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believe them 20 Be necessary IN
order to offer proper inducsment to
thrift and saving to o 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 a satisfac-
tory substitute. based on sound prin-
ciple and actual successful trial in
nearly all the countries Of the world.
for the system of government guar
anty of deposits now being adopted in
difference to those who advocate Il
seems to me to have In Il the seeds Of
Decentralization TO conservative banking
and certain financial disaster.
Ship Subsidy.
Following the course of my di.tin-
Krished predecessor. ! earnestly recon-
mend to congress the consideration
and passage of a ship subsidy bill
looking to the establishment Of lines
between our Atlantic seabcard ard the
eastern coast of South America. ~
well as lines from the west coast OF
the United States to South America.
China. Japan and the Philippines. The
profits on foreign mails are perhaps Q
sunicient measure of the expenditures
which might first be tentatively APP
piled to this method OF Inducing
tabltshment OF American lines OF
steamships in those directions In which
we now feel u most important that We
should have means OF transportation
controlled In the interest OF the sxpau-
sion of our trade.
The president recommends the id.
mission Of New Mexico and Arizona
as separate states. and strongly op-
poses legislation looking to the cleo
ton Of territorial legislature for
Alaska.
Conservation Of National Resources.
In several departments there 10 present.
cd the necessity for legislation looking to
the further conservation OF our national
resources. and the subject 10 one OF such
Importance a. to require . more detailed
and extended discussion than can be en-
tered upon In this communication. For
that reason ] shall take an early oppor.
tunity to send special message to cen.
gress on the subject OF the Improvement
OF our waterways. upon the reclamation
and Irrigation Of arid. semi-artd. and
swamp lands; upon the pressrvatien o.
our forests and the rsforesting OF suit
abie areas; upon the rsclassincation o.
tho public domain with . view Of SOP
arating from agricultural settlement nin-
ernl. coal. and phosphate lands and siteo
belonging 10 the government bordering o.
streams suitable for the utilization C
water power.
The White slave Trade.
greatly regret to have TO say that the
investigations made In the bureau OF linz
migration and other sources OF inferma.
ton lead to the view that there 10 urgent
necessity for additional legislation and
greater executive activity 10 suppress the
recruiting OF the ranks Of prostitutes from
AZ rms a. vv~t~
country-an evil which. for want OF q bet
ter name. has been called The White
Slave Trade" ! believe Ii TO be constitu.
tonal TO forbid under penalty. the trans
portation OF persons for purposes OF proc
utntion across national and state lines;
and by appropriating a fund OF 10000 10
DO used by the secretary OF commerce
and labor for the employment OF special
inspectors II will be possible to bring
those responsible for this trade 10 indiot-
ment and conviction under 4 federal Law.
Bureau Of Health.
For vary considerable period . move.
mcnt has been gathering strength, sspe-
cially among the members OF the medl- |
cal profession, in favor OF q concsntra-
ton Of the instruments OF the national
government which have to do with the
promotion OF public health. In the nature
OF things. this medical department OF the |
army and the medical department OF the
navy must be kept separate. But there
seems to be no reason why all the other |
bureaus and ofiices In tho general row. |
eminent which have TO do with the pub |
lie health or subjects akin thereto should |
not BIO united In q bureau to be called the |
bureau OF public health" This would |
nscessitats the transfer OF the marine.
hospital service to such n bureau. / am /
aware that there II wide field In re-
spect to tho public health committed 10 |
hA - In. ~ ~k 49,
ment cannot exercise Jurisdiction, but ws |
have soon In the agricultural department. |
the expansion into widest usefulness Of |
department giving attention TO agricul. |
ture when that subject II plainly one |
over which the states properly exercise |
direct Jurisdiction. The opportunities Of |
fered for useful research and the epreaA |
Of useful information In regard 10 the /
cultivation of the soil and the breeding |
OF stock and the solution Of many Of the /
intricate problems In progressive agrioui. |
ture have demonstrated the wisdom Of /
establishing that department. Similar
reasons. Of equal force. can be given fer |
the establishment Of . bureau OF health |
that shall not only exercise the police |
Jurisdiction Of the federal government 70. |
specting quarantine. but which ahaii aiee |
AFFORD an opportunity for investigAttoa |
and research by competent experts Int
questions OF health affecting the whole |
country. or important sections thereof. |
questions which. In the absence Of fed. |
eral governmental work. are not likely
TO be promptly solved.
Political Contribution.
urgently recommend to congress that
law b passed requiring that cAndi.
dates In elections OF members OF the
house OF representatives and committees
In charge Of their candidacy and cam.
paign hls In proper once OF the United
States government . statement OF the
contributions received and OF the expsn.
ditures incurred In the campaign for such
elections and that similar legislation b
enacted In respect to all other elections
which are constitutionally within the
control Of congress.
Conclusion.
] have thus. In q message compressoA |
m much ~ the subjects will permit, rs-
ferred to many Of the legislative needs
OF the country. with the exceptions al
ready noted. Speaking generally, the
country 10 In . high state OF prosperity.
There II every reason 10 believe that ne |