The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-12-11

! have again and a":t::! during HE i';t>t
seven years Prosecuted ANA '"iFijleu
such criminals who We're III the ':Xccu-
! tive branch OF the government SO III
my belief we should he given ample
means to prosecute them if found in
the Legislative branch. But if this is
not considered ,leSi'ahir Il special eX-
ceptiOn cuu!d ie made in the law pro-
| hibiting th, Use Of the secret service
! force in iuvcS i"Htill:c lIciliirrS Of the
congress- II Wou.d lie far hrtter to do
this than &c ca what actually WIS done
and strive to prevent rr IT least to
hamper effective action against crim-
! inals by the executive branch OF the
government.
Postal Savings Banks.
| l again renew my recommendation
for postal S;:vingS banks, for deposit
| ing savings with the security of the
government behind them. The object
! is to enct,ilr:.c thrift and economy IN
the wage Garner and person Of mod
crate means 1t is believed that in the
aggregate vast sums Of money would
be brought into circulation through
the instrumcntality of the postal saw
ings banks Postal savings banks are
now il operation in practically all the
| great civilized countries with the ex-
ceDtion of the United States.
Parcel Post
In my last annual message | COM
mended the postmaster generals rec
| ommcndation fer an eXten$i&l: OF the
parcel post on the rural routes. Tie
establishment Of a local parcel post
| on rural routes would he to the nlu-
tual benefit Of the farmer and the
country storekeeper, and it is desirable
that the routes, serving more Zhan 13,-
100000 people, should be utilized to the
fullest practicable extent.
Education.
The share that the national govern
ment should take in the broad work Of
education has not received the atten-
ton and the care it rightly deserves.
earnestly recommend that this un-
fortunate state of affairs as regards
the national educational Office be rem
edied by adequate appropriations.
! Census.
l strongly urge that the request OF
the director Of the census in connec-
ton with the decennial work so soon
to be begun be compiled with and that
the appointments to the census force
be placed under the civil service law,
waving the geographical requirements
as requested by the director of the
census. The supervisors and enumer-
ators should not be appointed under
the civil service law for the reasons
given by the director.
Public Health.
The dangers to public health from
food adulteration and from many 9th.
er sources, such as the menace to the
physical, mental and moral develop
.ment o. children from child labor,
should be met and overcome. This na-
ton cannot afford to lag behind in the
worldwide battle now being waged
by all civilized people with the micro
scopic foes Of mankind The first leg
! islative step to be taken is that for the
! concentration Of the proper bureaus
into one Of the existing departments,
Statehood.
l advocate the immediate admission
Of New Mexico and Arizona as states.
This should be done at the present ses-
sion Of the congress. The people Of
| the two territories have made it evil
! dent by their votes that they will not
| come in as one state. The only alter
native is to admit them as two. and
trust that this will be done without
| delay.
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
proved our faith by our deeds We
| have behaved and are behaving to-
| ward other nations as in private life an
honorable man would behave toward
his fellows.
Latin American Republics.
The commercial and material prog
ress of the twenty Latin American re-
publics is worthy of the careful atten-
ton of the congress. No other section
of the world has shown a greater pro-
portionate development of its foreign
trade during the last ten years, and
none other has more special claims on
| the interest Of the United States.
Panama Canal.
The work on the Panama canal is be-
ing done with a speed, efficiency and
entire devotion to duty which make it
a model for all work Of the kind. No
task of such magnitude has ever before
been undertaken by any nation. and no
task of the kind has ever been better
performed. The men on the isthmus,
from Colonel Goethals and his fellow
| commissioners through the entire list