Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1909-12-07
PRESIDENT TAFT TOUCHES ON TARIFF, INJUNCTION
NICARAGUA AND MONROE DOCTRINE QUESTIONS

the low rate of postage of i cent
pound charged on second class mail
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
pound amounts to about S63, 100000 a
year. Tue average cost Of the trans
portation of this matter is more than
cents a pound. The statistics of 1907
show that second class mail matter
constituted 63.01 per cent of the
weight Of all the mail and yielded
only 51s 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 a higher rate Of postage.
Postal Savings Banks.
I believe postal savings banks to be
necessary In order to offer a proper
inducement TO thrift and saving 10 a
great many people of small means who
do not now have banking facilities and
to whom such a system would offer an
opportunity for the accumulation Of
capital. They will furnish a 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 ship subsidy bill.
Interior DePartment-New Mexico and
Arizona.
The successful party IN the last cleo.
tion in its national platform declared
IN favor Of the admission as separate
states Of New Mexico and Arizona
and l recommend that legislation ap-
propriate to this end be adopted.
Alaska.
With respect to the territory Of Alas
ka, I recommend legislation which
shall provide for the appointment by
the president Of a 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 It to give to the territory 10
cal laws adapted to its present growth
/ strongly deprecate legislation looking
to the election Of a 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 o.
our national resources, and the sub
ject is one Of such importance as Il
require a more detailed and extended
discussion than can be entered upoI
In this communication. For that rea
son l 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 executiv,
activity TO suppress the recruiting o,
the ranks Of prostitutes from th'
streams Of immigration into this coun
try-an evil which. for want OF a bet
ter name. has been called 1.-The whit
slave trade"
Bureau Of Health.
There seems to be no reason why al
the bureaus and offices in, the genera
government which have to do Will
the public health or subjects akil
thereto should not be united in a bu
reau to be called the "bureap of pub
lie health"
Political Contributions.
I urgently recommend to congress
that a law be passed requiring tina
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