The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-12-07

u.ndstues e Money. IN the go
latiou shouid b made that no psso
receiving campaign funds from tn
treasury should accept more than .
oxed amount from any individual sub
scriber or donor. and the necessary
publicity for receipts and expenditures
could without difficulty be provided
The Army.
The president recommends legisIa-
ton TO increase the number OF officers
In the army. especially In the medical
corps. The rate OF pay OF officers
should be greatly increased. he de
ciares. There should be reiauyel;
even greater Increase In the rate OF
nay OF enlisted men II we are to keep
the army In shape to be effective III
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 or the
recent physical test OF army officers
with emphatic appreciation and recon-
mends a bill equalizing the pay or
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
II is Idle to build battleships unless. In
addition 10 providing the men and the
means for thorough training. we pro
vide the auxiliarles 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
ciflc, and this deficiency should not
longer be permitted 10 exist Plenty
OF torpedo boats and destroyers should
be built Both on the Atlantic and Pa.
cific coasts Notifications OF the best
type should be provided for all our
greatest harbors.
Until our battle fleet is much larger
than at present II should never be split
into detachments so far apart that they
could not I'm event OF emergency be
speedily united. Our coast line Is on
the Pacific just as much as on the At
lantic. The battle feet should now
and then be moved TO the Pacific. just
as ut other times IL should be kept I'm
the Atlantic. When the isthmian canal
is built the transit OF the battle feet
from one ocean 10 the other Will be
comparatively easy. Until 1t is built
earnestly hope that the battle fleet
Will be thus shifted between the two
oceans every year or two. The battle
feet Is about starting by the strait OF
Magellan 10 visit the Pacific coast.
Sixteen battoships are going under the
command OF Rear Admiral Evans, while
eight armared cruisers and two oShcr
battleships Will meet him In San FraL-
cisco. Nhither certai> torpedo destroy
ers are also going. No fleet OF such
size has ever made such voyage, and
IL Will be OF very great educational use
TO all engaged In II. The only way by
which TO teach officers and men how
10 handle the fleet so as TO meet every
possible strain and emergency In time
OF war Is TO have them practice under
NVhdllARlS III liilt Va ItuNG
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 tho other men with whom he
is brought into contact In other words,
our aim Is dlsintcrestedly TO help other
nations where such help can be wisely
given without tho appearance OF med
ding with what does not concern US,
to DO careful 10 act as n good neighbor
and at the same time In good natured
fashion TO make II evident that we do
not intend to DO imposed upon.
The president refers at length 10 The
Hague peace conference. He believes
II accomplished much good work.
Postal Savings Banks.
The president says on postal affairs.
| commeyd to the favorable consld-
Grafton OF the congress postal saw
ings bank system as recommended by
the postmaster general. TimId deposi-
tors have withdrawn their savings for
the time Icing 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.
posit box 10 the detriinent OF prosper
ity. Through the agency OF the postal
savings banks such money would be
restored 10 the channels OF trade, 10
the mutual benefit OF capital and labor.
l 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. II would be
most desirable thing 20 put the fourth
class postmasters In the classified sery-
Ice.
Other recommendation are:
Deepening OF the inland waterways.
Of the Mississippi river avs