The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-12-06
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benefit To our people.
Congress is urged 10 act upon the
recommandsti tions Of the Public
Lands Commission designed TO pre-
vent the passage OF great areas OF
public lands into the hands OF few
men. The Government should part
with its title only 10 the actual
/ home-maker, not TO the profit-maker
who dow not care 10 make n home
The preservation of our forests is ad-
vocated ut great length. and the
country ts congratulated on the fact
that so great progress has been made.
The Message continues with
statemen' that work on the Panama
Canal - proceeding in a highly sat
isfactorr manner, with a recommen-
dation H' a postal savings bank sys-
TEN anc an extension of the parcel
post. cshecially on the rural routes.
in the ihterest OF the farmer and the
count. storekeeper. the small town
and the country district. Ii Is de-
sirab'e that the country merchant
should not be crushed out, adds the
President.
The duty of the National Govern
ment 10 guard the personal and
property rights of the Indians with
in the borders Of Oklahoma remains
of course unchanged.
Ieiterate my recommendations of
last year rs regards Alaska. Some
forr nf local government should
be urovided
Tho President recommends the
forhtying OF Hawaii and the deepen
ing OF Pearl Harbor; he asks that the
rights of citizenship be conferred
la, l.,
strongly urges that Congress provide
funds for keeping up The Hermitage,
thu home of Andrew Jackson; he
recommends that n naval monument
bN established in the Nicksburg Ma
tional Park, that legislation should
b., enacted at the present session of
Congress for the Thirteenth Census,
and a National Gallery of Art be es-
te blished at Washington. The Message
asserts that the need for collecting
large campaign funds would vanish
IL Congress provided an appropria-
tlon for the proper and legitimate eX-
penses of each of the great national
parties. an appropriation ample
enough TO meet the necessity for
thorough organization and machin-
cry, which requires a large eNpendi-
ture of money. Then the stipulation
should be made that no party receiv-
Ing campaign funds from the Treas
ury should accept more than flNed
amount from any individual subscri-
Der or donor, and the necessary pub
licity for receipts and expenditures
could without difficulty be provided.
Referring to the army, the Message
says IL has always been too small and
underpaid 1t has never been an APP
preciable tax on the people. The
cry against "militarism" is con
demned. There are not enough
officers and it is impossible to secure
enough enlisted men. The Message
recommends that we should main
tain in peace a complete skeleton of
an army and a full medical corps.
Concerning the navy, the Message
saws IL Is not enough TO build one bat
tleship year. Four new Eattleships
are recommended, with coaling sta
! tions and torpedo boats a.plenty. The
coast line on the Pacific demands as
much attention as it's interests re-
| uuire, AID the battle feet should now
and then be moved TO the Pacific.
! Then the Message continues: When
J the Isthmian Canal is built the transit
Of the battle feet from one ocean
! to the other will be comparatively
| easy. Until it is built ! earnestly
! hope that the battle feet will be thus
shifted between the two oceans every
year or two. The craftsmanship on
all our hips has improved phenomen-
ally dunGg the last five years. Until
within the last two or three years 1t
was not possible TO train battle hoct
/ in squadron maneuvers under service
conditions, and IL is only during these
! last two or three years that the train
! ing under these conditions has be-
! come really effective. Another and
most necessary stride In advance Is
now being taken. The battle feet
! is about starting by the Straits OF
Magellan TO visit the Pacihc coast.
! Sixteen battleships are going under
the command OF Rear-Admiral Evans,
while eight srmored cruisers and two
other battleships will meet him at
San Francisco, whittier certain tor
! pedo destroyers are also going NO
| feet Of such size has ever made such
/ a voyage, and IL will be Of very great
4 educational use TO all engaged in ~.
! The only way by which TO teach OFF,
| GERS and men how - handle the fleet
| so as 10 meet eYqry possible strain
| anu w. Etdfy III lllllt VI ~ - w
/ have them practice under similar con-
! ditions in time OF peace. Moreover.
Z the only way to find out our actual
needs is TO perform in time OF peace
4 whatever maneuvers might be neccs-
sary in time OF war. After war BIS de-
clarcd It is too late 10 find out the
needs; that means 10 invite disaster.
IN foreign affairs this country
steady policy is TO behave toward
other nations as a sclf-rcspccting man
/ behaves toward other men. The Work
/ Of The Hague Peace Conference Is
/ commended and arbitration approved
After commencing the lnterna-
+ tiOnal Bureau OF American Republics,
3 the Message concludes as follows:
. That institution, ~Aiich includeG al
4 tn American Republics I'm its mem
bership and brings all their repre-
4 sentatiyes together, is doing really
valuable work in informing the pco-
pie Of the United States about the
other Republics and n making the
United States known 10 them. Ita