We know that self-government is difficult.

We wish peace, but we wish the peace of justice, the peace of righteousness.

We have faith that we shall not prove false to the memories of the men of the mighty past.

No weak nation that acts manfully and justly should ever have cause to fear us.

Toward all other nations, large and small, our attitude must be one of cordial and sincere friendship.

We have duties to others and duties to ourselves; and we can shirk neither.

No people on earth have more cause to be thankful than ours.

There is no good reason why we should fear the future.

In view of the fact that the Department of Justice is now engaged upon other matters involved in the resolution, the Secretary of Commerce and Labor can not at this time report thereon.

The attention of the Congress is respectfully invited to the accompanying letter of the Secretary of Agriculture, recommending that 10,000 copies of the report be printed for the use of the Department of Agriculture in addition to such…

Your attention is respectfully invited to the accompanying letter of the Secretary of Agriculture.

I transmit herewith the appendix to the Report of the Commission on the Public Lands, forwarded by me to the Congress on February 13, 1905.

The right of the Secretary of Agriculture to regulate interstate movement of animals exposed but not actually diseased must be recognized if the spread of such diseases from State to State and to other countries is to be prevented;

I therefore put in an earnest plea for early action in this matter, and commend to your favorable consideration the two bills proposed by the Committees on Agriculture and referred to in this message.

I fear, if no remedial legislation be granted at this session, that it may not be possible to continue to enforce the necessary measures for controlling this class of diseases, and that serious, widespread, and irreparable injury will be…

In compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives, dated the 25th instant (the Senate concurring), I return herewith House bill No. 15657, entitled 'An act granting an increase of pension to William Tawney.'

an extraordinary occasion requires the Senate of the United States to convene at the Capitol in the city of Washington on the 4th day of March next, at 12 o'clock noon

public interests require that the Senate of the United States be convened at 12 o'clock on the 4th day of March next, to receive such communications as may be made by the Executive