Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-12-04

OF our present Obsolete laws a practical
and efficient system should be adopted
Provision should be made TO enable the
secretary u war 20 keep cavalry and ar
tlliory horses worn out In long perform
ance % duty. such horses fetch but a
them out 20 the misery awaiting them
when thus disposed of Il would be better
20 employ them at light work around the
posts and when necessary TO put them
For The FIRST time In our history naval
mansuvcrs on n largo scale are being held
under the Immediate command OF tho adj
mirnl 81 the navy. Constantly Increasing
attention II being paid 20 the gunnery Of
the navy, but Il ~ yet far from what II
should be. 1 earnestly urge that the In
crease asked for by the secretary % the
navy In the appropriation for Improving
tho marksmanBhip bo granted. In battle
that hit II " necessary 20 provide ample
funds for practice with the great guns IN
time OF peace. These funds must provide
not only for the purchase Of projectileo.
but fgr allowances for prizes 70 cncour-
age the gun crews. and especially the gun
pointers. and for pcrfecting an Intelligent
system under which alone II Is possible TO
gct good practice.
building up the navy providing every
year additional nghung craft. We arc a
very rich country. vast In extent OF terri
tory and great In population. q country,
moreover which has an army diminutlNe
indeed when comsarod with that OF any
other hrst class power We have dcllbcr'
ateiy made our own certain foreign poll.
Giles which demand tho possession or a
first class navy The isthmlan canal viii
greatly Increase the efficiency 81 our navy
II the navy b. ~ sufficient size. but n We
have an inadequate navy then the build
ing % the canal would be merely giving a
hostage 20 any unwer 81 superior strength.
The Monroe doctrine should be treated as
FNas r4N IA FHn - FUFUIWm
policy but IL would be- worse than IDLE
to assert u unless We intended 60 back II
up. and u can be backed 40 only by "a
Thoroughly good navy. A good navy u
not "a provocative ~ war. IL II the furCHt
Each Individual unit u our navy should
BE- tho most efficient ~ ltH kind as regards
both material and pefgonnel that r. 90 he
attention 10 the need u providing for tho
manning of tho ships. Serious trouble
threatens ua N We cannot DO better than
we are now doing me- regards securing the
services ~ % sufficient number of the high
est type ~ aailormon, % sen mechanics
Tho veteran aoamcn OF our warshipa are
90 ua high a type aH can hc found In any
navy which rides the waters OF the world.
They are unsurpassed In daring, In roao-
luton. IN readiness. In thorough knowl-
edge % their profession. They deserve ev-
cry consideration that can be shown them
but there are not enough ~ them. II n
no more possible 90 improvise n crew than
II Is possible Co improyise wnrahlp. To
battery. and 90 send it nflont with "a raw
crew. no matter how brave they were In
dlviduuliy. would bee Co Insure disaster N r.
Zoe ~ average capacity were encountered.
Neither ships nor men can be improviacd
whom war has begun
We need N thousand additional officers
IN order 90 properly man the ships now
provided Tor and under construction. The
a.HH. M NNH
should he greatly enlarged. AZ the same
time that We thus add the officers where
we need them, We should facilitate the re-
tirement ~ those ~ the head ~ tho list
whose usefulness has become impaired.
Promotion must be foatcrcd n the service
is Co Doe Kept efficient
Tho lamcntahle scarcity 81 officers and
the largo number N recruits and N un-
skilled men necessarily put aboard tho
new vessels az they have been commits
STONED has thrown upon our officers and
especially on the lleutennutg and junior
grades unusual labor ana fatigue and has
grnvely strained their powers % cudur-
aucc Nor ~ there Eirn Of any Immediate
lctup IN this strain. 10 must continue for
some time longer until more officers are
graduated from Annapolis and until the
recruits become trained and skilliul IN
their duties In these difficulties incident
upon the development " our war Beet the
conduct OF an our officers has been crcl-
table 90 the service, ana the lieutcnania
and junior grndes Ia particular have dis
played an ability and stcadfaat cheer
iulnras which eutiue them 90 ne ungrudring
thanks u an who realize the dishcartcning trials
and iatgues TO which they are u necsssiiy sub
iected
There IL not a cloud on The horizon AZ present.
There seems not ghe slightest chance % trouble
with a fonrign power. We most earnestly hope
that this state ~ things may continue, and tho
way 90 insure iti continuance IL o. provide flr D
thoroughly Efficient navy. The refusal 20 main.
d a4sah And
trouble came would insure disaster. fatuoul III
complaccncy or vanity or ortslghtedncss In re-
fnang 10 prepare ior danger Il both foolish and
wicked In such nation a. ours, and past skprrt'
ence has shown that such faulty 10 refusing 10
recognize OF prepare Tor any crisis IN advance T.
Usually fucCrcdrdi b. 4 mad panic u hystefical
fear once the crisis has actually arrived.
The striking increae IN the revenues q the
postofhoe department shows clearly The prosperity
% our people aud the increasing activity " the
business of the country,
ne fecripis q che postofhce department. Tor
The fiscal year ending june ~ last amounted 60
the preceding year. the largest incrcase known In
the history u the postal service. The magnitude
u this increase viii bet appear from the fact
that the entire postal uccipts Tor thu year is00
amounted 90 but H.5iAod7.
Rural five delivery eryicc Il no longer In the
experimental stage Il has become a hxcd policy.
he results following a. Introduction have fully
Justified The congress IN the large tppr0puatl1ns
average yearly incrcass in postoiicc recclpts IN
the rural districts u the couutry BE- about pr
cent We are nov able, By SEXUAL results, to
show thar where rural Tree delyry s0nico has
been established o. such 90 extent a. t1 enable
w. 20 make comparisons the yearly incr,aa has
been upward " 10 pcr cent.
on Nov I. 1917, ii,6i1 rural fire delivery
routes had been established and were boz operation.
covering about one third ~ the tcutnfy ~ the
United States available Tor rural free delivery
service. There arr now awaiting ODE action n
the department petitions and applications Tor the
establishment of l1lts additional r0utcA 1h.a
shows ooncluayrly the want which the establish
ment u the service has mot and tho need " fur.
Their extending Il a. rapidly AZ possible. Il IL
Justified both hy the financial results and BY the
practical benefits 20 our rural population; ~
brings ne men Who i've on the 10y INTO cloee
relations with the active business world, IL keeps
the farmer IN daily touch with the markets. II H.
q potential educational tQfcr, 70 enhances the
value Of farm property, makes farm liic Tar
plclanter and lcsa Isolated, and viii Do much 70
check the undesirable current from country 60
city.
II ls 10 be hoped that the congress will make
liberal appropriations Cor the contiuuance u the
service already established and Tor ita further ca
tension.
Pew subjects Of more Importance have been
taken up by the congress 10 recent years than
the Inauguration u the system u nationally aided
irrigation Tor the arid regions q the far west.
good beginning therein has been made. Now
that this policy q national irrigation has been
adopted The need Of thorough and scientific forest
protection viii grow more rapidly than ever
throughout the public land sfatea
Liquidation should be provided for the prUtec-
tion u the game and the Wild creatures gensr.
ally M The forest rcseryca The senssiess slauEh-
ter u game. which can By iudicious protection DO
permanently preserved on our national reserves
ior the people "a q whole, should be- stopped a.
once. II H. Tor instance, a serious count against
our national good sens 20 permit The present
practice u butchenng % such stately and
tuska
50 Ear a. they are available ior agriculture and