The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-12-07
TWICE A WEEK, ST so A YEA,

| tcmporanCouS history in view, would fix
! Il limit to the degree Of culture and ad.
rancrmrnt yet within tie reach of thcso
people If our duty toward them be- faith,
fully performed.
Porto Rico ana Cuba.
! lh" civil government Of Porto Rico
provided for by the act of the congress-
approved April -. 1900. is in successful
operation. The courts have been cstab.
hSh"d. The governor and his associates
WORKING lnt"lllgrntly and harmoniously,
are meeting with commrndahlr success
I'm the 9th Of November Il general cleo.
h"n WAS held in Ike island for members
OF th" legislature. and the body elected
has been called L" convene on the first
M"nday of Drccmhcr
recommend that Legislation be enact
ru ny the congress cOnfrrriuv uunu In
secretary of the interior supervision owe
the public lands in Porto Rico and ,I,
he be directed To ascertain the lucoiini
ANA quantity of lands the title to whir;
remained IN the crown OF Spain at Tn
u;ltc OF rcSSion Of Porto Rico to the Uni,
eu states, anh that appropriations nrccs
SarN for surveys he nndr. and that the
methods "f tn" diip"Siii"n Of such lands
| b" prescribed hy liw
I On the 10Th Of July. 1000. | directed
that call br issued for an election in
| convention TO frame Il constitution rs II
basis for *tabl" and independent gov
| crlllh"ht IN the island. The election was
heh ON the 10th IF September, and the
| convention assembled on the 9th Of No.
vrmhrr 1000. ana is now in session.
| W hrn tho convention concludes its Ia
| borS, | VIII transmit to the congress- th,
| constitution h% framed hy the convention
| 1"r It's consideration and for such action
| rs II may deem advisable.
| L renew the recommendation mad, in
| my special message of Feb. 10. 1899, as
I" the necessity for cable communication
bet tween the United States and Hawaii
| with extension to Muniln
| The Army.
The present strength Of the army is
| l0ouuo men G',onO regulars and 81 .OM
| volunteers. ndrr the act Of March -
| lS'E), on tho 10Th of juno next the pres
cnt volunteer force will hr discharged
and the regular army will be reduced to
2,lli officers and 29,0.I enlisted men.
| W" have i'll Cuba between 5000 and
Oooo troops. For the present our troops
| III that island cannot hr withdrawn or
materially diminished and certainly not
| until the conclusion OF til" labors Of the
constitutional convention now in session
| and government provided ny the new
| constitution shall have hrcn established
and its stability assured.
| In Porto Rico we have reduced the
| garriSons to l,63i, which includes STg
native troops. There is 10 room for fur.
| tlcr reduction here.
We will be required to keep rnnsitl.
| crnhlc force in the Philippine Islands for
some time To come. Frrm the best inror.
nation ohtainablc we will need there for
| the Immediate future from $4,000 ia
| dO,OUo mon. | am sure the number may
| be reduced aS the insurgents shall come
| TO acknowledge the authority OF the Unit.
| cd States, OF which there arc assuring i'm
| dicationS.
| 1t must he apparent that we will re-
| Qulrr an army OF about 10000 and that
| during present conditions in Cuba and
the Philippines the president should have
authority to increase the force to the
| present number OF 100000 Included in
this number authority should be given tG
raise native troops i'm the Philippines ur
| to $4,000. which the TAFT commission be-
licvrs will be more effective in detecting
| ana SupprrSSln" gurrrillaS, aSSaSSinS and
| ladron"S than our own soldiers.
| favor the recommendation Of the Soc
| rotary Of war for the detail OF officers
| from the line Of the army when vacancies
occur in the adjutant generals depart
| mcnt, Inspector generals department,
| department, pay department, ordnance
| department and signal corps.
| The president speaks Of the rapil
| growth Of the postal service and approves
| the recommendations of the secretary OF
| the navy for now vessels and for more
officers and men. The pension roll shows
| n net increase of 2.0lO names. Action Is
recommended in the way of increasing
| the number Of schools in NlaSkn Prog
ross is noted in the educational, agricu
| tural and railroad development OF the
Hawaiian Islands. The president in
! connection with labor says:
In my annual message Of Dec. 3. 1898
! called attention TO the necessity for
| some amendment Of the alien co..iruct
| law. There still remain important fca
lures Of the rlSnlfnl Application Of the
| eight hour law for the benefit Of labor
! and of the prinripl" "i arbitration. and
| again commend these subjects to the
careful attention Of the congress.
tiNIl Service.
The civil service commission is greatly
embarrassed in lis work for want OF IN
adequate permanent force for clerical
and other assistance.
lis needs are fully set forth in It's re.
port ] invite attention to the report and
especially urge upon ihr congress that
this important bureau Of the public Scrv.
ice. which passes upon the qualification
and character ." 80 large Il number OF
the officers and employees Of the govern.
mrnt, should hr supported by all needed
appropriations TO secure promptncSs and
efficiency.
| am very much impressed with the
statement made by tn" heads of all the
departments Of ih" urgent necessity Of Il
hall Of public records. In every depart.
mental building in Washington, so far az
] am informed. thr space for official rec
OrdS is not only exhausted, but the walls
Of rooms are lined with shelves, the mid.
die floor space OF many rooms is filled
with file eases, and garrcts and base.
mcnts, which were never intended and
are untitled for their accommodation, are
crowded with them.
In our great prosperity we must guard
against the danger it invites Of cXtrava.
gancr in government expenditures and
appropriations. and the chosen repre-.
scntativrs Of The people will, doubt not.
furnish an example in their Legislation Of
that wise economy which in Il season Of