The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-12-08

- PAfliDsiss iaaasAs anA Aas -
scribsA hks trip b tAs rsSsrt -
fosaA ths Islands 10 Q state q tsoar
Gsill1ty - growing prosperity. -
largely - the change In tho tAFi8
lavs. Which has opened ths 0asksts
q Anssies to the products q ths
Philippfsss. and has opened ths PAli-
iD0tAs markets to Americas Daoar
faetnres.
The ysar has bssa ess of prosper
ity aaA progress IL Perts Rjos.
Psasns csasi.
AT tAs instance ef Coloasl 0osth-
als. Tie army engineer o0eer h
charge a he work - tie PanaAa
canal. have Just naAo Q visit to
tAs Isthnus To Inspect the work Aaos
ao4 to consult with him On tho
ground - to certain problems which
are likely to arise IL the nsar IT,
turs. The progress q the work 10
most satisfactory. II no unexpected
obstacle preseats Itself. the csaal
VIII - completed veil vithin tAs
uos axs1 by Colonel 0osthals. 70
wtt. January /. 1915. and vithia tAs
estimate of cost. e37S. ~. ~.
"Anoag Questieos arising for Dres-
snt solution y the decision vhsthse
the canal shall bs fortified. I have
already stated 70 the congress tAat
strongly favor fertilization anA I
nov rsitsrats this opinion aAA ask
your consideration Of the subject II
the light Of the report already ~
fore you made By . competent board.
Another question which arises for
consideration and possible Iegislatioa
10 the question Of tolls in the caaal.
This question 10 necessarily a&scts1
By the probable tonnage which will
80 through the canal.
In determining what the tolls
should b We certainly ought not to
insist that for . good many years to
come they should amount to enough
to pay the interest on the invest
msnt Of $500. .00o. 900 which the Units1
States has made in the construction
Of the canal. We ought not to DO
this. nrst, because the benefits 70 b
derived BY the United States from
this expenditure 10 not to be meas
ursd solely BY . return upon the in
vsstmsnt- II It wsrs then the con
struction might we'll have been LEFT
to private enterprise.
MY own impression 10 that the
tolls ought not to exceed II per net
ton. and I should recommend that
within certain limits the president be
authorised to fix the tolls of the canal
and adjust them to what seems to
be commercial necessity.
Il cannot close this reference to
the canal without suggesting a. .
wise amendment to the interstate
commerce law q provision prohibiting
interstate commerce railroads from
owning or controlling ships engaged
in the trade through the Panama
canal. / believe such provision
may be needed to save to the people
Of the United States the benefits OF
the competition in trade between the
eastern and western seaboards which
this canal was constructed to secure"
Department Of Justice.
Discussing the affairs of tho de-
partment Of Justice, the president
says:
"I invite especial attention to the
prosecutions under the federal law
Of the so-called bucket shops and
Of those schemes to defraud In which
the use Of the mail is an essential
part of the fraudulent conspiracy.
prosecutions which have saved ig-
norant and weak members Of the pub
lie and are saving them hundreds Of
millions of dollars. The violations of
the antitrust law present perhaps the
most important litigation before the
department, and the number Of cases
filed shows the activity Of the govern
ment in enforcing that statute.
In q special message last year l
brought to the attention of congress
the propriety and wisdom Of enacting
a general law providing for the in
corporation Of industrial and other
companies engaged in interstate com
merce, and l renew my recommeh-
dation In that behalf"
The crying need in the United
States Of cheapening the cost Of liti-
cation by simplifying judicial proceed
ure and expediting final judgment is
pointed out and action looking to cor
rection of these evils is urged.
The president recommends an in
crease in the salaries of federal
judges.
Postal Savings Banks.
at its last session congress made
revision for the establishment of
savings banks by the postoffice de
partment of this government by which
under general control of trustees. con
sistinE Of the postmaster general, the
secretary of the treasury and the at
torney general, the system could be