The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-12-08

matter. which includes not only news |
papers, but magazines and miscella-
neous periodicals. The actual loss grow
ing out of the transmission of this
second class mail matter at cent a
pound amounts to about So, 100000 a
year. The average cost of the trans
portation of this matter is more than
8 cents pound. The statistics of 1907
show that second class mail matter
constituted 63.91 per cent Of the
weight of all the mail and yielded
only 5.19 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 to offer proper
inducement to thrift and saving to q
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 S, veral
western states which, with Difference
to those who advocate it. seems to me
to have in 1t the seeds Of demoraliza-
ton toNconservative 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 Dspartment-New 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 aud also
Of an executive council, the members
of which shall 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 its present growth,
I 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-
sented 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 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 a bet
ter name, has been called 1.-The white
slave trade."
Bureau Of Health.
There seems to be no reason why nj
the bureaus and offices in the genera
government which have to do witt
. the public health or subjects akir
thereto should not be united In blu
reau to be called the bureau Of pub
! lie health
! Political Contributions.
urgently recommend to congress
that law be passed requiring tina
e 4, candidates In elections of members u
z the house of Representatives and com
4 mittees in charge of their candidac.
and campaign file In proper of1ice.o
the United States government state
) ment Of the contributions received aut
Of the expenditures incurred in tn
campaign for such elections and tina
: similar legislation be enacted in re
spect to all other elections which ar
constitutionally within the control o
y congress.
{ Conclusion.
; Speaking generally. the country i
1 in high state of prosperity. There i
e every reason to believe that we are OF
e the eve of a substantial business ex
e pansion. and We have just garnered
n harvest unexampled in the market val
& ue of our agricultural products. Tn
high prices which such products brin
b mean great prosperity for the farmin
: community; but. on the other hand
v they mean very considerably increas
r ed burden upon those classes in tn
J. community whose yearly compensate
d does not expand with the improvement
e in business and the general prosperity
8 Various reasons are given for the hig
II prices. The preportionate increase i
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