Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-12-03

0ncers, OF proper Quarantine PtoCdu-
tions; the necessary aid and counsel to
locate authorities on the subject;
prompt advice and assistance to local
boards of health or health officers in the
suppression of contagious disease; and,
in cases where there are NO local boards
or officers, the immediate direction by
the national board or officer of measures
of suppression; constant and authentic
information concerning the health of
foreign countries and all parts of our own
country as related to contagious diseases;
and the consideration Of regulations to
be enforced in foreign parts to prevent
the introduction of contagion into our
cities and the measures which should BIO
adopted to secure their enforcement.
There seems to be at this time decided
inclination to discuss measures of pro-
lection against contagious diseases in in
ternational conference with view of
adopting means of mutual assistance.
The creation of such national health
establishment would greatly aid our
standing in such conferences and i'm
prove our opportunities to avail our
selves of their benefits. I earnestly rec
ommend the Inauguration of national
board of health or @ similar national in
strumentality, believing the same to be a
needed precaution against contagious
disease and in the interest of the safety
of the health of poor people.
THE STRIKE COMMISSION.
BY virtue of a statute of the United
States, passed in 1883, 1 appointed in
July last Hon. j. D. Keen of the state of
| New York and Hon. Nicholas +. Worth
ington of the state of Illinois, to form
with Hon. Carroll D. Wright, commits
sionei of labor, who was designated by
said statute, commission for the pur-
pose of making careful inquiry into the
causes of the controversies between GER
tain railroads and their employees, which
had resulted in an extensive and destruct-
i've strike, accompanied by much vic.
ence and dangerous disturbance, with
considerable loss of life and great de-
structlon of property. The report of the
commissioners has been submitted to me
and will be transmitted to congress with
the evidence taken upon their investiga-
ton. Their work has been we'll done and
their standing and intelligence give as
surance that the report and suggestions
they make are worthy of careful consid-
Grafton.
THE PRESIDENT TALKS TARIFF.
The tariff act passed at the last session
of congress needs important amendments
if 1t is to be executed effectively and with
certainty. In addition to such necessary
amendments as will not change the rates
Of duty, am still very decidedly in favor
of putting coal and iron upon the free
list So far as the sugar schedule is con-
cerned, would be glad. under existing
aggravatiens, to see every particle of diff
ferential duty in favor of refined sugar
stricken out of our tariff law. If, with all
the favor now accorded the sugar refining
interests in sur tariff laws, 1t still Ian.
guishes to tho extent of closed retineries
and thousands of discharged workmen, it
would seem to present hopeless case for
reasonable legislative aid.
Whatever else is done or emitted, re-
peat here the recommendation I have
made that the additional duty of ITO Of a
cent per pound laid upon sugar imported
from countries paying a bounty on its
export be abrogated.
It seems to me that exceedingly i'm.
portant considerations point to the pro-
priety of this amendment With the ad
vent of a new tariff policy, not only con-
templated to relieve consumers of our land
in the cost of their living, but to invite
better development of American thrift,
and to create for us closer and moro prof
liable commercial relations with the rest
of the world, it follows, as logical anG
imperative necessity, that we should al
once remove the chief, if not the only
obstacle, which has so long prevented oul
participation in the foreign carrying
trade of the sea.
tariff built upon the theory that it il
J we'll to check imports and that hom'
market should be the industry and effor
! of American producers was fifty sup
! plemented by refusal to allew American
registry to vessels built abroad, though
owned and navigated by our people, thu
exhibiting willingness to abandon al
contest for the advantage of American
trans-oceanic carriage. Our
NEW TARIFF POLICY WILL,
upon the theory that it is we'll to en-
courage such importations as our peopl
+ need, and that our products and manu-
} features should find market in ever!
part of the habitable globe, be consist
emily supplemented by the greatest pos
. sible liberty to our citizens in the owner
ship and navigation of ships in whicl
our products and manufactures may b.
transported. The millions now paid t,
I, foreigners for carrying American pas
sengers and products across the sc,
should be turned into American hands
Ship building, which has been
PROTECTED TO CHARACTERIZATION,
should be revived by the prospect o
profitable employment for ships wher
! built, and the American sailor should b.
resurrected and again take his place as
hardy and industrious citizen in time o
peace and patriotic and safe defende
OF American interests In the day Of con
hict. r..
The ancient provision of our law deny
ing American registry to ships bull
abroad, endowed by Americans, appears
in the light Of present conditions no
only to be a failure for good at every
point, bnt to be more relic of barbarisn
than anything that exists under the per
mission of statute of the United States
recommend its prompt repeal.
Il
THE LATE BOND ISSUE. -
During the last month the gold reserv,
in the treasury for the purpose of redeem
ing the notes of the government oirculat
} ing as money in the hands of the people
} became so reduced and its further deple
tion in the near future seemed 30 certain
that, in the exercise of proper care fol
! the public welfare, 1t became necessary tc
replenish thus reserve and thus maintair
popular faith in the ability and deter
mination of the government to meet, as
agreed, it's obligations. 1t would have
been well if, in this emergency, authority
} had existed to issue the bonds of the gov
eminent bearing low rate of interest
and maturing within special period.
d. 49, nnn-vaos ho foilod En- ann.