Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-12-11


essary TO attempt reconstruction Of
our entire monetary system. The same
liberty should be granted the secretary
Of the treasury to deposit customs re
ceipts as is granted him in the depos
1t of receipts from other sources. II
my message Of Dec. 2, 1902, | called
attention to certain needs of the finan
cial situation. and l again ask fol
consideration Of the congress for these
questions. -sszs-s--
[The president commends the work
Of the International monetary confer
ence and advises its continuance.l
A majority of our people desire that
steps be taken in the interests OF
American shipping, so that we may
once more resume our former position
In the ocean carrying trade. But hith
erto the differences. of opinion as te
the proper method ofSreaching this emo
have been SO wide. that it has proved
impossible to secure the adoption Of
any particular scheme. Having ir
view these facts, recommend that thu
congress direct the secretary of the
navy, the postmaster general and tn,
secretary Of commerce and labor, asso
ciated with such representation from
the senate and house of representative
as the congress In its wisdom may des
ignate, to serve as commission for th,
purpose Of investigating and reporting
to the congress at Its next session whaf
legislation Is desirable or necessary fol
the development of the American mer
chant marine and American commerc,
and incidentally of a national ocear
mail service of adequate auxiliary ma
val cruisers and naval reserves. While
such "a measure is desirable in any
event, it is especially desirable at thi,
time, in view of the fact that our pres
ent governmental contract for ocear
mail with the American line will expire
In 1905. The establishment of new
lines of cargo ships to South America
to Asia and elsewhere would be much
in the interest Of our commercial ex
pansion.
immigration.
We cannot have too much immigra
ton of the right kind, and we should
have none at all of the wrong kind
Thesneed is to devise some system by
which undesirable immigrants shall be
kept out entirely, while desirable i'm
migrants are properly distributed
throughout the country. At presen.
some districts which need irnmigrantt
have none, and in others, where thu
population is already congested, immf
grants come in such numbers as to de
press the conditions of life for those al
ready there. During the last two year.
the immigration service at New Yorb
has been greatly improved and the cor
ruption and inef1ciency which former
ly obtained there have been eradicated
This service has just been investigated
by q committee of New York citizens
of high standing, hfessrs. Arthur
Briesen, Lee *. Frankel, Eugene A
Philbin, Thomas w. Hynes and Ralph
Trautman. Their report deals with the
whole situation at length and concludes
with certGiE recommendation for ad
ministratiye and legislative action. II
is now receiving the attention of the
secretary OF commerce and labor.
Naturalization Frauds. "a
The special investigation of the sub
ject Of NATURALIZATION under the direc
ton of the attorney general and the
consequent prosecutions reveal condi
ton of affairs calling for the fmmedf
ate attention Of the congress. For
geries and perjuries of shameless and
nagrant character have been perpe
trated not only in the dense centers OF
population, but throughout the country
and 1t is established beyond doubt thai
very many so called citizens of the
United States have no title whatever
to that right and are asserting and en-
1oying the benefits of the same through
the grossest frauds. 1t is never to b,
forgotten that citizenship is, to quot,
the words recently used by the su
preme court of the United States. IN
'1nestimable heritage" whether it pro
ceeds from birth within the country
or is obtained by naturalization. and
we poison the sources of our national
character and strength at the fountain
If the privilege is claimed and exer
cised without right and by means OF
fraud and corruption.
The federal grand jury lately in ses
sion in New York city dealt with thi
subject and made presentment which
states the situation briefly and forcibl,
and contains important suggestions fol
The consideration of the congress. Thi
is included as an appendis
to the report Of the attorney general.
Public Land and Postal Frnudn.
In my last annual message, in con
nection with the subject of the due
regulation of combinations of capita
which are or may become injurious Il
the public, recommended a special ap
for the better enforcement
of the antitrust law as it now stands
to be expended under the direction OF
the attorney general. Accordingly (bJ
the legislative, executive and judicia
appropriation net of Feb. %, 1908. 81
Stat, S54, 904), the congress appro
priated for the purpose of enforcing til.
various federal trust and interstate
commerce laws the sum Of $5O0.o0O IL
be expended under the direction OF thu
attorney general in the employment oi
special counsel and agents in the de
partment of Justice TO conduct proceed
ings and prosecutions under said laws
in the courts OF the United States. ]
now recommend. as q matter of the ut
most Importance and urgency, the ex-
tension Of the purposes of this appro-
priation, so that 1t may be available,
under the direction of the attorney
general ana until used, for the due en-
f0rcement of the laws of the United
States Ia general and especially OF the
civil and criminal laws relating to pub
lie lands and the laws relating to postal
crimes and offensas and the sub lerf of