The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1901-12-07

mouts. tfef sasaa be a.ed uS afIaas
from the Hae. III meH 80 oDtaiIrd return
vsfy uaass|fseIs = fs,s ihs senior ersdss
ut the afmf composed ef urfu wha have
come &C. % =. raszt.ees oy thc more taet
by wh.eh thafa aaaIs Dee an elimination
grace pN grave - t#H.e who fn HNHt
10 render tns essz service n tHe HsAt
civil var NHH ais #HI ln Irr army Waalu
seem te require lae1 y D." matter II =.
trtmfnla tte4 e. klNEH Pos LAW ire same
rrlN-tseE aesefate to their comrades n
Another Recommendation which the pfss-
ldcnt make u saHnteHeu WITH tfr stmY
Is fer the EgaaaHaH af Ihf 'rHpHr WHfk
OF The service. known to the puoue As 'fed
'Every enort seasla bc made to bring
The army In rHHsfHftlN lUfrFHaIEs atatH
Of efficiency. Nhsu en actual stit.ee. ~
work save thai directly ir the lrt of furH
service shou.d be required The panef
work Ia the army as IN tbe nav3 theala
proved power II command arid capacity
TO work NeH III the nfid. Constant eHfe
- necessary ia prevent cfl tot ih ne
trantHeftatlen ahd eommissary aspaft=
meuts.t
lie also urses tho enactment % lesls.
launn in eoguaeIon ~ IA the militia aud
national guard fpaees of tho nation that
they may be better ntted FOR active HerF-
Ice in time Of VAT. and SAYS
our militia law ia obsolete and worth
less. The organization aud armament Of
the national auard Of the several states.
which arc treated a. militia In the, ap.
preparations b. tie cpuRfrHE, should he
made Identical With those provided for
the regular forces The obligations and
duties ol the guard la tlmo OF war should
he carefully defined aid system sHtab.
lirhed by iaw under which toe method of
PRO tdufe ~ raising volunteer iareea
thuuii be prescribed Hn advance II IA Ut
tCfiY impossible IN the excitement and
hnFfo ni .mHaHd5HF nar tu DO this HntIs-
incieriv II The arransemenH have not
hron made long beforehand. Provision
should be nude Tor utilizing ia tie nfst
volunteer organizations called out tha
training OF thoae cltizena who have al
ready had experience undcr arms, aud
especially Tor The selection In advance OF
the officers Of any force which may be
OF war
lie praises tho veterans Of tho clyn war.
the war with spnIn and those who have
rendered the nation valiant service In tha
Indian nrfisinKs of the west and In ths
Philippine and cauuaeis continued hb.
crafty in the nations dealing with them.
The civil service.
lie recommends the enactment OF leKis-
iation that viii place under the rulings
Of the merit system many classes ot sm-
ployeH not now governed by g. His rec
ommendation Tor this Is ns follows
II reeoinmend the passage OF a law
which VIII extend the CLASSIFIED service 10
the District of Columbia OF VIII az least
enable the president thus 60 extend IL.
I IN my Judgment all laws providing tor
the temporary employment OF clerks
should hereafter eoutain a provision that
they be selected under the civil service
law 60
lie also wishes tho fnerit syatcn, 10 OBJ
tain In the government service Ia the
colonies, and says.
Not an Office should bo filled In Tho
Philippines or Porto Rico with any regard
10 the mans partisan Affiliations or aerY-
Ices WIN any regard 10 the political. so
cial or personal Influence which he may
{ have at ha command IN short. heed
should De paid TO absolutely nothing aaYs
. tho mans own character aud capacity
NF gH Hfm4
The adminiatration Of these Islands
, | should be as wholly FREQ from the auR-
, plcion Of partisan politics as tho admin
istratlon ot the army and navy All that
No ask from the public ratvnnt In Tho
Philippines or Porto Rico Is that he To-
4 fleet honor ON his country by tho wnv IN
n which he makes that countrye fulo a
r benefit to the peoples who have come un-
g der n, This is all that We should ask
o and wa cannot afford TO bo content with
n less
J. other Recommendations.
= Among other rfecommsnda tionH which the
= president makes are those asking for leg.
= islaiion that will improve tho consular .erYs
/, Toe along lines outlined IN bills introduced
q az previous sessions, and he says that
\ ! 1t Is true that the service Ia now in tho
" main efficient. but a standard of excellence
cannot bo permanently maintained until
a the principles ast forth IN the bills here.
Z totore submitted 10 the congress on this
q | subject are enacted into law"
. / He believes the time has arrived when
I the Indian should cease to be treated "a a
! | member OF tribe. but az an individual.
: and recommends breaking up the tribal
q FUNDS, putting "A stop 10 the indlscrimiHate
/, | permission 10 Indians to lease their aliot-
, ment5 and stopping the ration system. Hs
recommends also the establishmort OF an
Industrial educational system. and an en-
oeavor 70 encourage the Indians 10 become
! cattle ratHars rather than agrlCulfuristB
, Hhsre their lands are unsuitcd TO fTe latter.
, lie recommends liberal appropriations for
the Louisiana Purchase exposition and an
appropriation covering expenses incurred
by the Charleston exposition IN removing
government exhibitH from the Buffalo ox-
position 10 that at Charleston
Another Of his recommendation Is for
permanent census bureau. az II would in
sure better. cheaper ard more saiisfaetofy
work IN the interest of business. statistics,
economic and s0cini science.
! The Postal Service.
He calls attention 10 tbs growth Of the
postal system and 70 the fact that the an
nual deficit IN this department Of tho gov
eminent service has been reduced to the
small sum OF 4s.sZs.TZz This. he says, could
shown but Tor the fact that many publi-
cations are now securing the pound ratio
as aecond-oiaas mail matter which are not
entitled TO the same under the law OF
The full measure OF postal progress
which might be realized has long been
, hampered and obstructed by the heavy
, | burden imposed on the government
through the intrenehed and weliruHder-
stood abuses which have grown IN con-
nection with seeond-class mail matter.
= The extent Of this burden appears when IL
) Is stated that, while the second class mat.
! | ter makes nearly ree-hfthe Of the weight
I Of ali the mall # paid FOR the last nseal
! year only tf2s8. f45 of the aggregate postal
revenue OF slil .lss II the pound rats
1 | OF postage, which produces the large LOST
I I thus entalied ard which WAS fixed by the
! congress with the purpose Of encouraging
, | the dissemination of public Information
: were limited 70 the legitimate newHpaperi
1 ard periodicals. actually contemplated bs
the lay, no just exception could be taken
y | That expense world be the recognized and
. accepted cost 81 a liberal public policy de
- liberately adopted for a justihable end
4 | But much 9f the matter which enjoys thf
= ! privileged rate Is wholly outeide Of III.
intent of the law and has secured admis
l. / sion only through an evasion Of IT'S re
q qUiremsnts or through lax construction
j, The proportion of such wrongly Included
: matter Is estimated by postal experts e
I, be oue-half of the whole volume of second
i class mail. II Il be only One-thlrd Or one
quarter the magnitude of the burden i
= apparent. The post Office department ha'
n now undertaken To remove the abuses af
q far a. possible by stricter application
: Of the law, and II should be sustained 10
h It's Effort"
h The Chinese Difficulties.
I He calls attention TO the satisfactory
= settIernent Of the Chinese difficulties of
u last year, and this nations part IN INC
sefflement and says provisions nase
! been made for insuring the future safsty
y | III the foreign representatives, VI inc
Al promises made b. CHINA he eaysi
le P..,fbe Chinese government has agreed 70
y participate financially ~ me WoIh ei W - -
q / .erlng fhe water approaches 20 snshk!t1
y and 10 Tlenfsln. the centers Or IoffiSn
y trade in central and noIthsIn '.i.s,1i s e'ta -
= which The Chinese goyernment IS larsriy
4 ,ar.,esenfed has been provided for the
4 Enforcement Of the shanghai river and