The Holbrook news., 1921-04-22

It is proper to invite your attention
 to the importance of the question of
 radio communication and cables. To
 meet strategic, commercial and politi-
 cal needs, active encouragement should
 be given to the extension of American
 owned and operated cable and radio
 service.
 Between the United States and pos
 sessions there should be ample com
 munication facilities providing direct
 service at reasonable rates Between
 the United States and other countries
 not only should there be adequate
 facilities, but these should be, so far as
 practicable, direct and free from
 foreign intermediation. Friendly CO., operation should be extended to inter- national efforts aimed at encouraging improvement of international commun- icatiOn facilities and designed to further the exchange of messages. Pri- vate monOpolies tending to prevent the development of needed facilities should be prohibited. Government owned facilities, wherever possible without unduly interfering with private enter prise or government needs, should be made available for general uses. Par ticularly desirable is the provision of ample cable and radio services at req sonable rates for the transmission of press matter, so that the American reader may receive a wide range of news and the foreign reader receive full accounts of American activities. The daily press of all countries may well be put in position to contribute to international understandings by the publication of interesting foreign news.
 Practical experience demonstrates the need for effective recognition of both domestic and international radio operation if this newer means of inter- communication is to be fully utilized. Especially needful is the provision of ample radio, facilities for those ser vices where radio only can be used, such as communication with ships at sea, with aircraft and with out of the way places. International communica ton by cable and radio requires CO., operation between the powers con- cerned. Whatever the degree of con- trol deemed advisable within the United States, government licensing of cable landings and of radio stations transmitting and receiving interna tiOnal traffic seems necessary for the protection of American interests and for the securing of satisfactory recip- rocal privileges.
 Aviation is inseparable from either the army or the navy and the govern ment must, in the interests of national defense, encourage it's development for military and civil purposes. The encourag cement of the civil develop ment of aeronautics is especially de- sirable as relieving the government largely of the expense of development and of maintenance of an industry, now almost entirely borne by the gov ernment through appropriations for the | military, naval and postal air service | The air mail service is an important | initial step in the direction of commer- cial aviation.
 It has become a pressing duty of | the federal government to provide for the regulation of air navigation; other wise independent and conflicting legis- lation will be enacted by the various states which will hamper the develop ment of aviation. The national advis- ory committee for aeronautics, in a special report on this subject, has rec commended the establishment of bu- reau of aeronautics in the Department of Commerce for the federal regula- tion of air navigation, which recom- mendation ought to have legislative approval.
 I recommend the enactment of leg islation establishing a bureau of aero nautics in the Navy Department to centralize the control of naval activi- ties in aeronautics and removing the restrictions on the personnel detailed to aviation in the navy
 Be Generous With Ex-SoIdiers.
 The American people expect Con- gress unfailingly to voice the gratitude of the republic in a generous and prac- tical way to it's defenders in the World War, who need the supporting arm of the government. Our very immediate concern is for the crippled soldiers and those deeply needing the helping hand of the government.
 Conscious of the generous intent of Congress, and the public concern for the crippled and dependent, I invited the services of volunteer committee to inquire into the administration of the Bureau of War Risk Insurance, the Federal Board for Vocational and other agencies of gov in caring for the ex-soldiers, sailors and marines of the World War
 The immediate extension and utili- sation of the governments. hospital fla cilities in the army and navy will II bring relief to the acute conditions 1 most complained of, and the hospital building program may be worked out o meet the needs likely to be urgent l It the time of possible completion. l Favors Public Welfare Department. l
 During the recent political canvass he proposal was made that Depart nent of Public Welfare should be or I ,anized It was endorsed and com i nended so strongly that I venture to I all it to your attention and to sug- t