The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-12-09

telligence which i low charge for carry
very mnch pdoub b. howeveFs ths sss Misdom
OF 4 policy which constitutes so large q
subsidy and requires additional taxation
Postal savinas Banks.
The second subject worthy Of mention
n the post office department Is the. real
tabiishing postal savings banks. The sue
cessful party at the last election declared
ai.hoSss ne Sc P pToposi fax,n ands Ds %oppone ans
WINGED that the people desire such banks,
furnished they Win Be prodactiSa 81 i
utmost good. The postal savings banks
ereat met e so,nns'it!dn for %,ts the purpose Sr &, q
which they y would siefi s. %lim n | n ao1Ii'i s 80 80
small as to prevent their drawing depos-
Its away from other banks.
I believe them to be necessary In orr
der to offer 2 proper inducement 70 thrift
small means who ID ,s not i now ha vega BANK.
Ing facilities, and to whom such a sys.
s ssa, n4ala nft e e az leppor Tnsy Viz III fa 4
nish a satisfactory substitute, based on
spnnd Is p,i 1nsipr an g. actua, succ e sSa
guaranty or deposits now being adopted
Difference to those who advocate It seems
to me to have in it the seeds Of demoraii-
zation to conservative banking and GER
Ihe question OF how the money deros-
, ussta n postal savings banks shall be IN
S SeIssa = fnn not free from dlfficnity but
this purpose was Inserted as an amend
mentS to the bill considered BY III Senate
to delay h consideration OF legislation
establishing a postal savings bank until
after a1ne the ne report Of the monetary commits
FOR saTsfais dsii6 essaaos = and sas e aissess IL
one sho1Id be ti eG up wi sae th Mhy o.h ahs
sSs4s1is On have looked into ths
abroad, and nave found that BY a control
there exercised in respect to reserves and
the rates Of xchange by some central au-
banks would in any way Interfere with
ly in most OF the countries in Europe
where control is thus exercised by a cen
ira authority, postal savings banks exist
with a proper financial and banking sys-
tenn.
Ship Subsidy.
Following the course Of my distin-
gu1shed predecessor, l earnestly recon-
mend to congress the consideration and
passage Of a ship subsidy bill. looking to
Atlantic seaboard and tt the eastern coast
the west coast Of the United States to
Philippines. The profits on foreign mails
are perhaps a sufficient measure of the
expenditures which might first be tenta-
American capital to undertake the estab-
shmen of American lines of steamships
IN those directions In which we now feel
1t most important that we should have
means of transportation controlled In The
interest OF the expansion of our trade.
a the p Ho, OF this character has once C sIpa aass sea
senate, and I hope that at this session q
bill framed on the same Ines and with
the same purposes may become a law.
New Mexico and Arizona.
!, The he successful party in the last election
Of the admission as separate states of New
Mexico and Arizona, and I recommend
adopted. 1 urge, however. that care be
exercised in the preparation OF the legisla-
ton affecting each territory to secure de-
members Of the e. co ssiention to draft a con-
stitution for the incoming state. and /
earnestly advise that such constitution
submitted to the people of the territory
for their approval at an election In which
the sole issue shall be the merits of the
proposed constitution, n If the consti-
tuition Is defeated by, popular vote means
shall be provided in the enabling act for a
new convention and the drafting of a new
sue as, to the merits Of the constitution
should not be mixed up with the selection
state officers should be had until after
the constitution has been fully approved
and finally settled upon
Conservation Of Resources.
In several departments there is presented
the necessity for legislation looking to the
further conservation of our national re-
sources, and the subject is one Of such
Importance as to require a more detailed
tered upon in this communication. Fol
that reason I shall take an early opportn-
nifty to send a special message to congress
on the subject of the Improvement of our
waterways, upon the and irri-
cation of arid, semi-arid, and swamp
lands; upon the preservation Of our for
upon the reclassiiication of the public do
main with a view Of separatins from agri;
phosphate lands and sites belonging to the
government bordering on streams suitable
for the utilization of water power.
Consolidation of Bureaus.
1 request congressional authority to en-
able the secretary OF m and la
lures and statistics. This was recon-
mended by q competent committee ap-
for the purpose of suggesting changes in
the interest Of economy and efficiency,
and is requested by the secretary.
White Slave Trade. ~
i greatly I6SISl ~ nave " say Indt
the Investigations made in the bureau OF
immigration and other, sources Of infor.
nation lead to the view that there is
urgent necessity for additional legislation
and greater executive activity to sup
press the recruiting of the ranks of pros.
titut from the streams of immigration
! into this %country-an evil which, for wan,
white slave trade" / believe it to be
constitutional to forbid under penalty
purposes OF prostitution across national
and state lines; and by appropriating q
tary of commerce and labor for the EN-.
ployment of special inspectors it Will be
possible to bring those responsible fol
this trade to Indictment and convictior
under a federal law.
I have thus, In a message compressed
as much as the subjects viii permit. re.
ferred to many of the legislative needs
of the country, with. the exceptions al
ready noted. Speaking generally, the
! country is in a high state OF prosperity
There is every reason to believe that we
are on the eve CT a substantial business
expansion, and We have just garnered &