Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-12-07

i not take tne faim u tAe acquss ii
i tegElleTy ~ afsg power.
Cur attitude II Cuha Is 4 sa lcient
guansaste 81 CIR own gaoa faith. WE
have put the slightest desire ii setlire
/ any teltays it the expense 81 amy u
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rhc Navy.
The pgts Fl devoses cosi egabge
snace ib tia gavv, THE liaN of
I Which IA ssxs Should DC stea cen.
/ tipaesl. iAa HAM offers us Il Is dgclaf-
Fed. Tie eniy means pf Insisting 90 The
Monroe docfrlne, and a strong navy y
thc bast gnaeaniee against war. lie
reeona ensgs that provision be nAade
not only for more ships, hut FOR more
raen Four thousand additional sea
men ana i.eaa additional narines
should be provided, as wen as an In
crease Ia cheers After ndorsing the
naval militia forces the president says;
BNi III aGaialon we should at once
provide fer a national naval reserve,
organized ana trained under the direc
ton Of the navy department aud sub
ject to the cab Of the chief executive
whenever war becomes imminent 1t
should be real auxiliary 70 the naval
seag0ing pence establishment and ofser
material 10 be drawn on Il once for
manning our ships In time &c wsr.
rhe Army.
n Is not necessary .acrcase our
army beyond lts present size ut this
| time hut Il Is necessary 20 Keep II az
the highest point u efficiency Ihe IA
dlsidual units who as officers and en-
] listed men compose thls army are, we
hive good reason 70 believe, 1t 50 rs
efficient as those of amy otheF army u
the entire world Il Is our duty " see
! that their ualniug "a Of Kind to I'M
sure the highest possible expression Of
] power 60 these UNITS when acting in
combination
] A general STAFF should be crcated
] Promotions should be made solely
+ with rcgafd q The gaai of tile service.
I Congress ought 10 provide the presi-
! dent adds, for iaesd esassass. sse con-
I tinues:
Action should be taken in reference
4 to the militia aud 10 the raising DC vol.
unteer forces. our militia law Is Oh
| solete and worthless The organization
! and armament of the national guard Of
] the several states, which are treated
as militia in the appropriations by the
| congress. should be made identical With
| those provided for the regular fcsSes-
| The obligations and duties of the guard
In time of war should be carefully de-
! fined and system established by law
under which the method of procedure
of raising volunteer forces should be
prescribed IN advance.
The Merit system.
The president indorses the merit sys-
! TEN of making appointments and says:
recommend the passage of IA law
which will extend the classified serv-
1 Ice to the District Of Columbia or will
at least enable the president thus to ex-
tend ii. In my judgment all laws pro-
vlding for the temporary employment
OF clerks should hereafter contain a
provision that they be selected under
| the civil service law.
1t ii important to have this system
obtain at home. but 1t Is even more i'm
! portant to have 1t applied rigidly in our
insular possessions. The Importance
of improving the consular service by
|
/ The president then turns TO the In
dian question. He says:
We should now break mp the tribal
/ funds. doing for them what alot-
ment does for the tribal lands = that
| Is. they should be divided into individ-
ual holdings. There will be n transit
| ton period during which the funds
| will In many cases have to be held IN
| trust. This is the case also with the
lands A stop should be put upon the
| indlscrminate permission to Indians to
| lease their allotments. The effort
should be steadily to make the indiar
work like any other man on his ow
ground. The marriage laws Of the In
dians should be made the same as those
| Of the whites. In the schools the edu-
cation should be elementary and large
| ~ Industrial.
Cordial support from congress and
people Is asked for the st. Louis expo
sition. The Charleston exposition -
commended to the good will Of the
people. The work of the Pan American
exposition Is praised.
1t is recommended that the census
Office as now constituted should be
made permanent government bureau
The Postal Service.
| A tribute Is paid 10 the postal service.
and the extension Of free rural delivery
Ii commended. The postoisice depart
ment should be sustained, the president
says, IN It's efforts 10 remove the abuses
In connection with second class mail
matter.
| Much attention Is paid to the situa-
ton in China. and the progress toward
| the establishment Of peace there Is re-
capitulated. Stress Is laid on the inn
portance of our continuing to advocate
moderation In the dealings with China.
The president concludes his message as
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