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President Roosevelt's First Message to Congress
the regular forces. The obligations and
duties of the guard in time of war should
be carefully defined, and a system estab
lished by law under which the method of
procedure of raising volunteer forces
should be prescribed in advance. It Is
utterly impossible in 'the- eacitement and
liaste of impending war to do this satis
factorily if the arrangements have not
ibeen made long beforehand. Provision
■should bo made for utilizing in the first
.voluntee/ organizations called out the
training vf those citizens who have al
ready had experience under arms, and es
pecially for the selection in advance of
the officers of any force which may bo
raised; for careful selection of the kind
necessary is impossible after the outbreak
ot war.
That the army is not at all a mere
Instrument of destruction has been shown
during the last three years. In the
Philippines, Cuba, and Porto Rico it has
proved itself a great constructive force, a
luost potent implement for the upbuilding
of a peaceful civilization.
Veterans Eulogised.
Xo other citizens deserve so well of the
republic as the veterans, the survivors of
Ihose who saved the I'uion. They did
the one deed which if left undone would
immense Gain From the Merit System.
The merit aystem of making appoint
ments la in Ita essence as democratic and
American as the common school system
itself. li simply means that la clerical
»u>l other positions where the duties are
entirely non-political, all applicants
should ha\e a fair held and uo favor, each j
standing on his merits as lu> is able to j
show slieiii by practical test. Written j
competitive examinations offer the only
available means In many cases for apply
ing this system. In other cases, as
where laborers are employed, a system of
registration undoubtedly can be widely
extended. There are, of course, places
where the wriiten competitive examina
tion cannot be applied, and others where
It offers by no means an ideal solution, |
I)at where under existing political con-j
ditions it Is, 'hough an imperfect means,!
yet the besl present means of getting!
satisfactory results.
Wherever the conditions have perniit
ted the application of the merit system in
its fullest and widest sense, the gain to
the government has been immense. The
navy-yards and postal service illustrate,
probably, better than any other branches I
of the government, the great gain in
economy, efficiency, and honesty due to the j
enforcement of this principle.
1 recommend the passage of a law which
will extend the classified service to the
IMb trie of Columbia, or will at least en
able the president thus 10 extend it. In
improvement of the Consular Service.
The consular service is now organized
Under the provisions of a law passed in
1856, which is entirely inadequate to
existing conditions. The interest shown
by so many commercial bodies throughout
the country iv the reorganization of the
service is heartily commended to your at
tention. Several bills providing for a new
consular service have in recent years been
fcubmitted to the congress. They are based
upon the just principle that appointments
to the service should be made oaly after
c. practical test of the applicant's fitness,
that promotions should be governed by
trustworthiness, adaptability, and zeal in
the performance of duty, and that the ten-
New Mode of Dealing With Indians.
In my judgment the time has arrived
when we should definitely make up our
minds to recognize the Indian as an indi
vidual and not as a member of a tribe.
The general allotment act is a mighty
pulverizing engine to break up the tribal
mass. It acts directly upon the fanlily
and the individual. Under its provisions
some sixty thousand Indians have already
become citizens of the United States. We
should now break up the tribal funds,
doing for them what allotment does for
the tribal lands; that is, they should be
divided into individual holdings. There
will be a transition period during which
the funds will in many case have to be
held in trust. This is the case also with
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schooners King and Brunette, arrived in
Detroit and tell of their thrilling ex
periences last Friday, when their boats,
In tow of the steamer Wetmore, were
driven ashore on the rocks of Rabbit
island, twenty-two miles below Tober
moray light, at the mouth of Georgian
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have meant that all else in our history
went for nothing. But for their steadfast
prowess in the greatest crisis of our his
tory, all our annals ■would be meaningless,
and our great experiment in popular free
dom and selfgovernment a gloomy failure.
Moreover, they not only left us a united
nation, but they left us also as a heritage
the memory of the mighty deeds by which
the nation was kept united. We are now
indeed one nation, one in fact as well as
in name; we are united in our devotion
to the flag which Is the symbol of national
greatr.ess and unity; and the very com
pleteness of our union enables us all, in
every part of the country, to glory in the
valor shown alike toy the sons of the
north end the sons of the south in the
times that tried men's souls.
The men who in the last three years
have done so well in the East and the
West Indies and on the mainland of Asia
have shown that this remembrance is not
lost. In any serious crisis' the United
States must rely for the great mass of its
fighting men upon the volunteer soldiery
who do not make a permanent profession
of the military career; and whenever such
a crisis arises the deathless memories of
the Civil War will give to Americans the
lift of lofty purpose which comes to those
whose fathers have stood valiantly in the
forefront of the 'battle.
I my Judgment all laws providing for the
temporary employment of clerks should
hereafter contain a provision that they be
selected under the civil service law.
Merit Alone Should Govern.
It is important to have this system ob
i tain at home, but it Is even more im
i portant to have it applied rigidly in our
insular possessions. Not an office should
be filled in the Philippines or Porto Rico
with any regard to the man's partizan
affiliations or services, with any regard to
the political, social, or personal influence
which he may have at Tiis command; in
short, heed should be paid to absolutely
I nothing save the man's own character and
i capacity and the needs of the service.
The administration of these islands
i should be as wholly free from the sus
j picion of partizan politics as the adminis
tration of the army and navy. All that we
ask from the public servant in the Philip
pines or Porto Rico is that he reflect
honor on his country by the way in which
he makes that country's rule a benefit to
the peoples who have come under it. This
! is all that we should ask, and we cannot
| afford to be content with less.
The merit system is simply one method
of securing honesi and efficient adminis
tration of the government; and in the
long run the sole justification of any type
of government lies in its proving itself
both honest and efficient.
ure of office should be unaffected by par
tizan considerations.
The guardianship and fostering of our
rapidly expanding foreign commerce, the
protection of American citizens resorting
to foreign countries in lawful pursuit of
their affairs, and the maintenance of the
dignity of the nation abroad, combine to
make it essential that our consuls should
be men of character, knowledge and en
terprise. It is true that the service is
now, in the main, efficient, but a standard
of excellence cannot be permanently
maintained until the principles set forth
in the bills heretofore submitted to the
congress on this subject are enacted into
law.
the lands. A stop should be put upon the
indiscriminate permission to Indians to
lease their allotments. The effort should
be steadily to make the Indian work like
any other man on his own ground. The
marriage laws of the Indians should be
made the same as those of the whites.
In the schools the education should be
elementary and largely industrial. The
need of higher education among the In
dians is very, very limited. On the res
ervations care should be taken to try to
suit the teaching to the needs of the par
ticular Indian. There is no use in at
tempting to induce agriculture in a coun
try suited only for cattle-raising, where
the Indian should be made a stock-grower.
crews of the boats swam to shore, a dis
tance of over half a mile, in a blinding
snowstorm.
The Wetmore struck a rock and the
buckets of her wheel were stripped off,
disabling her and throwing her and the
two tow iDarges to the mercy of the waves.
The men were ordered to save them
selves, and as the yawls from all but the
Brunette had been washed overt>oard this
boat was v.sed to take off a man with a
broker log. Most of the sailors swam
for their lives half a mile to the island.
DR. SPERRY IN WASHINGTON.
Special to The Journal.
Northneld, Minn., Dec. 3.—Dr. Lyroan B.
Sperry, who formerly held a science position
at (.'urletou college, but who is now a non
resident lecturer at the college, is lecturing
to well-filled houses on a Y. 1L C. A. course
in Washington, D. C.
THE MINNEAPOLIS JOUKNAL.
The ration system, which is merely the
corral and the reservation system, Is
highly detrimental 10 the Indians. It
promotes beggary, perpetuates pauperism
and stifles industry. It is an effectual
barrier to progress. It must continue to
a greater or less degree as long as tribes
are herded on reservations and have
everything in common. The Indians
should be treated as an individual —like
the white man. During the change of
treatment inevitable hardships will occur;
every effort should he made to minimize
these hardships; but we should not, be
Expositions, Future and Past.
I bespeak the most oordial support from
the congress and the people for the St.
lA>uis exposition to commemorate the one
hundredth anniversary of the Louisiana
purchase. This purchase was the greatest
instance of expansion in our history. It
definitely decided that we were to become
a great continental republic, by far the
foremost power in the western hemisphere.
jit is one of three or four great land-
I marks in our history—the great turning I
I points in our development. It is cmi- j
nently fitting that all our people should j
join with heartiest good will in commem- |
orating it, and the citizens of St. Louis, !
of Missouri, of all the adjacent region, are j
entitled to every aid in making the cele- |
brat ion a noteworthy event in our annals.
We earnestly hope^ thai foreign nations
will appreciate the 'deep interest our
country takes in this exposition, and our
view of its importance from every stand
point, and that they will participate in se
curing its success. The national govern- i
i ment should be represented by a full and |
j complete set of exhibits.
The people of Charleston, with great en
; ergy and civic spirit, are carrying on an
! exposition which will continue throughout
i moat of the present session of the con
Science, Art and Public Libraries.
The advancement of the highest Inter- i
ests of national science and learning and
the custody of objects of art and of the
valuable results cf scientific expeditions
conducted by the United States have been
committed to the Smithsonian institution.
In furtherance of itt> declared purpose—
! tor the "increase and diffusion of knowl
edge among men" —the congress has from
time to time given it other important
functions. Such trusts have been executed
by the institution with notable fidelity. I
There should be no halt in the work of
the institution, in accordance with the
plans which its secretary has presented,
for the preservation of the vanishing races
of great North American, animals in the I
National Zoological park. The urgent j
needs of the National museum are recotn- '
mended to the favorable consideration of
the congress.
Perhaps the most characteristic educa
tional movement of the past five years Is
that which has created the modern public
library and developed it into broad and
active service. There are new over f>,ooo
public libraries in the United States, the
product of this period. In addition to
accumulating material, they are also striv- I
ing by organization, by improvement in '
Census Office a Permanent Bureau.
For the Bake of good administration,
sound economy, and the advancement of
science, the census office ac now consti
tuted should be made a permanent gov
Wondrous Growth of the Postal Service.
The remarkable growth of the postal
service is shown in the fact that its
revenues have doubled and its expendi
tures have nearly doubled within twelve
years. Its progressive development com
pels constantly increasing outlay, but in
this period of business energy and pros
perity its receipts grow so much faster
than its expenses that the annual deficit
hag been steadily reduced from' $11 411 -
779 in 1897 to $3,923,727 in 1901. Among
recent postal advances the success of rural
free delivery wherever established has
been so marked, and actual experience
has made its benefits so plain, that the
demand for its extension is general and
urgent.
DOWN ON THE PLOW TRDST
ALSO THE CATALOGUE HOUSES
lowa Implement and Vehicle Deal
era' Association Meets at
Marshalltown.
Special to The Journal.
Marshaltown, lowa, Dec. 3.—The lowa
Implement and Vehicle Dealers associa
tion convened here to-day. The associa
tion is one Of the largest in the coun
try and fully 1,000 delegates are in at
tendance. This is the seventh annual con
vention and matters of importance are to
come up. Following are. the officers:
President, J. L. Farrington, lowa Falls;
secretary, D. M. Grove, Nevada Iowa;
vice president, E. B. Woodruff, Kn'oxville;
directors, John Greer, Decorah; J. J.
Gfiston, Winterset; 'E. P. Armknecht
Donnclson.
The association is opposed to the cata
logue houses and it is understood a tacit
agreement exists among the members not
to buy from jc'bbera or manufacturers who
sell direct to the consumer. They are
also opposed to the plow trust and are
said to have been instrumental in pre
venting the recent combination of plow
manufacturers.
TAXING OLEO
Farther Llgrht Upon the Bil} Intro
duced by McCleary.
Special to Tho Journal.
Washington, Dec. 3.—Following is the
text of the oleomargarine bill introduced
in the house by Mr. McCleary o f Minne
sota:
Be it enacted, etc.. That all articles known
as oleomargarine, butterine, imitation but
ter, or imitation cheese, or any substance in
the semblance of butter or cheese not the
usual product of the dairy and not made
exclusively of pure and unadulterated milk
or cream, transported into any state or ter-'
ritory, or the District of Columbia, and re
maining therein for use, consumption, sale
or storage therein, shall, upon the arrival
within the Umite of auch state or territory,
or the District of Columbia, he subject to tha
operation and effect of the laws of such state
or territory, or the District of Columbia, en
acted in the exercise of its police powers, to
the same extent and in the same manner as
though such articles or substances nad been
produced in such state of territory, or the
District of Columbia, and shall not be ex
empt therefrom by reason of being introduced
therein in original packages or otherwise:
Provided, That nothing in this act shall be
construed to permit any state to forbid the
manufacture or sale of oleomargarine in sep
arate and distinct form and in suoh manner
as -will advise the consumer of its real char
acter, free from coloration or ingredient that
cauees it to look like butter.
Section 2. That on and after July 1, 1902,
the tax upon oleomargarine, aa prescribed in
section S of the act approved August 2, 1886,
and entitled "An act denning butter, al«o
imposing a tax upon and regulating the man
ufacture, sale, importation and exportation
of oleomargarine," shall be 10 cents per
pound when the oleomargarine is colored in
imitation of butter, the tax to be paid by
the manufacturer and to be levied and col
lected in accordance with the provisions of
said act: Provided, That on oleomargarine
not colored in imitation of butter there shall
cause of them, hesitate to make the
change. There should be a continuous
reduction in the number of agencies.
In dealing with the aboriginal races,
few things are more important than to
preserve them from the terrible physical
and moral degradation resulting from the
liquor traffic. We are doing all we can
to save our own Indian tribes from this
evil. Wherever, by international agree
ment, this same end can be attained as
regards races where we do not possess
exclusive control, every effort should be
made to bring it about.
gress. I heartily commend this exposition
to the good will of the people. It deserves
all the encouragement that can be given
it. The managers of the Charleston expo
sition have requested the cabinet officers
to place thereat the government exhibits'
which have' been at Buffalo, promising to
pay the necessary expenses. I have taken
the responsibility of directing that this be
done, for I feel that it is due to Charleston
to help her in her praiseworthy effort. !n
my opinion the management should not be
required to pay all these expenses. I
earnestly recommend that the congress ap
propriate at once the small sum necessary
for this purpose.
The Pan-American exposition at Buffalo
has just closed. Both from the industrial
ai^d the artistic standpoint this exposition
hay been in a high degree creditable and
useful, not merely to Buffalo, but to the
United States. The terrible tragedy of the
president's assassination Interfered ma
terially with its being a financial success.
The exposition was peculiarly in harmony
with the trend of our public policy, be
cause it represented an effort, to bring into
clot'JT touch all the peoples of the western
hemisphere, and give them an increasing
sense of unity. Such an effort was a genu
ine service to the entire American public.
method, aud by co-operation, to give
greater efficiency to the material they
hold, to make it more widely useful, and
by avoidance of unnecessary duplication in
process to reduce the cost of its adminis
tration.
In these efforts they naturally look for
assistance to tbe federal library, which,
though still tho library of coc.gress, and
?» entitled, is the one national library of
the United States. Already the largest
single collection of books on the western
hemisphere, and certain to increase more
rapidly than any other through purchase,
exchange, and the operation of the copy
right law, this library has a unique oppor
tunity to render to the libraries of this
country—to American scholarship—service
or" the highest importance. It is housed in
a building which is ithe largest aud most
magnificent yet erected for library uses.
Resources are now being provided which
will develop the collection properly, equip
it with the apparatus and service neces
sary to its effective use, render its biblio
graphic work widely available, and enable
it to become, not merely a center of re
search, but the chief factor in great co
operative efforts for the diffusion of
knowledge and the advancement of learn
ing.
ernment bureau. This would insure bet
ter, cheaper, and more satisfactory work,
in the interest not only of our business
but of statistic, economic and social
science.
It is Just that ihe great agricultural
population should share in the improve
ment of the service. The number of rural
routes now in operation is 6,009, practical
ly all established within three years, and
there are 6,000 applications awaiting ac
tion. It is expected that the number in
operation at the close of the current fiscal
year will reach 8,600. The mail will
then be daily carried to the doors of
5,700,000 of our people who have hereto
fore been dependent upon distant offices,
and one-third of all that portion of the
country which is adapted to it will be
covered by this kind of service.
The full measure of postal progress
which might be realized has long been
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hampered and obstructed by the heavy
burden imposed on the government
through the intrenched and well-under
stood abuses which have grown up in con
nection with second-class mail matter.
The extent of this burden appears when
it is stated that while the second-class
matter makes nearly three-fifths of the
weight of all the mail, it paid for the last
fiscal year only $4,294,446 of the aggregate
postal revenue of $111,631,193. If the
pound rate of postage, which produces the
large loss thus entailed, and which was
fixed by the congress with the purpose of
encouraging the dissemination of public
information, were limited to the legiti
mate newspapers and periodicals actually
contemplated by the law, no just exception
Settlement of the Trouble in China.
Owing to the rapid growth of our power
anAour interests on the Pacific, whatever
happens in China must be of the keenest
national concern to us.
The general terms of the settlement of
the questions growing out of the anti
foreign uprisings in China of 1900, having
been formulated in a joint note addressed
to China by the representatives of the
injured powers in December last, were
promptly accepted by the Chinese govern
ment. After protracted conferences the
plenipotentiaries of the several powers
weie able to sign a final protocol with the
Chinese plenipotentiaries on the 7th of
last September, setting forth the meas
ures taken toy China in compliance with
the demands of the joint note, and ex
pressing their satisfaction therewith. It
■will be laid toefore the congress, with a
report of the plenipotentiary on behalf of
the United States, Mr. William Woodville
■Roekhill, to whom high praise is due for
the tact, good judgment, and energy he
has dislpayed in performing an exception
ally difficult'and delicate task.
The agreement reached disposes in a
manner satisfactory to the powers of the
various grounds? of complaint, and will
•contribute materially to better future re
lations between China and the powers.
Reparation has been made by China for
the murder of foreigners during the up
rising and punishment has been inflicted
on the officials, however high in rank,
recognized as responsible for or having
participated in the outbreak. Official
examinations have ibeen forbidden for a
period of five years in all cities in which
foreigners have been murdered or cruelly
treated, and edfets have been issued mak
ing all officials directly responsible for
the future safety of foreigners and for the
suppression of violence aganist them.
Provisions have been made for insuring
the future safety of the foreign repre
sentatives in Peking by setting aside for
their exclusive use a quarter of the city
which the powers can make defensible
and in which they can if necessary main
tain permanent military guards; 'by dis
mantling the military works between the
capital and the sea; and by allowing the
temporary maintenance of foreign mili
tary posts along this line. An edict has
been issued by the emperor of China pro
hibiting for two years the importation of
arms and ammunition into China. China
rhas agreed to pay adequate indemnities
to the states, societies and individuals for
the losses sustained 'by them and for the
expenses of the military expeditions sent
by the various powers to protect life and
restore order.
Pan-American Congress —Mexico Repaid.
We view with lively interest and keen
hopes of beneficial results the proceedings
of the Pan-American congress, convoked
at the invitation of Mexico, and now sit
ting at the Mexican capital. The dele
gates of the United States are under the
most liberal instructions to co-operate
with their colleagues in all matters prom
ising advantage to the great family of
American commonwealths, as well in their
relations among themselves as in their
domestic advancement and in their inter
course with the world at large.
My predecessor communicated to the
congress the fact that the Weil and La
International Bereavements and Sympathy
The death of Queen Victoria caused the
people of the United States deep and heart
felt sorrow, to which the government gave
full expression. When President McKin
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cpuld be taken. That expense would be
the recognized and accepted cost of a lib
eral public policy deliberately adopted for
a justifiable end.
But much of the matter.which enjoys
the privileged rate is wholly outside of the
intent of the law, and has secured ad
mission only through an evasion of its re
quirements or through lax construction.
The proportion of such wrongly Included
matter is estimated by postal experts to
be one-half of the whole volume of sec
ond-class mail. If it be only one-third
or one-quarter, the magnitude of the bur
den is apparent/ The postofflce depart
ment has now undertaken to remove the
abuses so far as is possible by a stricter
application of the law; and it should be
sustained in its effort.
Facilitating; Chinene Vorelgn Trade.
Under the provisions of the joint note
of December, 1900, China has agreed to
revise the treaties of commerce and nav
igation and to take such other steps for
the purpose of facilitating foreign trade
as the foreign powers may decide to be
needed.
The Chinese government has agreed
to participate financially in the work of
bettering the water approaches to Shang
hai and to Tientsin, the centers of for
eign trade in central and northern China,
and an international conservancy board
in which the Chinese government Is
largely represented, has been provided
for the improvement of the Shanghai
liver and the control of its navigation.
In ttie same line of commercial advan
tages a revision of the present tariff on
imports has been assented to for the
purpose of substituting specific for ad
valorem duties, aud an expert has been
sent abroad on the part of the United
States to assist in this work. A list of
articles to remain free of duty, including
flour, cereals and rice, gold and silver
coin and bullion, has also been agreed
upon in the settlement.
During these troubles our government
has unswervingly advocated moderation,
and has materially aided in bringing about
an adjustment which tends to enhance
the welfare of China and to lead to a
more beneficial intercourse between the
empire and the modern world; while in
the critical period of revolt and massa
cre we did our full share in safeguarding
life and property, restoring order, and
vindicating the national interest and
honor. It behooves us to continue in
these paths, doing whe-t lies in our power
to foster feelings of good will, and leaving
no effort untried to work out the great
policy of full and fair intercourse be
tween China and the nations, on a foot
ing of equal rights and advantages to all.
We advocate the "open door," with all
that it implies; not merely the procure
ment of enlarged commercial opportunities
on the coasts, but access to the interior
by the waterways with which China has
been so extraordinarily favored. Only by
bringing the people of. China into peace
ful and friendly community of trade with
all the peoples of the earth can the work
now auspiciously begun be carried to fru
ition. In the attainment of this purpose
we necessarily claim parity of treatment,
under the conventions,, throughout the
empire for our trade and our citizens with
those of all other powers.
Abra awards against Mexico have been
adjudged by the highest courts of our
country to have been obtained through
fraud and perjury on the part of the
claimants, and that in accordance with
the acts of the congress the money re
maining in the hands of the secretary of
state on these awards has been returned
to Mexico. A considerable portion of the
money received from Mexico on these j
awards had been paid by this government I
to the claimants before the decision of
the courts was rendered. My judgment is
that the congress should return to Mexico
an amount equal to the sums thus already
paid to the claimants.
ley died, our nation in turn received from
every quarter of the British empire ex
pressions of grief and sympathy no less
sincere. The death of the Empress Dow-
ager Frederick of Germany also aroused
the genuine sympathy of I the American
people; and this sympathy was cordially
reciprocated by Germany when the presi- ..
dent was assassinated. ! Indeed, from .
every quarter fo the civilized world we
received, at the time of he president's
death, assurances of such grief and re-
I gard as to touch the heart? of our people. I
In the midst of our affliction we rever
ently thank the Almighty that we are at
peace with the nations of j mankind; and
we firmly intend that our policy shall be
such as to continue unbroken these In
ternational relations of mutual respect
and good will. —Theodore Roosevelt.
White House, December 3, 1901.
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