Mexico Missouri message., 1909-02-25

mary and secondary instruction and
In Industrial or vocational work. Their
relation to politics and government Ia
OF the utmost importance though In
direct. Il 10, and ought to be. their
highest duty to instil in the minds Of
the young girls and boys the patriot
ism and love OF country, because the
boy Is father 90 the man and the pa
trtotism of the extreme youth of the
country may we'll determine that OF
the grown men. The effect OF an In
tense patriotism which thrills through
the nerves Of the boys of q country 10
illustrated in the immense strength
which Japan derives from Il. No one
who visits that interesting country or
comes into contact with the Japanese
can avoid seeing lie patriotism. The
term 'Bushldo.' is a kind OF apotheosis
OF patriotism. The Joy with which
Japanese give up their lives In defenss
OF their country has its foHnaiaion in
a real religious feeling. and is most n
spring TO all who come TO know II. II
should be full OF Significance TO those
of the teaching profession who become
responsible for the thoughts and ideals
OF the young"
To the writer. in whatever capacity
he may labor. Judge Taft attributed
great influence, either for good or for
bad.
Judge Taft paid high tribute to
the profession OF medicine, because II
had contributed TO the preservation
of the health OF all the people. He
pointed out that the profession had
been exalted by its great discoveries
and by its assistance In the expansion
Of our government In the tropics and
In the construction OF the Panama
canal. lie said:
Medical Profession Euloaizsd
THE triumph which has teen
reached in the name OF the medical
profession in the discovery as to the
real cause OF yellow fever and malaria
and the suppression Of those diseases
by killing or preventing the propaga,
ton OF, or the infection OF the mos
quito. is one of the wonders Of human
progress. II has made the construo-
ton OF the Panama canal possible. II
has rendered life in the tropics for i'm
migrants from the temperate zone CON
sistent with health and reasonable
length Of life. and It has opened pos
sibilities in the Improvement Of the
health and strength Of tropical races
themselves under governmental teach.
ing, assistance and supervision that
were unthought of two decades ago.
Sanitary engineering with its proper
treatment OF water. making II whole.
some and harmless with its removal
of the filth and sewage and It's con.
version OF what was noXious into most
useful agencies. all confirm the gov.
ernmental importance Of the proteS
sion OF medicine and the kindred tech
meal profession OF chemistry. engin-
eering and all branches OF physical re-
search. So marked has been this In.
crease in the Importance of the med
zeal profession in governmental agen-
cies that the doctors themselves have
organized n movement for the unifica.
ton Of all agencies in the federal gov.
eminent used to promote the public
health. in one bureau or department
at the head OF which they wish 70 put
a man OF their own or kindred branch
OF science. How near this movement
will come in accomplishing tho com
plete purpose OF It's promoters, only
the national legislature can tell. Ger,
tainly the economy Of the union Of all
health agencies Of the national gov
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Is wise Whether at the head Of that
department should be put a doctor Of
medicine or some other person must
depend on the individual and not on
his technical professional learning or
skill. II is the capacity TO organize,
coordinate and execute that Is need
cd at the head OF a department, ard
fessional skill. II is the ability TO
Judge whether others have such tech.
meal or professional skill that the
head OF the department who makes
the selection OF the members Of his
department should be endowed with.
However this may be. II Is becoming
more and more clear that the extend.
rltory covered by the profession Of
medicine is bringing physicians more
and more into political and goVeEp.
mental relation. and we may expect
that In the next decade they will play
a far greater part than they have here,
tofore: and It Is proper that they
should"
WashInaton's Greatness.
After mentioning the great good, IN
actual results. accomplished by many
technical professions. Judge Taft con.
sidered in extent the profession Of the
law. which. he said. lis In a wide
sense the profession OF government"
He said that lawyers often were Sc
lected to carry on governmental work,
because the executive faculty was 2
/ very marked attribute OF the modern
lawyer. While he realized that there