The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-12-10

mote the cause Of education through
cut 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.
and hence h most helpful information
and. suggestion regarding the best edu-
cational systems. The nation, through
its broader field Of activities, its wider
opportunity for obtaining information
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 advantage that
the Information thus obtained is used
Tor the immediate benefit Of all our
people.
With the limited means hitherto pro-
vided, the bureau Of e ducation has
rendered emcient service, but the con-
sress has neglected to adequately sup
ply the bureau with means to meet the
educational growth Of the country. The
approximations for the general work Of
the bureau. outside education In Alas
ka. for the year 1909 are but $S7. 1900
an amount less than they were ten
years ago. n some Of the important
items In these appropriations are less
than they were 30 years ago. It IL an
inexcusable waste Of public money to
appropriate an amount which Is so In
NoQo1s0 - W uAho IL Impossible prop
erly to DO HI work authorized. and Il
II unfair to b great educational In
terests OF the country to deprive them
OF the value of the results which can
bs obtained by proper appropriations.
I earnestly recommend that this un.
fortunate state Of affairs as regards
the national educational office be renee
died by adequate appropriations. This
recommendation 10 urged by the repre-
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great state universities and the leading
educators, who all unite in requesting
favorable consideration and action By
the congress upon this subject.
Census.
I strongly urge that the request Of the
director Of the census in connection with
the d%ecennial work 50 soon to be begun,
b complied with and that the appoint
tents to the census force be placed I'M
der The civil service law. waving the geo
graphical requirements as requested by
the director Of the census. The super
visors Inc enumerators should not be
appointed under the civil service law, for
the reasons given by the director. I
commend to the congress the careful
consideration Of the admirable report Of
the director Of the census. and I trust
that his Recommendations will be adopt
ed and immediate action thereon taken.
Public Health.
It IL highly advisable that there should
bs intelligent action on the part of the
nation on the question Of preserving the
health Of the country. Through the prac-
teal determination in a Francisco Of
disease-bearing rodents u country has
thus far escaped h bubonic plague. This
10 but one of the many achievements Of
American health officers; and 1t shows
what can be accomplished with a better
organization han at present exists. The
dangers to public health from food adul-
GRAFTON and from many other sources.
such as tho menace to the physical. men
tai and moral development of children
from child labor, should be met and
overcome. There are numerous diseases,
which are now known to be ~preventable,
which are, nevertheless, not prevented.
The recent international congress on tu-
berculosis has made us painfully aware
Of the i~nadequacy of American public
health legislation. This nation can not
afford to lag behind in the worldwide
battle now being waged by all civilized
people with the microscopic foes of man
kind. nor ought we longer to ignore the
reproach that this government takes
more pains to protect the lives of hogs
and Of cattle than of human beings. The
for the concentration of the proper bu-
a into one of the existing depart
ments I therefore urgently recommend
the passage Of a bill which shall au-
thorize a redistribution Of the bureaus
which shall best accomplish this end.
I recommend that legislation be en-
acted placing under the Jurisdiction of
h department of and labor
tho government printing Office. At pres
ent this ONCE Is under the combined con-
troll, supervision, and administrative d.
reetion of the president and Of the Joint
committee on printing of the two houses
OF tho congress. The advantage of hav-
ing the 4,0es employees in this office and
the expenditure Of the 81 61, s77.57 appro-
priated therefor supervised by an execu-
tive department is obvious, instead Of
thu present combined supervision.
Soldiers Homes.
All soldiers homes should be placed
under the complete Jurisdiction n con-
troll Of the war department.
independent Bureaus and Commissions
Economy and sound business policy re-
quire that all existing Independent bu-
rsaus and commissions should be placed
under the jurisdiction Of appropriate
executive departments. It 10 unwise from,
every standpoint, and results only In
mischief. to rave any executive work
done save by the purely executive bodies.
under the control Of the president: and
zach such executive body should b un.
der the immediate supervision Of . cab-
met minister.
Statehood.
/ advocate the immediate admission Of
New MEXICO and Arizona as states. This
should be done at the present session OF
the congresA. Thu people Of the two ter
ritories have made It evident by their
votes that they will not come in 10 one
state. The only alternative 10 to admit
them ~ two, and I trust that this will be
done without delay.
Interstate Fisheries.
I cali the attention Of the congress TO
the importance Of tho problem Of the
fisheries in the interstate waters. On the
Great Lakes We are now, under the very
wise treaty Of April II Of this year., en-
~deayorinE to come to an international
agreement for the preservation and sat
isfaotory use Of the fisheries Of these wa
ters which can not otherwise be achieved.
Lake Erie, for example. has the richest
fresh water fisheries in the world; but 1t
IL now controlled by he statutes Of two
nations, four states, and n province.
and his province by two different ordi-
nauces in different counties. All these
political divisions work at cross pur-
poses. and in no case can they achieve
protection to tho fisheries, on the one
hand, and justice to the localities and In
diyiduals on the other. The case is SINH
Lar in Puget sound.
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