Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-12-13

reduce the military charge upon our revenuO
and to arrange the number Of soldiers so a.
to bring this number much nearer to the
lislied by law. There is, however. ne. Of
supplementary legislation. Thorough ill
taty education must be provided. and in adj
education should be given to the officers Of
the National Guard and others In civil life
who desire !ntelligently to tit themselves for
be given the chance to perfect themselves
oy study In the higher branches Of this art.
AZ West Point the education should he Of the
klnd most apt to turn out men who are good
IN actual field service; too much stress should
not be laid on mathematics. nor should pro-
nciency therein be held to establish the right
american officer Of the hest kind need not
be n good mathematician; but he must be
aole to master himself, to control others, and
III every emergency.
That the Army is not at all n mere instru-
ment OF destruction has beer shown during
cuba. and Porto Rico 1t has proved Itself q
great constructive force, q most potent inn
pieinent for the upbuilding of u peaceful civ
ilization.
No other citizens deserve so we'll of thu
republic as the veterans, the survivors OF
those who saved the Union. They did the
one iced which If left undone would have
meant that all else in our history went for
hothing. The men who In the last three
wears nave done so well In the East and the
West indies and on the mainland of Asia
nave shown that this remembrance Is not
lost. In any serious crisis the United States
must rely for the great mass of its fighting
men upon the volunteer soldiery who do not
make II permanent profession of the MILL
lary career: and whenever such a crisis
arises the denthless memories of the Civil
Mar VIII give to Americans the lift of lofty
purpose which comes to those whose fathers
have stood v~aliantly In the forefront of the
Our Consular Service.
me consular service is now organized I'M
der the provisions of a law passed in 1866.
which is entirely inadequate to existing con-
dittOns. The interest shown by so many
commercial o bodies throughout the country In
commended to your attention.
The guardianship and fostering of our rap
,aty expanding foreign commerce. the pro-
foreign countries in lawful pursuit of their
anairs. and the maintenance Of the dignity
OF the nation abroad, combine to make Il
character, knowledge and enterprise. 1t 10
true that the service is now, In the main,
efticlent. but q standard Of excellence cannot
ciples, set forth in the bills heretofore sub
United to the Congress on this subject are
enacted into law.
- SpC u lNoSt COrulAt SUPPORT from
the CONGRESS and the people for the st.
Louis Exposition to Commemorate the One
hundredth Anniversary Of the Louisiana
nations viii! appreciate the deep Interest our
country. takes in this exposition, and our
view or ITS importance from every stand.
curling i" It's tass sa.' T The p natienai so IN re.
ment should be represented by a full and
complete set of exhibits.
FOR the sake of good administration, SOUND
economy, and the NdyHncpmnOt NJ ccfopco
the Census Office as now constituted should
be made u permanent government bureau.
Growth of the Postal service.
The remarkable growth Of the postal SER
vice IS shown In the fact that Its revenues
~ doubled within twelve years. Its pro-
grcssive development compeis constantly in
creasing outlay: but in this period of busi-
SO much faster than its expenses that the
annual deficit has been steadily reduced
from si1.411,779 in 1897 10 sa.323.12T in
success of rural free delivery wherever es-
tablished has been so marked, and actual
experience has made its benefits so piain,
urgent.
1t is just that the great agricultural popu-
lation should share IN the improvement OF
lished within three years, and there are
5000 applications awaiting acticn. 1t is ex-
pected that the number in operation ut the
close OF the current fiscal year will reach
5000. The mail will then be daily carried
to the doors of 5.I0G, 000 of our people who
have heretofore been dependent upon distant
Offices, ana one-third of all that portion of
the country which is adapt..a to 1t will be
covered by this kind of service.
The full measure of postal progress which
might be realized has long been hnmpered
and obstructed by the heavy burden Inn
posed on the government through the In
trenched and well-understood abuses which
nave grown up in connection with second
den appears when 1t is stated that while
the second-class matter makes nearly three
ffths of the weight of all the mail. 1T paid
for the last fiscal year only 50, S94. 445 Of the
aggregate postal revenue of S111.G31.193 II
the pound rate of postage. which produces
the large loss thus entail ed. and which was
fixed by the Congress with the purpose Of
encouraging the dissemination of public in
formation. were limited to the legitimate
newspapers and periodicals actually con-
templatod by the law, no just execution
could be taken. The Post-OGce Department
has NV undertaken to remove the abuses
so far rs Is possible by a %stricter application
of the law; and it should be sustained in its
effort.
Settlement of the Chinesc EmbroElio
and our interests On the Pacific. Whatever
happens in China must be of the keenest
national concern 10 us.
The general terms Of the settlement of the
queSNiOhS 6lOMiAS Jul VI Tue uuCi1OEciEu
uprisings in China of 1900. having been for
mulnted in n joint note addressed to China
by the representatives Of the injured pow
ers in December last, were promptly ac-
"epted by the Chinese government. After
totracted conferences the ptenipotentiaries
of the several powers Mere able to sign a
final protocol with the Chinese pleniaoten-
taries on the 9TH of last September. sc:t.ng
forth the measures taken hy china in comp!i.
ance with the demands Of the joint note. and
will be laid before the Congress. with 4 re-
port of the plenipotentiary OH behalf OF the
United States, MIR. William Woodville Rock
hill. to whom high praise is due for the tact,
good Judgment. and energy he has displayed
in performing an exceptionally difficult and
| delicate task.
Under the provisions of The joint note of
December. 1900. China has agreed to revise
the treaties of commerce and navigation
and to take such other. steps for the purpose
of facilitating foreign trade as the foreign
powers may decide to BIZ needed.
During these troubles our government has
unswervingly advocated moderation, and has
materially aided in bringing about an adjust
ment which tends to eAlanre the welfare
of China and to lead TO n moro baue6pial