The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-12-10

commend IL to the early ana fnFpfhpia COL
sidoration OF the Congress. The interests
the Nation at large and OF the West In par
tleuiar have suffered greatly because OF tn
delay
call the attention Of the Congress agal
to the report and recommendation OF the con
mission the Publ
Public Lands Lands, forwarded
me to the second ses
sion OF the prevent congress The commisso
has prosecuted its Investigations actively our
ing the past season. and second report
now In an advanced stage OF preparation
The progress OF the Indians toward clVil.<a
could be hoped for, In view OF the clrcum
stances. Within the past year many tribe
have shown, In a degree greater than eye
Indians of the necessity 0
work ThH changed at
tltude IL In part due to the policy recently
pursued OF reducing the amount OF supalst
ence to the Indians. and thus forcing them
through sheer necessity to work for llven
hood The policy. though severe, u usetu
one. but IT Is 10 be exercised only with JuuB
ment and with a full understanding OF th'
conditions which exist In each community toi
which II Is intended On or near the lndlar
reservations there Ia usually very little De
mand for labor. and n the Indians are e
earn their living and when work cannot o
Furnished from outside (Which IL always pIet
erable) then Il must be furnished by the Gov.
ernment. Practical Instruction OF this KING
would In few years reFnt In the forming
VI nbDftH OF itkViAT in1hflI1s NHltH "Ret'
render the Indian a producer and would effect
great reduction In the cost Of his main
tenance.
In the postoffIce Department tho service
has Increased in efficiency, and conditions
as to revenue and expenditure continue sat
iHfactory. The Increase Of revenue during
the year was s9.35s. 1871. 10. or go per cent,
the total receipts amounting to Sl43,3s2,-
b2434. The expenditures were Sl52, 3b2, :
1870, increase Of about 8 per cent over
the previous year. being thus $S,DI9 432 30
In excess OF the current revenue. Included
IN these expenditures was a total appropri-
alton OF s12,05G637 35 for the continuation
and extension OF the rural free-deliyery
service, which was an Increase OF S4a92,-
23T.35 over the amount expended Tor
this purpose In the
Postal Service. preceding fiscal year
Large as this expendi-
ture has been the benehcent results attained
In extending the free distribution OF malls
TO the residents Of rural districts have
JUSTIFIED the wisdom of the outlay Statis-
tics brought down to October !. 1901 show
that on that date there were 81. 1888 rural
routes established, serving approximately
i2,ooo,0oo OF people In rural districts re-
mote from postofces, and that there were
pending at that time 1859 petitions for the
establishment OF new rural routes. Unqnes-
tionably some part OF the general increase In
receipts is due to the increased postal ia
cliities which the rural service has afforded,
The revenues have also been aided greatly
by amendments In the classification OF mall
matter and the curtailment of abuses of
the second-class mailing privilege The aver
age Increase In the volume Of mail matter
for the period beginning with 1902 and end
Ing June, 1905 Chat portion for 1905 being
estimated). is 40. Al per cent, as compared
With 20 40 per cent for the period immedi-
ately preceding, and 1892 for the four-year
period Immediately preceding that
1 call your attention TO the great
lrayagance In printing and binding Gov
srnment publications, and especially to the
TACT that altogether too many Of these pub
ieations are printed. There is a constant
tendency to increase their number and vol
lme. 1t Is an understatement to say that
no appreciable harm
Extraxaganca would be caused by
- .,,s, and substantial bene-
"s' it would accrue from,
decreasing the amount
II printing now done by at least one half
Probably the great majority of the Gov
rnment reports and the like now printed are
lever read at all and Furthermore the print
ng OF much Of the material contained in
many or the remaining ones serves no useful
purpose whatever.
The attention of the Congress should be
specially given to the currency question,
and that the standing
currency. committees the
matter in the two
louses charged with the duty, take up the
natter OF our currency and see whether 1t
> not possible to secure an agreement in the
BUSINESS world for lettering the system; the
ommittees should consider the question of
ne retirement OF the greenbacks and the
roblem OF securing In our currency such
lasticty as Is consistent with safety Every
liver dollar should be made by law redeem
Die IN gold at the option Of the holder
especially commend to your immediate |
attention the encour-
"ercnsSs Marine. agement of our mer- |
chant marine by APP |
ropriate legislation
The growing Importance OF the Orient as a
ED FOR American exports drew from NV |
PREDECESSOR, President Mckinley. an urgent
request for its special
ofiehtai Markets. consideration By the |
age Of 1898 he stated:
IN this relation. as showing the peculiar
olume and value OF our trade with China |
nq the peculiarly favorable conditions |
mich exist for their expansion In the |
ormal course of trade. l refer to the
communication addressed to the Speaker If |
ne House OF Representatives by the secre- |
NY OF the treasury on the 18th OF last |
uhe, with Its accompanying letter of the
eeretary OF State. recommending an appro- |
ration for commission to study the in |
ustrlal and commercial conditions in the
nlnese empire and to report as to the OPP
oFtunlties for and the obstacles to the en- /
'rgement OF markets in China for the raw |
roducts and manufactures of the limited
tates. Action was not taken thereon dur- |
ne recommendation receive at your hands
ne consideration which Its Importance and
meliness merit" N
In his annual message Of 1899 he again
tlled attention TO this recommendation
noting 1t. and stated further;
now renew this recommendation as the
hportance OF the subject has steadily grown
nee u was first submitted 20 you. and no
me shouiu De lost in studying for ourselves
lie resources OF this great field for American
AIDE and enterprise
the Importance of securing proner In
, 4 asa.ion any uata with a view to the
i,a.sennent OF our trade with Asia is undi-
inlshed Our Consular rcpresentatfves IN
nina have strongly urged a place for per-
anent display Of American products In
me prominent trade center of that epo-
re- under Government control and man
'ement, as an effective means of advanc |
& our export trade therein. | call the AT
htlon or the Congress to the desira bilitx
carrying out these suggestions
Alaska, like all our territorial acoulsltiors
vs. proved resourceful beyond the exnecta1
ms OF those who made the purehass u,
IS become the home OF many hardy. in
a.. uustrious, and thrifty
AAsA". american eli ize ms
Towns OF a permanent
aracter have been built The extent Of ,ss
saith In minerals timber, Fisheries ana
riculture, while great. is probably NOT
yet In any just measure nv
psopie. we 40 Know, however that from
very small beginning its products have
own until they are a steady and material
ntribuuon 70 the wealth OF the Nation
wing 70 the immensely OF Alaska ana its
,euoh IN me tar north. II is a dificuit
liter TO provide many things essential to
growth and TO the happiness and com
I OF rs people by private enterprise aIona
should. therefore. receive reasonable ala
" ,ne government. The Government has
eady done excellent work for Aiaska
laying cables and building telegraph lines
Is work has been done in the most go.
nieal and efficient way by the signal
rps OF the Army.
some respects 1t has outgrown It's pres
laws. while in others those laws have
n found TO be inadequate. In order ~
ain Information upon which l could reIN,
'aused an official Of the Department ~
'uee, In whose Judgment / have CON
nee to visit Alaska during the past Sun
TOT the purpose OF ascertaining now /
'ernment Is administered there ana VIZ
islatton Is actually needed at present A ,
tement OF the conditions found 10 extst
ether Win some recommendations and the ,
sons therefor, In which 1 strongly con-
. VIII be found in ne annual ,s,,.,.. y. ,