Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-12-09
PRESIDENT TO CONGRESS
Brief Summary of Mr.. RooseveIt's An.
nual Message.

nual Message.
President Roosevelt's annual mes
sage to congress was read in both
houses last Tuesday. 1t is a volumi-
nous document and If published in full
would fill about fourteen columns Of
THE ENQUIRER. The most gratifying
feature Of It so far as the south is
concerned is the fact that 1t contains
no reference to the race question. The
following summary will give the read
er a satisfactory idea Of its general
ipurport:
Capital and Labor-Favors organi-
cation Of labor; deplores all violence
connected with the relationship Of cap
ital and labor. Problems connected
with the employment Of capital In
large masses could be more readily
handled If the government were more
strongly centralized, and the various
states had not so much authority.
Urges passage of an employers liabil-
ity law. Calls attention to the large
number of railroad accidents, and re-
commends that hours Of labor for rail-
road employees be regulated.
Bureau Of Labor, Corporations and
Bureau of Corporations-With regard
to corporations the keynote is: "The
American people need to continue to
show the very qualities that they have
shown-that is, moderation, good sense
and the earnest desire to avoid doing
any damage and yet the quiet determi-
nation to proceed step by step without
halt and without hurry in eliminating
or at least In minimizing whatever OF
mischief or evil there Is to Interstate
commerce In the conduct Of great cor
porations." The bureau Of labor ana
the bureau Of corporations are praised
because Of their publicity features.
The proposition to increase the powers
of the Interstate commerce commits
sion Is approved, though not without
qualifications.
City of Neutrality-suspicious. for beau
tification are approved.
Agriculture, Irrigation. Forests-Ag-
ricultural experiments encouraged, es-
pecially In colonies; reclamation act
praised; creation Of forest reserves
urged; urges game reserves.
Pensions-Pension bureau has been
conducted in MOST satisfactory man.
ner. 49,
acknowledgements should teach
Indians to work, and find work for
them.
Consular Service, Oriental Markets
Salaries should be substituted for
fees In consular service; more atten-
tion should be paid to Asiatic markets.
Currency-Congress urged to take up
currency question, and remove present
objections. Every silver dollar" says
the president, Should be made by law
redeemable in gold at the option OF
the holder" .......-
immigration and Naturalization
More stringent immigration and nat
uralization laws are desirable.
Policy Towards Other Nations OF
Western Hemisphere-"H nation
shows that it knows how to act with
reasonable efficiency and decency IN
social and political matters, II 1t keeps
order and pays its obligations, 1t need
fear no interference from the United
States" ... ...
American Citizens Abroad-Rights
of American citizens abroad will be
firmly insisted upon.
Army and .Navy-Big stick policy
reiterated; but no specific recommen-
dations for increased expenditures
made. -s i'...
Alaska, Hawaii and Porto Rico
Increase Of power for governors for
Hawaii and Alaska asked for. ..
Foreign Policy-Must do everything
in our power to promote peace but at
the same time we must go heavily
loaded for bear. Big stick policy
again reiterated. .
Philippines-They are totally unfit
for independence, the president says,
and are incapable Of building UP a CIV
ilization Of their own. We must re-
member that we are in the Islands to
do good to them. All who clamor for
Philippine independence are In reality
the worst enemies of the Filipinos.
The Filipinos do not need independence
at all, says the president; what the
Filipinos need is an Industrial devel-
onnent of the islands through Ameri-
can capital.