The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1905-12-08


itants the Cnitel States district courts
10 have exclusive Jurisdiction In the
naturalization Of the alien residents Of
such cities.
Criminal Laws.
In my last message | asked the at
tention Of the congress to the urgent
need Of action to make our criminal
law more effective, and | most ear.
nestly request that you pay heed to
the report Of the attorney general on
this subject.
There seems to be no statute OF the
United States which provides for the
punishment Of United States attor.
ney or other officer OF the government
who corruptly agrees to wrongfully do
Or wrongfully refrain from doing any
act when the consideration for such
corrupt agreement Is other than one
possessing money value. This ought to
be rcmedled by appropriate legislation.
Legislation should also be enacted to
cover explicitly, unequiyOcally and be-
yond question breach Of trust III the
shape Of prematurely divuging otticial
secrets by an officer OF employee VI the
United States and to provide a suitable
penalty therefor.
Merchant Marine.
To the spread Of our trade In peace
aud the defense Of our nag In war
great and prosperous merchant marine
is Indispensable. We should have ships
Of our own and seamen Of our own to
convey our goods to neutral markers
and I'm case Of need TO REINFORCE our
| battle line 1t cannot but be a source
Of regret aud uneasiness to US that the
! lines of communication with our sister
republics Of South America should De
chiefly under foreign control, II Is not
a good thing that American merchants
and manufacturers should have to SEM
their goods and letters to South Amer
len via Europe II they wish security
and dispatch Even on the RACINE
where our ships have held their own
better than on the Atlantic our met
chant tag IL now threatened through
the liberal aid bestowed by other gov
ernments Oh their own steam lines.
ask your earnest consideration OF the
report with which the merchant ma
rine commission has followed lis 'ons
and careful inquiry.
II ia a matter Of unmixed satisrac'
tion once more to call attention u Tile
excellent work Of the pension bureau
for the veterans Of the civil war nave
greater claim upon us than any other
class Of our citizens. To them hrst OF
all among our people honor Is DUE
immigration.
AL said In my last message 10 the
congress. we cannot have too inuch
Immigration Of the right Sort ana we
should have none whatever OF tue
wrong sort. o.,o,
The questions arising In connection
with chinese immigration stahu ny
tbomse,ves. The conditions IN Ch'na
are such that the entire chinese eoT ~
class.-that Is, the class OF Chihese 10
borers, skilled and unskiileu . 's s'a
mately come under the heau Vi ".u
s,rohle immigrants to this country
put in the effort to carry OUT Tue po,'
Icy of excluding Chinese lapors s ,,.r n
nose coolies. grave injustice ana "'ous
have been done by this nation TO u ~, :"
people Of China and therefore S,u u,s..n St'
r " to this nation Itself Chinese r s.u
So,ts business and professional me. ,
Of MI kinds, not only merchants ou'
H bankers, doctors. manufacturers, pro pro
fsssors, travellers and the like, sn ls",,
be- Encouraged to come here and treat ,n"
cd cd ON precisely the same footing tina, tnS
v us ~ treat students, business men, tra'
s,srs and the like Of other nations; =,
As a neople we have talked mucn VI
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