Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-12-06


l specially urge that there be included in
whatever reduction is made the legacy tax.
requests for public uses OF literary, edu-
cational or charitable character.
Recomm ends Ship Subsidy.
American vessels during the past three
years have carried about nine per cent
Of our exports and imports Foreign ships
should carry the least, not the create st,
growth of our steel industries the prog
ress of shipbuilding for the domestic trade,
and our steadily maintained expenditures
for the navy have created an Opportuni-
ty to place the United States In the first
rank of commercial maritime powers
BeSldes realzing a proper national
and healthy growth along all our coasts
of distinctive national industry expand
ing the held for profitable employment
of labor and capital 1t will increase the
transportation facilities and reduce freight
charges on the vast volume of products
brought from the interior to the seaboard
for export. and will strengthen an arm
OF the national defense upon which the
founders of the government and their
immediate action by the congress on meas
ures to promote american shipping and
foreign trade. ! direct attention to the
. recommendations on the subject in previ-
Gus messages. and particularly to the opin-
ion expressed i'll the message Of 1899:
81 am satisfied the Judgment OF the coun-
try faVors the policy Of aid to our merchant
marine, which will broaden our commerce
and markets and upbuild our sea-Carrying
capacity LOT the products of agriculture
and manufacture which with the Increase
of our navy, mean more work and wages
to our cOuntrymen, as we'll as a safegIIard
to American interests in every part of the
world" -'
The attention Of the congress is invited
TO the recommendation of the secretary
OF me treasury in his annual report for
legis Station in behalf of the revenue cutter
service, and favorable action is urged.
The T~ust Question
In my last annual message to the con-
gress | called attention to the necessity for
early action to remedy such evils as might
be found to exist in connection with COM
blnationS of capital organized into trusts
and again invite attention to my discussion
OF the subject at that time, which conclud-
ed with these words:
ut is apparent that uniformity of legis-
lation upon this subject in the several
states is much to be desired. il is to he
hoped that such uniformity, founded in
wise and just discrimination between what
Is injurious and what is useful and neces-
sary in business operations, may be OBJ
tanned, and that means may be found for
the congress, within the limitations of its
constitutional power, 50 TO supplement an
effective code of state legislation as to
make a complete system of la VS. through
out the United States adequate to compel
general observance of the Salutary rules
to which have refereed.
The whole question is SO important and
rar-IeachinG that ] am sure no part Of it
will be lightly considered, but every phase
of it will have the ssudied deliberation ~
congress- resulting in wise and iudicious
acton.
"Rcstrajnt upon such 90 ulinltiG}@ rs are
injurious, and which are within federal
jurisdiction, should be promptly applied
by the congress-"