The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1901-12-03

territory 10y any non-American power.
Our attitude IN Cuba IL n sufficient
guarantee OF our own good faith. We
have not the slightest desire 10 secure
any territory at the expense OF any Of
our nelghbors.
The Navy.
The president devotes considerable
space TO the navy. the upbulldng OF
which. he says. should be steadily con.
tlnued. The navy offers Us. II Is declar-
ed. the only means az insisting on the
Monruc doctrine. and n strong navy h
the bot guarantee against war lie
recommends that provision be made
not oaly fog more ships. but Tor more
mtn. -Four thousand additional sea.
men aud 1000 additional marines
should he provided. NJ wen NJ an in
grouse IN officers. After lndorsing the
naval militia furccs the president says.
nut in addition We should at once
provide Cor national naval reserve.
orgauizrd and trained under ilc dircc-
ton Of the navy department aud sub
jeci to the call Of the chief egecuuvc
whenever war bccomos imminent Il
should BE- rrnl nu,,llsry to thc naval
soaeolng pcucr establishment aud ofcr
material 90 he drawn on a. once for
manning our ships il limo Of war
The Army.
n d not necessary 10 Increase our
army beyond its present size nc this
time. but IL Is necessary to Keep IL at
the highest point ~ efficiency The In
dividual units who % officers aud en-
listed men compose This army arr. We
have good reason to believe. az least as
efficient as those u any other army In
the entire world. IL Is our duty 90 see
that their training Is u a Kind 10 In
sure the highest possible expussion Of
power 20 these units when BctIng In
combination.
4 general stan should be created.
Promotions should b. made solely
with regard 10 the good Of the service.
Congress ought 10 provide. the prcsi-
dcui adds, for flcid exercises lie con
tinucs:
Action should b. taken IN reference
10 the militia and 90 the raising u vol
uniecr forcc- our militia law Is oh
suiric and worthless. The organization
and armament n The national suard Of
the several states. which are treated
gs militia iD the appropriation by the
congress. should o. made Identical with
those provided Tor the regular forces.
The obligations and duties ~ the guard
Ia time of war should b. carefully Dc
fined and o. system established 10y law
under which thc method Of procedure
Of raising volunteer forces should be-
prescribed Ia advance.
The Merit system.
Tho president indorscs the merit sys-
tenn N making appointments aud says;
rrcummrul the passace of law
which viii extend tlr classified serv-
bee 20 the District ~ Columbia or viii
az least enable the president thus 10 cx.
trud a. 90 my Judgment all laws pro-
yidlnr Tor che temporary employment
u CLERKS should hereafter contain a
provision that they BE- selected under
TIE civil service law.
u Is Important % have this system
obtlin ~ home. but u f. even more Inn
portant % have q applied rigidly In our
NI' NINN I'H' .HNNH Nf JUL NaaAANf
~ improving tlc consular frrylcc by
thc passaec OF row laws Is cmphnslzcd.
The president then turns o. the In
dian question lie says:
We should now break up the tribal
funds. doing for them what allot-
mcnt does Cor the tribal lands that
+. they should be divided into luiivid-
uai holdings. Their VIII be- transi-
tiou period during which the funds
viii In many eases have TO be held In
trust. This il the case also with the
lands \ stop should be put upon the
lndiscrlmlnnic permission to Indians 20
lease their nllotments. The cffort
should be steadily 20 make the Indian
WORK Ike any other man on his own
ground. The marriage laws Of the In
dams should he made the same ~ those
Of the whites. In the schools the edu-
cation should he elementary aud large
~ Industrial
Cordial support from congrcss and
people il asked for the 81. Louis expo
slilon. The Charleston exposition II
cammended 10 the good wiz Of the
IeuIie The work of tho Pan-Amcrican
exposition Is praised.
II l. recommended that the census
Office A. now constituted should be
made a permanent government bureau.
The Postal service.
4 tribute Is paid 10 the postal service.
and the extension u FREE rural delivery
l. commended. The postotiicc depart
ucl. s1ouii he sustailcl the president
says. in its efforts 20 rcnIpye The abuses
In connection with second class mail
matter
Much attention Is paid 10 the situa-
iion IN Ihinn. and the progress toward
/. the csirh'..Hucnt ~ pclcr thcrr Is re-
/ cgpiiuafcd. Sig,fs rs laid on tie i'm
povlno' ~ orr coutinuing 10 rdvocatc
moderation ln the doaiinxs with china.
Tie p-cs.drit coacludts bis mes age as
follows.
1lc fn,h ~ Crcrn Victoria caused
the people Il iir fuited States deep
aud trg-ffh sorrow. 10 which tar gov