The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-12-10

est results is that OF per
mancnt commission authorized to co-or-
dnate the work OF all the government
departments relating to waterways and
TO frame and supervise the execution Of
"a comprehensive plan Under such
commission the actual work OF construc-
ton might be entrusted to the rcclama-
ton service; or to the military engineers
acting with a sufficient number OF cvil-
ans to continue the work in time Of war;
or it might bc divided between the rec
lamation service and the corps Of en-
ginCors Funds should hc 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
parks adjacent to national forests be
placed under the control of the forest
service of the agricultural depart.
ment; he also points ont the benefits
derived from pure food legislation.
The message continues:
Needs of the Secret Service.
Last year an amendment was incor-
poratcd in the measure providing for tho
secret service, which provided that there
should ho no detail from the secret serv-
ice and no transfer therofrom. The
amendment in question was of benefit to
no one excepting to criminals, and
it seriously hampers the government In
the detection OF crime and the securing
of justice. The chief argument I'm
favor OF the provision was that
the congressman did not them
selves wish to be investigated by the
mn ~ tttsl
investigation has been done In the past;
but 1t is true that the work of the secret
service agents was partly responsible for
the Indictment and conviction of a SEN
ator and congressman for land frauds
In oregon. | Ito not believe that IL is
In the public interest to protect criminals
in any branch of the public service, and
exactly az we have again and again dur
Ing the past seven years prosecuted and
convicted such criminals who were in
the executive branch of the government,
so in my belief we should lie given ample
means to prosecute them If found In the
legislative branch. But IL this is not
considered desirable special exception
could be made in the law prohibiting the
use of the secret service force in inves-
tigating members Of the congress.
Postal Savings Banks.
l again renew my recommendation
for postal savings banks, for deposit
ing savings with the security of the
government behind them. The object
is to encourage thrift and economy in
the wage garner and person of mod
crate means. 1t is believed that In the
aggregate vast sums of money would be
brought into circulation through the in
strumentality of the postal savings
banks
Parcel Post.
In my last annual message I COM
mended the postmaster generals
recommendation for an extension of the
parcel post on the rural routes. The
establishment of local parcel post on
rural routes would be to the mutual
benefit of the farmer and the country
storekeepcr. and IL is desirable that the
routes. serving more than 1000, 600
people, should he utilized to the fullest
practicable extent.
Education.
with the limited means hitherto pro-
vided. the bureau of ducaton has
rendered efficient service. but the con-
greSs has neglected to adequately sup
ply the bureau with means to meet the
educational growth of the country
l earnestly recommend that this un-
fortunate state of affairs as regards
the national educational Office be rene
died by adequate appropriations. This
recommendation is urged by the repre-
StuldllNtS Oh our common SCHOOLS ana
great state universities and the leading
educators, who all unite in requesting
favorable consideration and action by
the congress upon this subject.
The president points out the neces-
sity of better organization of the vari-
Gus bureaus responsible for the public
health, and urges the placing of all
soldiers homes under the jurisdiction
of the war department.
Statehood.
On the question of statehood the
president says:
| advocate the immediate admission of
New Mexico and Arizona as states. This
should be done at the present session of
the congress. The people of the two ter
ritorics have made il evident by their
votes that they will not come in as one
state. The only alternative IL to admit
them as two, and trust that this will be
! done without DELAY.
Interstate Fisheries.
| I call the attention of the congress &c
| tile Importance of the 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-.
| deavorng to come to an internationa
| agreement for the preservation and sat
/
| ters which can not otherwise be achieved
| Lake Erie, for example has the riches
| fresh water fisheries -. the world; hut Il
| is now controlled by the statutes Of two
nations, four ctates, and one province
and this province by two different ord
nances in different counties. All thes,
| political divisions work at cross pur
! poses, and in no case can they achiev,
| protection to the fisheries, on the on,
hand, and justice to the localities and in
dividuals on the other.
Foreign Affairs.
This nations foreign policy is base,
| on the theory that right must be dom
| between nations precisely as between
| individuals, and in our actions for tn
last ten years we have in this matte
proven our faith by our deeds. w
| have behaved and are behaving. to
wards other nations. as in private lif
an honorable man would behave to
wards his fellows,
Latin-American Republics.
The commercial and material prog
ress of the 20 Latin American republic
is worthy of the careful attention n
the congress. The international Burea
OF the American Republics is doing
useful work in making these nation
| and their resources better known