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on rural routes would be 70 the rlu-
tUal benefit Of the farmer and the
country stOTekeepeT, and il is desir-
able that the routes, serving more
than 100000 people, should be utIi-
ized to the fullest practicable extent
An amendment was proposed in tine
Senate at the last session, at tie Sug-
= stiOn OF the Postmaster General,
providing that FOR the purpose OF as
Certaining the practicabuiJy or eS-
tablishing a special local parcel post
system on the rural routes through
out the United States. the Postmaster
General be authorized AMI directed
10 experiment and report 20 the Con-
SreSS the result OF such experiment
by est b!iSEing Il special local parcel
post system on rural delivery routes
IN not 10 exceed four counties in the
United states Tor packages OF fourth
class matter originating on rural
route or at the diStr! buting post
office for delivery by rural carriers.
II would seem only proper that such
an experiment should be tried In orCet
TO demonstrate the practicabillty OF lhc
proposition. especially aS the POST -
master Gslr-l li estimates that the reve-
Lue derived rom the operation Of such
system ou all the rural routes would
amount 20 many million dollars.
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PFOPLF no BIAME.

For many Of the shortcomings Of JUS
jiCe In our country our people as =
whole are themselves TO blame, and the
Judges and juries merely bear their
share together with the public as a
whole It is discreditabIe 20 US as a
people that there should be difficulty
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EDUCATION.

The share that the National Govern
menJ should take IN the broad WORK
o. education has not received the At
tontion and the care il rightly deserves
The immediate responsibility for the
support and improvement of our edU-
CatiOual systems and Institutions rests
ana should always rest with the peo-
pie Of the several States acting through
their state ana local governments, but
the nation has an opportunity IN educa-
,lOnal work which must not be lost dno
a duty which should no longer be ne
elected.
The National Bureau of Education
was established more than forty years
ago. Its purpose IS 10 collect and dlf-
people of the United States IL the Cs-
ENLISTMENT and maintenance OF effci-
cnt school systems and otherwise pro
mote the slUSa Of education through
out ,he cOuutrv-" This purpose in nc
way conflicts with the educational work
Of the Ststes, but may be made of SUeal
advantage To the States by SiviUE
them the fullest most accurate, and
hence the most helpful information and
suggestion regarding the best education
al systems.
The nation. through its broader heId
OF activities its wider opportunity for
obtaining information from all the
States and from foreign countries,
able 10 do that which not even the
richest States can 60. and with the dis
tinct additional advantage that the in
tOrmauo thus obtained Is used for the
immediate benefit OF all our people
With the limited means hitherto pro-
Video- the Bureau Of Education has rem
Cered efficient service. but the Congress
has neglected L. adequately supply the
bureau with means to meet the eCiucs-
uonal growth of the country The an
pTOpTiauUnS for the general work .,
the bureau, outside education in Alaska.
for the year 1909 are but SST.500-an
amount less than they were ten wears
ago. and some or the important items
in these appropriations are less than
they were thirty years ago. To Is an IN
"NcuSa Die waste ot public moue- TO an
DrCpriatN an amount which is so m
adequate as 10 make IL impossible proJ-
eTly 20 do the work authorized, and II
is untatr 70 the great educational Il
forests of the country 70 deprive the b,
OF the value Of the results which can
ne obtained by proper appropriations.
/ earnestly recommend that this nm
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POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS.

7 again renew my recommendation
for postal savings banks. for deposit
ing savings with the security, Of the
Government behind them. The OBJ
ieCt is to encourage thrift and &c
onomy in the Wsge-earner and per
son of moderate means. In fourteen
States the deposits in savings banks
as reported TO the Comptroller of the
Currency amount to $3.50. .245.4O2. or
9S-4 per cent of the entire deposits.
while in the remaining thirty-tWo
States there are only S7O.3OS,543, or
1-6 per cent, showing conclusively that
there are many localities in the
United States where SUFFICIENT oppor-
tunity is not given TO the people 20
deposit their savings. The result is
that money is kept IN hiding and IN
employed.
It is believed that in the aggregate
vast sums Of money would be brought
into circula ton through the fnstru-
mentality of the postal savings banks.
While there are only 1,453 savings
banks reporting to the Comptroller.
there are more than 81, 900 poStofFices.
10000 of which are money order Of
fees. Postal savings banks are now
in operation in practically all the
Sreat civilized countries with the eX-
CnDfiOn of the United States
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SOLDIERS' HOMES.

All soldiers Homes should be placed
under the complete jurisdiction and con-
Lrnl " he War DeDaEtment-
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PARCEL POST.

In my last annual message COM
mended the Postmaster Generals rec
ommendation for an extension OF the
parcel post on the rural routes. The
establishment OF a local parcel post
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INDIAN SERVICE.

1t has been my purpose from the be-
ginning of my adm nistration to take
the Indian Service completely out of the
atmosphere of political activity, and
there has been steady progress toward
that end. The last remaining strong
hold of politics in that service was the
sSenCy system, which had seen its best
days and was gradually falling 10 pieces
from natural or pure'y eVol1tiOna ~
causes, but, like al such surYira Was
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DENATURED ALCOHOL.

] had occasion in my message OF May
I, 1905, 10 urge the passage of some law
putting alcO hol. used IL the arts. indus
tries. and manufactures upon the Tree
list; that Is, 10 provide for the with
drawal free of tax Of alcohol which is
10 be denatured for those purposes. The
law Of June ., 1896, and its amendment
of March ,. 1901. accomplished what was
desired in that respect, and the use of
denatured alcohol, as intended, is MAX
ing a Ialr degree of progress nd is en-
utica 70 turther enCoura EeTsnt and
SunnOrt from the Congress
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FORESTS NEEDED.

Shortsighted persons, or persons blind
ed to the future by desire to make
money in every way out Of the present,
some times speak as il no great damage
would he done by the reckless destruC-
tiOn of our forests. It is difficult TO have
patience with the arguments of these
persons. Thanks TO our own reckless
ness in the use Of our splendid forests.
We have already crossed the verge OF
timber famine in this country, an5
no measures that VIC now take can, 1t
least Tor many years. undo the mischief
that has already been done
But We can prevent further mischief
being done: and il would be in the high
est degree reprehensible to let any con-
sheraton nf temporary convenience or
temporary cost interfere with such ac-
ton, especially as regards the National
Forests which the nation can now, at
this very moment. control
All serious students Of the question
are aware Of the great damage that has
been done in the Mediterranean coUn-
tries Of Europe, Asia, and Africa by
defOreSta tion. The similar damage that
we'll known \ recent investigation
into conditions in North China bv
Frank \. Meyer. Of the Bureau OF
Plant Industry of the United Sta tes
department OF Agriculture, mas incl
dcntally furnished in very striking
fashion proof of the ruin that comes
from reckless deforestation of noun
tainS. and OF the further fact that the
damage once done may prove prac-
tically irreparable. So important are
these Investigations that l herewith at
tach as an appendix to my nessaC Ce
certain photographs showing present
conditions in China. They show in
vivid fashion the appalling dcsoIation.
taking the shape Of barren noun
tains and gravel and sand-covered
plains, which Immediately follows and
depends upon the deTCrestation Of the
mountains Not many centuries ago
the country Of northern China was
one Of the most fertile and beautiful
spots IN the entire world. and IVES
heavily forested
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GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE.

recommend that legislation be enact
ed placing unoer the jurisdiction Of the
Department Of Commerce and Labor the
Government Printing Office. At present
this Office is under the confined control
supervision. and administrative direc-
tion of the President and Of ne JOINT
Committee on Printing Of -he two
houses OF Congress The advantage or
having the 4O5g employees IN this ottice
and the expenditure Of the S7,.6lS4.-54
appropriated therefor supervised Dy an
executive department Is obvious, instead
OF LLe nresemL comDimed sunerL LsIOl.
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SECRET SERVICE

Last year an amendment was incor-
pOrated IN the measure providing Tor
the Secret Service, which provided that
there should be no detail from the
Secret Service and 40 transfer there
from. II is not too much To say that
this amendment has been OF benefit
only. and could be of benefit only. 70
the criminal classes. II deliberately in
troduced FOR the purpose Of diminish
ing the effectiveness OF war against
crime. IL could not have been better
devised 10 this end Il forbade the
practices that had been followed 20 a
greater OF less extent by the executive
heads OF various departments fov TWEEN
u years
To these practices we owe the secur-
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NO TOOLS WANTED.

We stand aloof from the reckless agi-
tztors who would make the judges mere
pliant tools Of popular prejudice and
paesion- and we stand alOOf from those
equally unv-ise psrtisans Of reaction and
privilege who deny the proposition that,
iuasrnuch as Judges are chosen TO serve
the interests of the whole people, they
should strive t. find out what those in
terests are. and, 50 far as they conscien-
tiously can, should strive 10 give effect
70 popular conviction when deliberately
and duly expressed by the law-making
body The courts are 10 be highly com
mended and stanchly upheld when they
Enr their faces against WrOu2-dOIng or
tyranny by a majority; but they are to
he blamed when they fail 10 recognize
under Il government like ours the de
lIherate judgment OF the majority as to
a matter Of legitimate policy. when duly
expressed Ey the legislature
such lawfully expressed and deliberate
Judgment should be given effect by the
courts. save IN the extreme and eXcep-
tIcnal cases where there has been q
clear violation Of a constitutional pToNi-
sion. Anything like tTivOlity or Want1n-
ness IN UpSettinC such clearly taken
governmental action Is grave oHenSe
7sairSt the republic To protest against
tyranny, 10 protect minOritieS from Op-
preston, 20 nUllify an act committed in
a Spasm of popular fury, Is u render a
eervice 10 The republic But for the
courts 70 aTroEate TO themselves func-
tionS which properly belong To the leglS-
Iative bodies IS All wrong, and in the
end works mischief.
The people should not he permitted TO
Dardon evil and SlipSEud legislation on
i1e theory tnat the court will set IT
rIzht. thev should be taught that the
right way 10 get rid of a bad law is to
have the legislature repeal II. and not
to have the courts by ingenious hair
shifting nullify II.
A law may he Unwise and improper:
hut it should not for these reasons be
declared unconstitutional by a strained
Interpretation, for the result Of such
action is 70 take away from the people
at large their sense Of responsibility and
Intimately to destroy their capacity for
orderly self restraint and self govern
rnent. Under such a popular govern
ruent as ours, founded on the theory
that in the long run the will of the
PEOPLE Is supreme. the ultimate safety
of the nation can only rest in training
End guiding the people so that what
they Will shall be right, and not in de-
Vistng means TO defeat their will by
the technicalities Of strained construc-
ffOn.
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CENSUS.

I strongly urge that the request of the
Director Of the Census in connection
with the decennisI work so soon to he
begun, be complied with and that the
appointments to the census force be
placed under the civil service law, wsfv-
ing the geographical requirements as re
qUeSted by the Director of the Census
The supervisors and enumerators should
not be appointed under the civil service
law FOR the reasons given BY the di-
rector / commend to the Congress the
careful consideration Of the admirsble
report of the Director of the Census.
and [ trust that his recommendations
viii he adopted and immediate acticn
thereon AIKEN
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PANAMA CANAL.

The work or the Panama canal is be
ing done with q speed, efficiency, and
entire devotion TO duty. which make II
a model for all work Of the kind No
task Of such magnitude has ever been
undertaken by any nation. and TO task
of the kind has ever been better per
formed. The men on the isthmuS. from
Colonel GOethals and his feIloW-commis-
sioners through the entire list of en-
pIoyes who are faithfully doing their
duty. have won their right to the un-
grudginE respect and gratitude Of the
American poOple
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UP TO COURTS.

The decisions Of the courts on economic
and social questions depend upon their
economic and social philosophy; and for
the peaceful progress OF our people dur
ing the twentieth century we shall owe
most To- those judges who hold u a
twentieth century economic and social
philosophy, and not TO a Ions. outSrown
philosophy. which was itself the product
Of primitive economic conditions or
course a Judges views on progressive
social philosophy are entirely second in
Importance 20 his possession or hlSh
and fine character; which means the
possession Of such elementary virtues
ness.
The Judge who owes his election TO
wandering 10 demagOCiC sentiments or
class hatred and prejUdiCes, and the
Judge who owes either his election or
his apDointnent to the money or favor
of = great corpora ton are alike IN
worthy 70 sit on the bench, are allke
traitors to the people; and no profundity
Of legal learning, or correctness OF ao-
straCt conviction oH questions or puoIc
r.olicv can serve as an Offset TO such
shortcomings. But II Is also true that
Judges. like executives and legislators,
should hold sound views on the QueS-
ticns Of public policy which are or vital
interest 70 the people
The legislators and executives are
chosen to represent the people in enact
ing and administering the laws. The
Judges are not chosen 70 represent the
II interpret the laws The legislators
arc responsible for the laws, the judges
for the spirit in which they interpret
and enforce the laws.
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OCEAN MAIL LINES.

I again recommend the extension Of
the ocean mail act OF 1921, 50 that salts
factory American ocean mail lines to
South America, Asia. the Philippines,
and Australasia may he esrabIishe5
The creation Of such steamship lines
should be the natural corollary Of the
voyage Of the battle fleet II should
precede the opening Of the Panama
canal Even under favora bic conditions
several years must elspse before such
lines can be put into operation Accord
ingly ] urge that the Congress act
promptly where foresight already shows
that action sooner or later Will be in
ey-ita bic
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decaving slowly in its later stages. II
seems clear that its extinction had beu-
ter be made final now. 50 that the
ground can be cleared Tor larger con
20 their induction into the
lull measure Of responsible citizenship
on November ] only eighteen agencies
were left on the roster: with two eN-
CeptiOns. where some legal questions
seemed 10 stand temporarily in tie way,
these have been changed to superin-
tendencies. and their heads brought into
the classified civil service
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Wants Better Child Labor Law in the DiStrict-Sug-
gests New Method of Control for the Gov
ernment Printing Office.

lag behind IN the worldwide battle now
being waged by all civilized people with
the microscopic foes of mankind. nor
ought We longer 20 ignore the reprOach
that this Government takes more pans
TO protect the lives OF hogs and Of cattle
than OF human beings.
The first legislative step to Je taken
Is that for the concentration OF the
proper bureaus into one OF the existing
departments / therefore urgently rec
ommend the passage of a bill which
shall authorize a redistribution OF the
bureaus which shall best accomplish TINS
End
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PURE FOOD

The pure food legislation has already
worked a benefit difficult to overesti-
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REDISTRIBUTION OF BUREAUS.

It is highly advisable that there should
be intelligent action on the part Of the
nation o \ the question o. preserving the
health of the country. Through the
practical determination 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 Off
GERS. and IL shows what can be accom-
plisned with a better orga anization than
a rroSa0r a1riETc
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PUBLIC HEALTH.

The dangers TO public health from
food adulteration and from many other
sources. such as the menace to the
physical. mental. and moral develop
ment Of children from child labor.
should be met and overcome There are
numerous diseases, which are now
known 10 be preventa bic, which are.
International Congress on Tuberculosis
has made us painfully aware or the in
adequacy of American public health leg
islation- This nation cannot afford 70
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IAPANESE EXPOSITION

The japanese government has post
poned until 1917 the date of the gres-
international exposition, the action be
inE taken 50 as TO insure ample time
in which 20 prepare 70 make the ex-
Continued on Eighth Page)
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-02
low TURKEY REGULATES AUTOS.
Stringent Provisions Made In the Land
OF the Sultan.

The following instructions have been
ssued to the Turkish custom house
authorities with regard to the intro
luction of automobiles into Turkey.
The invoice price will be converted
into piastres Medjidie at 10, and Is
per cent. will be added for packing
and freight. II the freight is included
in the invoice only ten per cent will
be added. On this total q discount OF
Ten per cent will be allowed and the
!uty will be levied on-the remainder.
rs regards autos in transit, they will
be allowed six months to pass through
he country. A lead seal will be at
tached by the customs authorities to
4 prominent part Of the machine,
which until further orders. II unpro-
vided with an invoice, will be estmat.
ed at minimum Of $4,000 or maxi
mum of 10000 piastres: on this
amount ten per cent will be taken for
duty and only returned, less transit
iuty Of one per cent, when the auto
Is leaving the country, against pre-.
sentation OF the original receipt given
by the custom authorities. on which
must figure the name Of the proprle.
tor, the builder, the numbers and any
distinctive marks on the machine.
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BAILEY BROTHERS
BUY BANANA
BUSINESS
BIG CARGO OF MACHINERY
British Register OF GoIdsboro Cancelled
Steamer Now 'FIys Flag OF
Honduras.

Puerto Cortez, June 1.-THE steamer
Goldsboro, the former register of
which was American and which
sailed from New York on May under
the British flag and provisional regis
try, arrived at this port on May 16.
She carried cargo Of a thousand
packages of farming machinery, sun
dry supplies and machinery for oil
boring and road-making, In all valued
at about $4,000. This cargo was
shipped, according to the manifest, by
the General Supply company, of which
+. G.. Bailey Is agent. The consignee
is Charles II. II. Meyers. Bailey and
his brother and Meyers were aboard
the steamer.
Since their arrival In Honduras they
have purchased a banana farm OF
1000 acres, for which they paid $780,
900. at Tela, Honduras, and they will
prospect for oil and coal on the lands
adjoining
They made the proposal to the Hon.
duran authorities to place the Colds.
boro on the coast trade between Belize
and Bluefields, calling at various
Honduran ports. In the mean time
however, the British consul here on
the order of the British minister to
Honduras, Cancelled the British regis
ter Of the steamer and lowered the
British flag. The Goldsboro regis.
tered on Saturday here under the
name of Atlantida and now carries
the Honduran flag. She sailed at
once for Tela, and is now unloading
her cargo there.
The first proceedings against Bail
ey for a criminal prosecution were
taken a few days ago in New York
on complaint OF Robert ]. Bole, local
manager Of the Keystone Driller com
lpany OF Bear Falls, Pa, and on his ap
Ipiication city magistrate Issued a
warrant for Bailey. The paper
charges grand larceny. Meetings Of
the creditors of the Export Shipping
company have been held in New York
claims against the concern to the
amount of many thousand dollars be
ing represented.
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DEMOCRATS HOPE
/. TO ELECT MORE
congressman
Getting Busy at National Head.
quarters
TO OPEN BRANCH IN CHICAGO
Chairman James Lloyd Of Missouri
Says the Minority VIII be Bigger
In Next House.

Washington, June 2.-The active
work Of the Democratic Congressional
headquarters began yesterday when
several large mail bags Of campaign
documnets were shipped to the Paci-
fic Coast. Representative James
Lloyd, of Missouri, chairman OF the
Congressional Committee, is in charge
Of the work, and will remain in Wash
ington all summer. with the excep-
ton of few weeks while the Denver
convention is In session. He has al
ready appointed his subcommittee
Mr. Lloyd has made the rule that
no campaign material will be fur
nished to any district unless 1t is re-
quested by some responsible Demo-
cfat. By this method he hopes to
avoid any mistakes in sending the
wrong matter to different localities In
the country and will depend on the
local politicians to specify the charac-
ter of the material they desire.
On July branch OF the head.
quarters will be opened In Chicago.
where the real work Of the committee
will be done.
Mr.. Lloyd, although It is his first
year as chairman Of the committee,
has many pretentious schemes In
mind, and says that the minority In
the House will be greatly increased
In the next campaign.