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The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-12-07
Postal
Deficit.

As have said. the postoffice depart
ment is great business department
and / am glad to note the fact that
under its present management princi-
pies OF business economy and efficiency
are being applied For many years
there has been a deficit in the opera
lions OF the pOstoffice department
which has been met from appropria-
ton by the treasury. The apprOprta-
ton estimated for last year from the
treasury over and above the receipts Of
the department was S17.5OO.0O0. I am
glad 10 record the fact that Of that
Sl4.J00.0OO estimated for. S11.500. 600
was saved and returned to the treas
ury. The personal efforts Of the post
master general secured the effective CO.
operation OF the thousands OF DOstmas-
ters and other postal officers through
out the country in carrying out his
plans OF reorganization and retrench-
ment. The result IS that the post
master general has been able to make
his estimate OF expenses for the pres
ent year so low as TO keep within the
amount the postal service is expected to
earn IL is gratifying to report that
the reduction in the deficit has been
accomplished without any curtailment
or postal facilities. On the contrary
the service has been greatly extended
during the year in all its branches.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-12-07

respectfully recommend it's adoption on
all rural routes and that eleven pounds
the international limit-be made the
limit Of carriage in such post. and this
with a view 60 its general extension
when the income OF the postofficc viii
permit 20 and the postal savings bank
shall have been fully established. The
same argument is made against the
parcels post that was made against the
postal savings bank-that IL Is intro
ducing the government into business
which ought TO be conducted by private
persons. and is paternalism. The post
office department. has great plant
and great organization, reaching into
the most remote hamlet Of the United
states. and with this machinery 10 is
able TO do a great many things eco
nomically that tx new organiza ton
were necessary Il would be Impossible
70 do without eXtravagant expenditure.
That is the reason why the postal say
mss bank can be carried on at small
additional cost, and why IL ifs possible
to Incorporate at a very Inconsistency bic
expense parcels post in the rural de-
livery system a general parcels post
VIII involve much greater outlay.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-12-07
Navy Depart
ment.

In the last annual report Of the sec
Rotary OF the navy and in my annual
message. attention was called TO the
new detail OF Officers in the navy de-
partment by which officers OF flag rank
were assigned to duty as aides to the
secretary I'm respect to naval opera
tions. personnel. Inspection and ma
tertal. This change was substantial
compliance with the recommends ton
OF the commission on naval reorgani-
zatiOn. headed BY Mr.. Justice Moody
and submitted to President Roosevelt
on February 20. 1893. Through the ad-
vice Of this committee of line officers.
the secretary Is able to bring about a
proper coordination OF all the branches
of the naval department with greater
military efficiency. The secretary OF
the navy recommends that this new or
Banlzation be realized by legislation
and thus be made permanent. 1 con-
cur in the recommendation.
The secretary. in view Of the conclu-
stons Of "a recent court Of INJURY on
certain phases OF marine corps admin
istrauon, recommends that the major
general cOmmandant Of the marine
corps be appointed FOR four years
term and that officers OF the adiutant
ana inspectors department be detailed
from the line. lie also asks for legis-
latiOn TO improve the conditions now
existing in the personnel Of officers or
the navy particularly with regard to
the age and experience Of flag officers
and captains. and points out that 70 is
essential to the highest efficiency OF
the navy that the age Of our officers
be reduced and that flag officers par
ttcularly should gain proper experience
as nag Officers in order TO enable them
10 properly command fleets. I concur
, in the secretarys recommendation
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-12-07
Civil.
Service.

Upon the recommendation Of the
postmaster general I have included in
the classified service ali assistant post
masters, and / believe that this giving
a secure tenure TO those who are the
most important subordinatcs Of post
masters will add much to the efficiency
or their offices and an economical ad-
ministration. large number OF the
fourth class postmasters are now In the
classified service. 4 think IL would
ce the first, second and third class
postmasters. u is more logical to do
this than to classify the fourth class
postmasters. for the reason that the
fourth class pOstOffiCes are invariably
small. and the postmasters are neccs-
sarlly men who must combine some 9TH
err business with the pOstmastership.
whereas the first. second and third
class postmasters are paid q sufficient
amount TO Justify tine requirement
to their pOstoffiCe duties. To classify
first. second and third class postma s.
tiers would require the passage or an
act changing the methods OF their ap-
pointment so as 10 take away the ne
ccssity for the advice and consent Of the
Senate. I am aware that this is invit-
Ing from the Senate "a concession i'm re-
speCt TO its quasi executive power that
Is considera bic. but / believe IL TO be
I'm the interest of good administration
and efficiency OF service. To ma Ike this
change would take the Dostmasters out
Of politics. would relieve congressman
who now are hurdened with the neCes-
stty Of making recommendation for
these places Of responsibility that
must be irksome and can create moth
i'm securing greater attention TO bus
mess. greater fidelity. and consequent
ly greater economy and efficiency in
the Dostoffices which they conduct
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-12-07
| Naval Sup
| ply Fund.

commend to your attention the re-
port OF the secretary on the change in
the system Of cost accounting in navy
yards, and also to the history OF the
naval supply fund and the present con-
dtttons existing in regard to that mat
ter Under previous practice, and what
now seems to have been an erroneous
construction Of the law. the supply
fund Of the navy was increased from
9Z.l00,OOO to something over 81 i.000. 600.
and n system Of accounting was intro
duCed which prevented the striking OF
q proper balance and n knowledge Of
the exact cost OF maintaining the naval
esta blishment The system has now
been abandoned and a naval supply ac-
count established by law July l. 1910.
The naval supply fund OF S2.7OO.000 is
now on deposit in the treasury to the
credit Of the department. The secre-
tary recommends that the naval sup
ply account be made permanent by law
and that the S2.100. 600 Of the naval sup
ply fund be covered into the treas ury
as unnecessary. and 7 ask for 1egisla-
tive authority to do this. This sum
when covered into the treasury will be
really reduction in recorded naval
cost for this year. The estimates OF
the navy department are $4,000. 900 less
than the appropriations for the same
purpose last year. and included in this
Is the building program OF the same
amount as that submitted for your con-
SideratiOn last year. II is merely car
rying out the plan Of building two
battleshipS year. with a few needed
auxiliary vessels. I earnestly hope
that this program will be adopted.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-12-07
Franking
Privilege.

The unrestricted manner in which
the ranking privilege is now being
used by the several federal services
and by Congress has laid 20 open TO
serious abuses. "a fact clearly estab-
lished through Investigations recently
instituted by the department. While
II has been impossible without a bet
ter control of ranking to determine the
exact expense 60 the government of this
practice. there can be do doubt that
70 annually reaches into the millions.
As the first step in the direction of re-
FORM, special stamps and stamped en-
Nelopes have been provided for use in
stead Of franks I'm the free transmits
sion OF the official mail resulting from
the business OF the new postal savings
system BY properly recording the is
suance Of such stamps and envelopes
accurate records can be kept Of the
cost To the government OF handling
the postal savings mail. which is Ger
tain TO become an important item OF
expense and one that should be exact
u determined. Tn keeping with this
plan II Is hoped that Congress will
authorize the substitution Of special Of
fetal stamps andy stamped envelopes
for the various forms Of franks now
used TO carry free OF postage the vast
volume OF departmental and onEres-
sional mail matter.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-12-07
Second Glass
Mail.

In my last annual message I invited
the attention OF Congress TO the mad
eQuaCy OF the postal rate imposed upon
second class mail matter In so far as
that includes ma gaines. and showed
by figures prepared by experts Of the
mont was rendering a service 20 the
magazines, costing many millions in eX-
cess Of the compensation paid. An an
sWer was attempted to this by the rep
resentauves of the magazines. and a
reply was filed to this answer by the
postofficc department The utter in
adequacy or the answer. considered in
the light OF the reply OF the postoffice
department I think must appeal to
any fair minded person. Whether the
answer was all that could be said in be-
half OF the ma ga zines is another oues-
ton. 7 agree that the question Is ono
Of fact. but 7 insist that II the fact
that we are furnishing 20 the owners
Of magazines a service worth millions
more than they pay for f.. then Justice
requests that the rate should be in
creased. The increase in the receipts
or the department resulting from this
change may be devoted to Increasing the
usefulness of the department in cstab-
the cost OF first class postage TO one
cent. II has been said by the post
master general that fair adjustment
might be made under which the adver-
Using part OF the magazine should be
charged Tor at different and higher
This would relieve many useful mag
azincs that are not circulated at a
profit. and would not shut them out
from the use OF the mails by a pro-
Win respect to the parcels post. J
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people and extending its activitis into
avenues plainly within its constitutional
jurisdiction. but which IL has not been
thought wise or necessary for the gen
eral government heretofore 10 occupy.
I am glad to say that under the APP
preparations made for the department.
the attorney general has so improved
its organization that q vast amount OF
litigation OF civil and criminal char
acter has been disposed Of during the
current year 7 invite especial atten-
tion TO the prosecutions under the fed
cral law of the sO-callcd bucket
shops. and OF those schemes to de-
fraud III which the use Of the mail is
an essential part OF the fra uduient con-
sniracy. prosecutions which have saved
ignorant and weak members OF the pub
lie and are saving them hundreds OF
millions Of dollars. The violations of
The antitrust law present perhaps the
most important litigation before the
department the number of cases filed
shows the activity Of the government
lu enforcing that statute.
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sion OF Congress and is now awaiting
the action OF tire Senate.
The Importance OF those features OF
this Dill relating Co public health and
s1nltatiou cannot De oVcr-ostirnatnd.
Inc removal from politics Of the fu-
dietary by nrOvidiu- Tor the appoint
m mt ~ tire municipal judges fs excel
lent. and I recommend that sfeu FUR
ther De taken by providing therein Tor
me appointment ol secretaries and
mnrrnals ~ these courts
believe that the provision In the
Dlll Tor e. partially elective senate. the
number OF elective members being
urc grcssivcly increased. o. unwise. and
that TIE composition Of the senate as
provided ln the Dill as introduced in
che House Ear better meets conditions
existing in Porto Rico. This b. an irr-
unrfant measure. and 7 recommend IFS
early COnsldora lion and uaeaafrn
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-12-07
Interior
Department.

Appeals to court IN land caseE-Tho
secretary OF the Interior recommends a
Grange IN the law In respect TO tho pro-
cedure IN adJudlcating claims Tor lands.
by which appeals can be taken from
the decisions OF the department. 20 the
court or appeals of the District OF Co
lumbta Tor judicial consideration OF
the rights OF the claimant. This change
finds complete analogy in the present
provision for appeals from the decision
or the commissioner OF patents The
judgments OF the court I'm such cases
would Doe OF decisive value 10 land
claimants generally and TO the depart
ment Of the interior I'm the administra-
ton or the law. would enable claim
ants TO bring into court the final con-
sheraton OF issues as TO the title 10
government land. and would. 7 think
ObNiate a good deal OF the subsequent
litigation that now arises I'm our west
ern courts. The bill. I believe IS pend
ing In the House. having been favor
ably reported from the committee on
public lands, and I recommend its en-
actment.
One Of the difficulties in tho in
terror department and I'm the land Of
flee has been the delays attendant IN
on the consideration by the land Of
or claims for patents OF public lands
10 individuals. / am glad 20 say that
under the recent appropriations OF the
Congress and the earnest efforts OF
the secretary and his subordinates
these arrears have been disposed or
been brought more nearly up TO date
in respect TO the pending business than
ever before In its history. Economics
have been effected where possible with
cut legislative assistance and these are
shown I'm the reduced estimates for tho
expenses OF the department during the
current fiscal years and during the
year TO come.
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lore
|ficers

One OF inc great difficultics in thc
ompt Organization ana mobilization
militia and volunteer forces ig tnc
osence 81 competent Officers OF the
INK n CT 0taiu to teach the new army.
the unit 81 the company. the bust
|sss of being soldiers and or taking
IRE Or thcmHclve9 so as 60 render ef-
Icflvc service. This need OF army Of
Iccrs can only be- supplied hy provis-
- ~ law authorizing the appoint
80 or greater number ~ army Of
ccrs than are needed 90 supply the
mmande az regular army troops now
llstcd ln the service. There are
tough regular ARMY Officers t0 COM
ana the troops now enlisted. but
pngrcss has authorized. and che de-
d ,rtment has followed the example of
.DuErcgs. and exercised tho authority
IN ferrcd hr detailing these army or-
GERS 90 duty other than that o. the
mmand of troops.
For instance. there arc large num-
pr Or army Officers assigned f0 duty
! On military colleges or In colleges
which military training i1 given.
hen m large number oI officers are
signed to general stare duty. and
|ere arc various other places fo which
my Officers can nc and are legally
signed. which take them awal from
lir regiments and companies. I'm
der that the militia OF each state
0uld Do properly drilled and made
Iore like the rcEuInr army. regular
Envy Officers should be- detailed fo
ate in The supervision Of state mil
a. bat ibis is impossible unless pro-
sion ig made hv Congress Cor very
EEiderahIc increase iu tne number
company and fioIo officers of the
&n-V. a h1t was pending tu The last
seiou or Congress FOR tHiE purpose.
81 earnestly hope that. in the IN
rest of the proper dcvc lopmcnt OF "a
publican army. an army small lu
time Of peace. but possible uI
ompt and adequate enlargement iu
ue ~ war. shall become possible UNI
r fne laws ~ The United States A.
81 ]. the strong argument Tor which
u be- based ON ground quite sim-
to chat OF che increased Officers
u 4. is the bin Tor the increase OF elNtv
tHe army engineers. The EnorfucFs
Nj supply Boo such officers delays inn
|lrfnut river aud harhor work and
uOrtanf fnrtificntion work. I earn
lV recommend trc passage OF this
which passed tnr House at fIc
Pc session and is now pending iu Che
nate.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-12-07
Postal Saw
ings Banks.

At it's last session Congress made
provisions Tor the establishment of saw
ings banks by the postoffice depart
ment Of this government. by which. un-
der the general control or trustees. con-
sistinE OF the postmaster general. the
secretary OF the treasury and the attor-
mey general. the system could be begun
In n few cities and towns. and enlarged
to cover within its opera lions, many
cities and towns and as large a part
or the country as seemed wise. Ar
engagements have been perfected SO
that savings banks will be opened in
some cities and towns on the first OF
January and there will be gradual eN-
tension OF the benefits OF the plan TO
the rest Of the country.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-12-07
Navy
Yards.

The secretary OF the navy has given
personal examination to every navy
yard and has studied the uses OF the
navy yards with reference to the neceS-
stiles Of our fleet. With "a fleet con-
siderably less than half the size Of that
Of the British navy. we have shin
and there are several OF these shin
yards extensively equipped with mod
ern machinery which. after fnveStfga-
tion. the secretary OF the navy believes
20 be entirely useless for naval pur-
poses. He asks authority TO abandon
certain OF them and to move their
machinery TO other places where it can
be made Of use.
The secretary points out that the
most important naval base in the West
Indies is Guantanamo. in the south
eastern part Of Cuba. Its geographical
situation is admirable and is well
adapted to protect the commercial
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-12-07

Dr. fnc question OF tolls Goo TIE canal
EnIr question Dr. necessarily affected hy
trc probable fnnragc which viii 20
through Che cs0rL ne o. am matter
comm -siou in 1900 INVESTIGATED the
question ana mauc OBJ report. Tie con-
Guided that che total tonnage OF tho
tetfels cfunio- 90 In commerce that
could use thc fsthmian canal in 1914
would amount i0 6.Al1.S0a tons net reg
isler and that this trafflc would in
90 was rot probe Bile chat an thc corn
u4arcr included fu also totals would af
once abandon she routes 60 present fol-
lowed ard -uanr uss ot Che canal. and
that 90 might take some tiwo perhaps
two years. 90 rcadiust trade with ref
crnuCc TO- Che new coalitions which tire
canal would establish. lie did not In
ciude. moreover. fEe tonnage Of wac
vessels. although Do is Co Dc inferred
.NIf sucn vessels would make CDnsid-
cranlc use ~ tnc canal Ir Che mat
llnt dollar neg con would rot drive
business away from the canal hut that
higher rate would do So.
ln deto-uining what thc soils should
Dr. He certainly ought noe to insist that
Tor good many years 90 come they
should amount 40 enough so uav fne
interest on Che .nvcsfr' u OFT fff 600
200 which tne United States has made
ir tne construction ~ the canal We
ouEnt NOS Orb d. fhiE. fret. because the
neueftiE to De- derived ht the United
Sinter from tnis expenditure is not Co
p' measured solely ny return upon
the Investment Ir if were. fhcn the
construction mignf well have been left
fO private ontCrurise. Nc was because
an adequate return upon the money i'm
vested could not Doe expected irImrdf-
Ht"If. OH Ir tho near future. and be-
cfuse there were peculiar political adj
ventarcs fo De derived from the con-
struCtlou or The canal that 70 ncrcs-
eariv fcll 90 tho government to adj
vance We money and perform the work.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-12-07
Conser-
Vation.

The subject OF the conservation OF
the public domain has commanded the
attention Of the people within the last
two or three years.
Agricultural lands.-There is no need
for radical reform in the methods of
disposiug Of what are really aUricul-
tural lands The present laws have
worked well. The enlarged homestead
law has encourage the successful
farming Of lands in the semi-arid re-
Reclamstion.-The total sum alread-
accumulated i'm the fund provided bv
the act for the reclamation OF arid
lands is about s69.4f9.05S.56. and OF
this, all but S6,241O5S.16 has been al
lotted 20 the various projects. Of which
there are thirty.
Congress. at its last session. provided
Tor the issuing or certificates OF in
debtedness not exceeding $4,000. 900 TO-
be redeemed from the reclamation fund
when the proceeds OF land sold aud
from the water rents should be suf-
ncient- Meantime. in accordance with
the provisions of the law. u appointed
"a board of army engineers to examine
the projects and 60 ascertain which are
feasible and worthy Of completion.
That board has made "a report uuon
the subjects which I shall transmit iu
"a separate message within a. few davs.
In September last conservation
congress was held ar ST. Paul. at
which I delivered an address ON the
subject Of conservation SO FAR as ir was
within the jurisdiction and possible ac-
tion OF the federal government. In
that address I assembled from the Of
fetal records the statistics and facts
as to what had been done in this be-
half I'm the administration of my pre-
deCessor and ira my own. ami indicated
the legislative measures which 7 be-
lievcd TO be wise I'm order 60 secure
the best use. in the public interest. OF
what remains or our rational donna iu
There was I'm this address IN very fun
discussion OF the reasons which led me
ID the conclusions stated. For the pur-
pose OF having in an official record n
comparative and comprehensive resume
OF the statistics and facts gathered
with some difficulty I'm that address
and to avoid their repetition i'm the body
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Z nuinE in Concress n blll repeating the
.eNut volunteer ace and making pro-
ZION Tor tIc urEauizafiOu of Noluu-
20 FORCES I'm time OF war. which is adj
iir1hiv adapted tn meet inr cNircncies
'hlcN would De- fncu presented. The
isaas 80 % the BIN would noe entail n
jay cNpensc upon the govern mont
\ gus time, or iu che future. until war
luci. utt when war does come the
'cfhnua therein directed are lu ace
lraarcC with tho best military iud~-
emf az t0 what they ought t1 ne. and
e act would prevent tine necessity Tor
discussion or new legislation und
q delays incident l0 its considcra tion
ld adoption. earnestly urge tho
eslrc uf fhfs volunteer hilf
4 further recommend chat Congress
InIlisn 81 c0mmis sIuu tO determine as
IlN ls possible a comprehensive pol
fur the urEauizltinu. mobilize fiun
|1i admin iefra tion OF The regular armt.
c organized militia and tie volunteer
rces in thc event OF war.