The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-12-09


partment through friendly negotiation
to secure the elimination from the laws
aud the practice under them OF any
foreign country OF that which III un-
duly discriminatory. No one IL seek
ing tariff war or a condition in which
the spirit Of retaliation shall be
aroused.
Needs of the Navy.
The return OF the battleshlp Meet from
In voyage around tho world. In more
efficient condition than when It started.
was noteworthy event OF interest aaka
to our citizens and the naval authorities
Of the world. Besides the beneficial and
far-reaching eject on our personal and
diplomatic relations In the countries
which the feet visited. the marked sue
cess Of the ships IN steamng around tho
world in all weathers In schedule time
HaR Increased respect for our navy and
has added 10 our national prestige.
Injunctlons Without Notice.
The platform OF the successful party in
the last election contained the following:
The Republican party win uphold at
all times the authority and integrity II
the courts, state and federal, and viii
ever insist that their powers to enforce
their process and protect life. liberty
and property shall be preserved inviolatc
We believe, however. that the rules Of
procedure in the federal courts with re-
tpeet to tho issuance of the writ OF in
junction should be more accurately de-
lined by statute ana that no Injunction
or temporary restraining order should Ire
issued without notice. exert where ir-
rcparable injury would res at froN delay.
~ which case speedy hcarins there
after should be granted"
! recommend that in compliance with
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latiun be adopted The ends of justice
VIII best be met and the chief Caus" OF
complaint against ill-Cunsidered injuHC-
tons without notice will be removed by
the enactment OF a statute forbiddlug
hereafter the issuing Of any Injunction
or restraining order, whether temporary
or permanent, by any federal court
without previous notice and reasonable
opportunity to he heard on behalf OF the
parties to- bo enjoincd unless 1t shall APP
pear to the satisfaction o. ;hc soar; ti.a;
the delay necessary TO give such notice
and hearing would result in irrcparahle
injury to the complainant and unless also
the court shall from the evidence make
a written finding. which shall be spread
upon the court minutes. that immediate
and irreparablc injury is likely to eusue
to the complainant. and shall define the
injury. state why II is .rreparablc and
date and the hour OF the Issuance OF the
order, Moreover. every such Injunction
or restraining order issued without pre-
vious notice and opportunity by the de-
PENDANT to be heard should By force OF
the statute 10 expire and be of no effect
after seven days from the issuance there
of or within any time less than that Pc
Rod which the court may fix, unless
within the injunction or order Is ex-
and opportunity to be heard
Second.cIass Mall Matter.
The deficit every year in the post
office department is largely caused by the
low rate Of postage OF one cent pound
charged on second-clasa mail matter
which includes not only newspapers but
magazines and miscellaneous periodicals
Tho actual loss growing out OF the trans
mission Of this seCond-class mail matter
It one cent pound amounts 10 about
$50 600 900 year. The average cost Of the
transportation Of this matter is more than
nine cents pound
II appears that the average distance ov-
or which newspapers are delivered to
their customers is 29i miles. while tho
average haul OF magazines is 1893. and
OF miscellaneous periodicals LIS miles
Thus, the average haul OF the magazine
Is three and one-half times ana that Of
the miscellaneous periodical nearly four
times the haul of the daily newspaper, vet
all Of them pay the same postage rate OF
one cent a pound. Tho statistics OF 1907
show that sccond-class mail matter con-
stitgted 639l per cent. OF the weight of
all the mail and yielded only $40 per cent.
" the revenue.
The figures given are startling and
show the payment by tho government Of
an enormous subsidy to the newspapers
magazines and periodicals. and congress
may well consider whether radical steps
should not be taken 10 reduce tho deficit
In the postoiiice department caused by
this discrepancy between tho actual cost
Of transportation and the compensation
cXactcd therefor
great saving might be made. amount
ing to much more than half OF the loss
by imposing upon magazines and peri
odlcals higher rate Of postage They
are much heavier than NEWSPAPERS and
contain n much higher proportion OF adj
vertising to reading matter. and the aver
age distance Of their transportation is
three and half times as great.
Postal Savings Banks.
The second subject worthy OF mention
in the postofIlCc department is the real
necessity and entire practcability Of es-
tablishng postal savings banks The sue
ccssfu party at the last election declared
In favor Of postal savings banks. and al
though the proposition finds opponents in
many parts OF the country, / am con-
WINGED that the people desire such banks
and am sure that when the banks are fur
nishcd they will be productive of the ut
most good
Favors Ship Subsidy.
Following the course OF my dIstin-
guished predecessor, earnestly recon-
mend to congress- the consideration and
passage Of ship subsidy bin looking to
the establishment of lines between our
Atlantic seaboard and the eastern coast
Of South America. as well as lines from
tho west coast OF the United States TO
South America. China, Japan and the
Philippines The profits on foreign mails
are perhaps n sufficient measure OF the
expenditures which might first be tcnta-
lively applied To this method Of inducing
American capital to undertake the eatab-
llshmeut OF American lines OF steamships
In those directions in which we now feel
II most important that we should have
means of transportation controlled In the
interest of the expansion of our trade a
bill OF this character has once passed the
house and more than once passed the
senate. and hope that at this session n
bill framed on the same lines and with
the same purposes may become a law.
Conserving National Resources.
In several departments there is present.
cd the necessity for Legislation looking TO
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