Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-12-04

be restored to the channels OF trade, to
the mutual benefit of capital and Ia
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PARCELS POSTS.
Extension of This Service Advisable,
Especially In Rural Delivery.
{ I further commend ito the congress
the considera tion of the postmaster
generals recommended for an ex-
tension of the parcel post, especially
on the rural routes. There are now
38,215 rural routes serving nearly 49,;
600 600 people who do not have the
advantages of the inhabitants Of cities
in obtaining their supplies. These rec,
have been drawn up to
benefit the farmer and the country
Otherwise ] should not
favor them, for believe that 1t is
good policy for our government to do.
everything possible to aid the small
town and the country district. 1t Is.
desirable that the country merchant
should not be crushed out. {sSl3
The fourth class postmasters', con-
vention has passed a very strong reso-
luton in favor OF placing the fourth
class postmasters under the civil sery-
ice law. The administration has al.
ready put into effect the policy Of re-
fusfng TO remove any fourth class post,
masters save, for reasons connected
with the good Of the service, and it is,
endeavoring SO far as possible to re-,
move them from the domain Of partf-
san politics. 1t would be a most de-.
strable thing to put the, fourth class
postmasters in the classified service
1t is possible that this might be done,
without congressional action; but, as
the matter is debatable, II earnestly
recommend that the congress enact q
law providing that they be included
under the civil service law and put I'm
the classified service. gs5s} ~ "A
= OKLAHOMA. . A s.s & s:ss
Oklahoma has become state, stand
ing on full equality with her elder
sisters, and her future Is assured BY
her great natural resources The duty.
Of the national government to guard
the personal and property rights Of the
Indians within her borders remains Of
course unchanged. .:ls
ys}9 Alaska. 55s3s
3 I reiterate my Recommendations OF
last year as regards Alaska. Some
form of local self government should
be provided, as simple and Inexpensive
as possible. It is impossible for the
congress to devote the necessary time
to all the little details Of necessary
Alaskan legislation. Road building and
railway building should be encouraged.
The governor of Alaska should be Civ
en- an ample appropriation wherewith
to organize "A force to preserve the
public peace. Whisky selling to the
natives should be made a}felony. The
coal land laws should be changed SO
as to meet the peculiar needs Of the
territory This should be attended to
at once, for the present laws permit In
diyidua1s to locate large areas of the
public domain for speculative pur-
poses aud cause an immense amount
OF trouble, fraud and litigation. There
should be another judicial division es-
tablished. AS early as possible light
houses and buoys should be establish
ed as aids to navigation, especially In
and about Prince William sound, and
the survey Of the coast completed.
There IS need of liberal appropriations
for lighting and buoying the southern
coast and Improving the aids to nayi-
cation In southeastern ALASKA. one Of
the great Industries OF Alaska, as Of
Puget sound and the Column ia. fs
salmon fshing. Gradually, by reason
Of lack Of proper laws, this industry
lis being ruined. It should now be tax
en- In charge and effectively protected
BY the United States government.
j The courage and enterprise OF the
citizens Of the far northwest In their
projected Alaska Yukon Pacific EXPOSE
tion to be held in 1909 should receive
liberal encouragement. This exposi-
tion is not sentimental III Its concep-
lion, but seeks to exploit the natural
resources of Alaska and to promote the
commerce TRACE and industry Of the
Pacific states with their neighborir,g
states and with our insular possessions
and the neighboring countries of tie
Pacific The exposition asks no loan
from the congress, but seeks appropria-
lions for national exhibits and exhibits
Of the western dependencies 81 the
general governments. The state of
Washington and the city of Seattle
have shown the characteristic western
enterprise IN large donations FOR the
conduct OF the exposition, In which
other states are lending generous as.
sistance.
Hawaii.
The unfortunate failure of the shin
ping Bill at the last session Of the last
/ congress was followed by the taxing
on of certain Pacific steamships, which
has greatly hampered the movement Of
passengers between Hawaii and the
mainland Unless the congress Is pre-,
pared By positive encourag cement to
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