Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-12-10
People should be utilised 70 the fullest
practicable extent.
Education.
Dealing with the important subject

practicable extent
Education.
Dealing with the important subject
OF education, the president says:
With the limited Iaeans 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-
sentatives of 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
l advocate the immediate admission OF
New Mexico and Arizona as states. This
the congress. The people OF the two ter
ritories have made II evident by their
votes that they will not come In as ono
state. The only alternative is to admit
them as two, and trust that this will be
done without delay.
Interstate Fisheries.
An international agreement con.
corning interstate fisheries is at pres
emit being attempted, and in this con-
nection the message continues
l call the attention OF the congress to
the Importance OF the problem OF tho
fisheries in the interstate waters. On the
Great Lakes we are now, under the very
wise treaty of April IL OF this year, en-
deavorng 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 the world but ~
is now controlled by the statutes OF two
nations, four states. and one province.
and this province by two different ordl-
nances in different counties 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
| dividuals on the other.
Country's Foreign Policy.
This nations foreign policy 10 based
! on the theory that right must be done
| between nations precisely as between
! individuals. and In our actions for thu
| last ten years we have in this matter
| proven our faith by our deeds. We
have behaved. and are behaving, to-
| wards other nations, as in private life
an honorable man would behave to-
| wards his fellows.
/ take this opportunity publicly to
| state my appreciation of the way In
| which in Japan. in Australia. In New
Zealand. and in all the states Of South
| America. the battle feet has been ro-
ceived on it's practice voyage around
| the world The American government
can not too strongly express its appre-
| citation of the Astounding and generous
hospitality shown our ships In every
port they visited.
Our Southern Nelghbors.
The commercial and material prog
ress of the 20 Latin American republics
is worthy OF the careful attention Of
| the congress. The International Bureau
of the American Republics is doing a
useful work in making these nations
and their resources better known to
us. and in acuuafntisis them not only
with us people and with our pur-
poses towards them. but with what we
have 10 exchange for their goods.
Panama Canal Being Rushed.
The work on the Panama canal is be-
ing done with speed efficiency and
entire devotion to duty which make IL
model for all work of the kind. Tho
men on the Isthmus. from Col Goethals
| and his fellow commissioners through
the entire list OF employees who are
faithfully doing their duty, have won
their right to the ungrudging respect
and gratitude of the American people.
For Ocean Mall Lines.
again recommend the extension OF
the ocean mail act of 1891 so that satis>
| factory American ocean mail lines to
South America, Asia, the Philippines.
and Australasia may be established
Should Develop Hawaii.
call particular attention to the Ter
ritory OF Hawaii The Importance OF
those islands is apparent and the need
of improving their condition and de-
veloping their resources is urgent.
Progress In the Philippines.
Real progress toward self government
is being made in the Philippine islands
/ trust that within q generation
the time will arrive when the Filipinos
can decide for themselves whether 1t Ia
we'll for them to become independent. or
to continue under the protection of q
strong and disinterested power. able to
guarantee to the islands order at home
and protection from foreign invasion.
Good Work Done In Cuba.
In Cuba our occupancy will cease In
| about two months time; the Cubans
have in orderly manner elected their own
governmental authorities, and the island
will be turned over to them. Our occu-
patton on this occasion has lasted a lit
tie over two years. and Cuba has thriv-
en- and prospered under IL. Our earnest
hope and one desire is that the people
of the island shall now govern them
selves with justice, 80 that peace and or
der may be secure.
The National Guard.
Urging continued efforts to In
crease the efficiency of the National
Guard the president continues:
Now that the organized militia, the
National Guard has been incorporated
with the army as part OF the national
forces, 1t behooves the government to
do every reasonable thing in its power
to perfect its efficiency. 1t should be
assisted in its instruction and other
wise aided more literally than hereto
fore. The continuous services of many
well trained regular officers win be
essential in this connection. A