The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-11


} seven years prosecuted and convicted
such criminals who were In the execu-
live branch OF the government so In
my belief We should he given ample
means 70 prosecute them II found in
the legislative branch. But II this j.
not considered desirable a special ex
ceptiOn could be made I'm the law pro
hlbiting the use OF the secret service
force In investigating members OF tn
congress. II would be far better 10 Do
this than 10 do what actually was done
and strive To prevent or at least l.
hamper effective action against GRIN
inals by the executive branch Of til
government
Postal Savings Banks.
again renew my recommendation
for postal savings banks. for deposit,
ing savings with the security Of the
government behind them The Objecf
is to encourage thrift and economy j
the wage Garner and person Of mod
crate means 1t is believed that In the
aggregate vast sums Of money Won
be brought into circulation through
the fundamentally Of the postal say
ings banks. Postal savings banks ar
now in operation in practically all ii
great civilized countries with the ex
ception of the United States.
Parcel Post
In my last annual message l con-
mended the postmaster generals rec
ommendatiOn for an extension of tie .
parcel post ON the rural routes. TIL
establishment of a local parcel post /
on rural routes would be to the mu
tual benefit of the farmer and the
country storekeeper, and it is desirable
that the routes, serving more than Is
100000 people, should be utilized to III
fullest practicable extent.
Education.
The share that the national goverr
ment should take in the broad work &
education has not received the atten
ton and the care 1t rightly deserves
/ earnestly recommend that this I'M
fortunate state Of affairs as regards
the national educational Office be rem
edied by adequate appropriations.
census.
l strongly urge that the request of
the director of the census in connec-
ton with the decennial work so soog
to be begun be complied with and that =
the appointments to the census force
be placed under the civil service law.
waving the geographical requirements !
rs requested by the director of the
census. The supervisors and enumer
atOrs should not be appointed under
he civil service law for the reasons
given by the director
Public Health. :
The dangers to public health from n
God adulteration and from many 9th ri
# sources, such as the menace to the N
'hysical, mental and moral develci d
nent of children from child labor. m
hOuld be met and overcome This ma a,
Ion cannot afford to lag behind in tbs m
worldwide battle now being waged ii
y all civilized people with the micK fc
copic foes of mankind. The first leg
'lative step to be taken is that for the n,
of the proper bureaus "
ito one Of the existing departments fo
Statehood. dc
l advocate the immediate admiSsiul er
New Mexico and Arizona as states
his should be done at the present sex co
on of the congress The people 81 Oh
le two territories have made 1t evil as
ent by their votes that they will MOI nc
,me in as one state The only alter ma
alive is to admit them as two and ou
ust that this VIII be done withoa !
LAY. VIZ
Foreign Affairs. Ml
This nations foreign policy is based ~
| the theory that right must be. done %
tween nations precisely as betweelt -.
dividuals. and in our actions for TIN. ~
st ten years we have in this matter =
owed our faith by our deeds. We -
we behaved and are behaving to- -,
ard other nations as in private life an ~,
norable man would behave towar1! n
> fellows. -.e
Latin American Republics. Ind
The commercial and material prog In
IS Of the twenty Latin American r4A me
blics is worthy of the careful atten-
n of the congress. No other section 7
the world has shown q greater prr the
rtionate development of its forei@,' the
Ide during the last ten years, and the
ne other has more special claims en- col
, interest Of the United States. ties
Panama Canal as
he work on the Panama canal is be pat
, done with a speed, efficiency and I'M
ire devotion to duty which make t. sno
model for all work Of the kind. Nc OF
k Of such magnitude has ever before
N undertaken by any nation, and n gen
X Of the kind has ever been bette : =
formed. The men on the isthmus cAe
m Colonel Goethals and his fellow pre'
nmissioners through the entire lis. nav
employees who are faithfully dolnr
ir duty, have won their right to the ~
respect and gratitude o. % e
American people. e 81.