Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-12-11

| noting the rse az the secret service
| 'oTcr in Investigating members Of the
| 'o2-rcss. |; would he far better to do
his than To 90 what actually was done
| iAi strive ID prevent or at least to
| hamper effective action against crim-
| haas by the executive branch Of the
| goTr:nmcnt
Postal Savings Banks.
| again rcEew NY recommendation
for postal savings hanks. for deposit
In. savings with the security Of the
| government behind them. The object
is to encourage 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 instrumentality OF the postal saw
inSs banks. Postal savings banks are
now In operation I'm practically all the
great civilized countries with the ex.
ception OF the United States.
| Parcel Post
| In my last annual message l COM
mendcd the postmaster generals rec
ommendatiOn for an extension of the
parcel post on the rural routes. The
establishment OF local parcel post
on rural routes would be to the mu-
tual benefit Of the farmer and the
country stOrekeeper and 1t Is desirable
that the routes, serving more than 49,
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-
tion and the care 1t rightly deserves.
| earnestly recommend that this un-
fortunate state Of affairs as regards
the national educational office be rem
edied by adequate appropriations.
Census.
strongly urge that the request Of
the director of the census In connec-
tiOn with the deccnnal work so soon
to be begun be complied with and that
the appointments to the census force
be placed under the civil service law,
waiving 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
or sources, such as the menace to the
physical. mental and moral develop
ment Of children from child labor,
should be met and overcome. This ma
ton cannot AFFORD to lag behind In the
worldwide battle now being waged
by oil 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 1Re present ses-
sion OF the congress. The people Of
the two territories have made 1t evi-
dent by their votes that they will not
come In as one state. The only alter
| native Is to admit them US two, and l
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 rs 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
i entire devotion to duty which make 1t
| 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
/ Tho h, toll,
from Colonel GOethals and his fellow
commissioners through the entire list
Of employees who are faithfully doing
their duty. have won their right to the
ungrudging respect and gratitude OF
the American people.
| Ocean Mail Lines.
I again recommend the extension Of
| the ocean mail act Of 1891 so that sat
! isfactory American ocean mail lines to
South America. Asia. the Philippines
and Australasia may be established
The creation Of such steamship lines
should be the natural corollary OF the
voyage Of the battle feet. 1t should
precede the opening Of the Panama
cnnal.
The Philippines.
Real progress toward self govern
ment Is being made IN the Philippine
Islands. The gathering Of u Philippine
legislative body and Philippine assem-
bly, marks Il process absolutely new IN
Asia, not only rs regards Aslatic colo
nies Of European powers. but as re-
CARDS Asiatic possessions Of other Ash
attic powers. and indeed. always ex
cepting the striking and wonderful ex-
ample afforded by the great empire Of
Japan. 1t opens an entirely new de-
parture when compared with anythi7g
which has happened among Asiatic
powers which are their own masters.
We have given the Ftliplnos constitu-
tional government. a government based
upon justice, and We have shown that