The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-12-07

! limiting the transmission by devise or
! gilt OF the enormous fortunes In question
! II Is not necessary at present to discuss.
| II is wise that progress In this direction
| should be gradual Al first a permanent
national Inheritance tax. while It might
! be more substantial than any such tax
! has hitherto been. need not APPROXIMATE
either in amount or In the extent OF tho
! Increase by graduation. to what such q
tax should ultimately he.
Agricultural interests.
| He appeals for every announcement
! that the congress can give to the agrl-
| cultural interests OF the country. Ho
| points to the good that is being done by
the various forms OF grange organ!za-
| lions. and says:
| Several factors must cooperate in tho
Improvement OF the farmers condition.
lie must have the chance to be educated
| In the widest possible sense-in tho sense
| which keeps ever In view tho intimate
| cation and the facts of life. In all
| education we should widen our aims IL
| is good thing to produce q certain num-
| Der OF trained scholars and students:
| but the education Euperintendcd by tho
state must seek rather to produce a hum
dred good citizens than merely one
scholar. and II must be turned now and
then from the class book to the study
OF the great book OF nature Itself This
Ia especially truc OF the farmer. as has
been pointed out again and again by all
teal judgment on the problems OF our
country life. All students now realize
that education must seek 10 train tho
executive powers OF young people and to
confer more real Significance, upon tho
phrase dignity OF labor" and to pre-
pare the pupils SO that in addition to
each developing In the highest degree
his individual capacity for work. they
may together help create n right public
opinion and show In many ways social
and cooperative spirit Organization has
n 10 IL
and II has accomplished much for good
in the world OF labor. II Ia no less ncces-
sary for farmers. such a movement ms
tho grange movement is good In itself
and is capable OF wCll-nigh infinite FUR
Their extension for good so long as IL Is
kept TO It's own legitimate business. The
benefits 10 be derived by the association
OF farmers for mutual advantage arc
partly economic and partly sociological
Currency Reform.
Amendments to the present currency
laws are asked FOR. and after showing
that present laws are inadequate because
OF the wide iluctuation Of interest
charges, he says:
The mere statement or these f1cta
shows that our present system is sori-
ously defective. There iS ncrd OF n
change, Unfortunately. however many
OF the proposed changes must be ruled
from consideration bccaus" they arc
complicated, are not easy OF conprr-
henslon. and tend to disturb existing
rights and interests We must also
rule out any plan which would ma =
terially Impair the value OF the United
States two per cent bonds now pledged
to secure circulation. the Issue az
which was made under conditions mo-
culiarly crrditablc to the treasury
do not press any special plan. NnrInu4
plans have recently been propnsrd Nv
expert committees OF bankers Among
the plans which ar" possibly f,usIble
and which certainly should receive
your consideration IL that repeatedly
brought 10 your attcRtion by the pres
ent secretary Of the treasury. the rs-
sential features uf which huv" been
approved by man" prominent bankers |
ana business mon. according to this
plan national banks should be- prr.
mittcd to issue specified proportion |
OF their capital In notes of "a given
kind. the issue to be taxed at ao high |
"A rate ms to- drive the notes back when
not wanted tn legitimate trade. This |
plan would not permit the issu" OF 1
profits hut TO meet the emergency pre- |
scented hy times of strlngcncy
He again asks fpr free trade with this |
country FOR the Philippines and In tho |
same connection reviews tn" work DOM
by this country I'm the islands. and saws |
II "" have erred iu the Philippines II /
has been in proceeding too rapidly In |
the direction Of granting "A large meas
urc OF self government
Naturalization Of Japs.
President Roosevelt scores san Fran.
cisco and other Pacific coast cities for
their treatment OF the japanese. and
makes the following recommendations.
Il recommend to tine congress that
an act be passed specifically providing for
the naturalization OF Japanese who como
here intending to become American cit
liens ono OF the great cmbarrassmonts
attending the performance Of our in
ternational obligations is a." fact that
the statutes ur the United states gov |
crnm'nt are entirely inadequate They
fall to give TO the national government
SuUiclenty ample power, through United
states courts and by the use OF tho
army ana navy, TO protect aliens IN the
rights secured to them under solemn |
treaties which ARE the law Of the land. !
! therefore cnrnrstly recommend that
tho criminal and civil statutes NJ the
United states he 50 amended and adlrl
to as to enable the president, acting for !
the United States government. which is
responsible In our international rrIl-
tIons, to enforce the rights ~ aliens I'M
der treaties. Even ms the law now IL
something can be done By he federal |
Government toward this end, aud in tho
matter now before mo affecting the Jap
Hnesc. everything that II is In my power
to do viii hc done, and all Of tho forces
military and civil, OF the United States
which ! may lawfully employ viii be
so employed. There should however be
no particle Of doubt us to the power "
the national government completely to
perform and enforce It's own OBLIGATIONS
to other nations. The mob of a single
city may AT any time perform acts III
lawleSs violence against Soma class Of
|
war. The city by itself would be power
less to make defense against the for.
clEn power thus assaulted ana II indr-
pendent OF this government II would
never venture to perform or permit the
performance Of the acts complained OF |
The entire power and tho whole duty 20
protect the offending city or the offend.
Ing community lies I'm the hands OF the
nlted States government. II Is uu-
that we should continue a pol.
Icy under which n given locnllty may ba
allowed to commit crime against a
friendly nation. and the United States
government limited, not to preventing
the commission Of the crime, but, In tho
last resort to defending the people who
have committed II against the conse-
quenccs OF their own wrOngdoing"
American citizenship should be con- |
lerred on the citizens of Porto Rico.
The harbor Of San Juan In Porto Rico |
should be dredged and improved Tho
expenses OF the federal court OF Porto
Rico should be met from the federal
treasury. The administration of the ar
fairs Of Porto Rico. together with those
II the Philippines. Hawaii and our other
nsulnr possessions. should an be direct
I'd under one executive department. by
preference the department OF state or tho
department. OF war.
Cuban Intervention.
The rebellion In cuba and the Incl.
Tents leading up to the establishment nt |
he pTuyiSipuul pDNprun1,ut Ia |