Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-12-10

ditions i, would be unwise and unnec
essary 10 atempt a reconstruction OF
oir entire monetary system. The
same liberty should be granted the
| ae retary of the treasury to deposit
C oms receipts as is granted him in
! the deposit OF receipts from other
sources In MY message OF December
2. 1902, called attention to certain
needs of the financial situation, and
i again ask the consideration of the con
gress for these questions.
Conference Between Gold Standard
and Silver Standard Countries.
| During the last session of the con.
sress, at the suggestion of joint note
from the Republic of Mexico and the
Imperial government of China, and In
| harmony with an act of the congress
appropriating $4,000 to pay the ex-
| penses thereof, a commission was ap.
| pointed TO confer with the principal
European countries in the hope that
some plan might be devised whereby
a fixed rate OF exchange could be as
| surel between the gold standard coun-
| tries and the silver standard coun-
| tries. This commission has filed its
preliminary report. which has been
made public. deem it important that
ne commission be continued and that
sum of money be appropriated sufr.
| cient to pay the expenses of its fur
heir labors.
Merchant
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
he proper method OF reaching this end
nave been So wide thai it has proved
impossible TO secure the adoption OF
Any particular scheme. /. wing In
view these facts. | recommea hat the
congress direct the secre r. of the
navy the postmaster genera, and the
5ecretary of commerce and labor, as
Sociated with such representation
rom the senate and house OF repre-
,entatiyes as the congress in it's wis
tom may designate, to serve as a com
mission for the purpose of inyestigat-
'ng and reporting to the congress at
its next session what Legislation is de-
slrable or necessary for the develop
ment of the American merchant mar.
ne and American commerce, and Incl
ientally of n national ocean mail ser
vce of adequate auxiliary naval cru.
isers and naval reserves. While such
1 measure Is desirable in any event,
Il 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
sos. Our ocean mail act was passeu
n 1891. In 1895 our 20-lInot trans-At-
lantic mali line was equal 20 any for
aign line. Since then The Germans
have put on 23-knot steamers. and Che
British have contracted for 2i-knot
steamers. Our service should equal
he best. If it does not, the CONNER
ilal public will abandon it. If we are
20 stay in the business it ought to be
with full understanding of the ad
gantages 10 the country on one hand.
md on the other with exact knowledge
u tiIt NSSl anu proper hleliibuS VI tai
rying it on. Moreover, lines of cargo
ships are OF even more Importance
han fast mail lines; save SO far as
he latter can be depended upon to
furnish swift auxiliary cruisers in
lime of war The establishment oil
new lines of cargo ships 10 South
America, to Asia, and elsewhere would
he much in the interest OF our com
mercial expansion.
immigration.
We can not have 100 much immigra-
ion of the right kind, and we should
have none at all of the wrong kind.
rhe need is 10 devise some system by
which undesirable immigrants shall De
kept out entirely, while desirable i'm
migrants are properly distributed
throughout the country. AT present
some districts which need immigrants
have none; and in others, where the
population is already congested. i'm
migrants come in such numbers as to
lepress the conditions of life for those
llready there. During the last two
ears the immigration service at New
Yorl, has Deen greatly improved, and
he corruption and inefiiciency which
orrnerly obtained there have been
eradicated. This service has Just been
Investigated by a committee OF New
York citizens Of high standing, Messrs
Arthur v Briesen, Lee K FRANKIE
Eugene A. Philbin, Thomas W
Hynes, and Ralph Trautman. Their
report deals with the whole situation
at length, and concludes with certain
recommendations for administrative
and legislative action. It is now re
ceiying the attention of the secretary
Of commerce and labor.
Naturalization Frauds.
The special investigation of the sub
ieot of naturalization under the direc-
ton Of The attorney general. and the
consequent prosecutions, reveal a con
dition of affairs calling for the immed-
late attention of the congress. Forger
les and perluries of shameless and
flagrant character have been perpe-
trated. not only in the dense centers
of population. but throughout the coun-
try. and II Is established beyond doubt
that very many so-called citizens oil
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