The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-06


with after dance, Schwingers hall.
Importance, merely clog and burden
the court and render more difficult its
higher function, which makes It so i'm.
portant part of the framework OF
our government. The supreme court
is now carrying an unnecessary bur
den of al peals OF tLfs kind, and /
earnestly urge that 1t be removed.
Judicial Salaries.
further recommend TO congress the
passage of the bill now pending for
the increase in the salaries of the fed
eral judges, by which the chief justice
Of the supreme court shall receive
s17.500 and the associate justices s17,-
900, the circuit judges constituting the
circuit court of appeals shall receive
$4,000 and the district judges $4,000.
The positions they occupy ought to be
filed by men who have shown the
greatest ability in their professional
work at the bar, and It Is the poorest
economy possible for the government
to pay salaries so low for judicial SER
vice as not to be able to command the
best talent Of the legal profession In
every part of the country.
Wiping Out Of Postal Deficit.
For many years there has been a
deficit in the operations Of the post
Office department which has been met
by appropriation from the treasury.
The appropriation estimated for last
year from the treasury over and above
the receipts Of the department was
$17 100000. am glad to record the
fact that of that $17,500,OO0 estimated,
$11 100000 were saved and return
ed to the treasury. II is gratifying to
report that the reduction in the de-
felt has been accomplished without
any curtailment of postal facilities.
Upon the recommendation of the
postmaster general have included in
the classified service all assistant
postmasters, and l believe that this
giving a secure tenure TO those who
are the most important subordinates
of postmasters will add much to the
efficiency of their offices and an eco
nomical administration.
The Franking Privilege,
The unrestricted manner in which
the franking privilege is now being
used by the several federal services
and by congress has laid it open to
serious abuses.
Parcels Post.
With respect to the parcels post,
respectfully recommend its adoption
on all rural delivery routes and that
IL pounds, the international limit, be
made the limit of carriage in such
post. The postofilce department has a
great plant and a great organization,
reaching into the most remote ham
let of the United States, and with this
machinery it is able to do a great
many things economically that IL a
new organization were necessary 1t
would be impossible to do without ex-
travagant expenditure. That is the
reason why the postal savings bank
can be carried on at small addition
al cost and why It is possible to incor-
porate at a very inconsiderable ex-
pense parcels post in the rural de-
livery system.
Peary.
unite with the secretary in the
recommendation that an appropria-
tion be made to construct a suitable
crypt at Annapolis for the custody Of
the remains of John Paul Jones.
The unparalleled achievement OF
Peary in reaching the north pole
April 6, 1909, approved by critical ex-
animation of the most expert scien'
lists, has added to the distinction Of
our navy, TO which he belongs, and
reflects credit upon his country His
unique success has received generous
acknowledgment from scientific bod
les and institutions OF learning In Eu-
rope and America. recommend 1T
ting recognition by congress OF the
great achievement of Robert Edwin
Peary.
For Elght-Hour Day.
II seems to me from the past his
lory lndl tue government mas poSH
committed to a policy of encouraging
the limitation of the days work to
eight hours in all works of construc-
ton initiated by itself. and 1t seems
TO me Illogical to maintain a differ
ence between government work done
on government soil and government
work done in private establishment
Workmen's Compensation.
In view of the keen, widespread in
terest now felt In the United States
in system of compensation for in
dustrial accidents to supplant oui
present thoroughly unsatisfactory
system of employers liability Ga sub
ject the importance of which con
gress has already recognized by the
appointment Of commission), rec
ommend that the International con
gress on Industrial insurance be In
vited to hold its meeting in 1913 II
Washington and that an appropriation