The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-12-12

sage OF December 2 ises ! called atten-
ton to certain needs OF the financial SIT
uation, and I again ask the constdcra-
ton Of the congress for these questions
The Merchant Marine.
A majority Of our. people desire that
steps be taken In the interests OF Amer
resume our former position In the ocean
ences u opinion N 10 the proper method
/ Of reaching this end have been so wide
that 4 has proved impossible 20 secure the
Ing In View these facts. / recommend that
| the congress direct the secretary OF the
sf .ss sSor and ss
ate and house Of representatives as the
serve as a commission tor The purpose Of
| stlgating and reporting to the congress
at its next session what LEGISLATION IL de-
OF The The Smsricsn 1ercSast marine and
| American commerce. and incidentally OF a
national ocean mali service OF adequate
While such n measure Is desirable In any
event, II Is especially desirable at this time,
In view Of the fact that our present gov
American line will expire In 1876. Our ocean
mail nc, was passed in 1881. In lsss our
so-snot transatlantic mall nall, line was as equal
mans have put on 1s-knot steamers. and
the British have contracted for N-knot
SSss sos the ss
lie will abandon Il. IL We are TO stay In the
business Il ought to be with 4 full under
ons s S snd on .Ss otter MIN ensc
knowledge OF the cost and proper methods
Of carrying Il on. Moreover. lines Of cargo
a nPs mail n.s save SO far Ss the lsss s
can be depended upon to furnish swift
auxiliary cruisers in time OF war. The es-
South America. to Asia, and elsewhere
would be much In tie interest OF our COM
merciai expansion.
ImmiGratlon.
We cannot have too much immigration
none =, al Of the -r nn S;nd n' The n.sS
is to devise some system by which uude-
sirable immigrants shall be kept out en-
properly distributed sSrouEhoat the coans
try. AT present some districts which
need immigrants have none: and In 9TH
ers, where the population Is already con-
as to depress the conditions Of life for
those already there. During the last
two years the immigration service ut New
York has been greatly improved. and the
corruption and ineniciency which former
ly obtained there have been eradicated.
This service has Just been inyestigated
nigh standing. Messrs. Arthur v. Rriesen.
Lee X. Frankel. Eugene A. Philbin.
Thomas W. Hynes and Ralph Trautman.
Their report deals with the whole situ-
alton at length. and concludes with GER
tain recommendations for administrative
and legislative action. II Is now receive
ing the attention OF the secretary OF
commerce and labor
Naturalization Frauds.
The special Investigation of the subject
of naturalization under the direction OF
prosecutions. reveal a condition of af-
fairs calling for the immediate attention
OF congress Forger!es and perturies OF
shameless and fragrant character have
been perpetrated. not only in the dense
ctriers OF population. but throughout the
country: and II Is established beyond
of the United States have no title what
ever TO that right. and are asserting and
enjoying the benefits of the same through
forgotten that citizenship is. to quote the
words recently used by the supreme
eour! Of the United States. an lines
from birth within the country. or is OBJ
tained by naturalization: and we poison
the sources OF our national character and
Is claimed and ext rclsed without right
and by means OF fraud and corruption.
The body polite cannot be sound and
bers claim their standing through the
! prostitution of the high right and calling
of citizenship. 1t should mean something
to become a citizen of the United States:
/ and In the process no loophole whatever
| should be left open to fraud.
The federal grand jury lately In session
| In New York city dealt with this subject
and made presentment which states the
| situation briefly and forcibly and contains
| important suggestions for the considera-
| ton OF the congress. This presentment Is
| included as an appendix to the report of the
| attorney general
Government Department Frauds.
In my last annual message, In come ction
| with the subject of the due regulation of
| IA mr. nm
become injurious to the public. recon-
mended special appropriation for the
better enforce msnt OF the antitrust law
| the dire elton of the attorney general. Ac-
| cordingly Thy the legislative, executive and
isO3 SO Stat, S5i. 9O). the congre IS appro-
| priated, for the purpose of enforcing the
various federal trust and interstate COM
| merce laws. the sum Of 100000. TO be ex-
| pended under the direction of the attorney
| general In the employment of special coun-
| sci and agents in the department of justice
to conduct proceedings and prosecutions
under said laws In the courts of the United
States. ! now recommend. as n matter of
the utmost Importance and urgency. the
| priation so 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 laws
| relating to public lands and the laws relat-
Ing to postal crimes and offenses and the
cations have shown deplorable state OF
| affairs In these three matters of vital con-
Germ. BY various frauds and by forgeries
and perturies. thousands OF acres OF the
public domain, embracing lands of differ
/ ent character and extending through yari-
Gus sections Of the country, have been dis
| honestly acquired. 1t Is hardly necessary
TO urge the Importance OF recove ring these
! dishonest acquisitions. stolen from the peo-
| pie, and of promptly and duly Furnishing
| the offenders. speak In another part OF
| this message of the widespread crimes by
which the sacred right OF citixe nship Ia
! falsely asserted and that ''inestimable
heritage" perverted to base ends. By sim
liar means-that Is, through frauds, forger-
les and perturies, and by Shameless briber-
ies-the laws relating TO The proper con-
duct OF the public service In general and
to the due administration of the post office
department have been VIGOROUSLY violated.
and many Indictments have been found.
and the consequent prosecutions are In
course OF hearing or on the eve thereof.
For the reasons thus indicated, and SO that
the government may be prepared to en-
force promptly and with the greatest effect
the due penalties for such violations Of law,
and to this end may be furnished with
sufhcient instrumentalities and competent
legal assistance for the inve stigatIons and
trials which will be necessary at many
different points Of the country, urge upon
the congress the necessity OF making the
said appropriation available for imme diate
use for all such purposes, to be expended
under the direction OF the attorney general.
New Extrndition Treaties Needed.
Steps have been taken by the State de-