The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-12-17

ship.
The President regrets that an
| amendment was incorporated in the
measure providing for the Secret Ser
vice forbidding details and transfers 4
therefrom. He declares 1t is of ben
eft only to the criminal classes. He
renews his recommendation for pos
| tai savings banks and urges an extern
| ton of the parcel post on the rural
routes He declares that the unfor-
| tunate state of affairs as regards the
| National educational office be reme-
died by adequate appropriations. He
strongly urges that the supervisors
and enumerators for the approaching
Census be not appointed under the
| Civil Service law, but that appoint
ments to the force be done under that
law, geographical requirements be-
| inc. waived. The President main
| tains that there should be intelligent E
action on the question OF preserving I
| the health OF the country and sug-
gests redistribution of the health
bureaus. He recommends the plac-
| ing o. the Government Printing Office
under the DEPARTMENT OF Commerce
and Labor and the various Soldiers
Homes under the War Department.
Re advocates the Immediate admE-
sion of New Mexico and Arizona a.
| separate States. Mr. Roosevelt then
writes OF the interstate fisheries prob
| lem, saving that those matters WHICH =
no particular State can control Corr
gress ought to control. The statute
| regarding game should include fish,
and the fur-seal service should be
vested in tho Bureau of Fisheries.
IN regard to our foreign policy he
announces that it is based on the
| theory that right must prevail be-
4 determinations as between individuals I
J and then urges the special claims of
,La,rn-American Republics to our at
! tention. he Message states that the {
Panama Canal is being dug with /
| speed an efficiency and then recon-
mends the extension OF ocean mail
/ lines to South America, Asia, the
| Philippines and Australasia. Atten-
| ton is called to the admirable co1di-
| ton OF Hawaii, where coolie labor
| has practically ceased AMI Pearl Ear
| Dor Is being made laval base with +
the necessary military fortications.
Real progress, the President co1tin-
/ ues, toward self-goverDmsn t is being
made in the Philippines, bu, it would
| be worse than folly to Drophesy the +
exact date when it will be wise to B
consider independence as fixed and g
definite policy. 1t is recommended that
American citizenship be conferred%
upon the people of Porto Rico and
] announcement is made that our cckE
pancy of Cuba will end in about
months time. The Cubans
warnc.l that they must govern the
/ selves within in order to avoid gov
/ 07.nT10nt without rho Drocf
dent hopes Americans will Go what
is possible to make the Japanese Ex-
position of 1917 success and then
i thanks Japan, Australia, New Zealand
and the States of South America for
! their hospitality to the battle fleet
Mr.. Roosevelt urges the passage of
j the bill TO promote army officers at
/ reasonable ages through a process OF
selection and declares the cavalry arm
i should be reorganized upon modern
lines. We have not enough infantry
and artillery and attention should be
centred on the machine gun. A gen.
eral service corps should be estab-
! lisned. 1t behooyes the Government
to perfect the efficiency of the Ma
tional Guard as part Of the National
forces and Congressional aid shouldI
! be extended to those who are pro-
noting rife teaching ourt
men to shoot.
! In regards to the navy, the Presi-E
dent recommends the increase sug-V
gested by the General Board and
thinks the General Board should be
/ turned into General STAFF. He urges
that two hospital ships be provided
and then concludes his Message as
| follows: &
Nothing better for the Navy ffo<<
| every standpoint has ever occurred
/, than the cruise OF the battle feet
around the world. The improyeme
of the ships in every way has be-
extraordinary, and they have gain
far more experience in battle tact
than they would have gained II they
had stayed in the Atlantic waters.
The American people have cause for
profound qualification, both in view
of the excellent condition of the feetH
as shown by this cruise, and in view
OF the Improvement the cruise has
worked in this already high condi-
ton. I do not believe that there Is
] any other service in the world in
which the average OF character and
| efficiency in the enlisted men is as 81
high as is now the case in our own.
believe that the same statement can
be made as to our officers, taken as a
| whole; but there must be a reserva-
! ton made in regard to those in the
highest ranks-as to which | have
already spoken-and in regard to
! those who nave just entered the SER
! vice; because we do not now get full
/ benefit from our excellent naval
school at Annapolis. 1t is absurd not
/ to graduate the midshipmen IS en-
| signs; to keep them for two years in
such an anomalous position as
/ present the law requires is Getrl
mental to them and to the service.
the academy itself, every first cia
| man should be required in turn
serve as petty officer and officer;
ability to discharge his duties as SUE
should be prerequisite to his going
into the line, and his success in COM
manding should largely determine his
standing at graduation. The Board
of Visitors should be appointed in
January, and each member should be