Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-12-08
e Philippine islands and has


:,:Ibsd his trip in the report He
found the islands in . state of tran
guilty and growing prosperity, due
largely to the change In the tariff
laws, which has opened the markets
of America to the products Of the
Philippines, and has opened the Phil
ippine markets to American manu-
features.
THE year has been ono Of prosper
tty and progress in Porto Rico.
Panama Canal.
AT tho instance Of Colonial 0oeth-
ais. the army engineer omcer In
charge Of the work On the Panama
cana, have just made . visit to
tAs IstAmus to inspect the work done
and to consult with him On the
ground ~ to certain problems which
ars likely . arise In the near fu-
turs. The Jeogrsss q the work 10
most satisfactoEy. II NO unexpected
obstacle presents itself. the canal
will b souDletsa we'll witt. l. the
time fixed By Colonel 0oethals, To-
w.t. January /. 1915. and within the
estimate Of cost. $s75. GOO, 900. i.
Among ausstions arising for pres
snt solutioa 10 the decision whether
the canal shall b fortified. have
already stated to the congress that
! strongly favor fortacataoa and
now ,rsttsrate this opinion and ask
your considsrstion OF the subject In
the light q The report already BE-
fore you made by Z competent board.
Another question which arises for
consideration and possible legislation
10 the question Of tolls in The canal.
This question 10 necessarily affected
by the probable tonnage which will
90 through the canal.
In determining what the tolls
should be we certainly ought not to
insist that for . good many years to
come they should amount to enough
to pay the interest on tho invest
ment of $500, 100000 which tho United
States has made in the construction
OF the canal. We ought not to do
This, first, because the benefits to be
this expenditure is not to be meas
ured solely by return upon the in.
vestment- II it were then the con-
struction might well have been left
to private enterprise.
my own impression IL that the
tolls ought not to exceed 81 per net
ton, and I should recommend that
within certain limits the president be
authorized to fix the tolls Of the canal
and adjust them to what seems to
be commercial necessity.
II cannot close this reference to
the canal without suggesting as z
wise amendment to the interstate
commerce law a provision prohibiting
interstate commerce railroads from
owning or controlling ships engaged
in the trade through the Panama
canal. l 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"
6CHaI kSuVDS VI OOOsISos
Discussing the affairs of the de-
partment of Justice, the president
says:
II 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
Scrartment, and the number of cases
fled shows the activity of the govern
ment in enforcing that statute.
In special message last year |
brought to the attention of congress
The propriety and wisdom Of enacting
general law providing for the in
corporation of industrial and Other
companies engaged in interstate CON-
merce, and l renew my recommen-
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 CO.
rection of these evils is urged
The president recommends an in
crease in the salaries of federal
Judges.
Postal Savings Banks.
AT It's last session congress made
p revision for the establishment Of
savings banks by the postoffice de
partment of This government by which
under general control of trustees, con
sisting of the nostmaste" general, tie
secretary of the tire asury and the at
torney general. the system corld he
begun in a few cities and towns. and
enlarged to cover within it's c~era-
lions az many cities ard towns ami as
large a part Of the country as s a,od
wise. The initiation and ~et"hH b.
rent of such a sys has reo"r rod a
great deal Of study on the rart of