Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-12-11

the fountain. IL the privilege is claimed
and exercised without right. and by
mesns Of fraud and corruption.
Public Land Frauds.
In my last annual Message. in con-
neCtion with the subject OF the due
regulation OF combinations Of capital
which are or may become injurious to
the public. | recommended a special APP
preparation for the better enforcement
of the antitrust law as IL now stands.
TO be expended under the direction OF
the Attorney-General. Accordingly
(by the legislative. executive, and jul
dicial appropriation act Of February %,
1903, 80 Stat. S5i, 904). the Congress
appropriated. for the purpose of en-
forcing the various Federal trust and
terestate-commerce laws, the sum of
five hundred thousand dollars. to be eX-
pended under the direction of the Al
torney-General in the employment Of
special counsel and agents in the De
palTment of Justice TO conduct procee l.
ings and prosecutions under said laws
in the courts of the United States. |
now recommend, as matter Of the ut
most Importance and urgency, the eX-
tension Of the purposes of this appro-
priation. so that IL may be available,
under the direction Of the Attorney
General. and until used, for the due
enforcement of the laws of the United
States in general and especially of the
civil and criminal laws relating TO pub
lie lands and the laws relating to postal
crimes and offenses and the subject Of
naturalization. Recent Investigations
hau - mi hia Ct a nf of
fairs in these three matters of vital
concern. BY various frauds and by for
geries and perjuries, thousands of
acres of the public domain. embracing
lands of different character and eN-
tending through various sections OF the
country. have been dishonesty aoqlir-
ed. 1t Is hardly necessary TO urge the
importance OF recovering these dishon-
est acquisitions, stolen from the people
and of promptly and duly Furnishing
the offenders. | speak in another part
of this Message OF the widespread
crimes by which the sacred right CT
citizenship is falsely asserted and that
''inestimable heritage perverted to
base ends BY similar means-that is,
through frauds. forgeries and per-
juries. and by shameless briberies the
laws relating to the proper conduct .!
the public service in general and 10 ihe
due administration OF the Post-Uihce
| Department have been VIGOROUSLY VIC
! lated and many indictments have been
found. and the consequent prosecutions
are in course of hearing or Oh the eve
thereof. For the reasons thus indicated
and so that the Government may be
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the greatest effect the due penalties for
such violations OF law, ana to this end
may be furnished with sufficient inst"u-
mentalities and competent legal ass's'
| lance for the Investigations aid trials
which will be necessary 1t many dlf-
| ferent points of the country. urge up
| on the Congress the necessity OF MAX
| ing the said appropriation available foI
immediate use for all such purposes, t.
he expended under the direction OF the
Attorney-General.
| Need For Treaties Making Bribery Es
traditable.
Steps have been taken by the state
| Department looking to the making oil
bribery an extraditable offense with
foreign powers. The need of more et-
| fective treaties covering this crime Is
manifest. The exposures and prosecu-
lions of official corruption in st
Louis, Mo, and other cities and States
have resulted in a number OF givers
and takers of brides becoming fugi-
tives in foreign lands, Bribery has not
been included in extradition treaties
heretofore. as the necessity for 1t mas
not arisen. While there may have been
as much official corruption in former
years, there has been more developed
and brought to light in the immediate
past than in the preceding century OF
our countrys history. 1t should be the
policy of the United States to leave nc
place on earth where a corrupt man
fleeing from this country can rest In
peace There Is no reason why bribery
should not be included in all treaties
as extraditabe.
Alaskan Boundary.
The Alaskan boundry dispute has
been one of long standing The Presi.
dent congratulates the country on its
amicable settlement and incidentally
remarks upon the great development OF
this valuable area OF our possessions,
The President calls attention al
against Venezuela held by Great
Britain, Germany and Italy, and re-
marks upon the important part played
by our government in the just settle
ment Of the same He remarks upon
the growing sentiment of the nations
favoring peaceable settlements in such
cases,
international Arbitration.
Last year the Interparliamentary
Union for International Arbitration
met at Vienna. six hundred members
of the different legislatures of civilized
countries attending 1t was provided
that the next meeting should be in
1904 at st. Louis, subject to our Con.
gress extending an invitation. Like the
Hague Tribunal, this Interparliamen.
tary Union. is one of the forces tending
towards peace among the nations oil
port, ! trust the invitation can be ex.
tended.
Relations With Turkey,
Early in July, having received in.
telligence, which happily turned out t.
be erroneous, of the assassination o.
our vice-consul at Beirut, | dispatched
small squadron to that port for such
service az might be found necessar,
on arrival. Although the attempt or
the life of our vice-consul had not beer
successful, yet the outrage was symp
tomato of state of excitement ant
disorder which demand immediate at
tention. The arrival of the vessels hat
the happiest result A feeling of secu
rity at once took the place of the for
mer alarm and disquiet; our Officers
were cordially welcomed by the con
sular body and the leading merchants
and ordinary business resumed its &C