The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-17

,,iacad under the control of the iorese sarv,ce of the agricultural depart ment. he also points out the oehehs0 derived from pure food iegislation'
 The message continues;
 Needs of the Secret Service.
 Fast year an amendment was incor porated in the measure proXialhs Y. rs .acret service. which provided tlat th%is s,,a,,ld he no detail from the secret serv- gcs and no transfer therefrom. ue amendrnert in question was of beneie no one excepting to criminals, aHu ii seriously hampers the government 'n the detection of crime and the seeuh'''7 of justice The chief afgaleeHt favor of the provi ion was ,Fe congressmen did not thttF sat.es ,yteb to be investigated by the secret service men Very ht'le 0A t tnve.firatiop has been done in the psse, h,t it la trqie that the work of the seer service agents was partly respohslpe ', the indictment and conviction oi I Y ator and congressman Tor iaHH 4. in Orercu l do not believe Niet tn the m bile interest to protect crlihlh sn a.,. i,rancb of the public service, and exactly as we have again and aSa ' usi ing tho mast seven years prosecuted aes convicted such criminals who were lh tbe executlve branch of the governments SO in my belief we should be gwen atii,'s means to prosecute them If touhd " " legislative branch. But 1T ms IS considered desirable a special eNeep lsea co,lld be made in the law prohbiting t'e use of the secret service force in inVes tigating members of the congress
 Postal Savings Banks.
 a.oin renew my recommendation far no~fal savings banks for deposit ing savings with the security CT tte government behind them. The ohJes1 is to encourage thrift and economy sn inc wage-earner and person ot fnoa- crate nieans II is believed that ih tae aggregate vast sums of money would ie brought into circusation through the IF suumentality of the postal seV'i'ss
 Parcel Post.
 In my last annual message I com 1 ,,suded the postmaster genera recommendation for ans extension or ts0 l marcel pest on the rural routes Ahe esfablishment of a local parcel post on rural routes would De to the mutual | heneft of the farmer and the coui'sfg | qtnrelepf,er, and 1t is desirable that the 1 ra,,,es serving more than 15,e90 oee , neople should be utilized to the sol'est | practicable extent
 Education.
 | vfded the bureau of ducation has rendered efficient service but the con gress has neglected to adequately suTy~ l ply the burean with means to meet the l educational growth of the country earnestly reco7mend that this 0ne | fortunate state of affairs as regards | the national educational office be rena- 1 died by adequate appropriations. Tht 2 ] recommendation IS urged by the repre- 1 sentatives Of our common schools and 1 great state universities and the leaans 1 educators. who all unite in requesting 1 favorable consideration and action hy l the congress upon this subject. The president points out the neees- sity of better organization of the Hari- ous bureaus responsible for the pc~nlio health. and urges the placing of all soldiers homes under the jurisdictioa of the war department.
 Statehoos.
 On the question of statehood the 1 president says
 advocate the immediate admission Of 1 New Mexico and Arizona, as states. This should be done at the present session Of the congress- The people os the two ter rtories have made ii evident by their votes that they VIII not @Dme h as one state The only alternative is 10 admit them as two. and ' trust that this will hs done without delay.
 Interstate gleheries.
 call the attention oe the congress to the importance of the problem Of the fisheries in the interstate waters. On ;ha Great Lakes we are now, under the very wise treaty of April Il Of this year. en- deavoring to come te an international agreement for the preservation and sat- ] of te-f,c y.S ters which can not otherwise be achieved Lake Erie, for example. has the richest fresh water fishefies in the world hut q is now controlled by the statutes Of twe nations. fcur states and one proyinrs P and this province by two different orGi. nances In different counties All these political divisions work at cross pur. poses. and In no case can they achieve protection to the fisheries on the ons hand. and justice to the localities and in aividuals on the other
 Foreign Affairs.
 This nations foreign policy ls based on the theory that right must be don, between nations precisely as betweeI Individuals. and fla our actions for thi last ten years we have In this matte proven our faith by our deeds. w, have behaved and are behaving, to wards other nations, as in private If, an honorable man would behave to wards his fellows.
 Latin-Amercan Republics.
 The commercial and material prog ress of the 20 Latin-American republic is worthy of the careful attention o the congress. The International Bureai Of the American Republics is doing useful work In making these nation and their resources better known f, us and in acquainting them not onl, with us as a people and with our pnr poses towards them. but with what VI have to exchange for their goods
 Panama Canal. The work on the Panama canal ls he ing done with a speed, efficiency an, entire devotion Co duty which make i a model for all work of the kind Tn men on the lsthrl aH from Col C;opthai and his fellow c0wmi toners thronel the entire list 0f employees who ar faithfully doing their dufy havo wo. their right Co the nngrudsInF spec and gratitude Of the American peopi,
 Ocean Mall Lines.
 again recommend tho eNtens on n the ocean msil act of 1891 SO chat yatfs factory American ocean mail llnes f south America, Asia, tho Philippine, and Australasia may be ostahlisbel
 Hawaii
 l call particular attention to the Ter ritory of Hawaii The lmparfanos ~ those Islands is apparent. nnd the n.e ef improving their condition ana da NelopinE their resources is urgent The Philippines. Real progress toward self .governy,a a,, is bens made in he Ph.lpnne isIana, trust that within a peneratio, the time will arrive wheu tna s 'elna , can decide for themselves whether it i wen Tor them to become Independent al 2 Co continue under the profeefjsn \, " strong and dislnlrtaslna t......-. N. I '