The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-03

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users of paper in this country should.
If possible. the president thinks. be
accompanied by an agreement with
Canada that there shall be no export
duty on Canadian pulp.
President Roosevelt believes that
railroads should be permitted to en-
gage in pooling under governmental
supervision. He favors a postal saw
ings banks system and also an extern
sion of parcel posts, especially on the
rural routes. He urges the enactment
of a strong employers liability law
which will protect the employees OF the
government as we'll as those of cor
porations, a law that will be such that
the payment for accidents by the en-
ployer will be automatic instead or
being a matter for lawsuits.
Mr.. Roosevelt is emphatic that in
come and inheritance taxes should be
incorporated into the governments
system of taxation. He favors the ex-
tension and strengthening of the
eight hour labor law, the pure food
law and the child labor law. He also
asks for the enactment of legislation
that will provide for comprehensive
system of deepened inland waterways.
He insists that Alaska be given local
self government and that the rights
of citizenship be extended to the peo-
pie of Porto Rico. AS to Cuba, the
president thinks that within the COM
ing year it will be possible to turn the
island over again to a government
chosen by the people thereof.
The president asks that the size of
the standing army be increased to
peace footing where it would form
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urges that the pay of officers and en-
listed men be increased. On the SUBJ
ject of the navy, the president argues
that there should be no let up in its
so as to place this coun-
try on proper footing with other
world powers. He thinks that provi-
sion should be made this year for four
more battleships and for many needed
as we'll as for adequate
docks and coaling stations. He asks
for liberal treatment for the officers
and men of the navy.
Mr.. Roosevelt also favors a ship
for American built boats for
the primary purpose Of improving the
ocean mail service.
Concerning law enforcement, espe-
cia1ly as it relates to corporations and
their officials, Mr.. Roosevelt says it Is
far more preferable to punish the
prime offender by imprisonment rath7
err than to fine the corporation with
the attendant damage to stockholders.
On the question of campaign con-
tributions to political parties, Mr..
Roosevelt urges publicity and then
goes on with the suggestion which he
admits to be radical. that the need OF
collecting large campaign funds with
attending scandals would
vanish If congress provided an appro-
priation for the proper and legitimate
expenses of each of the great nationaI
parties, an appropriation ample
enough to meet the necessity for thor
ough organization and machinery
which requires a large expenditure of
There are variety Of other topics
discussed and suggestions made by
Mr. Roosevelt, such as, some facts
about the progress Of the Panama
canal work; the need Of making the
life of farmers and wage earners
more attractive; an extension of the
work; a conserving of the
public lands; the arbitrary investiga-
ton of serious labor disputes by the
our foreign relations
which are styled as most cordial and
even to the establishment of a nation
al art gallery which is strongly urged.
The message on the whole Is
able and interesting
document, which is we'll worth the
perusal and thought of each and
every citizen in the land, even though
It is most voluminous. - -rt jos