Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-12-10
ROOSBVELTS MESSAGE 10 CONGRESS-.

ntefosts OF tne general pupilc, anu tnat
he conduct of each shall conform to the
fundamental rules Of obedience 10 law, Of
Individual freedom, and Of justice and
| air dealing towards all. Whenever either
corporation, labor union or Individual dis
gsrds the the law or acts u sprs OF ts S5
ihe rights Of others. whether corporations
! yr individuals then where the federal gov
,rnment has jurisdiction, II will see to II
! that the misconduct Is stopped, paying not
, II the corporation. the union or the indi-
gidual, but only to one Vital fact-that "
he question whether or not the conduct
| of the individual or aggregate OF tndivid-
/ lals 10 In accordance with the law OF the
his liberty and his right to do as he likes
with his property or his labor, 90 long a.
he does not infringe the rights Of others.
| No man Is above the law and no man Is be-
low It; nor do we ask any mans permis-
iience to the law Is demanded as right;
not asked as favor
~ Receipts and Expenditures.
From all sources. exclusive of the post
Il service. the receipts Of the government
.or the last fiscal year aggregated s56O! 1895 674
rhe expenditures for the same period
were t5os. .oss oM the surplus for the fiscal
esr hs ssns se sS4Das for the ee sa
year will be very small, II, indeed. there
be any surplus. From July to Novem-
Der the receipts from customs were. ap-
proximately, s9.000,000 less than the re-
:eipts from the same source for GORE.
spending portion OF last year, Should
this decrease continue at the same ratio
throughout the fiscal year. the surplus
would be reduced by. approximately,
b3O, 100000 Should the revenue from Gus
toms suffer much further decrease dur
Ing the fiscal year, the surplus would
vanish. iEi bit 5
Financial Liquidation Not Needed.
The integrity of our currency Is be-
yond question, and under present condi-
lions 1t would be unwise and unnecessary
to attempt q reconstruction OF our en-
tire monetary system. The same lib.
erty should be granted the secretary OF
ceipts as is granted him in the deposit Of
receipts from other sources. In my mes
sage of December 2. 1902, / called atten-
tion to certain needs Of the financial sit
uation, and again ask the considera-
tion Of the congress for these questions.
The Merchant Marine.
A majority Of our people desire that
steps be taken In, the interests OF Amer
lean shipping, so that we may once more
resume our former position In the ocean
carrying trade But hitherto the diner:
ences OF opinion as to the proper method
of reaching this end have been SO wide
that 1t has proved impossible to secure the
adoption 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 sec,
retary OF commerce and labor, associated
with such representation from the SEN
ate and house Of representatives az the
congress in its wisdom may designate, to
serye as a commission for the purpose Of
Investigating and reporting to the congress
at its next session what Legislation Is de-
sirable Or necessary ier the devsiopmendf ,N.,I
American commerce, and incidentalk ~ .a'
national ocean mali service i9E ,Ad o4A5f
auxiliary naval cruisers and naKRf ff4zrlfH
While such a measure is desfaDie m my
event, It is especially desirable at this time,
in view Of the fact that our present gov
ernmental contract for ocean mail with the
American line will expire In 1906. Our ocean
mail act was passed In 1881. In 1896 our
20-knot transatlantic mall line was equal
mans have put on 23-knot steamers, and
the British have contracted for A-knot
steamers Our service should equal the
best. If 1t does not, the commercial pub
business it ought to be with a full under
standing of the advantages to the country
on one hand, and on the other with exact
knowledge Of the cost and proper methods
Of carrying It on. Moreover, lines OF cargo
ships are Of even more Importance than
can be depended upon to furnish swift
auxiliary cruisers In time Of war. The es-
Of new lines of cargo ships to
South America, to Asia, and elsewhere
would be much In the interest or our COM
mercial expansion.
Immigration.
We cannot have too much immigration
of the right kind. and we should have
none at all of the wrong kind. The need
is to devise some system by which unde-
sirable immigrants shall be kept out en-
tirely, while desirable immigrants are
try. At present some districts which
need immigrants have none: and in 9TH
ers where the population Is already con-
gested, immigrants come in such numbers
as to depress the conditions OF IRE ior
those already there. During the last
two years the immigration service at New
York has been greatly improved, and the
corruption and inefticiency which former-
" obtained there have been eradicated.
This service has jpst been ynr inyesgste9 Cei1aIs
nigh standiIg, Messrs. Arthur v. Briesen,
Lee Ki Frankel, Eugene A. Philbin,
Thomas w. Hynes and Ralph Trautman.
Their report deals with the whole STU
alton at length. and concludes WINS, WIN GER
and legislative action. It is now receiv.
ing the attention OF the secretary or
commerce and labor.
Naturalization Frauds.
The special Investigation OF the subject
of naturalization under the direction OF
the attorney general, and the consequent
reveal a condition OF AZ
fairs calling for the immediate attention
Of congress. Forgeries and perfumes OF
shameless and fiagrant character nave
centers Of population, but throughout the
country: and II Is established beyond
doubt that very many s0-called citizens
Of the United States have no title wnat,
ever to that right and are asserting and
enjoying the benefits OF the same through
the Rrossest frauds. Il Is never 70 pe
forgotten that citizenship is, to quote me
words recently used BY the supreme
court court Of the United States. an '1nes-
Unable heritage" whether It proceeds
from birth within the country, or Is op-
tanned by naturalization: and we poison
the sources Of our national character and
strength at the fountain. II the privilege
& claimed and exercised without right,
and by means Of fraud and corruption;
The body polite cannot be sound and
healthy II many Of its constituent mem
Of the high right and calling
of Citizenship. II should mean something
10 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 a preaentment which states the
Tstuation briefly and forcibly and contains
Important suggestions for the connaera-
included as an appendix to thsrep Of the
attorney general
Governmsnt Department Frauas-
Nan fIr4rI