Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-12-10

very undesirable to have the senior grades
Of the army composed Of men who have
of seniority A system should beadopted
BY which there shah be an elimination
grade by grade OF those Who seem UNFIT
TO render the best service In the next
grade. Justice TO the veterans OF the
iivil war who are still In the army would
seem to require that In the matter Of re-
iirements they be given by law the same
privileges accorded 10 their comrades IN
the navy"
ldent makes In connection with the army
Is for the reduction OF the paper woDk
Of the service, known 10 the public as Tred
tape" OF this he says:
4Every effort should be made to/bring
the army TO a constantly increasing state
OF efficiency. When on actual sFfvice, no
work save that directly In the lyhe Of such
service should be required. ffhe paper
work IN the army. as in the navy should
to work well In the nelV Constant care
Is necessary to Prevent dfy rot ~ the
transportation and commissary depart
He also urges the enactment of egis-
lation in connection With the militia and
they may be better hfted for active serV-
Ice in time OF war and SAYS:
Our militia Jaw " obsolete and worth
less The orsRniz9tion and armament OF
the NATIONAL eluafd OF the several states
which are<rchted as militia In the4hp-
propriati9ns ~ the congress, SHOULD De
the reefnsrT forces The obligations ana
duties OF u1e'guafd in time OF war should
be cnreinjN dIAei ana system estab-
lished pyf law Builder which the method OF
lproce6ute 81 GA sing volunteer forces
should oe prescribed in advance II is ut
/ Carly Impossible IN The excitement and
haete ~ inipendiHg war to do this salts
factorly n tihe ARA lgements have not
hfenN made long beforehand Provision
lEhould De made FOR utilizing In the first
HVolunteer organizations called out the
| training %. those citizens. who have al
reJdy had experience under arms and
! especially Tor the selection Ia advance OF
| the officers OF any force which may be
raised. for careful selection OF tine kind
Of war ~.
! He praises The veterans Of the civil war.
| the war with Spain ard those who have .
rendered the nation valiant service I'm the
indian uprisineS of the west and In the
crafty IN the nations dealing with them.
Tbe civil Service.
lie recommends the enactment OF legis-
Iatlun that VIII place under The rulings
OF the merit system many classes oil en-
ployes not now governed by it, HIS rec
ommendaton for this is AS follows.
recominend Inc passage OF a law
winch VIII extend tho classified service to
the District of Columbia or. win at least
enable the president thus TO extend H.
In my judgment all laws providing for
the temporary employment of clerks,
should hereafter contain q provision ,..at
they be selected under the civil service
law"
He also wishes the merit system TO OBJ
colonies, and says:
Not an Office should. be filled in the
philippines or Porto Rico with any regard
10 the mans partisan Affiliations or serv-
Ices. with any regard to the political So
cial or personal influence which he may
have at his command. In short, heed
should be paid to absolutely nothing srve
the mans own character and capacity
and the needs OF the service.
The administration Of these islands
should be as wholly free from the sus-
picion OF partisan politics as the admin
istration OF the army and navy. All that
We ask from the public servant in thaf
Philippines or Porto Rico is that he req
fleet honor on his country by the way IN
which he makes that c0untry's rule a
benefit to the peoples who have come un-
der IT. This IS all that we should ask
and We cannot afford to be content with
less"
other ReeOmm dMtiOsa. wv.
Among other recommendation which the .
president makes are those asking for Leg
islatlOn that will Improve the consular serV-
ice along lines outlined in bills Introduced '
az previous sessions, and he says that:
main efficient, but standard Of excellence >
cannot he permanently maintained until
the principles set forth in the bills here
tofore submitted TO the congress on This
subject are enacied into law"
lie believes the time has arrived when
the Indian should cease TO be treated as a
and recommends breaking up the trlbais
funds. puttins stop TO the indiscriminats
permission to Indians to lease their allot-
mcnts and stopping the ration system He
recommends also the establishment of an
industrial educational system and an en-
deavor TO- encourage the Indians 10 become
cattle raisers rather than agriculturists
where their lands are unsuited to tue latter
He recommends liberal appropria atoms for
the Louisiana Purchase exposition and an
appropriation covering expenses incurred
by the Charleston exposition in removing
government exhibits from the Buffalo ex-
position 10 that at Charleston.
Another Of his recommendations is for
a permanent census bureau. as it wouidIn-
sure better. cheaper and more satisfactory
work iu the interest Of business. statistics;
economic and social science
The Postal SeEyice.
He calls attention 10 The growth OF The 4
postal system and to the fact dat the am
lual deficit i'm this department 81 the gov
eminent service has been REDUCED 10 the
further be- increased and possibly surplus
shown bat for the fact That many publi-
,atiuEs are now securing lie pound rate
as second class mail matter which are not
entitled 10 the same under The Law. on
This he says:
The full measure OF postal progress
which micht be realized has long been
ng1npered and ohstructed ~ The heavy
burden imposed on lie government
through the intreuched and wcH-under-
food abuses which have grown in con-
rhc extent Of This burden appears whenit
s. stated that. while the second class mat
cr makes nearly three-hfths OF the weight
1f all the mail. 70 paid for the last fiscal
year only S4,2H ii5 Of the aggregate postal
'eveuue OF sill .G3l 1913. II the pound rate
" postage, which produces the large LOGS
hus cutailcl and which vas o1ed by' he
congress with the purpose Of encoWrRging
The dissemination of public Information,
we're limited 10 the legitimate newspapersy
ana periodicals actually contemplated by X
he law. no just exception could be taken
That expense would be the recognized and
ccepted cost OF a liberal public policy de-
iberately adopted for q Justihabls end.
But much Of the matter which enjoys the
privileged rate 10 wholly outside OF the
intent of the law and has secured admis-
lion only through an evasion OF its re-
luireInents or through Lax construction.
rhe proportion of such wrongly included
natter is estimated by postal experts to
% one-half OF the whole volume OF second
lass mail. II il be only ons-third or enc
quarter. the magnitude of the burden Is
apparent, The post ONCE department has
low undertaken to remove the abuses so
'ar as possible by stricter application
Df the law, and it should be sustained In
Is effort"
% The Chinese DimcuIties,
lie calls attention 10 the satisfactory
af ~ .tI