Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-12-09


event, 1t Is especially desirable at this time,
In view of the fact that our present gov
ernme ntal CONTRACT for ocean mail with the
mail act was passed in 1891. In 1895 our
20-knot transatlantic mail line was equal
to any. foreign line Since then the Ger
the British have contracted sie for 24,k mot
steamers. Our service should equal the
best. If it does not. the commercial pub
business it ought to be with full niHs und Lae
standing Of the advantages to the country
on one hand: and on the other with exact
Carrying one e Res of eafso
ships are Of even more Importance than
fast mail lines; save so far as the latter
auxarv eEsara IN upon to o. furnish swift
adjustment of new lines Of cargo ships to
South America. to Asia, and elsewhere
would be much in the interest of our COM
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-
tirely. while desirable immigrants are
properly distributed throughout the coun-
try. At present some districts which
need 1ha haze and in 9th
gested, immigrants come in such numbers
as to depress the conditions of life for
tMo he Dng the
York has been greatly improved. and the
corruption and tnefHciency which former
~ obtained there have been eradicated.
This service has just been investigated
by a committee of New York citizens Of
nigh standing. Messrs. Arthur V. Briesen,
Lee K f. Tvrankel; Euge = ~ A. Phibin,
Their report deals with the whole stu
alton at length. and concludes with cpr-
tain recommendations for administrative
and legislative action. 1t is now recev-
ing the attention Of the secretary of
commerce and labor
naturalization Frauds.
The spec :al Investigation of the subject
Of naturalization under the direction of
the attorney general, and the consequent
prosecutions, reveal condition OF af-
fairs calling for the immediate attention
OF congress. Forgeries and perjuries Of
been DerDetrated, not only in the dense
centers of population, but throughout the
Souhtry; and it 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
at tfauas never o to
Of the aisd sates ns an snnfe@s
f TINA hir1 herltnye' whether it proceeds
tanned by naturalization: and we poison
the sources Of our national character and
strength at the fountain. if the privilege
Is claimed and exercised without right
and by means of fraud and corruption.
The body polite cannot be sound and
healthy II many of it's constituent men,
prostitution of the high right and calling
of citizenship. 1t should mean something
to become a citizen of the United States;
ana 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 ccnsidera-
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 connection
with the subject of the Que regulation of
combinations Of capital which are or may
become injurious to the public. l recon-
mended a special appropriation for the
better enforcement OF the antitrust law
as 1t now stands. to be expended under
the direction OF the attorney general. Ac-
judicial appropriation act Of February Is,
1903. 81 Stat. SOL, 904), the congress appro-
priated, for the purpose of enforcing the
various federal trust and interstate COM
marce laws. the sum CT 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. l now recommend. as a matter of
the utmost Importance and urgency, the
extension of the purposes of this appro-
priatlon. SO that 1t 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 Geplorable state Of
affairs In these three matters of vital con-
Germ. By various frauds and by forgeries
and perjuries thousands of acres Of the
public domain, embracing lands of differ
ent character and extending through vari-
Gus sections of the country, have been dis
honestly acquired: 1t is hardy necessary
to urge the Importance of recovering these
dishonest acquisitions, stolen from the peO-
pie. and of promptly and duly furnishing
the offenders. l speak in another part Of
which the sacred right of citizenship is
falsely asserted and that "inestim BILE
heritage" perverted to base ends; BY sim
liar means-that is. through frauds, forger-
les and perjuries. and by shameless briEer-
ies-the laws relating to the proper con-
duct Of the public service in general and
department have been notoriousi. Violated,
and many indictments have bee: 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 ard with the greatest effec
the due penalties for such violations of Law,
and to this end may be furnished with
sufficient instrur!entalties and competent
legal assistance for the Investigations and
trials which will be necessary at many
different points of the country I urge upon
the congress the necessity Of making the
said appropriation available for immediate
use for all such purposes, to be expended
under the direction of the attorney general
New Extradition Treaties Needed.
Steps have been taken by the state de-
n2Tfmpnf IO0ktnp "a inc of
bribery an extraditable offense with for
eign powers. The need of more effective
treaties covering this crime is manifest
The exposures and prosecutions of off,
cial corruption in st. Louis. Mo-, and
other cities and states have resulted in
a number of givers and takers of brides
Bribery has. not been included in extra
dition treaties heretofore. as the neces-
sitv for 1t has not arisen While there
ton in former years there has been more
developed and brought to light in the
immediate past than in the preceding
century of our country's history; It
to leave no place on earth where a cor
rupt man fleeing from this country can
rest In peace, There Is no reason why
treaties as extradltable The recent
amended treaty with Mexico, whereby
this crime was put In the list of extra
ditable offenses. has established a salu-
(aTy pEGC0ueHt III ILLS Ec6dIu. OuOeT InlS
treaty the state department has asked,
and Mexico has granted. the extradition
of one of the ST. Louis bride givers.
The Alaskan Boundary.
For several years past the rapid develop:
ment of Alaska and the establishment Of
growing American interests in regions
heretofore .unsurveyed y and imperfectly
known. brought into. prominence the urgent
necessity of a practical demarcatton Of the
boundaries between the Jurisdictions OF
the United States and Great Britain. AL
Britain and Russia, the provisions Of which
were copied in the treaty of 1867, whereby
Russia conveyed Ala aka the Unified