Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-12-10

eGunhzing The governmental receipts
and expenditures. and, though the
first year thereafter still showed II
surplus, IL now seems likely that
substantial equality OF revenue and
expenditure will be attained. Such be-
ing the case, 1t IL of great moment both
to exercise care and economy In APP
propriatiors and to scan sharply any
change in our fiscal revenue system
which may reduce our income. The
need of strict economy in our expend
lures Is emphasized by the fact tbNt
we cannot afford to be parsimonious5fn
providing for what is essential to our
national well being
Needs of Financial situation.
The integrity of our currency is be-
yond question. and under present con-
dltions 1t would be unwise and unnec-
essary to attempt reconstruction Of
our entire monetary system. The same
liberty should he 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
my message of Dec. . 1902. I called
attention TO certain needs of the flnan-
cial situation and 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 of reaching this end
have been so wide that It has proved
impossible to secure the adoption Of
any particular scheme. Having in
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 a representation from
the senate and house OF representatives
as the congress in its wisdom may des-
ignate, to serve as a commission for the
purpose Of Investigating and reporting
to the congress at It's next session what
legislation is desirable or necessary for
the development of the American mer-
chant marine and American commerce
and incidentally of a national ocean
mail service of adequate auxiliary ma
val cruisers and naval reserves. While
such n measure is desirable in any
event, II is especially desirable at this
time, in view of the fact that our pres
ent governmental contract for ocean
mai with the American line will expire
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
panson
Immigration.
We cannot have too much immgra.
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 bt
kept out entirely. while desirable i'm
migrants are properly distributed
AAt NOuhtiSs NJ PltoCh
some districts which need Immigrants
have none, and In others, where tn,
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 Yorl
| has been grea 4~ improved and the cor
ruption and ine1ficiency which former
| ~ obtained there have been eradicated
| This service has just been investigated
| by a committee of New York citizen
! of high standing, Messrs. Arthur V
Bricsen, Lee X. Frankel, Eugene
Philbin, Thomas w. Hynes and Ralpl
Trautman. Their report deals with tn
whole situation at length and conclude
with certain rccommendat atoms for ad
| ministratlye and legislative action. /
Is now receiving the attention OF tn
secretary of commerce and labor
Naturalization Frauds.
The special investigation of the sui
lcct of naturalization under the direC
ton Of the attorney general and tn
| consequent prosecutions GtNtdl u COlJu
ton of affairs calling for the immed
ate attention of the congress. Fol
geries ana periurics of shameless an
fragrant character have been perpt
trated not only in the dense centers c
population, but throughout the countr,
and it is established beyond doubt the
very many so called citizens Of tn
United States have no title whateve
to that right and are asserting and el
joying the benefits Of the same throug
the grossest frauds 1t is never to /
forgotten that citizenship is, to quo
the words recently used by the 81
preme court Of the United States, q
"inestimable heritage whether it pr
ceeds from birth within the counti
or is obtained by naturalization, ar
we poison the sources of our nation
character and strength at the founta
if the privilege is claimed and exc
ciscd without right aud by means
fraud and corruption
The federal grand jury lately in Sc
sion in New York city dealt with tn
subject and made prcsentment whi'
STATES the situation briefly and forcib
and contains important suggestions (
the considcrat ion Of the congress. I'll