The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-12-09

health ~ tho country Through the prac.
teal oXtermlnation IN san Francisco OF
dseHse- bearing rodents our country has
thus far escaped the bubonlc plague. This
Is but one Of the many achievements OF
American health officers, and Il shows
what can be accomplished with a better
organization tlal at present exists TIE
hangers 10 public health from food adult
tefdtloh ana from many other sources
such as the menace 70 the physlcal men
tai and moral development Of children
from child labor. should be- met and
overcome. Ihere are numerous diseases
which arc now known TO be preventabln
which are. nevertheless, not urryented
The rccent International congress- On H.
berculosis has made us painfully aware
OF the inadoQuacY OF American pubtc
health legislation This nation can NOT
afford to lag behind In the world.widn
battle now being waged Nv all civilized
people with the microscopic foca OF man
KIND, nor ought we longer 10 ignore the
reproach that this government takes
more pains to protect the lives of hogs
and OF cattle than of human beings Tho
first legislative step to be taken Is that
for the concentration OF the proper bu-
reaus into one Of tho existing depart-
ments, ] therefore urgently recommend
the passage Of a bill which shall au-
thorze redistribution OF the bureaus
which shall best accomplish this end
recommend that Legislation be on
acted placing under the Jurisdiction Of
the department OF commerce and labor
the government printing office Al pres
ent this rfflce IS under the combined CON |
troll supervision and administrative d. |
rection of the president and of the Joint |
committee on printing Of the two houses
Of the congress, The advantage Of hav- |
ng the 4,o69 employees IN this office and
NE expenditure Of the s5,i61.37757 appro-
1riated therefor supervised by an eNccu.
i've department is obvious instead Of
he present combined supervision
Soldiers Homes.
Al soldiers homes should he placed
lnder the complete Jurisdiction and con.
rol Of tho war department
Independent Bureaus and Commissions
Economy and sound business policy ra-
uire that all existing independent bu-
eaus and commissions should be placed |
nder tho jurisdiction of appropriate
Necutiye departments. II Is unwisc from
very standpoint and results only In
ltschief. 10 have amy executives wor,
one save by the purely executive bodies
nder the control of the president and
lch such executive body should be IN
pr the immediate supervision Of cab
Iet minister.
Statehood.
7 advocate the immediate admission Of
CIV Mexico and Arizona as states. This {
lould be done AZ Che present session ~ | !
e congress, The people OF the two teri
tories haye made II evident BY their
ties that theN VIII not come in as one I
ate. The only alternative Is to admit I
en- as two, and trust that Els viii be b
ne without delay q
interstate Fisheries. a
call the attention Of tlo rnrorcsa f., p
. importance Of the rroblop, ~ M i
heries in the interstate waters On us b
rat Lakes We are now. under tie yory p,
So treaty of Apru II ~ tHs vaar a,, n
avoring to come to an international il
reemeut for he preservation ana sat uI
actory use Of the fisheries Of these wa HI
s which can not otherwise loo achieved "
ke Erie. for example has the richest u
sh water fisheries in the world INT II m
now controlled by the statutes Of two Sc
tons four states, and one prnvin,,e e
A this province by two different ord g,
noes In different counties An These W
itical divisions work at cross pur- %
,es and i'm no case can they achiavo on
'tcCtion 10 the fisheries, on the one e
nd and justice to the localities ana in d'
iduals on the other. The case is SINH IN
IN Puget sound. III
~ t'e proDiem IS quite as pressing \"
'"e intfi9'at' waters OF the United ~
MI ne salmon IsheIles or me Coz NJ ~.
p'a river are now nut traction OF VI
u lueE were % YEARS ago ana what ~
"oud De now IL the United States ~
rIi'i'eht nao taken complete charge w.
mem pY intervening between oregon ~
" "7t'lSton' DuillE tbese ~ years -
hSneii,l.h o. eaGh state nave ~,
run Hl'u !" IHNe az they could get ~,
liie TWO ies'Hiat"res nave never been -.
20 'S,es "n l"'st a,',lon OF any KIND ps n
Gsheries A. the ,,,or,,.,,,1 ~ az, ~ y. nIt
10 sroso,, st,ia !. ~ 'SilinS 90,
. ,horo fs a., t,,,,i, as, w.. -, .'"seu' yic
stta'nr I't,,I =" w 's''ns vis
H., ,,,,. ,,n, ~ "ilc an tsH ION
stat,,tcs ,,,5or r.iieh 80 70 tlf ndr
- """ VIM" u's aeuoh AZ,
salmon reach ,In snar g'r%''l .,, very last
probably four wears hence tbe ngb- we
viii amount 10 nothing. ana this spii
IS from struggle between Tho as- slit
ted. or pill-nct 0eDermcp ~ ~ has
hand. and the owners Of IN. Gsbfns tha
is up the river The 6sreyies - goo
NIisslsslppi. the Ohio and a., 20 the
o. are also ion a bad vav j,,r ,his wear
is ~ remedy r,rapt ror tna t,D.tad RIaf
g 10 roufroi ana inpil,t, tE@ Inv
state fisheries as part Of tie busI- wise
81 Interstate couruar-. d, .lis | nm
the machinery for eri.,tfl,. tr.,, self
on ana for control ,ltaofy ,,is,s ia nom
'nitod states bure,t, ~ est,,5s, T., not
ls iu similar rr,ff.,,t, H.. 49,. the
giutpls ruie st1,,l9 a. 49, ~ grad
q those matters .g.fi,f, az, ,,.,.t',.,a- Learn
cam u,4uog. t,t., b., 80, H.. ~ pres,
States. prsbirws vbi,b :, ~, theft