Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-12-08


hampers the government in the detec.
tion Of crime and the securing OF Jus
ice. II prevents the promotion OF en-
ployees In the secret service, and this
further discourages good effort In It's
present form the restriction operates
only 70 the advantage OF the criminal,
AZ the wrongdoer
The chief argument 10 favor Of the
provision was that the congressman
aid not themselves wish to he invessi.
gated BY secret service men. Very lit
de Of such investigation has been done
In the past, but It u true that the work
Of the secret service agents was partly
responsible for the indictment and con
yiction OF a senator and a congressman
for land frauds In Oregon. / do not
believe that II il IN the public interest
70 protect criminals In any branch OF
the public service, and exactly as we
have again and again during the past
seven years prosecuted and convicted
such criminals who were in the execu-
tive branch Of the government 80 in
my belief we should be given ample
means to prosecute them II found In
the legislative branch But II this is
not considered desirable a special ex-
ception could be made In the law pro-
hlbiting the use Of the secret service
force in investigating members OF the
congress. 1t would be far better to do
this than to do what actually was done
and strive to prevent or at least to
hamper effective action against Grim
ihals by the executive branch Of the
government
Postal Savings Banks.
again renew my recommendation
for postal savings banks, for deposit
Ing savings with the security Of the
government behind them. The object
IL 10 encourage thrift and economy in
the wage Garner and person OF mod
crate means, 1t Is believed that In the
aggregate vast sums OF money would
be brought into circulation through
the fundamentally Of the postal saw
lngs banks. Postal savings banks are
now In operation in practically all the
great civilized countries with the ex.
ception OF the United States.
paresI Post
In my last annual message l COM
mended the postmaster generals rec
ommendatlon for an extension of the
parcel post on the rural routes. The
establishment Of a local parcel post
on rural routes would be to the mu-
tual benefit Of the farmer and the
country storekeeper, and 1t is desirable
that the routes, serving more than TO-
100000 people, should be utilized to the
fullest practicable extent.
Education.
The share that the national govern.
ment should take in the broad work Of
education has not received the atten-
ton and the care II rightly deserves.
] earnestly recommend that this I'M
fortunate state Of affairs as regards
the national educational ONCE be rem
edied by adequate appropriations
Census.
l strongly urge that the request OF
the director OF the census In connec-
ton with the deeennial work so soon
70 be begun be complied with and that
the appointments to the census force
be placed under the civil service law,
waving the geographical requirements
as requested by the director Of the
census. The supervisors and enumer-
ators should not be appointed under
the civil service law for the reasons
given by the director.
Public Health.
The dangers to public health from
food adulteration and from many 9TH
or sources, such as the menace to the
physical, mental and moral develop
ment Of children from child labor,
should be met and overcome. This ma.
don cannot AFFORD to lag behind In the
worldwide battle now being waged
by all civilized people with the micro
scoplc foes Of mankind. The first leg.
lslatlve step to be taken IL that for the
concentration OF the proper bureaus
into one Of the existing departments.
Statehood.
1 advocate the immediate admission
OF New Mexico and Arizona as states.
This should be done at the present SEES
sion Of the congress. The people Of
the two territories have made II evil
dent by their Votes that they win not
come In as one state The only alter
native Is 10 admit them as two, and
trust that this WIN be done without
delay
Foreign Affairs.
This nations foreign policy Is based
ON the theory that right must be done
between nations precisely as between
individuals, aud In our actions for the
last ten years we have In this matter
proved our faith by our deeds. We
have behaved aud are behaving to.
ward other nations as In private life an
honorable man would behave toward
his fellows.
latin American Republics
The commercial and material prog
ress Of the twenty Latin American re.
pnblics Is worthy Of the careful atten.
1 ton Of the cOnwraaa M nkhAr naNktc.,