Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-12-05

against punishment If II miscoDdnn.
itself. provided that punishment ~
not take the form Of the acquisition !.
territory by any non-American now
Our attitude in Cuba is a suf1cos.
guarantee of our own good faith. N.
have not the slightest desire to Seem,
any territory at the expense Of aBv j. |
our neighbors.
The Navy.
The president devotes conslderab.
space TO the navy, the upbulding !
which, he says, should be steadily c,s
tinued. The navy offers us, It is dac.s,
ed. the only means Of insisting on n.
Monroe doctrine. and a strong nav il |
the best guarantee against war. q,
recommends that provision be msd.
not only for more ships, but for mo,
men. Four thousand additional sas
men and 1000 additional marine,
should be provided, as well as an IN. |
crease in officers. After indorsing bs |
naval militia forces the president saye
But In addition we should at ono.
provide for a national naval reserve
organized and trained under the direA
ton of the navy department and sub
ject TO the call of the chief executive
whenever war becomes imminent Il
should be a real auxiliary to tile naval
seagoing peace establishment and Offer
material to be drawn on at once 70,
manning our ships in time Of war
The Army.
1t is not necessary to Increase ON
army beyond its present size at iii,
time, but it is necessary 10 keep ii
the highest point of efficiency. The 10,
divldual units who as officers and ep.
listed men compose this army are We
have good reason TO believe, at least a,
efficient as those of any other army 10
the entire world. IL Is our duty to see
that their training is Of a kind to 10.
sure the highest possible expression O.
power 10 these units when acting ID
combination.
A general stan should be created
Promotions should be made soleIy
with regard TO the good Of the service
Congress ought to provide. the praa
dent adds. for field exercises He COO.
tinues:
Action should be taken In reference
to the militia and to the raising Of vol
unteer forces our militia law Is OBJ
solete and worthless. The organization
and armament OF the national guard q
the several states. which are treated
as militia in the appropriations by TIE
congress, should be made identical with
those provided for the regular forces
The obligations and duties Of the guard
in time OF war should be carefully De-
fined and a system established by law
under which the method Of procedure
of raising volunteer forces should b
prescribed in advance.
The Merit system.
The president indorses the merit syS
TEN Of making appointments and says:
| recommend the passage OF a law
which will extend the classified sery.
Ice to the District Of Columbia or viii
at least enable the president thus to ex.
tend II. In my judgment all laws pro
viding for the temporary employment
Of clerks should hereafter contain q
provision that they be selected under
the civil service law.
II is important to have this system
obtain at home. but II is even more I'M.
portant 10 have II applied rigidly In our
lnsular possessions. The importance
Of improving the consular service by
the passage Of new laws is emphasized
The president then turns to the ID
dian question. He says:
We should now break up the tribal
funds. doing for them what allot
ment does for the tribal lands - that
Is. they should be divided into individ.
ual holdings. There will be a trans.
ton period during which the funds
will In many cases have TO be held n
trust. This Is the case also with the
lands. A stop should be put upon the
lndiscriminate permission 10 Indians 70
lease their allotments. The etfot
should be steadily TO make the Indian
work like any other man on his own
ground. The marriage laws OF the In.
lians should be made the same as those
Of the whites. In the schools the edu.
,ation should be elementary and large.
y industrial.
Cordial support from congress and
people is asked for the st. Louis expo
,ition. The Charleston exposition Is
to the good will OF The
people. The work OF the Pan-American
exposition is praised.
Ii is recommended that the census
1fiiee as now constituted should Dc
made a permanent government bureau
The Postal Service.
A tribute IS paid TO the postal service
md the extension Of free rural delivery
5 commended The postofiice depart
nent should be sustained, the presidenl
ays, In its efforts TO remove the abuses
n connection with second class man
natter.
Much attention Is paid 10 the situs.
Ion In China, and the progress towaFu