The citizen., 1908-12-11
WASHINGTON.
legislative and Cen
eral Topics from
the Capital.

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TIE De- isgztion is rery short
aud consists of sTe brief articles
eOgc1~d IL plsis Isngusge. bat
.bo-e SEe articles nay y still
further corden.ed :. follows:
l. II ]. tic Ei-h ofibe United
Sta;ss and Japan 10 live in peace.
2. TSeY accept :be statHs qRo
EIrh the policy Of the open door.
3. Tney Eee0gBize the meaning
n nasN4 aud taHm a. applied TO
the Island Of fbe Pacific.
4. There are fof Qnnutilated
Chimes Territory and the Sqnare
deal 10 that county for all pow
eFs.
3. II 0eeeSssry. 'hey will put
their shoulders together 10 enforce
tie aforerzld.
Ii has been s0ggesfed that the
President did NOT consult Speaker
Cannon, Senator Hale, Senator
PenfO,e. or any Of those people 10
the House or the Senate who are
always carrying a kDIfe mp their
sleeves for Ci,il Service Reform.
when he issued the order placing
fifteen thousand fourth class post
+4Da-tefs bey Ond the fear or favor
of thrIr DIrmbers Of Congress, or
10 other words, snafcbed this pa
trOnage from the hands Of Con-
grers. The order, il is understood.
l. experimental and does not af-
feet the standing Of postm asters
sast Of the Mississippi aud north
Of the Ohio Rivers. The move
ment is 80 incoutesfa ably right that
i; i, not likely TO be changed by
any future administration, Ger
taIDly not by the Immediately
coming administration. IL will
not only cut down the patronage Of
Congres, but will do much to i'm
prove the quality Of legislati, e
service as well as postal service.
IL is expected that in a few
months, the reform will be ex.
tended to other states.
The recently appointed new
Secretary Of the Navy has an.
nOuunced his method tor reform
ing the bureau system which ma
val critics hold responsible for the
iDeffrctiveness and Guinness no.
ted by them in the designing OF
warships and the defects alleged
by them to exist in vessels Of very
recent construction. The way in
which the Secretary Ia expecting
to provide himself with a board
equivalent TO q general staff or
admiralty, is by Departmental
order creating a general board, of
which the Admiral of the Navy,
the Chief OF the Bureau of Navi.
CATION and the President OF the
Naval War College shall he ex.
oflicio members. This hoard will
be enlarged by the appointment
OF "such other officers" as the Sec
retary may designate. Secretary
Newberry will no doubt appoint
board Of the aggressive critics of
the BureanSysten; also young and
progressive officers Of the line. 1t
Is proposed to bring the Depart.
mental Bureaus Into close rela
ti0us with this board, by deslg
mating as members a suitable con.
tingent OF staff officers, including
members OF the construction
board. The reorganization pro
posed, it is thought, will tend to
the promotion Of u unity of pro.
pose that has been lacking in the
administration OF that branch Of
he service which has TO do with
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