Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-12-05

ner and figures given to substantiate the
statement.
For Postal Savings Banks.
On the questions of postal savings
banks and the establishment of a parcels
post system the message says:
II commend to the favorable considera-
ton of the congress a postal savings
bank system as recommended by the
postmaster general
II further commend to the congress the
consideration of the postmaster generals
recommendation for extension of the
parcel post, especially on the rural
routes. These recommendations have
been drawn up to benefit the farmer and
the country storekeeper; otherwise I
should not favor them, for l believe that
it is good policy for our government to do
everything possible to aid the small town
and the country district. 1t is 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: 1T 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 sol
| Letting large campaign funds would
| vanish if congress provided an appro-
| priation for the proper and Legitimate
| expenses of each of the great national
| parties, an appropriation 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 indi-
vidual subscriber or donor; and the
| necessary publicity for receipts and ex-
! penditures could without difficulty be
! provided"
The extension of the Ocean Mail act
| of 1891 is recommended as an aid to
American shipping. A subsidy for
! Pacific steamers, the president thinks,
! is necessary.
That the army in the past has been
nggardly provided for and should be
more generously dealt with is dwelt
upon at length, together with recon-
menda tons for future legislation.
! Yearly additions to the navy are
recommended and in the president S
judgment the country should build four
battleships this year.
Reason for Pacific Cruise.
Concerning the dispatch of the fleet
1 to the Pacific, the president believes it
| should be shifted between the two
! oceans every year or two as a means OF
teaching officers and men how to handle
| the vessels in a time of war.
Although the results of The Hague
! conference are declared not to have
! been up to expectations degree OF
! good is said to have resulted, notably a
provision by which the powers taking
| part in the conference agreed not to
| collection of debts owed to their citi-
| zens by foreign countries
The expectation OF the government
| is declared to be to turn over Cuba to
| a government chosen by the people OF
| 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 of
| a tariff war between the United States
| and that country. The work of the
commission which made the agreement
is praised.
The president asks for authority to
| remit to China all indemnity in excess
of the sum of 81, 655, 492.69 and inter
| est a four per cent.
In conclusion the message congratu-
| lates the country on it's present cor
| dial relations with all countries par
ticularly the sister republics to the
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