The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-12-08
MESSAGE OF CONFIDENCE TO BIG
INTERESTS
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passage. In them both we turn oul
backs upon hesitation and makeshif
and formulate genuine policy of USE
and conservation, in the best sense O
these works. We owe the one meas
use not only to the people Of thai
great western country for whose free
and systematic development, as il
seems to me, our legislation has done
SO little, but also to the nation as 8
whole, and we also owe them the full
filment of our repeated promises that
the water power of the country should
in fact as we'll as in name, be put at
the disposal of great Industries which
can make economical and profitable use
of it, the rights of the public being
adequately guarded the while, and
monopoly in the use prevented. To
have begun such measures and not
complete them would indeed mar the
record of this great congress very
seriously. | hope and confidently be-
lieve that they will be completed.
Independence For Philippines
And there is another piece of legis-
lation which awaits and should re-
ceive the sanction of the senate:
mean the bill which gives a larger
measure of self government to the
people of the Philippines. How better,
in this time of anxious questioning and
perplexed policy, could we show our
confidence in the principles of liberty
as the source as we'll as the express
sion of life, how better could we dem
Onstrate our own self possession and
Steadfastness in the courses of justice
and distinterestednes by thus going
calmly forward to fulfill our promises
to dependant people, who will now.
look more anxiously than ever to see
whether we have indeed the liberality,
the unSelfiShneSS, the courage, the
faith we have boosted and professed.
I 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 these two years of
memorable labors
Appeal For Merchant Marine
But I think that you will agree with
me that this does not complete the
toll of our duty. How are we to car
ry our goods to the empty markets OF
which l have spoken if we have not
the ships? How are we to build up a
great trade if We have not the con-
slant means of transportation on which
all profitable and useful commerce de-
ponds? 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
marine of the country, to
retrace the steps by which we have, |
it seems, almost deliberately, with
drawn our flag from the seas, except |
where, here and there, ship of war
is hidden to carry it, or some wander
ing 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 chan
neIs while we debated the items.
FrOWns on Subsidies
The case is not unlike that which
confronted us when our own continent
was to be opened up to settlement and
industry, and we needed long lines Of
railway, extended means of transport
alton prepared beforehand in which de-
was not to lag intolerably
and wait interminably. We lavishly
subsidized the building of transcontin
entail railroads We look back upon
hat with regret now, because the sub
sides led to many scandals ofewhich .
we are ashamed; but we know that
he railroads had ito be built and IT
we had it to do over again we should
If course, build them, but In another
way. Therefore, | propose another
way of providing the means of trans
oortation which must .precede, not
ardily follow, the development of
,ur trade with our neighbor states Of
america. 1t may seem a reversal OF
he natural order of things, but 1t is
rue, that the routes of trade must bel
actually opened-by many ships ant
'egular sailings and moderate charges
before streams of MERCHANDISE will I,
low freely and proftably through
hem. svsfs.,ss r.ssb
Open Gates of Trade
Hence the pending shipping bill dis
ussed at the last session. but as yet
assed by neither house. In my judg-
nent such legislation. is imperatiyely :
eeded, and cannot wisely be post !
oned. The government must open
hese gates of trade and open them :
vide; open them before it is altogether
rofitable to open them, or altogether {
easonable to ask private capital to
pen them at venture. 1t is not
uestion of the government monopo- ~
zing the field. 1t should take action {
> make it certain that transportation Q
t reasonable rates will be promptly 9
rovided. Everywhere the carriage is
OF at first profitable; and then when U
ne carriage has become sufficiently Q
rofitable to attract and engage private $
apital, and engage it in abundance,
re government ought to withdraw. >
cry earnestly hope that the congress
ill be of this opinion, and that both l
ouses will adopt this exceedingly i'm d
ortant bill
Rural Credits Problem
The great subject of rural credits a
ill remains to be dealt with, and it ic
a matter of deep regret that the diff e.