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The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-12-12
cised in conformity with the principles
above set forth
Department Of Commerce Needed.

Department Of Commerce Needed.
1t Is earnestly hoped that a Secretary
OF Commerce may be created. with a
seat In the Cabinet. The rapid multiple
cation Of questions affecting labor and
capital. the growth and complexity OF the
organizations through which both labor
and capital now find expression. the
steady tendency toward the employment
OF capital in huge corporations. and the
wonderful strides of this country toward
leadership In the international business
world justify an urgent demand for the
creation of such position Substantial
ly all the leading commercial bodies in
this country have united in requesting its
creation. 1t is desirable that some such
measure as that which has already passed
the Senate be enacted nto law. The
creation of such department would in
itself be an advance toward dealing with
and exercising supervision over the whole
subject of the great corporations doing
an interstate business; and with this
end in view, the Congress should endow
the department with large powers, which
could be increased as experience might
show the need
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-12-12
Protection for Railway Men.

lection Of the lives and limbs Of railway en-
pIoyes which passed in 1893. went into
full effect aug. I, l9Ji. 1t has resulted in
avertinS thousands Of casualties. Experience
shows, however the necessity OF additional leg
islatiOn 10 perfect this law. bill TO pro-
vide for this passed the Senate at the last
session II is to be hoped that some such
measure may now BE- eLaCted into law
Gratifying progress has been made during
the year in the extension Of the merit system
Of making appointments In the government serv-
ice. II is much 10 De desired that our cor
sular system be established by law on u basis
providing for appointment and promotion only
il cgnsennence VI DEoN.d fins
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-12-12
Need of Legislation for Alaska.

especially urge upon the Congress the need
of wise legislation for Alaska. 1t Is not to
our credit as a nation that Alaska, which
has been for thirty five years. should still
have as poor system Of laws as Is the case.
Alaska needs good land law and such pro-
visions for hOEiesteads and prescriptions as win
encourage permanent settlement. We should
shape legislation with view not to the
plotting and abandoning Of the territory, bue
to the building up Of homes therein. The land
laws should be liberal in type. so to hold
out Inducements to the actual settler whom
most desire to take possession OF the
country. The forests Of Alaska should be pro-
tected and, as a secondary but still impor-
tant matter, the game also, and at the same
time it is imperative that the settlers should
be allowed to cut timber, under proper regu-
lations, for their own use. Alaska should
have n delegate in the Congress 1t would
be we'll If Il congressional committee could
visit Alaska and investigate its needs ON tho
ground.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-12-12
Needs of Washinnton.

The District Of Columbia IS the only part
Of our territory in which the national govern
rent exercises local municipal functions,
and where in consequence the government has
free hand in reference 70 certain types Of
essentially local municipal IN their charac-
ter The government should see to IT, for In
stance, that the hygieuic and sanitary legis-
latiCn affecting Washington il OF u high chaF-
acter. The city should be Z model In every
respect for all the cities Of the country. More
over while Washington Is not great indus
trial city there Is some industrlalism hsTe.
and our labor legislation. while Il would NOT
be important In itself, might be made modal
for the rest OF the nation We should pass.
for instance. wise employer's-liahility act for
the District Of Columbia, and We need such an
act in our navy-yards. Railroad companies In
the district ought to be required by law TO
block their frogs
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-12-12
The Indian Problem.

In dealing with the Indians Our elm shOulI
be their ultimate absorption into the body Of
our people. But in many cases this absorption
must and should De very slow. The first and
most important step toward the absorption Of
the Indian is to teach him TO his living
yet ii is not necessarily to be assumed that
in each community all Indians must become
either tillers of the soil or stOcL raisers. Their
industries may properly be diversified, and those
who show special desire adaptHBIlity for
Industrial or even commercial pursuits phOuif
be encouraged so far practicable " folloG
out each his own bent
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-12-12
More Sailors Called For.

call your special attention to the seed or
providing for the manning OF the SHIPS. %
rious trouble threatens us II We cannot 10 Dot-
ter than we are BOW doing a. regards securing
the services Of q sufficient number or the nlgn-
est type Of saiiormsn. OF sea mechanics N ~
no more possible TO improyse a crew tnan ~
is possible to improylse q warship. 10 ouiio
the finest ship. with the dsadiiest battery, and
TO send Il anost with q raw crew. no matter
how brave they were individually, would DO
to insure disaster II a foe of average capacity
were encountered Neither ships nor men can
be improvlsed when war has begun
We need a thousand additional officers In
order to properly man the ships now provided
for and under construction. The classes at tne
naval school at Annapolis should be greatly
enlarged At the same time that we thus auu
the officers where need them, we should
facilitate the retirement OF those at the head OF
the list whose usefulness has become impaired
Promotion must be fostered II the service ls 10
be kept efficient.
There IL not a cloud on the horizon ut pres
ent. There seems not the slightest chance OF
trouble with a foreign power. We most ear
nestly hope that this state of things may con-
tinue; and the way to insure Its continuance
Is to provide for thoroughly efficient navy:
The refusal to maintain such n navy woud
invite trouble, and II trouble came would In
sure disaster. FatuOus sef-cOmplRcency or
vanity, short -sightedness In refusing to pre-
pare for danger. Is both foolish and wlos.e
In such n nation ours; and past experienes
has shown that such faulty In refusing to rec
ognize prepare for any crisis Ia advance 10
usually succeeded by mad panic OF hysteric1
fear the crisis has actually arrived.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-12-12
Rural Free Delivery a Success.

The striking increase In the revenues OF the
pOstotflce department shows clearly the pros
perlty OF our people and the increasing oetiV-
ity Of the business of the country.
The receipts OF the postofiice department for
the fiscal year ending June 30 last amoV hted TO
$l21 S4S, 1925. an increase OF SlO,A6.S5S.H over
the preceding year, the largest increase known
In the history OF the postal service. The mag
nitude of this increase will best appear FROM
the fact that the entire postal receipts for
the year 1860 amounted to but SS,5iS,O67.
Rural free delivery service is longer in
the experimental stage; it has become a fixed
policy. The results following pS Introduction
have fully justified the Congress in the large
appropriations made for its establishment and
extension. The average yearly Increase in post
office receipts In the rural districts OF the
country is about two per cent. We are now
able. by actual results. TO show that where
rural free delivery service has been established
to such an extent as to enable us to make
comparisons the yearly increase has bean up
ward of ten per cent.
On Nov. l. 1902. 1850 rural free delivery
routes had been estaiIShed and In opera
tiOn, covering about sA.e-thlrd OF the territory
of the United States available for rural free
delivery service. There awaiting ths
action of the department petitions and appl-
cations for the establishment OF l0.48 nddi-
tlOnal routes. This shows cOnclusiyely the want
which the establishment OF the service has
met and the need of further extending it as
rapidly possible. 1t is justified both by
the financial results and by the practical bene-
fits to our rural population; it brings the men
who live on the soil into close relations with
the active busness world; It keeps the farmer
in daily touch with the markets; II is po-
tential educational fO5ce; it enhances the value
Of farm property, makes farm life far pleas
anter and less isolated. and will do much to
check the undesirable current from country to
city.
1t is to be hoped that the Congress will make
liberal appropriations for the continuance OF
the service already established and for its
further extension.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-12-12
Praise for Friendly EiIipinos.

Taking the work Of the army and the
civil authorities together it may be ques-
toned whether anywhere else in modern
times the world has seen better exam
pie of real constructive craftsmanship
than our people have given in the Philip
pine islands. High praise should also be
given those Filipinos. in the aggregate
very numerous, who have accepted the
new conditions and Joined with our rep
resentatives to work with hearty good
will for the welfare of the islands
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-12-12
Restoration of the White House

Through a wise provision OF the Congress
at its last session the white house which has
become disfgured by incOngruOus additions aud
changes, has now been restored to what IL was
planned to BE- by Washington. The white bonse
is the property Of the nation and 80 far as is
compatible with living therein IT should be keDt
as IL originally was. FOR the same reasons that
we keep Mount Vernon as Il originally vyas
1t is a good thing 10 preserve such building.
as historic monuments which keep alive o9r
sense OF cont nuity with the nation ) past
The reports OF the several executive danart
ments are submitted TO the Congress- yrffh tbt.
communica tion. 'uAs
VIII. THEODORE Roo5EvH..
White House, Dec. !, 1902.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-12-12
National Guard REORGANIZATION.

The measure providing for the reor-
ganiZatiOn of the militia system and for
securing the highest efficiency in the ma
tional guard. which has already passed
the House, should receive prompt atten-
ton and action. 1t is of great impor-
tance that the relation of the national
guard to the militia and volunteer forces
OF the United States should be defined.
and that in place of our present obsolete
laws a practical ard efficient system
should be adopted
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-12-12

Of superior strength. The Monroe doctrine
Amer.csn foreign policy: but II would be worse
than idle TO assert II unless we intenaso ~
back IL up and it can be backed up enU ~
a thoroughly good navy. good navy ses
Of peace.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-12-12
Pacific Cable Assured.

During the fall of 1901 communication
was addressed to the Secretary of State.
asking whether permission would be
granted by the President to a corpora
ton to lay cable from a point on the
California coast to the Philippine islands
by way Of Hawaii. A statement of con-
ditions or terms upon which such cor
poration would undertake to lay and
operate a cable was volunteered
Inasmuch as the Congress was shortly
to convene, and Pacific cable legislation
had been the subject of consideration by
the Congress for several years, it SEEM
ed to me wise to defer action upon the
application until the Congress had first
an opportunity to act. The Congress ad-
journed without taking any action, leav-
ing the matter in exactly the same con-
dition in which it stood when the Con-
gress convened.
Meanwhile it appears that the Com
mercial Pacific Gable Company had
promptly proceeded with preparations for
laying it's cable. 1t also made applica-
ton to the President for access to and
use Of soundings taken by the L. s. s.
Nero, for the purpose of discovering a
practicable route for trans-Pacific ca
BILE, the company urging that with ac-
cess TO these soundngs il could complete
its cable much sooner than il it were
required to take soundings upon its own
account
In consequence of this solicitation of
the cable company, certain conditions
were formulated, upon which the Presi-
dent was willing to allow access to these
;oundings and to consent to the landing
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-12-12
Panama Canal Favored,

The Congress has wisely provided that
we snail build at once an isthmian ca
nal, if possible at Panama The attorney
general reports that we can undoubted-
ly acquire good title from the French
Panama Canal Company Negotiations
are now pending with Colombia to Sc
sure her assent to our building the canal
This work should be carried out as a
continuing policy without regard to
change of administra ton: and it should
be begun under circumstances which
will make it matter of pride for all
administrations to continue the policy.
The canal will be of great benefit to
America, and of Importance to all the
world. 1t will be of advantage to us
industrially and also as improving our
military position. 1t will be of adyan-
tage to the countries of tropical Amer
lea. 1t is earnestly to be hoped that
all of these countries will do as some
of them have already done with signal
success. and will invite to their shores
commerce and improve their material
conditions by recognizing that stability
and order are the prerequisites of sue
cessful development. No Independent ma
ton in America need have the slightest
fear of aggression from the United
States. 1t behooves each one to main
tain order within it's own borders and
to discharge it's just obligations TO for
eigners. When this is done, they can
rest assured that. be they strong or
weak. they have nothing to dread from
outside interference. More and more the
increasing interdependence and complex
ity of international political and eco
nomic relations render it incumbent on
all civilized and orderly powers to in
sist on the proper policing of the world
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-09-23
IRIsHMEN ARE ARRAIaNED.
Members of Parliament Accused of
Violation of the Crimes Act.

London. Sept. 22-Edmund Haviland
Burke. NJ. p; Michael Reddy, NJ. p,
and Chairman of the Birr Rural district
Council, William Lowry. Chairman of the
Birr Board of Guardians and Michael
Hogan, have been arraigned under the
crimes act. at Birr, charged with intim-
dating shop keepers into joining the Uni
ted Irish League. Birr is in Kings Coun-
ty, Ireland, and the district where the
town is situated u the center OF Irish
League agitation.
A summons was also issued for John
ODonnell. NJ. p. on the same charge,
but he wrote from Wales refusing to
obey 1t. Later it was dismissed. P. l..
]. Lennon. a member of the League. was
also summoned, but failed to appear. The
hearing of Burke. Kerry, Lowry and Ho-
gan was adjourned and the four men
were remanded to custody. Burke re-
fused to accept bail but the others were
not permitted to do so. ]. p. Farrell,
M. p, has been arraigned at Longford
charged with publishing intimidations in
his paper. The Longford Leader. The
examinations have begun at Dublin of
the editor. manager and publisher of The
Irish People, who are also charged with
publishing intimidations. The magis-
trates refused the applications made by
the defendants to subpoenae George
Wyndham, Chief Secretary for Ireland
and other members of the executive as
witnesses in the case.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-09-23
ODELL FOR GOVERNOR
WILL BE RENoMINATED By THE
REPUBLICANS.
George r. Sheldon Will Get Second
Place on Tcket-Platform
Will Be Against Revision
Of Tariff.

Saratoga, N. T.. Sept. 22.-The State Re
publican Convention will nominate the
following stickst:
Governor-B. b. odell. Jr.
nt-Governor-Georgs r. Shell
don.
Secretary of State
Comptroller-T. b. Miller.
Treasurer. 3. Wickser.
Engineer-E. A. Bond.
Attorney-General-H B. Conan.
Judge Court Of Appeals--A. d. Warner.
The platform as drawn up for presen-
tation to the Committee on Platform Of
the State Republican Convention tomor-
row will have the following recommends
tons on the various matters to be con-
sidered:
The Phi;ippines-The following out Of
the present policy Of education with the
adoption of free elections and the estab-
lishment of a Government which shall
correspond to the Government OF the
States of the Union. but with the con-
tinuation Of espionage and military con-
troll until the native forces Of civilization
are in full and easy control together with
free schools. liberty of conscience and
religion of thought and speech.
Cuba-A recognition of the obligations
of good neighborhood and exceptional
advantages for the sale of their products
to the country.
The tariff-The following out OF the
policy of protection to American In
dustries SO long as the wages paid on
the foreign countries for the same condi-
ton of labor are less than enough to
maintain a workingman's family In com
fort. Protection for the home markets
and home products on the ground that a
revision of the tariff will now destroy the
trusts.
Trusts-A recognition that while every
business man and corporation will pursue
a financial advantage as far as It can be
made to 60, the Republican party while
not discoura ging such effort will see that
II is not carried to unlawful extremes.
It will call attention to the Sherman act
and II will proceed to Apply such remedy
for actual evils as will not interfere at
the same time with the business develop
ment and prosperity Of the country.
National Administration-A thorough
and strong endorsement of the National
Administrati ton and an endorsement OF the
candidacy Of Theodore Roosevelt, COM
plimenting him upon progressive IDEAS
his ardent patriotism and his lofty integ-
rity
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-09-23
Miners Killed in Explosion.

are dead. three of them unidentified and
their faces and bodies so badly burned
and blackened that Identification is
almost impossible and five others are
lying in different wards at the miners hos
pital here suffering from cuts, bruises
and other injuries as a result of a gas
explosion at coal shaft located at STAFF
ford, this county. today. Seven more
are missing and there seems to be not the
slightest doubt that the men are dead
and behind the walls of the disaster. The
disaster was caused by the gas from a
leaking gas being ignited from a lamp
carried by one of the miners.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-09-23
TO WITHDRAW TROOPS.
President Palma Makes Request OF
the United States.

Tic Oh1tC0 SS0SOo'
Washington, Sept. 22.-The government
of the United States is to be requested
to terminate the last vestige of its au-
thori in Cuba. The War Department has
been advised formally by the Department
of State that President Estrada Palma
has notified Minister Squiers that he de-
sires the American troops remaining in
Cuba to be withdrawn. The State De-
partment does not undertake to pass upon
this request. but transmits 1t to Sec
rotary Root holding that the problem pre-
scented is purely q military one. involv-
ing the competency of the new Cuban
Government to take over and care for
the coast defences now In American hands
and thus make sure that the country Is
not exposed without any military protec-
ton to a possible foreign enemy.
1t is for Secretary Root to determine
the question of fact and he is expected
to base his action on the opinion Of the
United States military authorities in Cuba.
Secretary Root has indicated that the
troops might be withdrawn. 1t is mat
ter which may be discussed with Presi-
dent Roosevelt At present there are eight
companies of coast artillery in Cuba.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-09-23
I, C's Annual Report.

Chicago. Sept. 22.-The fifty-second an
nual report of the Illinois Central Rail-
road was made public today showing in
crease in gross earnings amounting to
s., 800 $50; increase in net earnings of 81
81, sO2. The financial statement displays
gross earnings of nearly Al,0OO,00O on
42s3 miles of railroad, which is an earn
ing capacity of $9.546 per mile. The
Yazoo and Mississippi Valley which be-
longs to the Illinois Central earned over
81, 500. 900 making the total earnings of the
system over 81, 100000.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-09-23
Daughters of Franc .

1t is an interesting fact that some half
dozen women have the right to wear the
French military medal. Foremost among
them comes Mile. Dodu. who also is a
ember of the Legion of Honor. Mile
Dodu served her country by tapping the
telegraph wire worked by the Prussians
and sosobtained valuable information for
the use of the French generals.
Another lady decorated with the mill
tary medal is Nine. Renon, who in the
war of 1901, threw up her work as an
artist and devoted heself to nursing her
wounded countrymen. Twice she was UNI
der fire and in one engagement she was
wounded
Others of the brave women who wear
the military medal were decorated for
similar acts of devotion but Nine. Lau-
rim, who has no less than five medals,
actually fought as soldier in the rank
of the Third Regiment of Zouaves. Twice
she was taken prisoner and twice she
escaped. Then, as now. her appearance
was probably somewhat masculine, a
fact which stood her in good stead when
patriotism led her TO conceal her sex that
she might fight for her beloved country.