The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1901-12-05
CONGRESS IND TIE MESSAGE.

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officer of the house, receiving 100 votes
while Richardson of Tennessee, re.
ceived 149 votes from the opposition.
Representative Bingham, "father OF
the house," administered the oath to
the speaker, who in turn swore in the
members-elect.
Senator Foraker offered resolution
that a committee of eleven senators
be appointed to join with committee
from the house to consider and report
''by, what token of respect and affec-
tion it may be proper for the congress
to express the deep sensibility Of the
nation to the tragic death of the late
president, William Mckinley" The
house adopted a similar resolution and
will name member from each state
to serve on the committee.
On Tuesday the presidents message
was read to congress, and a condensed
report of this. message will be found
in this issue. The president refers to
the taking off of the late president and
pays his predecessor a grand eulogy.
He bitterly denounces anarchy and
says it should be made an offense
against the law OF nation, like piracy
and that form of man stealing known
as the slave trade. He refers to the
tremendous and highly complex in
dustrial development of the latter half
Of the past century that has brought
US face to face with very serious social
problems. Old laws and customs are
no longer sufficient to regulate and
govern trade conditions and the amas-
sing of corporate wealth and influence
and present conditions call for new
methods of controlling corporation
power. 'The creation of these great
corporate fortunes are not due to the
tariff or governmental action, but to
natural causes in the business world. -
The president says it is not true that
the rich have grown richer and the
poor poorer, but on the contrary the
average wage Garner is better off now
than he ever was before. One of the
great evils at the present time is over
capitalization and efforts should be
made to correct these abuses. He
suggests that if there is not sufficient
federal power to properly control the
large corporate interests and their ex-
panding trade which is all the result
of State and federal license and law
that constitutional amendment be
adopted that will give congress and
the federal government all due, power.
The president says that the first essen
tial IN dealing with these big interests
is publicity which will give the proper
officials knowledge of the true facts.
There is as much necessity to rid the
business world of the crimes of cum
ming as to rid the entire body polite
of the crimes of violence.
President Roosevelt is in favor of re-
enacting the Chinese exclusion law in
the interest of American labor, and in
his treatment of the labor question he
deals in very fair and equitable man
ner with all interests. He belives that
our immigration laws should be amend
ed so as to keep out all classes of a low
moral tendency, as we'll rs anarchists.
AS to tariff he is not in favor of any
general tariff change at the present
time as he believes it would disturb the
business interests of the country. In
the matter of reciprocity he believes it
should be treated as the handmaiden
of protection, and the welfare of our
home industries should be the first and
most important consideration. He is
in favor of building up our merchant
marine and would not be against the
proposition of a ship subsidy of the
proper kind. The navy should be
strengthened by adding 1900 addition
al seamen and 1,000 marines, as we'll as
by building more ships. He does noS
think it necessary to increase the army
beyond it's present size.
AS to currency and finance the pres
ident is of the opinion there is need of
better, safeguards against the derang-
ing *inhuence.of commercial crises and
financial panics. He is strongly in ia.
vor OF al system of irrigation tor the
arid lands Of the west and thinks that
the government should put these lands
in condition that would permit the
settler to cultivate them. He is also