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the secret service which provided that
there shonld be no detail from the Sc.
cret service and no transfer therefrom.
II is not too much 70 say that this
amendment has been ~ benefit only.
hnd could be or benefit only. 10 the
trinlnaI classes. The amendment IN
question was or benefit to no ono OF.
eeptIaE 10 criminals. and Il seriously
hampers the government In the detec.
ton o. crime and the securing Of Jus
tee II prevents the promotion II en-.
ployess IN the secret service. and this
further dlBcouraees good effort 10 is
present form the restriction operates
only 10 the advantage u the criminal.
n the wrongdoar
The chlsf argument IN favor Of the
provision was that the congressman
id not themselves wish to he lnvestl
gated by secret service men Very III.
tie Of such investigation hrs been done
IN he psSt, but II ls truc that the work
Of The secret service agents was partly
responsible fer the Indictment and con
viction Of a senator and Congressman
for land frauds IN Oregon do not
believe that II Il n the public Interest
10 protect criminals n any branch Of
the public service. and exactly as we
hare again and again during the past
seven years prosecuted and convicted
zach criminals Sho were IN the execu.
tire branch 81 the government 50 In
my belief Va should be given ample
means to prosecute them II found In
the legislative branch. Bot II this Is
rot considered desirable a sneclal ex-
rsption could be made 10 the LAW pro
hlbitng the use Of the secret service
force in investigating members Of the
congress II would be flr bettsr 10 DO
this thru 10 DO wkst actually wss done
shd strive to prevent or al least to
hamper effective acton against Grim.
inals by tn, executive branch OF the
government
Postal Savings Banks.
I again renew my recommendation
for postal savings banks, FOR deposit
Ing savings With the security Of the
government behind them. Tho object
Is to encourage tariff and economy IN
the wage earner and perSen " med.
crate means Ii Is believed that in the
aggregate vast SUMS III money would
be brought into circulation through
the fundamentally of The postal saw
inrs banks Postsl savings banks are
now in operation 10 practically all the
crest clvffzed countries with the ex.
ceptiou Of The United States,
Parcel Post
In my last annual message ] com
mcndcd the postmaster generals rec
omnenaa don for sn extension Of the
parcel post on tie rural routes, The
establishment Of local parcel post
on rural routes would be to the mu-
tual benoat Of the farmer and the
country stcrekccper, and IL is desirable
that the routes, serving more than IT,.
100000 people, should be utilized to the
fullest practicable extent
Edueation.
The share that the national govern.
ment should take in the broad work Of
education has not received the atten-
ton and the care It rightly deserves,
earnestly recommend that this I'm
fortunate state Of AFFAIRS as regards
the national educational office be rem
edied by adequate appropriations.
censas.
/ strongly urge that the request Of
the director Of the census in connec-
tion with the decennial work 30 soon
to be begun be complied with and that
the appointments to the census force
be placed under the civil service law,
wAiring the geographical requirements
az 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
fcod aduteratIon and from many 9TH
err sources, such IS the menace to the
physical. mental and moral develop
meat Of children from child labor,
should be met ard overcome This ma
tion cannot aEcrd to lag behind IN the
worldwide battle now being waged
by all civilized people with the micro
scopic foes of mankind The FIRST leg