The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-12-14
TIMELY TOPICS.

The Indian Is NJ rcaycr md'pcpd-
icucc than he was thirty years Ngo, nd
lproNaN,y Just about as near Rs he
ever viii Ne as hong as h, r'alis's ne
lean gct his mCa'e "a cts tl,am
! ,hc government \ grcat deaf NJ the
money that has tNr" srr0t IN the Cdu-
cation W the Indian has been lost but
+ this IS no reflection on the school at
I Carlisle or the other institutions ot ,hc
country An Indian Is essentially an
/ Indian He wants ,o be- with his own
people He wants tn return to the
environments W his youth, and though
he may leave the school skilled me.
chanic. 70 follow hts trade would
moan separation from his own pco-
pie, The general result Is that he re
turns ANA soon resumes the blanket
and painted face condition ot hts FORE.
fathers, Walla Walla linton,
The time has come when people must
protect themselves by more stringent
laws against train wrrckers, Modern
lie demands that the severSt penal
ties b. meted out To every person In
any way maliciouSly threatening the
safety " passenger or freight trains,
Business and comfort ~ life demand
high speed, mighty engines .ralatial
coaches In the nature u things. trains
must ny over the country on compare
lively fragile rails, whore safety is only
assured by keeping the arrangement
~ rAadbed, wheels, Nangcs wires etc,
In perfect condition. While u swift
train is IN motion, slight things tend
90 destroy It's balance and prycipiyatc
70 from the track. where the roughncsS
~ country through which the way Oft
en- leads and the speed Travelled. mean
awful destruction of lltc ami property
Oregon Republican.
The repeated demand IN recent Years
for the nstabushm .-' ~ a new depart
men, ot the government. 60 be known
as the department OF commerce anl in. /
du~trias. found expression and grrroN- .
40 in the message of President R1osc- .
Welt 20 congress. and will re followed I.
by the re-introductlon in the senate os /
Senator Nelson's bin proHdiny yo~ the .
same During the 'ast session IN, mat .
ter got no further than the committee .
on commerce where the nm was per
fected and brought 20 thn shape In
which &c viii b. again introduced In It's
form. Much time and labor
are given TO securing the opinion OF
chambers Of commerce ana boards OF
trade In all the large commercial and .
Industrial centers ana of men engaged
In these pursuits Tho hin In the form
In which tt will now BE- presented viii /.
'ontorm to the consensus ol opinion
hus expressed. and Senator Nels is
confident OF its passage without ma
erial lteration.-Seattle P-L
The annual report OF Secretary Gage
$ particularly interesting this year
BECAUSE Of me frank and able manner
n which the secretary discusses the
weak spots in our national banking
ystem and our currency laws In the
minds Of most American citizens the
lational banking system is tn lest /
ystem In the world, and Il takes more
han ordinary courage for a public ,
nan to combat that idea, Secretary
iage. however. combats It clearly and
and the portion ~ his
port which is devoted to banking AMI
urrrncy deserves tlr careful study Of
very voter His recommendations fur D.
educ,i1n Of the revenue. disposition OF >
he surplus and various Improvements
n the public service have Nae0 and ..
,ilI be discussed In connection with .
he presidents message and the DELHI
rations Of congress so that f. is nee
ssary here TO call attention only 20
lis suggestions for the strengthening
I the banking system and the reform D
Z the currency. y. Y Tribune.