Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1908-12-08

| dinate the work of all the government
| departments relating 10 waterways and
! 60 frame and supervise the execution ot
| a comprehensive plan Under such "A
! commission the actual work of construc-
! tion might be entrusted To- the rcclama-
| tlon service; or Co the military engineers
| acting with a sufficient number of civil-
! ans 60 continue the work In time of war.
| or Il might bc divided between the rec
! lamation service and the corps of en-
gincers. Funds should be provided from
| current revenues II Il Is deemed wise
| otherwise from the sale OF bonds. The
| essential thing Is that the work should
| go forward under the best possible plan.
and with the least possible delay. The
| time for playing with our waterways is
! past The country demands results.
The president urges that national
PARIS adjacent TO national forests be
placed under the control Of the forest
service Of the agricultural depart
mont; he also points out the benefits
derived from pure food legislation.
The message continues:
Needs Of the Secret Service.
Last year an amendment was incor-
porated In the measure providing for tho
secret service. which provided that there
should be no detail from the secret scrv-
| ice and no transfer thcrcfrom The
amendment I'm question was Of benefit TO
no one excepting 60 criminals. and
II seriously hampers the government In
the detection Of crime and the securing
of justice. The chief argument In
favor Of the provision was that
the congressman ala not them
selves wish 20 be Investigated by the
secret service men. Very little OF such
| investigation has been done I'm the past;
but II is truo that the work ot the secret
service agents was partly responsible for
the indictment and conviction OF sen
ator and a congressman for land frauds
I'm oregon. / do not believe that {. Is
In the public interest TO protect criminals
Tn any branch OF the public service, and
exactly as we have again and again dur
ing the past seven years prosecuted and
| convicted such criminals who were I'm
the executive branch OF the government.
so In my belief we should be given ample
means TO prosecute them II found IN the
legislative branch But n this Is not
considered desirable n special exception
could be made In the law prohibiting the
use OF tho secret service force in inves-
ugaung members Of the congress
Postal Savings Banks.
I again renew my recommendation
for postal savings banks, for deposit
ing savings with the security OF tn,
government behind them. The objcc
Is 20 encourage thrift and economy II
, the wage-earner and person of mod
, crate means. 1t IS believed that in th'
, aggregate vast sums Of money would b.
+ brought into circulation through the In
, strumentality Of the postal saving
banks.
Parcel Post.
In my last annual message ! com
mended the postmaster-generol'
e recommendation for an extension OF tn
{ parcel post on the rural routes. Tn
: establishment OF local parcel post OF
a uNHUaa
benefit OF the farmer and the countr,
storekeepcr. and IL ia desirable that tn
J, routes serving more than i5.000.0 90
/, people should be utilized TO the fulles
practicable extent.
Education.
= with the limited means hitherto pro
vided. the bureau of e ducation ha
= rendered efficient service, but the con
? gress has neglected to adequately sup
v plv the bureau with means to meet tn
n educational growth OF the country
= | earnestly recommend that this un
a fortunate state of affairs as regard
Z the national educational Office be RENE
n died by adequate appropriations. Thi
r recommendation Is urged by the repre-
q sontatives OF our common schools an
great state universities and the leadin
educators. who all unite in requesting
favorable consideration and action b.
q the congress upon this subject
The president points out the neces
: sity of better organization Of the var
y Gus bureaus responsible for the publ
:. health and urges the placing of al
!. soldiers homes under the jurisdictio
n Of the war department.
o Statehood.
= On the question of statehood tn
= president says:
e advocate the immediate admission 4
r New Mexico and Arizona as states. Th
e should be done at the present session {
y the congress The people OF the two tel
ie ritorles have made It evident by the
ID votes that they will not come in as or
le state. The only alternative Is TO adm
e. them as two and trust that this will |
X done without DELAY.
= Interstate Fls"srles.
- I call the attention OF the congress
- the importance OF the problem Of Il
fisheries in the interstate waters on Il
Great Lakes we are now, under the vel
re wise treaty OF April II OF this year e
m deavoring to come to an information
r agreement for the preservation and sa
te isfactory use of the fisheries OF these W
In ters which can not otherwise be achieve
e. Lake Erie, for example, has the richie
is fresh water fisheries In the world but
is Is now controlled by the statutes OF II
X nations, four states, and one provin'
n and this province by two different ore
III nances In different counties All the
H. political divisions work at cross pu
m poses, and In no case can they achie
IN protection TO the fisheries on the o
I'm hand, and Justice TO the localities and
ns dividuals on the other
~ Foreign Affairs.
pr This nations foreign policy is bas
VI OF the theory that right must be do
~ between nations precisely as betwe
% Individuals, and in our actions for [
~ last ten years we have I'm this matt
a, proven our faith by our deeds. v
- have behaved. and are behaving. I
wards other nations. as in private II
- an honorable man would behave I
II wards his fellows.
,e Latin-Ameriean Republics.
ID The commercial and material nro,
ne ress OF the 20 Latin American rennbii,
Is worthy OF the careful attention
s. the congress. The international Burea
:. or the American Republics is doing
"A useful work in maklng these natioy
10 and their resources better known
- | US. and In acquaintinp then, -.