The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-12-10

cluplOyUltTt Oh, special. counsel ana agents
to conduct proceedings and prosecutions
under said laws In the courts as a matter
of the utmost Importance and urgency,
the extension Of the purposes of this APP
preparation, so that IL may be available
for the due enforcement of the laws of
the United States in general and espe-
cially OF the civil and criminal laws re-
lating TO postal crimes and offenses and
the subject of naturalization. Recent in
vestigations have shown a depforablc
state of affairs in these three matters of
vital concern. BY various frauds and by
fcrgeries and perjuries thousands OF
dishonesty acquired 1t is hardly neces-
sary to urge the Importance OF recovering
these DISHONEST acquisitions, stolen from
the people, and of promptly and duly
Furnishing the offenders.
touching the subject Of the postal
frauds, forgeries and perJuries, and by
shameless briberies, the laws relating to
the proper conduct of the public service
In general and to the due administration
OF the postotfice department have been
VIGOROUSLY violated, and the consequent
on the eve thereof. For the reasons
thus indicated. and so that the govern
ment may be prepared to enforce prompt
~ ana with greatest effect the due penal
ties for such violations OF law. / urge
the necessity OF making such appro-
priation available for immediate USE"
Steps have been taken by the state de-
partmeut looking to the making of
eign powers. The need of more effective
treaties covering tbs crime is manifest.
1t should te the policy Of the United
States" says the president, ito leave no
place on earth when a corrupt man flee
Ing from this country can find ress., There
can be no crime more serious than
bribery Other oftenses violate one law
while corruption strikes at the founda-
The president deals at some length with
the history OF the Alaskan boundary dis
pute and calls attention to the recent sue
cessful termination of that dispute by the
decision OF the convention in London, a
decision which is satisfactory in. every
way. -
powers against Venezuela and the sub
mission OF those claims, through the
friendly offices OF the United States, to
the permanent court OF arbitration at The
Hague the president says: This
triumph OF the principle of international
arbitration Is a subject OF warm con-
graduation and offers a happy augury
for the peace Of the world"
president says: '"rhe signing OF a new
commercials treaty with China, which
took place at Shanghai on the Sth of
October, is a cause Of satisfaction. This
act the result of long discussion and ne
COLLATION., places our commercial relations
with the great Oriental empire on a more
satisfactory footing than even before"
The rural free delivery service has been
steadily extended. The attention Of con-
gress is asked to the question of the COM
pensation Of the letter carriers and clerks
engaged in the postal service, especially
on the new rural free delivery routes.
More,routes have been Installed since the
first Of July last than in any like period
in the departments History. (which a
due regard to economy" says thu presi-
dent, must be kept in mind in the es-
Enlistment Of new routes, yet the extern
sion of the rural free delivery system
must be continued, for reasons of sound
public policy" In this CONNECTION the
president also urges the Importance Of
the movement for good roads. =
The louisiana Purchase exposition and
the Lewis and Clark exposition are rec
ommerded to the favorable attention OF
congress ."
The president calls the special attention
Of congress to the Territory gf Alaska
The country is ddeveloping rapidly, and it
laws should be enacted" says the presi-
dent, and the survey of the PUBLIC lands
Immediately begun Wagon roads and
trails should be built, and the building of
railroads promoted in all legitimate
ways"
An appropriation for the building OF
lighthouses in Hawaii is recommended.
Tss president Rt s our 5a n Para9
Rico it is gratifying to say that their
steady progress has been such as to make
Ii unnecessary to spend much time in dis
cussing them. Yet congress should ever
rests upon us to further in every way the
welfare of these communities The
Philippines should be be knit knit closer by
benefited another people more than we
have benefited the Filipinos by taking
possession of the Slands.'
Tho cash receipts OF the general land
Office for the last fiscal year were 81 .O24.-
1855, an increase of s4,762 s16.47 over
the preceding year. OF this sum, APP
prosimately, SIS: 46l 49s will go to The cred
land. making the total of this fund, up TO
Sl6.lO1 500. -.
sion of the public land laws the president
says: There is tendency to mass in
large holdings public lands, especially
timber and grazing lands, and thereby TO
retard settlement; renew and emphasize
my recommendation of last year that so
far as they are available for agriculture
In It's broadcast sense. and u whatever
extent they may be reclaimed under the
public lands should be held rigidly for
the home builder. The attention of con-
gress is especially directed to the timber
and stone law, the desert land law. and
the Communication clause of the home
stead law, which in their operation have
In many respects confiicted with wise
public land policy,
The work Of reclamation of the arid
lands of the West is progressing steadily
and satisfactorily under the terms of the
law setting aside the proceeds from the
disposal Of public lands. The study OF
the opportunities OF reclamation OF the
vast extent of arid lands shows that
whether this reclamation is done by in
dividuals, corporations, or the state the
sources OF water supply must be effec-
lively protected and the reservoirs
guarded by the preservation of the for
ests at the headwaters OF the streams.
The necessity for perpetrating our forest
resources, whether in public or private
hands. Is recognized now as never before.
come insistent in the West. because the
West must use water, wood, and summer
range which only such reserves can sup
ply.
The Indian agents" says the presi-
dent. should not be dependent for their
appointment or tenure of office upon con-
siderations OF partisan politics, the prac-
tice Of appointing. when possible. ex-
army officers or bonded superintendents
to the vacancies that occur II working
we'll"
On the subject OF pensiony the president
says: mo other class of our citizens
deserves so well OF the nation as those 10
veterans Of the Civil war Special atten-
ton Is asked TO the excellent work of the
pension bureau In expediting and dIspos-
Ing OF pension claims. During the fiscal
year ending July I. 1903. the bureau set
tied 25l ,ss2 claims. an average of e25
claims fer each working day Of the year.
The number OF settlements since July 4.
i!a3. has been in excess OF last years
average. approaching 1000 claims for
each working day. and II Is believed thai
the work Of the bureau will be current al
the close OF the present fiscal year"
The civil service next engaged the
presidents attention. He says: "Durina
the wear ended Iune los sPQ