Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-12-13


Gift OF the enormous fortunes IN question
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national Inheritance tax, while Il might
bo more substantial than any such TAX
has hitherto been, need not approximate,
either in amount or in the extent OF the
increase by graduation, to what such q
tax should ultimately be.
Agricultural Interests.
He appeals for every announcement
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points to the good that 10 being done by
the various forms OF grange organiza-
Several factors must cooperate in the
Improvement OF the farmers condition.
He must have the chance to be educated
Which Keeps ever rii ia view the ' intimate mate
relationship between the theory OF edu-
cation and the facts of life. In all
education we should widen our aims IL
is a good thing to produce a certain NUM-
Der of trained scholars and students;
but the education superintendent by the
state must seek rather to produce a hum
dred good citizens than merely one
scholar. and IL must be turned now and
then from the class book to the study
OF the great book of nature itself. This
Is especially true OF the farmer, as has
been pointed out again and again by all
observers most competent to pass prac-
teal judgment on the problems Of our
country life. All students now realize
that education must seek to train the
executive powers OF young people and to
phrase dignity of labor" and to pre-
pare the pupils so that in addition to
each, developing in the highest, degree
may together help create a right public
opinion, and show in many ways social
and cooperative spirit. Organization has
and It has accomplished much for good
in the world of labor. It is no less neces-
sary for farmers. Such a movement as
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and is capable of a well-nigh infinite fur
Their extension for good so long as II is
kept to its own legitimate business. The
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 fuctuation of interest
1.-THE mere statement of these facts
shows that our present system 10 seri-
ously defective. There is need OF a
change. Unfortunately, however, many
of the proposed changes must be ruled
complicated, are not easy of compre-
hension, 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 of
winch was Ulaue unueT conditions
culiarly creditable to the treasury. l
do not press any special plan. Various
plans have recently been proposed by
expert committees of bankers. Among
the plans which are possibly feasible
and which certainly should receive
your consideration is that repeatedly
brought to your attention by the pres
emit secretary of the treasury. the es-
sential features of which have been
approved by many prominent bankers
and business men. According to this
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mitted to issue a specified PROPORTION
of their capital in notes of a given
kind. the issue to be taxed at so high
a rate as to drive the notes back when
not wanted in legitimate trade. This
plan would not permit the issue OF
currency to give banks additional
profits. but to meet the emergency pre-
scented by times OF strinRency.
He again asks for free trade with this
country for the Philippines and In the
by this country in the islands. and says
IF we have erred in the Philippines IL
has been in proceeding too rapidly in
the direction OF granting a large meas
ure 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:
an act be passed specifically providing for
the naturalization of Japanese who come
here intending TO become American Clt-
liens. One Of the great embarrassments
attending the performance Of our in
ternational obligations is the fact that
the statutes of the United States gov
eminent are entirely inadeuuate. They
fail to give to the national government
sufficiently ample power, through United
army and navy. to protect aliens in the
rights secured to them under solemn
treaties which are the law of the land.
therefore earnestly recommend that
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United States be so amended and added
to as to enable the president, acting for
responsible in our international rela-
tons, to enforce the rights Of aliens un-
der treaties. Even as the law now is
somethlng can be done by the FEDERAL
matter now before me affecting the Jap
anese, everything that 1t is in my power
to do will be done, and all Of the forces,
military and civil, Of the United States
which l may lawfully employ will be
so employed. There should, however, be
no particle of doubt as to the power OF
the national government completely to
perform and enforce its own obligations
TO other nations. The mob of single
city, may at any time perform acts OF
lawless violence against some class of
foreigners which would plunge us into
war. The city by itself would be power
less to make defense against the for
eign power thus assaulted, and II inde-
pendent Of this government 1t would
never venture to perform or permit the
performance OF the acts complained or.
The entire power and the whole duty to
protect the offending city or the Offend
ing community lies in the hands of the
United States government. 1t is un-
thinkable that we should continue a poll
icy under which a given locality may be
allowed to commit crime against a
friendly nation, and the United States
government limited, not to preventing
the commission of the crime, but, in the
last resort to defending the people who
have committed 1t against the conse.
quences of their own wrongdoing."
American citizenship should be con-
ferred on the citizens of Porto Rico.
The harbor of San Juan in Porto Rico
should be dredged and improved The
expenses OF the federal court of Porto
Rico should be met from the federal
treasury. The administration of the az
fairs of Porto Rico, together with those
Of the Philippines, Hawaii and our other
insular possessions, should all be direct
ed under one executive department.; by
preference the department OF state or the
department OF war.
Cuban Intervention.
The rebellion in Cuba and the incl
dents leading up 10 the establishment OF
the provisional government is reviewed
and the president says:
when the election has been held and
the new government inausurated In