Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-12-10


os for which they apply. with the
ironch. German or spanish lautuar.
og. and should possess acquaintance
.ua zoe resuurces of tho United
States
National Caller % Art
The collection oft objects Of art
contemplated in section $3.50 of the
Revised Statutes should bc designated
and established as national gallery
of art; and the Smithsonian lnstitu.
iion should Boz authorized GO accept
any additions 90 said collection that
may bee received hy gift, bouuost or
devise
National Quarantine Law.
lt is desirable to enact % proper
national quarantine law ~ De- most
undesirable that state should on lts
own initiative enforce quarantine res.
ulations which are ln eject "a roatrlc
900 upon Interstate and internal |DJlI
commerce The question should
properly Doe assumed by the govern.
mrnf alone The surgeon general of
the national public health and marine
hospital service has repeatedly and
cunrincinrly SCI north the nood Of
such legislation
EKtravaqance In Printing.
! call your attention tn the great
oytraragnncc Boo printing ana binding
government publications. and Cspoc.
tally to thp fact that altogether TOO
many nf these publications are print.
od There o. constant tendency tn
increase their number and their vol.
umo 10 Oh au undcrstaiemont Co say
d. ID 90. d..
caused by. and substantial benefit
would accrue from. decreasing the
amount of printing now done by 40
lcpst onchalf Probably the great
majority of inc government reports
and the Ike now printed are never
read at an. and furthermore The print.
iur of much o{ The material contained
.u many of the remaining ones serves
mo- useful purpose whatever.
Currency.
Tho attention uf the congress
should bo especially given to the
currency question. and chat the stand
'rv committee 1n iho matter lu Tho
two houses charged with The duty
fako 300 the matter of our currency
and SOC whether it Dos not possible to
secure an agreement ln the business
world for bette ng the system thc
committee should consider the 1ucF
tinn OF the rctiroEiout of the green
hacks and the problem Of securing in
ogr currency such elasticity as iE
consistent with safety Every e'lvot
dollar should be- made hy law redeem
able In gold az The option Of tho
holder.
Merchant Marine
especially commend 90 your im
mediate attention the encouragement
Df our merchant marine by approprl
ate legislation
Oriental Markets.
The growing importance of tho
Orient az a field FOR American exports
drew from my predecessor. President
Mckinley. an urgent request for ita
spocIal consideration hy the congress
ln his MESSAGE of 1885 he stated
ON This relation. as showing The
peculiar volume ana value Of our
trade vita China and the peculiarly
favorable conditions which exist Tor
their expansion iu the normal course
1f trade. 7 refer 10 the communication
addressed 10 the speaker of tAe house
of representative hy tho secretary of
tho treasury ON the Z fth ~ last June
with Cos accompanying lettor of jhe
secretary of state. recommending au
appropriation fnr commission tn
study the industrial and commercial
conditions in ihc Chinese empire and
to report as 90 The opportunities Tor
aud ne obstacles to the enlargement
~ markets ln China for the raw prod
ucts and manufacture az the trited
states. Action was not tahon thereon
during the last session / cordially
urge that the recommendation re-
celyo nt your hands the consideration
which lts importance and timelinea'
merit
In hls annual message of 1893 o.,
again called attention 10 this recon
mendatiOn quoting a. and stated fur
Her:
% now renew this recommendation
as the importance Of the subject has
steadily grown pinco % WIS first sub
mlttcd 20 you. and no time should hs
I lost In studying Tor ourselves The ro
sources Of this great field for Amorl
can trade and enterprise
The importance of securing proper
information and data with n view tC
me enlargement of onr trade with
Asia NJ undlmInlshod our consular
representatives, in China have strong
lv urged a place Tor permanent ats
nlsy of American products in som,
prominent trade center OF that cm
plrc. under government control and
management. as an effective meant
~ advancing our export trade there
IN. call the attention ~ the con
gross 10 tho dcg'rnhilItv of carrylnf
ont these suggestions
immigration and Naturalization.
ln dealing with tho questions ri
Immigration and naturalization 70 d
indisuot s7hlo to toop certain fact.
ever before the minds Of those wh,
share I'M onactlng Tho laws FlrF
and foremost. lcf u7 remember tha
I the question az being "a good Amfri
I can has nothing whatever t1 do win
| q mons birthplace any moro than q
has iu DO with hi8 creed fn cvrr'
Generation from me time thig gov
eminent was founded men OF f0rairf
birth have stood in tho very f0rpmoe
rank NJ good citizenship. and that mol
mcrolv in one hut no every nold o
draw q distinction between fho mar
whose parents came lO thls couutri
aud the man whose ancestors cam,
I tO 10 several generations back iR
mere absurdity Good Amoricanisu
7 ls matter of heart. of conscience. u
lofty aspiration, of sound common
sense, but not 0f birthplace or %
creed The medal uf honor. the hlgh