Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-12-07

out congressional action, but, as the
matter is debatable, | earnestly recon-
mend that the congress enact n law pro
riding that they be included under the
civil-se-vice law and put in the CLASH
fled service.
TERRITORIES AND ISLANDS
oklahoma is admitted to the Union
Special Report on Philippines
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
personal and property rights OF the In
dams within her borders remains Of
course unchanged
ALASKAN AFFAIRS s.
f, / reiterate my recommendations OF last
local selt-government should be provided,
as simple and inexpensive as possible;
T! 1t is impossible for the congress to de-
details of necessary Alaska legislation.
should be eneeurased The governor Of
ehoue hSen to an or amps
force to preserve the public peace
Whisky selling to the natives, should be
made felony. The coal land laws avs
peculiar needs of the territory. This
should be attended to at once: for the
present laws permit individuals to 10
for speculative purposes; and cause an
| immense amount of trouble, fraud and
litigation. There should be another ju-
possible, lighthouses. and buooys should
be esta blished as aids to navigation, es-
pecially in and about Prince William
pleted. There is need of liberal appro-
priations' for lighting and buoying the
southern coast and improving the aids aid
as Of Puget Sound and the Columbia. is
salmon fishing. Gradually, by reason of
be taken
charge, and effectively protected, by the
United States government 49,.
The courage and enterprise of the citi-
zens of the, far northwest in their pro
jected Alaska Yukon-Pacif1c exposition.
to be held In 1909. should receive liberal
encoura cement. This exposition is not
to exploit the natural resources Of Alas
ka and to promote the commerce, trade.
and industry, of the Pacific states with
their neighboring states and with our
insular possessions and the neighhorins
countries ofsthe Pacific. The exposition
asks no loan from the congress but
its and exhibits Of the western depend
| encies of the general government. The
| state OF Washington and the city OF
Seattle have shown the characteristic aic
the conduct Of this exposition in which
other states are lending generous as
HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS.
The unfortunate failure of the ship
ping bill at the last session Of the last
congress was followed by the taking off
of certain Pacific steamships which has
greatly hampered the movement of pas
sengers between Hawaii and the main
land. Unless the congress Is prepared
by positive encourage cement to secure
proper facilities in the way Of shipping
between Hawaii and the. mainland, then
the coastwise shipping laws should be
so far relaxed as to prevent Hawaii SUI
fering as it is now suffering. 1 again
portance from every standpoint OF max
ing Pearl Harbor available, for the layg-
est deep water vessels, and of suitably
terrifying the island. T :,
! The secretary of war has gone to the
Philippines. On his return I shall sub
nit to you his report on the Islands.
PORTO RICO.
! I again recommend that the rights OF
citizenship be conferred upon the peo-
pie of Porto Rico.
A bureau Of mines should be created
under the control and direction of the
secretary of the interior; the bureau te
have power to collect statistics and
make Investigations in all matters per.
tanning to mining and particularly tc
dustry If this can not now be done. al
least additional appropriations should be
given the Interior Department to- be used
for the study of mining conditions; fol-
the prevention of fraudulent mining
schemes, for carrying on the work OF
mapping the mining districts for study
Ing methods for minimizing the acci.
short, to aid in all proper ways the de-
velopment of the mining industry.
I strongly recommend to the congress
So f,,r forr IaA
Hermitage, the home Of Andrew Jack
!, son; these funds to be used through the
existing Hermitage. association for thu
preservation Of a historic building which
should ever be dear to Americans.
I further recommend that a nava
: monument be established in the 'Nicks
gives a unique opportunity for common
ora ting the deeds Of those, gallant mer
who fought on water. no less thar o.
those who fought on land, in the grea
THE NEXT CENSUS
Legislation should be enacted at thu
present session Of the congress for the
thirteenth census The establishment o
the opportunity for a better census thar
we have ever had, but in order to re
aize the full advantage of the perma
, nent organization. ample time must b'
given for preparation
PUBLIC HEALTH
| There is a constantly growing interes
In this country in the question Of thu
public health. At last the public mind Il
, awake ito the fact that, many diseases
notably tuberculosis, are nationa
5 scourEes. The work of the state ant
city boards OF health should be supple
mented by constantly increasing In
terest on the part of the national gov
ernment. The congress has already pro
r vided a bureau Of public health and ha
: provided for a hygenic laboratory
There are other valuable laws relating
to the public health connected with tn
) Of the government should be strength
, ened and aided In every way.
TWO IMPORTANT COMMISSION!