The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-12-14
PRESIDENT TO
LEGISLATORS
DECLARATIONS AND RECON-
MENDATloNs OF ExEcu-
TIVE TO CONGRESS.
Self Government for Alaska, Tax on
Emergency Currency, Ship Subsidy,
Development Of Waterways, Investi-
cation Of Industrial Controversies,
Some Of the Subjects Touched Upon
-Maintains Position As to Control
Of Corporations-Exhibit for Alaska
Yukon-Pacific Exposition.

Washington, Dec. 4.-The annual
message of President Roosevelt was
read yesterday in both houses of con-
gress, and practically no business was
attempted by either body beyond lis
tening to the message. The CALLER
les of both senate and house were
crowded at the beginning of the ses-
sion of each body, but as the reading
progressed the attendance diminished
somewhat. In the main, however, it
was well maintained until the last
sentences of the document had fallen
from the lips of the official readers.
Senators and members were sup
piled with printed copies of the mes
sage, and many of them followed the
reading clerks with scrupulous care.
The reading consumed about two and
a quarter hours in each of the houses.
The message, in substance, makes
the following suggestions and recon-
mendations for the consideration of
congress:
Encouragement to Fair.
Giving liberal encouragement" to
the Alaska Yukon-Pacific exposition.
Seine form of local self-govern-
ment" for Alaska.
Giving the governor of Alaska
sufficient appropriation to maintain a
peace force.
Making the sale of whisky in Alas
ka a felony.
Encouragement of road building and
railway building in Alaska.
Establishment Of another judicial
district in Alaska.
Assumption by the federal govern
ment of control of the salmon fishing
industry.
boarding of money is to be con-
demned, as no nation has sounder
fundamental business conditions than
this, for, "as a rule" the business
of the country is conducted with hon
esty and probity.
Control Of Corporations.
Federal control and charter Of cor
porations; especially control of COM
mon carriers engaged in interstate
commerce.
Make the antitrust law more eff
cient and more in harmony with &C
tual conditionsa Do not prohibit COM
binations, but control them. Do not
tolerate monopolies. Permit reason
able agreements between corporations.
Grant additional payments to fast
ocean steamships carrying mails to
South America, Asia, the Philippines,
and Australia.
Build plenty of torpedo boats and
destroyers'' and build fol tifications of
the best type on both the Atlantic
and Pacific.
Keep the present battle Rest -
ways together, but keep it moving
from coast to coast. In this connec-
ton the Importance of the Pacific
coast is emphasized.
Islands Pat" This Session.
1t is unwise to attempt to deal with
the tariff question in year imme-
diately preceding national campaign.
Repeal the tariff on wood pulp. OPP
position announced to any tariff on
forest products.
Relax coastwise shipping laws in ia
vor of Hawaii IL congress will not
encourage shipping facilities between
Pacific coast and the island territory.
Fortify Hawaii and make Pearl har-
Dor available for the largest deep
water vessels.
Give attention to instances Of abuse
in granting injunctions in labor dis
putes.
Federal inspection of interstate rail-
roads as a means OF preventing acct
dents.
Extend the federal eighthour laws.
investigate Industrial Controversies.
Compulsory investigation Of indus
trial controversies.
An income tax and an inheritance
tax.
Employers liability act applied to
labor in the employ of the federal
government as an example to legis-
latures to enact such laws for the
benefit Of all labor.
A thorough and comprehensive
measure" dealing with the evils OF
child and female labor applied to the
District Of Columbia and the terri
tories.
National system of grading and In
specting grain.
Further extension Of the irrigation
laws.
Revision of public land laws.
= Preservation Of Forests.
More drastic action to preserve for