Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-12-06

should set the example in this re-
spect.
Compulsory investigation Of Indus
trial Disputes.
Strikes and lockouts, with their at
tendant loss and suffering, continue
to increase. For the five years end
ing December 81, 1905, the number oil
strikes was greater than those IN any
previous ten years and was double
the number in the preceding five
years. These figures indicate the in
creasing need of providing some ma
chinery to deal with this class of dis
turbances in the interest alike of the
employer, the employee, and the gen
eral public.
The need for some provision for
such investigation was forcibly IL
lustrated in the recent strike
of telegraph operators which serious
ly interfered with telegraphic conf
munication, causing great damage to
business interests and serious incon-
venience to the general public.
Inland Waterways.
The conservation of our natural re-
sources and their proper use consti-
tute the fundamental problem which
Eunderlies almost every other problem
of our National life We must MAIN
tain for our civilization the adequate
material basis without which that
civilization can not exist. We must
show foresight, we must look ahead.
AS nation we not only enjoy woli-
derful measure of present prosperity
but if this prosperity is used Alright
it is an earnest of future success
such as no other nation will have.
The reward of foresight for this Ma
ton is great and easily foretold. But
there must be the look ahead. there
must be a realization of the fact that
to waste, to destroy, our natural re-
sources, to skin and exhaust the land
instead of using it so as to increase
its. usefulness, will result in under
mining in the days of our children
the very prosperity which we ought
by right to hand down to them am
plifed and developed.
Tariff on Wood Pulp.
There should be no tariff on any
forest product grown in this coun-
try; and, in especial, there should
be no tariff on wood pulp; due no.
tice of the change being of course
given to those engaged in the bust
ness so as to enable them to adjust
themselves to the new conditions.
The repeal of the duty on wood pulp
should if possible be accompanied
by an agreement with Canada that
there shall be no export duty on Ca
madam pulp wood.
The Panama Canal.
Work in now progressing at a
satisfactory rate The private bids
for the construction of the canal
were all unsatisfactory, and in con-
sequence were all rejected.
Postal Affairs.
| commend to the favorable con-
sideration of the Congress a postal
savings bank system, as recommend
ed ty the Postmaster General The
primary object is to encourage among
our people economy and thrift and
by the use Of postal savings banks to
give them an opportunity to husband
their resouces, particularly those who
have not the facilities at hand for
depositing their money in savings
banks. Viewed, however, from the
experience of the past few weeks, it
is evident that the advantages of
such an institution are still more far
reaching. Timid depositors have
Withdrawn their savings for the time
being from national banks, trust
companies, and savings banks; indi-
viduals have boarded their cash and
the workingmen their earnings; all Of
which money has been withdrawn
and kept in hiding or in the safe de-
post box to the detriment of pros
peIlty. Through the agency of the
postal savings banks such money
would be restored to the channels of
trade, to the mutual benefit of capt.
tai and labor.
Ifurther commend to the Congress
the consideration of the parcel post,
on the rural routes. There
are now 3S,215 rural routes, serving
nearly 100000 people who do not
have the advantages of the inhabi-
tants of cities in obtaining their sup
plies. These recommendations have
been drawn up to benefit the farmer
and the country storekeeper; other
wise, / should not favor them, for
believe that it is good policy for our
Government to do everything posi-
BILE to aid the small town and the
country districts. It is desirable thai
the country merchant should not be
crushed out.
Reports show that during the past
year. we made clear profit on our
foreign postal business of more than
three and half million dollars. The
President recommends that profit be
expended in improving the service.
Oklahoma.
Oklahoma has become a State, !
standing on a full equality with her
elder sisters, and her future is assur- !
ed by her great natural resources.
The duty of the National Govern
ment to guard the personal and
rights of the Indians with
n her borders remains of course un-
changed.
German Tariff Agreement.
A REIMBURSEMENT of the German
tariffs made it necessary to appoint /
a comission composed of experts to
investigate conditions and secure the
fullest measure of rights to shippers,
both exporters and importers.
Porto Rico.
] again recommend that the rights
IF citizenship be conferred upon the
people of Porto Rico. A bureau of