The Forrest City times., 1907-12-06

statement.
 For Postal Saving. Banks.
 on the questions of postal savings banks and the establishment of a parcels post system the message says.
 T commend to the favorable considera- ton or the congress postal savings bank system as recommended by the postmaster general.
 ''I further commend to the congress the consideration of the postmaster generals recommendation for an extension of the parcel post especially on the rural routes These recommendations have been drawn up to benefit the farmer and E the country storekeeper. otherwise I should not favor them. for l believe that il is good policy for our government to do everything possible to aid the small town and the country district. II ls desirable that the country merchant should not be crushed out"
 Some form of local self government for Alaska is asked of the congress. and that the rights of citizenship be conferred upon the people of Porto Rico.
 Campaign Contributions.
 The president says: 'It is well to provide that corporations shall not con tribute to presidential or national cam paigns, and furthermore to provide for the publication of both contributions and expenditures. The need for col- 1ecting large campaign funds would vanish if congress provided m appro- priation for the proper and Legitimate expenses of each of the great national parties m appropris ample enough to meet the necessity for thorough or- ganization and machinery. which re- quires a large expenditure of money Then the stipulation should be made
 that no party receiving campaign funds from the treasury should accept more
 than A fixed amount from any ind- Yidual subscriber or donor; and the necessary publicity for receipts and ex. penditures could without difficulty be provided"
 The extension of the ocean Mall ac, of 1891 Is recommended as an aid to American shipping, subsidy for Pacific steamers. the president thinks is necessary.
 That the army in the past has been nlggardly provided for and should be more generously dealt with is dwelt upon at length. together with recom- mendations for future legislation. Yearly additions to the navy are
 recommended and in the presidents Judgment the country should build four battleships this year
 Reason for Pacific Cruise. Concerning the dispatch of the fleet to the Pacific. the president believes tt should be shifted between the two oceans every year or two as means of teaching officers and men how to handle the vessels in q time of war. Although the results of The Hague conference are declared not to have | been up to expectations. a degree oi good is said to have resulted notably q l provision by which the powers taking | part in the conference agreed not tt l have recourse to armed force for tn, | collection of debts owed to their citi zens by foreign countries. The expectation Of the government 1 is declared to be to turn over Cuba tc | q government chosen by the people ol the island within the coming year. German Tariff Agreement. Concerning the tariff agreement en- tered into with Germany, it's object is declared to have been the prevention ot tariff war between the United States and that country. The work of the commission which made the agreemen, is praised.
 The president asks for authority to
 remit to China all indemnity in excess of the sum of s11.655,492. .69 and Inter.
 est at four per cent.
 In conclusion the message congratu- lates the country on its present cor. | dial relations with all countries, par | ticularly the sister republics to the | south