Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-12-07


one as occasion shall arise for a
change in the rates If. each. and only
after report upon the schedule oy
the tariff board competent TO make
such report.
> II Is not likely that the board will
be able 10 make a report during the
present session OF congress on any or
the schedules, because proper exam
nation involves an enormous amount
OF detail and a great deal OF care
,hit hope TO be able at the, opening
Of the new congress or at least dur
ing the session Of that congress, to
bring 10 It's attention the facts in re-
gard to those schedules in the present
tariff that may prove TO need amend
lnent.
War Department.
The war department has within its
jurisdiction the management OF the
army. and. in connection herewith
the coast defenses; the government
of the dependencies of the philippines
and of Porto Rico; the recommends
ton OF plans for the Improvement OF
harbors and waterways, and their
execution when adopted; and, by VIZ
tue of an executive order, the super
vision of the construction OF the
Panama canal
The army of the United States is
a small body compared with the 'o'ai
number OF peoIle for the preservation
of whose peace and good ORDER IL ~
a last recourse. The army now mum
beers about 10000 men, OF whom ABOUT
1S. 600 are engaged in the coast artii-
lerv and detailed TO the management
and use of the guns in the forts ana
batteries that protect our coasts me
resi- OF the army. or about 10000 Is
the mobile mart of our national forces.
and is divided into 81 regiments %
infantry. including the Porto hican
regiment. Is regiments OF cavalry
regiments of field artillery, a corps
of ordnance, of engineers. and OF sig
nal. a uuartermaster's department,
conmissary department and medicai
corps.
further recommend that congress
establish a commission 10 determine
as early as practicable a compreheh-
1--WE policy for the organization, mo-
Utilization and administration OF the
regular army the organized mib'a,
and the volunteer forces in the event
OF war.
Rivers and Harbors.
have already expressed my opin-
ion to congress in respect TO the cnar-
acter OF the river and harDor niiis
which should be enacted into law
and I have exercised as much power
as ] have under the law In directing
the chief of engineers to make his re-
norris 10 congress conform TO the
needs of the committee framing such
a bill. in determining which OF the
proposed improvements Is the more
important and ought to be completed
first. and promptly.
Abolition o. Nsvyards-
The secretary OF the navy has given
personal examination to every navy
ward. ana has studied the uses OF the
navvyards with reference TO the ne
cessities OF our fleet. With a fleet
considerably less than half the size
of that OF the British navy, We have
shipyards more than double the num-
Der. and there are several OF these
shipyards. extensively equipped Win
modern machinery. which after inves-
figstion. the secretary Of the navy pc
Iieves 10 be entirely useless for naval
purposes. He asks authority TO a5an-
don certain of them and to move their
machinery TO other places where ~
can be made OF use
unite with the secretary IN the
recommendation that an appfopna-
ton he made TO construct suitable
crypt az Annapolis for the custody
Of the BODY OF John Paul Jones'
Bureau Of Labor
The commits Toner Of labor has
been actively engaged IN composing
the differences between employers
and employees engaged in iuierstafe
transportation under the ETdnan act
Jointly with the chairman OF the IN
tersfafe commerce commission can
not speak IN too high terms OF tae
success OF these two onces IN con
efliation and settlement 81 contrcFer-
sies which bit for their interpost
ficn. would have resulted dissstrousiy
20 all Interests
invite attention - he very ser'-
ous injury can. ed 20 nI those ~Eo
are ENGAGED In the kzrufneture CT
phcsrhcrous matches <fbe diseases
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