Arizona republican., 1906-12-05

has sunk below the death rate. Surely 1t should need no demonstration to show that wilful sterility is. from the stand point of the nation. from the standpoint of the human race, the one sin for which the penalty is national death, race death; a sin for which there is no atonement; a sin which is the more dreadful exactly in proportion as the men and women guilty thereof are in other respects. in character, and bodily and mental power, those whom for the sake of the state it would be well to see the fathers and mothers of many healthy children. we'll brought up in homes made happy by their presence. No man. no woman, can shiTk the primary duties of life, whether for love of ease and pleasure, or for any other cause. and retain his or her self re- spect.
 AMERICAN SHIPPING.
 Let me once again call the attention of the congress to two subjects con- corning which I have frequently be- fore communicated with them. One is the question of developing Ameri- can shipping. I trust that a law en- bodying in substance the views. or a major part of the views. expressed in the report on this subject laid before the house at it's last session will be passed. l am well aware that in for mer years objectionable measures have been proposed in reference to the en- cOuragement of American shipping; but it seems to me that the proposed measure is as nearly unobjectionable as any can be. It will of course bene- fit primarily our seaDoard states, such as Maine. Louisiana, and Washington; but what benefits part of our people in the end benefits all: just as govern ment aid to irrigation and forestry in the west is really of benefit, not only to the Rocky Mountain states. but to all our country. If it prove impractic- able to enact law for the encourage ment of shipping generally. then at least provision should be made for bet ter communication with South Amer ica. notably for fast mail lines to the chief South American ports. It is des- creditable to us that our business peO- pie for lack of direct communication in the shape of lines of steamers with South America, should in that great sister continent be at a disadvantage compared to the business people O.. Europe.
 CURRENCY REFORM.
 l especially call your attention to the second subject, the condition of our currency laws. The national bank act has ably served a great purpose in aid ing the enormous business development of the country; and within ten years there has been an increase in circula- tion per capita from s21.41 to S33.OS. For several years evidence has been accu- mulating that additional legislation is needed. The recurrence of each crop season emphasizes the defects of the present laws. There must soon be a revision of them. because to leave them as they are means to incur liability Of business disaster. Since your body ad- journed there has been a fluctuation in the interest on call money from 2 per cent to 30 per cent; and the fluctu- alton was even greater during the pre- ceding six months. The secretary Of the treasury had to step in and by wise action put a stop to the most violent pe- riod of oscillation. Even worse than such fluctuation is the advance in com mercial rates and the uncertainty felt in the sufficiency of credit even at high