The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-12-07

forgotten That citizenship is, to quote
the words recently used by the SUI
preme court Of Tie United States, an
'inestimable heritage. whether it pro-
ceeds from birth within the country
or Is obtained BY naturalization. ANA
we poison the sources Of our national
character and strength at the fountain
IL the privilege is claimed and exer-
cised without right and by means Of
fraud and corruption.
The federal grand jury lately in ses-
sion in New York city dealt with this
subject and made d presentmpnt which
states the situation briefly and forcibly
and contains important suggestions for
the consideration Of the congress. This
presentment Is included as an appendix
to the report Of the attorney general.
Public Land aud Postal Frauds.
In my last annual message, ii CON
nection with Tie subject Of the due
regulation of combinations Of capital
which are or may become Injurious to
the public, recommended d special ap.
preparation for the better enforcement
Of the antitrust law as it now stands.
70 be expended under the direction of
the attorney general Accordingly nv
the legislative executive ana judicial
appropriation act Of Feb. %. 1903. go
s sol, g04), the congress appro-
pratea fer the purpose Of enforcing the
yarions federal trust ana Interstate
commerce laws the sum Of 100000, to
Dc expended under the direction Of the
attorney general in The employment Of
special counsel ana agents in the de-
.partment Of justice to conduct proceed
ings ana prosecutions under said laws
Iii the courts of the United States. I
now recommend as a matter of the ut.
most Importance and urgency. the ex-
tension OF file purposes Of This appro-
priation, 50 that 1t may be available,
under the direction OF The attorney
general and until used, for tie due en-
forcement Of tile laws Of the United
States in general and especially 81 tile
civil and criminal laws relating 10 pub
lie lands ana the laws relating % postal
crimes and offenses and the subject Of
naturalization. Recent Investigations
have shown a deplorable state Of az
fairs in these three matters OF vital
concern BY various frauds and By
forgeries and perjuries thousands Of
acres Of the public domain. embracing
lands Of different character and ex
tending through various sections OF the
country have been dishonesty acquir-
ed. 1t is hardly necessary to urge the
Importance of recovering these dishon
est acquisitions stolen from the people
ard OF promptly and duly Furnishing
the offenders
Through frauds, forgeries ana per-
jurles ana BY shameless bribaries The
laws relating TO the proper conduct Of
the public service in general and to the
due administration Of the postotiice
department have been VIGOROUSLY yia-
lated and many indictments have been
found. and the consequent prosecutions
are in course Of hearing OF on the exc
thereof For the reasons thus indicat
ed and so that fhe government may
be prepared 70 enforce promptly and
with the greatest effect the due PEN
alties for such violations of law. and
to this end may be furnished with sutii
cient instrumentalities and competent
legal assistance for the investigations
and trials which viii be necessary nj
many different points of the country,
urge upon the congress the necessity
Of making the said appropriation avail
able for immediate use for all such
purposes, to be expended under the di-
reetion of the attorney general
Need For Treaties Making Bribery
Extradifable.
Steps have been taken by the state
department looking to the making Of
bribery an extraditable offense with
foreign powers. The need Of more ef-
fectiye treaties covering this crime is
manifest. The exposures and prosecu-
lions Of official corruption IN 81 Louis,