Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-12-05

No increase in the regular army is
deemed necessary at this time. but there
government service which the president
Tecommends TO congress. Chief of these
and of this he says.
"A general stan should be created. AZ
for the general stan and supply depart
from the line, the men so detailed return
Ing after awhile 10 their line duties. 1t is
of the army composed of men who have
come to III the positions by the mere fact
by which there shall be an elimination
grace by grade of those who seem unfit
70 render the best service In the next
civil war who are still in the army would
seem to require that In the matter of re-
tirements they be given by law the same
privIleges accorded to their comrades in
ident makes in connection with the army
Is for the reduction of the paper work"
OF the service, known 10 the public as red
Every effort should be made to bring
me army 10 a constantly increasing state
work save that directly in the lire of such
service should be required. The paper
work in the army. as in the navy, should
be greatly reduced. What is needed is
Proved power OF and capacity
90 Q mosk well In the field Constant care
transportation and commissary Depart
He also urges the enactment of legis-
Iallon IN connection with the militia and
nauonaI guard forces of the nation that
iney may be better fitted for active serv-
ice IN time of war, and says:
Our militia law is obsolete and worth
the national guard of the several states,
which are treated as militia in the ap-
preparations by the congress, should be
the regular forces. The obligations and
duties of the guard in time of war should
be carefully defined and a system estsb-
USHeQ 0y law under which fna rath4d -
proseoure OF raising volunteer forces
sn9nid be prescribed in advance. It is ut
haste of impending war to do this satis-
factorily if the arrangements have not
p ose made long beforehand. Provision
volunteer organizations called out the
training Of those citizens who have al
especially for the selection in ADVANCE of
the ofheers OF any force which may be
raised: for careful selection of the kind
of war"
He praises the veterans of the civil war,
the war with SPAN and those who have
rendered the nation valiant service in the
indian uprisings of he west and in the
srality IN the nations dealing with them.
The Civil Service.
he the enactment of legis-
lation that will place under the rulings
ployes not now governed by it. His rec
mmendation for this is as follows:
whic rs aGa the passage of a law
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 a provision that
they be selected under the civil service
He also wishes the merit system to OBJ
tam In the government service in the
Not an ONCE should be filed in the
~Fnllppines or Porto Rico with any regard
to the mans partisan Affiliations or serv-
ices, with any regard to the political, So
eiaI or personal influence which he may
nave at his command. In short. heed
should be paid to absolutely nothing save
the mans own character and capacity
and the needs of the service.
should be Sem as wba51o fr ct these islands
p1cion of partisan politics as the admin
istration of the army and navy. III that
Philippines or Porto Rico is that he re-
fleet honor on his country by the way in
which he makes that .country's rule a
benefit to the peoples who have come I'M
der it. This is all that we should ask.
and we cannot afford to be content with
Other Recommendation.
Among other recommendations which the
president makes are those asking for leg
ice along lines outlined in bills introduced
at previous sessions, and he says that:
main efficient, but a standard of excellence
be permanently maintained until
the principles set forth in the bills here
tofore submitted to the congress on this
subject are enacted into law"
he believes the time has arrived when
member of a tribe. but as an Individual.
and recommends breaking up the tribal |
funds, putting a stop to the indiscriminate
permission TO indians to lease their allot-
ments and stopping the ration system. He
recommends also the establishment of an |
deavor to encouras the indians s to become an Gn.
cattle ra1sers rather than agrtculturists
where ne their Lands are unsuited to inc latter.
the Louisiana Purchase exposition and an
appropriately covering expenses incurred
exhibits from the Buffalo eX-
to that at Charleston.
another OF his recommendations is for
a permanent census bureau, as it would in
sure better, cheaper and more satisfactory
work in the interest of business, Statistics,
economic and social science.
The Postal service
He calls attention to the growth of the
postal system and to the fact that the an
nual deficit in this department of the gov
small sum of So. go. III. This, he says, could
further be increased and possibly a surplus
cations are now securing the pound rate
as ~sscond-class mail matter which are not
to the same under the law. OF
this he says:
The full measure of postal progress
which might be realized has long been
burden imposed on the government
through the intrsnched and w~sll-under-
stood abuses which have grown In con-
The extent of this burden appears when It
10 stated that, while the s~econd-class mat
ter makes nearly three-fifths Of the weight
Of all the mail. tt paid for the last fiscal
year only 81, 4.4A5 of the aggregate postal
of SUI, ss1. 1ss.. II the pound rate
of postage. which produces the large loss
thus entaiied and which was fixed by the
with the purpose Of encouraging
we're limited to the legitimate NEWSPAPERS
periodicals actually contemplated by
he law, no just exception could be taken.
expense would be the recognized and
adopted for a justi6able end.
But much of the matter which enjoys the
privileged rate is wholly outside of the
intent of the law and has secured admfs-
Iuirements or through lax construction.
The proportion of such wrongly included
is estimated by postal experts to
De one-half of the whole volume of second
lass mail; If 1T be only one-third or one
quarter, the magnitude of the burden is
The post office department has
low undertaken to remove the abuses so
ar as possible by a %stricter application
II the law. and it should be sustained in
To effort"
The Chinese Difficulties
He calls attention to the satisfactory
settlement of the Chinese difficulties OF
year, and this nations part in the
ettlement. and says provisions have
'een made for insurtng the future safety
Il the foreign representatives. OF the
promises made by China he says:
1.-The Chinese oyernmen has agreed to
anticipate financially in the work OF bet
ering the water approaches to Shanghai
nd to Tientsin. the centers of foreign
rade in central and northern China. and
IN international conservancy board, in
which the Chinese government Is largely