Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-12-07
PRESIDENTS
MI; ;SSAGE
Was Read in Both the Senate and
House of Representatives Today
Recommendations to Congress on
important Questions of the Day.

ton of any particular scheme. Hav-
ing in view these facts, | recommend
that the Congress direct the Secretary
of the Navy, the Postmaster General,
and the Secretary of Commerce and
Labor, associated with such a repre-
sentation from the Senate and House
of Representatives as the Congress In
it's wisdom may designate, to serve as
commission tol the purpose OF in
vestigating and reporting to the Con-
gress at it's ne xt session what leglsla-
ton is desirable or necessary for the
development of the American mer-
chant marine I'd American commerce
and incidentall, Of a national ocean
mail service cs4adequate auxiliary ma
val cruisers ant. naval reserves. While
such a measure IS desirable in any
event, it is espec ally desirable at this
time, in view the fact that our
present govern rental contract for
ocean mail witt the American line
will expire in 05. Our ocean mail
act was passed in 1891. In 1895 our
2O-knot transatlantic mail line was
equal to any foreign line. Since then
the Germans have put on 23-knot
steamers. Our service should equal
the best. II it does not, the CONNER
cial public viii abandon it. IT we are
to stay in the business it ought to be
with a full understanding of the ad-
vantages to the country on one hand,
and on the O+hea with exact knowledge
of the cost ind proper methods OF car
rying it On Moreover lines OF cargo
ships are III even more Importance
than fast MAJ lines; save so far as the
latter can be depended upon to fur
nish swift auxiliary cruisers in time OF
war. The establishment of new. lines
of cargo ships to South America, tC
Asia. and elsewhere would be much in
the interest of our commercial expan
sion"
1s1 immigration.
The message says that we cannot
have too much immigration OF the
right kind. The need is to devise some
system by which undesirable imml
grants shall be kept out entirely
while desirable immigrants are prop
erly distributed throughout the coun
try. From immigration the message
goes to the discussion of naturallza
ton frauds severely condemning them
Frauds.
r,l.a tRacnnt
yestigations have shown a deplorable
state of affairs in the due enforcement
of the laws OF the United States re
lating to public lands and the laws re
lating to postal crimes and offenses
and the subject of naturalization. Ike
cent Investigations have shown a de
plorable state of affairs in these three
matters of vital concern. BY various
frauds and by forgeries and perjuries
thousands of acres of the public &c
main, embracing lands of differen
character and extending through var
ious sections of the country, hav'
been dishonesty acquired. 1t is hard
ly necessary to urge the importance
of recovering these dishonest acquisl
tions. stolen from the people, and o
promptly and duly Furnishing the OF
tenders. speak in another part o
this message of the widespread crime
by which the sacred right of citizen
ship is falsely asserted and that I'm
estimable heritage" perverted to bas
ends. BY similar means-that Is
through frauds, forgeries, and pei
juries, and by shameless briberles-
the laws relating to the proper cor
duct of the public service in genera
and to the due administration OF tn
postoffice department have been nc
toriously violated and many lndlc'
ments have been found, and the conse
quent prosecutions are in course o
hearing or on the eve thereof. Fo
the reasons thus indicated, and so tina
the government may be prepared
enforce promptly and with the great
est effect the due penalties for sue
\ violations Of law, and to this end ma
be furnished with sufficient instrumen
talities the competent legal assistanc
for the investigations and trials whic
will be necessary at many dineren
points of Hhe country,I urge upon tn
congress the necessity of making tn
said appropriation available for In
mediate use for all such purposes,
be expended under the direction OF tn
attorney-general."
4 The state department has take
. steps looking to the making OF briber
i an extraditable offense with foreig
powers. while there may have bee
las much ofiicial corruption In forme
,iyears, there has been more dexeiope
!, and brought to light-in the immediat
j past than in the preceding century {
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