The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-07
Postal Savings Bank.

ADDS:
Postal Savings Bank.
'The second subject worthy of men,
ton in the postoffice department is
the real necessity and entire practical
bility of establishing postal savings
banks. 1t has been proposed to delay
the consideration of Legislation estab-
fishing a postal savings bank until af-
ter the report of the monetary commits
sion. This report is likely to be de-
layed and properly so, because of the
necessity of careful elaboration and
close investigation. l do not see why
the one should be tied up with the
other. 1t is understood that the monen-
tary commission have looked into the
systems of banking which now prevail
troll there exercised in respect to re-
serves and the rates of exchange by
some central authority panics are
avoided. 1t is not apparent that a sys-
TEN of postal savings bank would In
any way interfere with a change to
such a system here. Certainly in most
of the countries in Europe where con-
troll is thus exercised by a central au-
thority, postal savings banks exist and
are not thought to be inconsistent with
q proper financial and banking system.
The New States.
The successful party in the last
election in it's national platform de-
clared in favor of the admission as
separate states of New Mexico and
Arizona and l recommend that legis-
lation appropriate. to this end be
adapted.
with respect to the territory OF
Alaska, / recommend legislation which
shall provide for the appointment by
the president of governor and also
of an executive council, the members
office, reside in the territory and which
shall have legislative powers sufficient
to enable it to give to the territory 10
cal laws adapted to it's present
growth | strongly deprecate legisia-
ton looking to the election Of a terri
torial legislature in that vast district
The lack of permanence OF residence
of a large part of the present popuia-
ton and the small number of the peo-
pie who either permanently or temper
arily reside in the district, as compared
with its vast expanse and the variety
OF the interests that have to be sub
served, make it altogether uniting IN
nv Judgment, to provide for popular
election of Legislative body. The
present system is not adequate and
does not furnish the character of Ia
cal control that ought to De there The
only compromise it seems to me which
may give needed local legislation and
secure. conservative government is
the one | propose.
immigration Legislation.
II regret to have to say that the in
vestigations made in the bureau OF
immigration and other sources OF IN
formation lead to the view that there
is urgent necessity for additional legis-
lation and greater executive activity
to suppress the recruiting of the ranks
of prostitutes from the stream of i'm
migration into this country-an evli
which for want of better name, mas
been called the white slave trade l
believe it to be constitutional to for
bid. under penalty, the transportation
of persons for purposes of prostitution
across national and state lines; and
nv appropriating fund of $4,000, to
he used by the secretary of commerce |
and labor, for the employment OF
special inspectors, it will be possible to
hiring those responsible for this trade