TfTK OMAHA DAILY HEE: WEDNESDAY, DECEMDEIt 3, 1002.
PRESIDENT ON PUBLIC NEEDS
Annual Messaga to the Con tress on Eut
of the Republic
SOME SUGGESTIONS FOR THE LAWMAKERS
TYaata. Tariff, Pabllc I.ande, Array
Topic that Reqalre l.ra-lala-tire
Attrition,
(Continued from Second rage )
which sot only the 1'nlled States but for
eign nations may take advantage of the
machinery already in existence at The
Hague.
I recommend to the favorable consldera
tloa of the congreaa lb" Hawaliao fire
claims, which were the auhject of careful
Investigation during the last session.
Isthmian Canal at Pannmn.
The congreaa hai wlaely provided that we
ahall build at one an Isthmian canal. If
possible at Panama. The attorney general
reporta that we can undoub'edly acquire
good title from the French Panama Canal
company. Negotiations are now pending
with Colombia to aecure her assent to our
building the canal. This canal will be one
of the greatest engineering feats of thj
twentieth century; a greater engineering
feat than has yet been accomplished dur
ing the history of mankind. The work
should be carried out as a continuing policy
without regard to change of administration;
and It should be begun under circumstances
which will make it a matter of pride f r
all administrations to continue In policy.
The canal will be of great benefit It
America, and of Importance to all the world.
It will be of advantage to us Industrially
and alao at Improving our military posi
tion Tt will ha rf arivantaa-fl to the COUn
- , manner man l lie uuncy u i
tries of tropical America. It ia earnestly i pplne. The triumph of
to be hoped that all of theie countries
will do as some of them have already done
with signal success, and will Invite to their
shores commerce and Improve their ma
terial condition by recognising thit
stability and order are the prerequl ite
of successful development. No Independent
nation In America need have the slightest
tlon, continuing. In the meantime, to pre
pare for laying the cable. They have, how
ever, at length acceded to them, and an
ell-American line between our Tactile coast
and the Chinese empire, by way of Honolulu
and the Philippine Islands, Is thus provided
for, and la expected within a few months
to be ready for business.
Among the conditions Is one reserving the
power of the congress to modify or repal
any or all of them. A copy of the conditions
ia herewith transmitted.
Porto Rlro ta Praiserosi.
Of Porto Rico It Is only ncessary to say
that the prosperity of the Island ard the
wisdom with which it hea been governed
have been such as to make It serve aa an
example of all that is best in Insular ad
ministration. Peace la the Philippines.
On July 4 last, on the one hundred and
twenty-sixth' anniversary of the declaration
of our Independence, peace and amnesty
were promulgated In the Philippine Islands.
Some trouble has since from time to time
threatened with the Mohammedan Mores,
but with the late Insurrectionary Filipino
the war has entirely ceased. Civil govern
ment has now been Introduced. Not only
doea each Filipino enjoy auch rlghta to life,
liberty and the pursuit of happiness aa he
baa never known during the recorded his
lory of the islands, but the people taken as
a whole now enjoy a measure of self-gov
ernment greater than that granted to any
other Orientals by any foreign power and
greater than that enjoyed by any other
Orientals under their own governments,
save the Japanese alone. We have not gone
too far in granting these rights of liberty
and self-government; but we have certainly
gone to the limit that lb the Interests of
the Philippine peoplo themselves it was
wise or Just to go. To hurry matters, to go
faster than we are now going, would entail
calamity on the people of the Islands. No
policy ever entered Into by the American
people haa vindicated' Itself In more signal
manner than the policy of holding the Fhll-
our arma, above
all the triumph of our lawa and principles
haa come sooner than we had any right to
expect.
Praise for tne Army
Too much praise cannot be given to the
army for what it has done In the Philip
pines both in warfare and from an admin-
fear of aggression from the United States. I utratlve standpoint in preparing the way
It behooves each one to maintain order j for civil government, and similar credit
within Its own borders and to discharge belong to the civil authorities for the way
Its Juot obligations to foreigners, when n wnch they have planted the seeds of
this Is done, they can rest assured that.
the gun crews, and especially the gun
pointers, and for perfecting an Intelligent
system under which alone It Is possible
to get good practice.
There should be no halt In the work of
building up the navy, providing every year
additional fighting craft. We are a very
held rigidly for the home builder, the set
tler who lives on his land and for no one
else. In the actual use the desert land law,
the timber and stonr law, and th commu
tation clause of the homestead law have
been so perverted from the Intention with
which they were enacted as to permit the
rich country, vast in extent of territory I acquisition of large areas of the public do-
and great In population; a country more- I ma(n for other than actual settlers, and
over, which has an army diminutive in- tha ronsequent prevention of settlement
deed, when compared with that of any other Moreover, the arproaehlng exhaustion of
tirst-clasa rower. We have deliberately I , v- nnMle rm haa of late led la much dis
made our own certain foreign pclirles which eusslon as to the beat manner of using these
demand the possession of a first-class navy. B.,huc iannB in the west which are sultab'e
The Isthmian canal will greatly Increase
the efficiency of our navy, then the building I
of the canal would be merely giving a hos
tage to any power of superior strength.
The Mdnroe doctrine should be treated
the cardinal feature of American foreign
policy; but It would be worse than Idle to
assert It unless we Intended to back it up,
and it can be backed up only by a thor
oughly good navy. A good navy la not a
provocative of war. It Is the surest guar
anty of peace.
Men the Immediate Seed.
chiefly or only for grazing. The sound and
steady development of the west depends
uron the building tip of homes therein.
Much of our prosperity as a nation has been
due to the operation of the homestead law.
On the other hand, we ahould reeogntie the
fact that In the grazing region the man who
corresponds to the homesteader may be un
able to settle permanently if only allowed
to use the same amount of pasture land that
his brother, the homesteader. Is allowed to
use of arable land. One hundred and sixty
acres of fairly rich and well-watered aoll
Each individual unit of our navy should or a much smaller amount of Irrigated land,
be the most efficient of its kind as re- may keep a famllv In plenty, whereas no
gards both material and personnel that Is one could get a living from 160 acres of dry
to be found in the world. I call your spe- I pasture land capable of supporting at the
clal attention to the need of providing for I outside only one head of cattle to every ten
the manning of the ships. Serious trouble I acres,
tbrealena us If we cannot do better than
we are Dow doing aa regards securing the
services of a sufficient number of the high
est type of sallormen, of sea mechanics.
The veteran aeamen of our warships are
of as high a type as can be found in any
navy which rides the waters of the world;
they are unsurpassed In daring, in resolu
tion, in readiness, in thorough knowledge
of their profession. They deserve every
consideration that can be shown them.
But there are not enough of them. 'It Is
no more possible to Improvise a crew than
Illegal Fence Moat Come Down.
In the past great tracts of the public
domain have been fenced in by persons
having no title thereto, In direct defiance of
the law forbidding the maintenance or con
struction of any such unlawful Inclosure of
public land. For various reasons there haa
been little Interference with such lnclosures
In the past, But ample notice has now been
given the trespassers, and all the resources
at the command of the government will
hereafter be used to put a aiop to such tres-
It Is possible to improvise a warship. To I passing.
build the finest ship, with the deadliest
battery, and to aend it afloat with a raw
crew, no matter how brave they were In
dividually, would be to Insure disaster If a
foe of average capacity were encountered
Neither ships nor men can be Improvised
when war has begun.
We need 1,000 additional officers In or
der to properly man the ships now pro
vided for and uuder construction. The
classes at the Naval school at Annapolis
should be greatly enlarged. At the same
In view of the capital Importance of these
mattera, I commend them to the earnest
consideration of the congress, and it the
congress finds difficulty in dealing with
them from lack of thorough knowledge of
the subject, I recommend that provision be
made for a commiasion of experts specially
to Investigate and report upon the compli
cated queatlons Involved.
Attention to Alaska.
I especially urge upon the congress the
I - . .. Aln.ka Tf la
time that we thus add the officers where Deea 01 wl" "B'-' .
not 10 our crean a uauuu mai. mama.,
which haa been ours for thirty-five years,
be they strong or weak, they have noth
lng to dread from outside Interf rn-e.
More and more the Increasing Interdepend
ence and complexity of International pol
itical and economic relations render It In
cumbent on all civilized and orderly pow
ers to Insist on the proper policing of
the world.
Paclae Cable Charier.
1 During the fall of 1901 a communication
was addressed to the secretary of state,
ssk'ng whether permission would be granted
by the president to a corprratirn to lay
a cable from a point on tin California
coast to the Philippine Islanda by way cf
Hawaii. A statement of conditions or terms
upon which such corporation would under
take to lay and operate a cable was volun
teered. Inasmuch aa the congreai was shortly
to convene, and Pacific cable legislation
had been the subject of consideration by
the congress for several years, it teemsji
to me wise to defer action 'upon the ap
plication until congress had first an ap
portunlty to act. The congress adjourned
without taking any action, leaving the
matter In exactly the same, cond Hon In
which It stood when the congress convened.
Meanwhile it appears that .the Commer
cial Pacific ' Cable company had promptly
proceeded with preparations for laying ita
cable. It alao made application to the pres
ident for access to and use of soundl'gi
taken by the United States steamship Nero,
for the purpose of discovering a practic
able route for a transpacific cable, the
company urging that with acceas to these
soundings it could complete Its cable much
sooner than If It were required to tika
soundings upon Its own account. Pending
consideration of this subject, It appeared
Important and desirable to attach certain
conditions to the permission to examine and
use the soundings, If It should be granted.
In consequence of this solicitation of the
cable company, certain condltiona were
formulated, upon which the president was
billing to allow acceas to theae soundings
and to consent to the landing and laying of
the cable, subject to any alterations or ad
ditions thereto Imposed by the congress.
This was deemed proper, especially as It
was clear that a cable connection of some
kind with China, a foreign country, was a
part of the company's plan. This course
was, moreover. In accordance with a line of
precedents, Including President Grant's ac
tion In the case of the first French cable,
explained to the congress In his annual
message of December, 1875. and .the In
stance occurring la 1870 of the second
French cable from Brest to St. Pierre, with
a branch to Cape Cod.
These conditions prescribed, among other
things, a maximum rate for commercial
messages and that the company should con
struct a line from the Philippine Islands to
China, there being at present, a la well
known, a British line from Manila to Hong
long.
The representatives of the cable company
kept these conditions long under considers
MB ESCAPED THE KNIFE.
self-government In the ground thus made
ready for them. The courage, the un
flinching endurance, the high soldierly effi
ciency, and the general kind-heartedness
and humanity of our troops have been strik
ingly manifested. There now remain only
aome 15,000 troops in the Islands. All
told, over 100,000 have been sent there. Of
course, there have been Individual In
stances of wrongdoing among them. They
warred under fearful difficulties of climate
and surroundings; and under the strain
of the terrible provocations which they
continually received from their foes, occa
sional Instances of cruel retaliation oc
curred. Kverv effort haa been made to
I prevent such cruelties, and Anally these
efforts have been completely successful.
Every effort has also been made to detect
and punish the wrongdoers. After making
all allowance for these misdeeds, it re
mains true that few indeed have been the
instances In which war has been waged
by a civilized power against semi-clvillzed
or barbarous forces where there has been
so little wrongdoing by the victors as In
the Philippine Islands. On the other hand,
the amount of difficult, Important and be
neficent work which has been done Is
well-nigh Incalculable.
Taking the work of the army and the
civil authorities together. It may be ques
tioned whether anywhere else In modern
times the world has seen a better example
of real constructive statesmanship than
our people have given In the Philippine
Islands. High praise ahould also be given
those Filipinos, In the aggregate very nu
merous, who have accepted the new Con
ditions and joined with our representatives
to work with hearty good will for the wel
fare of the Islands.
Efficiency of Warriors,
The army has been reduced to the mini
mum allowed by law. It Is very small for
the slxe of the nation, and most certainly
should be kept at the highest point of
efficiency. The senior officers are given
scant chance under ordinary conditions to
exercise commands commensurate with
their rank, under circumstances which
would fit them to do their duty In time of
actual war. A system of maneuvering our
army In bodies of some little stse has been
begun and should be steadily continued
Without such maneuvers it Is folly to ex
pect that In the event of hostilities with
any serious foe even, a small army corps
could -be handled to advantage. Both our
officers and enlisted men are such that we
can take hearty pride In them. No better
material can be found. But they must he
thoroughly trained, both aa individuals and
In the mass. The marksmanship of the
men must receive 'special attention. In
the circumstances of modern warfare the
man must act far more on his own Indi
vidual responsibility than ever before, and
the high individual efficiency of the unit
Is of the utmost Importance. Formerly
this unit was the regiment; It Is now not
the regiment, not even the troops or com
pany; it Is the Individual soldier. Every
effort must be made to develop every work
manlike and soldierly quality in both the
officer and the enlisted man.
I urgently call your attention to the
need of paasing a bill providing for a gen
eral staff and for the reorganisation of the
supply departments on the linea of the
bill proposed by the' secretary of war last
year. When the young officers enter the
army from West Point they probably stand
above their compeers In any other military
service. Every effort should be made, by
training, by reward of merit, by scrutiny
Into the careers and capacity, to keep them
of the same high relative excellence
throughout their careers.
The measure providing for the reorgani
zation of the rqlUtla system and for se
curing ' the highest efficiency In the Na
tional Guard, which haa already passed the
house, should receive prompt attention and
we need them, we should facilitate the re
tirement of those at the head of the list
whose usefulness haa become Impaired.
Promotion must be fostered If the service
Is to be kept efficient.
Hard Work for Officers.
The lamentable scarcity of officers, and
the large number of recruits and of un-
should still have as poor a system of law
as is the case. No country has a more val
uable possession in mineral wealth, in
fisheries, furs, forests, and also in land
available for certain kinds of farming and
stockgrowing. It ia a territory of great
size and varied resources, well fitted to
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skilled men necessarily put aboard the new support a large permanent population,
vessels aa they have been commissioned, I Alaska needs a good land law and such
has thrown upon our officers, and espe- I provisions for homesteads and pre-emptions
dally on the lieutenants and Junior grades, as will encourage permanent settlement. We
unusual labor and fatigue and haa gravely ahould shape legislation with a view not
strained their powers of endurance. Nor to the exploiting and abandoning of the
is there sign of any Immediate let-up in territory, but to the building up of homes
this strain. It must continue for some therein. The land lawa should be liberal
time longer, until more officers are grad- in type, so as to hold out inducement to
uated from Annapolis, and until the recruits the actual settler whom we most desire to
become trained and skillful In their du- see take posseeslon of the country. The
ties. In these difficulties incident upon the forests of Alaska should be protected, and.
development of our war fleet the conduct I as a secondary but still important matter
of all our officers has been creditable to the the game also, and at the same time it Is
service, and the lieutenants and Junior imperative that the settlers should be al-
grade in particular have displayed an abll- lowed to cut timber, under proper regu-
Ity and a steadfast cheerfulness which en- lations, for their own use. Laws should be
titles' them to the ungrudging fbanks of enacted to protect the Alaskan salmon
all who realize the disheartening trials and fisheries against the greed which would
fatigues to which they are cf necessity destroy them. They should be preserved
sublected. I a a permanent industry and food supply.
There Is not a cloud on the horizon at Their management and control should be
present. There seems not the slightest turned over to the commission of fish and
chance of trouble with a foreign power, fisheries. Alaaka should have a delegate
We most earnestly hope that this state of In the congreaa. It would be well If a con
things may continue; and the way to In- gresalonal committee, cpuld visit Alaska and
sure Its continuance Is to provide for a
thoroughly efficient navy. The refusal to
maintain such a navy would Invite trouble,
and If trouble came would Insure disaster.
Fatuous self-comolacency. or vanity, or
Investigate Its needs ,on the ground.
Doiuestlcatlna; . the . Indiana.
In dealing with the Indians our nlm
should be their ultimate absorption Into the
re a Month of Peace After Dreadful
ilafferlaa;,
operations are becoming a fad; every
young man, as soon as be is graduated from
a medical college, considers himself capa
bi of undertaking the moat aerlous and
complicated surgical work, and hundreds of
lives ar sacrificed annually to thla mad
freniy of Incompetent , men, to rush Jnlo
work which should only be undertaken as a
last resort, and then only by the most ex
perienced and careful surgeons.
It la a pleasure, tu view of these tacts, to
read the following letter from a woman
who has bees saved from one of these dan
gerous operations. "I know I should have I action. It la of great Importance that the
Informed you long ago regarding my rasa relation of the National Guard to the mll
ot pile and the good done me, and I believe Ma and volunteer forces of the t'nited
" I sSnrlv Af mi nannl a Dtil law it.1.
short-sightedness In refusing to prepare lor i - " v"r. u...
danger. :. both foolish and wicked In 'TV011 "J"" ouM be very slow.
.. ..t nrlence Portions of the Indian Territory the mix-
has shown that such fatuity In refusing ture of blood ha gone on at the same time
to recognize or prepare for any crisis In ,n ,we,aUh. education,
advance , U usually succeeded by a mad .0 that there are plenty of men with vary-
oanic of hysterical fear once the crisis has lD degrees of purity of Indian blood who
panic or are absolutely Indistinguishable in point of
actually arnvea. social, political, and economic abiliur from
Postal Reveasss Gratifying. their 'white associates. There are other
. ,x,m ,.-niiea of tribe which have as yet made no per
the Postofflce department show, clearly the M dvance toward such equality. To
Drosperlty of our people and the Increasing ' , .. '
17 .. . .1. V. .h. ,ntn vent their going forward at all. More-
Th 'receipt. th Postoffice department tribe, live urder widely different
inercLEiyi ' . Tlln an last conditions. Where a tribe has made con-
:lS..SK snTn'rease1"; - erUI. frm-
161.87 over the preceding year, the n oU " P0"1 to allot the mem-
..I!' " - .n f ber Iand 1 acveralty much a is the case
rge uLr "r...T- - .hi. wth white settlers. There are other tribe.
tne postal aerviuo. mo uiBsmiuuu "
Increase will best appear from the fact that
the entire postal receipts for the year 1860
amounted to but $8,518,067.
Rural free delivery service is no longer
In the experimental atage; It has become
a fixed policy. The results following its
. ..1 a a.lt ..ai.Aal
introduction nave iu..y J"""- fc from any Indian reservation do a special
gress in the lsrge approprl.t ons made for lnd w wjrk of
Its establicnment ana extension, in- my Bu exceent though r(, an ,m.
erage yjariy inaa iu yu. menSe amount of additional work must be
in tne rural aietncia 01 ... done on the reservations themselves among
r.. jz.rr; .-"I : " ;, , 'i ,1,e o,a- a the young,
etClUKI rrUll, W muvr rv suot. vv w 1 InfllanS.
rree delivery service w e..u.u Tna flrgt anfl mogt ,mporUnt Blep toward
10 emu aii m.ui .110-.. " tne absorption of the Indian Is to teach
comparisons the yearly increase has been blm to earn hu -lylnK. m u u
upward of 10 per cent. ,arlIy to be Mamfi that !n each com.
un jsovemoer 1. iw:, " ,r" raunlty all Indiana must become either
aeuvery routes naa oetu esiauuBuvu auu
where auch is not desirable. On the arid
prairie lands the effort should be to In
duce the Indians to lead pastoral rather
than agricultural live, and to permit them
to settle in villages rather than to force
them to isolation.
Tre large Indian schools situated remote
were In operation, covering about one-1
third of the territory of the United States
available for rural free delivery service.
There are now awaiting the action of the
tillers of the soil cr stock raleers. Their
industries may properly be diversified, and
those who show special desire or adapta
bility for industrial or even commercial
purauits ahould be encouraged so far as
department petitions and applicationa for practlcabIe t0 foIIow out eacn nl, ow Unt
tne esiaoi'snment oi 1 ihh-i
routes. This shows conclusively the want
which the establishment of the service has
met and the need of further extending It
as rapidly as possible. It Is Justified both
by the financial results and by the prac
tical benefits to our rural population; it
brings the men who live on th soil Into
close relations with the active business
world; It keeps the farmer In dally touch
with the markets; It Is a potential educa-
Every effort should be made to develop
the Indian along the lines of natural apti
tude, and to encourago the existing native
industrlea peculiar to certain tribes, such
as the various kltds of basket weaving,
canoe building, smith work and blanket
work. Above all, the Indian boys and girls
should be given confident command of collo
quial English, and should ordinarily be
prepared for a vigorous struggle with the
conditions under which their people live.
I am cured. Last December I sent for your
book. I have never been bothered since
then, and befor I bad suffered for th last
eleven year, and at th time I wrote I
had given birth to a child, and they cam
down with th delivery of the child by the
handful. I could not get them back and I
suffered everything; and the doctor said
nothing but an operation would ever re
lieve me; but I read of your remedy In our
dally newspaper and I told my husband to
get me a box and I would give it a trial
befor consenting to the knife, and thanka
be to your aonderful medicine, I was saved
from the operating table.
Svery person suffering from pile that my
husbaad and myself hear of. w recommend
your wonderful medicine, but I hardly think
I will need any mora for It will be a year
th Ilk day of December since 1 had them,
and tbat make It ten montba and past
now. Thanking you again and wishing you
abundant success. I remain, Mrs. S. Hodg
son. 106 W. 11th St.. Des Moines, Iowa."
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any address upon receipt of price, by Pyra
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cur of pll.
States should be defined, and that In place
of our present obsolete laws a practical
and efficient system should b adopted.
Provision should be mad to enable the
secretary of war to keep cavalry and ar
tillery horses, worn-out in long perform
ance of duty. 8uch horse fetch but a
trill when sold; and rather than turn them
out to the misery awaiting them when
thus disposed of. It would ba better to em
ploy them at light work around the posts,
and when necessary to put them pslnlessly
to death.
Improvement ia the Kavy.
For the first time In our hlatory naval
maneuvers on a large scale are being held
under the Immediate command of the ad
miral of th navy. Constantly increasing
attention ia being paid to the gunnery of
the navy, but tt Is yet far from what It
should be. I earnestly urge that the In
crease asked for by the secretary of the
navy In the appropriation for Improving
the marksmanship be granted, la battle
the only shots tbat coant are the shots
that bit. It Is necessary te provide ample
funds for practice with the great guna in
time of ptace. These funds must provide
not only for th purchase of projectiles
but for allowances for prliea to encourage
tionai tore, n nm.... iUo ...uo ui ...ui rat,,,,,. tnan for immediate absorption Into
property, makes farm life far pleaaanter iotce more highly developed community,
and less Isolated, and will do much to ....
check the undesirable current from coun- """t "d," - Seeded,
try to city. The officials who represent the govern-
It Is to be hoped that the congreaa will ment In dealing with the Indians work un
make liberal appropriations for the con- der hard condltiona, and also under condi-
tlnuance of the service already established I Hons which render it easy to do wrong
and for Ita further extension.
Irrigation and Land
Few subjects of more importance have
been taken up by the congreaa In recent
years than the Inauguration of the system
ot nationally-aided Irrigation 'or the arid
regions of the far west. A good beginning
therein haa been made. Now that thla pol
icy of national irrigation haa been adopted
and very difficult to detect wrong. Conse
quently they should be amply paid on the
one band, and on the other hand a par
ticularly high standard of conduct ahould
be demanded from tbem, and where mis
conduct can be proved the punishment
ahould be exemplary.
Advance ia Agrlcaltare.
In no department of governmental work
the need of thorough and scientific forest In recent years has there been greater suc
protection will grow more rapidly than ever cess than In tbat of giving scientific aid
throughout the public land states. to the farming population, thereby showing
Legislation should be provided for the tbem how most efficiently to help them-
protection of the game, and the wild crea- selves. There la no need of insisting upon
tures generally, on the forest reserves. The Its importance, for the welfare of the
senseless slaughter of game, which can by farmer ia fundamentally necessary to the
judicious protection be permanently pre-1 welfare of the republic as a whole. In ad
served on our national reserves for the peo- dition to such work as quarantine against
pie as a whole, should be stopped at once, animal and vegetable plagues, and warring
It Is for inatame, a aerloua count againat against tbem when here Introduced, much
our national good sense to permit the pres- efficient help has been rendered to the
ent practice ot butchering off auch a atately farmer by the Introduction of new plants
and teautlful creature as the elk for Its ant. specially fitted for cultivation under the
lers or tusks. peculiar conditions existing In different
Bo far aa they are available for agrl- portions of the country. New cereals have
culture, and to whatever extent they may I been established in the semi-arid west. For
be reclstmed under the national Irrigation I instance, the practicability of producing
law. the remaining publlo lands ahould b 1 th best types of macaroni wheats la re
gions ot an annual rainfall of only ten
inches or thereabout, has been conclu
sively demonstrated. Through the intro
duction of new rices in Louisiana and
Texas the production of rice In thla coun
try has been made to about equal the home
demand. In the southwest the possibility
ot repressing overstocked range lands has
been demonstrated; in the north many new
forage crops have been Introduced, while
In the east it has been shown tbat some
of our choicest fruits can be stored and
shipped in such a way as to find a profitable
market abroad.
Special St-lentlfle Work.
I again recommend to the favorable con
sideration of the congress the plan, of the
Smithsonian Institution for making tne
museum under its charge worthy of the
nation and for preserving at the national
capital not only records of the vanishing
races of men, but of the animals of this
continent which, like the buffalo, will soon
become extinct unless specimens from
which their representatives may be re
newed are sought In their native regions
and maintained there In safety.
Legislation for the District.
The District of Columbia is the only part
of our territory In which the national gov
ernment exercises local or municipal func
tiona, and where in consequence the gov
ernment has a free hand in reference to
certain types of social and economic leg
islation which must be essentially local or
municipal in their character. The govern-'
ment should see to it, for instance, that
the hygienic and sanitary legislation af
fecting Washington is of a high character.
The evils of slum dwellings, whether In the
shape of crowded and congealed tenement
houae district or of the back-alley type,
should never be permitted to grow up In
Washington. The city should be a model
in every respect for all the cities ot the
country. The charitable and correctional
systems of the district should receive con
sideration at the hands of the congress to
the end that tbey may embody the results
of tho most advanced thought In these
fields. Moreover, while Washington is not
a' great Industrial city, there la some In
dustrialism here, and our labor legislation,
while it would not be Important in Itself,
might be made a model for the rest of the
nation. Wo ahould pass, for Instance, a
wiae employer's liability act for the Dis
trict of Columbia, and we need such an
act in our navy yards. Railroad companies
in the district ought to be required by law
to block their frogs.
The safety appliance law, for the better
protection of the lives and limbs of rail
way employes, which was passed In 1893,
went into full effect on August 1, 1901. It
baa resulted In averting thousands of casu
alties. Experience stows, however, tbu
necessity of additional legislation to per
feet this law. A bill to provide for thia
passed the senate at the last session. It
Is to be hoped that aome such measure may
now be enacted into law.
Government Printing;.
There is a growing tendency to provide
for the publication of masses of documents
for which there Is no nubile demand and
for the printing of which there la no real
necessity. Large numbers of, volumes are
turned out by the government printing
presses for which there Is no Justification
Nothing should be printed by any ot the
departments unless It contains something
of permanent value, and the congress could
with advantage cut down very materially
on all the printing which it has now be
oome customary to provide. The exceeaivo
cost ot government printing ia a strong
argument against the position of those who
are inclined on abstract grounds to advo
cate the government's doing any work
which can with propriety be left In private
hands.
Civil Service Reform.
Gratifying progress haa been made dur
ing the year In the extension of the merit
system of making appointments In tho
government service. It should be extended
by law to the District of Columbia. It is
much to be desired tbat our consular sys
tem be established by law on a basis pro
viding for appointment and promotion only
in consequence of proved fitness.
Restoration ( White Mooae.
Through a wise provision of the congress
at Its laat aeaslon the White House, which
bad become disfigured by Incongruous sddl-
tions and changes, has now been restored
to what it waa planned to be by Washing
ton. In making the restorations the ut
most care haa been exercised to come aa
near aa possible to the early plans and to
supplement these plana by a careful study
of auch buildings aa that of the University
of Virginia, which was built by Jefferson.
The White House Is the property of the
nation, and so far ss Is compatible with
living therein 11 should be kept as It origin
ally was. for the same reasons that we keep
Mount Vernon as it originally was. Tho
stately simplicity of its architecture Is an
expression of the character of the period
in which it waa built, and Is in accord with
the purposes it waa dealgned to serve. It
is a good thing to preserve such buildings
as historic monuments which keep alive
our sense of continuity with the nation's
past.
The reports of the several executive de
partments are submitted to the congress
with this communication.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
White House, December 2, 1S02.
NEW BOORS AND MAGAZINES
Svral Publications for Children Suited to
the Holiday Times.
AMUSING BOOK IN VERSE BY BERTHA UPTON
"The Lovable Talea of Janey aad
Joaey and Joe" ly Gertrude Smith,
a Mrons; Child's Story Fairy
Tale by Katberlne Tyle.
"The Golllwogg's Airship" is an amusing
book In verse by Bertha Upton. It tells
the experiences ot five little mites while
sailing through the air on a Journey to the
moon with Master Oolllwogg as their chief.
Prominent personages are Midget, who has
a little private balloon faatened to the
larger one; Meg, Peg and chatterbox Sarah
Jane. Among their many experiences.
Midget breaks loose from the larger balloon
and gets lost, but i finally found, rome
where near the sun. They start homeward,
but are captured by an eagle, who takes
them to his home In the cliff. Here Is
where tactful Sarah Jane with her readv
speech proves herself a valuable addition
to the party and persuades the eagle to
release them, when they resume their Jour
ney homeward.' Published by Longmans,
Green Co.
Gertrude Smith, who is a successful sne-
delist In writing storie for children. Is the
suthor of a new book entitled: "The Love
able Tales of Janey and Josey and Joe."
The new book contain the nicest little
stories Imaginable about Janey, a sweet, un.
selfish child, her sister Josey and her
brother Joe. It Is the sort ot book to de
light children of from three to seven years
and will need no Interpretations, but can be
read Just a It Is. Following tells how
they were able to have a circus: "And
Janey had a parrot, and Joaey had a fan
tailed pigeon, and Joe had a monkey O!
a funny monkey. And Janey had a dear
little pet lamb. And Joaey had a venr fine
St. Bernard dog. And little Joe bad a blllv
goat. And Janey bad a small mouse-colored
aonKey. And Josey had a wee. wee. wee
little guinea pig. And Joe had a horned
toad. And Josey had a dear, tame bossy
calf. And Janey had two cunning little
trained dogs. O! the dearest little dogs
you ever saw. And Janey and Josey and
Joe, you know, esch had a little pony."
Published by Harper ft Bros.
Mr. Charles Knowlton Bolton, librarian
of the Boston Athenaeum, has prepared for
publication an extremely interesting study
entitled "The Private Soldier Under Wash
ington." Going, first of all. to the diaries
and Journals of th men themaelvea and
then to other contemporary documents,
both public and private, he has constructed
a straightforward narrative of the dally
life under various conditions of the private
soldier who served In the revolutionary
war. In the last chapter the author says:
"Whether France or Washington or the
patriot army contributed most to bring
about the peace or Paris In 1783 Is of
little moment. France and Washington
long ago had their due, but it baa been the
purpose of these pages to give the prlvato
soldier under Washington whatever share
In the victory was hi. by right ot the
danger, privation and loll that he endured.
Published by Charles Scribner's Sons.
She tells of the wooing of Judith, a young
woman who lived during the early colonial
limes of Virginia. Laurence Falkner, to
whose lot the wooing of Judith falls, to
deceitful, but finally makes amende, for
giveness comes and they are happily united.
Published by Doubleday, Page & to.
"Lives of Two Cats," by Pierre Lot I, If
a sketch ot two household pets, Pussy
White aud Pussy Gray. Their loves, friend
ships, escapades and death, form the main
thread of a story which includes several
human characters. It Is translated from
the French by M. B. Richards and pub
lished by Dana, Estea ft Co. Another book
by the aame company la "Tho Story ot
Little Nell." Thia la taken from Dickens'
"Old Curiosity Shop," and is edited by
F. L. Knowles.- Except In the case of
necessary omissions, the author's language
has been left practically unchanged. Tho
editor has made no effort to retain any
thing more of the plot than relates strictly
to the history of Little Nell.
"Brldgman's Kewts," by L. J. Brldgman,
is an unusually Interesting and instruc
tive book in verse. It tells of the travels
of these little chaps, tinder the guidance
of "Uncle Sam of Washington" into every
state In the union. This account of their
travels Is written In a Jolly vein, easy to
comprehend and tell of the habits of the
people, their principal mean. 01 gaining
a living and the chief product, of each
tat. It Is interesting and will make a
valuable Instruction book for children. Pub
lished by H. M. Caldwell company.
"The Garden of Lies," by Justus Mile.
Forman, Is a romantic story of love and
adventure in modern Paris with a very
beautiful young American girl as the hero
ine. The garden referred to in the titlo
Is that of an old mansion in the French
capital, which Is the scene of the lova.
making between a charming American girl
and a dashing pseudo prince. There Is a
medley 'of plot and Intrigue, Jealousy ana
Idyllic love, and some clash of swords.
Frederick A. Stokes company, publlahers.
Beulah Marie Dix is the author of a new
book entitled "A Little Captive Lad." it
Is a story that will appeal to boya and,
like her previous stories, tells the making
of a ne'er-do-well Into a strong man. Her
new story is again of the Cromwelllan times
and of the son ot a cavalier. His father's
friends have prejudiced him greatly against
the roundhead brother into whose charge
he Is given. Full of the faults of his caste,
he Is yet an endearing little lad, and his
story will interest many. Published by
Macmlllan company.
"The Tragedy of Pelee," by George Hen
nan, Is "a narrative of personal experience
and observation in Martinique." It is an
excellent account, giving a mlnutia account
of each day's travel and incidents. The
author went to Martinique on the cruiser
Dixie as a representative from the Out
look. It is finely illustrated with photo
graphs taken by the author. The frontis
piece Is an Illustration showing the night
eruption of May 26, from the road going
south from Vive toward Ocier. The ac
count Is very Interesting. Published by tho
Otulook company.
A good and profitable book for boys to
read is "The Boy; How to Help Him Suc
ceed." by Nathaniel C. Fowler. Jr. The
first K9 pagea are devoted to good, solid
advice as to elements that will bring suc
cess. Following this are a few pages giv
ing a summary of answers to twenty-five
questions bearing on success making, and
closing the book under the bead of "The
Voice of Distinguished Experience," are
the direct answers to these questions by
S19 "men of mark." These queationa are
In her new small book for girls, 'Loie
Mallet Dangerous Gift," Mary Catherine
Lee tells the tale of a Quaker girl of ex
traordinary beauty beauty so great In
deed that the grave and sober-minded
Friends were somewhat disquieted and ac
counted It a "dangerous gift." The story such as como up continually for the boy
Is ot the maiden's discovery of her wonder
ful heritage, of the tremendous effect of it
in the town where she visited and of the
temptation It led her into. It ia purely a
Quaker 'story and these devout and quiet
people are well drawn, especially her father
aud the quiet Quaker who loved her. Hough
ton, Mifflin ft Co., publlahers.
"In the Green Forest," by Catherine
Just starting to meet the battle ot life to
propound, and the answers are by distin
guished men who have made life a suc
cess. Publiehed by Oakwood Publishing
company.
"The Gift of the Magic Staff." by Fan
nie E. Oatrander. Is a fairy story which
tells how, when Paul was out In the gar
den, he made the acquaintance of a "Little
Pyle, is another fairy tale. A fairy of the I 0ree Man." who made him a present of
wood named Red Caps sets out Into the ! nicn naa several rings upon It,
world to learn magic, accompanied in his
Journey by Nightshade, an Ill-conditioned
elf. They reach tho country of the Sun
Queen, who promises to teach them magic.
but tbey must be willing to follow her
and the turning or these rings caused thi
staff to taaume various forms. The story
tells the experiences Paul bad with thla
magic staff, how he met the Fairy Mother
and the little Queen t-nd hia adventures
even mrougn nre. ilea (sp end the Sun ' ln wonaeriana, wnicn were many, among
yueen disappear through the fire, and other tblnga being a visit to Santa Claua.
A Thoaa-htfal Hnabaad
Cured his wife cf fainting and dizxy
spells, weakness, headacbe and backach
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al by Kuhn ft Co.
Nightshade, thinking Red Cap lost, re
turns home, where be impeses on the
simple wood fairies, convincing them that
he was learned In magic. Red Cap. how
ever, reappears in time to expose the
treachery and win the approbation of the
fairy queen and the applause of all hla
friends by the magic be haa learned with
the Sun Queen. Published by Little,
Brown ft Co.
Published by Fleming H. Revell company.
Tb above books are for sale by the Me
geath Stationery Co., 1308 Farnam street.
Sara Beaumont Kennedy, who wrote
"Joacelyn Cheshire," has produced another
book called "The Wooing of Judith." It
la a love story pure and simple sud the
author says in the prelude that she intends
It for nothing else, and writes: "Not
daring adventures, nor test of arms, nor
Impossible dangers, nor thrilling mysteries
sre my concern, but only a forgotten love
story ot th long ago. 'Tls a far cry to those
dead daya, but hearts were human In tbat
ahadowy land of the past; lov kissed with
wine-red Hps and passion stretched whit
hand insistently; and so it Is that this
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