The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-12-12

sensers or cargo. si-c6 per net ~sa>~
ten-esch 100 cubic feet-of actual cADlc-
| ity.
On vessels In ballast without pas-
.engers or cargo. ~ per cent less than
| the rate OF tolls for vessels With pasasa-
| gers or cargo.
| ; Upon naval vessels other than trans-
ports. GOLFERS hospital ships. and supply
ships. 20 cents per displacement ton.
| l. Upon army and navy transports. col
| Hers. hospital ships. and supply shiDs.
81 % per net ton. the vessels to be meas
| used by the aans rules a. are employees
IN determining the net tonnage Of mes-
| chant vessels.
| mage upon which toll charges are hassA
are now in course of preparation s.A
will be promulgated in due season.
Panama Canal frosty.
The proclamation which I have Issued
In respect to the Panama Canal tolls 10
in accord with the Panama Canal act
passed by this congress August "a. 1917
We have been advised that the British
government has prepared . protest
against the act and its enforcement In 10
far as IT relieves from the payment of
| tolls American ships engaged in the Amer
lean coastwise trade on the ground that
II violates British rights under the Hay
Pnuncefote treaty concerning the Panama
Canal. When the protest 10 presented. II
will be promptly considered and an ef-
fort made to reach . satisfactory adjust
ment Of any differences there may be r.
tween the two governments.
Workmsn's Compensation Act.
Tho PRONUNCIATION of an efhcient work.
mems compensation act. adapted to the
particular conditions of the some. 10
awaiting adequate appropriation by con-
gress for the payment Of claims arising
hereunder. 1 urge that speedy provision
be made in order that We may install up
on the zone . system of settling claims
for injuries in best accord with modern
humane, social. and Industrial theories.
Promotion for Col. ooethals.
A the completion of the canal grows
nearer. and as tho wonderful executive
work Of Col. Goethals becomes more con-
spicuous in the eyes of the country and
Of the world. It seems to me wise and
proper to make provision by law for such
reward to him a. may he commensurate
with the service that he has rendered to
his country. I suggest that this reward
take the form of an appointment OF Col.
Goethals az a major general In the army
of the United States. and that the law
authorizing such appointment be accom-
panied with a provision permitting his
designation as chief of engineers upon
OF that office.
Navy Department.
The navy of the United States is in
greater state of ennciency and Is
more powerful than II has been be-
fore. but in the emulation which ex-
lists between different countries in re-
spect to the increase of naval and
military armaments this condition II
not a permanent one. In view of tho
many improvements and increases by
foreign governments the slightest halt
on our part In respect to new construc-
tion throws us back and reduces US
from a naval power of the hrst rank
second rank.
A year ago congress refused to ap-
propriate for more than one battleship.
In this I think great mistake OF
policy WAS made. and urgently rec
ommend that this congress make UP
for the mistake OF the last session by
appropriations authorizing the con-
struction of three battleships. in ad
ditlon to destroyers. fuel ships, and
the other auxiliary vessels as shown
in the building program of the general
board. We are confronted by a condi-
ton in respect to the navies of the
world which requires us. II we would
maintain our navy as an insurance OF
peace. to augment our naval force by
at least two battleships a year and by
battle cruisers gunboats. torpedo de-
stroyers. and submarine boats In
proper prorotion. We have no desire
for war. We go as far as any nation
in the world to avoid war but we are
world power. Our population. our
wealth. our definite policies. our. re-
spnnsibilities in the Pacific and the At
lantic. our defense of the Panama ca
nal together with our enormous world
trade and our missionary outposts on
-, H.
us to recognize our nosition as one OF |
the foremost in the family OF nations.
and to clothe ourselves with suhicient
naval power to give force to our rea
sonable demands. and to give weight
to our influence in those directions Of
progress that a powerful Christian ma
tion should advocate.
Department Of Justice.
This department has been very active
in the enforcement of the law. IT has
been better organized and with q
larger force than ser before in the
history of the government. The prose-
cutions which have been successfully
concluded and which are now pending
testify to the effectiveness OF the do
partment work,
The prosecution of trusts under tie
Sherman antitrust law has gone on
without restraint or diminution. and
DEGREES similar to those entered in the
Standard Oil and Tobacco cases have
been entered in other suits. like the \
suits against the powder trust and the
bath tub trust. am very strongly coH-
WINGED that a steady. consistent course
in this regard. with a continuing Of
Supreme court decisions upon the new
phases of the trust question not already
finally decided. is going to offer a
solution of this much discussed and
troublesome issue in a quiet, calm and
judicial way. without any radical leg
islation changing the governmental
pelicy in regard to combinations now
denounced by the Sherman antitrust
law. I have already recommended AS
an aid In this matter legislation which
would declare unlawful certain we'll
known phases Of unfair competition in
Interstate trade. and have also advo-
Gated voluntary national Incorporation
for the larger industrial enterprises
with provision for a closer supervision
by the bureau of corporations. or a
board appointed for the purpose. so as
to make certain compliance with the