Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-12-14
REPAIRS

rather more elaborate than under
present conditions are needed to stop
an enemy's fleet from entering the
.harbors defended
The President concurs in the judg.
mcnt of the Military and Naval Joint
Board in favor of making an extern.
sive naval base at Pearl Harbor, near
Honolulu. and not in the Philippines.
The President then discusses the
Navy, the need for reform, economy
In expenditures. etc. He says: "A COM
prehensive plan for the reorganization
of the officers of all corps of the Navy
will be presented to Congress and
hope It will meet with action suited
to its urgency" Appointment of an
eminent astronomer as bead Of the
Naval Observatory is recommended.
President Taft says that In his judg.
ment change In judicial procedure
with view to reducing its expense to
private litigants in civil cases and IA
cilitating the dispatch of business and
final decision in both civil and crimi.
nal cases, constitutes the greatest need
in our American institutions. A com.
mission to consider reforms In the ju.
dietary is recommended. The Presi.
dent recommends, in compliance with
the promise made in the Republican
platform. that appropriate legislation
relating to- the issuance Of injunctions
be adopted. Previous notice and a
reasonable. opportunity to be heard on
behalf of the parties to be enjoined
are urged by the President with Ger.
tain exceptions. President Taft then
refers to antitrust and interstate com
merce laws which will be discussed In
special message.
The President says the actual loss
growing out of the transmission OF
second-class mail matter amounts to
says. may well consider whether rad
ical steps should not be taken to re-
duce the deficit by imposing a higher
rate Of postage on magazines and pc
riodicals.
President Taft says he is convinced
the people desire postal savings banks
and that they will be productive of the
utmost good. He says of them:
They will furnish a satisfactory
substitute for the system of a Gov,
,ernment guaranty of deposits, which,
It. seems to me to have in il the seeds
81 Decentralization to conservative
banking and certain financial disas:
ter" 'nl'a 'N " .i' ;
The President earnestly reconimen.
led tho passage OF ship subsidy bill.
In j recommending separate State
hood for New Mexico and Arizona
President Taft advises that after the
adoption Of constitution, II he sub.
| mitted to the people for approval
State officers should not be elected un,
til after the constitution has been set;
tied upon. hi'.I tf'''
with respect to ALASKA said the
President. II recommend legislation
which shall provide, for the, appoint.
ment 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 pow.
ers sufficient to enable 1t to give the
Territory local laws adapted to its
present growth. strongly deprecate
1 W Vic eltttlOn vi
a Territorial Legislature In that vast
| district"
The President mentions the neces.
sity for legislation looking to the fur.
Their conservation of natural resources
and announces that special message
on this subject, including that Of wa.
terways. reclamation, irrigation, re-
foresting, etc, will be sent to Con
gress early.
Transfer Of control over the light
houses to a suitable civilian bureau is
recommended because of frequent fric
ton due to the absence of any central
independent authority.
White slavery is discussed, the view
being that there Is urgent necessity
for additional legislation and greater
executive activity to suppress 1t.
81 believe II to be constitutional,
the President says. ito forbid under
penalty, the transportation Of persons
for purposes Of prostitution across Ma
tional and State lines; and appropriat
ing fund Of $4,000 to be used by the
Secretary Of Commerce and Labor fol
the employment Of special inspectors
II will be possible to bring those re
sponsible for this trade to indictment