The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-12-08


law, for the reasons given by the Di-
rector. commend to the Congress
the careful consideration of the adj
mirable report of the Director of the
Census, and I trust that his recon-
mendations will be adopted and i'm.
mediate action thereon taken.
REDISTRIBUTION OF BUREAUS.
It is highly advisable that there
should be intelligent action on the
part of the Nation on the question
Of preserving the health of the coun-
try. Through the practical extermin-
alton in San Francisco of disease
bearing rodents our country has thus
far escaped the bubonic plague. This
is but one of the many achievements
of American health officers; and il
shows what can be accomplished with
n better organization than at present
exists. The dangers to public health
from food adulteTation and from
many other sources, such as the me-
mace to the physical, mental and mo-
raj development of children from
child labor. should be met and over
come. There are numerous diseases.
which are now known to be prevent.
able. which are. nevertheless, not
prevented The recent International
Congress on tuberculosis has made
MS painfully aware of the inadequacy
of American public health legislation.
This Nation can not afford to lag be-
hind in the worldwide battle now be-
in oil pt tryffI
the microscopic foes of mankind. nor
ought we longer to ignore the re-
Droach that this Government takes
more pains to protect the lives OF
hogs and OF cattle than of human be-
ings The first legislative step to be
taken Is that for the concentration OF
the proper bureaus into one Of the
existing departments. I therefore ur-
gently recommend the passage OF a
bill which shall authorize a redistri
| button of the bureaus which shall
! best accomplish this end.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
l recommend that legislation be
enacted placing under the jurisdiction
OF the Department of Commerce and
Labor the Government Printing
Office. AT present this Office is under
the combined control supervision,
and administrative direction of the
President and of the Joint Commit
| tee on Printing of the two Houses OF
the Congress. The advantage of hav-
Ing the 4,O69 employees in this office
and the expenditure of the S5.761,-
|
led by an executive department is
obvious, instead of the present COM
bined supervision.
SOLDIERS HOMES.
All Soldiers Homes should be plac-
ed under the complete jurisdiction
and control of the War Department.
INDEPENDENT BUREAUS AND
COMMISSIONS.
Economy and sound business policy
require that all existing independent
bureaus and commissions should be
placed under the jurisdiction of ap.
propriate executive departments. II
Is unwise from every standpoint. and
results only in mischief, to have any
executive work done save by the pure
iy executive bodies, under the contrO
Of the President; and each such ex
ecutive body should be under the i'm
mediate supervision of a Cabinet Min
lister.
STATEHOOD.
advocate the immediate admission
of New Mexico and Arizona as States
This should be done at the present
session OF the Congress. The peopl,
= OF the two Territories have made i
! evident by their votes that they will
not come in as one State. The onl,
alternative is to admit them as two
? and l trust that this will be don,
: without delay.
!, INTERSTATE FISHERIES.
t call the attention of the Congress
d to the Importance of the problem o
= the fisheries in the interstate waters
! On the Great Lakes we are now. ur
= der the very wise treaty of Apr
n 18th of this year, endeavoring {
/ come TO an International agreemen
t for the preservation and satisfactor
Il use OF the fisheries of these water
l. which can not otherwise be achiel
, ed. Lake Erie, for example has tn
l. richest fresh water fisheries in tn
world; still it is now controlled b
o the statutes of two Nations. fou
a States, and one Province. and in thi
e Province by different ordinances /
= different counties. All these politica
o divisions work at cross purposes, an
e in no case can they achieve prote,
e ton to the fisheries, on the on
e hand, and justice to the localities an
- individuals on the other. The case
n similar in Puget Sound.
If But the problem Is quite as pres
D ing in the interstate waters of tn
e United States. The salmon hsheriC
a of the Columbia River are now but
D. fraction Of what they were twent
e. five years ago, and what they wou
p be now if the United States Cover
d ment had taken complete charge
al them by intervening between Or
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