Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-12-06

c!usivcly in the Spanish American and
he RusSo-Japancse wars. The work
IF thc medical departments IN the Jap
nncSc army and navy in especially
worthy Of study.
our navy must. relatively to the ma
vics of other nations, always DO OF
greater size thaD our army We have
most wisely continued for number OF
years to build up our navy, and 1t
has now reached 4 fairly high standard
~ efficiency. This standard must not
only he maintained. bat Increased 1t
docs not seem To mo necessary, how
cvrr. that the navy should, ut least IN
The immediate future, bc Increased he
yond the present number of units.
What is now clearly necessary ia 10
substitute efficient Tor inefficient units
as lhe iatt"r become worn out or as 1t
becomes apparent that they arc use.
less. irobHbly The result would he
attained hy adding single battlesiip
To our navy each year the superseded
or oUtwovn vessels bHr. iai,l up or
broken w rs they are ;hus replaced
Standardization.
pii tiilS SUBJECT | recommend.
First.-.A federal bureau of uaturan-
cation, 10 hc established in the depart.
uent OF commerce and labor, to SUI
pcrviSe tho administration OF the natu-
raIiaa ion laws and to receive returns
of uaturalizntlons pending and accom-
plishcd.
Sccond.-Unlformity Of naturalization
~ e.. Oh,
procedure.
Ihird.-More cxactng qualifications
for citizenship
Fourth.-'rhe preliminary declaration
OF intention TO be abolished aud no
alien to he naturalizcd until at least
ninety days after the fling Of his petit
lion
Fifth. = Jurisdiction to naturalizc
| aliens 10 he confined to United States
district courts and 10 such state courts
AZ have Jurisdiction IN civil actions IN
Which The amount in controversy Is uu.
limited; in cities Of over 100000 inhab.
itants the United States district courts
TO have exclusive Jurisdiction IN the
naturalization OF the alien residents Of
such cities.
Criminal Laws.
In my last message ! asked the at.
tcntion OF the congress to the urgent
need of action 10 make our criminal
law more effective. and most ear
nestly request that YOU pay heed to
| the report OF the attorney general Oh
this subject.
There seems 10 be no statute OF The
United states Which provides for the
punishment o. 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
he remcdied by appropriate legislation.
Legislation should also he enacted TO
| cover explicitly, uncquivocally and be.
yond question breach of trust In the
shape OF prcmaturcly divuls;ing official
secrets by an officer or employee OF the
United States and 10 provide suitable
penalty therefor
Merchant Marine.
! To the spread Of or trade in peace
and The defense Of our Gag in war n
great and prosperous merchant marine
| is Indispensable. We should have ships
Of or own and scamcn Of our own 10
convey our goods 10 neutral marletq
and in case OF need to REINFORCE our
| battle line. II cannot but be Il source
OF regret and uncaSineSs 70 us that the
lines OF communication with oar sister
republics or South America should b..
chiefly under foreign control. Ii i3 ncc
q good thing that American merchant.
ANA manufacturers should have 10 send
their goods and letters 20 South Amer
lea Via Europe If they wish security
| and dispatch. Even on the Pacific,
! where our ships have held their own
better than on the Atlantic, our ner-
/ chant flag is now threatened through
/ The liberal aid bestowed by other gov
crnmcGtS on their own steam lines.
ask your earnest consideration of the
report with which tile merchant ma
! r'nc commission has followed Its long
and careful irquiry.
| 1t IS matter Of unmiXcd satisfac.
! ton once more to call attention to the
| excellent work of The pension bureau.
! for the veterans OF the civil war have
greater claim upon us than any other
class OF our citizens. TO them first OF
Ill among our people honor is due.
Immigration.
As said in my last message to the
| congress. We cannot have too much
Immigration of the right sort. and we
shotld have none whatever of the
wrong sort.
The questions arising in connection