The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1903-12-07
Presidents Message.

what is essential to our national
well-being.
Needs of Financial Situation.
The integrity of our currency is
beyond question. and under present
conditions it would be unwise and
unnecessary to attempt a reconstruc-
ton of our entire monetary system.
The same liberty should be granted
posit customs receipts as is granted
him in the deposit of receipts from
other sources. In my message OF
December 2. 1902, I called attention
to certain needs of the financial sit
uation, and 1 again ask the consid-
Grafton of the Congress for these
questions.
Merchant Marine.
l recommend that the Congress di-
rect the Secretary of the Navy, the
Postmaster General. and the Secre-
tary of Commerce and Labor. asso-
ciated with such representation from
the senate and house of representa-
tives as the Congress in its wisdom
may designate 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 nee
essary for the development of the
American merchant marine and
American commerce, and incidental
ly of a national ocean mai service
of adequate auxiliary naval cruisers
is desirable in any event,
it is especially desirable at this time
in view of the fact that our present
governmental contract for ocean
mail with the American Line will
expire in 1905. Our ocean mail act
was passed in 1891. In 1895 our
20-knot transatlantic mail line was
equal to any foreign line. Since then
the Germans have put on 23-knot
steamers, and the British have con-
tracted for 24-knot steamers. Our
service should equal the best. If it
does not, the commercial public will
abandon it.
immigration.
We cannot have O 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 be kept out entirely, while desi-
rable immigrants are properly dis
tributed throughout the country. At
present some districts which need
immigrants have one and in others
where the population is already con
gested, immigrants come in such
numbers as to deoress the conditions
of life for those already there. Dur
ing the last two years the immigra-
greatly improved, and the corruption
and i~nef1ciency which formerly OBJ
tanned there have been e~radicated.
Naturalization Frauds.
The special investigation of the
subject of naturalization under the
direction of the Attorney General,
and the consequent prosecutions, re
veal a condition of affairs calling for
the immediate attention of the Con-
Forgeries and %perjuries of a
shameless and fragrant character
been perpetrated, not only in
the dense enter of population, but
throughout the country. and it is es-
tablished beyond doubt that very
many so-called citizens of the Unit
ed States have no title whatever to
that right, and are asserting and en-
the benefits of the same by
the grossest frauds. 1t is never to
forgotten hat citizenship is, to
the words recently used by
the Supreme Court of the United
an 'inestimable heritage
whether it proceeds from birth with
in the country or is obtained by nat
and we poison the o
ces of our national character and
strength at the fountain. if the priv
ilege is claimed and exercised with
out right, and by e of fraud
and corruption.
The Federal grand jury lately
in session in New York City dealt
with this subject and made a pre-
sentiment which states the situation
briefly and forcibly and contains i'm
suggestions for the consider
of the Congress. h present
mant is included in an appendix to
the report of the Attorney General.
Enforcing Trust Laws, etc.
In my last annual message, IN con-
with the subject of the due