The true northerner., 1907-12-06

penditure Of money. Then the stipu-
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-
tion 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 a relatively
even greater increase I'm the rate of
pay Of enlisted men II we are to keep
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 bill equalizing the pay Of
officers and men Of the army, navy,
marine corps and revenue cutter serv-
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The Navy.
Concerning the navy the president
says:
In my judgment we should this
year p:oviGe for four battleships. But
II is Idle TO build battleships unless, In
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 In
coaling stations and docks on the Pa
ciAc, and this deficiency should not
longer be permitted to exist. Plenty
Of torpedo boats and destroyers should
be built Both on the Atlantic and Pa
ciic coasts Notifications of the best
type should be provided for all our
greatest harbors.
Until our battle feet is much larger
than at present ii should never be split
into detachments so far apart that they
| could not In event of emergency be
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the Pacific just as much as on the At
lantic. Tie battle feet should now
and then lSe moved TO the Pacific Just
as at Other times il 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
comparativ ely easy. Until it is built
l earnestly hope that the battle feet
VIII be this shifted between the two
oceans every year or two. The ba. tile
fleet is about starting by the strait of
Magellan 80 visit the Pacific coast
Sixteen ba, tleships are going under the
command Of Rear Admra 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 such
size has ever made such voyage, and
it will be of very great educational use
to all enga ged in it. The only way 10y
which to teach officers and men how
to handle The fleet so ms to meet every
! possible st ain and emergency i'm time
of war is 10 have them practice unler
/ similar COL ditions in time of peace
| The president recommends the III
creased pa! for both officers and enlist
ed men AMI advises promotion by Sc
lection above the grade of lieutenant
commando.
Foreign Affairs.
In foreig, affairs. the president SAYS,
this county's steady policy is to be-
have toward other nations as a strong
and self respecting man should behave
toward the other men with whom he
is brought toto contact In other words,
our aim is iisinterestedly to help other
nations where such help can be wisely
given without the appearance of med
ding with what does not concern US,
to be careful to act as good neighbor
and at the same time in good natued
fashion TO make it evident that we do
not intend % be imposed upon.
The pres lent refers at length to The
Hague pea e conference. He believes
1t accompli shed much good work
PostaI Savings Banks.
The president says on postal affairs:
| cOmmeud TO the favorable consd-
GRAFTON of the congress postal saw
ings bank system as recommended by
the postma ster general. Timid deposi-
tors have withdrawn their savings for
the time Icing from national banks.
trust companies and savings banks, in
dividuals have boarded their cash
and the wo.kingmen their earnings. all
of which money has been withheld
and kept iu hiding or In the safe de-
posit box ID the detriment Of prosper
ity. Through the agency Of the postal
savings banks such money would be
restored to the channels of trade, to
the mutual benefit of capital and labor
further commend to the congress
the consideration of the postmaster
generals recommendation for an ex-
tension of the parcel post. especially
on the rural routes. 1t would be
most desirs bic thing to put the fourth
class postm asters I'm the classified serv-
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Other rec )mmendati tions are: