The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1903-12-10

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commission be continued. and that e sun
~ money BE- appropriated Sufficient q
pay ths expenses ~ ~ fufthef iatgrs.
Merchant Marine.
A majority u cur people desire nat
Steps b. taken N tho Interests ~ Aner4
can %shipring. 70 that We may once mofv
resume our former position IN the ocean
cafryinE trade Hut hitherto the an
fercnces of opinion ~ 20 the proper meth
% q reaching this a have been 20 wtde
uhat q has proved impossible 80 secsfs
the adoption Of q particular scheme
HaNing IN view these facts. I recommfnd
that the Congress direct ths Secretary
q the NAVY the postmaFfer-Gerers
and the Secretary o. Commerce and La
Dor. associated with such 4 Representa-
Zion from The Senate and Mouse ~ Rep
reeentatigea a. the Congress- "a Sc wis
dom may designate. 20 serve af a c0m-
mission for The purpose Of Investigating
and reporting % the Congress 81 is next
session what legislation Il desirable Or
necessary FOR the development o. the
American merchant marine and American
commerce. and incidentally o. a ~nati0nal
ocean mail service o. adequate auxiliary
naval cruisers and naval reserves. while
such a measure h desirable On any event.
Il IL especially desirable az this time. in
View Of The fact that our present severn
mental contract Tor ocean mai with the
American Line vii expire On 1905. Our
ocean man act was passed In 1891. In
lsss oar 20-kHot t~rsnsatialtlc mail line
vas equal 20 any foreign line. Since then
the Germans have put on 25-knot steam
err, and the British have contracted for
2f-knot steamers Our service shuuid
equal the best II 4 does not. the com
mercial public Wfi abandon f. II We are
20 stay in the business Il ought 70 Be
with q full understanding 81 the advan-
- - -
on the ether with exact knowledge of the
cost and proper method Of carrying IL
on Moreover. lines Of cargo ships are OF
even more importance than fast mail
lines save 20 fsr as the latter can h
depended upon TO furnish sWh. auxiliary
cruisers IN time Of war. The establish
ment ~ new lines Of cargo ships 20
South America. 90 Asia. and elsewhere
would be much IN the interest Of our
commercial expansion.
immigration.
We oan not have too much immigTa-
uon Of the right kind. and We should
have none al all Of the wrong kind The
need g. 90 devise some system by which
undesirable immigrants shall be kept ont
entirely. while desirable immigrants are
properly Distributed throughout the coan-
try At present some districts which
need immigrants have none; and IN
others, whore the population s. already
conEested, Immigrants come in sucn num-
beers IS 10 depress the conditions Of lie
FOR those already there. During the last
Two years the immigration service at New
York has been greatly Improved and the
I corruption and fneficieucy which former
/ ~ obtained there have been eradicated.
This service has Just been investigated b.
q committee Of New York citizens % high
standing Messrs- Arthur y. Vriessa. Les
X FrsnxeA. Eugene A Phfbin. Thomas
W. Hynes and Ralph Trautmsn. Their
report deals with the whole situation al
length. and concludes with certain rec
concentrations Tor administrative and lex
isiative action II r. now receiving the
attention Of the Secretary OF Commercs
and labor.
Naturalization Frauds.
The special Investigation Of the subject
OF naturalization under the direction G.
the Acknowledgement and the consequent
prosecutions reveal = condition ~ srair,
calling for the immediate attention % The
congress. Forgeries and per5uries q
shameless and fragrant character have
been perpetrafed, not oniy IN the denss
cepters o. population. but throughout ths
country and IL il Established beyond
doubt that very many so-calied citizen,
Of the United States have no tiiie What-
ever 70 that right. and are asserting and
I enjoying fhe benefits o. tho same through
the gfossest fraEds. n a. never % be for,
Eoften that citizenship m. so uuote ths
words recently used bV the supreme
Court an ~inestimahle heritage" whether
it proceeds from birth within the country
az "a obtained % na-turaliation; and VI
Z poison ffe sources uf nur national char
setter ana strength az the fountain. q ths
privilege d claimed ind exercised win.
COT right ard by mgans o. rahd ans
corruption The BODY politlc can not D,
onud and healthy u many ~ IL con
stituont members claim their standins
thrauEh tho pFostitnfion uf the high right
and calling % citizenship. u should NEAR
something 60 become n citizen q thi
Duitea States n IN the pnocsss nj
loop-hole shsteyer shOuld be left oper
10 fraud
Antitrust Laws
In my last annual messaEs, IN connsc
uvn With b subject Of the due reEuia
ton % combinations % capital which
are Or may become Injurious TO the pub.
iic ] recommended a special arpropria
uon for the better snforceasent cf IN
antitrust law a. n now stands. 10 b
expended under ne direction % ths Al
tuFney-OenersL AccordinEiy tbY The lea.
ltlauNe. executive. and tudlclAl arpro
prtAtton Hcf 81 February - iSA a
stat. ~. $50. the Congress APPROPRIATED
fer the purpose - enforcing the varioui
Federal truEt and intsrstats-oosnmenc,
laws the sum 81 i've hundred Thousand
dollars. "a b. expended oudrr the direa.
uon % the Attorneg General In The en-
pioyment 81 special ouusr and aEcut'
tn the Department % Justice % conducl
proceedinea and prosecutions under sait
Avs iu the cnurta of the Enlted states
I g rrcpmrHrnd az q matter 81 the ut
mcst Importance and urgency the exten'
sion 81 The pafpnaes ~ this apgrnpria.
ton 10 that it may b. available, unds'
She aifrcuou 20 the Acknowledgement an.
Hnui used Tor tao due e~ufeucemeut 81
uhe iaes 81 the United states in eenera.
ana especially % fhe ctyil and cfimina
laws relaunE 10 pnhlic lands ana the law
relating 20 postal rrimcs and odenses ana
the subject ef naturalization kecent On.
NestiEauons have shown a daHiaHstl'
state Of affairs in thcse three matters ~
vital concern hy various frauda ans
hy ~forEefirs and porlungs thousanda u
srrea % the pnhllc domain. emhrarins
lands Of tlFerent character and extend
las through Narious sections Of the coun'
tN have been dishonesty acquired n
81 hardiy ncccHeary 90 urEe tbs import.
ance 90 recovering these dishonest sceui
siuons, stolen from she people and II
nremptly aaa duly FunishiuE the %.
fenders
Postal FRAUDS.
= speak tn another part OF this messar,
Of the widespread crimes rs which an,
sarrei right of ~tiHaenship Il falsely as