Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-04

pcnditure OF money Then the stipu-
ation should he made that no party
receiving campaign funds from the
trcnsIry Should accept moro than
liked amount trmn any individual sub.
yc,iber or doncr, and the necessary
publicity FOR receipts aud expenditures
could without difficulty be provided.
Tho Army.
Tic president recommends lcgls'a-
tion TO incrCNse The number of officers
~ Tho army. especially In the medical
corps. The rate of pay OF officers
should BE- greatly increased. hr de
cawa. There should be Il relatively
even gyculrr increase in tic rlte of
pay OF enlisted men IL we are to keep
the army in shape To he clrccilvc In
time OF need. The president mcom-
nlcnis sevcrc examination OF officers
for promotion M to the rank OF major.
From that point promotion should be
purely Ivy selection. He speaks OF the
recent physical test or army otilcera
With emphatic appreciation aud recon.
mcnds bill cqunlzmg the pay OF
officers and men of tho army. navy.
marine corps and revenue cutter sery-
Ice
The Navy.
Concerning the navy tho president
says:
In my Judgment. we should this
year provide for four battlcships. But
Il Is Idle 10 bllid battlcshps unless, In
pIilifttnn 10,
means for thorough training. we pro
Vide the anxlllurics for thcm-unlcss
we provide tocke. the coating stniions.
the colllcrs aud supply ships that they
need. We nre extremely deficient In
conlIng stations ami docks ou the Pa
cinc, and this deficiency should not
longer lie permitted To exist. Plenty
OF torpedo boats and destroyera should
Ike built. Both on the Atlantic and Pa.
cillc coasts Notifications OF the best
type should be provided for NIL our
srentcst hurhom
Until our bnttlr Gcct ia much larger
Than mt present II should never bp spl!t
Into attachments 50 far apart tina, they
could not In event of emergency be
speedily united Our coast line Is on
tie Pacific just us much as on the At
ianilc The battle lcet should now
aud then he moved 10 the Pacific, juut
an at other times 1t should 10 kept In
the Atlantic. When the isthmlar canal
Is built the transit OF tile battle fleet
from one ocean 10 ti.r other will be
comparatively easy. Until II is built
] earnestly hope tlmt tie battle .lect
will In
oceans every year or two The battle
fleet Is about starting by the strait OF
Magellan TO visit the Pacific const.
Sixteen bcttleships are going under the
command of Rear Admiral Evans. while
eight armorcd cruisers aud two other
battlcships will meet him In Snn Fran
cisco, whittier certain torpedo destroy
ers are also going. No fleet OF snch
Size has ever piidc such voyage, and
1t VIII he Of very great educational rse
to all engaged In IL. The only why by
which to teach officers and men how
TO handle the 1eet so us to meet every
possible strain and emergency IL tine
of war Is 20 have them practice under
similar conditions In time of peace.
The president recommends the TN
creased pny for both officers and enlist
cd men and advises promotion by Sc
lection above the grade Of lieutenant
communder.
Foreign Affairs.
In foreign affairs. the president SAYS.
this country's steady policy Is to ba-
have toward other nations as strong
and self respecting nan should behave
toward the other men with whom he
Is brought into contact. In other words,
our uim Is disinterestedly to help other
nations where such help can lie wisely
given without the appearance OF med
ding With what does not concern us,
to Ike careful 20 act ns n good neighbor
and ut the SAME time in good .natured
fashion to make II evident TINT we do
not intend 10 be imposed unou.
The president refers nc length 70 Thn
Ifugue peace conference. He believes
1t accomplished much good work.
Postal savinus Banks.
The president says or postal affairs:
l commend to tho favorable consld-
Grafton of the congress Il postal saw
ings bank system as recommended by
| the postmaster general. Timid deposit
tors have withdrawn their savings for
tile tine being from national banks,
trust companies and savings banks. in
divlduals have boarded their cash
and the worklnginen their earnings. all
or which money has been withheld
and Kept III hiding or in the safe de-
post box to the lctriment OF prosper
ity Through the agency OF the postal
savings banks such money would be
restored to the channels OF trade, to
tie mutual benefit of capital and labor.
further commend to the congress
the consideration Of the postmaster