Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-12-08

of transportation upon which all
profitable and useful commerce de-
pends? And how are we to get the
ships If we wait for the trade to de-
velop without them? To correct the
many mistakes by which we have dis
couraged and all but destroyed the
merchant marine of the country, to
retrace the steps by which we have,
it seems almost deliberately with
drawn our flags from the seas, ex-
cept where. here and there, ship
of war is hidden carry 1t or some
wandering yacht displays it, would
take a long time and involve many
detailed items of legislation, and the
trade which we ought Immediately
to handle would disappear or find
other channels while we debated the
items
1t is not a question of the govern
ment monopolizing the field. 1t
should take connection to make it
certain that transportation at reason
able rates will be promptly provided,
even where the carriage Is not at
first profitable; and then, when the
carriage has become sufficiently prof
table to attract and engage capital,
and engage it in abundance, the gov.
ernment ought to withdraw. | very
earnestly hope that congress will be
| of this opinion, and 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
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to render it impossible to complete a
bill for passage at this session.
Alaskan Surveys.
There is another matter of which
must make special mention. 1t may
seem very small thing 1t affects
only single item of appropriation
But many human lives and many
great enterprises hang upon it. 1t is
the matter of making adequate pro
vision for the survey and charting oi
our coasts. 1t is Immediately press
! ing and exigent in connection will
the immense coast line of Alaska, {
coast line greater than that of thu
United States themselves
Economy Urged.
Before | close may | say few
words upon two topics, much dis
cussed out of doors, upon which /
is highly important that our judg
ments should be clear, definite ant
steadfast?
One of these is economy in govern
ment expenditures. In the appropr
ations we pass we are spending tn
money of the great people whose sci
, wants we are-not our own. We ar
. trustees and responsible stewards i
the spending.
:, | think that it is generally agree
! that there should be a systemati
reorganization so as to secure grea
Z er efficiency and effect considerabl
saving in expense. But the amour
J of money saved in that way would,
! believe, though not considerable
. itself, running 1t may be into th
!, millions, be relatively small-smal
: mean, in proportion to the tot
: necessary outlays of the government
1t would be thoroughly worth effec
ing, as every saving would, great I
i, small Our duty is not altered
: the scale of our saving. But n
: point is that the people Of the Unite
= States do not wish to curtail Il
;, activities of this government; the
= wish, rather, to enlarge them; al
= with every enlargement, and tn
"a with the growth of the country itse
: there must come, of course, the
- evitable increase of expense.
i National Defences.
10 National defence cannot be d
,e missed without first answering son
in very searching questions. 1t is sa
,e in some instances that we are n
g. prepared for war. What is meant
ii. being prepared? Is II meant that '
,e are not ready upon brief notice
T. put a nation in the field, nation
men trained to arms2 OF course,
ce are not ready to do that; and
Id shall never be in time of peace