Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-12-05

service there has been a rapid and not
able gain in the usefulness Of the. for
est reserves to the people and In public
appreciation of their value. The ma
tional parks within or adjacent to for
est reserves should be transferred to
the charge of the forest service also. IN
II ISL Mississippi Levees. "
The national government already
does something in connection with the
construction and maintenance Of the
great system of levees along the lower
course Of the Mississippi. In my judg.
ment, it should do much more. n
-s;.- #.s Merchant Marine.
To the spread of our trade in peace
and the defense. Of our flag in war q
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 markets
, and in case of need to re-enforce our
battle line 1t cannot but be source
of regret and uneasiness to us that the
lines of communication with our sister
republics of South America should be
chiefly under foreign control. 1t is not
good thing that American merchants
and manufacturers should have to send
their goods and letters to South Amer.
in Tyvro thnxy fc1, ~
and dispatch. Even on the Pacific,
where our ships have held their own
better than on the Atlantic, our mer-
chant flag is now threatened through
the liberal aid bestowed by other gov
ernments on their own steam lines.
ask your earnest consideration of the
report with which the merchant ma
rine commission has followed its long
and careful inquiry. E
jamestown Tercentennial. Z;
I again heartily commend to your ia
vorable consideration the tercentennial
celebration of the settlement at James,
town, Va. Approaching the desirable
ity of this commemoration, the congress
passed an act March 8, 1905, authoriz-
ing in the year 1907, on and near the
waters Of Hampton Roads, in the state
Of Virginia, an international naval,
marine and military celebration in hon
or Of this event. BY the authority vest
ed in me by this act have made proc
lamation Of said celebration and have
issued in conformity with it's instruc-
tons invitations to all the nations Of
the earth to participate by sending
their naval vessels and such military
organizations as may be practicable.
This celebration would fail of its full
purpose unless it were enduring in it's
results and commensurate with the i'm
portance Of the event to be celebrated,
the event from which our nation dates
its birth. I earnestly hope that this
celebration, already Endorsed by the
congress of the United States and by
the legislatures Of sixteen states since
the action Of the congress, viii receive
such additional aid at your hands as
will make it worthy Of the great event
1t Is intended to celebrate and thereby
enable the government Of the United
States to make provision for the exhi-
bttion of its own resources and like
wise enable our people who have un-
dertaken the work of such celebra-
ton to provide suitable and proper en-
tertainment and instruction in the his
toric events Of our country for all who
may visit the exposition and to whom
we have rendered our hospitality.
| Pensions. c..A11
It Is matter Of unmixed satisfac-
ton once more to call attention to thu
! excellent work Of the pension bureau,
tor the veterans Of the civil war have
4 greater claim upon us than any other
class Of our citizens. To them first Of
all among our people honor Is due. Il
Seven years ago my lamented prede-
cessor, President Mckinley, stated that
the time had come for the nation to
care for the graves Of the Confederate
dead. recommend that the congress
take action toward this end. The first
needs to take charge Of the graves Of
the Confederate dead who died in
northern prisons. ... s.
immigration. q
The question Of immigration is of
vital interest to this country. In the
year ending June 80. 1905, there came
to the United States 1925, 900 alien i'm
migrants. In other words, In the single
year that has just elapsed there came
to this country q greater number Of
people than came here during the 1859
years OF our colonial life which inter
vened between the first landing at
jamestown and the Declaration Of IN.
dependence Il y clearly shown In th,
report Of the commissioners general d
immigration that while much Of thil
enormous immigration 10 undoubtedl,
healthy and natural, q considerabl,
proportion Is undesirable from one rea
son or another; moreover, q consid
cradle proportion Of II, probably a yer,
large proportion, including most Of til,
undesirable class, does not come her,
OF its own initiative, but because Of til,
i activity Of the agents OF the greai
transportation companies. These agent
u % - y.