Arizona republican., 1908-12-09

 ficient school systems and otherwise promote the cause of education throughout the country" This pur- pose 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 the most helpful information and suggestion regarding the best educational sys- tems. The nation, through it's broad CT field of activities, it's wider oppor- tunity for obtaining information from all the states and from foreign coun- tries, is able to do that which not even the richest states can do, and with the distinct additional advan- tage that the information thus ob- tained is used for the immediate ben eft of all our people.
 With the limited means hitherto provided, the bureau of education has rendered efficient service, but the congress has neglected to adequately. supply the bureau with means to meet the educational growth of the country. The appropriations for the general work of the bureau, outside education in Alaska, for the year
  than they were ten years ago, and some of the important items in these appropriations are less than they were thirty years ago. It is an inexcusable waste of public money to appropriate an amount which is so inadequate as to make it impossible properly to do the work authorized, and 1t is unfair to the great educational interests of Ba fa nf ha value of the results which can be Ob- tained by proper appropriations.
 I earnestly recommend that this un- fortunate state of affairs as regards the national educational office be remedied by adequate appropriations. This recommendation is urged by the representatives of our common schools and great state universities and the leading educators, who all unite in requesting favorable consideration and action by the congress upon this subject.
 The Census.
 I strongly urge that the request of the director of the census in cOnnec- tion with the decennial work so soon to be begun, be complied with and that the appointments to the census force be placed under the civil service law. waiving the geographical re- quirements as requested by the di- rector of the census. The super visOrs and 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 ad- mirable report of the director of the census, and I trust that his recom- mendations will be adopted and inn mediate action thereon taken.
 It is highly advisable that there should be intelligent action on the part of the nation on the question of preserving the health of the country. Through the practical extermination in San Francisco of disease bearing rodents our country has thus far es- caped the bubonic plague. This is but one of the many achievements of American health officers; and it shows what can be accomplished with a better organization than at present exists. The dangers to pub lie health from food adulteration and from many other sources. such as the menace to the physical. mental and moral development of children from
 
 come. There are numerous diseases, which are now known to be prevent able. which are, nevertheless, not prevented. The recent international congress on tuberculosis has made us painfully aware of the inadequacy of American public health legislation This nation can not afford to lag behind in the worldwide battle now hai prn1 Ir- oil asr~ with the microscopic foes of man. kind. nor ought we to longer ignore the reproach that this government takes more pains to protect the lives of hogs and cattle than of human beings. The first legislative step to be taken is that for the concentra- tion of the proper bureaus into one of the existing departments I there fore urgently recommend the passage of a bill which shall authorize a de- distribution of the bureaus which shall best accomplish this end.
 I recommend that legislation be en- acted placing under the jurisdiction of the department Of commerce and labor the government printing office. At present this office is under the combined control, supervision and ad-
 
 and of the joint committee of the two houses of the congress. The advan- tage of having the 4,069 employees in this office and the expenditure of the S5.761,S7T.57 appropriated therefor su- pervised by an executive department is obvious, instead of the present combined supervision.
 All soldiers homes should be placed under the complete jurisdiction and control of the war department.
 Economy and sound business policy require that all existing independent bureaus and commissions should be placed under the jurisdiction of ap- propriate executive departments. It is unwise from every standpoint, and results only in mischief, to have any executive work done save by the purely executive bodies, under the control of the president: and each such executive body should be under the immediate supervision of a cabi- net minister.
 Statehood.
 l advocate the immediate admission of New Mexico and Arizona as states