Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-12-15
THE MESSAGE
President Roosevelt Shows Our
Nations Greatness
POINTS OUT WEAK SPOTS
Touches Upon Naturalization
Frauds and Postal Scandals
Progress of Army and Navy
Canal Treaty With Panama

FrauuS uIlu OStui oSoh
Progress of Army and Navy
Canal Treaty With Panama
Washington, Dec. THE presidents
message has been transmitted to coll
gress Its principal features are rs
follows:
The country Is to be congratulated
OIL the amount of substantial achieve
ment which has marked the past year
both us regards our foreign and as re-
CARDS our domestic policy.
With nation as with Il man the
most important things are those of the
household. and therefore the country
Is especially to be congratulated OH
what las been accomplished in the di-
rection of providing tor the exercise OF
supervision over the great corporations
and combinations Of corporations ell
gagged in Interstate commerce.
| Hearty recognition is given the far
reaching, benetcent work which has
been accomplished through 10th cor
pOrationS and unions, and the line as
between different corporations, rs be-
| tween different unions. is drawn as ii
Is between different individuals-thnt
Is. il is drawn on conduct, the effort
being 10 treat both organized capital
and orgG niYed labor alike, asking moth
ing save that the interest of each shall
be brought INTO harmony with the in
tepst of the general public and that
the conduct of each shall conform to
the fundamental "'lrs of obedience to
law, of Individual freedom and Of JUS
tica and fair dealing toward all.
| From all sources, exclusive of the
postal service. the receipts of the GOV
ernment tor tile last fiscal year eere-
gated Sa60. 396.614. The expenditures
for the sane period were S50G,mG.0ni.
the surplus for the fiscal year being
S54 .297 &C.. The indications are that
the surplus for the present fiscal year
will be very small. if indccrf there lie
any surplus.
L
rect the secretary of the navy. the post
master general and the secretary of
commerce and labor. associated with
n representation from the senate
and the house OF representatives, 10
serve as Il commission for the pur.
pose of investigating and reporting 10
the congress at its next session what
legislation is desirable or necessary fol
the development of the American mer
chant marin, and the American com.
merce and incidentally of national
ocean mail service of adequate auxiliary
naval cruisers and naval reserves.
We cannon have too much immigra
tiOn of the right kind. and we should
, have none ut all Of the wrong kind
The need Is to devise some system 10y
Which undo Sir9lblr immigrants shall h,
: kept out entirely, while desirable iri
, migrants are properly distributed
, throughout the country.
The special investigation of the sub
jet of atu:aliZation under the dircC
ton of the attorney general and thu
consequent prosecutions reveal condi
; ton of affairs calling for the inmcGi
, ate attention IF the congress. For
; yeries and perjuries of shameless an.
fragrant character have been perpe
: trated not only in the dense centres o
population. but throughout the country
/ IA II ,.i, Il
juries and by shameless briberics IT,,
3 laws relating TO the proper conduct q
J the public service H. general and to th'
' due administrator of til" pOStotfic,
department hava been notcriolsly vic
; lated. and many indictments lave beer
found. and the consequent prosecutions
s are in course of hearing or on the CIV,
: thereof. That the government ma!
with the greatest effect the due pen
| alticS for such violations of law. AM
! to this end may be furnished with Suti
{ Client inStrunentaliticS and competen
) legal assistance for the investigation
D and trials which will be necessary Il
Q many different points of the country,
D urge upon the congress the nccesSit.
of making an appropriation availabl
E for immediate Use for all such pun
poses to he expended under the dire,
ton OF the attorney general.
l Steps have beer taken by the stat
: department looking to the making o
: bribery IN eXtraditable ofTensc wit
- foreign powers The need of more ef
fective treaties covering this crime
manifest. The exposures and prOsecu
tons OF otti.al corruption in st. LOui
= suited in u number Of givers and tax
crS o. brides becoming fugitives in fol
/ cign lands.
s After unnvailing attempts to reach a
}; understanding on the Alaskan bound
AIRY question through IL joint high CON
mission. followed by prolonged negotia
q tons. conducted in an amicable spirit
f convention between the United State
s and Great Britain was signed Jan. 2
J. 1868, providing for an examination u
the subject by Il lJixed tribunal Of 81
members, three OIL Il side, with vieN
!, to its final disposition. On Oct. &c
+ majority of the tribunal reached an
!, signed an agreement OH all tie que,
tons submitted by the terms Of Il.
convention. BY this award the rigl
d of the United States to the control G
a continuous strip or border of the mail
!, land shore. skirtiug all the tidewater II
= let's and sinuosities Of the coast, is col
!. frmed.
9 (T'hp president recapitulates the d.
It tails of the imbroglio between Euro
= ean powers and Venezuelu and tn
reference Of certain points of the con
h iroversy to Thc Hague tribunl
}, through the influence of the Unite'
States. This he calls victory TO
American diplomacy and triumps TO
J. international arbitration. He advO
=, Gates an extension of international Law
r. to exempt all private property at sc;
from capture or destruction by force
of kelligerent powers.)
Early in July, having received intel
r Igance, which happily turned out to b.
a erroneous, of the assassination OF on
r vice consul at Beirut. / dispatched 1
= small squadron to that port for sucl
0 service as might be found necessary Ol
arrival. The arrival of the vessels hat
the happiest result. A feeling of Sc
curity at once took the place of tn
a former alarm and disquiet. The gov
: eminent of the sultan gave consider
h ate hearing to the representations o