The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1907-12-05

l~ndlgarr ~ money Then the supo.
/ lation should h. made that no paru
receiving campaign funds from the
4 treasury should aecrpi more than
I axcd amount from ans Individual sub
ssrlter o. donor. aud the necessary
publicity foF receipts aud expenditures
could without difficulty he provided
This Army,
The president recommends lcgisa
ton to Increase the number u otiicers
1 In the army, especially 10 the medical
/ corps The rate of pay Of officers
should be greatly increased be de-
cares There should he a relatively
even greater increase Ia the rate OF
pas Of enlisted men II We are TO Keep
the army ia shape 10 he effective To
1 time Of need The president recon
mends severe examination OF officers
for promotion up TO the rank OF major.
From that point promotion should DO
purely by selection. He speaks OF the
recent physical test Of army officers
with emphatic appreciation aud recon
mends bin eaualglng the pay OF
officers and men OF the army, navy.
marine corps aud revenue cutter sery-
! ice.
The Navy.
Concerning the navy the president
says:
In my Judgment, We should this
year provide for four battleships. But
II is Idle TO build batteships unless In
addition 10 providing the men aud the
means for thorough training We pro-
vide the auxlllares for them-unless
we provide docks the coallng stations,
the Golfers and supply ships that they
need We are extremely deficient 10
eoallng stations and docks on the Pa
clfic, and this deficiency should not
longer he permitted TO exist Plenty
OF torpedo boats and destroyers should
I've built Both on the Atlantic aud Pa
clnc coasts Notifications OF the best
type should be provided for NIL our
greatest harbors.
Until our battle feet Is much larger
than at present II should never he split
into attachments 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 Al.
lantic The battle fleet should now
and then be moved TO the Pacific, just
as nj other times Il should be kept In
the Atlantic When the isthmlan canal
is built the transit Of the battle fleet
from one ocean TO the other VIII be
comparatively easy, Until II II built
| earnestly hope that the battle feet
viii be thus shifted between the two
oceans every year or two. The battle
feet Is about starting by the strait OF
Magellan 10 visit the Pacific coast.
Sixteen battleshps are going under the
command OF Rear Admiral Evans while
eight armored cruisers aud two other
battleshlps VIII meet him IN San Fran
cisco. whittier certain torpedo destroy
size has ever made such voyage, aud
II will be of very great educational use
TO all engaged IN it, The only way by
which 10 tcnch officers and men how
to handle the feet so as 10 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.
Forsisn Affairs,
In foreign affairs, tbc president says.
this country's steady policy Is to be-
have toward other nations as strong
and self respecting man should behave
toward the other men with whom be
is brought into contact In other words,
our aim IL disinterestedly TO help other
nations where such help can be wisely
given without the appearance Of med
ding with what does not concern US,
10 be careful 10 act as a good neighbor
and at the same time In good natured
fashion TO make 1t evident that We do
not intend TO be imposed upon.
The president refers at length TO The
Hague peace conference. He believes
II accomplished much good work.
Postal Savings Banks,
The president says on postal affairs;
commend TO the favorable consld-
GRAFTON OF the congress a postal saw
ings bank system as recommended by
the postmaster general. Timid deposi.
tors have withdraw n their savings for
the time being from national banks,
trust companies and savings banks. In
diyIduaIs have boarded their cash
and the workingmen their earnings. all
of which money has been withheld
and kept IN hiding or In the safe de-
post box 10 the detrlnent OF prosper
ity. Through the agency Of the postal
savings banks such money would lie
restored TO the channels OF trade. 10
the mutual benefit OF capital aud labor
further commend 10 the congress
the consideration OF the postmaster
generals recommendation for an ex-
tension Of the parcel post. especially
on The rural routes. II would be
most desirable thing to put the fourth
class postmasters In the classified sery-
ice.