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museum under IT'S charge worthy OF the
ma .ioE, anG for preserving at the national
capital not only records of the vanishing
tinent which. like. the buffalo. Will soon be-
come extinct unless specimens from which
sn9ebi n tsea may hs reneyed
tanned hna I there in IS safety
eminent exercises. local or municipal func-
tons. anG where in consequence the gov
errment has a free hand in reference to
certain types OF social and economic legis.
lation which must be essentially local or
municipal In their character. The govern
hygienic and sanitary legislation affectirs
evils Of Stun dwellings whether in the
house districts or of the back-alley type.
Washington The city should seOa MODEL no
Country. The Charitable and eorrect Ii raj
systems OF the district should receive con-
the end that they the Gn sae e
Of the most advanced thought in these
fields M9rsoyer while Washington is not
trialism here. and our labor legislation,
while It would not be Important in, itself.
might be made a model for the rest of the
wise employ STABILITY act for the Dis
trict Of Columbia. and we need such an act
the district ought to be required by law to
block their frogs. ~
Protection for Railway Employees.
The safety;appliance law. for the better
way way employs , which was passed N 1893.
has resulted in averting thousands Of
cosmetics. Expsriienee shows however the
feet this law. A bill to provide for this
passed the senate at the last session. It IL
to be hoped that some such measure may
N IN los
Inere Is 2 growing tendency to provide
FOR the publication OF ma sses of docurpents
Tor tHe pnnsr Is NJ demand and
necessity. Large numbers of volumes are
turned turned out by the government printing
Nothing should be printed by any OF the
departments unless 1t contains something
Of permanent name value. ard the Congress
rally on all the printing which it has now
become I, customary to provide. The excess
against the position Of hose ser Whe
are INCLINED on abstract grounds to aGvo-
ca.e the goYernment,s doing any work
hands Ds ICY M private
Gratifying progress has been made dur
merit e ths sv! xeap IN the extension Of the
in the government service. It should be
extended by law to the District of Coz
our consular system be established by
law on basis providing for appointments
and promotion only in consequence Of
proved fitness.
The New White House.
Through a wise provision of the con-
gress at its last session the white house.
which has become disfigured by incon.
gruous addito ns and changes. has now
been restored to what it was planned to
be by Washington; In making the restor-
atoms the utmost care has been exer.
ctsed to come as near as possible to tho
early plans and to supplement- these pans
by careful study of such buildings as
that of the University of Virginia, which
was built by Jefferson. The white house
Is the property of the nation and so far
as is compatible with living therein IL
should be kept as 1t originally was, for
the same reasons that we keep Mount
Vernon as it originally was. The state
" simplicity Of its architecture IS an
In which it was built, and is in accord
with the purposes 1t was designed TO
serve. It is good thing to press rye
such buildings. as historic monuments
which keep alive orr sense of contin,
uitv with the nations past.
The reports of the several executive
departments, are submitted to the cons
gress with this communication
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
White House. December 1. 1902,