The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-12-04

Great flslre t1iu t1s aeFflo opNeht ~
ths ratfraal r1lLeT w. IRRIGATION anl
Forrest NratrN4Mans TO fFrE4i
palry fcr Ett tetssrsnelE ~ clr lntef
80 Eeo1 rtan lris Ins forests q me
waite sAs14ntalna and 1oatEarr Appa~
sae&AHr reRicEs E&cuAd a4ao pe pff-
serFe-' ans tnfy can nct 1e unless We
t~r4 r-t-f rer-ese1-1 1fes ~ we r-
gres2 aee2r@ W.st ~ artipr -y tne
r&E4nr9i crerrErerr
Aenorinl Amphltheafer ~ AriinEfo ron.
invite tEe zrreutl1r ~ rLe c4Hsrr1
10 tLe estimate 81 the secretary q
WAY f1r am ArrT0rr-atAqn fD rfnDts
hlm 10 nrE1m fkF preAIuipary Wpf =
fer xhe construction ~ menOflai
ArMy ~ thr Eepubllc 81 It's national
trrar1 r.r4ers las urged 1Ae erection pt
sur1 ar ampnitheater as necess4ry lor
the rr1rer observance 81 Memorial
Day and as 4 fttlng monument % the
soldier aE4 sailor dEI@ our1fd tnrrt
4n 1k3H heartily concur and COMM aul
ire matter 10 the fav1racle conaicefa-
t,1n cf 11e cQngress
Marriage and Divorce.
lam wagi aware of hcw dsGcult Il ~
- pass rc14fit-riorlz4 1MFfifsiii Z
NeKeTtheless in ny Judgment ne
1hoGe question Qk marriage and di-
v'nrrp skr1aa ba ra1egated to the au-
t1or.fy 1f tLe national congress At
present lhe wide differences in the
laws ~ the different stafes on this
ElE4@ct result lr scandals and abuses,
and surely trFrF IS nothing 80 Flt@a-4
esse1tial 20 the welfare 81 the nation
shouid 50 bend itself % tnrOW every
safeguard as tEe home Aife 01 tne
average cltaEen- The change woull ne
good because i wouln confer o. me
radically and eaHrlently with polyga-
my. and fntE shCui1 Be done whether or
not marriage ard divorce are dealt
Witl- i is neither safe nor proper 70
uealr witn ~ the several states fo~5
er ~ deal with ia should De conferred
or the national government
when home ties are loosereds when
men and women cease 70 regard
worthy family life. with ali tts duties
fully performed. and All its rfsponHi
biiities lived up 70. as The Life best
worth living. then evil days for the
common wealth are az hand There are
regions lr cur land. and Glasses of opf
population. where the birth rate mas
sunk below the death rate surely y
should need 10 demons tr~tion 20 snow
starBnoInf 0f the nation from rne
standpoint Of the human race. the one
SIN for which the penalty is naLonai
death race DEATH SIN Tor Nricn
there is no afonemeut. a Sin whiNl lE
the more dreadfml exactly ~ proper
rion az the men and Worien zuiity
thereof are in other respects. in cnar-
acter and bodily ard mental powers.
those whom for the sake ~ the state
81 would be well 10 see the fathers
and mothers 81 many healthy cnillren.
well brought W in homes made Happy
by their presence. No man, M woman.
car ahirk the primary duties Of life.
whether for love of ease and pleasure.
or for any other cause, and retain his
or her self-respect
American shipping
Let me once again call the attention
Of the congress - two subjects con-
cerning which I have frequently De-
fore communicated with them. One ls
the question Of developing American
shipping. I trust that a law embody-
ing in substance the views. or
major part 0f the views. exprest in the
report On this subject laid before the
house al it's last session will be past
I am well aware that in former years
Objectionable measures have been pro-
posed ia reference to the encourage
ment Of American shipping but IL
seems 70 me that the proposed meas
ure is as nearly uncbJectiOnab bic as
any can be. II VIII of course nenen1
primarily our geab0ard states. such as
Maine. Louisiana and washington, but
WEat benefits part Of our people IN the
end BENEFITS all; Just as government
aid TO irrigation and forestry in the
west ~ really of benefit. not only 70
the Rocky mountain states. but to All
our country. IL ii prove impracticable
10 enact a law for the encOura cement
OF shipping generally. then at least
provision should b. made for better
communication with South America,
notably for fast mail lines 10 the
chief South American ports. It is dis
credltable 70 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
I-~rr fti
compared to the business people y
Europe