The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-12-09

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most outrageous frauds In connection
government timber by great corpora
lions and by individuals. These practi-
ces have enabled US To get some of the
evidence Indispensable In order to Sc
cure the conviction of the wealthiest
and formidable criminals with whom
the government has 10 deal, both those
operating In violation Of The antitrust
law and others The amendment in
question was of benefit To no one cX-
cepting to these criminals, and 1T
seriously hampers the government i'm
the detection of crime and the securing
of Justice In its present form the re-
striction operates only tn the advantage
of the criminal. of the wrongdoer. The
chief Argument In favor of the pro-
vision was that the congressman did
not themselves wish To be investigated
by secret service men. Very little of
such investigation has been done In the
past; but IL Is true that the work of the
secret service agents was partly res
ponsihle for the indictments and con-
Yiction of "A senator and "A congressman
for land frauds in Oregon. | do not
believe that IL Is In the public interest
To protect criminals in any branch of
the public service, and exactly as we
have again aud again during the past
seven years prosecuted and convicted
such criminals who were in the eX-
ecutive branch of the government, so in
my belief we chonld be given ample
means To prosecute them If found in the
legislative branch. But If this is not
considered desirable special eX-
eeption could be made in the law pro-
hibiting the usr of the secret service
force in investigating members or con
grcss. IL would be far better To do this
than to do what actually WAS done, and
strive to prevent or at least TO hamper
effective action against criminals by
the executive branch of the government
POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS.
l again renew my recommendation
for postal savings banks. for depositing
savings with the security of the gov
eminent behind them. The object is to
encourage thrift and economy in the
wage earners and persons OF moderate
means.
In my last annual message | COM
mendcd the postmaster generals
recommendation for an extension of the
parcels post on the rural routes. The
establishment of local parcel post on
rural routes would be To the mutual
benefit OF the farmer and the country
storekeeper. and il Is desirable that the
routes. serving more than 5000. 600
people. should be utilized Ia the fullest
practicable extent.
Ed CATION.
The share that the national govern
ment should take in the broad work of
education has not received the attention
and the care IL rightly deserves. The
immediate responsibility for the sup
port and Improvement of our educa-
tionul system and Institutional rests and
should always rest with the people of
the several states acting through their
state and local governments, but the
nation has an opportunity in educa =
tiopal work which must not Ia lost ana
a duty which should no longer be neg
lccted.
1E<sIS
| strongly urge that tile request of
the director of the census in connection
with the decennial work so soon to be
begun. be complied with and that the
appointments 10 the census force be
placed under the civil service law,
waving the geographical requirements
as requested by the director of the cen
sus. The supervisors and enumerators
should be appointed under the civil SER
vice law, for the reasons given by the
director.
PUBLIC HEALTH.
II is highly advisable that there
should be intelligent action on the part
OF the nation on thequestion OF preserv
ing the health of the country. Through
the practical determination In san
Francisco of disease bearing rodents
our country has thus far escaped the
bubonic plague, This Is but one OF the
many achievements of American health
! officers. and Ii shows what can be ac-
complished with a better organization
than at present exists The dangers u
public health from food adultcration
and from many other sources, such as
I the menace TO the physical, mental nd
moral development Of our children from
child labor. should be met and over
come. There are numerous diseases
which are now known To be proven
table. which are. nevertheless, not
prevented The recent international
congress on tuberculosis has made MS
painfully aware of the inadequacy OF
American public health legislation. This
nation cannot afford t. lag behind IN
the world wide battle now being waged
by all civilized people with IN.
microscopic foes of mankind, nor ought
We longer To ignore the reproach that
this government takes more pains Il
protect the lives of hogs and cattle
than of human beings The first legis-
lative step to be taken Is that for the
concentration of the proper bureaus In
to one Of the existing departments.
passage Of a bill which shall authoriz,
redistribution of the bureaus which
shall best accomplish this end
SOLDIERS HOMES.
An soldiers homes should be placed
under the complete jurisdiction and
control Of the war department.
STATEHOOD.
1 advocate the immediate admission
of New Mexico and Arizona as states.
This should be done at the present ses-
sion Of congress. The people of the two
territories have made IL evident by
their votes that they viii not come In
as one state. The only alternative is To
admit them as two. and trust that this
will be done without delay.
FISHERIES AND FIR SEALS
The federal statute regulating inter-
state traffic in game should be extended
10 include fish. New federal fish hatch
cries should be established The adj
ministration of the Alaskan fur seal
service should be vested IN the bureau
Of fisheries.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
The nations foreign policy Is based
on the theory that right must be done
between nations precisely Is between
individuals, and in our actions for the
La ~ Tan N..a rs w haNn I'm this mnIt or