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


tenfFon Of TIE congress to the urgent
need Of action to make our criminal
law more effective. and | most ear
nestIy request that you pay heed to
the report Of the attorney general on
this subject.
There seems To be no statute Of the
United States which provides for the
punishment of United States attor-
u-y or other oiiiics-r oI tine government
who eorruptly agrees to wrongfuliy do
or wrougfully refrain from doing any
act when the consideration for such
corrupt agreement Is other than one
possessing money value. This ought to
be reznedied by appropriate legislation.
Legislation should also be enacted to
cover explicitly. unequlvocally and be
you'd question breach of trust IN the
shape OF prematureiy divniging official
secrets by an officer or employee of the
United States and TO provide a suitable
penalty therefor
Merchant Maxsn@.
To the spread OF our trade in peace
aud the defense Of our dag In war a
great and prosperous merchant marine
is Indispensable, We should have ships
Of our own sud scamen Of our own TO
convey cur goods 60 neutral markets
and Ia case Of need 10 reinforce our
battle line. IL cannot but be "A source
Of regret and uneasineSs 10 as that the
lines Of communication with our sister
republics Of South America should 10
chiefly under foreign control II Is not
a gotd thing that American merchants
and manufacturers should have TO send
their goods and letters ta South Amer,
ica via Europe II they wish security
and dispatch Even on the Pacific.
where oar ships have held their own
better than on the Atlantic. our mcr
chant dag is now threatened through
the liberal add bestowed by other gav
ernmenfs on their own steam lines. t
ask your earnest consideration Of the
report with which the merchant ma
rine commission has followed its long
and careful inquiry
IL il matter OF unruixei Natlsfac
ton once more 10 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
all 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
should hay" none whatever of the
wrong sort
The questions arising in connection
with Chinese immigration stand by
themselves The conditions In China
are such fhat the entire Chinese cody
elass-that IN, the class of Chinese Ia
borerN. SAILED and unSkiiled - legiu,
mately come under the head Of uade.
sirahle immigrants 10 this country
But In the effort TO carry out the pai-
ley OF excluding Chinese laborers. Chis
nese coolies, grave iutu@tice aud wrong
have ts~en done by this nation 10 the
Tseopl. ~ China and therefore ultimate.
ly to THIS nation itself Chinese stu.
dents. business and professional men
~ all kinds, not only merchants. sui
bankers. dcefng~. manufacturers. pro.
fe@sorv. travellers aud the Ike. should
te encouraged % come here aud treat.
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