The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1901-12-04

sganSt nuniSlnent II IL misCOnducts
Itself. provided that punishment does
not take the form of the acquisition OF
territory by any nOn-American power.
Our attitude in Cuba is a sufficient
guarantee Of our own good faith. We
have not the slightest desire to secure
any territory at the expense Of any Of
our neighbors.
The Navy.
The president devotes considerable
space to the navy the upbuilding Of
which, he SAYS. should be steadily con.
timed. The navy offers US, 1t Is declar.
td. the only means Of insisting on the
Monroe doctrine, and a strong navy is
me best guarantee against war. He
recommends that provision be made
not only for more ships, but for more
men. Four thousand additional sea.
men and LOCO additional marines
should be provided, as W, 4: ~ in
crease in officers. After U- the
naval militia forces th" lt %. says:
But in addition we should at one
provide for a national NAY! reserve,
organized and trained under the u..cc-
ton of the navy department and sub
ject to the call of the chief executive
Whenever war becomes imminent. 1t
should be a real auxiliary to the naval
seagoing peace establishment and offer
material to be drawn on at once for
our ships in time of war.
The Army.
1t is not necessary to increase our
army beyond its present size at this
time, but II is necessary to keep it at
the highest point Of efficiency. The in.
dividual units who as officers and en-.
listed men compose this army are, we
have good reason to believe, at least as
efficient as those Of any other army In
the entire world II is our duty to see
that their training is of a kind to In.
sure the highest possible expression of
power to these units when acting In
A general staff should be created.
Promotions should be made solely
with regard to the good Of the service.
Congress ought to provide, the presl.
dent adds, for field exercises He con.
tinues
Action should be taken in reference
10 the militia and to the raising of vol
lntepr forces Our militia law Is OBJ
solete and worthless. The organization
and armament Of the national guard Of
the several states. which are treated
as militia in the appropriations by the
congress. should be made Identical with
those provided for the regular forces.
The obligations and duties Of the guard
n time of war should be carefully de.
ined and a system established 10y law
under which the method Of procedure
If raising volunteer forces should be
prescribed in advance.
The Merit system.
The president lndOrses the merit sys-
EN- of making appointments and says:
| recommend the passage Of law
which will extend the classified serv-
ce to the District of Columbia or will
t least enable the president thus to ex-
end IT, In my judgment all laws pro-
'idng for the temporary employment
4 clerks should hereafter contain
'rovision that they be selected under
he civil service law.
II Is important to have this system
btain at home, but it is even more i'm
'ortant to have it applied rigidly in our
nsular possessions. The Importance
# improving the consular service by
he passage of new laws is emphasized.
The president then turns to the In.
ian question. He says:
We should now break up the tribal
unds, doing for them what allot-
lent does for the tribal lands - that
!, they should be divided into lndivld-
al holdings. There will be transi-
ion period during which the funds
will in many cases have to be held in
rust. This is the case also with the
inds. \ stop should be put upon the
permission to Indians to
ease their allotments. The effort
hould be steadily to make the Indian
'ork like any other man on his own
round. The marriage laws of the In
ians should be made the same as those
the whites. In the schools the edu-
ltion should be elementary and large
7 Industrial
Cordial support from congress aud
eOple Is asked for the St Louis expo
itlon. The Charleston exposition Is
to the good will of the
eople. The work Of the Pan-American
xposition Is praised
II is recommended that the census
flee as now constituted should be
lade a permanent government bureau.
The Postal Service.
A tribute is paid to the postal service.
nd the extension Of free rural delivery
J commended. The postoflice depart
lent should be sustained. the president
lys, in its efforts TO remove the abuses
! connection with second class mail
natter
Much attention Is paid to the situa-
on in China. and the progress toward
he establishment Of peace there is re-
lpitulated Stress is laid on the i'm
ortance Of our continuing to advocate
federation in the dealings with China
he president concludes his message as
blows:
The death Of Queen Victoria caused
le people VI the United States dee.
nd heartfelt sorrow. 10 which the gov.
gave full expression. When
resident Mckinley died. our nation in
i'm received from every quarter Of the
rltiSb empire expressions Of grief and
no less sincere. The death
the Empress Dowagcr Frederick OF
ermany also aroused the genuine sym.
lthy Of the American people. and this
was cordially ruciprOcatrl