Telegram-herald., 1890-07-31
In STRONG TERMS.
President Harrison Denounces
Lottery Frauds.
a Message Urging Congress TO Take
Decisive Action Looking 10
Their Suppression.


WAsHTs6T0s. July So The President
has eOGs oGs slrong against the lottery
ssindles, aud Ia message 70 Congress
Tuesday urged thzs BODY 70 take meas
ures 70 suppress this form ol rob5ery
ence and for al. TAe message Is 70
The point and clearly shows that the
nuisance can b. entirely ab4ted only
oY Congressional action Aeeompanr-
ing the message are two dCcH-
meats; one letter Of the POST
nlaster-Gensral directing the Presi-
dents sgteatioa 70 the subject; the
other upilation OF the laws relating
70 the lotteries heretofore enacted. to
getaer with the decisions OF courts do
tnlng these laws In h.s letter 70 the
President the Postm master4ieneral says
| that the urgent necessity Of the case
inpels hlm 70 anticipate his annual re-
port By the special communication in
regard 20 the use OF tho mails by the
Louisiana Lottery Co1apaRy. After de-
failing tie aetioa Of tho department in
this matter IN the past, the Postmastcr-
/ General says that IL is manifest ghat the
/ object of the law has been successfully
| thwarted, and that without additional
legislation the mails must continue TO
carry this class o.! matter. The message
I Is as follows:
/ '70 fAs S pafs end House Of Representations
I TIE receat attempt 10 secure . charter frOa
= the State o. North Dakota fcr lottery company
I the pending EFFORT = obtain from tie State q
/ Louisiana : renewal OF tae charter Of the
Louisiana State lottery. and the establish
+ ment ot one or more lottery companies At
Mexican towns near our bcrGrr have served
good purpose Of calling I. bic attention
I 10 81 evil % vast proportions II the baae-
ri effects OF the lotteries were confined 10 The
States taat gave the companies corporate
/ powers and License 70 conduct business. tho
citizens OF other States, being pOwcrless 10 ap-
PLY lsgBl remedies. might clear themselves Of
responsibility by the use or such moral agen-
cie5 as we're in TIER reach. But the casa
Is not -. The people oi all The States
ars debeuched and dcs-aUded The vast sums
+ o. money oGered 10 the States FOR charters are
drawn from the pecpls Of the United States
and the general Government, through its mail
system. is made The elective and profitable
medium OF intercourse between the lottery
company and its victims.
/ TIE use OF the mails Is quite as essential to
the companies - the State license. IL would
DO practically impossible for these companies
20 exist II tho public mails were once effect
uslly closed against their advertisements and
remit,ances The use OK the mails by these
companies is . prostitution OF IN agency only
intended 20 serve purposes OF legitimate
trade and decent social Intercourse. IL Is not
necessary. I am sure. for me 10 attempt 10 por-
tray the roboery OF the poor and the wide
spread corruption OF public and private morals
which are the necessary incidents Of these lot
tcry schemes.
The National capital has become a sub
headquarters OF the Louisiana Lottery Com
pany, aad its numerous agents and attorneys
are conducting here a business involving prob
ably a larger use OF the mails than that OF any
legitimate business enterprise in the District
OF Columbia. There seems 10 be goo. reason
TO believe that the corrupting touch OF
these agents has been felt oy the clerks in the
postal service and BY some OF the police
chaeers Of the District. Severe and CT
fective legislation should be promptly
enacted 10 enable the Postofice Depart
ment 70 purge the mails OF all letters
newspapers and circulars relating 10 the ouSi-
ress. The letter of TIE Postmaster General,
which transmit herewith, points out the iu-
adequacy o: the existing statutes and suggests
legislation that would be elective. Il may also
Be necessary 20 so regulate the carrying Of let
ters by the express companies as 10 prevent the
use OF more agencies 70 maintain eommunica-
uon between the lottery companies and their
agents or customers il other cities. II does
not seem possible that there can be any di-
vision OF sentiment IS % the propriety OF clos
/ Tag the mails against these companies. and
therefore venture TO express the hope that such
proper powers as are necessary TO that end will
be given 70 The Postolilce Department.
"BESJAMIS HARRISON.
Executive Mansion, July %. 1920"
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON. July 30.-ln the House
Tuesday Mr. Farquhar On. " intro
duced bill to create a commission TO
be known as the United States Commits
sion of the Worlds Congress Of Labor
to consist OF nine members 70 be ap-
pointed by the President Il suggests
that the President shall appoint two OF
these mem bers from the National Farm
ers' Alliance and the rest shall be named
by the American Federation of Labor
and the Knights OF Labor, but no
two OF them shall bo from the same
State. These commissioners shall re-
ceive an annual salarv OF So. 900, and
their terms OF Office shall expire Dec.
81, 1895. It shall be the duty OF the
commissioners to discuss labor in all its
phases. The commission is authorized
10 invite, through the Pesident. dele
gates os foreign countries % take part
in the conference.