The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-06

lumbermen, transportation companies,
| builders, and commercial interests in
general
| Although the wisdom of creating
forest reserves is nearly everywhere
heartily recognized, yet in few local
| tiles there has been misunderstand-
ing and complaint. The following state
ment is therefore desirable:
The forest reserve policy can be
| successful only when it has the full
support of the people of the west. 1t
can not safely, and should not in any
| case, be imposed upon them against
their will. But neither can we accept
the views of those whose only interest
| in the forest is temporary; who are
| anxious to reap what they have not
sown and then. move away. leaving
! desolation behind them. On the con-
| trary, it is everywhere and always the
| interest of the permanent settler and
| the permanent business man, the man
| with a stake in the country. which
must be considered and which must
| decide.
Extravaganza In Printing.
| l call your attention to the great ex-
| travagance in printing and binding
government publications, and especial
ly to the fact that altogether too many
of these publications are printed. There
is a constant tendency to increase their
number and their volume. 1t is an un-
reinstatement to say that no appreci-
able harm would be caused by. and
substantial benefit would accrue from.
decreasing the amount of printing now
done by at least one half. Probably the
great majority of the government re-
ports and the like now printed are
never read at all. and furthermore the
printing of much of the material con-
tanned in many of the remaining ones
serves no useful purpose whatever.
Currency.
The attention of the congress should
be especially given to the currency
question, and that the standing COM
mittees on the matter in the two
houses charged with the duty, take
up the matter of our currency and see
whether it is not possible to secure an
agreement in the business world for
lettering the system; the committees
should consider the question of the
retirement of the greenbacks and the
problem of securing n our currency
suc', elasticity as is consistent with
safety. Every silver dollar should be
made by law redeemable in gold at the
option of the holder.
Merchant Marine.
1 especially commend to your imme-
date attention the encouragement of
our merchant marine by appropriate
legislation.
Oriental Markets.
The growing Importance of the
Orient as field for American exports
drew from my predecessor, President
Mckinley. an urgent requet for its
special consideration by the congress.
In his message of 1898 he stated:
I'm this relation, as showing the pc
culiar volume and value of our trade
with China and the peculiarly favor
able conditions which exist for their
expansion in the normal course of
trade, refer to the communication ad-
dressed to the speaker of the house of
representatives by the secretary of the
treasury on the 14th of last June. with
it's accompanying letter of the secre-
tary of state, recommending an apprO-
priation for a commission to study the
industrial and commercial conditions
in the Chinese Empire and to report as
to the opportunities for and the obsta-
cles to the enlargement of markets
in China for the raw products and
manufactures of the United States. Ac-
ton was not taken thereon during the
last session. I cordially urge that the
recommendation receive at your hands
the consideration which it's Importance
and timeliness merit"
In his annual message Of 1899 ne
again called attention to this recon-
mendation, quoting it, and stated fur
Their:
Il now renew this recommendation, |
as the Importance of the subject has |
steadily grown since it was first SUBJ |
mitted to you, and no time should be
lost in studying for ourselves the re- |
sources of this great field for American |
trade and enterprise |
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