The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-08

repair. fnr which purpose .the ceuntr, is divided into sixteen districts. tt which are assigned an engineer om. cer of the army and an inspector oi the navy. each with a light-house ten der and the needed plant for his work It has become apparent by the frs- quent friction that arises, due to the absence of any central independent authority. that there must be com. plete reorRanizatton of the Hoard. ! the system the rigidity of discipline that the presence of naval and milis tary officers in charge fnspres. but ur- less the presence of such ofhcers ID responsible executive head that shall have proper authority. l recommend the transfer of control over the light houses tn suitable civilian bureau. This is in accordance with the tudG- ment of competent persons who are familiar with the working of the pres ent system. am confident that q re- organization can be effected which shall avoid the recurrence of friction between members. instances of which have been officially brought to my at. tention, and that by such reorganizaS tion greater efficiency and substan- tial reduction in the expense of opera ton can be brought about.
 Consolidation of Bureaun.
 request Congressional authority to enable the Secretary of Commerce and Labor to unite the Bureaus of Manu- factures and Statistics. This twas rec commended by competent committee appointed in the previous administra- ton for the purpose of suggesting changes in the interest of economy and efficiency. and is requested by the Sec retary.
 I greatly regret to say t~at the du- . vestigations made in the Bureau of Immigration and other sources of in- formation lead to the view that there is urgent necessity for additional leg islation and greater exSeutivs activity 10 suppress the recruiting of the ranks of prostitutes from the streams of immigration into this.,eountry--an evllswhich. for want of aIbetter name. has been called "The White Slave Trade" I believe 1t to be constitu- transportation of persons for purposes of prostitution across National and State lines; and by appropriating fund of s50.000 to be used by the Sec- employment of special inspection # will be possible to bring those respon.. sibie for this trade to indictment and conviction under Federal law.
 Bureau. ~f Health.
 For very considerable period strength. especially among the mem bers of the medical profession. in fa- vor of concentration of the tnstru- ments of the National Government which have to do with the promotion of public health. In the nature of things. the Medical Department of the Army and the Medical De- pertinent of the Navy must be kept separate. Bur there seems to be no reason why all the other bureaus and offices in the gem eral government which have to do with the public health or subjects akin thereto should not he united in bu- reau to be called the Bureau of Public Health" This would necessitate the transfer of the Marine Hospital Ser vice to such bureau. I am aware that there is a wide field in respect to the public health committed to the States in which the Federal govern ment can not exercise Jurisdiction. but we have seen in the Agricultural De- partment the expansion into widest usefulness of department giving at- tention to agriculture when that sub tect Is plainly one over which the States properly exercise direct 3uris- diction. The opport nnities offered for useful research and the spread Of use- ful information in regard to the cultt- gation of the soil and the breeding of stock and the solution of many of the intricate problems in progressive agri- culture have demonstrated the wisdom of establishing that department. Sim liar reasons, of equal force, can be given for the establishment of bu- reau of health that shall not only ex- ercise the police Jurisdiction Of the