The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-04


| condition Of the different departments
Of the executive branch OF the govern
ment, together with such recommends
tons TO congress as TO the President
seems advisable
Our relations with other governments
are very satisfactory. The President is
not pleased. however. with the efforts
that this country. in connection with
the European governments. has made 10
regulate the Affairs OF Samoa The out
come has not been what was expected.
The existing evils have not been removed.
and the President recommends that this
country withdraw altogether from its
relations with other governments in
Samoa. In view Of the failure 10 &C
complish the object for which the al
lance was formed. the recommendation
appears TO be a good one.
The Bluefelds incident is not regarded
by the President apparently as being Of
very great importance. The statement
is made, however. that the right OF
Nicaragua TO the control Of the Mosquito
reservation is not 10 be challenged. This
means. OF course. that this government
win uphold the Nicaraguan government
in its acts in respect to the reservation.
An important recommendation is that
relative to the appointment Of an addi-
tional Judge in each OF the judicial cir
cults. This recommendation is based
upon the belief that the recently created
courts OF appeal have more work than
they can ATTEND to. and that they would
come much nearer fulfilling the purpose
for which they were created If they
were strengthened in the way proposed.
The recommendation that a national
board of health be created is especially
emphatic. Those who want such board
have evidently convinced the President Of
the necessity for It, 1t is a question.
however. whether the recommendation
is a wise one The national board of
health that was in existence some
ten or twelve years ago was
Of no benefit whatever and it
is doubtful II one could be created
that would be helpful in any way. What
should be done is this: The powers of the
marine hospital service should be en-
larged. and that branch of the public
service should be charged with the duty
Of keeping contagious and infectious dis
eases out Of the country
The President speaks with considerable
feeling in respect to the claim that the
republicans have made. and still make.
that no cause ever existed for purgation
Of the pension rolls. He points out that
the great number Of frauds that have
been exposed prove beyond doubt that
the democrats were right in insisting
upon a thorough investigation of the
whole pension business.
The suggestion that the President threw
out in the little speech he made at the
launching Of the St. Louis the other day,
namely that .foreign-bullt ships owned
by Americans should be admitted to
American registry, finds a place in his
message. He declares that American
shipbuilding interests have been pro-
tected to strangulation. In his opinion tie
money paid to foreigners for doing our
carrying trade should go into the pock-
cts of Americans. He says: THE ancient
provision of our law denying American
registry to ships built abroad and owned
by Americans appears. in the light of
present conditions, not only to be a failure
for good at every point, bat to be nearer
relic of barbarism than anything that
exists under the permission of a statute
of the United States" and he earnestly
recommends its repeal.
1t has been known, of course, for a
good while that the revenues are not
sufficient to meet the expenses of
the government. The statement there
fore, that in the last fiscal year there
was deficiency in the treasury of nearly
$40, 900, 900, and that it is estimated that
there will be deficiency in this fiscal
year of about $4,000 600 causes no sur
prise. The Mckinley tariff and the hard
times are responsible for the deficiency
Under the Wilson tariff there is every
reason to believe the revenues will in
crease until they will be ample for the
governments needs.
The President doesn't say a great
deal about the tariff, but what he does
say is to the point. He wants iron and
coal put on the free list, and recon-
mends strongly that the sugar trust be
deprived of the benefits which it enjoys
under the Wilson tariff. He doesn't want
sugar put on the free list, but he does
want the one-tenth of per cent discrim-
nation against the sugar of Germany re-
moved. There are good reasons why the
discrimination against Germany should
be removed. That country takes a vast
amount Of our products, and because she
pays an export bounty to her sugar
producers it doesn't follow that we should
put heavier duty on her sugar
The most important subject of the mes
sage is the last one considered, and that
is currency reform. The Secretary Of the
Treasury has a plan for reforming the
currency, and the President indorses II
heartily and enthusiastically. In his
opinion it will give us an elastic and stable
currency-a currency that will not keep
us continually anxious about the gold