The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-06
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dttion and the machmefy ol snS ,f mission. which reaches every part nt or has has yet been devised for finding people with the most suitaole anaihfrso n hs 'fiiied. iiH Written competitive examtnat.on9;Si, 9;i,;n0 00 not make an ideal method for Liiins Ros,tionss ssnsabia Ia' adYsyce Ye Upon the spoiis method, under which outside polil- clans usually make the ..appointmenMts M neminaiiy, ,s made snno,nsses Iy tbe heins chosen by the politicians in question. m the great majority of cases, for reasons tSe tSsaiay ssrsice aneonned'sS or of the public.
 Bureau show that the tenure of office differ materially from that enjoyed by employees of large business corpora-' tions. Heads of executive departments aaiied aaH %emgess my attention % to the fact that the rule requiring a filing of charges and three days notice before an em- Sepyice pyss % for %inefficiency has served no good purpose whatever. because that IS not matter upon which hearing can be of any value. and in practice the rule providing for such notice and hearing has merely resulted in keep tents, because of the reluctance of heads of departments and bureau chiefs to go through the required pro.
 
 this rule is wholly inefficient to save any man, if a superior for improper reasons wishes to remove him, and is serves to keep in the service incompe- tent men not guilty of specific wrong doing. Having these facts in view ing where the inefficiency or incapa- city comes within the personal know ledge of the head. of department the the reasons therefor being filed ana made a record of the department. The absolute right of removal rests where a departments; any limitation of this absolute right results in grave injury to the public service The change IS needed; and it is producing good re- suits.
 getically and impartially enforced, ana in the large majority of cases com plaints of violations of either the law or rules are discovered to be unfound- very favorably with any other Fed eraf statute. The question of politics in the appointment and retention or the men engaged in merely ministerial work has been practically eliminated in almost the entire field of Govern, ment empioymsnnt coysred sUtre 5y ths fne on saxi With its own force instead of reqpir- bgn ag it se aS rs Sy n ths work done st a smaller cost to the Govern ment. I urge upon the Congress careful in or the tae ene re port of the Commission.
 Copyright Laws.
 reson oSr aTs g de Nnition. confused and inconsistent in expression; they omit provision for
 articles which under sntfed to protection; they impose hardships upon the copyright. proprietor which af the et esSe they iS are ea dcuit for the courts to interpret and impossible for the Copyright. office to, admins Attempts to improve them by amend ment have been frequent, no less than twelve acts. for the purpose having seems impracticable A complete revision of them is essential. Such hss esiI1ee been found % necessary en in Germany. Austria, Sweden and other, foreign countries. and bills embodying 1t are SsiRsliRg eSeionisgs ir 1t has saa been here and
 commission to under t ae som time to time, been D FA 5rr.s the Congress, The in- r.+t'o sr-s4 f the present conditions t=5t..-. str an attempt to frame ap- g49- station has been made p .fis right office. which has
 3ta t. 'nces of the various siallv and practically the operation of tho .t It has secured from
 ,ns as to the changes
 added from it's own Investigations, and it iax, >...-.4-. a sn which embodies such of these chances and additions as, after full discussion and expert crit ,cism appeared 51 be ,S sSgna csasea an6 sats tse Jaws bg one general copyright statute. t will be presented to the Congress sssssyst at prompt consideration.
 AduIteratiOn of Foods.
 recommend that q law be enacted misbranded and adulterated foods: drinks, and drugs. Such law would protect legitimate manufacture r. ana ana health and welfare of the consuming public. Traffic in foodstutfs which have been debased or adulterated so chasers should be forbidden.
 Smoke Law.
 The law forbidding the emission of dense black or gray smoke in the city of Washington has been sustained by the courts. Something has been accom- done ii we would preserve the Capital City from .defacement " the smoke nuisance. Repeated prosecutions under the law have not had the desired effect. I recommend that 1t be made more stringent by increasing both the maximum and minimum fine: by providing for imprisonment in cases of re- peated violation; and by aftording the rem edy of injunction against the continuation of the operation of plants which are persistent offenders. I recommend. also an increase in the number of inspectors. whose duty it shall be to detect violations of the act
 National ParikH4
 I call your attaption to the generous act of the State of California in comforting up on the United States Government the own ership of the Yosemite Valley and the Mari posa Big Tree Grove. There should be no delay in accepting the gift and appropria- tions should be made for the including thereof in the Yosemite National Park. and for the care and policing of the park. Cal ifornia has acted most wisely as well as with great magnanimtty in the matter. There are certain mighty natural features or our land which should be preserved in per petuity for our children and our children'S children. Tn my judgment the Grand Can yon of the Colorado should he made into National Park It is greatly to be wished that the Stata of New York should copy as regards Niagara what the State of California. has done as regards the Yosemite. Nothing should be allowed to interfere with the preservation of Niagara Falls in all their beauty and majesty. If the state can not see to this then 1t is earnestly to be wished the National Government which should in such case (if possible in conjunction with the Canadian GovernmentJ assume the burden mM Al ~ WMw ~ D a