The new era., 1909-12-16

I believe them to be necessary IN
order to offer a proper inducement to
thrift and saving to great many
now have banking facilities. and to
whom such a system would offer an
opportunity for the accumulation of
capital. They will furnish a aatisfao-
tory substitute. based on sound prin
ciple and actual successful trial in
nearly all the countries Of the world.
for the system of government guar
anty Of deposits now being adopted in
several western states. which with
Difference to those who advocate II
Decentralization to conservative banking
and certain financial disaster.
Ship Subsidy.
Following tho course of my distin.
guished predecessor, I earnestly recom-
mend to congress the consideration
and passage OF n ship subsidy bill.
looking to the establishment of lines
eastern coast of South America. as
well rs lines from the west coast Of
the United States to South America,
China Japan and the Philippines. The
profits on foreign mails are perhaps q
SUFFICIENT measure of the expenditures
which might first be tentatively ap-
piled to this method of inducing
American capital to undertake the es-
tablishment 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 expan-
sion of our trade.
The president recommends the ad-
mission of New Mexico and Arizona
as separate states. and strongly op-
poses legislation looking to the elec-
tion OF territorial legislature for
Alaska
Conservation Of National Resources.
In several departments there Is present.
ed the necessity for legislation looking to
the further conservation of our national
resources. and the subject is one of such
Importance as to require a more detailed
and extended discussion than can be en-
tered upon in this communication. For
that reason shall take an early oppor-
;Unity to send special message to con-
gress on the subject Of the improvement
of our waterways, upon the reclamation
and irrigation of arid. semi-ard. and
swamp lands; upon the preservation OF
our forests and the reforesting of suit
able areas; upon the reclassifcation of
the public domain with view of sep
arating from agricultural settlement min
eral, coal. and phosphate lands and sites
belonging to the government bordering on
streams suitable for the utilization of
water power.
The White Slave Trade.
I greatly regret to have to say that the
investigations made In tho bureau Of i'm
migration and other sources OF informa-
ton lead to. the view that there is urgent
necessity for additional legislation and
greater executive activity to suppress the
recruiting of the ranks of prostitutes from
the streams of immigration into this
country-an evil which. for want of a bet
ter name. has been called THE White
Slave Trade" I believe It to be constitu-
tional to forbid. under penalty. the trans
portation of persons for purposes OF pros
titution across national and state lines:
and by appropriatng a fund of $50, 900 to
be used by the secretary of commerce
and labor for the employment of special
inspectors 1t will be possible to bring
those responsible for this trade to indict-
ment and conviction under a federal law.
Bureau Of Health.
For very considerable period a move
ment has been gathering strength, espe-
cially among the members of the medi-
cal profession. in favor of a concentra-
ton of the instruments OF the national
government which have to do with the
promotion OF public health. In the nature
of things. the medical department of the
army and the medical department of the
navy must be kept separate. But there
| seems to be no reason why all the other
bureaus and offices In the general gov
cTHHleHt WHICH nave 10 90 with the puD-
lie health or subjects akin thereto should
not be united In bureau to be called the
bureau Of public health" This would
necessitate the transfer OF the marine-
hospital service to such a bureau / am
aware that there Is wide field In re-
spect to the public health committed to
tho states in which the federal govern
ment cannot exercise Jurisdiction. but we
have seen in the agricultural department.
the expansion into widest usefulness Of
IA~o xtvftN
ture when that subject is plainly ono
over which the states properly exercise
direct Jurisdiction. The opportunities Of
fered for useful research and the spread
of useful Information in regard to the
cultivation of the soil and the breeding
of stock and the solution OF many of the
intricate problems in progressive aRricul-
ture have demonstrated the wisdom of
establishing that department. Similar
reasons. of equal force. can be given for
the establishment of bureau Of health
that shall not only exercise tho police
Jurisdiction of the federal government re-
specting quarantine. but which shall also
afford an opportunity for investigation
and research by competent experts Into
questions of health affecting the whole
country, or important sections thereof,
questions which. in the absence of fed
eral governmental work. are not likely
to be promptly solved.
Political Contribution.
I urgently recommend to congress that
a law be passed requiring that candi-
dates In elections of members OF the
house Of representatives and committees
in charge OF their candidacy and cam
paign file in proper office of the United
States government a statement of the
contributions received and of the expen-
ditures Incurred in the campaign for such
elections and that similar legislation be
enacted in respect to all other elections
which are constitutionally within the
control of congress.
Conclusion.
I have thus. in a message compressed
as much the subjects will 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