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tsTy eff0Ft sin prove mere esfseAe10as
than goNeFnmsnG assistance. while the
farmers maSs primarily d0 mast TOR
themselves YET the government can also
do masaeh The department nT agriculture
has bTnksn nsN groand 10 many aiFec-
tons, and year BY year II finds how II
can Improve lis methods and develop
fresh usefulness its constant esT9Ft IL
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thru individual farmers II is also striV-
ting 20 Coordinate its work with the agFi-
cultural departments Of the several
states. and So FAR ~ aas own w0Fk ts
educational to coordinate IL with the
work Of other educational authorities.
Agricultural e8acaiion Is necessarily
based upon general edueatien. huf our
agricultural educational Institutions are
wisely specializing themselves, making
their course relate 70 the actual teaching
Of the agricultural aud kindred sciences
10 young country people OF young city
people who wtsh 70 live 10 the country
Great progress has already been made
among farmers by the creation of
| farmers Institutes 0f dairy associa-
tions OF breeders associations hortt-
cultural associations and the like. A
| striking example Of how the govern
ment and the farmers can cooperate IL
| shown In connection with the menace
| southern states by the advance Of the
boil weeyil. The department is doing
! all ft can 20 organize the farmers In
| the threatened districts. just as 10 has
| 10 aid OF It's work 20 eradicate the cat
! tie fever tick In the south. The depart
| ment can and will c0operat" with all
| such associations and IL must haVe
| their help IL its own work is to be
done In the most efflrlent style"
| He urges the extension of the iTrtga-
ton and forest preservation system. and
asks for an appropriation for building q
l ak.
Marriage and Divorce.
As a means of bringing about national
regulation Of marriage and divorce he
suggests constitutional amendment. and
says II H. not safe 10 leave these ques'
items 60 be dealt with by the various
states. Continuing on this subject ht
says;
worthy family life. with all its duties
fully performed. and all it's responst-
bilitleS lived up TO, az th" life best
worth living: then evil days for ,ht
commonwealth are at hand. There are
regions In our land. and classes Of OuI
population. where the birth rate has
sunk below the death rate. Surely II
should need no dcmons,ration 10 show row
standpoint Of the nation. from me-
standpoint Of the human race, the oRt
sin for which the penalty Is national
death, race death; sin for whlct
there is no atonement: n sin which IL
the more dreadful exactly In proper
tton az the men and women guilty
thereof are In other respects. In char
acter. and bodily and mental powers
those whom for the sake OF the stat'
II would be well 60 see the fathers
and mothers OF many healthy children
well brought up IN homes made happy
by their presence. No man. no woman
can shirk the primary duties OF life
whether for love OF ease and pleasure
or for any other cause. and retain Ml
or her self if-respect
The president asks for the enactmen
into law OF a shipping bill that will plac'
American interests on the seas on pa
with those Of other countries. and urge
especially that something be done tina
viii establish direct steamship commu
nication with South American ports.
Currency Reform.
Amendments to the present currenc,
that present laws are inadequate becaus
of the wide fiuctuation of interes
charges, he says:
The mere statement of these fact
shows that our present system is seri
ously defective. There is need of
change Unfortunately. however. man
Of the proposed changes must be rule
from consideration because they ar
hension, and tend to disturb existing
rights and interests. We must ais
rule out any plan which would ma
terialiy impair the value OF the Unite
States two per cent bonds now pledge
to secure circulation. the issue o
which was made under conditions pc
culiarly creditable to the treasury
do not press any special plan. variou
plans have recently been proposed b
expert committees OF bankers. ANON
the plans which are possibly feasibi
, and which certainly should receiv
your consideration ts that repeat tedl
i brought to your attention by the pres
ent secretary OF the treasury. the es
sential features of which have bee
approved by many prominent banker
| plan national banks should be per
mitted to issue a specified proportio
. Of their capital In notes of a give
! kind, the issue to be taxed at so hig
a rate as to drive the notes back whe
. not wanted in legitimate trade. TIL
currency to give banks additions
profits. but to meet the emergency pre-
sented by times Of stringency.
Need Of Automatic System.
. II do not say that this is the rigf
size my belief that there is need fe
the adoption of some system whic
shall be automatic and open to a
sound banks. so as to avoid all pos
sibiiity Of discrimina tinn and favorii
! ism. Such a plan would tend TO pre-
speculation which now obtain in tn
New York market; for at preser
there is too much currency at rertai
seasons of the year. and its accumu
lation at New York tempts banke,
| TO lend il at low rates for speculative
: purposes. whereas at other times whe
: the crops are hing moved there
l urgent need for a large but tempOrAr