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sengers or cargo. $40 per net vessel
ton-each 100 cubic feet-of actual capac-

ton-each 100 cubic feet-of actual capac-
ity-
sengers cargo. 40 per cent less than
the rate of tolls for vessels with passen-
gers cargo.
3. Upon naval vessels other than trans
ports. GOLFERS. hospital ships. and supply
ships 80 cents per displacement ton
Upon army and navy transports. col
hers, hospital ships. and supply ships,
3 20 per net ton. the vessels to be meas
used by the same rules as are employed
in determining the net tonnage of mer-
chant vessel1
mage upon which toll charges are based
are now In course of preparation and
viii be promulgated in due season.
Panama Canal Treaty.
The proclamation which have issued
in respect to the Panama Canal tolls Is
in accord with the Panama Canal act
passed by this congress August "a. 1872
We have been advised that the British
government has. prepared protest
against the act and its enforcement in so
far as it relieves from the payment of
tolls American ships engaged In the Amer
lean coastwise trade on the ground that
it violates British rights under the Hay
Pauncefote treaty concerning the Panama
Canal. When the protest is presented, IT
will be promptly considered and an ef-
fort made to reach satisfactory adjust
ment of any differences there may be be-
tween the two governments
Workmen's Compensation Act.
me PRONUNCIATION OF an e1nclenl WOrh-
mems compensation act. adapted to the
particular conditions of the zone, is
awaiting adequate appropriate 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 a system of settling claims
for injuries in best accord with. modern
humane. social. and Industrial theories
Promotion for Col. Goethais.
AS the completion of the canal grows
nearer. and the wonderful executive
work of Col. Cocktails becomes more con-
spicuous in the eyes of the country and
of the world it seems to me wise ana
proper to make provision by law for such
reward to him may be commensurate
with the service that he has rendered 10
his country. 1 suggest that this reward
take the form of appointment OF Col
Goethals 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
the retirement of the present incumbent
of that office
Navy Department.
The navy of the United States fs In
a greater state of efficiency ana Is
more powerful than it has been be-
fore. but in the emulation which ex-
lists between different countries In re-
spect to the increase of naval ana
military ornaments this condition Is
not a permanent one In view of the
many improvements and increases by
foreign governments the slightest halt
on our part in respect to new construc-
ton throws us back and reduces us
from a naval power of the first rank
and places among the nations OF the
second rank.
A year ago congress refused to APP
propriate for more than one battleSh1p-
In this I think a great mistake or
policy was made. and l urgently rec
ommend that this congress make up
for the mistake of the last session by
approximations authorizing the con-
struction of three battleships- in adj
dition to destroyers, fuel ships. and
the other auxiliary vessels as shown
in the building program of the general
board. We are confronted by condi-
ton in respect to the navieS of the
world which requires us. if we would
maintain our navy as an insurance OF
pea ce. to augment our naval force by
least two battleships a year and by
battle cruisers. gunboats. torpedo de-
stroyers and submarine boats in a
proper prorotion- We have no desire
for war. We go as far any nation
in the world to avoid war. but we are
a world power Our population our
wealth. our definite policies, our re-
sponsibilities in the Pacific and the At
1antic. our defense of the Panama ca
nal together with our enormous world
trade and missionary outposts on
the frontiers of civilization, require
us to recognize our position as one OF
the foremost in the family of nations
and to clothe ourselves with sufficient
naval power to give force to our rea-
sonable demands. and to give weight
progress that a powerful Christian ma
ton should advocate
Department of Justice.
This department has been very active
in the enforcement of the law. 1t has
been better organized and with
larger force than ever before in the
history of the government. The prose-
cutions which have been successfully
concluded nd which pending
testify to the effectiveness of the de-
partment work.
The prosecution of trusts under the
Sherman antitrust law has gone on
without restraint 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. I very strongly con-
in this regard with 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 nd
troublesome issue in a quiet. calm and
judicial way. without any radical leg
isla ton changing the Rovernm entail
policy 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 closer supervision
board appointed for the purpose. so as
to make certain compliance with the
antitrust law on the hand and to
give greater security to the stock
holders against possible prosecutions
the other I believe however. that
orderly Of In ne