The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-07
Antitrust and Interstate Commerce
Laws.

Antitrust and Interstate Commerce
Laws.
The Jurisdiction Of the general gov
eminent over interstate commerce has
led to the passage Of the SO called
SHERMAN antitrust law" and the ''in.
terstate commerce law" and it,
amendments. The developments In the
operation Of those laws call for a dis.
cussion and some suggestions as to
amendments. These prefer to EN-
body IN a special message
Postoffice Department - Second Glass
Mail Matter
The deficit every year In the post
Office department is largely caused by
the low rate OF postage OF cent q
pound charged on second class mail
matter. which includes not only news
papers, but magazines and miscelIa-
neous periodicals. The actual loss grow
ing out Of the transmission of this
second class mail matter at cent
pound amounts to about $63, 0OO,0OO u
year. The average cost Of the trans
portation Of this matter Is more than
8 cents a pound. The statistics Of 1907
show that second class mail matter
constituted 63.9l per cent of the
weight Of all the mail and yielded
only $40 per cent Of the revenue.
The figures given are startling and
show the payment By the government
OF an enormous subsidy to the news
papers, magazines and periodicals. a
great saving might be made. amount
Ing to much more than half Of the loss.
by imposing upon magazines and peri
odicals higher rate OF postage.
Postal Savings Banks.
believe postal savings banks TO be
necessary In order 10 offer a proper
indncement to thrift aud saving TO a
great many people Of small means who
do not now have banking facilities and
to whom such system would offer an
opportunity for the accumulation of
capital They will furnish satisfactory
substitute, based on sound principle
and actual successful trial in nearly
all the countries of the world. for the
system OF government guaranty of
deposits now being adopted in several
western states which. with Difference
to those who advocate it. seems to me
to have In 1t the seeds Of demoraliza-
ton to conservative banking and GER
tain financial disaster
ship Subsidy
Following the course Of my distin-
guished predecessor. / earnestly rec
ommend to congress the consideration
and passage Of ship subsidy bill.
Interior Observation-Disclosures Mexico and
Arizona.
The successful party In the last cleo
ton in its national platform declared |
In favor Of the admission as separate |
states Of New Mexico and Arizona,
and recommend that legislation ap-
propriate to this end be adopted.
Alaska.
with respect to the territory Of Alas
ka, recommend legislation which |
shall provide for the appointment by
the president Of governor and also
of an executive council, the members
Of which shah during their term OF
Office reside in the territory and which
shall have legislative powers sufficient
to enable it TO give to the territory To-
cal laws adapted to It's present growth.
strongly deprecate legislation looking
to the election Of territorial legisla-
ture In that vast district.
Conservation Of Natural Resources.
In several departments there Is pre-
scented the necessity for legislation
looking to the further conservation OF
our national resources, and the sub
ject is one Of such Importance as TO
require more detailed and extended
discussion than can be entered upon
in this communication For that rea-
son shall take an early opportunity
to send a special message to congress.
The White Slave Trade.
There IS urgent necessity for add
tional legislation and greater executive
activity to suppress the recruiting Of
the ranks Of prostitutes from the
streams Of immigration into this coun-
try--an evil which. for want Of bet
ter name, has been called ethe white
slave trade"
Bureau of Health.
There seems to be no reason why all
the bureaus and offices in the general
which have to do with
the public health or subjects akin
thereto should not be united in bu-
reau to be called the bureau Of pub
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