The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-12-11

DeallnS Win lDe important suoJeCh
of education, the president says:
With the limited l,eans hitherto pro-
vided, the bureau of ducation has
rendered efficient service. but tho con-
gress has neglected to adequately sup
ply the bureau with means to meet tho
educational growth OF the country.
! earnestly recommend that this UNI
fortunate state of affairs regards
the national educational office be RENE
died by adequate appropriations This
recommendation is urged by the repre- |
sentatives 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 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. ms
should be done at the present session OF
! the congress. The people of the two ter
| ritores 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.
An international agreement con-
| corning interstate fisheries is at pres
ent being attempted and in this con-
nection the message continues:
! call the attention Of the congress to
the 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-
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 the world but IT
is now controlled by the statutes Of two
nations. four states. and one province
and this province 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
| mana, ana justice 10 tue iocdHlieS anu
dividuals on the other.
Country's Foreign Policy.
This nations foreign policy ise 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 are behaving, to-
wards other nations. as in private lie
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 re-
ceived on it's practice voyage around
the world. The American government
can not too strongly express its aNpre
| citation of the Astounding and generous
} hospitality shown our ships in every
port they visited.
Our Southern Neighbors.
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 q
useful work in making these nations
and their resources better known to
us, and in acquainting them not only
with us as people and with our pur-
: poses towards them. but with what we
:, have to exchange for their goods
: Panama Canal Being Rushed.
e The work on the Panama canal is be-
8 ing done with "A speed. efficiency and
s entire devotion to duty. which make 1t
e a model for all work OF the kind The
men on the ISthmus, from Col. Goethals
and his fellow commissioners through
the entire list of employees who are
r faithfully doing their duty, have won
their right to the ungrudging respect
and gratitude Of the American people
e For Ocean Mail Lines.
again recommend the extension o!
e the ocean mail act Of 1891 SO that salts
= factory American ocean mail lines to
: South America. Asia, the Philippines
e and Australasia may be established
y Should Develop Hawaii
n 7 call particular attention to the Ter
II ritory of Hawaii The Importance OF
a those islands is apparent. and the need
II of improving their condition and de-
II yeloping their resources il urgent
+ PROGRESS in the Philippines.
Real progress toward self-governmen
! is being made In the Philippine islands
:" trust that within a generation
the time will arrive when the tliiplno
! can decide for themselves whether 1t II
= we'll for them to become independent. Of
y to continue under the protection OF
D strong and disnterested power able tt
" guarantee to the islands order at hom'
and protection from foreign INVASION
IN Good Work Done in Cuba.
- In Cuba our occupancy will cease IL
-. about two months time: the Cuban
y have in orderly manner elected their OWL
- governmental authorities. and the islan'
~ will be turned over to them. Our occu
- patton on this occasion has lasted III
-, tie over two years. and Cuba has thriv
. en- and prospered under it. Our earnes
hope and one desire Is that the peopl
of the island shall now govern them
st selves with justice, so that peace and or
4v der may be secure.
y The National Guard.
e Urging continued efforts to lp
&c crease the efficiency of the Nationa
u Guard the president continues:
- Now that the organized militia. tn
National Guard. has been incorporate
with the army as part or the nations
forces. it behooves the government t