The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-12-11
great civilized countries with the sx-
cept1on of the United States.
Parcel Post.

Sreat clVlllzeo countries with the OK
ception Of the United States.
Parcel Post.
IN my last annual message 1 ON
mended the postmaster generals
recommendation for an extension of
the parcel post IN the rural routes.
Inc establishment of a local parcel
post on rural routes would be to the
mutual benefit OF the farmer and the
country ~storekeeper, n it is desir-
ap'e that h routes, serving more
shan 1000 600 people. should ba util-
'zed to the fullest practicable extent.
An amendment was proposed in the
senat" at the last session, at the sug-
sestlon of the postmaster general.
providing that, for the purpose of as
pertaining the practicability Of estab-
!lshlng a special local parcel post sys-
tenn on the rural routes throughout
the United States, the postmaster
general be authorized and directed to
experiment and report to the congress
the result Of such experiment by
establishing a special local parcel post
system on rural delivery routes in not
70 exceed four counties in the United
states for packages of fourth-class
matter originating on a rural route or
at the distributing p%OstoftiCe for de-
hVerN by rural carrier. 1t would seem
only proper that UGH an experiment
should be tried in order to demonstrate
the practicability of the proposition,
especially as the postmaster genera
estimates that the revenue derived
from the operation of such a system
on all the rural routes would amount
to many million dollars.
Government PRINTING Office,
L recommend that legislation b" en-
acted placing under the Jurisdiction
OF the department % and
'apor the government printing office.
AT present this office is under the
combined control, supervision. and ad-
illustrative direction of the president
ana OF the Joint committee ON print
ing OF the two houses of the congress-.
Inc advantage of having the 4.O69
employees in this oftic" and the cx.
penditure Of the S~5.761."-767 appro-
prlhted therefor supervised Ivy an OK
scutlve department is Obvious. instead
d the present supervision.
Statehood.
advocate the immediate admission
OF New Mexico and Arizona as states.
This should be done at the present |
session of the congress-. The people |
Of the two territories have made II
evident by their votes tina they will
not come in as one state. The only |
alternative is to admit them as two
and trust that this will be done with
out delay.
Foreign Afa'rS.
lhls nations foreign policy is based
on the theory that right must he done
between nations precisely as between
individuals, and in our actions for the
asst ten years we have in this matter
proven our faith by our deeds. We
nave behaved. and are behaving, to-
wares other nations. as in private
lie an honorable man would behave
towards bis fellows.
latin-A'rerican Republics.
Inc commercial and material prog
ress or the twenty l.atin-American
republics is worthy of the careful at
tentlon of the congress. No other sec
ton Of the world has shown a greater
proportional development of its for
9lsn trade during the last ten years
and none other has more spec;al
claims on the interest of the United
II Offers today probably larger
opportunities for the legitimate ex-
Of our commerce than any
'ther group Of countries. These coun-
RES will want our products in greatly
quantities, and we shall
'"rr"Sp"ndinaly need theirs. The in
.ernational bureau OF the American
Republics is doing a useful work in
making these nations and their re-
ourceS better known to us. and in
tclnalnti19 them not only with us as
/ people and with u to-
wards them. but with what we have
O exchange for their goods. 1t is
IN international institution supported
~ all the governments Of the two
americas.
Panama Canal.
III work on the Panama canal is
'elng lone with a speed, efficiency and
ntlre devotion of duty. which makes
t a model for all work Of the kind {
so task of such magnitude has ever
.efore been undertaken by any nation:
nd no task Of the kind has ever been t
'etter performed. The men on the
Sthums. from Col Goethals and his I
commissioners through the en- /
ire list of employees who are faith t
nlly DONG their duty, have won their {
light to the ~ungrudging respect and t
of the American people. i
Hawaii. /
| call particular attention to the t
srritory OF Hawaii. The Importance a
+ those islands is apparent, and the
eco OF improving their condition and {
eVelop1ng their u is urgent. il
I recent ear industrial conditions 4,
pom the islands have radically chang s
me Importance of coolie labor n
as practically ceased. and there is +
ow developing such a diversity in q
srlcultural products as to make Dos .
Die a change in the land conditions -
titC As.IlloI9. SO tnal an opportunity :,
be given to the small land owner :,
inliar to that on the mainland. To -
d these changes, the national govern :.
eht must provide the necessary har- At
)r improvements on each island. so y
lat the agricultural products can be e
irrlcd to the markets of the world. Is
lie coastwise shipping laws should be a
nended to meet the special needs Of <
Re islands, and the alien contract A
Dor law should be so modified in its O
,plication to Hawaii as to enable a
and European labor to be Il
ought thither. p
We have begun to improve Pearl
for a naval base and to pro b.
de the necessary military fortiica- 81
ms for the protection of the islands al
cannot too strongly emphasize m
q need of appropriations for these in
OF such an amount as will III
thin the shortest possible time r
axe those islands practically i'm n
egnable. 1t is useless to develop vi
g industrial conditions of the islands re-
.d there bases Of supply for q,
r naval and merchant fleets unless Nv
, insure, as far as human oe
their safety from foreign seizure. 9,
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