The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-12-10

tlon to certain needs OF the financial sit
nation. and I again ask the considera
ton OF the congress for these questions
The Merchant Marine.
j A majority OF our people desire thai
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 differ
ences Of opinion as to the proper method
of reaching this end have been so wide
that II 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 Oh commerce ana labor, associated
l ate and house Of representatives as the
i congress in its wisdom may designate, to
i serve as a commission for the purpose OF
Investigating and reporting to the congress
| at its next session what legislation is de-
/ sirable or necessary for the developm ent
| of the American merchant marine and
| American commerce, and incidentally OF a
| national Ocean mail service OF adeuuate
auxiliary naval cruisers and naval reserves
/ While such measure Is desirable in any
! event, it is especially desirable at this time.
| in view Of the fact that our present gov
| ernmental contract for ocean mail with the
mani act Was pased IN ISL IN iSs Sce er
2O-knot Transatlantic mall line was equal
to any foreign line. Since then the Ger
mans have put on 23-knot steamers, and
the British have contracted for 24-knot
steamers. Our service should equal the
best. II II does not, the commercial pub
business 1t ought to be with full under
standing OF the advantages TO the country
on one hand, and on the other with exact
of carrying It on. Moreover, lines Of cargo
ships are of even more Importance than
fast mall lines; save so far as the latter
auxiliary cruisers In time Of war The es-
Enlistment Of new lines of cargo ships to
South America, to Asia, and elsewhere
would be much In the interest OF our COM
ImEaigration.
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-
tfrely, while desirable immigrants are
properly distributed throughout the coun-
try. At present some districts which
ers, where the population is already con-
gested, immigrants come in such numbers
as to depress the conditions of life for
those already there. During. the last
York has been greatly improved, and the
corruption and inefticiency which former
ly obtained there have been eradicated.
by a committee of New York citizens OF
high standing, Messrs. Arthur V. Briesen,
Lee K. Frankel Eugene A. Philbin
Thomas W. Hynes and Ralph Trautman.
alton at length. and concludes with GER
tain recommendations for administrative
and legislative action: It 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
the attorney general, and the consequent
fairs calling for the immediate attention
OF congress. Forgeries and perjuries OF
shameless and fragrant character have
been perpetrated, not only in the dense
centers of population, but throughout the
country; and it is established beyond
doubt that very many so-called citizens
of the United States have no title what
ever 70 that right, and are asserting and
enjoying the benefits of the same through
the grossest frauds. 1t is never to be |
forgotten that citizenship is, to quote the
court of the United States, an lines
Unable heritage" whether 1t proceeds |
from birth within the country, or is OBJ |
tanned by naturalization: and we poison
the sources of our national character and |
strength at the fountain, If the privilege |
is claimed and exercLSed without right, |
and by means of fraud and corruption. |
The body polite cannot be sound and
healthy II many of it's constituent men, |
bers claim their standing through the |
prostitution of the high right and calling |
Of citizenship. 1t should mean netting |
to become 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 presentment which states the |
situation briefly and forcibly and contains |
important suggestions for the considera-
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 due regulation of |
DinntiOnS VI Or M u
become injurious to the public, l recon-
mended a special appropriation for the
better enforcement of the antitrust law
as II now stands, to be expended under |
the direction of the attorney general. Ac-
cordingly (by the legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation act Of February rs,
1903, 81 Stat, S54, 9O4), the congress appro-
priated, for the purpose of enforcing the
various federal trust and interstate COM
merce laws, the sum of $5O0,000, 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 matter of
the utmost Importance and urgency, the
extension Of the purposes of this appro-
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
relating to public lands and the laws relat-
ing to postal crimes and offenses and the
subject Of naturalization. Recent investi-
cations have shown a deplorable 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 hardly necessary
to urge the Importance Of recovering 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 citizenship is
falsely asserted and that 'fnestimable
heritage perverted to base ends. BY SIM
liar means-that is through frauds, forger-
les and perjuries, 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 notoriously 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
sufficient instrumentallties and competent
legal assistance for the Investigations 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 foK immediate
use for all such purposes, to be expended