Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-03

picyers' liability act. farroaching and
'tborcuvhgolng. should be enacted
which should apply TO an positions,
public and private. over which the ma
tionni government has jurisdiction.
The message recommends the eight
hour law and compulsory arbitration.
/ renew. the President says. my pre-
vious recommendation that the Con-
gross favorably consider the matter ~
creating the machinery for compulsory
investigation of such Industrial contro-
voraics aa are of sufficient magnitude
and of sufficient concern to tho people
OF the country as a whole 20 warrant
the federal government in taking ao-
ton. Legislative action b. also recon-
men6cd TO prevent tho extensive ems
rlcymeut OF women ana children in
industrial pursuits.
Tic message takes mp our school gys-
tom and recommends Industrial
schools: SC states the duty OF the ma
tional government 20 aid the farming
interests. and the necessity OF develop
ing and conserving the country's ma
turpl resources. our great river sys-
toms should be- developed as national
water highways. the Mississippi with
SIS tributaries. standing FIRST IN import
ancc. and the Columbia second. ale
though there are many others OF Inn
portsnco on tho Pacific. the Atlantic
and the Gulf slopes. The national gov-
eminent should undertake this work
ard I hope. tho President says "a be-
ginning win be made IN the present
Congress. He adds. irrigation should
be far more extensively developed than
at present. not only in tho states OF
the great plains and the Rocky noun
tains. but in many others as for IN
stance ln large portions OF the south
Atlantic and Gulf states where It
should go hand in hand with the re-
olannatlou of swamp land
The message treats at length ON the
preservation Of our forests. ana coal
lands.
The work on the Panama canal Il
reported as proceeding satisfactorily
A lock canal IS said 90 Doe the best.
The President recommends postal
savings bank system and extension OF
the parcel post, on the rural routes.
He recommends some form Of self
government for Alaska and the for
tiHcatlon Of the Hawaiian Islands. The
foreign mail service is criticized.
As 10 the army. the President main
toms that st is entirely insufficient in
size. The medical corps, the message
says. should be much larger than tho
needs OF our regular army On war. Yet
AT present 20 is smaller than the needs
OF tho service demand even In peace.
The Spanish war occurred less than 10
years ago. The chief loss VIC suffered
in Il was by disease among the req
mrnts which never left the country.
At the moment the nation seemed deep
ly impressed by this fact; yet SEEM
ingly st has already been forgotten.
Tor not the slightest effort has been
made TO prepare a medical corps of
sufficient size to prevent the repeti-
ton OF the same disaster on much
larger scale II We should ever be en-
gagged IN a serious conflict.
But tho medical department r. not
the only department for which In
creased provision should be made. The
rate Of pay for the officers should be
grtauy increased; there 81 no higher
type ~ citizen than the American regu-
lar OFFICER and he should have a fair
reward for his admirable work. There
should be a relatively even greater In
crease in the pay for the enlisted men.
The noncommisslohed officer the mes
saee continues. does not correspond
with am unsklled laborcr; he cores
pon6s 10 the best type Of skilled work
man OF 20 the subordinate Official In
civil institutions. Wages have greatly
increased IN outside occupations In the
last 40 years. and the pay q the sol
der. ike the pay of the officers should
he t.~oportionately increased. The hrst
sergeant OF a company, il a good man.
must be one OF such executive and ad-
minigtrative ability. and such knowl-
edge OF his trade. as 20 be worth far
moro than we at present pay him.
The same Is true Of the rcgimental
scrqcant-major These men should be
men who had fully resolved TO make
the army life occupation and they
should be able TO look forward 10 ann
ple reward; while only men property
qualified should be given a chance 10
secure these final rewards Perhaps
ne most important Of am legislation
readed for the benefit OF the army rs
a law 90 cquahze and increase the pay
Of officers and enlisted men of the
army. navy. marine corps, and revenue
cutler service. such "a bilL the Presi-
dent says. has been prepared which
1t ia hoped. win meet with favorable
consideration.
A big Increase Of the navy is also
recommended.
ON the proposed voyage of the ha't
q, rio Pacific me message says in part.
.-rho battle aeot is about starting
Lv he straits of Magellan to visil
mo- Pacific coast. sixteen hatuesnip1
ur. going under The command dt
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