The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-12-09

On the subject Of the merchant m~
rfne. the message saya:

Merchant Marine.
On the subject Of the merchant mn
rine. the message sayg:
TO me spread 81 our trsds IN peace ans
the defense OF our has In var great mna
prosperous merchant msrlns i lnasspsnn. bic
men Of cur own to con7ey cur goods to net
trai markets. and IN case OF need to rein
source Of regret and uneassneas to as that
the lines of communication with our sister
republics OF South America should be chief.
| ~ under foreign control. II 10 not good
thing that American merchants and manu-
| fmeturers ahonid have to send their gooda
they wish security and dispatch. Even ca
| the Pacific. where our ships have held their
own better than the Atlantic. our mer-
chant flag is now threatened through the lib
eraI aid bestowed by other governments on
their own steam lines. ask your earnest
| consideration Of the report with which the
/ Merchant Marine commission has followed
Its long and careful inquiry.
Praise of the good work of the PEN
sion bureau with an acknowledge
| ment of the debt the country owes
to the veterans OF the Civil war fol-
lows
immigration.
Continuing, the message shows
clearly the necessity for checking the
steamship companies in their activity
in promoting the importation Of unde-
sirable immigrants. while pointing
out how warmly welcome Is the man
Of good health and moral character,
who bids fair 10 add value to the
community An increase in the strin-
! gency OF the immigration law is advo-
Gated.
On the subject of Chinese immigra-
/ ton the message urges the necessity
for courteous treatment Of the Chi
nese students, business and profes-
sional men who visit this country,
while asserting unalterable opposition
to the admission of coolies or skilled
or unskilied labor from China,
Civil Service.
Some paragraphs of the message
are devoted TO an calculation of the
workings of the civil sci vice law. The
assertion is made that the effects OF
the law have been excellent.
Pensions for members or the Life
Saving Service are shown TO be de.
sirable. and a high compliment is paid
the members of the service for their
selfsacrihciHg devotion to duty.
The Philippines.
Despite the series OF disasters
which have afflicted the Philippine
islands since the American occupa-
tion-the rinderpest. the locusts, and
the drought conditions are shown to
have steadily improved and tranquil
ity is now almost universal The Fill
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ipinOS are beginning 10 realize the
benefits If aducatfop and 81 acbooI a+
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tendance of 10 per cent is the result
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| and the United States the message
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say
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fbis vest,rsr h. 800 1,s'S Ff'q 3 inraa , tsa'
thtnk il q doubtful u,lnty to apply the coast.
states and the rsiIinass gsr . rue 1a,sTn
lanes 1' because ! ana convinced that it will
Vim only Interfere and he az obstacle to he
sia1ss NV ~, ne rallppoes and the Inlted
spptied, certainly it ought rot to have eject
M ., ~. i Ta9e - fnJ'Ssa Prt"een me pgo.
~ pot ssielgsts u, [ f-s w. PSodaets
the islands aud the United states wiz produce
revolution 10 the sugar and tobacco pFadue.
tian Of the Philippine islands so primitive
| arc The methuds II agriculture In the Philip.
tsiendr, Ne many difficulties surround large
agricultural enterpFise In the islands. that II
"lA b1 maRy' many PEARS before the products
% s"ose ',.sG1s VIZ L4ss any eHe.t whatever
aP"" u" markets OF the ulted states The
5ae Nsi a1a t"n-Sft bf"i4e''s ~ me Islands
aht s'at 'IF',ss OK we D. t'4p'"1 people ana he