Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1914-12-10

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when We need ships. We have MT got
them.
have come TO ask you to remedy
and correct these mistakes and o:nss.
sians. The time and the circumstances
are extraordinary. and so must our Ell
forts be also.
use and Conservation.
Fortunately, two great measures.
finely conceived. the one to unlock,
with proper safeguards. the resources
Of the national domain. the other To
encourage the use Of the nayigania
water outside that domain for the
generation Of power. have already
fassed the house os representatives
and are ready sor immediate consider
alton and action hg the senate With
the deepest earnsstness urge their
prompt passage
And there ID another great piece of
legislation which awaits and should
receive the sanction of the senate:
! mean the bin which gives larger
measure Of seif-goyernment 90 the PEG
pie OF the Philippines. cannot believe
that the senate will let this great
measure OF constructive Justice await
the action OF another congress. Its
passage would nobly crown the record
OF tIese two years Of memorable la
bor
An important Duty.
But | thin that you Will agree
with mo that this does not complete
the soIi or our duty. How are we to
carry our goods to the empty markets
of which I have spoken II we have
not the certain AMI constant means
of transportation upon which all profit
able and useful commerce dependg2
And how are we To get the ships II
we wait for the trade to develop with.
out them?
The routes OF trade must be actually
opened--by many ships and regular
saiIings and moderate charges before
streams Of merchandise will flow free
" and probably through them.
Must Open Gates Of Trade.
Hence the pending shipping bill.
discussed at the last session. but 80
vet passed !, neither house. In may
judgment such legislation is iEnperar
lively needed and can not wisely be
postponed. The government must
open these gates OF trade, and open
them wide; open theEl before ii Is
altogether profitable to open Them or
altogether reasonable 90 ask private
capital TO open them ut venture
1t is not question Of the government
monopolizing the field. II should take
action to make 1t certain that trans.
portation at reasonable rates will be
promptly provided, even where the
carriage is not at FIRST profitable; and
then, when the carriage has become
sufficiently profitable to attract and
engage private capital, and engage II
In abundance. the government ought
to withdraw very earnestly hope
that the congress Will be oil this opi1.
ion, aud that both houses will adopt
this exceedingly important bill
The great subject of rural credits
| still remains to be dealt with, and
1t is a matter of deep regret that the
difficulties OF the subject have seemed
TO render It impossible to complete
a bin for passage at this session. But
1T can not be perfected yet, and there.
fore there are no other constructive
measures the necessity for which 7
will at this time call your attention
to; hut would be negligent Of Al
very manifest duty were not TO call
the attention of the senate to the fact
that the proposed convention for safe.
ty at sea awaits Its confirmation and
that the limit fixed in the convention
itself for It's acceptance is The last
day OF the present month.
charting of Our Coasts.
There 10 another matter of which
must make special mention, If | am
to discharge my conscience, lest ii
should escape your attention. II may
seem q very small thing, IL affects
only single item of appropriation.
But many human lives and many
great enterprises hang upon 1t.
Ii lis the matter or making adequate
provision for the survey and charting
OF our coasts.
1t is immediately pressing and ext.
gent In connection with the immense
coast line of Alaska This Ia a matter
which, as have said, seems small,
but Is In reality very great. Its inn
portance has only 60 be looked into
to be appreciated
Economy To Urged.
Before close. may / say q few
words upon two topics, much dis
cussed out of doors. upon which il In
highly important that our judgments
should be clear. definite and steadfast
One of these Is economy In govern
ment expenditures. The duty OF econ.
omy il not debatabIe. III Is manifest
and important. In the appropriations
we pass we are spending the money
of the great people whose servants
We are--not our own. We are trus-
tees and responsible stewards in the
spending. The only thing debatabIe
and upon which we should be careful
20 make orr thought and purpose
clear IL the kind of economy demand.
ed OF ms. ] assert with the greatest
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