The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-08
Policy Of the Government to
Hold III Check the Un-
scrupulous Man
SPEAKS FRANKLY ON
81, THE PANAMA QUESTION
Treaty Submitted and Claim
Made That Terms Agreed
Upon Are More Liberal
Than Could Have Have Been
Made With Colombia
or Nicaragua.
(By Associated Prcss.)

WASHINGTON, y. C.. Dec. 1.-THE
message OF President Roosevelt. sent
70 Congress to-day, Is quite an interest
Ing paper, and discussed numerous sub
1ects, which have recently engaged pub
lie attention. The President says:
''To tho Senate and House Of Represent
ativcss
THO country is to be congratulated OIL
Z which has marked the past year, both as
regards our foreign and as regurds our
domestic policy mn. 4. y. i,
} most important things are those Of tho
household. and. therefore. the country
Is especially TO be. congratulated on what
has beer, accomplished in the direction
I Of providing for the exercise Of super;
vision oyer the great CORPORATIONS and
o e has
J created the Department or Commerce ana
Labor, including the Burcau Of Co,r ,r,,
ity to secure proper publicity OF such
proceedings. Of these great corporations
as the public has the rlsht,ato know: u
for he oe enforcemtnt OF he Federal anti
trust law, ana by another law itallas Sc e,
cured equal t1 al preddneeriTh IN
effective the work e the Interstate Com
mcrce Commission.
@sH 3E-.aE SuJl td1 dllu AdOOl. 'l5+
After touching. on the creation OF the
rccountlng the functions OF the new de-
i partment. the President has This TO say
o e e p saRsa 1n
government. 50 far as 1t has the power.
is.to hold In check tho nscrup',ioua. man.
fuse to weaken individual Initiative or to
ment Of the co ii We recoenze that
S<.,If Inn, "a n
ton. In which great capitalisllc corFOra-
tIons and labor unions have become fac
tors Of tremendous Imperial IN i, FL IN p
Which Which has has been accomp1l shei throug, both
S St diicr rent corporatos as as bet%cen
different unions, Is drawn as 1T, Is be-
tween different ,individuals.thatls Is. IL Is
treat both organized capital ard organized;
labor alike, asking nothing save mat
tie interest 9f each shall be- brought ira9,
public. and that the conduct Of each shall
conform to tic fundamental rules Of
obedience to law. OF indlvidnal freedom on
all. Whenever either corporation. labor
union or Individual disregaids the law or
nous interference with the rights OF.
others. whether corporations or lndivid-
nails. then. where the Federal Government
the misconduct IS stopped. paying not the
slightest heed to the position or power
Sd hf Su onS 10 me n Ta
is, the question whether or not the mis-.
conduct Of the individual or ngGregnte
law OF tho land Every man must be
guaranteed his liberty, and his right TO.
10 rs he likes with his property or his
rights Of others. No man Is above the
law and no man is below It: nor do we nsk
5 %u nbeI IT, wen % VI Se fe a%
demanded as e right. not asked as
favor. III
thankful for the steps that have been
so successfully taken to put these prin-
clplcs into effect. The progress has been
Ing radical has been done: the action
has been both moderate and resolute.
Therefore, the work will stand. There
working Of the laws 1t proves desirable
that they shall atfany point be expanded
am s thn aoM eas es Wills
I rent. but wi.6 insistence upon obedlencc
sized In signal fashion By tho events Of
tho past year.
Receipts and Expenditures.
From all sources. exclusive 'of the pos
tal service. the receipts of tho government
ior 81, the r last fiscal year nEgregnte saeo,
fiscal year being S5d.297 GG7. The indlcu-s
lions are that the surplus for the present
fiscal year will be very small lie indeed
there be any surplus. From July to No-
vembers the receipts from customs were
approximately $9,oO0,oo0 less than the re-
poidlng portion Of last year. Should this
decrease continue at the same ratio
throughout lie fiscal year the surplus
would be reduced by approximately $aO,-
lD0,UO Should the revenue from customs
suffer much further. decrease, during the
fiscal year tho surplus would vanish. a