Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-12-06

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latto shouj1 - lDa1e that - oxs
Ireceiving campaign funds from -
treasury should accept more thans q
fixed amount from any individual sub
scrfber or donor, and the necessary
publicity for receipts and expenditures
could without difficulty be provided.
The Army.
The president recommends leg1Dla-
ton to increase the number Of officers
In the army. especially in the medicalt
corps The rate Of pay Of officers
should be greatly increased, he de-
clares. There should be relatively
even greater increase in the rate Of
pay of enlisted men IL we are to keen
the army In shape to be effective in
time of need. The president recon-
| mends severe examination Of officers
for promotion up to the rank Of major.
From that point promotion should be
purely by selection. He speaks of the
recent physical test of army officers
with emphatic appreciation and recon-
mends bill equalizing the pay Of
officers and men of the army. navy.
marine corps and revenue cutter serv-
ice
The Navy.
Concerning the navy the president
says:
In my judgment. we should this
year provide for four battleships. But
1t is idle to build battleships unless. in
addition to providing the men and the
means for thorough training. we pro-
vide the auXiliaries for them-unless
we provide docks, the coaling stations.
the GOLFERS and supply ships that they
need. We are extremely deficient In
coaling stations and docks on the Pa
ciiic, and this deficiency should not
longer be permitted to exist Plenty
of torpedo boats and destroyers should
be built. Both on the Atlantic and Pa
clflc coasts Notifications of the best
type should be provided for all our
greatest harbors
Until our battle fleet is much larger
than at present it should never be split
into detachments so far apart that they
could not in event of emergency be
speedily united Our coast line ia on
| the Pacific just rs much rs on the At
iantic. The battle feet should now
! and then be moved to the Pacific, just
| as at other times it should he kept in
the Atlantic. When the isthmian canal
| is built the transit of the battle fleet
| from one ocean to the other will be
| comparatively easy. Until it is built
l earnestly hope that the battle feet
! will be thus shifted between the two
| oceans every year or two. The battle
tleetEis about starting by the strait of
| Magellan to visit the Pacific coast.
| Sixteen battleships are going under the
| command Of Rear Admiral Evans. while
eight armored cruisers and two other
! batt!eships will meet him in San Fran
cisco. WHITTIER certain torpedo destroy
ers are also going. No feet of such
size has ever made such voyage, and
1t will be Of very great educational use
to all engaged in it. The only way by
| Which to teach officers and men how
to handle the feet so as to meet every
possible strain and emergency in time
of war is to have them practice under
similar conditions in time of peace.
The president recommends the in
creased pay for both officers and enlist
ed men and advises promotion by Sc
| lection above the grade of lieutenant
| commander.
Foreign Affairs.
In foreign affairs. the president says.
this country's steady policy is to be-
have toward other nations as strong
and self respecting man should behave
toward the other men with whom he
Is brought into contact In other words.
our aim Is disinterestedly to help other
nations where such help can be wisely
given without the appearance Of med
ding with what does not concern US.
10 be careful to act as good neighbor
| and at the same time In good natured
fashion to make it evident that we do
not intend to he imposed upon.
The president refers at length to The
Hague peace conference. He believes
1t accomplished much good work: -
! .----..... Peetal Saving. Banks. !.
The president says on postal affairs:
T commend to the favorable consid-
GRAFTON Of the congress postal say
lngs bankssystem as recommended by
the nostmaster general Timid
tors have withdrawn thelr savings for
the time being from national banks.
trust companies and savings banks, In
dividuals have boarded their cash
and the workingmen their earnings. all
OF which money has been withheld
and kept In hiding or in the safe de-
post box to the detriment Of prosper
lty Through the agency of the postal
savings banks such money would be
restored to the channels of trade. to
the mutual benefit of capital and labor.
further commend to the congress-
the consideration Of the postmaster
generals recommendation for an ex-
tension of the parcel post, especially
on the rural routes. It would be q