Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-08

engage private capital, and engage II
in abundance. the government ought
to withdraw. / very earnestly nope
that the Congress will be Of this
opinion and that both houses viii
adopt this exceedingly important BILL
Rural Credits.
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
bill for passage at this session But
il cannot be perfected yet, and tnere-
fore there are no other constructive
measures the necessity for which |
will at this time call your attention
to. but would be negligent Of very
manifest duty were / not to call the
attention OF the Senate to the fact
that the proposed convention for
safety at sea awaits its confirmation
and that the limit fixed in the con-
vention itself for its acceptance IS
the last day of the present month.
The conference in which this conven-
ton originated was called by the
United States: the representatives OF
the United States played very in
fiuentiai part indeed in framing the
provisions OF the proposed conven-
tom and those provisions are in
themselves for the most part admir-
able. II would hardly be consistent
with the part we have played in the
whole matter to let it drop and go by
the board as il forgotten and neg
lected. 1t was ratified in May last by
the German government and in
August by the Parliament Of Great
Britain. II marks a most hopeful and
decided advance in International civ
ilization. We should show our earnest
good faith in a great matter by add
ing our own acceptance of it.
There is another matter of which
l must make special mention, if l
am to discharge my conscience, lest
it should escape your attention. 1t
may seem a very small thing. 1t al
fects only a single item Of appropria-
ton. But many human lives and
many great enterprises hang upon
it. 1t is the matter Of making ade-
auate provision for the survey ana
charting Of our coasts. It is imme-
diately pressing and eXigent in con-
nection with the immense coast line
Of Alaska. d coast line greater than
that Of the United States themselves,
though it is also very important in
deed with regard to the older coasts
of the continent. We cannot use
our great Alaskan domain, ships will
not ply thither, II those coasts and
their many hidden dangers are not
thoroughly surveyed and charted. The
work is incomplete at almost every
point Ships and lives have been lost
In threading what were supposed to
be Well-knoWn main channels. We
have not provided adequate vessels
or adequate machinery for the sur
vey and charting. We have used old
vessels that were not big enough or
strong enough and which We're so
nearly nseaworthy that our inspec-
tors would not have allowed private
owners to send them 10 sea This
is a matter which. as 7 have said,
seems small, but is in reality very
great It's Importance has only to be
looked into to be appreciated.
Before I close may | say a few
words upon two topics, much dis
cuHsed out of doors, upon which it
is highly important that our judy
ments should be clear definite, and
steadtast?
Need for Economy.
One Of these is economy in gov
eminent expenditures. The duty OF
economy is not debatable. II is mani
fest and imperative. In the appro-
priations we pass we are spending
the money Of he great people whose
servants we arc--not our own. We
are trustees and responsible stewards
in the spending The only thing de-
bstable and upon which we should
be careful to make our thought and
purpose clear Is the kind of economy
demanded Of us. I assert with the
greatest confidence that the people
Of the United States are not jealous