The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-07
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g tH 5rIeat sotcrH
$ment publications. and especially to the
fact that lltogether too many many, CT these
Slant tendency to increase their. number
and their volume. 1t is III llnderstate
bment to say that mo appreciable harm
wHu1 be fausea by the
ome hail. Probably the great ma tority Of
the government reports and the llRe now
printed are. never read at al. and fur ".
thermore2 the printing of much Of The m
material contained In many Of the re-
naming ones serves no useful purpose Fe's
Currency.
he especially given to the currency, cues es.
GtIon, and = that the standing committees
fonf the matter in tho two houses cha IA So,
e Mir at'y and sec whether i Is no pos
sible to secure an agreement IN tne pu ,Is
mess world for sad the aues
8tion Of the retirement of the .greenbacks
and the problem OF securing n our Gur,
such syyer aoar Should
o %ads p 81 the the holder.
Merchant Marine.
s:a asnec,allv commend to your immediate
"a tten tion5 the encouragement OF DUE ms 4!
chant marine BY appropriate legislat lo p.
The importance OF securing - - tta an
Iargement Of our trade with Asia IS , I'M
sdini1lisYed. Our consular representatives.
In China have strongly urged place aV .
:per1nanent display OF Amen can ny
in some prominent trade center OF ina. !.
Empire, under Government control a!l .
management as an effective Hinea aIl u
advancing our export trade therein mere =. i, !
call the attention OF the Congress 70 . .lle
desirablity Of carrying out these ssusr
gestions. - *
immigration and Naturalization.
IN dealing with the questions OF inM,i-
grafton and naturalization It IS mos
pensable to-; keep certain facts ever o T.,
enactine the laws. First and foremost
etT1,s remember thatth question OF pc
Ing q good American has nothing What-
ever to do with mans plrthpi.tce s s.ly
more than it has to do with his creed,
IN every generation from the time TINS
Government was founded men Of ztorelgl q
birth have stood in the very 1prcmost
rank Of good ctizenship nn m, t ~ :, ne.
oan "a ctivity; while to try to draw n dls-
tinculon between the man whose parents
came to this country and the man whose
ancestors came 10 It severhi. gencl.sltio N[i
scanls,,l is a matter Of heart. Of conscience,
OF lofty aspiration, Of, sound common
sense, but not ofSbirthplacc or OF creed.
The medal Of honor, the highest prize
10 be won by those who serve " the
Army. and Navy OF the United States,
;decorates men born here. and It also deco e .
rates mem hornsin Great Britain and Ire
land, in Germany lin Scandinavia, y
France, and doubtless IN other countrle g
also. IN the field Of statesmanship,ni ~
The field OF business, in the field OF p1ll-
nnthropic endeavor, 1t Is equally true
tina among tho men or women We are
NOS { proud MS Americans no distinction
VIVA teyer ca be drawn tween lhose
who themselves OF whose parents came
over in sailing ship or steamer from
across the water and those whose ances-
tors stepped ashore into the wooded WIG.
erness at plymouth or at the mouth o.
the Hudson, the Delaware. or,the u James me,
nearly three centuries ago. NO IeiioW.
dtizen OF ours Is entitled to any pec,u1lihI
regard because OF the way IN Whlch 7 le
wnrships his Maker: or because OF ane
should he be In any way discriminate
against therefor, Each must stano \ On
I his q worth as a man and ca en- ssls GU
Tilted TO be Judged solely there by.
There Is no danger OF having 100 many
Immigrants OF tho right kind. y. makes !
no difference from what country tney
come. IL they are sound IN body ana y,
mind and above all, II they are OF g'ooa
ch clara SO that we can rest assured
That their children and grandchlldren WI W. !
be worthy fellow,citizens OF our ch''dre'