Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-12-11
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The Army.

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No increase in the regular arr army Is t.
deemed necessary at this time, but there
are several changes in that branch or the
government service which the prees agent
Is the Enlistment of STAFF department.,
and. OF this he says: .$a;l ,43E 81
for the general staff and supply depart
ments. they should be filled . by details
from the line, the men SO detailed return
very undesirable to have the senior grades
come to All the positions by the mere fact
by which there shall be an elimination
grade by grade of those who seem unfit
TO- 11oG render ne best service in the next
Evil war Who are still in army 81 would
seem to require that in the matter of re-
tirements they be given by law the same
privileges, accorded to their comrades in
Another recommended ton which the pres
!dent makes IN connection with the army
q ths seryiee known t to the the pubtfc as red
tape" or this he says: ~
every effort should be made to bring
Of efficiency: When on actual Service. no
work save that directly in the line Of such
service should be required. The paper
be greatly redused as What is ~ NEEDED SGu IS
70 work We'll in the fe held. consta aG care
- AoSCSSdIy 10 prevent Dry rot IN the
TT and commissary depart
- He He also urges the enactment Of legis:
national guard forces Of the nation that
tney may be better fitted for active serv-
ICE IN tlme OF war; and says:
our militia law Is obsolete and worth
less. The organization and armament of
the national guard of the several states,
which are treated as militia in the ap-
a&s by the as So shud BE-
duties Of the guard in time Of war Should
n Pc carefully ,1 defined and system estab-
procedure of raising volunteer forces
should be prescribed in advance It is Ut
h teriy Impossible in the excitement and
aetory ths to do have sa ns
been made long beforehand. Provision
should be made for utilizing in the first
t YOUNGER organizations called out the
ready mad experience under arms, and
especially for the selection in advance Of
me omcers OF any force which may be
raised; TOR careful selection of the kind
Of war" '''e ou'oieaA
III He praises the veterans Of the civil war.
rendered the nation valiant service in the
1mdian upris1ngs of the west and in the
Pnlapp1nes, and counsels continued lib
crafty III the nations dealing with them.
Inc C1V1I service.
,. ne recommends the enactment of legis-
lat1on that will place under the rulings
OF the merit system many classes of en-
om NJ for this is as follows:
recommend the passage of law
Wnlcn VIII extend the CLASSIFIED service to
me Dlstrlct OF Columbia or will at least
gnan1e e the president thus to extend it.
the temporary employment Of clerks
should hereafter contain provision that
they be selected under the civil service
He also wishes the merit system to OBJ
tain IN the government service in the
COLONIES, and says:
ph hMot an of'es SHOULD be filled in the
TO the mans partisan affiliations or serv-
ices. with any regard to the political, So
ga! or personal influence which he may
should sh be paid to absolutely nothing save
the mans own character and CAPACITY
and the needs of the service.
should BE- as WhoiS ff ol fro tbs samds
Plclon OF partisan politics as the admin
1st1atl9n OF the army and navy. All that
We ask from the public servant in the
fhllippines or Porto Rico is that he re-
meet honor on his country by the way in
Wnlcn ne makes that country's rule a
9 ere n 70 rb me peoples who have come un
less.' 'oAe "1'n
other Recommendations
among other recommendations which tho
PRESIDENT makes are those asking for leg.
islation that will improve the consular sery-
ICE along lines outlined in bills introduced
at previous sessions, and he says that:
~ IS true that the service is now in the
main emclent, but standard of excellence
cannot be permanently maintained until
me principles set forth in the bills here
to1ore submitted to the congress on this
subject are enacted into law"
he believes the TINA ha 1,bo,>
tne 1nolan should cease to be treated as a
member OF tribe, but as an Individual.
ana recommends breaking up the tribal
funds, putting stop to the lndiscriminate
permission to Indians to lease their allot-
ments and stopping the ration system. He
recommends also the establishment Of an
cattle raisers rather than aEricUlturlsts
where their lands are unsuited to the latter.
He recommends liberal appropria tions FOR
the Louisiana Purchase exposition and an
appropriation covering expenses incurred
py the charleston exposition in removing
government exhibits from the Buffalo ex-
position to that at Charleston.
another OF his recommendations is for
permanent census bureau, as it would in
sure better cheaper and more satisfactory
economic and social science
The Postal Service.
He calls attention to the growth of the
posta! system and to the fact that the an
nual deficit In this department of the gov
small sum Of s3,923,727. This, he says, could
further be increased and possibly a surplus
shown but for the fact that many publi-
cations are now securing the pound rate
as second-class mail matter which are not
entitled to the same under the law. OF
this he says:
The full measure OF postal progress
hampered and obstructed by the heavy
through the intrenched and well-under-
nection with second-ciass mail matter.
The, extent Of this burden appears when it
Is stated that, while the second=class mat
Of all the mail, It paid for the last fiscal
year only $, 294 AS Of tho aggregate postal
revenue of Sill. 631, 1893. II the pound rate
OF postage. which produces the large loss
congress with the purpose OF encouraging
the dissemination of public information,
were limited to the legitimate newspapers
3hs actually contemplated by
That expense would be the recognized and
accepted cost Of liberal PUBLIC policy de-
af fSs dfr
privileged rate ia wholly outside OF the
intent of-.the law and has secured admis-
sion only through an evasion Of it's re-
quirements or through lax construction,
The proportion Of such wrongly included
matter is estimated by postal experts to
be one-half Of the whole volume of second
class mail: If 1t be only one-third or one
quarter. the magnitude of the burden is
apparent. The post Office department has
now undertaken to remove the, abuses SO
far as possible by stricter application
of the law, and it should be sustained in
its effort"
The Chinese Difficulties.
He calls attention to the satisfactory
settlement of the Chinese difficulties Of
last year, and this nations part in the
settlement, and says provisions have
been made for insuring the future safety
of the foreign representatives. Of tho
promises made by China he SAYS:
1.-THE Chinese government has agreed to
participate financially In the work of bet
and to Tientsin, the centers Of foreign
trade in central and northern China. and
an internationa conservancy board, in
represented, has been provided for the
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