Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-08


i and convicted such criminals who
| were in the executive branch of the
government so in my belief we should
i be given ample means to prosecute
them il found in the legislative branch.
But il this is not considered desirable
Il specinI exception could be made in
A the law prohibiting the use of the
(! secret service force in Investigating
members Of tic congress. i would be
4 far better to do this than to do what
actually was done and strive TO pre-
\ vent or ut least TO hamper effective ac-
4 tion against criminals by the executive
/ branch of the government.
Postal savinas Banks.
! again renew my recommendation
for postal savings banks. for deposit
I ing savings With the security of the
government behind them. The object
lis to encourage thrift ana economy III
the wage Garner and person of mod
crate means. In fourteen suites the
deposits in savings banks as reported
TO the comptroller of the currency
amount TO S3.59o245 400 or 9s.4 per
the remaining thiliy-two states there
are only $70.30S.543, or 1.G per cent,
4 showing conclusively that there are
many localities in the United States
where sufficient opportunity is not
given to the people to deposit their
! savings. Tho result is that money
4 is kept in hiding and unemployed.
1t is believed that in the aggregate
| vast sums OF money would be
| brought into circulation through the
instrunentaltv of the postal saw
ngs banks While there arc only 1,453
savings banks reporting to the comp
troller, there are more than $1,000
| postotticcs, 10000 of which are money
order offices Postal savings banks
are now in operation in practically all
the great civilized countries with the
| exception of the United States.
Parcel Post.
| In my last annual message | COM
nendcd tine postmaster generals rec
concentration for an extension OF the
parcel post on the rural routes. The
establishment OF local parcel post
on rural routes would be to the mu-
/ tua benefit of the farmer and the
country storckccper, and it is desirable
that the routes. serving more than To-
4 100000 people. should be utilized to the
i fullest practicable extent. All amend
lmcnt was proposed in the senate at
I the last session ut the suggestion of
] the postmaster general providing that
for the purpose of ascertanins the
practicability of establishing a special
local parcel post system on the rural
routes throughout the United States
the postmaster general be authorized
and directed to experiment and report
4 to the congress the result of such ex-
pertinent by establishing 4 special local
parcel post system on rural delivery
routes in not to exceed four counties
/ in the United States for packages OF
fourth class matter originating on a
rural route or at the distributing post
office for delivery by rural carriers. 1t
would seem only proper that such an
4 experiment should be tried in order to
/ demonstrate the nracticability Of the
4 proposition, especially as the postmas-
ter general estimates that the revenue
derived from the operation of such IL
!, system on all the rural routes would
! amount to many million dollars.
Education.
The share that the national govern
nlent should take in the broad work of
education has not received the utten-.
ton and the care it rightly deserves.
4 The immediate responsibility for the
support and Improvement of our edu-
catiOnal systems and institutions rests
and should always rest With the people
4 of the several states acting through
/ their state and local governments, but
the nation has an opportunity in edu-
1 cational work which must not be lost
4 and duty which should no longer be
neglected.
4 The national bureau Of education
was established more than forty years
1 ago. It's purpose is to collect and diff
/ fuse such information ''as shall aid
the people OF the United States in the
! establishment and maintenance of elf
! Client school systems and otherwise pro-
i mote the cause of education through
out the country" This purpose In no
way conflicts With the educational
work Of the states. but may be made
/ Of great advantage to the states by
! giving them the fullest. most accurate
I and hence the most helpful inforina-
t5tion and suggestion regarding the best
| educational systems. The nation,
| through its broader field of activities,
/ its wider opportunity for obtaining in
| formation from all the states and from
| foreign countries. is able TO do that
which not even the richest states, can
/ do and With the distinct additional ad.
! vantage that the information thus OBJ
| tanned is used for the immediate ben
eft of all our people.
With the limited means hitherto pro-
| pided the Durean OF education has rem
dcred efficient service. but the con-
/ gross has neglected to adequately sup
| ply The bureau With means 10 meet
|! the educational growth of the country.
| The appropriations for the general
/ work of the bureau. outside education
4 III Alaska, for the year 1909 are but
| SS7.500, an amount less than they
| were ten years ago, and some OF The
/ Important items in these appropria-
/ 1nsS hav ri