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1 ADVERTISING ! Your monev back.—Judicious advertla- | a ing is the kind that pays back to yon a V the money you invest. Space in this 1 C paper assures yon prompt returns . . 2 VOL. VIII. - NO it. PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE l'resident Roosevelt In his annual message again urges the enactment of a law prohibiting corp»rutiona from contributing to cauipalgu funds, lie also urges the passage of the measure conferring upon the government the right of appeal lu criminal caaea on questions of law. Continuing, the president says: 1 cannot too strongly urge the pas sage of the hill iu question. A failure to pass It will result lu seriously ham pering the government In Its effort to obtalu justice, eapeclslly against wealthy Individuals or corporations wbo do wroug, aud may also prevent tbe government from obtaining Justice for wageworkers who are not them selves able effectively to contsat a case where the Judgment of an Inferior court has been against them. 1 bar* specifically lu view a recent decision by a district Judge leaving railway employees without remedy for viola tion of a certain so called labor statute. The Importance of enacting Into law tbe particular bill In question la fur ther Increased by tbe fact that the gor erumeat has uow detiultej.v begun a policy of resorting to the criminal law lu tliose trust and Interstate commerce cases where such a course offers a rea sonable chance of success. Proper tse at lajaaetlons. 11l my last message 1 suggested tba enactment of a law in connection with tbe issuance of Injunctions, attention having been sharply drawu to the mat ter by tbe demand that the right of ap plying Injunctions lu lal>or cases should lie wholly al>ollshed. It la at least doubtful whether a law abolish ing altogether the u«e of Injunctions lu such cases would stand tbe test of the courts, in which case, of couraa. the legislation would be ineffective. More over, I believe It would he wrong alto gether to prohibit the use of Injunc tions. It is criminal to permit sym pathy for criminals to weaken our hands In upholding the law, and If men seek to destroy life or property by mob violence there should be no Im pairment of the power of tbe courts to ileal with them In the most summary and effective way |>osaflile. But ao far as possible the abuse of the power should lie provided against by soma such law as I advocated last jear. Aaalaat Lraehla*. I cnll your attcution and the atten tion of the nation to the prevalence of crime nmoux us and, ntiove all, to the epidemic of lynching and mob violence that springs up now lu Oue part of our country, now In another. Each sec tion. north, south, oast or west, has Its own faults. No section can with wisdom si vend Its time Jeering at tbe faults of another section. It should be i busy trjrlug to amend Its own sbort • comings. To deal with the crime of corruptlou It is necessary to have an awakened public conscience nnd to supplement this by whatever legisla tion will add s|»eed aud certainty In the execution of the law. When we deal wltb lynching evcu more Is neces sary. A great many white men are lynched, but the crime Is peculiarly frequent in respect to lilnck men. The greatest existing cause of lynching Is the perjietratlou. es|ieclally by black men, of the hideous crime of ra|»e, the most alsmilnnble in all the category of crimes, even worso than murder. lawlessness grows by what it feeds u|tou, aud when utoba lieglu to lynch for ra|»e they ai>eedlly extend the sphere of their operations and lynch for ninny other kinds of crimes, so that two thirds or tbe lynclilugs are not for rape at all. while a considerable proportion of the Individuals lynched are lunoceut of all crime. There Is but oue safe rule In deallug with black men ns with white meu. It Is tbe same rule that must lie aj>- plied In dealing with rich meu aud |s*>r meu—tliat U, to treat each mau, whatever bis color, his creed or bis so cial iiositlon. with even handed Justice on, his real worth as a man. White people owe It quite as much to them-' selves as to the colored race to treat well the colored mau who shows by bis life that he deserves such treatment. There Is no question of social equality or negro domination Involved. In ray Judgment, the crime of rape should always be punished wltb death, as la the case with murder. Assault with intent to commit rape should be made a capital crime, at least in the discretion of the court, and provision should be made by which the punish ment may follow immediately upon the heels of tbe offense. No more shortsighted policy can ba Imagined than In tbe fancied Interest of oue class to prevent tbe education of another class. The white man. If be Is wise, will decline to allow the negroes In a mass to grow to man hood and womanhood without educa tion wpreaebcia of Mere DUeaataat." lu dealing with both labor and cap Hal. with tlie questiona affecting both corporations and trades unions, there Is one matter more important to re member than aught else, and that la tbe infinite harm done by preachers of mere discontent These are tbe men wbo seek to excite a violent class ha tred against all men of wealth. They seek to turn wise and proper move menta for the better control of corpora tions and for dotug away wltb the abuse* connected with wealth Into a campaign of hysterical excitement and falsehood In which -the aim Is to In flame to madneaa the brutal passions of mankind. The sinister demagogues and foolish visionaries who are always eager to undertake such a .campaign of destruction sometimes seek to as sociate theumetves with tboae working for a genuine reform !n governmental and social methods snd sometimes mas querade aa such reformers. In reality they are the won* enemlea of tbe cans* tbry profm to advocate, just aa tbe purveyor* of sensational slander la Bewspai>er or magazine are tbe worst enemies of all uicu who are eugng«\l In an houtMt effort to better what la bad In our social aud goxerumeutal condi tions. ('orru|itloo la never ao rife as In com mnnlties where the demagogue aud tbe agitator hear full away. bemuse lu audi communities all moral bauda be come loosened, and hysteria and sensa tionalism replace the spirit of sound Jndgmeut aao i>h dealing aa betweeu man and mau. In sheer revolt against the squalid anarchy thus produced ineu are sure lu tbe end to tnrn toward any leader wbo can restore order, aud theu their relief at being free from tbe In tolerable buideus of class hatred, vio lence and demagogy la such that they cannot for some time he n roused to In dignation against islalmH by men of wealth, so that they iierudt a new growth of the very abuses which were In (>art res|Mmalble for the original out break. The oue hoi* for mux-ess for our iieople Ilea In a resolute aud foarr less I>ut sane aud cool lieaded advance aloug tbe path marked out last year by this very congress. There must be a stern refusal to be misled luto fol lowing either that base creature who a|>pcals aud panders to the lowest In stincts and |iassious lu order to arouse oue set of Americana against their fel lows or tliat other creature, equally base, but uo baser, wbo lu a spirit of greed or to accumulate or add to an already huge fortune seeks to exploit his fellow Americans with callous dis regard to their welfare of soul and body. The mau wbo debauches others In order to obtain a high oltlce stands on an evil equality of corruptlou with the man who deliauclies others for financial profit, snd when Hatred Is sown tbe crop which springs up can only be evil. TTie plain people who think—the me chanics. farmers, merchants, workers with head or band, the men to whom American traditions are dear, wbo love their country and try to act decently by their neighbors owe It to them selves to reincuilier that tlie most dam aging blow that can be given popular government Is to elect an unworthy aud sinister agitator on a platform of violence aud hypocrisy. Rallnwi Ratlarm 1 Hears. I call your attention to the need of passing the bill limiting the number of hours of employment of railroad em ployee*. The measure I* a very moder ate one. and I can conceive of no seri ous objection to it. Indeed, so far as It Is In our |Hiwer, It should l>e our aim steadily to reduce the number of hours of lalior. with as a goal tbe general In tßHlwilua of «u elglit Ihiui day. There are Industries In which It Is not pos sible that the hours of lalior should be reduced. Just as tliere are communi ties not far enough advanced for such a movement to be for their good. or. If In the tropics, so Kltuated that there Is no analogy between their needs and ours In this matter. On the Isthmus of Panama, for Instance, the condi tions are In every way ao different from what they are here that an eight hour day would be absurd. Just as It Is altsurd, so far aa tbe Isthmus Is con cerned. wliere white lalior cannot be employed, to liotlier as to whether the necessary work is done by alien black men or hy alien yellow men. Rut the wageworkers of the Cnlted States are of so high a grade that alike from the merely industrial staiid|>olut and from the civic standpoint It should be our object to do what we can In the direc tion of securing the general oltservance of an eight hour day. I-et me agaiu urge that the congress provide for a thorough Investigation of the conditions of child labor nnd of the labor of women In the United States. The liorroni Incident to the employment of young children In fac tories or at work anywhere are a blot on our civilization In spite of all precautions exercised by employers there are unavoidable ac cidents and even deaths Involved In nearly every Hue of business connect ed with the inc-hanlc arts It Is • great social Injustice to compel tlie em ployee. or, rather, the family of the killed or disabled victim, to bear tbe entire bnnlcn of such an Inevitable sacrifice In other words, society shirks It* duty by laying the whole cost on tbe victim, whereas the Injury Amies from what may lie called tbe legiti mate risks of tlie trade. Compensation for accidents or deaths doe In any line of Industry to tlie actuul conditions un der which"-that Industry Is carried on should be irnid by that portion of the community for the benefit of which the Indnstry Is csrrled on—that -Is. by those who profit hy tbe iudustry. If tbe entire trade risk Is placed upon the employer, lie will promptly and prop erly add It to tbe legitimate coat of pro duction aud assess It proportionately npon tbe consumers of bis commodity. It Is therefore clear to my mlod that the law staukl place this entire "risk of a trade" npon the.-employer. Capital asl Labor Dlapates. I Records show that during the twen-. ty years from Jan. I. 18S1, to Dec. 81. i:mn. there were strikes affecting 117,- | f«il establishments, aud (1. iiCi.lWi em ployees were thrown out of employ ment. I luring tlie same |ierlod there Were 1,003 lockouts. Involving nearly 10,IOO establishments, throwing over 1.000,000 people out of employment. Ttieae strikes aud lockouts involved an estimated loss to employees of $307.- 000,000 and to employers of $143,000.- 000. * total of si.'io.ooo.ooo. Tbe public suffered dlre«-tly and Indirectly prob j ably aa great additional loss. Many of 'hese strikes snd lockouts would not have occurred had the par ties to tlie dispute been required to appear before an unprejndiced body | representing the nation snd. faeii to ' fits, state tbe reasons for their con- (Mcrpris?. WILLIAMSTON, N. C. v FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1906 tention. The exercise of a Judicial spirit by a disinterested body repre-' ■anting the fat._rnl 'government, such { I aa would be provided hy a commission on conciliation and arbitration, would tend to create an atmosphere of frieud-1 lines* and conciliation between con tending parties. Caatral at Carpavottaaa. It csnnot too ofteu be repeated that experience has conclusively sbowu the Impossibility of securing by tlie actions 1 of uearly half a hundred dlffereut atata ! legislatures anytblug but Ineffective chaos lu the way of dealing with the great corporations which do not oper ate exclusively within the limits of ail)' oue state, lu some method, wheth er by a national license luw or lu other , faabion, we must exercise, and that at an early date, a far teore complete coutrol thau at preseut orer these great eoriiorattone-—a control that will, among other things, iwevent the evils of ex cessive overcapitalization and that will compel the disclosure by each big cor- IMiration of its atockhohlers and of Its pro|>ertles aud business, whether own ed directly or through subsidiary or affiliated coriHwatlous. This will tend to put a stop to tlie securing of Inor dinate profits by fsvored Individuals at tlie ex|ieuse whet Iter of the general public, tlie stockholders or the wage-** workers. Our effort should lie not ao much to prevent cousaildatiou as such, but so to supervise aud control It aa to see that It results lu no harm to the people. Combination of capital, like combina tion of lalior, la a necessary element of our present Industrial system. It Is not iiossllile completely to preveut It. and If it were possible such complete prevention would do damage to the body iHilltlc. What we need Is not vainly to try to prevent all couibina tlon, but to secure such rigorous and udequate coutrol and supervision of the combinations as to preveut their Injuring tbe public or existing lu such form as luevltably to threateu Injury, for the mere fact that a combination has secured practically complete con trol of a necessary of life would under uuy circumstances show that such com I limit ioii was to lie presumed to be adverse to tbe public Interest. It Is uuforluuate that our preseut laws should forbid all ciinblnatloua lustesd of sharply discriminating between those combinations which do good and those combinations which do evil. He lta tea, for lustance, are as often due to the pressure of big shippers (us wui shown lu the Investigation of the Standaid Oil compauy aud as has been shown since by the luvestlgstlou of the tobacco and sugar trustsi as to the Initiative of big railroads. Ofteu rail roads would like to combine for the purpose of preventing a bis atupiiei from maintaining Improper advantages at the expense of small shlp|M>rs aud of the general public. Much a combina tion, luatead of being forbidden by law, should lie favored, lu other words. It should be |iermltted to railroads to make agreements, provided these agree ■ucnts were sanctioued by the Inter state commerce commission and were published. With these two conditions complied with it is iui|>osslble to see what harm such u combination could do to the public at large. laherltaaea aaal Isnat Tsi. The national government has long derived Its chief revenue from a tariff on Imports and from an Internal or ex cise tax. In addition to these, there 1* every reason why. when uext our sys tem of taxation Is revised, the nutioual government should Impose a graduated Inheritance tax and. If possible, a grad uated income tax. I aui well aware that aiicb a subject •s this needs long and careful study In order that tbe people may liecoine fa miliar with what Is proposed to be done, may clearly see the necessity of proceeding with wisdom and self re straint and may make up their minds just bow far they are willing to go lu the matter, while only trained legisla tors can work out the project lu neces sary detail. But I feel that In tbe near future oar national legislators should enact a law providing for u graduated Inheritance tax by which a steadily in creasing rate of duty should be put upon all moneys or other valuables coming by gift, bequest or devise to .any Individual or corporation. There can lie no question of tbe ethical pro priety of the government thus deter mining tbe conditions upon which any gift or Inheritance should be received. As tbe law now stauds It Is undoubt edly difficult to devise a nstloual lu comc tax which shall be constitutional. But whether It Is alisoluteiy Impoaalble la another question, aud If possible it is most certainly desirable. Tbe first purely Income tax law was passed by tlie congress In 1801. but the most Im portant law dealing with tbe subject was that of 18SM. This tbe court held to be unconstitutional. Tlie questlou la undoubtedly very In tricate. delicate and troublesome. Tbe decision of tbe court was only reached by one majority. It Is tbe law of tbe land and of course is accepted aa such and loyally obeyed by all good citizens. Nevertheless tlie hesitation ertdently felt by tbe court aa a wbole In comlug to a conclusion, when considered to gether wltb previous decisions on tbe ■abject, may perhaps Indicate tbe pos sibility of devising a constitutional in come tax law which shall substantially accomplish tbe results aimed at. The difficulty of amending tbe constitution Is so great that only real necessity can Justify a rejKirt thereto. Every effort should be made in dealing wltb this subject, a* with tbe aubject of the proper control by tbe national govern ment over tbe use qt cor) >o rate wealth in Interstate business, to devlae legis lation which without such action shall attain the desired end, but If tbia fail* there will ultimately be no alternative to a constitutional amendment. Tralslan. Our Industrial development depends ( lamely upon technical education, la- dulling In this term all Industrial edu cation. from tluit whlck Hi* a man to be a good mechanic, a good carpenter or blacksmith to tliut which tits a man to do tha greatest crpliteerlng feat. The sklllisl mechanic. tie skilled work ma u. eau best IwcMnc such by tech nical Industrial eduralon. The far reaching usefulness of Institutes of technology and sehoolsjof mine* or of engineering l« now tnivorsully ac knowledged, and no lei* far reaching Is the effect of a good building or me chanical trade* school a textile or watchmaking or engravjhig »eliool. In every possible wrtjlwe should help tl»e wageworker who jtolla with bla hands and who must hve liope In a constantly Increasing measure) alto toll with hit brain Unt*» the constitu tion tiie national legislature can do hilt little of direct Importance for bla wel fare nave where he. Is Jignßcd in Work which |M>miltK It to net under the In terstate commerce clauie of the consti tution. and this Is oiif reason why I so earnestly ho|>e that Isith the legis lative ami Judicial brasfhes of the gov ertuncnt will construe this clause of the constitution in the .broadest possi ble manner. The Karim-r. The only other persons whose wel fare la as vital to the welfare of the wliole country as Is tbi) welfare of the wageworkers are the tilers of the soil, the farmers. Several factors must co-operate In the improvement of flu- farmer's con dition. He must havt| the chance to be educated In the Widest possible sense. In the sense whkh keeps ever In view the Intimate relationship between the theory of educatiol and the facts of life. Origanlzut' m has become necessary In the business world, and It has ac complished much for good In the world of labor. It Is no leal necessary for farmers. Such a movement us the grange movement is good In Itself and Is capable of a well nigh Infinite fur ther extension for gocsl so long as It Is kept to Its own legitimate business. The benefits to be derived by the us Roclatlon of farmers for mutual ad vantage arc partly economic und part ly sociological. Irrigation und I'ornt Preaervnllon. Much Is now being done for the atates of the Itocky mountains and great plains through the development of the uatlotißl policy of irrigation and forest preservation. No government policy for the betterment of our Inter nal conditions has been more fruitful of good than this. Divorce Lrwlslnllon. I am well aware of how difficult It la to pass a const'to«ioiv«i amendment. Nevertheless, In my judgment, the whole question of marriage and di vorce should l>e relegated to the au thority of the national congress. The change would be good from every Rtaud|Kilnt. In particular II would lie good because It would confer on the congress the power at once to ileal radically and efficiently with polygamy, and this should bo done w lie 1 her or not marriage and divorce are dealt with. It Is neither safe nor proper to leave the question of polygamy to be dealt with by tho several states, Nrri'ksnl Marine, Iet me once ugaiu cull the attention of the congress to two subjects con cerning which I have frequently lie fore communicated with them, fine Is the question of developing American ahlpplng. I trust that a law embody ing In substance the views or n major part of the views e\|*Pimed In the re ' port on this subject laid before the house at Its last session will lie passed. It seems to me that tho proposed meas ure Is as nearly unobjectionable as any can l>e. Thr Currency. I especially call your attention to tbe second subject, flic condition of our currency laws. The national bunk act lias alil,v served a great purpose in aid ing the enormous business develop ment /o( the country, and within -ten years there has been an Increase In circulation per capita from *1: ill to $3.1.08. For sevcrul years evidence has been accumulating that additional leg islation Is needed. The recurrence of each crop season emphasizes the de fects of the present laws. There must soon be a revision of them, because to leave theui as they are means to In cur liability of business disaster. Since your body adjourned there bus been a fluctuation In the Interest on call money from 2 per cent to !J0 |ier cent, and the fluctuation was even greater during tbe preceding six months. The secretary of the treasury bad to step In and by wise action put 11 stop to tbe most violent period of oscillation. I do not press'any especial plan. Va rious plans have recently been pro posed by expert committee* of bank ers. Among tbe plans which are possi bly feasible anil which certainly should receive your consideration Is that re peatedly brought to your attention by the present secretary of the treasury, tbe essential features of which have been approved by many prominent bankers and business men. According to tbi* plan, national banks should Is: permit ted to Issue u s|>eclHod propor tion of their capital In notes of a given kind, tbe Issue to lie taxed at so high • rate as to drive the notes back when not wanted In legitimate trade. This plan would not iiermlt tbe Issue of currency to give banks additional prof Its, but to meet tbe emergency present ed by times of stringency; I do not suy that this Is the right sys tem. I only advance It to emphasize my liellef that there Is need for the adoption of some system which shall be automatic and open to all sound banks so A* to avoid all possibility of discriminate!) and favoritism. Tha,lnw should lie amended so as specifically to provide that tbe funds 1 derived from customs duties may be treated by the secretary of the treas- j I Airy as Be treats funds obtained ander tho internal _ revenue laws. There should be a considerable Increase in bills of amall denomination*, i'ennls-1 slon should be given banks, If necessa ry under settled restriction*, to retire their circulation to a larger amount than three a month. Osr Outlying hnnalon. 1 I most earnestly bo)ie that the bill to provide a lower tariff for or else abso lute free trade In Philippine products will become a law. No harin will come to auy American Imluslry, unJ, while there will lie snrae small but reul mate rial iKuieflt lo tbe Filipinos, the main benefit will come by the showing mad* as to our puisne to do all In our power for their welfare. Porto Mean Affairs. American citizenship should be con ferred ou tbe cltlsena of I'orto Rico. The harltor of Rau Juan, In Porto Itlco, should bo dredged nmTHmproved. The expenses of the federal court of Porto Itlco should be met from the federal treasury. Hawaii. The needs of Hawaii are peculiar. Every aid should lie given the Islands, and our cffortß should be uuceaslng to develop theui along the lines of a com munity of small freeholders, not of great planters with cooly tilled ee tates. Alaska. Alaska's needs have been partially met, but there must he a complete re organization of tbe goverumeutul sys tem, us I have before Indlcnted to you. I ask your especial attention to this. Our fellow citizens who dwell on the shores of l'uget sound with character istic energy ure arranging to hold In Seattle the Abiska-Yukon-Paclflc ex position. This exposition In Its pur poses and scope should uppeul uot only to the i>eoplo of the Pacific slope, but to the people of the United States at large. Highta of Allejia. Not only must we treat all nations fairly, but we must treat with Justice and good will all Immigrants who come here under the law. Whether they are Catholic or Protestant, Jew or gentile, whether they come from England or Germany, ltussln, Japan or Italy, mat ters nothing, ' All we have a right to questlou Is the man's conduct. If tie is houest and upright In bis dealings with his neighbor und with the state, then he Is entitled to res|iect and good treatment. 10s[ioclully do we need to remember our duty to the stranger within our gates, it Is tbe sure mark of u low civilization, 0 low morality, to abuse or discriminate against or In auy way humiliate such stranger who has come here lawfully and who Is cou «!«• tin* himself properly. To romom ber this Is Incumbent 011 every Amer ican citizen, and It Is of course pecul iarly Incumbent 011 every government official, whether of the mil ion or of the scverul states. I am prompted to su.v this by the attitude of hostility here und there as sumed toward the 'Japanese hi .this country. Tlds hostility is sporadic and Is limltisl to u very few places. Never theless It Is most discreditable to us us 11 people, mill It muy be fraught with tile gravjest cniiHcqnc'tlcl'S to the nutlon. I ask fair treatment for the Japanese as I would ask fair treatment for (Jer mnns or sians or Italians. I ask It lis due. to Immunity itud civilization. I ask It ns due to ourselves, because we must act uprightly toward all meij. I recom • mend to the congress Ihiit an net tie passed specifically providing for the naturalization of Japanese who come here Intending to become American cit izens. One of the great embarrass ments attending the performance of our International obligations Is the fact that the statutes of the United States are entirely inadequate. They fall to give to the uatlonul government sulllcleiitly ample power, through Unit ed States courts und by tbe use of the urmy anil uuvy, to protect ullens In the rights Hccured to them under solemn treaties which are the law of the land. I therefore earnestly recommend that the criminal and civil statutes of the United States- lie so amended mid add ed to ns to enribhMhe president, acting for the United States government, which Is responsible In our Interna tional relations, to enforce the rights of aliens under treaties. The Cuban Halter. I.ast August un Insurrection broke out In Cuba which It speedily grew evi dent that the existing Cuban govern ment was powerless to quell. Thanks to the preparedness of our navy, I was able Immediately to send enough ships to Cuba to prevent the situation from becoming hopeless, and I fur thermore dispatched to Cuba tbe sec retary of war nnd the assistant secre tary of state In order flint they might grapple with the situation on the ground. In accordance with the so called Plaft amendment, which was embod ied In the constitution of Puba, I there upon proclaimed a provisional govern ment for the Island, the secretary of wur acting 11s provisional governor un til he could ba replaced by Mr. Mugoon, the late minister to Panama and gov ernor of the canal zone on the Isthmus Troops were sent to support them and to relieve the navy, the expedition be ing handled with most satisfactory Sliced and efficiency. Pence has come In the Island, nnd the harvesting of the sugar cane crop, the great crop of tbe island. Is about to proceed. When tbe election has l>een held and tbe new government Inaugurated In peaceful nnd orderly fashion the provisional government will come to an end. The United States wishes nothing of Cuba except that It shall prosper mor ally and materially aud wishes nothing of the Cubans save that they shall be able to preserve order among them lelves and therefore to preserve their Independence. If the election# hccoßM a farce and If the Insurrectionary habit Incomes coutlrmed on the lalaud It la nbaolutelyout of the nuestlon that the Inland should continue Independent, aud the United Htates, which has as sumed the sponsorship before the clr lllsed world for Cuba's career an a na tion, would agalu have to lutervena aud to aee that the government waa managed In auch orderly fashion an to secure the aafety of life and property. The Hl* Conference. The second International conference of American repuhllca, held In Mexi co In the yeara lUOI-02, provided for the holding of the third conference within Are yeara and committed the Axing of tlie time and place and the arrangements for the conference to the governing board of the bureau of American repuhllca, compoaed of the representative* of all the American notion* In WaiKHfaft- 'fbat honed discharged the duty Imposed upon It with marked Bdellty and palna tuklng care, aud upon the courteous Invitation of the United Statea of Bra il! the conference waa held at Rio da Janeiro, continuing from the 23d of July to the 2t>th of August laat. Many aubjects of common Interest £o all tho American nations were discussed by the conference, and the coucluslona reached, embodied In a aeries of reso lutions aud propoaed conventions, will be laid before you upou the coming of the final report of the American dala galea. Fshm Trip. I have Just returned from a trip to Panama aud shall report to you at leugth later on the whole aubjectof the Panama canal. The Alseelrma Cnrulln. Ttqt Algeclrus convention, which was signed by the United States as well ua by most of the powers of Kurope, su persedes the previous convention of INNO. which was also signed both by the United Htates aud a majority of the Kuropean power*. This treaty confera upon us equal commercial rights with all European countries aud does not entail a single obligation of auy kind upou us, aud I earnestly hop* It may be speedily ratified. halls*. The destruction of the Prlbllof la land fur seals by pelagic sealing still coutlnues. The herd, which, according to the survey made In 1874 by direc tion of the congress, numbered 4,700, 000, and which, according to the sur vey of both American aud Canadian commissioners In lttOl, amounted to 1.000,000, bus now been reduced to altout 1 HO,IKK), This result has been brought al>out by Canadian and some other sealing vessels killing tlie female seals while In the water during their unnuul pilgrimage to and from the south or lu search of food. The process of destruction has lieeu accelerated during recent years by the appearance of a number of Jupuuexo veasels engaged In pelagic seullng. Suitable representations regarding the lucldent .have l>een made to the government of Jupun, and we are as sured that all practicable measures will be taken by that country to prevent any recurrence of the outrage. We have not relaxed our efforts to secure an agreement with Oreut Brit ain for adeqiiufe protection of the scul herd, and negotiations with Jupuu for the same purpose are lu progress. The luws for the protection of the seuls within the Jurisdiction of tlin United Htates need revision and amendment. •rro«4 Hilar ('oafrrrnre. In my lust messuge I advised you that the euiperor of Itusslu hud taken the Initiative In bringing about It sec ond peace conference at The Hague. Under the guidance of Kusslu the ar rangement of the preliminaries for such a conference has beeu progressing during the past year. Progress has necessarily beeu slow, owing to tho grout number of countries to he con sulted upou every question that has arisen. It Is a matter of satisfaction thut all of the American republics have now, for the first time, been Invltyd to Join lu the proposed conference. Army and Navr. It must ever be kept lu mind thut war Is not merely Justifiable, but Im perative upou honorable men, upou an honorable nation, where peace can only be obtalued by the sacrifice of conscientious couvlctlou or of national welfare. The United States navy Is the surest guarantor of peace which this country possesses. I do hot ask thut we con tinue to Increase our navy. I ask merely that It he maintained ut Its present strength, and this can be done only If we repluce the obsolete aud out worn ship* by uew und good one,', the equals of any afloat In auy navy. To atop building ships for on» year means that for that yeur the UK .y ►?«» buck Instead of forward. In loth the army aud the navy there I* urgent need that everything possible should be done to maintain the highe standard for the personnel ullke as re gards the officers aud the enlisted men. I do not believe that in any service there Is a liner body of enlisted men and of Junior officers than we have lu both the army aud the navy, includlug the marine corps. West Point und Annapolis already turu out excellent officers. We do not need to have these schools made more scholastic. On the contrary, we should never lose sight of the fact that the aim of each school Is to turn out u man who shall be above everytblug else a fighting man. There should soon be an Increase In the number of men for our coast de fenses. These men should be of the right type and properly trained, and tbara should therefore be an Increase of pay for certain akllled grades, espe cially In the coast artillery. Mouey should be appropriated to permit troop* to be massed In body aud exercised In •uuieuvcrs, particularly In marching. 1 rrrrrfftiiiiMiUM \A DVERTISINQ , yOB money back.—Jadicious adveftia- f \ ing u the kind that pays back to you 9 J U»e money you invest. Space in this 1 J paper aaaurea you prompt returns . . 9 WHOLE NO. 356 Professional Cards. HUGH B. YOKK, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Office: J r (Tress Drug Store. OFFICE HOURS: H to 10 A. m.; 7 to 9 pv M. Will 1 amatoi i, N. 0. Phone No. 7. Night Add reus: Atlantic Hotel. DR. J. A. WHITK. DKNTIST OKKICK— MAIM STRKKT PIIONK Q 1 will be in Plymouth the first week 1* every other month. -Writ. Wll Vhodea. I)RS. WARRKN & RHODES, PHYSICIANS AND SURG HONS. OFFICE IN Bic.r.s' DRUO STORK 'Phone No. 2q JNO. K. WOODARB. F. S. IIASSRI.L. WOODARD & HASSRLL ATTORNKYS-AT-LAW Office— aud floor Prrniers and Mer chants Hank Building. BURROUS A. CRITCHER, ATTORNEY AT LAW Orifice: Wheeler Martin's office. -V 'Phone, 23 WILLIAMSTON. N. C. S. AT WOOD NEWELL, LAWYER Office formerly occupied by J. I). Biggs. • I'hone No. 77. -=— *VILLIAMBTON, N 0. ATl'nclicr wherever mrvicen are deairet •ipenal attention given to examining and tuak tiK title lot i>u 1 chatteln of tiiulier aud timber land* Special attention will be given to real estate exchange*. If you wi*H to buy or nell laud 1 c«u heluvou- —-i PHONK4 / F. 1). WINSTON S. J. RVKKKTT WINSTON & KVERBTT ATTORNKYS-AT-LAW WIM.IAMSTON, N. C. 'Phone 31 Money to loan. A. R. DUNNING ATTORNKY-AT I,AW RoitKIt.HONVII.UC, N. C. HOTEL BEULAH It. C. MOORING, Proprietor ROHHRSONVII.I.K, N. C. Kates ft.oo per day A Firs'-Closs Hotel in Every Partic ular. The traveling public will fiud it a most convenient place to stop. m if fr f" 'up* 1 T""T I " IP 1 STRAW NO. 2 ' "Straws show which way the 1 I wind blo*s." \ Eight reasons for patronizing f local insurance agents. r i. you can get the l)est policy i . obtainable at conservative cost. 5° 2. The home agent stands as a f luciliuin lietWeen the insured and i L the Company. _ , j r 'j. You do not get one kind of P f* |K)licy and think you you are get- ' L ting another. 4 4. The long distance transient insurance agent agent, expecting i never to see you again sometimes t pumps hot air. r r 5. In rase of misunderstand- 1 . \ ing von have someone to tell your \ i troubles to. r 6 You keep a Small part of your money circulating in Wil- 4 liauiston instead of sending it to f Greenville, Scotland Neck, Tar- I, l)oro. Raleigh, New York Bally- i hack. . * 7. You ilo becau»e you want to. |i s. You get Insurance that lu- i L sures. t B. T. COWPER Life, Fire, Accident. . ' Phone No. 7 Farmers anil Merelwuts H'k Il'ld'g I ► ; J SKEWARKEE JL LODGE No. 90, A. P. FC A. M. /^A DIRKCTORV FOR 1906. 11. W. Stubbs, M. W.; W. C. Manning, S. W.; S. S. lirown, J. W.; A. V. Taylor, S. 1).; W. 8. Peel, J. D.; S. R. Bigga, Secretary; C I). Carstarphen, Treasurer; H. C. Taylor and J. I). Bowen, Stewards; T.'W.'Thomas, Tyler. STANDING COMMITTERS : CHARITY—II. W. Stubbs. W. C. Man ning and S. S. Brown. FINANCK—R. J. Peel, McG. Taylor anil F.li Gurgauus. RKFKRKNCK—W. H. Edwards, 11. D. Taylor aud W. M. Green. /ASVLI'M—G. W, Blouut, O. K. Cow \i\y and F. K. Ho es. J MARSHALL— I. 11. Hattoa.
The Enterprise (Williamston, N.C.)
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