Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-12-11


Il comprehensive plan. Under such a
commission the actual work of construc-
ton might be entrusted to the reclama-
tion service: or to the military engineers
acting with n sufficient number of civili-
ans to continue the work in time of war;
or 1t might be divided between the rec
lamation service and the corps OF en-
gineers. Funds should be provided from
current revenues IL 1t 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 out the benefits |
derived from pure food legislation.
The message continues:
Needs of the Secret Service.
Last year amendment was incor- |
| porated in the measure providing for the |
| secret service. which provided that there |
should be detail from the secret serv- |
| Ice and no transfer theretrom. The |
| amendment in question was OF benefit to |
no one excepting to criminals. and |
| 1t seriously hampers the government in |
| the detection of crime and the securing |
OF justice The chief argument in |
| favor OF the provision was that |
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
seryiC" agents was partly responsible for
| the Indictment and conviction OF "A sen
| atOr and congressman for land frauds
| In Oregon do not believe that 1t Is
| In the public interest to project criminals
| In any branch Of th" public service, and
| exactly as We have again and again dur
| ing the prosecuted ana
| convicted such ,riunInHls who were in
| the executive branch Of the government.
! so In nay belief We should be given ample
| means to prosecute th"m II found in the
| legislative branch. But IL this is not
cunsid"rcd desirable special exception
| could bc made in the law prohibiting the
| use uf the secret service force in inNes-
| UgHtirg 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-cnrner and person OF mod
crate means. 1t Is believed that In the
| aggregate vast sums OF money would DO
brought into circulation through the Gr-
strum"ntality Of the postal savings
| banks
Parcel Iust.
In my last annual message 1 com
m"ndcd III" postmaster generals
recommendation for an .Nt"nsion OF TIA"
parcel post on the rural routes. The
establishment Of a local puT''l post On
| rural routes would bc e. III" mutunl
benefit Of the farmer and til" country
storekcepcr. md II is desirable that the
routes serving more than 100000
people. should he utilized to tn" fullest
practicable extent.
Education.
with the limited means hitherto pro-
vided. III" bureau Of ducatiOn has
rendered efficient F"ryic". but the con-
ETcrs has neglected. to adequately sup
ply tho bureau with means to meet the
educational growth OF til" country.
! ! earnestly recommend That this un-
fortunate" stat" Of affairs regards
the national educational office D." rene
died by adequate appropriations. This
recommendation Is urged by the repre-
sCntatives "f our common schools and
great state universities and IN" leading
educators. who all unit" IN requesting
favorable consideration and action by
the congress upon this subject.
The president points out the ncc"s-
sity of better organization Of the yari-
ous bureaus responsible for the public
health. and urges the placing OF all
soldiers homes under the jurisdiction
OF the war department.
Statehood.
ON tho question OF statehood the
president says:
| I advocate the immediate admission Of
New Mexico and Arizona as states. This
should be done at III" present session Of
the congress Tho people OF the two ter
ritorics have made It evident by their
votes that they will not come In one
state. The only alternative is to admit
them as two. and trust that this Will be
done without DELAY.
Interstate Fisheries.
call III. 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 II OF this year, en-
deavOTng to come to international
agreement for the preservation and sat
lsfaCtory use Of the fisheries Of these wa
tcrs which can not otherwise be achieved
Lake Erie. for example, has the richest
fresh water fisheries in the world. but It
Is now controlled by the statutes Of two
nations four states. and one province.
and this prnylnC. by two different ordI-
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
diyiduals on the other
Foreign Affairs
| This nations foreign policy Is based
| on the theory that right must L." done
| botwc"n nations precisely ns b"tween
| IndivIduhls. and In our actions for the
| last ten years "" hav" In this matter
| proven our faith by our de- Is. We
have behaved. and arr brhnyinE, to-
wards other nations rs IN private life
| an honorable man would behave to-
wards his fellows.
| Gatin-Americsn Republics.
Tho commercial and material prog
| r.ss Of the 30 Latin-AmcrI"an republics
| Is worthy Of III" careful attention Of
| the congress, The international bureau |
| Of the American Republics is doing "a |
| uscfuI'wnrk In making these nations |
| and their resources better known to |
| us. and in ucpUainting them not only
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