The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-12-09
SHIP SUBSIDY URGED.
Needed to Aid In the Expansion Of
American Trade.


Following the course of my dlstin.
guished predecessor. / earnestly rec
ommend to congress the. consideration
and passage Of ship subsidy bill look
ing to the establishment of lines be.
tween our Atlantic scaboard and the
eastern coast Of, South America as
well US lines from the west coast of
the United States to South America,
China, japan and the Philippines. The
profits on foreign mails are perhaps a
sufficient measure of the expenditures
which might first be tentatively ap-
piled to this method OF inducing Amer
lean capital to. undertake the establish.
ment Of American lines of steamships
in those directions in which we now
feel II most important that We should
have. means Of transportation con-
trolletin 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 bill framed
OH the same lines and with the same
purposes may become a law.
interior Department-New Mexico and
E Arizona.
The successful narty in the last cleo
ton. in Its national platform declared
In favor OF the admission as separate
states of New Mexico and Arizona.
ard ! recommend that legislation ap.
propriate to this end be adopted.
urge, however. tina: ."re be exercised
In the preparation of the legislation of.
fecttng each territory to secure DELHI
Grafton in the selection OF persons as
members OF the convention to draft a
constitution for the incoming state,
and | earnestly advise that such con-
stitution after adoption by the conven-
ton shall be submitted to the people of
the territory for their approval at an
election in which the sole issue shall
be the merits of the proposed consti-
t.ltion. and IL the constitution Is do
.fcated by popular vote means shall. be
provided in the enabIing act for new
convention and the drafting of a new
constitution. think It vital that the
issue as to the merits OF the constitu.
ton should not be mixed up with the
selection of state officers and that no
election Of state officers should be had
until after the constitution hns been
fully approved and finally settled upon.
.ly Alaska.
- With respect to the territory of Alas
ka, 4 recommend legislation which
shall 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
office reside in the territory and which
shah have legislative powers sufficient
to enable it to give to the territory To-
cal laws adapted to its present growth.
/ strongly deprecate legislation looking
to the election Of a territorial legisla.
ture in that vast district. The lack Of
permanence Of residence Of large
part of the present population and the
small number of the people who either
permanently or temporary reside In
the district us compared with its vast
expsnse and the variety OF the inter
ests that have to be subseryed make 1t,
altogether uniting. in my Judgment,
to provide for a popular election OF
legislative body. The present system
is not adequate and does not furnish
the character Of local control that
ought to be there. The only compro-
mise It seems to me which may give
needed local legislation and secure
conservative government is the one /
propose. 81
Conservation of Natural Resources.
In several departments there is pre-.
sented the necessity for legislation
looking TO the further conservation. OF
our NATIONAL resources, ind the sub.
ject is one OF suclr Importance az to
require more detailed aud extended
discussion than can lie entered upon
In this communication. For that rea-
son l shall take an early opportunity
% scrd special mesaag, to congress
IN the subject Of the Improvement Of
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