The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1905-10-28

must not leave the enforcement of such
law merely to the Department of JUS
tice; it is out Of the question for the
law department of the Government to
do what should be purely administrative
work. The Department of Justice is to
stand behind and cooperate with the
administrative body, but the admins
trative body itself must be given the
power to do the work and then held to
strict accountability for the exercise
of that power. The delays of the law
are proverbial, and what we need in
this matter is reasonable quickness Of
action.
The Giving of Rebates.
The abuses of which we have gen.
uine right to complain take many
shapes. Rebates are not now often
given openly. But they can be given
just as effectively in covert form; and
private cars, terminal tracks and the
like must be brought under the con-
troll of the Commission or administrative
body, which is to exercise supervision
by the Government.
Hopes Congress Will Pass Law.
In my Judgment the most important
thing to do is to give to this administra-
tive body power to made its findings ef-
fective, and this can be done only by
giving it power. when complaint is
made of given rate as being unjust or
unreasonable. if it finds the complaint
proper, then itself to fix a MAXIMUM
rate which it regards as just aud rea-
sonable, this rate to go Into effect
practically at once. that is. within a
reasonable time. and to stay in effect.
unless reversed by the Courts.
earnestly hope that we shall see law
giving this power passed by Congress.
only wish the same power given the
administrative body in reference to
railroads that is now exercised as a
matter of course by the National Bank
Examiners as regards National Banks.
l hope to see all the power that think
it ought to have granted to the Govern.
ment; but would far rather see only
some of it granted, but really granted,
than see pretense of granting all, in
some shape. that really amounts to
nothing.
Canal Will Benefit South and West.
In his address at Jacksonville. Flor.
ida, President Roosevelt described in a
general way the progress which has
been made in building the Panama
Canal, the obstacles to be encountered
and the benefits arising from it when
completed. He stated that the bugaboo
of unhealthful conditions on the
Isthmus had been met by such fine
hygienic system of sanitation that
there had been less yellow fever there
than for years before.
The President declared that it would
be necessary to have larger Navy for
the purpose of policing the Canal and
the waters adjacent at either entrance,
but that an adequate Navy was now in
course of construction. He spoke par
ticularly of the benefit the Panama
Canal would be to the South Atlantic.
Gulf and Pacific States in the way of
stimulating trade through water
freights.
Chinese Coolies Must Be Excluded.
At Atlanta, Georgia. the President
clearly put forth his position with regard
to the immigration of Chinese coolies.
He said:
1T is our clear duty, in the interest
of our own wage-workers, to forbid all
Chinese of the coodle class-that Is,
laborers, skilled or unskilled-from com.
ing here. The greatest of all duties is
National self-preservation, and the most
important step in National self.preser.
vation is to preserve in every way the
well-being of the wage-worker. am
convinced that the well. being of our
wage. workers demands the exclusion OF
the Chinese coolie, and it is therefore
our duty to exclude them.
"Our laws aud treaties should be so
framed as to guarantee to all Cinnamon.
save of the excepted coolie class. the
same right of entry to his country aud
the same treatment while here as is
guaranteed to citizens Of any other ma
tion."