Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-12-06
funding to Feb. /, 1904 by the sum of more
than $1,000, 600 annually.

of the national banking act, is already APP
parent. The provision for the incorporation
of national banks witt, a capital OF not less
| than sos, coo in places not exceeding 5000 IN
| habitants has resulted in the extension OF
| banking facilities to many small communi-
| ties hitherto unable to proyide themselves
| with banking institutions under the ma
| tional system. There were organized from
| the enactment of the law up to and 1nciud,
| ing Nov. 30 1863 national banks. of which 266
| were with capital less than SOC, 1000 and lO5
/ with capital Of $4,000 or more.
| / recommend that the Congress at It's pres
ent session reduce the internal revenue taxes
Spain in the sum of thirty millions Of dol
| lars. / specially urge that there be IN
| cluded in whatever reduction Is made the
legacy tax, bequests for public. uses of
| literary, educational or charitable charac-
| ter.
Aid for Merchant Marine.
| American vessels during the past three
years have carried about 8 per cent OF our
exports and imports. Foreign ships should
carry the least, not the greatest part OF
| American trade. Besides realizing proper
national aspiration this will mean the estab-
lishment and healthy growth along all our
| coasts of distinctive national Industry, eX-
panding the field for profitable employment
| Of labor and capital. In again urging i'm
mediate action by the Congress on measures
to promote American shipping and foreign
trade, l direct attention to the recommen-
dation on the subject in previous messages,
and particularly to the opinion expressed In
/
Il 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-carrylng
| capacity for the products of agriculture and
manufacture
Regulation of Trusts.
| In my last annual message to the Congress
l called attention to the necessity for early
action to remedy such evils as might be
found to exist in connection with combina-
lions Of capital organized into trusts, and
again invite attention to my discussion OF
the subject at that time, which concluded
'It is apparent that uniformity Of lcgisla-
ton upon this subject in the several states
| is much to be desired. 1t is to be hoped that
such uniformity, founded in wise and just
discrimination between what is injurious
and what Is useful and necessary in business
operations, may be obtained, and that means
may be found for the Congress, within the
limitations of it's constitutional power, so to
supplement an effective code of State legis-
lation asSto make a complete system of laws
throughout the United States adequate to
compel general observance of the salutary
rules to which have referred"
| The whole question is so far-reaching that
am sure no part Of it will be lightly con-
sidered, but every phase of it will have the
| studied elaboration of the Congress, result
ing in wise and judicious action. Restraint
upon such combinations as are injurious,
and which are within Federal jurisdiction
should be promptly applied by the Congress.
Affairs in Philippines.
In my last annual message l dwelt at
some length upon the condition of affairs in
the Pkippines While seeking to impress t
future government of those islands rests
with the Congress of the United States, | alb
stained from recommending at that time
! specific and final form of government for the
| territory actually held by the United States
| forces, and in which as long as Instruction
continues the military arm must necessarily
| be supreme l stated my purpose, until the
| Congress shall have made known the formal
| expression of it's will, to use the authority
vested in me by the Constitution and the
| United States in those distant islands as in
| all other places where our flag rightfully
| floats.
| Progress in the hoped for direction has
been favorable. BY the spring of this year
the effective opposition of the dissatisfied
| Tagas to the authority of the United States
| was virtually ended, thus opening the door
for the extension of stable administration
over much of the territory of the archipela-
go. Desiring to bring this about, 1 appoint
| ed in March last a civil commission COM
posed of william H. Taft of Ohio, Prof.
| Dean c. Worcester of Michigan, Luke f.
| Wright of Tennessee, Henry c. Ide of Yer
mont and Prof. Bernard Moses of Califor-
/ MIA. The aims of their mission and the
scope of their authority are clearly set forth
| in my instructions of April Z, 1900, addressed
to the Secretary of War to be transmitted
In the message transmitted to the Con-
gress on the 9th of December, 1899, said,
speaking of the Philippine Islands:
| AS long as the instruction continues the
military arm must necessarily be supreme
But there is no reason why steps should not
be taken from time to time to inaugurate
form as fast as territory is held and CON
! trolled by our troops. TO this end I have
/ appointed the commission named above to
| continue and perfect the work of organiz-
! ing and establishing civil government al
ready commenced by the military authori-
ties, subject in all respects to any laws
which Congress may hereafter enact
/ Without hampering them by too specific
instructions, they should in general be en-
joined after making themselves familiar
| with the conditions and needs of the conn
| try, to devote their attention in the first in
stance to the establishment of municipal
governments, in which the natives of the
islands, both in the cities and in the rural
communities, shall be afforded the oppor-
| tunity to manage their own local affairs to
| the fullest extent of which they are capa-
pie and subject to the least degree of super
vision and control which a careful study of
thelr capacities and observation of the
| workings of native control show to be CON
| slstent with the maintenance of law, order
and loyalty.
Administration of the Islands.
| The next subject in order of Importance
should be the organization of government in
the larger, administrative divisions CORE
spending to countries, departments or prov
inces In which the common interests or
many or several municipalities falling with
In the same tribal lines or the same natural
geographical limits may best be subseryed
Dy common administration
,o Beginning with the LIST day Of September
100, the authority to exercise subject to
my approval, through the Secretary Of War
t ina part art OF the power of government in
the Philippine Islands which is of lepis
latiye nature is to be transferred from The
military governor of the islands to this com
mission, to be thereafter exercised by them
IN the place and stead of the military gov
IN the establishment of municipal govern
ments the commission will take as the basis
OF ITS work the governments established nv
the military governor under his order ~
aug. 8. 1899, and under the report of the
board constituted by the military governor
by his order of Jan. 20, 1900 to formnIata
ana report plan of municipal government
Native officials Preferred.
The many different degrees of civilization
ana varieties of custom and capacity amona
the people of the different islands preeIuds
very definite instruction as to the nart
which the people shall take in the seIacfi i,,
Oh lneir own officers, but these general rules
are 70 be observed: That in all eases the
municipal n officers who administer the local
anairs OF the people are to be selected by
the people, and that whatnvor ntS;oa.- "