Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-12-06

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erly be assumed by the government
alone, The surgeon-general Of the
national public health. and marine
hospital service has repeatedly and
convincingly set forth the need for
such legislation.
E~xtravagance In Printing.
call your attention to the great
extravaganza In printing and binding
government publications. and especial.
ly to the fact that altogether too
many OF these publications are print
ed. There Is a constant tendency to
increase their number and their vol.
ume. 1t Is an understatement to say
that no %apprcciable harm would be
caused by, and substantial benefit
would accrue from, decreasing the
amount OF printing 10 done by at
least one-half. Probably the great ma.
jority Of the government reports and
the like now printed are never read
at all, and furthermore the printing Of
much of the material contained N
many OF the remaining M SC veg 10
useful purpose whatever.
Currency.
The attention OF the congress
should be especially given to the cur
rency question, and that the standing
committees on the matter In the two
houses charged with the duty, lake up
the matter of our currency and see
whether 1t IL not possible 10 secure an
agreement in the business world for
lettering the system. the committees
shou d consider the question ., the ~
tirement of the %greenbacks aid tho
problem of securing in our currency
such elasticity as Is consistent with
safety. Every silver dollar should BIO
made by law redeemable in gold at
the option Of the holder.
Merchant Marine.
especially commend to your i'm.
mediate attention the encouragement
OF our merchant marine by appronfi.
ate legislation,
Tariff.
On the tariff | shall communicate
with you later.
Oriental Markets.
The growing importance II The
Orient as a field for American ex.
ports drew from my nredoees sor,
President Mckinley. an urgetr re
quest for its special c%onsiderats III ny
the congress. In his message o. 1888
he stated
In this relation. as showing iio
peculiar volume and value If our
trade with China and the peculiarly
favorable conditions which exist fer
their expansion In the normal cn'llso
OF trade, | refer 10 the commnffl ratio1
addressed to the speaker of the muse
of representatives by the secretary
Of the treasury on the tath Of last
June, with its accompanying letter OF
the secretary of state, recommending
an appropriation for a commission to
study the Industrial and commercial
conditions in The Chinese Empire and
to report as TO the opportunities for
and the obstacles to the enlargement
of markets In China for the raw prod
nets and manufactures OF the United
States. Action was not taken thereon
during the last session, | cordially
urge that the recommendation receive
at your hands the consideration which
It's importance and Thickness merit. >
In his annual message of 1899 .Ie
again called attention 10 this recon-
mendation, quoting 1t. and stated fur
Their:
II now renew this recommendation,
! al tho importance OF the subject has
steadily grown since IL was first sub
mitted to you. and no time should be
lost In studying for ourselves the re.
sources OF this great field for Ameri.
can trade and enterprise"
The importance OF securing proper
Information and data with a view to
the enlargement of our trade with
Asia IL undiminished. Our consular
representatives In China have strong
ly urged a place for permanent dis
play of American products In some
prominent trade center of that empire
under government control and man
agemcnt. as an effective means OF ad
; ~vancing our export trade therein.
call the attention of the congress u
/ the d~eslrability OF carrying out these
, suggestions.
immigration and Naturalization.
In dealing with the questions Of i'm
. migration and naturalization II Is In
? ~dispensable TO keep certain facts ever
before the minds Of those who share
In %enactine the laws. First and fore
most. let us remember that the ques
tion of being a good American has
nothing whatever 10 do with a mans
birthplace any more than II has TO do
I with his creed. In every generation
: from the time this government was
/ founded men OF foreign birth have
| stood In the very foremost rank OF
r good citizenship, and that not merely
in one but in every field OF American
activity; while 10 try TO draw a dis
: tinction between the a whose pa
: rents came to this country and the
man whose ancestors came TO II sever
al generations hack Is n absurd
ty. Good AmerIcanism il a matter o.
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