The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-12-11

only be maintained by the continued
presence of a foreign military force and
at no small sacrifice of life and treas
ure. Peace, therefore, hardly be
permanently maintained In Samoa.
THE present government has utter
ly failed to correct, If, indeed, iG has
not aggravated the very evils it was
intended to prevent, it has not stimu
lated our commerce with the Islands
Our participation In its establishment
against the wishes of the natives was
in plain defiance OF the conservative
teachings of the wise and patriotic
men who had the foundations of our
free institutions, and / invite an ex
preston of the Judgment OF Congress
on the DrOprlety of steps being taken
by this government looking TO the
withdrawal from iJs engagements with
the other powers in some reasonable
terms not prejudicial TO any of our ex
isCing rights.
The reports of all of the heads of the
| Departments are reviewed. These re-
ports have already been published In
these columns.
Speaking of the increase In the
strength of the army owe the previous
year the President declares that he
favors the policy of abandoning the
smaller recruiting posts, though he o
not believe that any considerable In
crease in the army is dem lnded by
recent events. The attention OF Con-
gress is also directed to increasing the
effectiveness of the present force by
attention to our policy OF ~seacOast de-
| fences.
The year has been free from dis
| turbances by Indians and the chances
of further Expectations on their part
are constantly becoming more remote
ard improbable"
In respect to Courts of Appeal recent
ly inaugurated by the Supreme Court
in order to vercom the arrears In it's
business and reach a CO ldlGiOn In which
it will be able TO dispose of cases as
they arise, it Is recommended that an
additional circuit judge for each CIR
cult be created. In regard to the ad
minlstraJiOn Of justice In the Indian
Territory, the President declares that
he is satisfied that there should be d
Federal Court established for the ter
ritOry with sufficient judges, and that
this court should sit within the terri
tory and have the same jurisdiction as
70 territorial aft lirs as is now vested in
the Federal Courts sitting In Arkansas
and Texas.
CHANGES IN THE POSTAL SERVICE.
1t la recommended, on the advi e of
the Postmaster General. hat pre-
tended newspapers, started for adver
Using purposes, and cheap novels. be
no longer carried through the mails as
second class matter, and hat the free
carriage through the mails Of seed and
grain, uselessly Distribute d through
the Department of Agriculture, be dis
continued. With these reforms b
Postmaster General believes that in
the near future all legitimate news
papers and periodical magazines might
be properly transmitted free of cost
The President heartily C with
the Postmaster General In the sugges
ton that the department organic AClOn
be increased to the extent Of creating
a direct district supervision Of all
postal affairs.
As to the navy. it is recommended
that Congress make provision TO In
crease both the number of battle ships
and torpedo boats. The transfer Of
the work Of the coast survey proper to
the Navy Department is also recon-
mended
wi SERVICE IN THE NAVY.
II feel it my imperative duty to call
attention to the recommendation of
the secretary in regard to the personal
Of the line OF the navy. The stagna
ton of prOmOCIon In this. the vital
branch of the service, is so great as TO
seriously impair It's efficiency. Icon
slider iC of the utmost Importance that
the young and middle age officers
should. before the eve of reJIrements.
~ -D.-oTrR4l - 1nn tho odd, -,
titlIng them to aCGlVe aud important
duty.
The system adopted a few ycars
ago, regulating the employment of
labor at the navy yards, Is riGldiy up
held and has tully demonstrated It's
usefulness and eX~O ediency."
In reference TO our public lands and
swamp lands the President fully en-
dOrses the recommendation of the Sec
rotary of the Interior that ADEQUATE
protection be provided for our forests
aud reserves and that a comprehensive
forestry system Oe inHugurated with
SUCH keepers and superintendent as
are necessary to protect the forests al
ready reserved. It Is recommended
upon the suggestion of the Secretary of
the Interior that the commissioners of
the general land Office should be re
lieved from the duty of deciding liti
g ted land cases, that a non partisan
court should be created to pass on
such cases and thaG the decisions of
this court should be final at least so
far as the final decisions of the depart
ment are now final. Nearly two thou
sand of these ca>es are appealed an
nually from the commissioners to the
Secretary of the Interior. Burdened
with other important administrative
duties his determination of these ap
peals must be almost perfuncUOry and
based upon the examination of others
though this department of the Sacre