The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-07

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cussion and some sugcestions ..
amendments. These | prefer - or,
body In n special message.
Postoffiee Department - Second c,...
Mail Matter.
The deficit every year I'm tbo noe,
Office department Is largely caused NV
he low rate or postage III cenr .,
found charged on second class mail
matter. which includes not only na,vs-
papers, nut magazines and miscell,
neous periodicals. The actual loss ,ro,v
Ing out of the transmission of ,hi.
second class mail matter at / cont .
pound amounts 10 about ST.. OND OOo +,
year. The average cost of the trans.
portation of this matter is more Than
cents pound. The statistics of lno7
show that second class mail motter
constituted 1891 per cent of Tho
weight of all the mail and Welded
only o.l0 per cent of the revenue
The figures given are startling ana
show the payment by the government
of an enormous subsidy to the news
papers. magazines and periodicals
great saving might be made. amount.
Ing TO much more than half of the loss
by imposing upon magazines and neri.
odicals higher rate Of postage.
Postal Savings Banks.
believe postal savings banks TO no
necessary in order TO offer a proneI
induccment to thrift and saving w
great many people of small meany,
do not now have banking facillY
to whom such system wouldN. ., t,nf..
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 it 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 a ship subsidy bill.
Interior Department-New Mexico and
Arizona.
The successful party in the last eiec-
ton in its national platform declared
In favor of the admission as separate
states Of New Mexico and Arizona,
\ no
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 shall during their term Of
Office reside in the territory and which
shall have legislative powers sufficient
to enable il to give to the territory To-
cal laws adapted to its 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 a more detailed and extended
discussion than can be entered upon
in this communication. For that rea-
son I shall take an early opportunity
to send a special message to congress.
The White Slave Trade.
There is urgent necessity for addi-
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 "the white
slave trade"
Bureau of Health.
There seems to be no reason why all
the bureaus and offices in the general
government 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
lie health"
Political Contributions.
I urgently recommend to congress
that law be passed requiring that
candidates In elections Of members OF
the house of representatives and COM
mittees in charge Of their candidacy
and campaign file In proper office OF
the United States government state
ment of the contributions received ana
Of the expenditures incurred In the
campaign for such elections and that
similar legislation be enacted In re-
spect to all other elections which are
constitutionally within the control oil
congress.
Conclusion.
Speaking generally, the country ~
in a high state of prosperity. There Is
every reason to believe that we are OIL
the eve of substantial business eN-
pansion, and we have just garnered
harvest unexampled In the market var
Tie of our agricultural products. Inc
high prices which such products Drihs
mean great prosperity for the farming
community; but, on the other manu.
they mean a very considerably increas-
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