The Meeker herald., 1903-12-12

| tslattvs, executive. and judicial appro-
| priatlon act Of February IS. 1904 =
for the purpose of enforcing the various
| Federal trust and interstats-commsrce
laws tho sum OF nvs hundred thousand
| dollars. to be expended under the dirsc-
| ton of the Attorney General in the en-
ployment 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.
now recommend. ~ matter OF the VT
most Importance and urgency. the exten-
sion of the purposes of this appropr1a-
ton. 80 that II 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
Ia We relating to public lands and the laws
relating to postal crimes and ofensss and
the subject Of naturalization. Recent in
vestigations have shown deplorabls
state of AFFAIRS In these three matters of
vital concern. BY various frauds and
acres Of the public domain. embracing
lands Of different character and extend
Ing through various sections of the coun-
try. have been dishonesty acquired. It
10 hardly necessary to urge the import
ance u recovering these dishonest acQui-
sitions. stolen from the people. and Of
promptly and duly Furnishing the Of
tenders.
Postal Frauds.
speak in another part VI this message
of the widespread crimes by which the
sacred right OF citizenship u falsely as
perverted TO base ends BY similar means
that II. through frauds. forgeriss. and
perjuries. snd by shameless briberiss-
the laws relating to the proper conduct
of the public service In general and to
the due administration Of the Poston,cs
R<y psN<
lated. aaA many indictments have bssn
found, and tbs consequent prosecutions
are In course 81 hearing or on the eve
thereof. For the reasons thus indicated.
and - that the Government may b. prs
pared to enforce promptly ard with the
greatest eject the doe penalties for sueh
vio,atiens Of law. and to this end may
b furnishsd with sunscisnt instrumentali-
ties and competent legal assistance for
the Investigations and trials which will
the countfy. ! urge upon the Congfese
the nscespity Of making the said appro-
priAtion available for immediate use for
all such purposes. to be expended undsr
the direction Of the Acknowledgement.
Alssksn Boundary. q. Ia.
The message gives in. detail the
causes which led to the appointment
Of the Alaskan boundary Communication,
and con,gratulates both countries on
the satisfactory termination Of the
sessions of the tribunal. 1t continues:
The result 10 satisfactory in every way.
II II of great material Advantage to our
people in the far Northwest. II has re-
moved from the field Of discussion and
possible danger = question liable to be-
come more acuteiy accentuatsd with each
passing year. Finally. It has furnished
q signal proof Of the fairnsss and good
will with which two friendly nations oan
approach and determine Issues involving
national sovereignty and BY their nature
incapable Of subm tssion to . third power
for adjudication.
Consular Service.
cali your attention to the reduced cost
In maintaining the consular service for
the fiscal year ending June .. tsc1, a.
shown in the annual report OF the Aud
itor for the State and other departments,
a. compared with the year prsvisus.
me year under consideration the excess
Of expenditures over receipts on account
11s.1x - aEaipst 0s.s71n for thu year
ssAdiug Jrns y. 1Sos. and uA7 ~. - for the
yeas ending June -. lsdl. This 10 the
ssse showing n this respect for the con-
ard the reduction In the cost OF thA serv-
Ice to the Government has been made in
spite Of the fact that the expenditures for
the year in question were more than
0o.ooe greater than for the previous year.
Mural Frss-0sllvsry Services.
The rural frse-dslivsry service has been
steadily extended The alienation Of the
compensation Of the letter carriers and
clerka engaged In the postal service es-
pscialfy on the new rural free-deliyery
routes. More routss have been installed
'sines the hrst Of July last than in any
nike period In the departments history.
While due regard TO economy must b
kept In mind in the establishment Of new
routes, yet the extension of the rural
free-deliyery system must Be continued,
for rsasons Of sound public policy. Z Ne (,
govsrnna4ntal' movement Of recent years
has resulted in greater Immediate bsneAt
to the people OF the country districts. Z
Rural free delivery, taken In connection
with the telephone. the bicycle, and the
trolley. Accompanies much toward les
ssning the isolation Of farm life and max.
lag It brighter and more attractive. n
the Immediate past the lack Of Just such
facilities ~ these has driven many Of the
more active and restless young men and
women from the farms't to the cities; for
they rsbelled at loneliness and lack Of
mental eompanionship. 1t in unhealthy
and undesirable for the cities to grow at
the expense Of the country: and rural
free delivery u not only . good thing
In itself. but 10 good because 1t f. one
Of the causss which check this unwhoie-
some tendency towards the urban con-
centration Of our population at the ex-
psnsA Of the country districts. 1t IN, for
the same reason that we sympt thise with
and approve of the policy 1T building
good roads This movement for good
roads II one fraught with the greatest
benefit to the country districts.
In the Philippines and Porto Rico.
It il declared. steady progress Is being
made and the condition Of the island
ers already has been materially ad.
vanced. nab
Receipts q General Land Once.
On the subject of the public lands
OF the country the message says:
The cash receipts of the General Land
once for the last fiscal year were Ill.,
024.74s.6S, an increase of N.7S2. S16H over
the preceding year. OF this sum. approx
imatsiy. a.4s1. ~ will 20 to the credit
of the fund for the reclamation of arid
land. making the total of this fund. mp