The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-12-06

I ssts t"fvrt MNih on the NNNHINMtlN ~ ntN
concentrated under one department. in
cousonance with The nlaincst dictates uf
good administrator and common sense.
I the present arrangement is bad from
every point Of view Merely 20 mention
lit ia 90 prove that 30 should be terminal
mendcd. an the forest work of the Eov-
crnmfnt should be concentrated ia the
department of agriculture where the
! larger part Of that work is already done.
where pracucally an of the trained for
osttrs Of Che government are employed.
where chiefly in Washington there Is
comprehensive hrst-hand knowledge of
/ the problems OF the reserves acquired
/ on the ground where all problems relat-
ing 20 growth from the soil are already
gathered. and where an the sciences
auxiliary TO forestry are az hand for
prompt and effective cooperation
The Postal Service.
I In the post office department the service
I has Increased Do ehciencN ard conditions
( as 90 revenue and expenditure continue sat-
( isfactory The Increase ~ revenue during
I The year was fg,3aA1sl.l0. or 90 per cent,
the total receipts amounting 20 N43, ,3S2.-
b246 The Expenditures were Sld2 262 ii6 20
/ an Increase of about nine per cent over ,Ec
previous year. being thus $3.50 SO IN cx-
cess OF the current revenue Included in
| these expenditures was o total appropria-
! tion Of Sl2,9jo 6Sl IS for the continuation and
] INAAfNHlNi OF kIt IhtAA Tree NflANfIN service
/ which was an Increase Of 81 e02 80 81 over
the amount expended for this purpose In
I the preceding fiscal year Large as this
| expenditure has been. the heuehcent results
attained in extending the free distribution
of mails 60 the residents Of rural districts
have justified the wisdom Of the outlay
/ Statistics brought down 10 the 1st Of Octo-
Der, 1904 show that on that date there were
! q 1885 rural routes established serving ap-
proximately 1900 600 Of people IN rural dis
I tricts remote from post offices. and that
there We're pending at that time $3.50 petit
lions for the establishment OF new rural
/ routes. UrquestiOnably some part OF the
general increase IN receipts is due to the
Increased postal facilities which the rural
| service has afforded The revenues have
also been aided greatly ny amendments in
. the classification Of mail matter. ana the
I curtaiiment Of abuses Of the second-class
mailing privilege The average increase in
the volume OF mail matter for the period
beginning with 1902 aad ending June, 1905
/ Uhat portion for 1905 being estimated) is
40T per cent. as compared with 25 4G per
cent for the period immediateis preced-
Ing and 1892 for the four-year period i'm
mediately preceding that
National Quarantine EaW.
1t is desirable to enact proper national
quarantine law. Il is most undesirable
that state should on It's own initiative
enforce quarantine regulations which are
In effect a restriction upon interstate and
iinternatlongl commerce. The Iuestion
should properly be assumed by the govern
ment alone The surgeon general Of the
national public health and marine hospital
service has repeatedly and convincingly
set forth the need for such legislation.
Currency.
The attention OF the congress should be
especially given to the currency question,
and that the standing committees on the
matter In the two houses charged with the
duty, take up the matter OF ar cu-rercs
and see whether IL is not possible 20 secm
an agreement In the business world for
bettering the system, the committees
Should consider the question OF the retire
ment Of the greenbacks and the problem
OF securing 10 our currency such elasticity
as Is consistent with safety Every silver
dollar shoald oe made hy law redeemable
IN gold at the option Of the holder
Merchant Marine.
] especially commend 10 your immediate
attention the announcement Of our mer.
chant marine by appropriate legislation
Immigration and Naturalization.
There IS no danger OF having too many
immigrants OF the right kind IL makes nc
difference from what country they come
II they are sound In body and in mind. and
above all II they are Of good character 81
that we can rest assured that their chill
dren and grandchildren will be worthy fel
low citizens OF our children and grand
children. then we should welcome then
with cordial hospitality.
But the citizenship OF this country Should
not be debased II y vital that we shouls
keep high the standard OF well-beinl
among our wage workers, and therefor'
we should not admit masses OF men whos'
! standards OF living and whose personal Gus
toms and habits are such that they tend 4
lower the level OF the American wage work
, er; and above all we should not admit am
/ man OF an unworthy type, any man con
cerning whom we can say that he Will him
= self be a bad citizen, or that his childrel
and grandchildren will detract from In
stead Of adding 70 the sum OF the GOO
I citizenship OF the country. Similarly W
p should take the greatest care about nat
uralization. Fraudulent naturalization
4 the naturalization Of improper persons. 1
= curse 10 our government; and II is n
AFFAIR Of every honest voter. wherever borl
Z TO see that no fraudulent voting Is allowe'
! that no fraud IA connection with natura
ixation Is permitted,
Naturalization Laws Need Revision
There should be comprehensive rev
sion Of The naturalization laws Tie coui
2 having power 10 natura.ize should
definitely named hy national authority a
testimony upon which raturaiizatioa ma
be conferred should bee definitely prescribe
a publication of impending natura.izaut
applications should be required in adNaul
a OF their hearug In court, the form an
! wording of al certificates issued should
j. uniform throughout the country and a
e courts should bee required 10 make return
r TO the secretary Of state AT stated periol
% OF all naturalizauons conferred,
N Not only are the laws relating
4 naturalization now defective, but tho
c relating to citizenship OF the lnit'
q States ought also 20 be made the subje
" of scientific inquiry with view 90 pro
h able fgrther legislation. by what ac
l. cxpairiatlon may be assumed 20 ha
.e been accomplished. how long an Anne
II lean citizen may reside abroad and Z
ceive the protection Of our passpoi
r whether any degree Of protection shou
l. be extended 10 one who has made d
: declaration Of intention 20 become q ci
"a zen of the United states but has not 5
Is cured naturalization. are questions
serious import, involving personal righ
e. and often producing friction between II
"a government ard foreign government