The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1907-12-04
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
Continued from First Page.


lation should be made that no party
receiving campaign funds from the
treasury should accept more than a
fixed amount from any individual sub
scriber or donor, and the necessary
publicity for receipts and expenditures
could without difficulty be provided.
The Army.
The president recommends legisla'
ton to increase the number of officers
in the army. especially in the medical
corps. The rate of pay of officers
should be greatly increased, he de
clares. There should be relatively
even greater increase in the rate OF
pay of enlisted men If we are TO keer
the army in shape to be effective IN
time of need. The president recon
mends severe examination of officers
for promotion up to the rank of major
From that point promotion should be
purely by selection. He speaks Of the
recent physical test of army officers
with emphatic appreciation and recon
mends Il bill equalizing the pay Of
officers and men of the army, navy
marine corps and revenue cutter serv
ice.
The Navy.
Concerning the navy the president
says:
In my Judgment. we should this
year provide for four battleships. But
it is idle to build battleships unless, ir
addition to providing the men and the
means for thorough training, we pro
vide the auxiliaries for them-unless
we provide docks, the coaling stations
the colliers and supply ships that they
need. We are extremely deficient ir
coaling stations and docks on the Pa
cifc, and this deficiency should moi
longer be permitted to exist Plenty
of torpedo boats and deStroyers should
be built. Both on the Atlantic and Pa.
cific coasts Notifications Of the best
type should be provided for all our
greatest harbors.
Until our battle fleet is much larger
than at present it should never be split
into detachments so far apart that they
could not in event of emergency be
speedily united. Our coast line is on
the Pacific just as much as on the At
lantic. The battle fleet should now
and then be moved to the Pacific, just
as at other times it should be kept in
the Atlantic. When the isthmian canal
is built the transit Of the battle feet
from one ocean TO the other will be
comparatively easy. Until it is built
| earnestly hope that the battle feet
will be thus shifted between the two
oceans every year or two. The battle
fleet is about starting by the strait OF
Magellan TO visit the Pacific coast
command of Rear Admiral Evans, while
eight armored cruisers and two Other
| battleships will meet him in San Fran
cisco. whittier certain torpedo destroy
ers are also going. No fleet of sucl
size has ever made such a voyage, anc
| 1t will be of very great educational use
to all engaged in it. The only way by
which to teach officers and men how
to handle the feet so as to meet every
possible strain and emergency in time
of war is TO have them practice under
similar conditions in time of peace.
The president recommends the in
creased pay for both officers and enlist
ed men and advises promotion by Sc
lection above the grade Of Lieutenant
| commander.
Foreign Affairs.
In foreign affairs, the president says
this country's steady policy is to be
have toward other nations as a strong
and self respecting man should behav,
toward the other men with whom III
is brought into contact. In other words
our aim is disinterestedly to help othel
nations where such help can be wisel!
given without the appearance of med
ding with what does not concern us
to be careful to act as good neighbo
and at the same time in good natureC
fashion to make it evident that we d,
not intend to be imposed upon.
The president refers at length to TIL,
Hague peace conference He believes
1t accomplished much good work.
Postal Savings Banks.
The president says on postal affairs
commend to the favorable consid
Grafton of the congress a postal sav
ings bank system as recommended b,
the postmaster general. Timid deposi
tors have withdrawn their savings TO
the time being from national banks
trust companies and savings banks, in
dividuals have boarded their casl
and the workingmen their earnings, al
Of which money has been Withheld,
and kept in hiding or in the safe de
post box to the detriment of prosper
ity. Through the agency of the posta
savings banks such money would b
restored to the channels of trade, t
the mutual benefit of capital and Labor
further commend to the congress
the consideration of the postmaste
generals recommendation for an ex
tension of the parcel post, especial,
on the rural routes 1t would be
most desirable thing to put the fourtl
class postmasters in the classified sery
ice.
Other recommendations are:
Deepening Of the inland waterways
especially of the Mississippi river sys
TEN, to make them great national high
ways.
The repeal of the tarinG rn Cores
products, especially the duty Ga woo
pulp.