The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1901-12-06

| should b. as wholly free from the suspicion
the army and navy. All that ws AJAX from
| the public servant "a the Philippines or Porto
Rico rs that he reject honor on his country
| by the way IN which he makes that coun-
| try'a rule a benefit 70 the pooples who have
come under n. This r. ali that should
| ask. and wa cannot AFFORD 10 be content with
icss."
Treatment OF Indians.
he message points out tho dcfcctn IN our
| present consular service, and recommends the
| passage OF bills now before Congress that
| will Increase its efficiency. OF tho Indian
| problem u says
I'm my judgment the time has arrived
! when ~ should definitely make Up our minds
20 recognize the Indian ~ an individual and
/ not as a member % tribe. The General
/ Allotment Act Ia u mighty pulycrizinE engine
| 90 break up the tribal mass. II acts direct
| ~ upon tho family OF the individual. Under
| 90 provisions some gixiy thousand Indians
| have already become citizens az the United
| states. We should now break up the tribal
| funds tong Tor them what allotment does
! for the tribal lands that ia. they anould DO
! divided into individual holdings stop
! should be- put upon the inti1criminate per
| mission TO Indians Go lease their allotmenta
| The effort should be steadily 90 make the
/ Indian work like my other man on his own
I ground. The marriage laws 81 tho Indians
should DO made the same as those OF the
| whites.
[ 'hinga are moro Important than 20 preserve
/ them from tho terrible physical and moral
/ DEGRADATION resulting frum the liquor traf-
nc. We are dolng all We can TO save our own
| Indian tribes from this evil wherever BY
! international agreement this same end can Dc
| attained as regards races where We do not
possess exclusive control. every effort should
/ b. made to bring u about
/ Il hcspoak the most cordial support from
/ the Congrcsa and tho people for the g. Louis
[ Exposition 20 Commemorate tho ono Hun
| drrdfh Anniversary Of tho Louisiana Pur-
| chase. This purchase was tho greatest m
stance OF expansion Ia our history II DEL
/ initeiy decided that We were 20 become
/ great continental republic, BY Tar the Tore
| most power IN the Western Hemisphere. Inc
] national government should Dc represented
al the exposition BY full aud complete se'
Tho people OF Charleston. with great en-
! cry aud civic spirit are carrying on an eh-
| position which viii continue throughout most
I 10 the present session Of tho Congress.
| heartily commend this expedition 20 the GOOD
I viii of the people. II deserves all the en-
I couragemeut that can b. given a.
! "For the sake OF good administration, sound
/ ecouomy and the Advancement OF science. ths
/ Census Of.cc az now constituted should De
l would insure better. cheaper aud more sat
I isiartory work. In the interest not only ot
( our business but OF statistic. economic aud
| social science.
Growth Of Postal Service.
The remarkable growth Of the postal ser
| Vice IL shown in the fact that IL revenues
| have doubled and its expenditure have near
! Isl doubled within twelve years. It's progress
I aiyc development compcla constantly incrcas-
/ INK outlay. hut in this period Of business en-
I Grey and prosperity ~ receipth grow 30 much
l faster than ita expenses that the annual de-
I nrit has been steadily reduced from Sl,fll,-
I 10 in 1897 20 '3.9a3.12l in 1901. Among recent
l postal advances the success OF rural free
/ delivery wherever established has been 30
. marked and actual experience has made ia
| benefits 90 plain that the demand for Us eS-
/ tension IL general and urgent
ut Is lust that the great agricultural popu-
| iation should share Ia the Improvement Of the
/ service. The number OF rural routes now ~
! operation u g.pVa practically all established
/ within three years. and there are 5000 upph-
/ cations awaiting action. II n expected that
! the number In operation az the c'ese OF me
! current fiscal year will reach $500. The mail
/ will then be daily carried 90 the doors %
! 100 600 OF our people Who have heretofore
| third 90 all that portion % the country which
! Is adapted 10 u will be covered by this KIND
| oi service
sccond-cIa.s Mall Matter.
The full measure OF postal progress which
| might be realized has long been hsmpered
| and obstructed by the heavy burden imposed
| on the government through the intrcnChed
! and we'll understood abuses which have
grown up In connection With second class
| mall matter. The extent % this burden APP
/ pears when u Ia stated that while fhe sec
| ond-cass matter makes nearly three-hfths OF
the weight Of all the mail. u paid for the
| laai fiscal year only ti..aitis Of the aggrc-
! gate postal revenue of titi,61i.i 1875. II the
/ pound rate OF postage. which produces he
large loss thus cntalcd. and which was ived
| BY the Congress with the purpose o. oncour-
| aging the dissemination % public informa-
ton, we're limited 20 the legitimate news
| papers and periodicals actually contemplated
/ ~ the law. no just exception could be taken.
/ THAT expense would be the recognized and
/ accepted cost OF liberal public policy de-
iiberately adopted for a iusiinable end. but
I much OF the matter which enjoys the prtVl-
legged rate is wholly outside OF the intent %
| the law, and has secured admission only
| through an evasion Of rs requirements or
NaaaF he
| such wrongly included matter " estimated
/ by postal experts 90 be ore-half OF the whole
| volume 90 second -ciant mail. II " be only
| one-third or ouo-quartHr the maEnitude OF
| the burden ia apparent The foHtomce De-
I partmcnt has now undertaken 20 reiunNo the
/ abuses 30 far az be- possible b. atriCtcr APP
] piraiiou OF the law ana lt ahould BE- aus-
l talncd In 90 EFFORT
we view win lively mtcrcs, ard Keen
\ hopes % beneficial results the proceedings %
/ The pau-AmeriCun CouFreEs. conyoked az the
| Invitation % Mexico. and nov Sitting ~ thu
/ Mexican capital The delcga'ca % the United
/ states are under the most liberal instructions
/ % co operate with their colleagues In all
matters promising advantage % the great
| family OF American common Netitha. a. we'll
| ir their relations among themselves a. Ia
/ their domestic advancement sna la their
| intercourse with ire world "a large.
The Occurrences arising from me "boxer
outbreak In China are reviewed IN detail aud
I the steps taken % secure 90 thu United States
lta share % the trade % the Orient are ex-
/ planned Tho message concludes.
! The death Of Queen Victoria caused this
people Of the United states deep aud heart
1 felt sorrow. ~ which tho government gavs
/ full expression. When President Mckinley
i died our nation ia turn received from every
l qaartcr OF the Brftiah empire expressions %
i rricf and sympathy go icls sincere. The
Il death OF the Empress Dowarer Frederick %
l Germany also aroused the genuine sympathy
\ OF the American people and thu sympathy
i vas cordially rvciprocatrd by Germany when
/ The President was aesaseinatrd. Indeed from
| every quarter % the civilized world Nc
I cclvcd. "a the time ~ the prcaidcnts death.
| uasurancen % such grief aud regard NJ ~
I touch the hearta ~ our people. Ia The midst
| OF our aniiction We reverenty thanf the Al
| miahty that rrc ~ peace with tho nations
% mankind. and we nrmiy inteDa that our