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Newspaper
Heppner Times
Location
Heppner, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1903
Page
7
President Roosevelt urges Congress to extend enforcement of federal laws and improve postal and naturalization oversight. He backs Alaska questions, Panama Canal boundary work, rural free delivery, and better legislation, while detailing disputes with Venezuela and imperial-era claims and boundary tribunals with Great Britain.
From all sources exclusive of the pon ta service fiscal receipts for the last year reached 460 204, expenditures 806 000 007, and the year’s surplus 4 007 007. The present year’s surplus appears very small if any. It urges care and economy in appropriations and warns against altering the revenue system. It defends currency integrity and requests Treasury discretion over depos i t receipts alongside prior notes on Quandal altuation needs.
A majority favors actions to restore the United States to its former ocean carrying trade. The speaker recommends Congress appoint a commission involving the Navy Secretary, Postmaster General, and Secretary of Commerce and Labor with Senate and House members to report at the next session on legislation needed to develop the American merchant marine and commerce, and to consider national ocean mail service with naval support.
A New York debate on immigration controls cites a proposed system to bar undesirable entrants while distributing desirable immigrants. A citizen committee led by Meanie and others audited New York’s immigration services, recommending administrative and legislative actions now under Commerce and Labor scrutiny.
In a prior annual message the subject of regulating combinations of capital injuring the public is addressed. A special appropriation is recommended for stronger enforcement of antitrust law under the Attorney General. Congress allocated 100,000 in 1909 for enforcement through special counsel and agents in the department.
The speaker lauds the permanent court of arbitration at The Hague as a noble path to international peace. It notes Russia Austria Great Britain Germany France and others participate with judges and counsel, urging future nations to join the tribunal for peaceful dispute resolution and global stability.
A new commercial treaty with China signed at Bhanghal on October 5 strengthens relations with the Oriental Empire. The accord, the product of long negotiations, grants diplomatic and consular privileges and expands access to Chinese ports. It aims to relieve trade barriers that previously hindered commercial exchange.
The rural free delivery program expands with more routes added since early July, signaling strong public policy benefits for country districts. Congress is urged to address compensation for letter carriers and clerks, while keeping economies in mind.
The writer urges Congress to back and recognize the Lewis and Clark Exposition centennial celebration in Portland in 1905. It links the Louisiana Purchase and Oregon Country acquisition to U S continental expansion and Pacific seaboard prominence, urging national government endorsement for the event.
A treatise urging rapid Alaska development under national control. Highlights include tapping mineral wealth and forests, promoting farming and stock raising, enacting proper land and coal land laws, establishing salmon hatcheries, extending cables, building wagon roads and railroads, coastal lighthouses, and appraising Alaska Indians’ needs with an officer and deputies to aid adaptation to new conditions.
A proposal from Hawaii calls for the governor to receive expanded powers including funding Hebthouses in Mawaiti and taking possession of existing ones. It seeks reimbursement to the territory for prior expenditures and gives the governor authority to suspend or remove officials with no legislative submission required.
Discussion on insular possessions highlighting the Philippines and Puerto Rico. Emphasizes Congress duty to promote welfare through tariff arrangements and gradual economic and governmental development, noting careful selection of officials and steady progress toward modernization.
The text describes government, intellectual, and moral progress for Filipinos, praising leadership and advancement while claiming extensive benefits from persuasion and winnda. The fragmentary prose suggests a political rhetoric stressing public service and national development without clear events or dates.
A government-wide civil service reform note highlights merit system gains, rule updates, and improved operations since the April 16 reform. Officials cite expanded rural delivery and more carriers as factors in a year of increased appointments and stronger enforcement of civil service standards.
The General Land Office reports total cash receipts of 74000 for the last year with 461.40 allocated to arid land reclamation funds, and notes about 2,000,000 acres opened on demand. Reclamation work progresses with surveys, Civil Service staff, and arid West projects aimed at home-building and regional stability.
The article argues for preserving headwater forests to assure water for irrigation, noting advances in forestry, the need for permanent forest resources, and stronger government support. It urges consolidating forest reserve matters under the Bureau of Forestry in the Department of Agriculture to streamline administration.
The Indian agents should not depend on patronage for appointment or tenure. Ex-army officers or bonded superintendents should fill vacancies only when work warrants. Widespread inefficiency due to lack of public schools in the Indian Territory calls for prompt attention to child education needs.
The Pension Bureau is lauded for its work on Civil War veterans claims ending July 1. It notes a 100 percent completion rate and an average of several claims processed daily. The report highlights retirements up to July 1.
The text argues for a general staff and expanded National Guard use, praising improvements from Fort Leavenworth and Fort Riley maneuvers. It calls for permanent camp sites for military maneuvers, stronger promotion standards beyond seniority, and dislikes social or political favoritism. It notes West Point already uses a decisive higher-officer opinion in promotions.
The passage discusses the Monroe Doctrine and President Monroe's message praising naval strength. It stresses building a robust Navy, warns against halting progress, and highlights the importance of a Philippine naval base and fortifications at Manila Bay for strategic power and wartime readiness. It notes officers and sailors improving seamanship and marksmanship as battleships cruisers and torpedo boats train for first and squadron actions.
In a message from the White House dated December 1, 18, President Roosevelt argues the Panama route now stands irrevocably chosen for the canal. He notes Colombia repudiated the prior treaty, Panama proclaimed independence, and the United States recognizes the de facto Panamanian government to safeguard free transit. He presents Panama as the better, stronger basis for a canal treaty over Colombia or Nicaragua, stressing strategic and world trade interests.
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