The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-12-04

class postmasters in the classified serv-
ice 1t is possible that this might be
done without Congressional action, but,
as the matter is debatable, / earnestly
recommend that the Congress enact a
law providing that they be included
under the civil-service law and put in
the classified service
Oklahoma Now State
Asks Help for Alaska.
Oklahoma has become State, stand
ing on full equality with her elder sis
tiers, 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 In
dams within her borders remains of
course unchanged.
reiterate my recommends lions 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 de-
tails of necessary Alaskan legislatio
Road building and railway building
should be encouraged. The Governor of
Alaska should be given an ample appro-
priation wherewith to organize a force
to preserve the public peace. Whisky
selling to the natives should be made
felony. The coal land laws should be
changed so as to meet the peculiar needs
OF the Territory. This should be attend
ed to at once; for the present laws permit
individuals to locate large areas of the
public domain for speculative purposes
and cause an Immense amount of trouble.
fraud and litigation. There should be
another judicial division established AS
early as possible lighthouses and buoys
should be established as aids to naviga-
ton, especially in and about Prince Will
liam Sound, and the survey of the coast
completed. There is need of liberal APP
preparations for lighting and buoying the
a M INN 1,i,,.r <Io aS1
to navigation in southeastern Alaska.
One of the great industries of Alaska, as
OF Puget Sound and the Columbia is
salmon fishing. Gradually. by reason of
lack of proper laws, this industry is
being ruined: 1t should now be taken in
charge. and effectively protected by the
United States Government
The courage and enterprise of the cit
liens of the far Northwest in their pro-
| jected Alaska Yukon-Pacifi Exposition,
to be held in 1909, should receive liberal
encouragement This exposition is not
to exploit the natural resources of
Alaska and to promote the commerce,
| trade, and industry of the Pacific States
with their neighboring States and with
our insular possessions and the neighbor-
ing countries of the Pacific The EXPOSE
ton asks no loan from the Congress but
seeks appropriations for National exhib-
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
western enterprise in large donations for
the conduct of this exposition in which
other States are lending generous as
SiStance.
1 OF Hawaii, The Philippine
Islands and Porto Rico.
| The unfortunate failure of the shipping
bill at the last session of the last Con-
gress 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 encouragement 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 suffer-
ing as it is now suffering. l again call
! Your attention to the capital Importance
| from every standpoint of making Pearl
Harbor available for the largest deep
| water vessels, and of suitably terrifying
| the island.
The Secretary of War has gone to the
| Philippines. On his return l shall sub
| init to you his report on the islands
| l again recommend that the rights of
| citizenship be conferred upon the people
| of Porto Rico
| Asks for Creation of
Bureau OF Mines.
| A bureau of mines should be created
under the control and direction of the
| Secretary of the Interior; the bureau to
4 have power to collect statistics and make
| Investigations in all matters pertaining
| to mining and particularly to the acct
| dents and dangers of the industry. If
1 this cannot now be done, at least addi-
tional appropriations should be given the
| Interior Department to be used for the
| study of mining conditions. for the pre-
| vention of fraudulent mining schemes, for
carrying on the work of mapping the
mining districts, for studying methods
| for minimizing the accidents and dangers
in the industry; in short. to aid in all
| proper ways the development of the min
| ing industry.
strongly recommend to the Congress
to provide funds for keeping up the Her.
mitage. the home of Andrew jackson;
| these funds to be used through the ex-
listing Hermitage Association for the
| preservation of historic building which
should ever be dear to Americans
\ l further recommend that naval
monument be established in the vicks-
burg National Park. This national park
| gives unique opportunity for commem-
who fought on water. no less than of
those who fought on land, in the great
| civil war.
Legislation should be enacted at the
present session OF the Congress for the
| Thirteenth Census. The establishment of
the permanent Census Bureau affords the
opportunity for a better census than we
have ever had, but in order to realize
the full advantage of the permanent or
! ganization. ample time must be given
| for preparation.
The Public Health.
There is constantly growing interest
in this country in the question of the
public health. At last the public mind is
awake to the fact that many diseases,
notably tuberculosis. are National
scourges. The work of the State and city
boards of health should be supplemented
by a constantly increasing interest on
the part of the National Government,
The Congress has already provided bu-
reau of public health and has provided
for a hygienic laboratory There are
other valuable laws relating to the pub
lie health connected with the various de-
partments. This whole branch of the
Government should be strengthened and
aided in every way.
| Work of Two Governmental
Commissions He Appointed.
1 call attention to two Government
commissions which have appointed and
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