Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-12-09

is limited to two first class battleships
and one repair vessel.
The secretary Of the navy has inau-
gurnted tentative plan involving GER
tain changes In the organization Of the
navy department., Including the navy
yards, all of which have been found
by the attorney general to be In ac-
cordance with law. I have approved
the execution Of the plan proposed be-
cause of the greater efficiency and
economy It promises.
Department Of Justics-Expedition In
Legal Procedure.
The deplorable delays in the admin.
istration of civil and criminal law have
received the attention Of committees of
the American Bar association and Of
many state bar associations as well as
the considered thought Of judges and
jurists. In my Judgment, change in
public procedure. with a view to re-
ducing Its expense to private litigants
IN civil cases and facilitating the dis.
patch Of business and final decision in
both civil and criminal cases. consti.
tutes the greatest need In our Amerl.
can institutions. do not doubt for
one moment that much Of the lnwless
violence and cruelty exhibited in lynch.
ings are directly due to the uncertain
ties and injustice growing out of the
delays In trials, judgments and the exc
cutlons thereof by our courts.
therefore recommend legislation
providing for the appointment by the
president Of Il commission with author
ity to examine the law and equity
procedure Of the federal courts Of first
instance. the law Of appeals from
those courts to the courts Of appeals
and to the supreme court and the costs
imposed in such procedure upon the
private litigants and upon the public
treasury and make recommendation
with view to simplifying and ex-
pediting the procedure as far as pos
sible and making 1t as inexpensive as
may be to the litigant Of little means.
The platform Of tho successful party
In the last election contained the fol
lowing:
InJunctionS without NOTICE.
I'VE believe that the rules Of proce-
dure in the federal courts with respect
to the issuance OF the writ Of iniunc-
ton should be more accurately defined
by statute and that no Injunction or
temporary restraining order should be
issued without notice. except where
irreparable injury would result from
delay. in which case speedy hearing
thereafter should be granted"
recommend that in compliance with
the promise thus made appropriate leg
islation be adopted. Moreover. every
such injunction or restraining order
issued without previous notice and OPP
portunity by the defendant to be heard
should by force of the statute expire
and be of no effect after seven days
from the issuance thereof or within
Eny time less than that period which
the court may fix unless within such
seven days or such less period the in
junction or order is extended or re-
newed after previous notice and op-
portunity to be heard.
Antitrust and Interstate Commerce
Laws.
The Jurisdiction Of the general gov
ernment over interstate commerce has
led to the passage of the so called
terstate commerce law" and its
amendments. The developments in the
operation of those laws call for dis.
cusSion and some suggestions as to
amendments. These | prefer to en-
body In a special message.
Postoffiee Department - Second Glass
Mail Mstter.
The deficit every year in the post
office department is largely caused by
the low rate Of postage of cent a
pound charged on second class mail
matter. which includes not only news
papers. but magazines and mscella.
neous periodicals. The actual loss grow.
Ing out of the transmission Of this
second class mail matter ut | cent Il
pound amounts to about S63,DO.O0O IL
year. The average cost of the trans
portation of this matter is more than
D cents a pound. The statistics of 1907
show that second class mail matter
constituted 1891 per cent Of the
weight of all the mail and yielded
nnly 80 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 higher rate Of postage.
Postal Savings Banks.
believe postal savings banks to be
necessary in order to offer proper
inducement to thrift and saving to Il
great many people Of small means who
do not now have banking facilities and
to whom such system would offer an
opportunity for the accumulation OF
capital They will furnish 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 1t the seeds of demoraliza.
ton to conservative banking and GER
tain financial disaster.
Ship Subsidy.
Following the course Of my distin
g,lished predecessor. earnestly rec