Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-12-28


sional opinion OF the country are likely
to meet equal approval In congress.
with the present prospects OF, this long
| awaited reform encouraging US, Il would
be singuiarly unfortunate IL this none
tary question should by any chance be-
come a party issue. And sincerely
hope II will not. The exceeding amount
of consideration II has received from the
people of the nation has been wholly nom
partisan: and the congress set its non
partisan seal upon II when the monetary
commission was appointed. In commend
ing the question to the favorable con-
| sideration OF congress. / sneak for. and In
the spirit OF the great humber of INV
fellow citizen, who without anv Thought
| Of party or partisanship feel with re-
markable earnestpess that this reform In
necessary 10 the interests of ali the pso-
ola
m vv.r r,.n.rtnent
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- u,',, s.an ~. $3.50. ~.
se e ppe
az .ne 1919 Va
eon ,, pouL 20
eonSohuaon % VIC So
80 wiz "e aoJuean.
III me ihspeoI ssns uepas'
$1,000 oon.oaauon % .ho au
and nav aenartnsn,. third the crsat,on
of an army service corps. and fourth. an
extension of the enlistment psrtod from
three To Ave years
With the establishment of an army
service corps, ar proposed in the bill
am thoroughly in accord and am con-
WINGED that the establishment OF such
a corps win result in a material coon
omy and q very great Increase of en-
cheney in the army. II has repeatedly
been recommended by me and my
| predeoessora also bslieye that A
consolidation Of the stan CORPS can bs
made with a resulting increase in sf-
ficienoy and economy, but not along
the lines provided In the bill under
consideration
The army Of the United states in in
rood condition. II showed itself able
to meet an emergency In the suocsss-
full mobilization Of an army division of
from 1900 to 40 900 men. which took
/ place along the border of Mexico dur
ing the recent disturbances in that
country, The marvellous freedom from
the ordinary camp diseases of typhoid
fever and measles is referred TO in
the report of the secretary of war. ana
shows such an efYectiyeness In the
sanitary regulations and treatment of
the medical CORDS and I'm the disoi-
pline OF the army itself. az 10 invoke
the highest communication
Us. n.... 60,
r, -
ine WY sesac.ory prosfess nisoe
on the sanama eahai last year nss
oontnueo aho ,nere every reason
70 pehevs mat tne oanai VIII pc COIL
pIeteo ss early as tne ISL OF Suiy. 1sls'
un.ess sometninh unIoreseen ooou.A
ms hDou. 40 mon,ns peIore tne
I'M p.oou " .ne
A ~. W.
PIeuon % .he canai 70 nane ~ I'm
pelSS neS es'on
snou,o ue ena.o 70 ~ sne nsoa "
II
60 80. =. -. 49, 80
.ae .aI. .S,s 49, a.
tr.s,r, -a.
$500
g. =, a. r...,San, e. n,atntaSn a,,,,,
.s,orn, a. a. $50 $50 =. a.
$3.50 $50 ~. noa.o.n s,rs,.to,
49,, ~, =, 81. nr,srsnaS Snoonar a..
Sx r,ich he wa. camnnardsS 20 bn,lc
~. .anai. ~, asrta,nIn 49,, en-. ~
csnaI =. shout - he nomnIstsd a. IA 20
he Nut nndsr nsrnansnt nsnao o.
n,art tbsrs ought ~ ha snac,ac sta1n-
tory snthor,ty co. Dr. rasuIation ana
contrn, and for the govarnmsnt a, ths
80 uhich -. hoIa o. tha 49,, snd
main nurnosa ~ onerat,ng tba canal
fuiiv concur with the secretary ~
war that ths nrohlem a. simnIy tha
management of a great public work.
and not the government of a local re-
public; that every provision must be
directed toward the successful main
tenance of the canal as an avenue OF
commerce, and that all provisions for
the government Of those who live
within the zone should be subordinant
to the main purpose.
renew my recommendation with re-
spect to the tolls Of the canal that with
In limits, which shall seem wise TO con-
gress. the power Of fixing tolls be given
to the president In order to arrive at a
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experimenting, and this cannot be done II
congress does not delegate the power to
one who can act expeditiously.
am very confident that the United
States has the power to relieve from
the payment Of tolls any part of our ship
ping tnat congress oeems WISE we own
,ne canai. AZ was our money thet pulit
II we nave tne right 70 cnarse Tolls
TOT its use inose toiis must Dc tne same
20 eVeryonei put wnen we are oeanns
Win our own SHIPS, tne practice OF many
governments OF supsidizins their own
merchant vessels Ii SO We'll estapnsheo In
general tnat subsidy equal 70 the Tolls.
an equivalent remission OF tolls, cannot
De heid 10 % discrimination In the
use OF the canal me practice In the
suez canai makes this clear
The Philippine islands.
In respect to the Philippines, 1
urgently join In the recommendatio
of the secretary OF war that the act OF
February 6, 1906, limiting the indebt-
edness that may be incurred by the
Philippine government for the con-
struction Of public works, be In
creased from so'vVv,Voo 70 .lo.oov'ooo.
Inc nhances OF tnat government are
IN excelent conaiuon, Inc maximum
sum mentioned IL quite low as COM
pared Win the amount OF inaepteo-
mss OF otner sovsrnments WIN SIM
iiAr resources ana tne success when
mas Attended tne expenditure OF the
te'ovo,ovo IN the useIui improvement
o. tne nsrpors ana otner places In the
islanos Jusunes ana REQUIRES addi-
uonai expenditures TOT IKE purposes
Rivers and Harbore.