f ofatur- or radah ol scces,sifulom esselson. spt 'unk the41 ainto of thI set to a'eThlei terfchat tMartne.oiIl coth onditIngo thneiAlrn mhIr-I gredate hnI r tmeda eaetioby that te wges lItIs disreditabilert s as ea mparo ver thatlof other han thoch wed h ovetpcesndea omen of buseIns We houd nt lnge sumi to condi ,:111t:t- i \'l ntliviug ~l t Ilr ships Is f:i' uy r"ittr to t .:Mil rt of, livin', oil hel sh'lits ui l' 'till ll,el"t'i0:Ii rivals. (llll' ,ov rlv ln' tiull tike Sinel aetion Is Alleri:tti" litl-int1 rill ti lle shotldti he restor,ill to the oien. FI iiltie it i ti. Ihe passa;;o 41if lipth iet- estabishing g'i itas the Hunlari totlu ey has, It Is let'lted, b"en shn toli b4etintimely and juicils. The preside-t ades: a iiuiinii rpi lite ile(' nalt iional bank nty lnw I rilnlsh's sl:Ililient libri'rty the pr-op.l. oxrieef- the banking fun thit1, htll liute set'leie s to he nied of heller s:tfe.urnars against the de r:ll gitig inltiu li-e of e .tlliterelll crises anld liiinen panliles. .ioreover, the cturrent-y of the country sht d be node resiuons:ve to lie thiinils of our do)nt<:ait' tI lli 0 andeu n'nrllt'ce. I:etloo11y illii t'11t11(15e is urged. Atitlln e it of the interstte ol tnerl"ce net is tlvi etl to itsu ltil- the a-dinl pwovisionls of thIItIle . The work enr iel onl by o tf hle Itrle tii t of agri ul titre is nexi ,"ons'<lere,I and prarserl sieghlly. The president enl turns to forest preset ath>n and Irrigait n of arid lantis, sayiig thatt bothIi are highly necessary. lie would put a 1 ll gtheork Ill eunneitl with the forest reserves In hntage of the bureau of forestry. Irrlgation). The president ontinues by tracig the connect ion between the forest re serves andti oeater supply. Ie stys: The forests ate natural reservors. By restritiing the streniuls In flood and replenishing thlen in drought they Make possible the use of waters other wise wosted. They prevent the soll fronl was:hing;I td so protect the stor age reservoirs from illlng u p with silt. l'orest cnseivation is, therefore, an essential condition of water conser vatlon. Th'le forests alone ennnot, however, fully reguinte and conserve the waters of the anrd region. (reat storage works are necessary to I to he flow of streams and to sav tlleth flood waters. Their constr'uetlon hash been conclu sively shown to te an undertaking too vast for private effort. Nor can it be best acomnplished by the tndtvidual states aeting alone. Thle governm11enit shoul eonstrucet and munintain these reservoirs s itit does other pttllic works. Where their purpose l to regulate the flow of streamtls. the wiater should be turned freely into the chantlnels in the dry season to take the sanle course under the same laws as the natural flow. The rechlnl1ttionl of the unsettled arld public land presents a1 diffeerent prob lel. IIere it Is not enough to reghit the flow of strenms. Ttihe object of the government is to dispose of the land to settlers who will build homles upon It. To gnecmplishl this oiject water vust he brought within their reach. T1he pioneer setters or the arid pub lie donatin chose their homes along Strenis fro1) which they could ther. selves divert the water to reclaim their holdItgs. Such opprtuIties are prac tilly gone. T1here relnnin. howev vast areas of tublie land which otno made available for honestead sett Rnrt, but only by reservoirs and mt lint enals unpratctiele for priva enterprise. ghese irrigton works Theould be hult by the national govern ment. 'The thnds reclaimed by them whouc bel re by.the gove n t o S.T'hr aculti'settlesdthe flot thf dc trinueo o ithte wterte) dvo wate 111ith s't niu admotinot igtrs, s~ihoud caut interorncewtto.laso witvete rhts.ms Thesdlaratetion s mae tht itre Rthd tteto ony tttrihtia A0 later whaic liis.ouldb relcogized lare toa be ues.t ihe preidet ay tha the doc-ub uttIng the rivaeonershl ien ofae ther Ifroml~0t t indtenfnotitreva, awditOis Inhsularc quesvon are next teatues in ofnwllMory aI ut the ctos ofveuop the teraity on1(the tradtional iAers wean thnes P)ortsoldc be elard to hae etriyn as nyvurno''h attentint h i oton o ons isdneed to the vitleed(1 of)0 veisti orn cuoncarnia theicond iub thc Unite. InCutattsettesta putin theindependentth govipermetof the islan tiup o a horm hfooit,ic ands declred It,oht tieendl ee ilas bes-n lecl' op(ishe ft. he prstidenieth Eclsewhere0 I) haveiscse the luoegn tionrt ofreipoeiy hop the case o tCu-i bat however hereiare bweiht reonso oft mtoaltyan of nattionalt maters wahyo the reley ftldce heltohave neesly sk yours ltetin ot'ovterwi dom,w iedt the viauleed, of lpro vidingyinviria rubstntialih reution in the fartfas dties n reannabmort hnoe Inah dalin wihtth the ilppine pai ple.'t we mtuist'how hothf patneand steenhfobeance tand seastit Thre sir nto otyfd for snelf goern-l ivhat hatsc lshert beeidone it. ttoit vle heto byeve ithei'w becst oeign *overnmnts. shw toentoivo f to riha t hsueve instoree beeade ory any slgestl ne of r tailino tok iahon oufhereatly Ireeanatrionspi. Te onyier lest in our oedrnc T'nletcegiete had dere fine hereyr invtill reoetlen ahed diate ovens Themisurrs etonhf boenme a no ataro locl bitt fori selfaover hent who eservs no reciver regautd -a el eta incrancssi -v--hv-o-ewthrwnbcus h thant the brlgaunds of portions of tho old world. Euicouragement, dIe'' t or indirteet, to these insurrecto't( stalnd4 oil the saine footing as enicmragentent to hostile ninilans in ti'_' days whett we still hail Idiatn ww:ars. The Ireshlent declares that the time has coiin' for adhlitionaI leghslaion for the I'hlil ipities. I It, says' It is teeessary tait the ongress shouhl pass Ia ws by whithelt the re sout:-ees of tilie islanis eni he developed. so that franchises (for limiited ternts of years) ectn hne grarltted1 to (outipattles fdo' !ng hisiness IiI them aiid 'very eneotir ageitet he giVen to the incoming of business muen of' every kind. It Is ur gently neecssary to entet suit:le 1\aVs dealing witII general transbirt:laiou. 'miitiuig, hailItig, eurreney. homesteads and the use antI owiership of the lands and timber. These liws will give free phay to ind list rHi I enIerprlse, anld tin Ctilier'iIi deVeltlilnltt which will surt ly follow wll aiflord to the peoplie of the Islils the IIIest proofs of the sincerity of our desire to n1l Iheimi. 'he ('shle attd the ('unu. I c l yitl aittniitiol most e:rnist1y to the crying need of a e:ile to Ilanitil and the l'h!lippines. to he iu:ttiued front the l'hiliippines to Points in Asia. We shoul not defer tIny longer than necessary t lie cotns rutl ion of such a Cable. It is dteinantided not merely for commereil but for p olithl-nl and mili tiy consideratiots. Eiither the Conl gress should inimediately provide for thle constructot of a governtnent ca ble or else an arrangetent should he made by whlih like advantages to those iccruing from a government en ble may be secured to tie government by contract with at private cnble com pany. No single great material work which remains to be undertaken on this ccn tineut is of sucit conseiuence to the American people as the building of a canal neross the Isthmus connecting North and South Amerlca. Its impor tance to the nation Is by no ieaiis lunt ited merely to its material effects upon our business prosperity, and yet wNIth a view to these effects alone It would be to the last degree Important for us liml iediately to begin it. While Its bene tictal effects would perhaps be niost marked upon the Paellic coast and the gulf and South Atlantic states, it would also greatly benelit other sections. It Is emphatically a work which it is for the interest of the entire country to be gin and complete as soon its possible. I am glad :o be able to attnounce to you that our negotiations on this sub' ject with Great Britalui, conducted on both sides in a spirit of Iriendliness and mutual good will, have resulted in m1y being able to laly before the sen ate a treaty which, if ratified, will en able us to be.gin preparaltions for an isthmian canal at any timte and whileh guarantees to this nation every right that it has ever asked in connection with the Caiinal. It specifically pro vides that the Inited States alone shatll do the work of building and assume the responsibility of safeguarding the 'anal and shall regulate its neutII lise .v all nations on terms of euiuality 'he guar31antee or Interference ..,side nation fromt any quarter. The Monroe Doctrine. ihe Monroe doctrine should be the cardinal feature of the foreign polley of all the nations of the two Americas, as It Is of the United States. The Mon. roe doctrine Is a declaratIon thatt there mlust be no terrtitorlal aggr'and(izemeInt by any13 nonl-Atmetrican power at the ex pense of any AmerIcan powetr on Atmer' icanl soIl, It Is In nowlse Intended ati hostile to atny natIon In tile 01(d world. Still less Is It intendted to give cover te any aggressIon by one new world p)oweI at the expense of any3 other. It Is sit ply a stepI, andi a long step, toward as suring the universal peace0 of the workl by securing the possIbIlIty of permua nent peace on thIs hemnisphlere. During the past century other influ enccs have established tile permtanene andi independence of tIle smialier states of Europe. Through the Monroe doe trlne we hope to be ab)le to sa1feguard~ like Independence andt secure like per matnence for the lesser- among the new~ World ntations. ThIs doctrIne has nothing to do with. the commercial rehltis of any Amer ican piower save that It in truth allowi eacht of themh to forml such as It desires. In other words, it Is really a guarantee of the commercial Independence of the AmerIcas. We do not ask under this doctrIue for any exclusive commercial dealings with any other Amrlean state. We do tnot guarantee any state agaInst puniashmlentt if it miIsconducnts Itself, provided thitt punishmlent doc. nlot take the form of tile acqluiaition of' teiriitory b)y any non- Amierican power~u. Outr attitude In Cuba is it sutlelet guiarantec of otir ownI good faith. We hav'e tiot the slightest desire to secet'' any teri-itory at the e!xpenste of any of' our nelghibois. The Navy. The p)reslident devotes considerable space -to the niavy', theO upbulldlng of wvhich, 11e says, sho0tild1 be steadily con tinued. T1he nalvy offers us, it is declar ed, the only means of insisting on the Monroe doctritie, and a strong navy is the best guarantee against war, Hie recommends thatt provisionl be mnade Inot only for more shIps, but for more meni. Four thousand additionatl sea menD anId 1,000 atdditioial miarineni should be provided, as well as an in crease ini ofllcers. A fter iudorsing thet naval militia forces the p)residenit satys: Bunt ini addition we shoumld at once' provIde for a natIonal naval reser've, organtizedl and trained unlder the diree ttotn of the navy department and sub ject to the call of the chief executive whlenever war becomes imiiniiient. It should be a real auxIliary to the naval seagoing peace establishment and offer Imatetrial to be drawn oit at once for manning ouur ships it time of war. The Army. It is not necessary to increase out army beyond its present size at t his tIme, but It is necessary to keep it at the highest point of elliciency. The in divIdual unIts who as officers andi en listed men compose this army are, we have good reason to believe, at least as efficIent as those of any other army in the entIre worl. It is our duty to see that their trainlig Is of a kind to ini Isure the highest possible expression of power to these units when actIng In comnin. A getiernI staff shoult 1 created. I'tlomotions should be ma;ttle solely with regard to the good of he serv ice. Congress ought to provide, the presi lent adds, for field exerelies. lie col tinues: Action should he taken In reference to the tilitia and to the raisIng of Vol unteer forces. Our militia law is ob solete and worthless. The orgatIt izatioin and arialment of the nutlotual guard of the several states, which are treated as militia lin the appropriations by the congress, should be made Idetilel withi those providl for the regular forces. The obligatous and dutIes of the gu:url in t ime of war shouldI he carefully de lined antd ia Systeinl estblslisd by law under w leh the Ilethod( of procelure of raising volnttieer forces should he preseribed in ad viuice. The Merit Syntem. The presilent I!liorses the muerit sys ten of making appoiunut metantd Says: I recoii)mend lie p:ssage of a hI'w which will extend the classilied serv ice to the llistriet of ('olumbia or will at least euible the presient 14ius to ex tend it. In miy .iudgmtet:I ri1 llws pro viding for Iie teutportry eiploynielut of clerks should hereal'ter coutain a prov'ision IhaI they i selected under the clvil service law. It is import:nt to have this systemn obtain at hotne. but It is evetn more in portalnt to have it atpplied righly u our insular possesslonls. The intpit an::ce of improving the con sula' service by the passage of .ew laws is etnplh:asieil. The president then turns to the in dian tiuiestion. lie says: We should now break up the triil funds, doing for them ws"hat allot nent does for the tribal hands - that is, they should be divided into inlivid ual holiings. There will be a transi tion period during which the fuids w"ill in uany cases have to be held in trust. This is the case also wItI the lands. A stop should be put upon the indlscrlmiinate perission to Iiln:1us to lease their allotments. The effort should he steadily to imak the ili work like any other 1inann on his own ground. The iarrl:ige laws of the in dians shoul he made the sanme as those of the whites. In the schools the edu cation should be eleinentary and large ly inlustrIal. Cordial support from congress and people is asked for the St. Luis expo sition. The ('hnrleston exposition Is commended to the good will of the people. The work of the Pan-Anierica in exposition is praised. It is recommnended that the census office ats now constituted should be made a permanent government bureau. The PoNtai Service. A tribute Is paid to the postal service, and the extension of free rural delivery is Commended. The iostotlice depart. ment should he sustailed, the president says, in its efforts to remove the abuses In connection with second class mail matter. Much at tention Is paid to the situa tion in China, and the progress towara the establishment of peace there is re capitulated. Stress is laid on the in portanlce of our continuing to advocate Moderation in :he dealings with China. The president concludes his message as follows: The death of Queen Victoria caused the people of the United States deep and heartfelt sorrow, to which the gov ernment gave full expression. Whenl President McKinley died, our nation in turn receivedl from every quarter of the British empire exp)ressions of grIef and sympai:thiy no less sineere. TIhe dleath of the Empilress I)owageri FrederIck of Germany also arousedI the genuine sym pathy of the American peopie, and this symipathy was cordhially reciprocated by Germanny when the presidlent w,a asasiatd Ined,fo every quar at the time of the presidenit's death as surances of such grief and regardl as to touch the hearts of our people. Ini the mIdst of our affliction we reverently thank the Almighty that we are at peace with the nations of mankind, and we firmly intend that our polIey shall be such as to continue unbroken these International relations of mutual resplect and good wIll. MOTHER HOOD~ The greatest ambition of Amner Icanu muen and womien js to hiaveo homes blossed with children. Th'ie Wonman afilieoed with female dis ease is consRtantly menaced wvithJ becoming a chiiludless wife. INo meidicino can restore dlead or gans, but Wino of Cairdui does regulate doerangemients that pre vont ooniooptlin ;does prevent miscarriage; dloes restore weak functions and shattered nuervos and does bring babies to homes barren and desolate for years. Wino of Cardul gIves wvomenm the health and strength to bear heal thy ohilidron. You oan get a dollar bottle of Wino of Cardul from your dealer. WINEo CARDUI Minmphis Tonni., AprIl 1i, 1001. 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