The Alaska citizen., 1912-12-09

derwoed st.'-d fuaar that ha Is ia favor of GoIaE throu-h 'h. tariff law ana revising and r.tnTmiu- every schedule ,U-r.r. Y .~ taken to mean that ~u.h a.H nr thr program ot rH. first ao#-rsss under the ueU administration.
 MUST NOT lSCRtmINATE.
 WASHING TON D.s g. Tn the Presidents mes>.-r submitted lo congress l- issues a aHgrju- 'a foreign nations asa.ast a.~.rmira. ton against American trade. aHI he appeals 'o sa.-r.-s -u Go s,urE- thing possible ,a maintain open mar kets for American industries
 Senators Jackson art Perkins were sworn in today and took their seats
 TO REDUCE POSTAGE.
 WASHINGTON Dee a. San ator Peurose Of ra9usyJyaujo. .ut@o duced a b,r in n. upper house of congress rotas Hr9.tltug for fl, reduction of f-a-.4-, eH letters ta } cent throu-Enuf fhy United states and in those countries RON covered by the tWo-etHt hostage
 TO ABOLISH ASSAY OFFICES.
 WASHfNCTeN U.- Seer tary of inc Easasur- NaaEa9aH has recommended ta. aha'5-lw,ur ef ei the government assay offices sth the exception "f those located fg New York CitE
 PENSION s-A. WAR VETS.
 WASHING U.e Th. Crago bil1 proyidu- for The pen sioning ot veterans ot fln spanish American war passed Th. house fn day without opposition H,~. I,- a.o vidiug am annuity for those Whn took part in The war; f#. Lin a'-. grants a pension to rha wtdors orphans of fHps= -0' t##r- hH f-'. during the war. or who have alaf since
 The bill was introduced n. G#. resenta'Iyo Thomas z. fra.o. hau self q veteran of .n. '##. WAT Crn go was elected hy The Republicans of Pennsylyauia
 SOMEWHAT DISAPPOINTING,
 WASHINGT0N Dee Whl, disappoinriug ia some respects. tL" message which President Tatf s@a' to congress }eSrerigs is g.nrfa' accepted 'H tha press aS a }er satisfactory document -oHe which "i'. he received "llh r.n~SGranr" hy th. people of the United States. and h. the forrjgu nations
 The uessa9e d.1's mostly with the foref n rrtar5..e af tt0 rHt.r. States. which fhe lr,a#f.a declares are more ~afisf....rF now th1 they ha,, ioya il wans gar- IL. United States. h. st.@ 5S a' +aat. with the world. and in slew of eaa present fritndsl. and h9rmoas which exists. thare is Hat even 1hs remote probability of strained eeta- tions
 Referrina 10 commercial relations. the President points with pride Ia the attention #nfsP has been aisen 10 the rcorganiza'ton of rh" sfafa department hy Il. Wa-enr admins tratfon. and To the excellent results which have been obtained rlara-rom. The President declares that fh" United States not oH,v is rrpsaat ous at home but also abroad and that the foundation has been laid for an ever increasing prosperity.
 The fur seal treaty urotidjns for a closed season among the Prihi'of islands of Berius sea. the President believes should he studied well be- fore being tiuaiF disposed oi
 CURRENCY REFORM NEEDED.
 WASHINGTON. Dee. f Tn hjz annual report 10 cOu-rasS. Sorr"targ of the Treasury Franklin MacNeagh makes strong plea for a reform banking system throughout the Unit ed States. The secretary declares that the present system makes pan ics possible and that fhe locking up of large suns in tlo treasurE vaults is both unsrjentific ana, un- reasonable.
 One of the greatest studies O. monetary facts and questions dmin- the last few wears" said the set retary in cxpressilg his views ~ the banking problem. "is the a. ceptance of the fact that panirs are not necessary that they arg g matter cr national choice ? prevent able disease. And the question is now hef0Ir 1ha AWa's..Ia ucc. ia i' all it's plainness and simulici'l Wil they conunUG to hayn plli"s or will they choose to abolish them We might as we'll refuse n learn the lesson tau@ht by the aHnl Titanic disaster as 10 refuse to be taught by the disaster of 1907. # $ not th- telligent. il is not civilized. to dl1lF- daily over such questions"
 DON'T WANT AMENDM ENT.
 WASHINGTOE. Dee. !. - AiIor ney-General Wickersham in his an- nual report to congress presented to that body today endorses unauali- fiedly the Sherman antitrust law and opposes the idea of congress endeayoring in any way 10 amend that law. Under the present Ia" the department of justice has been able to make the progress II has made against the trusts, and the at torney-general fears that tinkering with the present law will make the work of the department that much harder
 FOR VALUATION OF RAILROADS
 WASHINGTON. Dee. ,. The Adamson bill for the physical Valu ation of railways in the United States was passed by the house to day
 RECEIVED s1,5o0oooooo.
 WASHINGTON Dee. ,. - Carm Thompson. who acted as secretary to the President while Hilles was directing the affairs of the Taft cam paign. and who later vas appointed to succeed Lee McClung as treasurer of the United States. assumed hl'