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The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07

come factors of tremendous lmpor-
tance in all industrial centers. Hearty
recognition is given the far-reaching,
beneficent work which has been ac-
complished thru both corporations
and unions, and the line as between
different corporations, as between diff
ferent unions, is drawn as 1t is be-
tween different individuals; that is, 1t
is drawn on conduct, the effort being
to treat both organized capital and
organized labor alike; asking nothing
save that the interest of each shall be
brought into harmony with the in
terest of the general public, and that
the conduct of each shall conform to
the fundamental rules of obedience to
law, Of individual freedom, and Of
Justice and fair dealing towards all.
Whenever either corporation, labor
union, or individual disregards the
law or acts in a spirit Of arbitrary
and tyrannous interference with the
rights Of others, whether corporations
or individuals, then where the federal
government has jurisdiction, it will
see to it that the misconduct is
stopped, paying not the slightest heed
to the position or power of the corpo-
ration, the union or the individual, but
only to one vital fact-that Is, the
question whether or not the conduct
Of the individual or aggregate of indi-
viduals is ia accordance with the law
of the land. Every man must be guar
anteed his liberty and his right to do
as he likes with his property or his
labor, so long as he does not infringe
the rights of others. No man Is above
the law and no man is below it.; nor
do we ask any mans permission when
we require him to obey it. Obedience
to the law is demanded as a right;
not asked as a favor.
We have cause as a nation to be
| thankful for the steps that have been
so successfully taken to put these
principles into effect The progress
has been by evolution, not by efevolu-
ton. Nothing radical has been done
| the action has been both moderate
and resolute. Therefore the work viii
stand. There shall be no backward
step. If in the working of the laws i
proves desirable: that they shall at an.
point be expanded OF amplified, thu
amendment can be made as it's desir
ability is shown. Meanwhile they ar
being administered with Judgment
but with insistence upon obedience t.
them; and their need has been EN-
phasized in signal fashion by tn,
events Of the past year. ..,
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07
TO PROSECUTE GRAFrERs
Recommendation that Money Be Made
Available for That Purpose,

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, recommend special ap-
preparation for the better enforce
1nent Of the antitrust law as it now
stands, to be expended under the di-
rection Of the attorney general Ac-
cordingly (by the legislative, execu-
tive and judicial appropriation act of
Feb. 25, 1908, 80 Stat, 854,9O4), the
congress appropriated, for the purpose
of enforcing the various federal trusts
and interstate commerce laws, the
sum of 100000, to be expended un-
der the direction of the attorney gen
eral in the employment of special
counsel and agents in the department
of Justice to conduct proceedings and
prosecutions under said laws in the
courts of the United States.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07
SURPLUS is SMALL
Last Year Tt Was Over $4,000, 1000
This Year -?

From all sources, exclusive Of the
postal service, the @receipts of the gov
gated 60,396,674. The expendi-
lures for the same period were $780,
099,007, the surplus for the fiscal year
being s54,297, ,667. The indications
are that the surplus for the present
fiscal year will be very small, If, in
deed, there be any surplus. From
July to. November the receipts from
900 less than the receipts from /; the
same source for .aFcorresponding 5por-
ton of last year. n Should this & de-
crease continue / at the same ratto
thruout the fiscal year,ys the surplus
would be reduced by, approximately,
$50, 100000. Should the revenue from
customs suffer much further decrease
during the fiscal. year, the surplus
would vanish. A large surplus is
certainly undesirable. Two years ago
the war taxes were taken off with the
| express intention of equalizing the
governmental receipts and expendi
lures, and tho the first year thereafter
still showed a surplus, it now seems
| likely that a substantial equality of
revenue and expenditure will be at
| tanned. Such being the case, it is of
great moment both to exercise care
and. economy. in appropriations, and
to scan sharply any change In our
fiscal revenue system which may re-
duce our income. The need Of strict
economy in our expenditures is en-
phasized by the fact that we can not
afford to be parsimonious in prov1d-
ing for what is essential to our ma
tional well-being. Careful economy
wherever possible will alone prevent
our income from falling below the
point required in order to meet Oul
genuine needs. ~,
/ The integrity of our currency is be.
yond question, and under present con.
ditions it would be unWise and un-
necessary to attempt a reconstruction
of our entire monetary system. The
same liberty should be granted the
secretary of the treasury to deposi
him i'm the deposit Of receipts
from other sources. In my mes
sage dof Dec. 2, 1902, I call'
attention to certain needs of the finan
cial situation, and ] again ask the con
sideration Of the congress for thes'
questions.
Monetary Conference.
During the last session of the con
gress, at the suggestion Of a joint not
from the republic Of Mexico and tn
imperial government of China, and i
harmony with an act of the congres
appropriating $4,000 to pay the eS
penses thereof a commission was ap
pointed to confer with the principe
| European countries in the hope the
some plan might be devised whereby
fixed rate of exchange could be as
, sured between the gold-standard cour
+ tries and the silyer-standard countrie
; This commission has filed its preltn
; ary report, which has been made pub
+ lic I deem it important that the con
; mission be continued, and that a sui
+. of money be appropriated sufficie1
8 to pay the expenses Of it's furthe
|. labors. Ear.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07
ALASKAN FOUNDRY
What Was Accomplished by the In
ternatiOnaI Tribunal.

For several years past the rapid
development of Alaska and the eStab-
lishment of growing1American inter-
ests in regions .theretofore unsurveyed
and imperfect1y known brought into
prominence the urgent necessity of a
practical demarcation Of the boun-
daries between the jurisdictions of the
United States and Great Britain. Al
tho the treaty of 1925 between Great
Britain and Russia, the provisions of
which were copied in the treaty OF
1857, whereby Russia conveyed Alaska
to the United States, was positive as to
the control, first by Russia and later
by the United States, of strip of ter
ritory along the continental mainland
from the western shore Of Portland
canal to Mount ST. Elias, following and
surrounding the indentations of the
coast and including the islands to the
westward, it's description Of the land
ward margin OF the zsIrlp was lndeI-
mite, resting on the supposed existence
of continuous ridge or range OF
mountains skirting the. coast, as fig
ured in the charts Of the early navi-
gators, 1t had at no time been pos
sible for either party in interest to
! lay down, under the authority OF the
treaty, a line so obviously exact ac-
eording to it's provisions as 10 COM
mand the assent Of the other. For
nearly 1three-fourths of a century the
absence of tangible local interests de-
manding the exercise Of positive 5uris. J.
diction on either side Of the border left
the question dormant. In 1878 ques-
tions of revenue administration on the
stikine river led to the establishment
the channel between two high peaks
on either side about twenty-four miles
above the river mouth. In 1899 sim
i liar questions growing out of the ex.
i traordinary Development of mining in.
4 terests in the region about the head o1
Lynn canal brought about q temporar,
4 modus vivendi, by which conven1en
Il separation was made at the water
shed shed divides Of the white and Chill
koot passes and to the north Of Kluk
wan, on the Klehin1 river: These par
! tiaI and tentative adjustments coult
not, in the very nature of things. b
satisfactory or lasting. A permanen
4 disposition of the matter became i'm
4 perative.
Tribunal Appointed.
After unavailipg attempts to reacl
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07

marine and American commerce, and
of a national ocean mail
service of adequate auxiliary naval
cruisers and naval reserves. While
such measure is desirable in any
event, it is especially desirable at this
time, in view Of the fact that our pres
ent governmental contract for ocean
mail with the American line will ex-
pire in 1905. Our ocean mail act was
passed in 1891. In 1895 our twenty
knot transatlantic mail line was equal
to any foreign line. Since then the
Germans have put on 23-knot steam
ers, and the British have contracted
for 24knot steamers. Our service
should equal the best. If*it does not,
If we are to stay in the business 1T
ought to be with a full understanding
Of the advantages to the country on
one hand, and on the other with exact
knowledge Of the cost and proper
methods of carrying it on, Moreover,
lines of cargo ships are Of even more
Importance than fast mail lines; save
so far as the latter can be depended
upon to furnish swift auxiliary cruis-
of new lines Of cargo ships to South
America, to Asia, and elsewhere would
be much in the interest of our COM
mercial expansion.
Immigration Problems.
We cannot have too much tmmigra-
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 shallSbe
kept out entirely, while desirable i'm
migrants are properly distributed
thruout the country. At present some
districts which need immigrants have
none; and in others, where the popu-
lation is already congested, immf-
grants come in such numbers as tc
depress the conditions of life for those
already there. During the last two
years the immigration service at New
York has been greatly improved, and
the corruption and inefficiency which
formerly obtained there have beer
eradicated. This service has just beer
investigated by a committee of New
| York citizens Of high standing, Messrs
Arthur V. Briesen, Lee K, .Frankel
| Eugene A. Philbin, Thomas w. Hyne'
and Ralph Trautman. Their repor
deals with the whole situation a
length, and concludes with certain
recommendations for administrative
and legislative action. It is now re
ceiving the attention Of the secretar!
| of commerce and labor.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07
AMERICAN SHIPPING
Recommends Appointment of Com
mission to Investigate Needs.

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 posi-
tion in the ocean carrying trade. But
hitherto 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 adop-.
ton Of any particular scheme. Hav-
ing in view these facts, recommend
that the congress direct the secretary
of the navy, the postmaster general
and the. secretary of commerce and
labor, associated with such repre-
sentation from the senate and house of
representatives as the congress In it's
wisdom may designate, to serve as a
commission for the purpose of investi-
eating and reporting to the congress
at its next session what legislation is
desirable or necessary for the devel-
opment of the American merchant
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07

Recent Investigations have shown al
deplorable state OF affairs in these
three matters of vital concern. By
various frauds and by forgeries and
periuries, thousands of acres Of the
public domain, embracing lands Of diff
ferent character and extending thru
various sections OF the country, have
been dishonesty acquired. 1t is hard
ly necessary to urge the Importance
of recovering these dishonest acquisi-
tions, stolen from the people, and of
promptly and duly Furnishing the Of
tenders.
I speak in another part of this
message Of the widespread. crimes by
which the. sacred right of citizenship
is falsely asserted and that 'inestim-
able heritage perverted to base ends.
BY similar means-that is, thru
fraud, forgeries and perjuries, and
by shameless briberies-tie laws re-
lating. to the proper conduct of the
public service in general and to the
due administration of the postoffice
department have been notoriously
violated, and many indictments have
been found, and the consequent prose-
cutions are in course Of hearing or on
the eve thereof. For the reasons thus
indicated, and SO that the government
may be prepared 70 enforce prompt
ly and with the greatestseff the due
penalties for such violations of law,
and to this end may be furnished with
sufficient instrum sntalities and COM
petent legal assistance for the inves-
LEGATIONS and trials which will sbe nee
essary at many different points of the
country, urge upon the congress the
priation available for Immediate use
for all such purposes, to be expended
under the direction Of the attorney
general. IN
To Extradite Brfbe-Takers.
| Steps have been taken by the state
department looking to the making of
bribery an extraditabie offense with
foreign powers. The need of more
effective treaties covering this crime
is manifest. The exposures and prose-
cutions 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 it has not arisen. While there
may have been assmuch official cor
ruption in. former years. there has
been more developed and brought tc
light in the Immediate past than il
the preceding century Of our coun-
try's history. Tt should be the polics
of the United States to leave no place
on earth where a corrupt man fleeing
from this country CAN rest in peace
There is no reason why briber,
should not be included in all treaties
as extraditable. The recent amended
treaty with Mexico, whereby thi
crime was put in the list Of extradit
able offenses, has esta blished q salu
/ tary precedent in this regard Unde
this treaty the state department ha
asked, and MexIo has granted, tn
extradition of sone Of the st. Loui
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07
1NsULAR POSSESSIONS
Progress of the Philippines and OF
Porto Rico. .ss<1rsts =

OF our insular possessions, the Phil
ippines and Porto Rico, it is gr1silf-
ing to say that their steady progre6s
has been such as to make it unneo-
essary to spend much time in discus
sing them. Yet the congress should
ever keep in mind that peculiar
obligation rests upuon us to further
in every way the welfare of these
communities. The Philippines should
be knit closer to US by tariff ar
rarlgements. 1t would, of course, be
impossible suddenly to raise the peo-
pie of the islands to the high pitch
OF Industrial prosperity and of gov
ernmental efficiency to which they
will in the end by degrees attain; and
the caution and moderation shown in
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07

/ now recommend, as matter
of the utmost importance and ur-
gency, the extension of the pur-
poses of this appropriation, so
that it may be available, under
the direction of the attorney gen.
eraI, and until used for the due
enforcement of the laws of the
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07

United States in general and espe-
cialIy of the civil and criminal
laws relating to public lands and
the laws relating to postal crimes
and offenses and the subject OF
naturalization.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07
It Is Voluminous Document Of About
$1,000 Words and Treats Problems
Of State Vigorously.

In Explains Detail the Course Adopted by
Government in Reference the New Republic of Pana
Upon the Postal Scandal Recommends the
Appointment Commission Investigate Needs of the
Shipping Interests.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07

He is worse than the thief, for the
thief robs the individual, while the
corrupt official plumbers an entire city
or state. He@is as wicked as the muir
derer,Z for the murderer may only take
one life against the law, while the corr.
rupt official and the man who corrupts
the official alike aim at the assassina-
ton of the commonwealth itself.
Government of the people, by. the peo-
pie, for the people will perish from the
face of the earth If bribery is tolerated.
The givers and takers of bribes stand
on an evil pre-eminence of infamy.
The exposure and punishment of pub
lie corruption is an honor to nation,
not a, disgrace. The shame lies in
toleration, not in correction. No city
or state, still less the nation, can be
injured by the enforcement of law.
AS long as public plunderers when de-
tected can find a haven Of refuge in
any foreign land and avoid punish
ment, just SO long encouragement is
given them to continue their practices.
If we fail to do all that in us lies to
stamp out corruption we can not es-
cape our share Of responsibility for
the guilt. The first requisite of sue
cessful se1f-governn1ent is unf1inch-
ing enforcement Of the law and the
cutting out Of corruption.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07

There can besno crime more
serious than bribery. Other Of
fenses violate one aaw while: cor
ruption strikes, at the foundation
of all law. Under spur form of
government aut uthnrity is /
vested in the Ya o1b1e and by them
them in officisssi tapacity:s There
Gamble no off Hnse heavier than
that Of him IN whom such a
sacred trust has been reposed,
who sells it forjhis own gain and
enrichment; and no less heavy is
the offense Of the bribe giver.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-07
Relations With China.

The signing Of a new commercial
treaty with China, which took place at
Shanghai on the Sth Of October, is g.
cause for satisfaction. This act, the
result of long discussion and negotia-
ton, places our commercial relations
with the great oriental empire on a.
more satisfactory footing than they
have ever heretofore enjoyed. 1t pro-,
vides not only for the ordinary rights
and privileges Of diplomatic and con-
sular officers, but also for an import
ant extension of our commerce bysin-
creased facility of access to Chinese
ports, and for the relief of trade by the
removal of some u of the obstacles
which have embarrassed it In the past.
The Chinese government engages on
fair and equitable conditions, which
will probably be accepted by the prin-
cipal commercial nations, to abandon
| the levy of 'liken'' and other transit
dues thruout the empire, and to intro
duce other desirable administrative re-
forms. Larger facilities are to be
given to our citizens who desire to
carry on mining enterprises in China.
| We have secured for our missionaries
a valuable privilege, the recognition OF
| their right to rent and lease in per-
petuity such property as their religious
societies may need in all parts of the
empire. And, what was an indispens-
able condition for the advance -and
/ development Of our commerce in Man
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-10
j. S. STEEL STOCKS
BLOCK ADVANCE.
Common and Second Bonds Make
New Low Records, Having Bad
Effect on General Market.
AMALCAMATED MADE A RISE.
Ease with Which il Was Done Ia.
lluenced the Entire List in a
Favorable Manner


New York. Nov l0.-First sales Of Unit
ed states Steel nrefsrr,d vera az 80
49, ~, ~ III,
sn''es ~ we yesterday ~" reeoI'' put
the price subsequently sdgged to sos. The
second houds md tho common stock Oh
~, a, 49,, - s.,..;. a., ,,,,,, ..tt,r,-
e'uu AZ new ~" reeuris' '"e ponua S0''"e
AT OoA. Five hundred shares Of the COM
mon stock sold az lOi. and the next sales
wa NJ a.oo .,,o,,s -, tnt4 IN, trans
~ -" s"' az W. $50
"cuons III both classes or STOCKS continued
In very heavy volume. Union Pacific also
onen,d MA, on mo sol, 40 oboo shares
", w 80
al IA ana Il. compared with tlt. last
night and there was a subsequent sale at
.oJ. pr coo vyore down VARYING fraction.
'''''"e
throughout the ISL
,There Was an upward movement In the
New YORK fractions after the opening ana
other stocks stinened sIignlly, including
United States Steel selnng OF United
States steel was then resumed the price
falling 20 is4, Inc common stock toucned
~ aud the second PONDS w. Railroad
stocks weakentd under tne drive and tue
fractions also iOst most OF then rise.
Wnuu United states steel reDounded q
traction AmAlgdmated Copper was lltcu
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-10
A Movement Has Been Inaugur-
ated 10 Form State AssOcia-
ton Early in December.
MEETING TO Be HELD IN BOISE.
Objects of the Proposed Organization
Judge ]. II. Richards Taking an Ac.
tive Part - Committees.

movement has been started In
Boire which has for its purpose the or
ganizatlon Of state association Of
Idaho mining men. At the preliminary
meeting there were present. Judge j,
H. Richards. o. Il. Jackson, w. n.
Donaldson, G. Il. Shaw, f. j. Conroy OF
Nampa, NJ. e. Hopkins, l.. l.. Ormsby,
IT. L. Woodburn, Newton Hibbs, Major
Wood, Joseph Baxter, Wayne Darling
ton, George Ball, Martin Jacobs and j.
A. Pack.
a committee of nine was appointed
TO prepare invitations TO be extended TO
the mining men OF Idaho TO join IN the
organization of the association and
Dec. and were fixed as the dates for
the perfecting Of the proposed organi2a-
tlon. The meeting is to be held In
Boise.
The objects Of the organization are
set forth In "A constitution and bylaws
presented by W. ". Donaldson, which
were presented. but not adopted which,
however, met with general favor.
The preamble states the objects Of
the organization to be for the purpose
of promoting and aiding the develop
HlNHN Oh tue l1lfleFdl RESOURCES OF luu-
no, promoting the progress of technl-
cal and practical mining IN the state
by bringing the mining men of the
state in closer relations. 0etter nc
qualntanoe, and more friendly feel
ing with each other. For the collec-
ton preservation, and disseminl tion
of accurate information IN regard to
the state and the development thereof
by a systematic organization of mining
men to obtain the latest, full, and
trustworthy information from the va
| rlous mining districts OF the state. And
for the purpose Of proposing and adj
vocatlng judicious mining legislation
in state and national legislatures
II is proposed To have three classes
| of members active, associate and
honorary, Active members will be
| composed OF men who are actually and
| pecunarNy interested in mining, min
ing engineering or metallurgy In the
| state.
| Associate members will be composed
of men who are likewise engaged else
where than In this state, residents of
the state who are not thus engaged.
but who are interested IN promoting
| the mining interests