The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-12-05

where IL always has rested, with tile
head of a department. The change is
merely one OF procedure. 1t was much
needed. and 1t is producing good re-
suits.
Our copyright laws need revision.
Philippines and other Islands.
During the last year the Philippine
Islands have been slowly recovering
from the series of disasters which since
American ocruI,a lion have greatly Tt-
duced the amount of agricultural prod
ucts below what was produced in Span
lsh times
The agricultural conditions OF the IS
lands enforce more strongly than ever
the argument in favor of reducing the
tariff on the products Of the Philippine
Islands entering the United States !
earnestly recommend that the tarT
now imposed by the Dingley bill un3a
the products of the Philippine Islau
be entirely removed. except the tar,B
on sugar and tobacco, and that tlHtt
tariff be reduced to % per cent OF the
present rates under the Dingley net
that after July /. 1909. the tariff upon
tobacco and sugar produced in tae
Philippine Islands be entirely Removed
and that free trade between the islands
/ and the United States In the products
Of each country then be provided fer
by law.
In my Judgment, immediate sf2rs
should be taken for the fortidcatIon OF
Hawaii This II the most important
point in the Pacific TO fortify ia order
/ TO conserve tire interests of this coun-
try. IL would he hard to oyerState the
Importance OF this need. Hawaii is too
heavily taxed. Laws should be enact
[ ed setting aside for a period of, say.
twenty years Is per cent OF the internal
I revenue and customs receipts from ia
! wall as a special fund 10 be expended
/ ia the islands
| earnestly advocate the adoption Of
/ legislation which will explicitly confer
/ American citizenship on al citizens OF
/ Porto Rico.
I ] wish also 20 call the attention Of
/ the congress 10 one question which af-
I fects our insular possessions generally
namely. the need of an increased lib
I crafty in the treatment of the whole
/ franchise question In these islands
/ l earnestly ask that Alaska be given
/ an elective delegate.
Admission to Statehood
Z I recommend that Indian Territory
/ and Oklahoma be admitted as one state
and that New Mexico and Arizona Ia
admitted as one state.
The Panama Canal
Active work In canal construction,
+ mainly preparatory has been in prog
ress for less than year and h4lr
/ During that period two points about
/ the canal have ceased to be open rs
/ debate. First, the question Of route
second. the question of feasibility Tlia
I point which remains unsettled is wheft.
er the canal shall be one OF sewer.
+ locks aliove sea level or az sea levvi
with single tide lock. on this po q
I hope to lay before the congress at un
early day the findings Of the adviser
I board 81 American and European ga
/ xinesr~
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satisfactory quarters are being proves
7 ST for employees aud au adequate sys
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