Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1901-12-12

Army Is Large Enough at the Pres
ent Time.

army AS AAE8e enough NJ the Pres
ent Time.
1t Is not necessary t., Increase our Army
beyond Its present size at this time But
point 81 eiieieney HE inssIvIdsaI as I' n1its st
who as ofiicers and enlisted men compose
this Army. are, we have good reason to
believe, at least as efficient as those Of
any other army In the entire world. 1t
is our duty to see that their training Is
OF kind to insure the highest possible
expression OF power to these units when
acting in combination.
Debt Due TO the Veterans who Saved
the Union.
No other citizens deserve so well OF
the Republic as the veterans, the sur
vivors OF those who saved the Union. They
did the one deed which, If left undone
would have meant that all else in our
history went for nothing. But for their
steadfast prowess in the greatest crisis OF
our history, all our annals would be mean
ingless, and our great experiment in pop
ular freedom and self-government q
gloomy failure.
Civil Service.
1 recommend the passage OF a law
which will extend the classified service
to the District OF Columbia, or will at
least enable the President thus to extend
it. In my judgment all laws providing for
the temporary employment of clerks
should hereafter contain provision that
they be selected under the civil service
law.
of securing honest and efficient admins
tration of the Government; and in the
long run the sole justification OF any type
Of government lies in its proving itself
The consular service is now organized
under the provisions Of O law passed in
1856, which Is entirely inadequate to ex-
listing conditions
Forests Are Reservoirs.
The forests are natural reservoirs. BY
restraining the streams in flood and re-
plenishing them in drought they make
possible the use of waters otherwise vast
ed. They prevent the soil from washing,
and so protect the storage reservoirs from
filling up with silt. Forest conservation
is, therefore, an essential condition OF
water conservation.
The Government should construct and
maintain these reservoirs as 1t does other
gSIblic works. Where their purpose Is to
regulate the flow Of streams, the water
should be turned freely into the channels
in the dry season, to take the same course
Treatment of Indians.
In my judgment the time has arrived
when we should definitely make up our
minds to recognize the Indian as an indi-
vidual and not as member OF tribe.
Permanent Census Bureau.
For the sake Of good administration,
sound economy and the advancement of
science, the Census Office, as now consti-
tuted. should be made permanent Gov
ernment bureau. This would insure bet
ter, cheaper and more satisfactory work,
in the interest not only of our business,
but of statistic, economic and social SCI
ence.
The Postal Service.
The remarkable growth of the postal
service Is shown in the fact that Its reve-
nues have doubled and its expenditures
have nearly doubled within IL years. Its
progressive development compels con-
stantly increasing outlay, but In this Pc
riod of business energy and prosperity its
receipts grow so much faster than its ex-
penses that the annual deficit has been
steadily reduced from $11, All, ,T79 in 1897 to
S, ,S2S, III in 1901. Among recent postal ad-
vances the success of rural free delivery
wherever established has been so marked,
and actual experience has made its bene-
fits so plain, that the demand for its ex-
tension is general and urgent.
Chinese Situation.
The general terms of the settlement OF
the questions growing out of the anti
foreign uprislngs in China of 1900, having
been formulated in Joint note addressed
to China by the representatives of the
injured powers in December last, were
promptly accepted by the Chinese Gov
ernment. After protracted conferences
the plenipotentiaries Of the several powers
were able to sign a final protocol with
the Chinese plenipotentiaries on the 7th
Of last September, setting forth the meas
ures taken by China in compliance with
the demands of the Joint note, and ex-
pressing their satisfaction herewith
The agreement reached disposes In
manner satisfactory to the powers Of the
various grounds of complaint, and will
contribute materially to better future re-
lations between China and the powers.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
White House, December 8, 1901.