The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-12-09

by cutting off new projects and Sis
pending for the period of one year all
progress in military matters. For the
I same reason | have directed that the
army shall not he recruited UD TO its
present authorized strength. These
& measures can hardly be more than
temporary. for | am sure that the in
tereSts Of tie military establishment
are seriously in need of careful con
sideratiOn by congress
. The secretary of war calls attention
to a number of needed changes in the
+ army, in all of which concur. but the
point upon which l place most en-
! phasis is the need for an elimination
bill providing a method by which the
merits Of officers shall have some ef-
! feet upon their advancement and by
which the advancement of all may be
+ accelerated by the effective elimination
of definite proportion of the le;isG
/ efficient.
The military aud naval joint board
have unanimously agreed that it would
/ be unwise to make the large eNpcndi-
( lures which at one time were c0ntem-
plated in the establishment Of naval
base and station in the Philippine Is
lands and have expressed their iuGr
ment, in which | fully concur in ia
vOr Of making an extensive naval base
at Pearl Harbor. near Honolulu, ana
not in the Philippines.
The Navy.
The return of the battleShip Zee!
from its voyage around the world in
more efficient condition than when it
started was a noteworthy event of in
terest alike to our citizens and the
naval authorities of the world. The
marked success Of the ships in steam
ing around the world in all wearherS
on schedule time has increased respect
fOI our navy and has added to our ma
tional prestige.
1t is regrettable fact thar the
higher officers are old for the respon-
sibilities of the modern navy, and the
admirals do not arrive at flag rank
svdng enough to obtain adequate train,
ing in their duties as flag officers.
Owing TO the necessity for economy
in expenditures, | have directed the
| curtailmcnt Of recommendations for
naval appropriations so that they are
thirty-eight millions less than the cor
responding estimates of last year. and
the request for new naval construction
is limited to two first class battleships
, and one repair vessel
The secretary of the navy has inau-
gurated tentative plan involving GER
tain changes in the organization of the
navy department including the navy
yards, all Of which have been found
by the attorney general to be in ac-
cordance with law. have approved
the execution Of the plan proposed be
cause OF the greater efficiency and
economy ii promises.
Department Of characterization In
Legal Procedure.
The deplorable delays in the admin
iStration of civil and criminal law have
received the attention of committees of
the American Bar association and Of
many state bar associations as wei as
the considered thought Of judges and
jurists. In my Judgment. a change in
public procedure, with n view TO re
ducing its expense to private litigants
in civil cases and facilitating the dis.
patch Of business and final decision in
both civil and criminal cases. consti-
tutes the greatest need in cur Amerl-
can Institutions | do not doubt for
one moment that much Of the lawleSs
violence ana cruelty exhibited in lynch-
ings are directly due to the uncertain
ties and injustice growing out of the
delays in trials. judgments and the exc
cutions thereof by our courts
l therefore recommend legislation
providing for the appointment by the
president Of il commission with author
ity to examine the law and equity
procedure of the federal courts of first
Instance, the law of appeals from
those courts to the courts of appeals
and TO the supreme court and the costs
imposed in such procedure upon the
private litigauts and upon the public
treasury and make recommendation
with view to simplifying and cX-
pediting the procedure as far as pos
sibe and making it as inexpensive as
may be to the litigant Of little means.
The platform Of the successful party
in the last election contained the fol-
lowing:
Injunctions Without Notice.
We believe that the rules of proce-
dure in the federal courts with respect
to the issuance of the writ of fnjunc-
ton should be more accurately defined
by statute and that no injunction or
temporary restraining order should he
issued without notice, except where
irreparable injury would result from
delay. in which case a speedy hearing
thereafter should be granted.
l recommend that in compliance with
the promise thus made appropriate leg
islation be adopted. Moreover, every
such injunction or restraining order
issued without previous notice and OPP
portunity by the defendant to be heard
should by force of the statute expire
and be of no effect after seven days
from the issuance thereof or within
any time less than that period which
the court may fix unless within such
seven days or such less period the in
junction or order is extended or re-