The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-12-10

Ito throughout the fiscal year the sur.
plus would be reduced by. approx
I mately, $3o,000,000. Should the rev.
enue from customs suffer much fur.
ther decrease during the fiscal year the
surplus would vanish. A large sur
! plus is certainly undesirable. Two
years ago the war taxes were taken
off with the express intention of
equalizlng the governmental receipts
and expenditures. and, though the
first rear thereafter still showed a
surplus, it now seems likely that a
substantial equality of revenue and
expenditure will be attained. Such be.
ing the case, 1t Is of great moment both
to exercise care and economy in ap-
preparations and to scan sharply any
change In our fiscal revenue system
which may reduce our income. The
need of strict economy in our expend-
itures is emphasized by the fact that
we cannot afford to be parsimonious in
providing for what is essential to our
national well being.
Needs of Financial situation.
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yond question, and under present con-
ditions 1t would be unwise and unnec
essary to attempt a reconstruction OF
our entire monetary system. The same
liberty should be granted the secretary
of the treasury to deposit customs re-
ceipts as is granted him in the depos
1t of receipts from other sources. In
of Tnn 1000 I Ilad
attention to certain needs of the finan
cial situation, and I again ask for
consideration of the congress for these
questions.
1.-THE president commends the work
Of the international monetary confer
ence and advises its continuance
A majority of our people desire that
steps be taken in the interests OF
American shipping, so that we may
once more resume our former position
In the ocean carrying trade. But hith
erto the differences. of opinion as to
the proper method oNreaching this END
have been so wide that it has proved
impossible to secure the adoption OF
any particular scheme. Having ir
view these facts, recommend that the
congress direct the secretary Of the
navy. the postmaster general and the
secretary Of commerce and labor, asso
ciated with such representation from
the senate and house of representative,
as the congress in its wisdom may des
ignate, to serve as commission for tn,
purpose of investigating and reporting
to the congress at its next session whai
legislation is desirable or necessary fol
the development Of the American mer
chant marine and American commerc,
and incidentally of a national ocear
mail service Of adequate auxiliary ma
val cruisers and naval reserves. Will,
such a measure is desirable in any
event. 1t is especially desirable at thi.
time, in view Of the fact that our pres
ent governmental contract for ocear
mail with the American line will expir,
in 1905. The establishment of new
lines of cargo ships to South America
to Asia and elsewhere would be much
in the interest of our commercial ex
pansion.
Immigration.
We cannot have too much immigra
ton of the right kind, and we should
have none at all Of the wrong kind
The need is to devise some system by
which undesirable immigrants shall b,
kept out entirely, while desirable i'm
migrants are properly distributed
throughout the country. At presen.
some districts which need Immigrant.
have none, and in others, where thu
population is already congested, immi
grants come in such numbers as to de
press the conditions of life for those al
ready there. During the last two year,
the immigration service at New Yorb
has been greatly improved and the cor
ruption and inefficiency which former
ly obtained there have been eradicated
This service has just been investigated
by committee of New York citizens
Of high standing, Messrs. Arthur
Briesen, Lee *. Frankel. Eugene A
Philbin, Thomas w. Hynes and Ralph
Trautman. Their report deals with the
whole situation at length and conclude.
with certain recommendations for ad
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is now receiving the attention of the
secretary of commerce and labor.
Naturalization Frauds.
The special investigation of the sub
ject of naturalization under the direc
ton Of the attorney general and th,
consequent prosecutions reveal condi
ton of affairs calling for the immedi
ate attention Of the congress. For
geries and perjuries of shameless and
fragrant character have been perpe
trated not only in the dense centers OF
population, but throughout the country
and it is established beyond doubt tha
very many SO called citizens of tn,
United States have no title whatever
to that right and are asserting and en-
joying the benefits of the same through
the grcssest frauds. 1t is never to b,
forgotten that citizenship is, to quot,
'the words recently used by the su
preme court Of the United States, al
'inestimable heritage" whether it pro
ceeds from birth within the countr,
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