Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1908-06-24

strikes and promote the interests ot our W h5s pr4yid,d for an investigation irfn tba conditions of working women and children. it has dn'hu'u auu strengthened th" law tu prevent lht m unrt ttion of contract labor. and proNm'u n ul.u for the further exclusion ot that class of Nsintic immigration which enters into competition with Am'ii.'u Mo.h- men. It has enacted lhW Il'hllIIt 'ttu 't,, hours of labor of employees cugng'd lh railway train service and of railway ter- grIphcrs. ..,i ihr law passed by the Fifty-ninth Con .r,s. to conform to the opinion ot th" Supreme Court making common cafrl'ts liable for accidents tO their employ's th- gagged in int"rstat" comm'tce. ~ 3 n1S 'n acted a law for the further protection oi inc life of railroad employees m th'it hazardous employment. " mas proNlu'u compensation for laborers and mcchanrs who may bc injured iu the srfNl'' ol the government. and making provision for their families In the event oi ther being killed in the course or thcir em ploym,nt It has enacted a model child inlor law for the District of Columbia. It has directed a thorough investigation Into th" working conditions of the em- ploycs of the telegraph and tclcphon. companies doing lnterstat" busincss' and, in rcSponso to the urgent appeal from both capital and labor Congress. before its adjournment. appropriated sly',vD Tor nm investigation into the cause of mine accidents. with a view of promoting th" safety uf workers In our mines.
 it is within bounds to say that no pre- Vious sessions ot Congress hay" display. .d more activ" or intelligent interest ln th" needs ut the wage-earn"rs than the past three sessions. nor has there her, tDforp In the sam. l"nsth oi nm" been as much important and progressiv" legislation In tho interests Of this class of our fcllow-citiz.nR.
 The work of the Department ot th" in- trriot has been prosecuted under the n .AaaN fsl and Nigor. During the past year over million acres of coal lands have been re stored tD th" public domain During the last i've years fences unlawfuhy closing public lands have been removed from a. aigh3 acres, and steps are now being taken Co remove from such inclosures iO.0o other acres
 been collected for timber trcspasses up- on the public land. and other JudgmeniH have been collected on claims compro- missed yielding Nlo..Si
 During the last i've years 7S2 fraudu | lent land entries have been cancelled. re- storing to the public domain .Si,
 acres. From July I. iS2. to May |. isps, deeds for iso acres each have been grant .d to 255.3p homestead settlsrs on th.
 public domain. covering tt0S3.2S0 acrcs Since July I. 1906. HOT original home stead and descrt-land entries have been
 made. embracing es.y.i, ,po acres. carry. | ing out the avowed policy of the Presi' dent to prevent the monopoly of our pub. 1 lie lands and place a family on every l0
 acres. l is estimated by conservatiy' | engineers that the reclamation act will 1 bring Into cultivation and occupancy ( | quarter million acres of land now de-s-r and uninhabitabls, to bc fashioned tntS | farms for our people: and this vast ar-s | will he brought Into cultivation without | "ntniling th. loss of single dollar ta
 the National Treasury. as the land k as | -ess.d and the owner must return to th' | Treasury the cost of reclamation.
 l Under this act the government hal
 constructed l.ssl miles of canals. 6S tun
 ncls. and sii miles of wagon roads Int
 heretofore inaccessible regions. the ex
 pcndltures In this work aggregatin
 nearly N.0c.00 per month. As a resul
 Service e.sh, new towns have been es
 tablishcd. 100 miles of branch railroad
 have been constructed. and N0oo peopl,
 have already taken up their residence
 The work of the Pension Bureau hai
 been brought up-to-date. The labor ha
 increased. but the expense of adminis
 tration during the last four years has de
 creased nearly fo.0o The force Ina.
 been rcdunsd from 20O to l .ioo and ye the number or certificates issued durIn,
 the last twelve months has been greate
 than any previous twelve months sine.
 the Burenu was established, nearly t0o
 year. ''
 disability law In the history of the worl,
 granting a pension to soldiers becaus.. O
 their need of h.lp. without reaulrin,
 proof of disability incurred In service II
 the line of duty, and the act of Februar,
 1 i%', granting pensions to all soldier
 and sailors who served in the ciyIl Wa
 and In th" Mexican War. are measure
 of justice and generosity unexampied i
 the annals of grateful peopie' m
 slightly in excess of %c. .oS. and t the ~ aver veI age amour, paid out in pensions in In l@l SS, 56,ii2 were paid to pensioncr, turing the past four years the fsSai
 oince Department has continued it { beneicent work in the interest of all th , people. until on the ist of April lss l free rural delivery was in operation o
 m.oSI routes from G,303 post -offices: com R,e'. %, rural service has been establishe [ uiscontlnuance Of Post-ofiices; and 1 3 every, way carrying the blessings of th
 ,res-dsnyery system 10 our rural popula r tion' and mus promoting the happines s and contentment of the people.
 ! A measure providing for postal saving banks, recommended by the Postmaster n;on'fai' ,;on & naS secured the favorable ac Ohhces and Post-Roads, and will ur doubtedly receive the favorable actIo or congress at hA next session.
 The work of recognizing and promo, | lns me enciency or the Army has gon steadily forward until We have a mil
 tary force not only sufficient to mair 9 tain peace within our own borders b, n capable of resisting any possible fore E that could be sent against us. The e, r tablishment Of n General Stan of th ]. Army has made action by it nor f prompt and effective than ever befor,
 and has served to give to the policy ( ' improvement in the Army n promIner x character. E Most important progress has been mad
 m the development Of the National Mil I iih as m aid to the Regular Army ( | ihe United states, By wcll-directed lrl lsinuon and by the activity of the pre ( per bureaus or the War Department fc | The hrst time in the history of the cour
 Uy adequate steps are being taken . bring about an approximation of arma ment; equipment, and discipline of th Miiitia to those of the Regular Arm, s The importance of this development fc x mated. ''''s' q The Medical Department has rendere r most valuable service in stamping n, n yellow fever, without which it woul l. nave been impossible 10 construct nj c Panama Canal. The Army has aide e the stricken people of San Francisc = saving them from starvation and deat '- due to the earthquake and fire wi, Q which mat city was visited
 r Another and most remarkable instan, s or the efficiency of the Army has hee