The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-12-11
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The Presidens fegrsts AN
amendment WISHED the
measure pEofiding FOR TIE Secret Ser
1 vice forbfdding details and transfers
therefrom. He declares it is of benz
eft only to the criminal classes He
Trenews his recommendations for pos
tai savings banks and urges an extern
ton of the parcel post on the rural
Iroutes. He declares that the unfor-
tunate state of affairs as regards the
National educational Office be reme-
died by adequate appropriations He
| strongly urges that the supervisors
and enumerators for the approaching
Census be not appointed under the
Civil Service law, but that appoint-
ments to the force be done under that
| law, geographical re1uireme Its be-
/ ing waived. The President main
tains that there should be intelligent
action on the question OF preserving
tine health Of the country and sug.
/ gests a rsdistrikatic- C. t.. health
bureaus. he cesli1ieiids the p1ac-
mo OF the Government Printing Office
under the Deparsnlc ut Of Commerce
F, and Labor and the various Soldiers
Homes under the War Department.
| He advocates the immediate adnis-
| sion OF New Mexico and Arizona as
/ separate States NJ. Roosevelt then
writes of the interstate fisheries prob
/ lem, saying that those matters which
no particular State can control Con-
gress ought to control. The statute
Regarding game should include fish,
and the fur-seal service should be
vested in the Bureau of Fisheries.
| In regard to our foreign policy he
announces that it is based on the (
theory that Fight must prevail be-
| tween nations as between individuals
! and then urges the special claims of
| Latin-Ameriean Republics to our at.
| tention. The Message states that the
Panama Canal is Icing dug with
lspeed and efficiency and then recon-
mends the extension of ocean mail
lines to South America, Asia, the
Philippines and Australasia. Atten-
| ton is called to the admirable condi.
ton of Hawaii, where coolie labor
| has practically ceased ana Pearl Har-
Dor is being made l avail base with
the necessary military fortfications.
Real progress, the President contin-
i.uas..taward self-government is beina
| made in the Philippines, Dus it would
be worse than folly to prophesy the
exact date when it will be wise to
consider independence as a fxed and
| definite policy It is recommended that
American citizenship be conferred
upon the people of Porto Rico and
announcement is made that our occu.
pancy of Cuba will end in about two
| months time. The Cubans are
warned that they must govern them.
selves within in order to- avoid gov
eminent from without. The Presi.
dent hopes Americans wifi do what
is possible to make the Japanese Ex.
position of 1917 a success and then
| thanks Japan, Australia, New Zealand
and the States of South America for
their hospitality to the battle feet
Mr.. Roosevelt urges the passage OF
the biTI to promote army officers at
reasonable ages through process OF
selection and declares the cavalry arm
should be reorganized upon modern
lines. We have not enough infantry
and artillery and attention should be
centred on the machine gun. A gen
eraT service corps should be cstab-
Iished 1t behooves the Government
to perfect the efficiency of the Ma
tionaI Guard as part Of the National
forces and Congressional aid should
be extended to those who are pro-
noting rifle Notwithstanding our
men to- shoot.
En- regards to the navy, the Presi-
dent recommends the increase sug-
gested by the General Board and
thinks the General Board should be
turned into General Stat. He urges
that two hospital ships be provided
and then concludes his Message as
follows:
Nothing better for the Navy FROM
every standpoint has ever occurred
than the cruise of the battle feet
around the world. The improvement
of the ships in every way has been
extraordfnary, and they have gained
far more experience fnsbattle tactics
than fheY would have gained if they
had stayed in the Atlantic waters.
The American people have cause, for
profound qualification. both In view
Of the excellent condition of the feet
No shown by this cruise, and In view
Of tire Improvement the crudse has
worked in this already high eondf-
wnnA do not believe that there II
amy other service in the world IN
which the average of character and
efficiency in the enlisted mem Is as
high as is now the case In our own.
\ believe that the same statement can
be made as to our officers, taken as
whole; but there must be a reserva-
ton made In regard to those In the
highest ranks-as to which ! have
already spoken-and I'm regard tc
those who have just entered the SER
vice; because we do not NOW get full
benefit from our excellent naval
school at Annapolis. Tt is absurd not
to graduate the midshipmen as en-.
signs; to keep them for two years In