Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-12-27

Juriess TO such az are accustomed by his
sfaultS has been abandoned I'm most civ
lltxed countries and provision made
whereby the employee injured ia. tho
/ course OF his employment is compen.
stated for his loss OF working ability
Irrespective Of negligence. The prin.
ctpleE upon which such provision pro-
sceeds lis that accidental injuries to
Workmen lin modern industry. with its
vast complextty and inherent dangers
arising from complicated machinery
ana the use Of the great forces OF
steam and electricity. should be res
garded as risks OF the industry ana
the loss borne in some eouitable pro-
portion By those who for their own
pront engage therein. In recognition
OF this the last congress authorised
the appointment OF commission to
investigate the subject of employers
liability and workmen's compensation
and to report the result Of their inves-
legations. through the president. to
congress. This commission was an
pointed and has been at work, holding
hearings. gathering data and consider
Ing the subject and it il expected will
pe able to report by the first OF the
year. In accordance with the prov1-
sions Of the law. q g,s
Measures to Prevent Delay and I'm
necessary Cost Of Litigation.
In promotion OF the movement for
the prevention Of delay and unneces-
sary cost. in litigation, am glad to
say that the Supreme: court: has taken
rules Of the Federal courts and that
we may In the near future expect q
revision Of them which will be a long
step In the right direction.
Postal Savings System.
On January ;, 1911, postal savings
repositories were established expert
mentally In 4S states and territories
After three months successful opera.
ton the system was extended as rap.
Idly a. feasible to the 1900 postoflces
Of the first. second. and third classes
constituting the presidential grade
By the end Of tho year practically ali
OF these will have been designated and
then the system will be extended to
all fourth-class postofaces doing q
money-order business.
The, deposits. have kept pace with
the HextensionHsof the system. Amount
ing to only $60,652;, at the end of the
first months operation In the experi-
mental offices. they increased to $685.
SO by July, and now after IL months
OF operation have reached a total of
$l1.O00,000. This. sum is distributed
among 2,710 banks and protected un-
der the law by bonds deposited with
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Parcel Post.
Steps should be taken Immediately
for the establishment of q rural parcel
post. In the estimates Of appropria.
tons needed for the maintenance Of
the postal service for the ensuing fis-
cal year an item Of $4,000 has been
inserted to cover the preliminary ex-
pense of establishing a parcel post on
rural. mail routes, as we'll as to cover
an investigation having for its object
the final establishment of general
parcel post on all railway and steam-
boat transportation routes. The de-
partment believes that after the initial
expenses Of establishing the system
are betrayed and the parcel post is in
full operation on the rural routes 1t
will not only bring in sufficient rev.
enue to meet its cost, but also a sur
plus that can be utilized In paying the
expenses of parcel post in the city
delivery service.
The suggestion that we have a gen
eral parcel post has awakened great
opposition on the part of some who
destroy the business Of the country
store keeper Instead Of doing this, I
think the change will greatly increase
business for the benefit of all. The re-
duction in the cost Of living it will
bring about ought to make it's coming
certain.
The Navy Department.
On the I'd of November last re-
viewed the fighting fleet Of battleships
and other vessels assembled in New
York harbor, consisting of "a battle-
ships, armOred cruisers; 2 cruisers.
~ destroyers, IL torpedo boats, 8 SUBJ
marines, and other attendant vessels,
making So vessels of all classes, of a
tonnage of 576.634 tons.
TH0 oo<
Der Of torpedo destroyers, in cruisers,
and in golfers. as we'll as in large
battleship cruisers. which are now be-
coming a very important feature OF
foreign navies, notably the British.
German and Japanese.
The building plan. for this year con-
templates two battleshtps and two
Golfers. This is because the other
and smaller vessels can be built much
more rapidly in case of emergency
than the battleships,. and we certainly
ought to continue the policy of two
battleships a year until after the
Panama Canal is finished and until in
our first line and in our reserve line
we can number 40 available vessels OF
proper armament and size
Like the Treasury Department and
the. War Department, the Navy De-
partment has given much attention to
economy in administration, and has
cut down q number of unnecessary ex-
penses and reduced its estimates ex-
cept for construction and the increas 50
that that involves.
urge upon congress the necessity
for an immediate increase of 1000
men in the enlisted strength of the
navy, provided for in the estimates.
Four thousand more are now needed
to man all the available vessels. ..%
Departments Of Agriculture and Com.
merce and Labor. {;
:: For the consideration Of. matters
which are pending or have been dis
posed of in the agricultural depart
ment and in the department Of COM
merce and labor, I refer to the very
those departments. shall not be able
to submit to congress until after the
Christmas holidays the question Of
conservation of our. resources arising
II, Alaska and the west and the ques-
tjon Of the rate for second-class mail
matter in the postofficei department.
Elimination Of All Local Offices From
Politics.
wish; to renew again my recon-
tmendatione that all the local Offices
throughout the country, including coll
lectors of internal revenue. collectors
Of customs, postmasters of all four
classes, immigration commissioners
and marshals. should be by law COW
cred into, the classified service, the
necessity for confirmation by the sem
ate be removed. and the president
and the others. whose time is now, TAX
en- up in distributing this patronage
under the custom that has prevailed
since the beginning, Of the government
in accordance, with the Recommended
1tion OF the senators and congressman
of the majority party should be re-
lieved from this burden: I am conf
dent that such q change would greatly