Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-10
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE
Regulation Of Child Labor.

REGULATION Of Child Labor. s.
Rv WILLIAM ORDwAY PARTRfD00s
Sculptor, New York
The most important objects tor the preAr
ent administration to direct it, .enaI1ies
upon are the regulation Of child Labor. tnS
extension Of civil service reform ana ina
preservation of forests and uatura9.sre.
sources.
Uniform Divorce law.
By Mrs. DONALD MLEAN. New York.
I consider the uniform divorce law as
important as any measure liable to come
before the new administration.
Cut Out the Spells System.
BY DR.. DAVID STARR JORDAN. PJesf-
dent Leland Stanford Juntof University.
The most important thing, that the new
administration can give Is to set the e1-
ample of clean and just executive work.
cutting out the spoils system ana other
forms Of graft Just - far - may be Ia
everything with which the governnnent
has to deal
Federal Appointments Aeeerdmg TO
Sectional Sentiments.
BY CLARK HOWNLlt Editoca Atlanta
Constitution.
The greatest work ahead o6 tho pros-
ent federal administration = the material
ization Of the pledge Of Nh. Taft. a. made
T9De6t0QlY III Ills 1OG0A4$t OOeSSAAOsAA 80 :
dresses, that In the matter Of federal APP
pointments all sections OF the country
VIII be treated with due and reasonable
consideration by the national adm1nisua-
ton and that in appointments Tor once
selections will be made With due regard
to the sentiment Of communities to Do
served. gs.si-&sss& lss7S77ts-TT--
Efficient Insurance Against Mar.s.x
ByHUDsoN MAXIM. Inventor. Brooklyn.
The most vital concern to the broad In
terests of the American people Is emcaent
insurance against war-such insurance az
shall be a warranty Of enduring peace.
There is only one thing that can give us
this happy security, and it is an efficient
navy, one big enough and powerful
enough to circle our shores with wall
Of steel, through which no enemy can
penetrate to work US harm. II We build
but few battleships and forge but few
guns, we must slaughter with them ana
Law cities In waste. II. on the other hand
we build battleships enough and arm our
selves with guns enough. then We aus
courage attack and prevent slaughter.
There is no greater mistake than TO con-
slider preparedness for war an enttcsment
to war. Il
Relations With tho Orient.
BY FRANCIS B. LOOMS United States
Commissioners to the Tokyo Exposition,
Former Minister to Venezuela.
In foreign affairs perhaps the ereatest
problem which will present itself for eolu-
ton to the administration OF Mr.. TAFT
and one which he Is himself uniquely
and pre-eminently qualified to consider Is
the Encouragement Of our relations with
the orient We have wisely. think
adopted from time to time various meas
ures, in the form of agreements. treaties
and understandings. which were OF tenn,
porary nature and which well served tnedr
purpose inasmuch as they allayed TIC;
ton and disposed Of the immediate possi'
bilities Of resort to arms.
No farreaching principle has been htd
down, save that Of the open door. enun-
ciated by Mr.. Hay, and no permanent
policy has been evolved and perhaps can
not be until we know what The history OF
the next two or three years Will prtng
forth. But it is very apparent to anT
one who has definite knowledge % tho
far eastern situation that we win have;
probably within the term Of the nsw
president, to meet and soive sonae very
delicate problems In connection With our
relations with both China and japan, End.
above ALL we shall probably have to de-
fine. once for all. our attitude, nom y
racial point Of view. :dn: fespest y$gsene or11
entails.