The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-01-27

aNilNhNuh OF Ane UnliulNN W winch
The officials OF TIN service are obliged
20 TRANSFER their business. with a
view 70 providing for them bFitsr
quarters.
There have been some communica-
tons sent to congress which In q Dc.
acripnvo way the word unique" Ats
admirably, but q ~ likely that no
paper intended for any president eve
contained = more striking paragraph
than one which occurs IN the mes
sage which was sent not long ago
BY the civil service commissioners TO
the chief % the nations authorities.
The commissioner are tired Of be-
ing moved about from place "a place,
and are particularly tired Of their
present quarters. There d some hu.
NOR IN the situation. and n r. shown
BY THIS paragraph which occurs IN
an Official letter which carries the sig
nature Of Gen John c Black. the pres.
idont OF the civil service board. with
the signatures OF his fellow commits
EiOners added.
Numerous Protest.
The moral element In this propo-
sition. Mr.. President. is worthy OF on.
s%ideration. A man Is hardly respected
head Of the family until be owns a
roof under which he may gather with
his family. Any bureau OF depart
ment OF the government wholly peri
patetic and without permanent quar-
tering ts subject 70 suspicion aud a
sighting consideration. We want 10
be helped out o. this situation"
This plea borders on pathos. but II
has a strength OF It's own. and con
gress has been asked 10 give that
heed 10 the request Of Gen. Black and
his colleagues. which viii give them
more room and viii be IN keeping
with the dignity Of their work The
day when civil service Is mentioned
by members and senators with the
sneer 81 Roscoe COnkling az ~snivei
service. has gone by. and while the
work Of the commissioners has robbed
the congressman Of much patronage.
Il Is likely that they VIII see TO "a
that habitsble quarters are given 10
the officials and their employees.
Il Is hardly probable that the ooun.
try realizes the growth Of the civil
service. The employees Of the com
mission supervise and complete the
work Of 1859 local boards composed
OF 1890 members. distributed through.
out the territorial extent Of The United
States. Hawaii. the Isthmus OF Pana-
ma and the islands OF Porto Rica.
There are now 225,000 in the competi-
tive class, and IN the last fiscal year
there we're nearly 100000 s~pplieauohs
for examination.
Army Bill Meets Favor.
Congress Is taking more kindly %
the army appropriation bnl this year
than ,Es beer the case Ter a long
uma. Secretary Of War Dickinson
managed 20 set s%ereral millions Of
dollars from the estimates for the
support OF the land forces and an.
der bis direction the chiefs % the
different bureaus made reductions
that have appealed 90 the members 81
congress as an evidence that economy
this year IL the army's watchword-
General Leonard Wood before Ions
viii be made chief OF stan OF th'
United States army with hcadQaarter
Ia Washington Gen. Wood Is "a,
ranking Officer Of the service n the
general were 60 be ordered into a.,
Geld In case Of war he could hav,
placed under bis orders within twS
months over a half million Americana
armed with the latest type ui Amcri
can rinc. the now model Springfield
which IL believed by American arms
officials 90 be the best weapon know
10 modern military science.
The house committee on military
Affairs at its hearings on the need
Of the army complimentod Gen Gro
tler Of the ordinance department OF
tho marked reductions that he has
made ia expenses reductions that th'
general showed wcro possible Will
they did not tend IN any way 10 dc
crease the cmcicncy ~ the service.
The committee reported favorable
on the recommendation that = ~
serve supply OF one million rides O
tho modern approved type be provid
cd When The authorized limit OF one
million h reached the m~anufactur'
Of the rifles viii be stopped. only q
90 taken 40 again when the NECESSITY
Ia shown or when new inrcnuonI
make now rifles Imperative.
No Need Tor Large Army.
Congress does not believe that IN
United states viii ever need an cnoi
mous army for war purposes. Il take
d for granted that the navy will b
able 20 keep an foreign foes AZ a dis
tanco and that being safe from inyas
, Ton the army Of half q million men a
the outset win be sumcicnt 20 NEE
any seemingly possible emorEoncy
The army officers. however. look a
} the matter IA another ltShl They a..
that the most unexpected thing har
! pen Ia military AFFAIRS and that !
would Do little less than a sin fos th0
! United states 20 be unpropared as
was al the time Of the opening q