I most earnestly recommend that the
general hoard lie by law turnod Into
a general staff. Th.-i* la literally no
exeuse whatever for eoutlnulug the
present bureau organization o f the
navy. The navy should I k * treated as
a purely military organisation, and
everything should I k * subordinated to
the oue object o f securing I'.IMtary
efficiency. A system o f promotion by
merit, either by selection or by ex
clusion or by both processes, should be
Introduced.
Nothing better for the navy from
every standpoint has ever occurred
than the cruise o f the battle fleet
around the world. The Improvement
o f the sh it« In every w ay lias been ex
traordinary. and they have gained far
more experience In battle tactics than
they would have gained If they had
stayed In the Atlantic waters. I do
not believe that there Is any other
•errlcc In the world In which the
•vevage o f character and efficiency In
the enlisted men Is as high ns Is now
the case In our own. I believe that the
same statement can I k * made ns to our
officers, taken as a whole, but there
must be a reservation made In recard
to those In the highest ranks aud In
regard to those who have Just entered
the service, because we do not now
get full beueflt from our excellent
naval school at AnnajioJts.
honorable limn would iK-have toward
his fellows.
Latin American Republics.
The commercial and material prog
ress o f the twenty Latin American re
publics Is worthy o f the careful atten
tion o f the congress. No other section
o f the world has shown a greater pro
portionate development o f Its foreign
trade during the last ten years, aud
none other has more special claims on
the Interest of the United States.
Psnams Canal.
The work on the Panama canal Is be
ing done with a speed, efficiency and
entire devotion to duty which make It
a model for all work of the kind. No
task of such tuagultude has ever before
I skmi undertaken by any uatiou, aud no
task o f the kind has ever lieen better
performed
The men on the Isthmus,
from Colonel lioethals and Ills fellow
commissioners through the entire list
>f employees who an* faithfully doing
their duty, have won their right to the
ungrudging respect and gratitude of
the American people
Ocean Mail Lines.
I aguiu recommend the extension of
the ocean mull act of ispl so that sat
Isfactory American ocean mall Hues to
South America. Asia, the Philippines
ami Australasia may lie established
The creation of such steamship lines
to protect criminals In any branch o f should U* the natural corollary of the
the public service, and exactly as we voyage of the luttle fleet. It should
have again and again during the past precede the opening of the Panama
seven years prosecuted and convicted canal.
The Philippines.
such criminals who were In the execu
Heal
progress
toward self govern
tive branch of the government so In
my belief we should he given ample ment Is lielug made In the Philippine
menus to prosecute them If fouud In Islands. The gathering of a Philippine
the legislative branch. But If this Is legislative body and Philippine assem
not considered desirable a special ex bly marks a process absolutely new In
ception could be made In the law pro Asia, not only us regards Asiatic colo
hibiting the use o f the secret service nies of Ktiropeun powers, but as re
force In investigating members of the gards Asiutlc possessions of other Asi
congress. It would be far better to do atic powers, and Indeed, always ex
this than to do what actually was done cepting the striking and wonderful ex
and strive to prevent or at least to ample afforded by th* great empire of
hamper effective action against crim Japan. It opens an entirely new de
inals by the executive branch of the
government.
Opens tintes to Chinese Women.
Postal Savings Banks.
t’ urtlnnd. Or., Dec. 9.— New regu
I again renew my recommendation lations providin fgroteh uathuuSJo
for postal savings banks, for deposit lations providing lor the pre-tnvestl-
ing savings with the security o f the gation of American-born Chinese and
government behind them. The object to give them a pa si port to make u
Is to encourage thrift and economy iu visit to the Flow ery Kingdom In
the wage earner and person o f mod stead of having the cases acted upon
erate means. It Is believed that In the after the return of the applicants,
aggregate vast sums o f money would
have Just b*vn adopted by the De
be brought Into circulation through t r i m e n t at Washington. There la
the Instrumentality of the postal sav
ings banks. Postal savings banks are
now In operation iu practically all the
great civilized countries with the ex
ceptlon o f the United States.
Parcel Post
In my last .lunual message I com
mended the postmaster general’s rec
ommendation for an extension o f the
parcel post on the rural routes. The
establishment of a local parcel post
on rural routes would I k * to the .mu
tual benefit o f the farmer aud the
country si: rckeeper. and It Is desirable
that the routes, serving more than 15.-
000.000 |K»np!e. should be utilized to the
fullest practicable extent
Education.
some fear felt among those whose
sttentlon has been called to the
change In the programm e that u
great Influx o f Phluese women to this
country will follow and there will be
no moans of stopplug such tide of
Immigration. The law provides that
an Am erica«-born Chinese has a
right to marry In a foreign country
and bring his w ife to the Pulled
States to live.
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Trip Around W orld.
didate has come to the belief that
he received a m ajority of the votes
ra d as between himself and Govern-
or Deneen In the last election. Phalr-
man BocscheDSteln, o f the state coin,
nilttee, after n conference with Dem
ocratic lenders, said:
" W e would not be perform ing our
duty were we not to make public
testimony which has come to us
since election day.
It will convince the legislature
that thousands or votes were wrong-
fully counted for Dvneen.
The
cob -
test w ill be m ade."
Th e official i anvua* gave Deneen
23,1114 plurality.
SIMON TAKES CHARGE
Manila, Dec. 1. — The Atlantic bat
tleship fleet, which left Hampton
Hoads December 16 last, sailed from
Manila os the latter h alf o f Its
l l c l x ' l Lender Prix Inlnot H i m s e l f Ex
world-encircling voyage today. The
ecutive o f llu ytl.
rough weather and recent heavy
rains have greatly delayed the work
Port an Prince, Dec. 7.- General
of getting the fleet read to sail for
Antoine Simon, coinmandet-ln-chlef
home.
A reception by the Tabacalera o f the revolutionists, who Saturday
Company, the great Spanish tobacco entered Port au Prince at the head
corporation In the Philippines, to the o f an unity of N000, Issued a procla
sailors and their frlenda, numbering mation In which be assumed the t ill«
several thousand, and a dinner given o f Chief Executive and declared that
by the English Club to Rear-Adm lr- he would organise a provisional gov
als Sperry, Emory, W alnw rlght and ernment pending the assembling of
Schroeder and 60 offleera, were the the Parliament.
The Cuban steamer Oterl arrived
principal features o f Sunday's pro
gramme o f entertainment.
At the from Kingston Sunday, having on
dinner given by the English Club, bourd General Fouchurd and 30
General Simon agreed
which was a private function, Presi other exiles
dent Alexander Stephen and Rear- to permit General Kouchard to land.
The two revolutionary leadera re
Adm iral Sperry were the principal
mained together for some time at
speakers.
W ith their homeward-bound pen General Slmon'a headquarters, and
nant streaming, the 16 battleships, after what proved to be a very amic
after clearing Manila Bay, will head able meeting, General Simon pro
for Colombo, Ceylon, where they are claimed Qeneral Fourhard chief ex
due In two weeks. They will stay ecutive o f 'h e army, all the forts and
there six days and then proceed to the Haytlen gunboats firing a salute
o f 21 guns
Suez without stopping.
The situation nt Gonalves and St.
The question o f the final port In
America has not yet been definitely Marc Is grave, the movement In fa
decided.
The vessels are due In vor of General Antenor Klrmlu hav
Hampton Hoads or New York Feb ing been greatly strengthened.
ruary 22.
When the fleet reaches
the Pulled States It will have trav
ersed
since
December 16. 1907,
when it left Hampton Hoads, n dis
tance o f 4 2.227 miles.
Watch for the
S TEV EN SO N W IL L CONTEST
D ENEEN B i l l G O V E M N O ItS IlIP
Xmas Edition
Chicago, Nov. 30.— Adlal E. Stev
enson purports a contest against
Charles E. Deneen for the Governor-
Of the MAIL
Public Sale
The share that the national govern
ment should take In the broad work of
education has not received the atten
tion and the cure It rightly deserves.
1 earnestly recommend that this un
fortunate state o f affairs as regards
the national educational office be rem
edied by adequate appropriations.
Census.
J strongly arge that the request of
the director o f the census iu connec
tion with the decennial work so s . iod
to be begun be complied with aud that
the appointments to the census force
be placed under the civil service law,
waiving the geographical requirements
as requested by the director of the
census. The supervisors nod enumer
ators should not be appointed under
the civil service law for the reasons
given by the director.
Puolie Health.
The dangers to public health from
food ndulteration and from many oth
er sources, such as the menace to the
physical, mental and moral develop
ment o f children from child labor,
should be met aud overcome. This na
tion cannot afford to lag behind In the
worldwide battle now In-lug waged
by all civilized people with the micro
scopic foes o f mankind. The first leg
islative step to be taken Is that for the
concentration i f the proper bureaus
Into oue o f the existing departments.
Statehood.
I advocate the Immediate admission
o f New Mexico and Arizona ns states
Tills should be done at t¡it» present ses
sion o f tlie congress
The people of
the two territories have made It evi
dent by their votes that they will not
come In as one state. The only alter
native is to admit them as two. urd 1
trust that tills will be done without
delay.
F o re ig n A f f a ir s .
This nation’s foreign policy Is based
on the theory that right must lie done
between nations precisely ns bet ween
Individuals, and Iu our actions for the
last ten years we have In this matter
proved our faith by our deeds
We
have behaved and are behaving to
ward other in lions as In private life an
I will offer for sale at public auction at my residence in
Stayton, Oregon,
TUESDAY
DEC. 22,121)8,
At 1:30 p. m., all my household goods, including i bird’s
eye maple bureau, commode, iron bed, mattress, spring,
1 bed couch, 3 rockers, 1 oak centre tablé, 1 oak dining
table, 6 oak dining chairs, Charter Oak heater, 1 oak
high chair, 1 kitchen cabinet, 1 child’s folding bed and
mattress, kitchen chairs, 3 kitchen tables, 1 cook stove,
copper boiler, wringer, all cooking utensils, dishes,tubs,
3 cords wood, 50 jars fruit, baby go-cart and many oth
er articles too numerous to mention.
Terms of Sale, Cash.
per cent interest.
W. A. WRIGHT,
Auctioneer.
All sums over $10, bankable note bearing 6
Rev. W. F. Chase