Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-12-07
d. MISS. THURSDAY. DECEMBER I. 1905

from rank to rank In both the army AMI
the navy there should be some prineip.e u
selection. that Is of promosion for merit.
ana there should b. q reSoiute enort 10
eumiraA the agesi oficers Of reputab.s
character who possess no special Ell
cheney. There should be IN Increase In the
coast artillery force. so that our eoass for
tiiicafions esn b ln soue degree adequate
~ manned
The president BELIEVES tfas our navy
has AZ present reached a strerxth ssfficiens
Tor our preseat needs. and says. Our naVy
must. relatively 70 tte navies Of ether na-
usr- alssys b of greater sine than our
army. I'VE have NEST wisely continued for
a runher OF years TO bali1 M our raw.
sndeit has noe reached a fairly hixh stand-
ard Of effciency. Thks standard of effi-
cheney must not eniy be naintaansf. but
inercssei II does not seem 20 ne neccs-
sarys hoseser. that the navy ssoule-st
East N the imnediats fature-be Ia
creased beyond tire present number Of
units- Wat is nou cicariy necessary -
10 substitute efnci.nt for inecicisns
units as the latter bsccne worn-oui or -
y becomes spparen, that they are useless
Waat we ntee nos t< addit1nai s-smer.
a nrxr store Of reserve guns are sum
eiens ncrey fer anr>s tsrget practice asa
al ssrns % ses prscrses
s<H1Rmigrasisa ossssssn. =
rne question Of immigration. says ths
president. 10 one OF vital interest TO ire
country. and legislation governing the ia
fux q aliens i hssly needed on this sub
Jet he says. TIE prime reed is 10 ssep
out al Immigrants vho xill rot make
good American rfti1ers. TIE laws noU ex-
isfirr for the exclusion Of undesirable I'M
Migrants should be sfrsEgtksne1. Aae-
asaie means should be Adopted. suforcsi
- safici~nt re-aiiie- 70 cemp~l steam
snip eoupaniss engaged In the pas<<rxer
egSints< % observe n Eocd faith ths az
Shich forbi.ls them TO encouraEs Or soilrlt
lnnixration 10 tke Uuirsd States More
over. thers shosid e~ a sharp limitation
AEqo@s4 Upon al vessels couirg 20 our
ports a. 70 ft- number % in rrrigraafs N
ratio % the tonnage vbich each VsSse.
ear carry This ratio should b~ E.gh
enough 10 iusur- the coming kistsr % a-
good a class q altens as possible FroVi-
s4an shoGIt - uase for the surer punish
meat % thcs~ sho induce ais~ns 10 core
% this country un1@r promise or ss<Gr-
arc~ Of sup4oy n<nf. u should Be maze
passlh.e 70 iurici a sGffici~utiy heavy
rezaity On ary employer vio.atinx this
iaw 20 teter him from taking tire risk II
seems % NJ wise that tfer- should D. an
iatsruAticnA. eOnfsr~rc~ hefd TO deal Wi.A
this gussilon q tmuixrzfion. with kas
more than a merely rational sixnincanc-.
such a cerfere1cs could amoHg Other
tti-xs enter AZ i~nEth irfs ths methods for
securing a thorough inspection Of .oal1-
- Immigrants a. tks ports from which tesy
desire 70 arnhark h@fcrs permitting thsu
- embark Ia regard TO tire Chinss. ex-
e44<io1 iaNs The president says. -Chins<e
stG2snts. business ars p-cfs ssiorai rren %
al kinds-uat cnly merchants. but barx-
ers. doctcrx. manufacturers. professors.
trsve-erx and the 1ke-skoald - eneour-
aEei to cone here and treated On precise y
tn same footi-E that we treat sts1snts.
business ner. tTaxeaers and the Ike of
ether rsfions~ Only tire Chinese q tire
cooiie class. ard Chlrese skilled anc TN
sxfl.ed laborsrs should be exclE-ss. ke BE-
i~vF.