Putnam patriot., 1909-12-10

l from the issuance thereof or within ans time teSs than that period whseh tas eears may sx rAieS~s wsfhln such | seven days e Seeh it'ss g-ersed the sts- l inncfion " eNser ls exteudesi or rtN 1 neV.tSl affer previous notice and ep eerteaify t0 se heard
 Anti-s trust and tsterststs Commerce Tue jurisdiction ef the general gov I ernment over interstate ecmnserce has | led se the paSSage ct the Sa called Sherman antitrust law aud the 'sn- ierState eemmerce law" and it's | amendments. The developments In the | operation ef those laws eall for s dts | eusSton and some suggestions as to I smenducnts These 1 prefer to eEn- I hoiy in special message
 eostestiee Department - Second class l Mal Matter.
 i The deficit every year in the post. I ett'ce department Is largely caused by he tow rate of pcstags of l cent a aaund charged on second class mail matter. which includes not only news papers. but magazines and miscelia- aeous periodicals. The actual loss grow ing out of the transmission of this second class mail matter at l cent pound amounts 10 about <6S.oaoOo year The average cost of the trans portation of this matter Is more than | 2 cents a pound The statistics of iaoT show that second class mail matter constituted asai per cent of the | weight Of all the mail and yielded ,niy a.is per cent of the revenue.
 Postal Savings Banks. l I believe postal savings banks to be necessary in order to offer a proper lndueement te thrift and saving io l great many people of small means who | do not now have banking facilities and | te whom such system would offer aa l opportunity for the accumulation ef 1 capital They win furnish Il satisfactory 1 substitute. based en sound principle and actual successful trial In nearly | all the countries Of the world. for the system of government guaranty of deposits now heing adopted in several western states which. with deferenee tn these who advocate n. seems to ne to have In Il the seeds Of demoralixa- lion te conservative banking and eer- tain financiai disaster.
 Ship Suhsidy.
 Following the course ef my distin- guished prelecessar. earnestly rec emmena to congress the consideration and passage of ship subsidy bill.
 Interior Departrent--Newm Mexico and
 Arizona.
 The successful party fin the last eiec- tion in its national platform declared in favor of the admission as separate states af New Mexico and Arizona. and 1 recommend that legislation ap- propriate to this end be adopted.
 Alaska.
 | With respect to the territory of Alas ka. recommend legislation which shah 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 l office reside in the territory and which | shall have legislative powers sufficient | 10 enable II to give to the territory lo- cal laws adapted to It's present growth. | strongly deprecate legislation looking l to the election Of a territorial legisls. ture iu that vast district.
 Conservation ef Natural Resourcss.
 In several departments there is pre. sep,ed the eecessity for Legislation looking to the further conservation oi our national resources. aud the sub feet is one o< such importance as tC require a more detailed and extended discussion ihnn can be entered upon in this communication. Tor that req. son l shall take an early opportunity to send . special message to congress,
 The White Slave Trade.
 There is urgent necessity for nddi. ! tional iegisia tian and greater executive activity to suppress the recruiting of the ranks of prostirutes from the streams of immigration Into this coun- try--an' evil which. for want of bet ter name. bas been called -the white slave trade"
 Du~sa~ cf Hsalth.
 There ssetnx to l,e no reason why all the bureaus and offices In the general l government whIe'h have to do with the public health or subjects akin | thereto should 'oos be united In a bus reau to l,~ called the bureau of pub lie health
 Political contributiers. | I urgently recommend 10 conEresa | that 4 law be passed requiring that cand dates in elections of members of fhc house of representatives and com mittees In charge of their candidacy and campaign de 10 . proper ofl3ce Of the United states government . state meDt Of the contributions received and of the expenditures incurred in the campaign for such eleefioHs and that similar Legislation be enacted in re- spect 10 all other elections which are consfisutionaily within the control of congress.
 Conclusion
 Speaking generally. the country C in high stale of prosperity There is every reason fo believe that we are on fhe eve Of n substantial business CT. pansion. aud we have Just garnered | harvest ui,s xampls-d in the market vat us of eur ngrieulfurai products. The | aigh prices which such products bring mean great pfosperify for the farming | sgmmunIfy: but. eH the other hand. ! they mean Il sery considerably increas- | d burden upon those ciasses ln the community whose yearly compensation