The Elbert County tribune., 1908-12-10

nznen2 commission authorized to co-cr-
dinnte tho work OF all the government
departments relating to waterways. and
to Franc and supervise the execution Of
. comprehensive plan. Under such =
commission tho actual work OF construc-
tion might ba entrusted to the rcciama-
ton service. or to tho military engineers
acting with a sufficient number OF civil-
ans to continue the work In time OF war.
or Il might be divided between the rec
iamafion service and the corps OF en-
xfneera. Funds should be provided from
>urrent revenues II II Is deemed wise
otherwise from the sale OF bonds. The
essential thing Is that tho work should
20 forward under the best possible plan.
and with the least possible delay. The
umo 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 out the benefits
derived from pure food legislation.
The message continues:
Needs of the Secret Service.
Last year an amendment was incor-
porated In the measure providing for the
secrt service. which provided that there
should be no detail from the secret serv-
ice and no transfer therefrom. The
amendment In question was of benefit TO
no one excepting to criminals and
II seriously hampers the government in
the detection of crime and the securing
of Justice. The chief argument in
the congressman did not them
selves wish to be Investigated by the
secret service men. Very little OF such
investigation has been done In the past;
but It IL true that the work of the secret
service agents was partly responsible for
the indictment and conviction OF n son
ator and n congressman for land frauds
In Oregon. do not believe that 1t is
In the public interest to protect criminals
In any branch OF the public service and
exactly as 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 be given ample
means TO prosecute them II found In the
legislative branch. But IL this Is not
considered desirable n special exception
could be made In the law prohibiting the
use OF the secret service force In inves-
usatinE members Of the congress.
Postal Savings Banks.
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-earner and person of mod
erate means. 1t ls believed that In the
hkkfeEate VAST sums OF money would DO
brought into circulation through the in
strumentaiity OF tho postal savings
banks
Parcel Post.
In my last annual message | oom-
mended the postmaster generals
recommendation for an extension Of tho
parcel post on the rural routes The
establishment OF a local parcel post on
rural routes would be 20 the mutual
benefit of the farmer and the country
storekeepor. and IL is desirable that tho
routes. serving more than 10000 900
people, should be utilized to the fullest
practicable extent.
Education.
with the limited means hitherto pro-
vided. the bureau Of ducation 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.
/ earnestly recommend that this un-
fortunate state OF AFFAIRS as regards
the national educational once be rene
died by adequate appropriations. This
recommendation is urged by the repre-
sentatlves 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 president points out the neces-
sity Of better organization OF the vari-
GUS bureaus responsible for tne 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:
I advocate tho Immediate admission OF
New Mexico and Arizona as states. This
dDna nj o al of
the congress. The people OF the two ter
ritories have made II evident by their
votes that they will not come in as one
state. The only alternative Is TO admit
them as two, and trust that this will be
done without delay.
Interstate Fisheries.
/ call the attention OF the congress to
the Importance of the problem Of the
fisheries In the interstate waters. On the
Great Lakes wo are now, under the very
wise treaty of April II OF this year, en-
deavoring to come TO an international
agreement for the preservation and sat
isfactory 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 tho world; but II
Is now controlled by the statutes of two
nations, four states. and one province,
and this province by two different ordi-
nances In different countless All these
political divisions work at cross pur-
poses. and In no case can they achieve
protection to the fisheries. on the one
hand. and Justice to the. localities and In
dlviduals on the other
Foreign Affairs.
This nations foreign policy is based
on the theory that right must be done
between nations precisely as between
individuals. and In our actions for the
last ten years we have In this matter
proven our faith by our deeds We
have behaved. and arc behaving, to-
wards other nations. as in private life
an honorable man would behave to-
wards his fellows
latin-Americsn Republics.
The commercial and material proe-
ress of the 90 in-American republics
is worthy of the careful attention of
the congress. The International Bureau
useful work in making these nations