lid
:1!
i
i
i
tal and labor
.Htatives: , .
The country is to be congratulated
i-our domestic policy.
a, man. the
pa ally to be congratulated on
supervision over. the great corpo-
thrusti- commorco.
.. - _ rations.
The Congl‘bl'll‘his, created the Do-
p rt Fill of: or? and LEW, in-
dglbatls; . it“. fitCorporations.
. tli or the first time authority to so-
d! such proceed-
., tions as the
it. w. «
ltiug of suits
'9‘ theredcral an-
another law it has
‘ .. all pro-
. ‘ ’f of their
.1”. stride for-
ft" the work of
Commission.
‘0 '~fhe Dispari-
t ‘e interstat-
. gTho establish
‘ v-thereurtder.
the direction
ran. for tho
I vitally affect.
‘ rliqr .
*nd fior.
Bureau“ Warm
’ mark a re 'a v
erosional-rm
solutionof the e ‘
tug
Depart '
'- The ti a
was approved on Fe
and two days lat fat and of the De-
piirtment was no in” and confirm-
?“ by the senate. Since then the work
of organization has howijhnshcdms
rapidly as the initial pproprlatloms
‘pcrmitted. and with due regard to
thoroughne a pad the broad plil'poaos
which the . .
binary 14, 1903.
'
star of- the vari~
be Do-
‘ 01""
n the
1.289
moment at
rout fiscal 'y.
act. the pi
(‘ll. .i:_vees in W ‘Ind 8.836 in
tin i‘.‘.lnfl',V at 'flir e. e scope'of
tho i opartmenl's ditty and authority
Club...i.osi‘the c meroiai. and indust-
rial lap-nests. ‘ he; ion; lt is‘not
defilg’ngddof‘ea «for ' atrol the-Juli-
eHF-llb‘crly it. i 'm business ac-
tion, but to secure exact and authcn~
tic information which will aid the ox-
t:('ll.l\“0 in enforcing existing laws. anti
which will enable} the Congress. to
5. attid’to tile iwollousoy
, 4f W‘ tii'o WI. j _ " ‘j'tif‘iiiii"
" ' ' ' vbn‘Gth‘tliiiAffa‘lrs..-fiiiatwo. Irrigation.
,i _ Totbo Senate and House. of Kept-n.
- t
a tion a w
. gkw glkgglmarog those of
llo se i . an (hot-clone the coun-
"pct n e pitched in the di-
tifi ofgoadmjor the exerhise‘:
lanshgnd corn nations of c'orpora- tlii-idual liilliotlvo or in
’ .it '
meat of Commerce and Labor. with tho .
I‘VHepnrttmm i
t:,-ent is designed tot
.
,.
0f
if) .tll‘eiltl it its tho coi'pfil'utlon \\‘llli'li
shrinks from the light, and about the
welfare of such corporations wo uood
i In 9!" bit till achieve- mil ho over-sensitive. Tuo work
. h I k tithe past your tho [N’Wit‘illli'lll of Commerce and Lu-
, 't & {origin and .5 re lmr .haa lit-on conditioned upon this
theory. of securing fair treatment
alike for labor and for capital.
Capital and labor.
'l‘lii- consistent policy of filt- Nation-
al (tin-orninout. so far as it has tho
powor, is to hold in chuck the tilt-
otnployoo; but to i'ot'usc to woakou lil-
hanipor or
Cinqress
aren‘t-”Sidebar
of
iscrupuious man. \i'hotlior i-uipioyor or
cramp tlielndustriiti dovolopnlctii of
the country. We rocognlzo. that this is
an era of federation and combination.
’ lti which groat capitalistic corpm'io
-rfflons.aiiil labor unious hnvc become
‘factors' of itoiiiondous importance iii
. all industrial oontors. lit-arty recogni-
tion is given the far-reaching bent-nor
q . out work which has been accomplished
thriiugh both corporations and unions.
and ilio lino as boiwoon difforciit cor—
‘ pqratlons‘ as boiwocn different unions.
is drawn as it is between diffoi'cnt ill-
tllvidiials:.that is. it is drawn on con~
.- ductp the efl‘ot‘t'bcing' to treat both or-
:ganizod capital and orsaiiizcrl labor
galiko: asking nothing sato that tho iii-
. icrest of cacti shall be brought into
harmony with the interest of tho gon-
‘oi'ul public. and that tho conduct of
ttit'il shall conform to tho fiiiiilanit-iiial
' rules of obedience tolaiv. of Individual
fl'ooiiom. and of iiistico and fair doal~
. inc. towards all. \Vllt'llt'l‘el' either cor-
poriitipn'.‘~ labor union. .or individual
riisrogai-ds thr- law or. acts in a spirit
of arbitrary and tyrnnnous llllt‘l‘fl'l‘-
onco \\'lill.lil(‘ rights of othcrs. whoth-
nor corporations or individuals. tlicn
'. whoro the Podium t'iovornntcnt has
jurisdiction. it will soc to it that the
imisconduct‘is.stoppt-d. paying not tho
1of tho corpnratloii, the union or tho luv
idii'iduai: but only to Ulltl'VlIRi fiIct-—-
that is_ the question \vhctlior or not
! tlio conduct of tho individual or aggro-
,‘ gaio ‘of individuals is: lit accordance
i with the :lau"of the. land. ‘Evm‘y man
a, must ilo gniirnutr-od his liberty atul his
:right to do as ho llltos with his proper“
‘ty orthls labor_ so long as ho. docs not
. infringe the rights of othors. No man
{is abovo the law and no man is below
git; nor do We ask any man's permisv
lsloniwhon we require him to obey it
slightest hood to the position or power ‘
‘ ()hodlhnt-e to the law is'dem'antled as at
:right:\ not. asked as a favor.
“'t' have caiisc- as a nation to br-
;thankful (or the steps that have boon
. so soccwst’ully taken to put those prin-
‘ciplos ilito offcct. The progress has
‘ sonic plan might be‘
anthem-mitotic mo mado tools of corrupt politiciilus. tit‘r’luuil and ill‘tllii punishment.
cilactvatldltional. legislation. if an)‘ i.bccli by evolution. not by revoltiion.
should be found necessary, in order to ; Nothing radical has been done: the ac-
itt‘cvent the few from obtaining privi- ptioii has been hotit moderate and rust)-
ti'i‘itth "‘ti
- mfl‘ésfidmw at
lager-t at the expense of diminished op-
portunities {or the-many. '
' house If Corporations.
The preliminary work of the Btii‘oaii
of Corporations in tho.l)epartment has
shown the wisdom of its oration. Pub-
licity in corporate chairs-will tend to
do away with ignorance-"and ‘wlil af-
‘ford facts“ upon" Which intelligent ao-
tlon may be taken. Systemtlc, into:-
ligegit investigation “Already develop.
Wins fans tho knowledge of which is
tho net-ris- aud‘duties of the nslnehs
world.“ rho'rrornorstm-uwuicitiourm'-
vastly and fairly orguiabd, whose‘man-
,tlgprs in the moon pitta business
rerognlzc - their.
a arely with I its
, y . petitors. and the public. has noth-
‘i to. fear from. such, supervision. The
‘nw bone of thltt'Buresu is not to em-
barrass or sssail legitimate business.
but t aid in!) ingipg aboutabe’tter in-
,d"t al co'udi io'n'é—a condition under‘
W lch there shill bciobcdiollce to law
'1! recognition of public obligation by
a .i‘hrporstiona. great or small.
“5 Functions 6f new . Kr
"he Department ofrlé “ ' ‘2?“
will he» not only the clearing
'arm of the Govern
g cm
mumm when
lug our transportatlm facilities, in
building up our ' - . .. 5M,-
essential . to a right .llllilfiflil dint; 0t
to i to ideal;
at holdersfi‘lltclr-
V@; for information regarding-thin
b noes tr us of the Nation
~liiie. Therefore the work will stand.
LThoi-c shall bond backward stop. If
in the working of the laws if pl'm'os
iloslrablo that they shall at any point
,bo expanded or nmntlflod. tho amend-
imoiit can ho made. as its desirability
its shown. Meanwhile they are beiuu
administered with Judgment. but with
Iiiislstence ,iipon obedience to them:
‘ and their need has been emphasized in
signal fashion by the events of the past
.i't'ar. ‘ ‘- ' .
- G‘varnment receipts and expenaiturcl.
. “lirom all soiit'ccs.‘cxciiiai‘vo'of tho
i postal service.- the receipts of tho Uov-
crrimcnt for the last fiscal your aggro-
.fatod Shtib.3flti.tiii, The expenditures
1
' the same lit-riot] wore. ‘W,W“I007_
$55,297.6ti7fi Tho indications are that
the stirpluli for the present fiscal year
will'bc‘ 'v‘el'ysmall. if indeed there 'be
any surplus. ‘From July to November
the receipts from customs were ap-
proximately. "nine million dollars less
than the receipts from the same sourci-
(for a corresponding portion of last
at the same ratio throughout tho. fiscal
L,year’ttlie. surplus irould be reduced by.
dppr‘ofima‘el’y. thirty million dollars.
ghotlid in ~ revenue from customs
suffer much further decrease during
thefiscat year. the surplus'would van.
,Jsh‘. «A .lai'gc,.siirpliis is certainly .un-
desirable. Two years ago the war tax-
rs were taken (fff"w'ith'the express iii-
.tcntion of equalizingthe governmen-
receipts ‘and iaxpenditurcs. and
communion" the ilscal 'yottr boing'
year. Should ‘this decrease ‘continuo‘
A
, l
lfieuni‘ih‘eai-at year thereafter still
, , ; wad/a i'tynluthso‘w seems llltt‘ly
' .i "it 'subii antlal ‘cdtia ity of revenue
mfiwil‘yg l and expenditure will be attained. Such
5 . .5 s -, l9 racing incense it last greatimoment
: [.5 ’- gills!“ locxerclse care and economy in
' , _. Hamel appropriations. and to scan'; sharps-
marmalade”.
, “01!an lose-
‘ ntlng thg. ‘ I i; -
i’atiychnnge in our ”fiscal revenue. sys-
._'ie‘t’u ”whit-hob“ rciiuoe Oil!“ income:
. ~ . ‘ - hlnse .J'l'he‘needof strict economy it out-’93“
. (0th ‘. mm Elam“ penditure’s is emphasised by the. fact
t . . "2" ,, .z. .. ithat we can notafford to be parsimon-
. .. will lultlfy { one in prov‘td'lifg‘for what is essential
- 7*“! Fitz-“Ni to our national“;well-_being. ,Careful
'1; Will “é” a ‘5" economy wherever possible will alone
‘ 7 like administration i prevent our income from falling be
our internal i low the pointrequlred in‘prder to meet
' . J a? to e needs. "
v ‘ r” '. ‘ of financial
'Kne 4h: ‘ rlterf ottf.
o. yond ,question. and under present con-
= ditigns it would be. unwise and unnec-
ic’s’itm'yTto siiembtf'n reconstruction of
g.
1
- . «Situation,
.' - rouse 0?”
_ dine-5' Nothing rev
’ " ‘ " m
. ’. utilises-to
~ - e
‘ unite granted theses»
Treasury to deposit cos-1
-. . . as it'l'IIM‘mll’fl‘m‘
'3 '99 i deposit of receipts from other sources.
' . r32, It”. I
trillion?
m Zury of
Q. timid“. .
V ' H : that's-e drewiflmc ‘ stuatmn‘andlapia ask the
t” " ‘osii_ our of the Congress for
1‘ lhucwmttldrl._ , »
L
a,“ ; our entire monetary system. The same ‘
of
Sienna th-certliii needs of site an
«r
., l
,1 ‘
l" l ,t' ’l‘"
_. t . v
' .3 .5“
W
"m ~-
a limit mi. of
(Iatirod between the golilmtandai-d l.tliill- } thc rti-in-o to evade certain labor laws .
. {tries and flat sllyentandml countries. 3 creating discriminattoua against nitoii
All good citizens. wiiotht-i'lto do all that in its tics in siainp out ilf‘l'llllllilhll by an agreement
K'f‘his commission has filed its proiiuil-i
iraty report. w all has been made pub-
ic. l tit-m it i portant that tho oom-'
~‘mlttsion be continued. anti that a sum
.pf money be appropriated sufficient to
i'pay the expenses of its further labors.
Merchant marine.
A majority of our pimple tit-sir.» tiuii
stops be taken in tho intcrt-sts of Auto
rlcan stripping. so that no may once
moro l’l'tilllllt' our t'oi'nior position in
the ocean carrying trailo. lint liltni-r-
to tho illfl'oronooa of opinion as to tho
propor method of reaching this olltl
'lllu‘o been so wide tltdt it has proved:
dinpossiblo to secure the. adoption oi;
'any particular scheme. Having in .
view these facts. i recommend that“
tho (‘ongross direct the Secretary oft
i‘uo Navy. tin: Postmastot'rtlonorai, and
the Secretary of (‘oinmoroc rind Labor. ,
asaoclatod with such a rcprosoniatioru
from lllt‘ Sountc and liouso of Rmirc-i
sontatlveii as tho Congress in its wis‘
doin may designate, to sorvc as it com-
mission for tho purposc of lnvosttgatW
ing and reporting to tho t‘tuigress at
its next sossiou what logisltiiiou is do-
sirablo or necessary for tho develop-r
motif oi’ the American merchant filth
club and American coninicrcc. and in-
cidontally of a national oocan mail sor-
vico of adequate auxiliary naval cruls- ‘
era and naval reserves. While such.-
it moaaurt- is desirable in any cvontq
it is especially desirable at this time.
in View of the fact that otir present
,govorumciital contract for ocean mall?
with the American Linc will expire in.
littlh. Our ocean mall act was passed .
lll ltllil. in 1895 our 20-knot iranaat»
lantio mall line was equal to any for-‘ '
nigh lino. Since thou the Germans.
have piit on 234knot steamers. and the
liritish have contracted for Emmott
stoamtu-s. Our service should equal}
the best. if it does not. the coinmcrs'
oial public will abandon it. if we are
to stay in tho. business it ought to ho
with l' full understanding of the ad.
‘vantagos to the country on one hand.
and on tho other with exact knowledge
of thc cost and proper niotliods of car-
rylng it on. MON‘OW'I‘. lines of cargo
ships are of even more importance
than fast mail lint-ii; save so far‘aa tho
‘iaitcr can be depended upon to furnish
‘swlft auxiliary oriilsors in iimo of war.
t'l‘ho rslublishmont of now lilies of citr-
tgo ships to South America to Asia.
and elsewhere would be much in the
’tntorost of our commercial expansion;
immigration.
We can not hit": too tnilt'ii ltnnilgt'a-
tion of tho right kind. and we should
have none at all of the wrong ltind.‘
’l'lio need is to devise sumo system by
which itnilr-siraliie immigrants shall be
iii'pf. out cutiri-ly, while desirable iui
migrants aro properly distributed
throughout the country: At prcsont
ultimo districts which ntupl immigrants
have nonc; and brothers, when- the
population is already congosiod. luiini- ,
grants como in such. numbers as to do-t
press the conditions of life for those;
already there. . .
Investigation of Immigration Service
at New‘Vdrk. .
During the inatdwo years the tului|- l
gration service at Now York has been i
greatly improved and thy» corruption:
and lnt’fllclt‘noy which formerly obtain ;
t-d there havc boon eradicated. 'l‘hisg
service has Just been int'ostlgatcii by:
a committoc of New York citizen» of-
high standing. Mossrs, Arthur \‘. lll'lf‘r;
son. Loo K. Frankel. Ettgcnc .-\, Phil-j
bin. Thomas W. Hynos. aiul .Rulph.
'l‘i'atitman. Thoir report dcais with;
tho whole situation at length. and con-i
eludes with certain t'ucomtnoudationsI.
for atluiluistratlvo.und legislative ac-‘
tlou. it is now receiving ilio uttentioni
of tho Sci-rotary of Commerce and i.a-.
llill'
Naturalizatiori frauds.
The special investigation of the sub-
jcct of naturalization tindcr tho direc-
tion ot',tho Attorncy-(lonorai. arid the
'ennscquont prosecutions, i-ovcal a con».-
dltlon of affairs caillng for the intuit-V
diate attention of the Congress. For
gories and perturb-s of shameless and E
flagrant character have been porno-l
ii-ated. not only in the ddnac centers of .
population. but throughout the count
try; and it, is established beyond doubt .
that very" many ‘soccatlcd citizens of.
the United-States have no *title 'vrfiat- 3
over to that right. and are assertingt
and Enjoying the boncits of the same
through the. grosscst frauds. it is nor: .
er to‘be forgotten thttt. cttllenship ls.‘
to. quote‘ the words recently used byi
the Supreme 200ml. of the United!
states. an 'il'nestimsble liorliage."i
whetherit proceeds from birth wilhinl
the country or is obtained by naturali-
zatlon: and we poison the sources of;
- our national character and strength-at l
are fountain. if the privilege is. cia -
ed lit'fd exercised . iihoiit fight. and y ;
means of fraud "and cot-rimfdon. -‘ 131ml
bodylpotttic. can ‘not be sound mid.
healthy if many-Pot its constituent ‘
members claim their standid'g‘tht'huflt;
tits prostitution or the. lugs right at ti.
calling of citizenship: it should meal:
something-to be me n citiaencffit _
nation States? radio the peace“ ltd
loophole whatever ahotlltlibo left open
tom-dud. ‘ ' 5“ ' .5»!
r The methods by, w
7-.‘o'o'w undhr- fillij-fnv
.yibsr- to
i
‘ tiohr-fwitaxf-‘a
. lll.‘
ro g e rclli pt: -
l7 toiféd. inollde’fimanygvarlr ifi
meditate by twilieb‘lalso can trellis
or aluminum-fire? lewd .In at . '
only: tit-pension certtacatuim
will” hit; hi "'I“t l ‘ i
m . Gwyn“!!!
' "filler“: tesj‘at'o Milli:
. indemnity-as tort
__Wf{"ifit‘llym in;
«tent; (this the _-r.istiitui Analyst-
”53001“ comm than; or, .
M drofdggc‘d by erupm- ~-‘
‘ l "and the insertioniil
the guilt other persons not entitl-
sdhthc‘trgmeg- V, .7. . . .-
1! is not secs-Jaw for
mewnfcr
t
ism or ~“i
to W :
fluff ‘
witch-ta:
it'.
t"
so
.. ,. ,
MONDAY. one. Mr
Iiv"
sea ‘lti
N. . 1,‘ - ."i'v .v "
ilhviticd ‘wiioroiiyg fashion to create \‘oiora who are ready-i find a haven of refuge in any toroi
llbor.
annualized or nntivo born, are equal
ly interested in protecting our citizen-
slilp uguiusi tgraud in any form. and.
on tho other hand. in affording every
facility for naturalization to those who
'lu‘ttood faith iitHil'l' to share nlilto our
piivlii'gos and our rcspbnsiiilllilox.
'i'bi- l-‘ctloi'til grand Jul-y lately in aos-
sion to New York city ilciilt with ilils'=
subject and iiiado n pi-osoiiituctit which
states ”to situation Iuit-t'ly and forcibly
and contains important suggestions for
tho consideration of the Congress.
This preaotitmcnt is iiioludctl as an ap-
pondlx to tho ropoit of tlic Ait'irncy-
General.
in my last annual niossugc. tn coli-
motion with tht: siibjoct of tho duo
ioguliitlon of combinations of I"I|liilli
which pro or may bot-omi- titlinious to
tho public. I roctunuu-udoil n spot-lat
appropriation for tho bitti-r onfnrco—
"Will of tin unit-trust lab as it now
shrink. to be oxpotidi d nndor tlir- diroc»
lillll of ”to .\ttoriici-t:ouoiai Accord-
int-tr (by tho logislutlvr; cxo.utiic and
judicial :ipprtuiriation act of li‘obru' I',\'
‘21-. liiiill, .‘2 Still.. RM. lull igtlii- (‘illlul't‘t‘s‘
ll- ,
t‘tucing tlir various Fodciiii iiiist and .
tuipropriiitod. for tho piti'posi- I'f
interstate c/iiiiuirrco laws. the sum of
tin littnilitai thousand dollars, to be ex-
pontlcd undrr tho direction of Attor-
uoy~iitiioriil ill liii‘ rnii lo,\ bout of
spot-lat counsel and agont- in the ho-
purtmt iii of Justlcc in conduct proceed-
ings iinii prosecutions undor said laws
in the courts of tho l'nltoil Stair-s.
Extension Recommended of Purposes
of appropriation for enforcing
trust pad interstate-com-
, met-cc laws.
Y i now recommend, as a matter of the
truest importance and urgency. tho
extension of the ponies. s of this :tppro- ,
pitiition, so that it. may bi- available.
under the dli‘lN‘llOn of the Attorney
(lloiitml. and until used, for duo on.
‘tircctntnt of the laws of tiic l'nltod
fates in general and especially of the
civil and criminal laws relating to pub-
llc littliiil and the latita relating to postal
crimes I'ml’bifonset-i and tho subjoot of
naturalization. Recent investigations
have shown a deplorablo state of ai-
fltii'ti ill tho-so throo mattors of vital
concern.
Public-land frauds.
lly various frauds and by forgerles
illiii perjuries. thousands of acres of
tho. public 'domain. embracing lands
of different character and extending
through various Nl‘t‘"fllll~‘ of tho coun-
try. have been diahoiiosily acquired.
ii iii llardiy necessary to iii-go the ini—
portanco of recovering these dishonest
acquisitions. stolen ‘fl‘linl the people.
and-"of promptly utid duly punishing
the offenders. i spook in another part
of this Message of tho widespread
crimes by which llii- sat-rod right of
citizenship is falsely ussot'ff‘tl and that
'flnestimable horitago" pi-i-vci-tod to
basc I-nds.
Postal fltauds. _
. liy similar means-«that is. through
frauds. iorgeries. finil-pt‘l‘illl‘lf‘fl, and by
aliiimoless brilwriaa—E-tiie laws relating
to the proper conduct of the public sor—
vico in general and to the duo adminis.
trillion of tho f‘tntvofllco ilopurtmont
huvo lmn notoriously violator]. and
many indictments have boon found.
and tho consouiitut prosccutlons aro in
Ell
Just so
long vnctuiragsniciii is given them to
‘couilnuc thoii' pructicos. if we fall
; corruption we can not eicnpo our ahnri.
of responsibility for tho guilt. Tho first
.r tibdtc of ant-t-osfnl solf-gm’f‘rnmctit
is ttniilncltlu -ttiftii'oonioiit of tho law
and tho outtilig out of corruption.
Alsatian Boundary.
. For sovorni yours past tho rapid tic
vcliipini iii of Maxim and tho ostablish-
incur of growing Aiiii-tlcan liltcrost-t in
ft git-n» tlu-i-i-ioioio tln‘Hlll'\i'_\\‘tl and tin
poriocily ituowti brought into pi'i.)i|llll-
cut-o tho urgent nocoasily of u practi-
:t'lli tit-ultirt'ulititi of tho bottntltii'los lit“
-twoon tho jurisdictions of the “Mud
Built-s iind (il't‘lll llrl' iin. ;.-\ithotigti
|tlic trcaty of “lift between Great llrli-
uln‘ and itussin. the provisions of which
‘wori- copied in tho fronts of ilibT.
iviioroby Russia couvoyod Alaska to
tho i'nitod States. was positive as to
tho control. first by Russia and laicr by
tii.- l’nlicd Statos, of it strip of torri-
ior; along the continental niniiland
from tho wostorn shore of l'oitliiiid (‘ i-
nai to Mount St. Elias. following and
surrounding tho indentations of tho
coast and including tho islands to th”
\vcstward. its/doscriptloii of lllt‘llflllli-
ward margin of tho strip was lntlt'fl~
of a continuous ridge or tango of moon~
talus skirting the coast. as flgurod in
tho charts of tho oai'ly navigators. it
had at no time been possible for either
party in interest to lay down. under tho
authority of the treaty. a line so ob-
viously oxact according to its provis-
ions as to command tho assoni of tho
other. 'h‘or ucarly throo-fourtlis of a
century illt' absence of tangible local
'iiitorosts demanding the exorcise of
positivo Jurisdiction on either sirlc of
}ll|t‘ border loft the question dormant.
jill 187i) nuostlous of rovonno adminis-
i Iration on the Siikino flh'or led to tho
{establishment of a. provisional demar-
cation. crossing tlic channel botwooii
two high peaks on either side about
tivciity-four mllos abovo tho rivcr
month. in 1899 similar quotation-
optncnt of mining interests ill tho re.
gion about the bond of Lynn Canal
brought about it. temporary modus vl-
tltin was made at th- “'llfPl‘ shod til-
\'ldos of tho White and (‘iiiikooi pass-
r-s and to tho north of lv’lukwan. on
tho Klohlna River. Those partial and
tentative adjustments could not. in the
very nature of things. bo satisfactory
or lasting. A pormancnt disposition
of tlic maitor became imperative.
.ifiitrunnvaitiiig attempts to roach
an understanding through ‘a Joint High
Commission. followed by pmlongcti no-
gntiutlons, conducted in an amicable
spirit. a i-nnvontinn between the l'nitsd
Stutos and (ll-oat Britain was
January 24. 1903. providing for an ox
aiulnation of the subject by a mixed tri.
bittiiil of six mcnibcrs. three on a side.
with a view to its final disposition.
. Ratificatlous uoro exchanged on March
3 last. whereupon tho two governments
appointed their respective members.
Th'oao on behalf of the United States
were Will“ Root. Secretary of War.
Henry Cabot Lodge. a senator of the
Unltcd States. and George Turner. an
eitosouator of tho l'ulted Statot.
whllo (treat Britain named the Right
Honorable mm Aivorstouc. Lord Chief
Justice of England. Sir Louis Amabli
.ltitio. K. (‘. M. (i.. rctirod judge of tho
nito, resting on the supposed oxistonc. l
‘ growing otlt of tho cxtlaorillnary dovol- ‘
vomit, by which it convenient sopara-[
slgnod. ‘
i should
course of hearing or Hi ”It t‘Vt' “IN"“M- f Supreme Court of Quebec. and .A. it.
i- or the notions tlinr iudicmvd. and “(if triesworib. K. C. of Toronto. This
tlittt tlic (torornniout may be itl‘PDiH'i‘d I Tribunal met in London on September
to enforce promptly and with tho :3. undcr the prosidoncy of Lord Alvot-
grtuitud .oficot tin-[doc penalties forrstonc.
such violations of law. and to this end 5 lions. and marked by a friendly and
may be furnislictiwltli rilmtiit‘ili lit-iconsricntlous spirit. The. respective
stiumontalitbs and. tempt-tent. lot-till as- 3 cases. counter cases. and
different points of tho country. i Ill'llt‘iiiic Tribunal reached anti signed an
Willi)" ”I" (‘imill‘i‘r'r‘ llii‘ Ilt‘i“‘a‘fill.\' Otilllil‘t‘tilllt’lll on all questions submitted
winking tho said appropriation til'illlll‘l
by the terms of the convention.
tile for inimodiati uso for llii such DIII'-.thls award the right or (no
pom. to be murmur-ti under the (“I've-18mins to the control of it continuous
firm of tho Attornoy-(irncrnl. siiip or border of the mainland shoro.
Need for Treaties Making Bribery Ex-
‘ traditabte.
Stops have been taken by the State
Department looking io'thc milking of
bribery an extraditablc offense with
foreign powers. The need: of moro cf~t
;sillllOSlll}'i~ of tho coast is confirmed:
.rtlio entrance to Portland Canal (con
liilot and to the nprthweat'ward of
Wales and l’earso island‘s: a line is
foctive- treaties covering this f‘l'llllt‘ is . drawn from the head of Portland Canal _
3:3:352“... "W3... gem. .rrvorpwgi
. ‘ " u 0; ant t. o ntcr or JOI‘ or poor
id’iiibmhi‘iidiilimnliil‘r‘iirn’ii 23min grip is mil-"'3' “rigs (gremlins
-‘ - . . 'it'ert n moon it sunun a _ all“ m-
illage tilikfiisrtilinihililiftl‘s ‘m‘r’iri'lré..h;$; freon ll’ortlan‘d Canal and Mount St. El-
. v. , -' _ s. sin runli us along the crest ofthe
il-(iit fllfiglo‘g‘l'lti‘dielg illculi‘tfgtdgii)? iggaf. i divide separating the coast slope from
has not arisen: \l‘hile‘thoro mnv hath. "("3 3:in ”“9"“? 3‘ ill)” onlyi ”a"
been as moot official corruption 'in {mi- (fldge :bpmgzgsl‘i‘heego‘a‘atcwfih‘ln“it‘ll;
trier years ‘t ere has been more tlevo- ‘ ' ‘ .
.3... 3...... .. not: arrears: arenas.
i353? 5:3"‘dr3ni'553‘ru533r “*3; {Meg m,- up.» .5... “9““ or
be thc policy of the United you and in a ranc 0"
States id leave its place. on earth where , - . .
-- . - . - - .. nroytlttonai demarcation of 1878 at int-
a corrupt man flitting’lroui this cool. cr‘ ing of the Btlkine hirer, and that
The procixidlugs wore expodo:
, ‘ arguments ,
sistanco tor tho stit‘i-stiltstiuns Mill 3 presented the. issues clearly and fully.’
trials which will bo acct-ssary iii milllYiOn mp gm}, of noun,“- a mumm- ”L
B)‘;
i'llitoil 1
.ri-‘ltit‘ting all the tide-water inlets and}
coming which legitimate doubt appear ‘,
out is defined as passing by Totigass-
. .Whllé thellnc so titted foiiowu Incl
-krla'il'illaliflbi‘ silvers. .
: illrmfof so'i‘ornlfient till authority a
calmly-01y obtiined-«jntblngt' gfirtcdttn'thooovwho‘ropn‘sent them in
metres ‘ than t him in.“
,é‘tdhfn- i5? .' flinch : V.
‘ n:- d h Mn- h "f
,c montzui .no. vyist oo-
fim‘aedf'tbi‘ ‘Ui’lh‘é'i fig. He is wors-
try-comically) peaco‘.‘ Th‘erc‘ is no
reason? y“; bribery ”should “not be in:
eluded )n iff‘ licdttes as- egttraditahlo.
ThGTMo tiafidn’dcd treaty with Maxi.
nofifliib‘iic yflhis‘erime-wsa but ln'tho
list of ‘extradiiabic‘ offenses. has cs-
tnitlished a salutary precedent in this
regard- Under itiiii treaty-the B’iaio
Nflméhl has risked?“ and Mexico has
granted. the extradition lot-onc'of tut
There can he no crime more serioas‘
than bribery. othermtteaseafitotsir.
ono'lnwfwhlle corruption strikes at iho
Fllll‘lfllllon of--atl law. Under out
and «if govpnimoot all anihorith. s
olatoapsoity. . more can be. ao-of-
than the-thiofmfori. tile. thief robsit‘ht
individual. while the? corrupt oflcia:
plat-liens to“ entire errant Slate“. --- tie
is as wicked as the murderer.-for‘tlu:
murder-pr In! only 'i take one life
igniting-the. la: . while tho-conupt of:
trial .. ‘he-‘mal who ' it e4
anoint“ Jill-at the.
“This..."
of the commonyealih itself. ‘Govern-
of 1999 at :the summits of-tlie White
and-gChilhootlpasses, it runs much far~
thcrflnland fyomthe Klehlni than the
temporary iino_.of the later, modus vi-
vcndi. and leaves the entire mining dis-
trict of thsPorcupine River and Glac-
ftr Crock within the iiirlddlclion of the
United States: .‘ - ‘ - '
. The wealth satisfactory in every
way. it is of great material ' ‘Idv'an-
’tagc'to our people in the 'Far“Nortii~
:weat. Jr has removed from the field
of discussion and. possible danger it
Jiqfuostlon liable..io.become more acutely
c‘éhrttiiatcd each passing year. Final-
u. it has fiirnudicd a signal prmf of th .-
fhtl'tiess and good will with which twin
friendly nations can approach and dc-
teupiuo issues .lnvplijing hdtiouai 1noi-
ere .y nd by their hum lndapbic
of., Nb
indication. ..
'The award. ,seifeexecutlng on the
vital «this. p maltodtgifectlve as
retards the o ers it only remains for
the two M to tonppotpt. each
on item be f. one or more scion.
tine-experts. who shell. with all. con-
i ethl'lr to lay.
I M09
y of the
the Con-
‘ment of 'thb‘peolildiii’y 'tlis ps'dple.‘for
_lll inkling-the face of
“ alshmeat of
I'.
‘ ago. The‘
d on an
of ' The ex-
piublic cor-l
not ..
M
no. great ‘
joint boundafl" ‘
of.the Unitedl
Claims A‘ toil
ill ’will Jib"
ion to a third potver for-Jib “
would secure a aottlemont of claiuiailn mind that tint In] rpprosents, In}.
duo. m- thoy alleged. in certain oi thcir tornatiounlly spoait’lng." “a 'illittli' moro.
iiibjot-ts. Titolr employment of form gt‘lll‘rhilzt'd species of [*fV’to twerty
.for tho colloctlon of those claims was than is the case wlflbordlnlry. roperty
brought on lamb-that is. propertyégund at sea
:nbout through tho official of tho diplo is much l‘ita apt than in case with
'nllitii: t'oproaonltttivos of the United property found on land really til-ileum!
Statos at (‘arucits and tho Government to anyone nation. Under the 00“"!
;at Washington. tlu-rcby writer: a sit- system of corporate ownerphip the an:
5natlou which was bound to causo in- of a roast-l often differs from the flag
cruising friction. and which jeopardip which would mark the nationality -of
rod tho peace of tho coutlnont. ('iidor the rout ownership and money control
.tliia nzrocuiout Vo-iosiiola hare-u to not of tho vessel: and the cargo my be-
.aptiri a certain litll't'l-lllflfle of tlic (‘llli- long to individuals of yet it different
toms i-occtpts of two of her ports to ho nationality. Much American capital is
lappliod totlio payment of whatever ob- now lnvostod in foreign ship” hilt]
‘ ligations might be ascertained by nth- among tot-on. u not ‘lH It. often happens
‘oti commissions appointed for that pub that tbi capital of one is largely in-
.poac to bc duo from her. not only to vested in the. shipping of another. For—
itlio throo tumors itlroudy lnentiimod. tlirrmoro, as a practical manly-it
whosc proceedings against hor had ro- may be mentioned that while com-
illliiiitl in a state of war, but also to the met-cc destroying may-cause serious
l‘l‘nitod States. Franco, Bpaiu. Belgium. loss and great annoyance. it can never
.tho Netherlands. SWi‘tit‘ll and Norway. be. more than a subsidiary factor in
ti‘intl Mexico. who had not employod bringing to tcrmsa resolute too. This
ifnrco for the collection oftho claims lll- Is now well recognized by-all of our
Liogotl to ho duo in certain of ihoir citl- naval exports. 'The fighting ship. not.
liens. thi- C_t)illm(‘l‘(‘(‘ destroyed. is the \vessel
A demand was then made by tho so-
cailcd blookadiug powers that tho sums
ascortalncd to bo doc to thcir cltiacus
by such mixed commissions should be
iat'tfll‘til‘ll payment in full bcforc tiny-
ithiug was paid upon tho claims of arty -
of tho so-callod poace powors. Von-M
inc other hand, insisted that
paid upon a
history. and establish her place am‘ong
tho great powers of the world. '
Meeting of inter-parliamentary Union
For international Arbitration.
Lost your the total-parliamentary
Union for international Arbitration
mot at Vienna. six hundred-members
of the different legislatures of civiliz-
icd countries attending. it was provid-
od that the next mootlhi should be in
film. at St. Louis. subject to our Con-
grcos extending an .invitation. hilto
thi- litiguo Tribunal. this lnterparila-
montarr Union is oneof the forces
tending towards peace among the na-
lions of the earth, and it is entitled to
our support. 1 truist the lyltation can
be extended. '
‘. Relations With Turkey.
Early in July, having received intel-
ligence. which happily turned out.to-
,bo erroneous, of the assassination of
our vice-consul at Beirut, [dispatched
a stash squadronto that port for such
service as might be found necessary'on
arrival. Althbugh the attempt on the
life of our vice-consul had not been
successful. yet .the outrage was symp-
tomatic of a state of excitement and
dlsordor which demanded immediate
attention. The arrival of the vessels
had tho happiest result. A feeling of
security at once took thotplace of tho
fornicr alarm and disquiet; ourndlcers
worn cordially welcomed by .th con-
sular body and the riding incl . ants.
and ordinary hurtful; s rennin .lt‘sdtc-
tivity. The Governmelitflf d‘ Sultan
gave a considerate hearing tofhti rell’
risoutatlons of our mlnist‘er:,’the oili-
cial who was rcgsrde‘d as responsible
for the disturbed condition of affairs
was removed. oii'i- rclat sr‘with the
Turkish Government retina a friendly:
our claims founded on inequitable
treatment of some of our schools and
missions appear to be ill process of
amicable adjustment. ; .
Relation with China. ,
The signing of snow commercial
only with China, which‘toolt lace-at
Shanghai on the eighth of char, is
a cause for satisfaction. This act, the
result of long discussion and negotim
izuola. on
tell her ciodllors should bc
lliasis of oxaot equality.
iCiIimI Submitted to toe Permanent
17mm of Arbitration at The Hague.
hitting the efforts to adjust this dis-
utt- it was siiggostod by tho pmvcrs iii
llit'l‘tlH that it should be rcforrml to
nio for docislon. but I was clearly of
tho opinion that a far wiser course
would in: to submit the tuestiou to the
l‘ormaiient Court. of All) traiioii at The
Haguo. it scented to mo to offer an
admirable opportunity to advunc‘c tho
practice of the peaceful settlement hf
disputes between nations and to secure
for The Hague Tribunal a momorhhlo
increase of its practical importance.
The nations interested in tho C(lnil‘fr
vorsy were so numerous and in man.»
instances so powerful as to make it.
evident that bonehecnihreauiis would
follow from their appearance at the
sonic limo. beforo tho bar of,that aug-
ust tribunal of pent-o. ,
i tlur hopus in that regard have boon.
iroullm-tl. Russia and Austria arc rcp-
|rcsontod in tho porsous of the learned
land distinguished jurists who compose
jtlio Tribunal. while Griiath’lritaln. Gor-
ninuy. Franco. Spain. ftaly. Belgium.
tho Nt-tliorlands. Siveilon and Norway,
Mexico. the United i-ltaio's. and Vene-
zuola aro rcpresontotl by their rospoc-
'lil‘f,‘ agents and counsel. Such an im-
posing Concourse of nations presenting
their arguments to and invoking tho}
docisimi of that high ooiiri of intomn~
tionat lustico and international police
can hardly fail to ma-un- a like sub-
mission of many future controversies.
The nations now appearing there will
iinii it far easier to appear thcro a
second limo. while no nation can im-
agino its just pritio will'iie loosened
by following the example now present-
oil.
This triumph oftho principloif‘ inter.
national arbitration is a subject of
warm congratulation and Offers a hap-
py augiiry for tho poaoo of'iho world.
Advancement of Cause ef'lntsrnationat
‘Arbitrltion. ' -'
‘ Tlioro sooins good ground for the ho-
.llcf that more has boon a real grou‘tli
:among the civilized nations of a soull-
mont which will permit-u gradual sub-
‘siltution of other' methods than tho
1 method of war in tho st-itlcment of dis-
putes. it is not pretended t at as yet.
we are near a position in' wh ch it will
lbo possible wholly .to prevent war. or
that a just regard for national interest
and honor will it] all cases permit of
the settlement of international disputes
:by arbitration: but by a mixture of
j prudence and firmness with wisdom we
think it is possible to do away with
much of the provocation and excuse
for war. and at least in many oases to
substitute some other and more. ration-
Val method for thc settlement of dis-
‘putos. The Hague (‘ourt offers so
=gond an example of what can be done
in the direction of such settlement that
it should be encouraged in overy way.
li‘tirthor stops should bo taken. In
f'i-osidoni McKinley-hi auuuat Message
of Door-inborn. ltiiib‘. he made the fol-
i lowing vocommondation:
l
.Exemption'of Private Property at Sea
iFrom Capture by Bellini-ant Pewers.
I “The oxpetjloncos of the last year
t bring forcibly home to us it sense of the
.hurdons and'thc waste. of war. We dc-
islro. in common with most civillaed na-
‘tlons. to reduce to the lowest possible
spoint the damage sustained in time of
war by peaceablc trade and commerce.
‘lt is true we may suffer in' such cases
less than other communities. but all us-
'tiona are damaged more or less by the
. state of uneasiness anti appreheuslmi
into which an outbreak of hostilities
throws the entire commercial world.
it should be our object. therefore. to
.minimize. so far as practicable, this
linetjitable loss and disturbance. This‘
purpose can probably best be accom-
plished by an international agreement
lb regard all private property at sea
as exempt from captufe'or destructitln
by ' the. forces pf belligerent powers.
The United States Gmilrfiment has for
many years advpchtodgthla humane and
beneficcnt priiioiplc..and is now in_a
position to rhopmnrentl it to other now-
ors without the imputation of selflxlt
motives. l thorofor‘o suggest for your
oonsidoration that the Executive be
‘UWWE’O- - .- fining“.
‘lflllflfihfi ér‘u'éffioim'“
't‘ll‘fliy'lflljxrtva of: ~.
with the great Oriental Empire on a
more satisfactory footing than they
have over heretofore enjoyed. it pro
vldos not only for the ordinary rights
and privileges of diplomatic and con-
sular officers. 'but also for an import‘
ant extension of. our commerce. by in-
creased facility of access to Chinese
ports, and for the relief of trade by
the removal of some of the obstacles
which have embarrassedlt in the past.
The Chinese Government engages. on
fair and equitable conditiona‘, which
will probably be ace ted by the prin-
cipal commercial ‘na “as, to abandon
the levy of “liken" and other transit
dues throughout the_Empire. and to
introduce. other desirable’admtnlstrn-
five reforms. Larger facilities are to
bo given to otlr citizens who desire to
carry on mining enterprises in China.
We have secured for our missionaries a
valuable privilege, the recognition of
their right to rent and lease in p ' t-
uity such property as their roll ous
snoiotios may “rd in All parts or tho
Empire. And. hat. woman; indispen-
sable condition for the advance and de-
velopment of our commerce in Man-
ciiuria. China. bystnaty with. us. has
opened to foreign-:commsrce'the cities
of ltiultden; the capital of the province
of biannhuriar andrAntung, an import-
ant. port. on the l'alu River,.on.the road
to Koroa. ».Tll(' full measure or dovel~
npmgnt which our summer“) . may
rightfully oxpectcan hardly be looked
for until the sottlomontpf the present
abnormal state ,of things in tho-Etn-
pirc: but the foundation :for such. dc-
vc-Iopment has aghast-been laid». -
ReductiOn in Cost of, .Mainllining can.
colander-vies. 5
i call yoursttentign to, the reduced
cost in maintaining the consular ser-
vice. for the fiscal year endingJun‘oJo.
1903, as shown in this until! remrttnf
the Auditor for the State and other De-
partm‘en'ts, ascompa‘tzed with the’.ycar
previous. For the‘yea’riu der‘consid-
eration the excess of aspen ltnres’oyolr
receipts on iii-count of t ' consul: .sor-
vice mounted to 826.1 .12. ass out
$96,972.60 for the you] ding “113.30.
1902. and. 8147.940“ at ‘tite'yctr'esd-
ingt‘Jllnc‘MI-i‘dfli‘u'irpis is; tho, best
smiling 1th thisTNifpect lot-the 'cof‘mul-
sr servlcotfon Mint-fourteen yearn.
undue reduction-“int the-cost 'Of'tho
service tozfito'mvcrnment' ‘ ' that been
made in, spite Jud-feet tint there:-
- psaditurethbUgeu-ia abolition
c were inure than 8 .006 grfi‘ier'than
l fun-the prelim m; g. ' _- .-
t
to (o ~llontlawo u. ._ x .
Monti. ..tle of tho c or -Th::rl%r;“rm’méhmqum&‘ Ii"
"1 "' Iris 3' '-“ m — m'muy ‘ :v'nls'stinoon"
madam“ iti‘i‘fiv?“u.. ._ 9' if“. WM 'V We“: the ques-
i di'a‘tl ” ii on I “ ' . loll-of _ mm critic-letter
1103.“); y “2:.“ 3‘. R .recomwén'. cm andrc‘ ‘ “$3:
The' uprc . rt‘fl peaking ctr-Dc- ‘ . . -.
cembu" 'l. ‘wtllroiléh Pcckham.'.i.,
but; it " g
‘ mindtii' mm
as yet m-m-at the rat-alfres-
“livery system. , IO“-0“tiliod
ubiicpolicy. No
whose feats add renown to a nation's .
tiou, places our commercial relations _
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