Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 4, 1900, Page 9

PRESIDENT SMESSAGE (Continued from Fifth Page.) men traltied in its use. The number of men necessary to perform this duty alone is ascertatned by the War department, at & minimum allowance, to be 18,420, There are fifty-efght more military Posts in the United States other than the const defense fortifications. The number of these posls Is being constantly increased by congress. More than $22,000,000 has been expended In bullding and equipment and they can only be cared for by the reg ular army. The posts now In existence and others to be bullt provide for accom- modations for, and, if fully garrisoned, re- quire 26,000 troops. Many of these posts are along our frontler or at lmportant strategic polnts, the occupation of which 18 necessary. Forces in the Islands. We have in Cuba between 5,000 and 6,000 troops. For the present our troops in that feland cannot be withdrawn or materlally diminished, and certainly not until the con- clusion of the labors of the constitutional convention now in session and a government provided by the new constitution shall have been established and its stability assured In Porto Rico we have reduced the garrisons to 1,636, which includes §96 native troops. There Is no room for further re- duction here. We will bo required to keep & considerable force in the Philippine ielands for some time to come. From the best information obtainable we shall need | there for the immediate future from 50,000 o 60,000 men. I am sure the number may be reduced as the insurgents shall come to acknowledge the authority of the United Btates, of which there are assuring indica- tlons One Handred Thousand Me It must be apparent that we will re- quire an army of about 60,000, and that dur- ing the present conditions in Cuba and the Philippines the president should have authority to increase the force to the prosent number of 100,000. Included in this num- ber authority should be given to ralse native troops in the Philippines up to 165,000, which the Taft commission belleves will be more effective in detecting and suppressing guerrillas, assassins and ladrones than our own soldiers. The full discussion of this subject by the mecretary of war in his annual report is called to your earnest attention. i renew the recommendation made in my last annual message that the congress provide a special medal of honor for the | volunteers, regulars, sailors and marines on duty in the Philippines who voluntarily re- mained in the service after their terms of enlistment had expired. 1 favor the recommendation of the sec- retary of war for a detail of officers of the line of the army when vacancies occur in the adjutant general's department, inspector | general's department, quartermaster gen- eral's department, subsistence department, pay department, ordnance department and slgnal corps. The army cannot be too highly commended for its faithful and effective service in active military operations in the fleld and the dif- ficult work of clvil administration. RURAL FREE DELIVERY A FEATU Extension of Postal Facilities to Peo- ple Outslde of Towns Co wmend: The continued and rapld growth of the postal service is & sure index of the great and {ncreasing business activity of the country. Its most striking new develop- ment 1s the extension of rurai free delivery. This has come almost wholly within the last year. At the beginning of the fiscal year 18591900 the number of routes in eperation was only 291 and most of thesc had been run- ning less than twelve months. On tne 15th of November, 1900, the number hat increased to 2,614, reaching into forty-four states and territories, and serving a popula~ tion of 1,801,624, The number of applica- tions now pending and awalting action nearly equals all those granied up to the present time, and by the close of the current fiscal year about 4,000 routes will have been established, providing for the daily delivery of malls at the scattored homes of about 3,600,000 rural population. This service ameliorates the Isolation of farm life, conduces to good roads, an® quickens and extends the clssemination of general information. Experience thus far has tended to allay t prebenston that it would be so expensive as to forbld its general adoption or to wake it a serious burden. Its actual application has shown that it Increases postal reccipts, and can be accompanied by reductions in other branches of the service, so that the augmented revenues and the accomplished savings together materially reduce the net cost. The evidences which point to these conclusions are presented in detail in the annual report of the posymaster general, which, with its recommendations, is rec- ended to the consideration of the con- The full development of this spe- clal service, however, requires such a larg outlay of money that it should be under taken only after a careful study and thor- eugh understanding of all that it involves MORE VESSELS FOR THE NEW NAVY, cretary Long' i proved by the Executive, Very efficient service has been rendered by the navy in connection with the insur- rection in the Philippines and the reccnt @isturbance in China A very satistactory scttiement bas beem os Are Ap- woided in the morning and that which contains a sediment after standing, certainly indicates dangerously affected Kidneys. Don't worry and make mat- ters worse, but at once take the remedy which you'can depend upon absolutely, MORROW'S are der ney 50 forfeit to cure any case of Kid- isease or Pain in the Back. This is & tempting offer and is made in per- fect good faith. Other distinctive symp- toms of Kidney Discase are Backache, cnunlud by the proprietors un- Dizziness, Puffing under the Eyes, Rhbeumatic Pains, General Weakness, and frequently all the troubles peculiar towomen. Kid-ne-oids will restore you, NEBRASKA Mrs, G E. Smith, Sherman ave. Omaha Eig) er, 1802 Mia 5 st O D J0th ave. Omaba Murphy, Coachmon, 216 8, 38th sk Om: A. E. Harrts, 1410 Howard st. Omaba Mra R .M Hentan, 708 & 30ih st Omaha John Swanson Irinter, 311 & 13(h s Om v 7. H. Williamson, 717 S 171h st Omaha rs. H. C. Rogers, 400 N, 141h st Omaha Morrow's Kid-ne-oids are not pills, but Yellow Tablets, and sell at fifty cents & box at drug stores, JOHN MORROW & CO., SPRINGFIELD @0 made of the long-pending question of the manufacture of armor pl A reasonable price has been secured and the necessity for a government armor plant avolded. 1 approve of the recommendations of the secretary of the navy for mew vessels and for additional officers and men which the required increase of the navy makes neces- sary. I commend to the favorable action of the congress the measure now pending for the erection of a statue to the memory of the late David D. Porter. I :ommend also the establishment of a national naval reserve and of the grade of vice admiral. Provision should be made, as recommoaded by the secretary, for suitable reward for special merit. Many officers who rendered the most distinguished service during the recent war with Spain have received in sturn no recognition from the congress. INT HOR DEPARTMENT AFFAIRS, Condition of Pablic Domain Gets the Leading Considerntion. The total area of public lands as given by the secretary of the Interfor s ap- proximately 1,071,881,662 acres, of which 917,035,850 ucres are undisponed of and 154,- 145,782 acres have been regerved for various purposes. The public lands disposed of during the year amount to 13,45 acres, including 62,428.00 acres of Indlar lands, an increase of 4,271,474.80 over the preceding year. The total receipts from the sale of public lands during the fiscal year were $4,370,758.10, an increase of $1,309,- 62076 over the preceding year. The results obtained from our forest policy have demonstrated its wisdom and the necessity in the interest of the public for its continuance and {ncreased appropri- atlons by the congress for the carrylug on of the work. On June 30, 1900, there were thirty-seven forest reserves, created by presidential proclamations under section 24 of the act of March 3, 1891, embracing an area of 46,456,480 acres. During the past year the Olymplc reserve, In the state of Washington, was reduced leaving its present arca at 023,840 acres. The Prescott reserve in Arfzona was increased from 10,240 acres 680 acres, and the Big Horn reserve, yoming, was Increased from 1,127,600 acres to 1,180,500 acres. A new reserve, the Santa Yinez, in California, embracing an area of 145,000 acres, was created during this year. On October 10, 1900, the Crow Creek forest reserve in Wyoming was created, with an area of 66,320 acres. n the Pe At the end of the fiscal year there were on the pension roll 993,226 names, a net lucrease of 2,010 over the fiacal year 1899, The pumber added to the rolls during the year was 45,344. The amount disbursed for army pensions during tho year was $134,- 700,697.24, and for navy pensions $3,76; 633.41, a total of $13,462,130.65, leaving an unexpended balance of $5,642,768.25 to be cevered fnto the treasury, which shows an increase over the previous year's expendi- ture of $107,07" There were 684 names added to the rolls during the year by spe- clal acts passed at the first session of the “ifty-sixth congress. The act of May, 1900, among other things provides for an extension of income to widows pensioned under sald act to $250 per anoum. The secretary of the interior be- lieves that by the operations of this act the number of persoms pensioned under it will increase, and the increased annual pay- ment for pensions will be between $3,000,000 and $4,000,000. The government justly appreciates the services of its soldlers and sailors by mak- 1ng pension payments liberal beyond prece- dent to them, their widows and orphans. Theto were 26,640 letters patent granted, ircluding reissues and designs, during the flscal year ending June 30, 1900, 1,160 trade marks, 652 labels and. 93 prints ‘registored. The number of patents which expired was 19.988. The actual receipts for patents were $1.358,228.35. The expenditures were $1,247,- 827.58, showlng a surplus of $110,400.77, Alaska and wall, The attention of the congress Is called to the report of the secretary of the in- terior touching the necessity for the further establishment of schools In the territory of Alaska, and favorable action 1s invited thereon. Much interesting information fs given in the report of the governor of Hawall as to the progress and development of the islands during the period from July 7, 1808, the date of the approval of the joint resolu- tlon of the congress providing for their | annexation, up to April 80, 1900, the date of the approval of the act providing a sov- ernment for the territory and thereatter. The last Hawaiian census, tal in the year 1896, gives a total population of 109,- 020, of which 81,019 were native Hawailans. The number of Americans reported was 8,485. The results of the federal censu taken this year, show the {slands to have a total population of 154,001, showing an increase over that reported 1896 of 44, 981, or 41.2 per cent. There has been marked progress in the educational, agricultural and raflroad de- velopment of the Islan Watchiag Water Supply. In the territorial act of April 30, 1900, section 7 of sald act repeals chapter 34 of the clvil. laws of Hawali, whereby the gov- ernment was to assist In encouraging and developing the agricultural resources of the republic, especlally irrigation. The governor of Hawall recommends legislation looking to the development of such water supply as may exist on the pudlic lands, with a view of promoting land settlement. The rnest consideration of the congress fis Invited to this important recommendation and others as embodled In the report of tho secretary of the interlor. The director of the census states that the work in connection with the twelfth census is progressing favorably. This na- tional undertaking, ordered by the congress each decade, has finally resulted in the col- lection of an aggregation of statistical facts to determine the industrial growth of the country, its manufacturing and mechanfcal resources, its richness in mines and forests, the number of its agriculturists, thelr farms and products, its education and re- liglous opportunities, as well as questions pertaining to soclological conditions. Principal Work Is Completed. The labors of the officlals In charge of the bureau indicate that the law of March 30, 1899, requiring the completion of the four important and most desired subjects, namely, population, agricultural, manu- facturing and vital statistics, will be com- pleted within the prescribed limit. The fleld work incident to the above in- quirfes is now practically finished, and as @ result the population of the states and territories, including the Hawallan islands and Alaska, has been announced. The growth of population during the last decade amounts to over 13,000,000, & greater numerical increase than in any previous census In the history of the country. Bulletins will be lssued as rapidly as pos- sible giving the population by states and territories by minor civil divisions. Sev- eral announcements of this kind have al- ready been made and it is hoped that the lst will be completed by January 1 Other bulletins giving the results of the manufacturing and agricultural inquiries will be glven to the public as rapidly as clrcumstances will admit Permanent Censns Bureau. The director, while confident of his abllity to complote the different branches of the undertaking in the allotted time, finds him- self embarrassed by the lack of a trained torce properly equipped for statistical work, thus ralsing the question whether, in the interest of economy and a thorough execu- tion of the census work, there should not be retained in the government employ a certaln number of experts, mot only to ald in the prelimisary organizatioa prior to THE OMAHA DAILY the taking of the decemnial census, but In addition to have the advantage in the fleld and office work of the bureau of trained assistants to facilitate the early completion of this enormous undertaking. I recommend that the cong! present session apportion representation among the several states as provided by the constitution. IN DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Secretary Wilson Extends the Scope and Usefulness of His Portfello. The Department of Agriculture has been extending Its work during the past year. reaching farther for new varieties of seeds and plants, co-operating more fully with the states and torritories in research along useful lines, making progress in meteoro- logleal work relating to lines of wireless telegraphy and forecasts for ocean-going vessels, continuing inquiry to animal disease, looking into the extent and char- acter of tood adulteration, outlining plans for the care, preservation and Intelligent harvesting of our woodlands, studying soils that producers may cultivate with better knowledge of conditions and helping to clothe desert places with grasses suitable to our arld reglons. Our island posses- slons are belng considered, that thelr peo- ples may be helped to produce the tropleal products now so extensivoly brought into the United States. Inquiry Into methods of Improving our roads has been active during the year, help has been given to many localities and sclentific Investigation of material In the states and territories has been inaugurated. Irrigation problems in our semi-arid reglons are recelving care- ful and Increased consideration. An extensive exhibit at Paris of the products of agriculture has made the peo- ples of many countries more familiar with the varled products of our flelds and their conparative excellence. The collection of statistics regarding our crops Is being improved and sources of information are belng enlarged, to the end that producers may have the earliest ad- vices regarding crop conditions. There has never been a time when those for whom it was established have shown more apprecia- tlon of the service of the department. SOME GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS, Matters of Minor Impo Legislative Attention. In my annual message of December 5, 1898, T called attention to the necessity for scme amendment of the allen contract law. There still remain important features of the rightful application of the elght-hour law for the benefit of labor and of the prin- ciple of arbitration, and I again commend these subfects to the careful attention of the congress. That there may be secured the best serv- ice possible in the Philippine Islands, T bave issued, under date of November 10, 1900, the following order The United States civil service commission, is directed to render such assistance as ma be practicable to the civil service board, created under the act of the United States Philippine commission, for the establish- ment and maintenance of an honest ani efficlent civil service in the Philippine islands, and for that purpose to conduct | examinations for the civil service of th Philippine islands, upon the request of ths civil “service board of sald islands, und such regulations as may be agreed dpon by the said board and the sald Lnited States civil service commission. The civil service commission is greatly embarrassed in its work for want of an adequate permanent force for clerical and other assistance. Its necds are fully set forth in its report. I invite attention to the report, and especlally urge upon the congress that this important bureau of the public service which passes upon the quall- fications and character of so large a num- ber of the officers and employes of the government should be supported by all needed appropriations to secure prompt- ness and effciency. Hall of Pablic Records. Tam very much tmpressed with the state- ment made by the heads of all the depart- ments of the urgent necessity of a hall of public records. In every departmental bullding in Washington, so far as I am in- formed, the space for official records is not only exhausted, but the walls of rooms are lined with shelves, the middle floor space of many rooms is filled with file cases, and garrets and basements, which were never Intended, and are unfitted for thelr accommodation, are crowded with them. Aside from the inconvenience there 1s great danger, not only from fire, but from the weight of these records upon timbers not intended for their support. Th should be a separate bullding especially designed for the purpose of receiving amd preserving the annually acoumulating archives of the several executive depart- ments. Such a hall need mot be a costly structure, but should be 8o arranged as to admit of enlargement from time to time, I urgently recommend that the comgress take early action in this matter. 1 transmit to the congress a resolution adopted at a recent meeting of the Ameri- can Bar assoclation concerning the pro- posed celebration of John Marshall day, February 4, 1901. Fitting exercises have been arranged, and it is earnestly desired by the committee that the comgress may participate inthis movement to honor the memory of the great juris Capltal Centenary Celebration, The transfer of the government to this clty 18 a fact of great historical interes Among the people there is a teeling of genuine pride in the capital of the republic. It 1s @ matter of Interest in this connec- tion that 1n 1500 the population of the D trict of Columbia was 14,003; today it 1s 278,718, The population of the city of Washington was then 3,210; today it Is 218,196, The congress having provided for “‘an ap- propriate national celebration of the cen~ tennial anniversary of the establishment of the seat of government in the District of Columbla, the committee authorized by it have prepared a program for the 12th ot December, 1900, which date has been se- lected as the anniversary day. Deep in- terest has been shown In the arrangements for the celebration by the memgbers of the committees of the senate and house of representatives, the committee of governors appolnted by the president, and the com- mittees appointed by the citizens and in- habitants of the District of Columbia gen- erally. The program, in addition to a re- ception and other exercises at the execu- tive mansion, provides commemorative ex- ercises to be held jointly by the senate ana house of representatives in the hall of the house of representatives, and a reception In the evening at the Corcoran gallery op art in honor of the governors of the states and territories, Enjoins Ecomomy. In our great prosperity we must guare against the danger it invites of extrava- gancy in government expenditures and ap- propriations, and the chosen representatives of the people will, I doubt not, furnish an example In thelr legislation of that wise economy which n a season of plenty hus- bands for the future. In this era of great business activity and opporsunity caution is not untimely. It will not abate, but strengthen confidence. It will not retard, but promote legitimate industrial and com- mercial expansion. Our growing power brings with it the complications and perils requiring constant vigilance to avoid. It must not be used to fnvite conflicts, nor for ton, but for the more effective main- of those principles of equality ana justico upon which our institutions and happiness depend. Let us keep always in mind that the foundation of our government is liberty; its superstructure peace, WILLIAM McKINLEY, EXECUTIVE MANSION, Dec. 3, 1900, — Do you need & hired giri? A Bee want ad will briog ome, BEE: ARMY'S LONG PICKET LINE Beoretary Root Tells of Work Done from Cuba to the Philippines. REPORT OF UNUSUAL SCOPE AND INTEREST Recommendation is Made of Reorgan- isation Providing for & Minimam of (0,000 Men and & Maxi- mum of 100,000, WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.—The annual re- port of Secretary Root of the War depart- ment Is of more than usual interest, owing to its wide scope and the fact that it treats of subjects of such importance as the Phil- ippine insurrection, the Chinese campaign, the developments fn Cuba and Porto Rico and finally with the subject of army re- organization, Some idea of what the army has been doing In the fleld and at home is conveyed by the secretary's statement that its operations Inciuded the prosecution of the war for the suppression of the Phil- ippine insurrection and the establishment c¢f a government in the Phillipines, the rescue of the foreign ministers in Pekin, the preservation and the relief of distress in Alaska and fhe construction of roads and telegraphs there; the conduct of the government of Porto Rico until May 1 last, the conduct of the government of Cuba, prosecution of river and harbor works, the construction of scacoast fortifications, the garrisoning and maintalnlng of military pests and fortifications, the discharge ot about one-third of the army and the re- enlistment of soldiers to take their place and the distribution of supplies to the scattered forces. Campaign in the Philippines. The chapter of the report treating of military operations in the Philippines is & recital of the features of the campalgns that were conducted In the islands during tho last year. It is sald that the purpose was to pureue the small bands of Filipinos scattered throughout the islands. The effort was successful and resulted in the further and practically eomplete disintegra- tion of the insurrectionary bands; in the rescue of mearly all the American and Spanish prisoners; in the capture of many of the leading insurgents and the destruc- tion of lirge quantities of arms and sup- plies. Secretary Root says that with the exccution of the military plans there all formal and open resistance to American cuthority in the Philippines terminated, leaving only an exceedingly vexatious and arvoying guerrilla warfare, of a character closely approaching brigandage, which will require time, patience and good judg- ment to finally suppress. The secretary further says that it re- quires over 400 different posts in the Phil- ippinnes, because the Tagalogs, who are in rebellion, have adopted deliberately the policy of murdering, so far as they are able, all of their countrymen who are friendly to the United States. He thinks that the most eflicient measures for the reduction of the number of posts or troops in the Philippines will be the construction of roads, the establishment of personal re- lations between our officers and the people and, finally, the organization of native troops under American officers. American Troops in China. The campaign of the United States troops in China s treated with some length in the report. The secretary reviews in de- tall the rapld and, effective steps by which the American forces were transterred in a great emergency from the Philippines and from this country. to Takw end thence how they forced their way to Pekin. He includes all the Interesting dispatches passed be- tween General Chaffee and the War de- partment during. that period, which were published by the department from time to time, and speaks in terms of praise of the eplendld conduct of the troops and of thelr able officers. He adds: “In the end it 18 gratifying to know that the Chinese have returned in great num- bers and that there has been a general re- sumption of business under protection of our forces in that portion of Pekin which was assigned to our care and which 1s still under the charge of the legation guard.” Civil Government in Philippines. The progress that has been achleved dur- ing the year in the erection of a civil gov- ernment in the Philippines is made the sub- jeet of @ special chapter in the report. Be- ginning with the chaos left by the with- drawal of the Spanish authority, which had always controlled, Secretary Root has shown how the principles of civil government by easy steps wére put in operation. The substantive body of Spanish law was ex- cellent and adequate if it could be ap- plied. The first step was the organization of courts, beginning With the supreme court, headed by Chlef Justice Arellano and five of the ablest lawyers of the island The Spanish criminal procedure was re- formed and for the first time there was real protection to the personal rights of persods charged with crime in the Philip- pines. The next step was the establishment of municipal governments placing the con- trol or ordinary affairs of government with the municipal authorities. Then the mar- riage law was modified to legalize civil marriages. The United States patent and trade mark laws were adopted, the coast- ing trade was regulated, burdensome Span- ish taxes were abolished, the schools were extended and improved, & quarantine law was put in force, the customs and insular revenues were greatly {screased and a rigld high llcense and early-closing law were imposed upon the saloons in Manila. Work of Second Commission. The second Philippiue commission, headed by Judge Taft, I8 continuing the good work and following the ordinary course of legislative procedure. It holds open gesslons, takes testimony and receives suggestions from citlzens. It has appropriated money for the con- struction of roads and bridges, for the sur- vey of a railroad and for the payment of a superintendent of public Instruction. The tariff law has been revised by a speclal board and Manila harbor is to be improved The receipts from customs for the last half of the fiscal year show an increase of §1,- 785,496, but this will not be enough to pros- ecute internal improvements and establish schools as rapldly as these undertakings should progress. Therefore, Secretary Root recommends that congress authorize a bond tssue for the construction of the railroad, based on the road itself, or that the United States make a loan to the insular treasury to be paid from the island revenues. The secretary speaks of the serious embarr ment caused by the defective currency sys tem In the Philippines owing to the fluctu- ating price of Mexican dollars and he sub- mits two suggestions—one that the United States coin a special dollar for use in the islands of the same welght and fineness as the Mexican dollar, which shall take its chance with the fluctuation of the market. The other suggestion is that we coln an insular dollar, which we undertake to re- deem in gold at 60 cents. He inclines, as does the secretary of the treasury, towards the second course. Satisfuctory Progress in Caba. Touching Cuba the report says that the outlook of affairs there duriug the yvar has been a continuance of the process of alding the Cuban people in the development of the Cuban government in such a way that when fully organized it shall be stable and efficient. This has been done by gulding the Cubans in the first steps of systematic self-government and by Introducing, mainly through Cuban officers, such reforms in administration as shall serve to put the TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1900 business of the government in falrly gocd condition when a complete Cuban adminis- tration finally assumes control of the gov: ornment of the ialand. The report describes the taking of the census and the beginning of municipal elections. It explains that in view of the fact that 66 per cent could mot read and write it was deemed advisable that absolutely unrestricted suffrage should be established. The report sketches the varlous steps of the government down to the gathering of the constitutional conven- tion, which is now in session Grand Work for Schools. Treating of the subject of education Sec- retary Root speaks with pride of the de- velopment of the primary branches, show- ing that in the first six months of the cal- endar year the number of school rooms was Increased from 635 to 3,350 and the enroliment of scholars ran up from 37,095 to 143,120, He says that the pressure for education Is earnest and universal and that the appropriations for this purpose this year amount to $4,500,000, but great as tho development has been, it will be impossible, with the resources of the fsland, for a long time to come, to fully meet the demand for the learning so long withheld. The report also tells how tho charitles of the lsland have beem brought fnto sys- tematic condition and the hospitals im proved. With one exception there was not a place In Cuba at the time of American occugation to which a patient could go with reasonable prospect of proper facill- ties and care. The condition of the in- sane was particularly distressing. They were conflued in jalls, filthy and ragged, and treated literally ke wild beasts. Now all have been gathered in one large asylum and are cared for according to the dictates of modern humanity, Reforms in Cuban Prisons, The prisons were filled to overflowing with wretched creatures, living in inde- scribable filth and squalor, the women were obliged to sleep on the floor and were unable to appear before anybody because tley were without clothes to cover thelr nakedness. Many of these unfortunate in- mates had never been tried or convicted. An American pardon board promptly re- leased 520 prisoners of this class. The prisons were cleaned, an inspection system established, youths separated from adults, the untried from the comvicted and the in- tolerable legal delay in trials was ended by the establishment of correctional courts for petty offenses. An order also has been made providing for the writ of habeas corpus, something the Cubans are now quite unfamiliar with. One of the results of these changes is that many of the prisons are now wholly without Inmates, Other things accomplished In Cuba have been In the direction of public works, the erection of lighthouses and the revision of taxes. The revenues for the last fiscal year amounted to $17,000,000 as Against 7,000,000 for the preceding six months and the revival of industry continues. Glowing Inda Prospect. ‘The tobacco crop I8 large and fine, the sugarcane area {8 extended, the fruit pro- ductfon is increasing, the mines at San- tiago are in full operation and labor is in demand at good prices. Curlously enough, now that Spanish soverelgaty has departed. Spanish immigration is setting in and before the end of December 50,000 Spaniards will have reached Cuba within the last year. Secretary Root says they are useful and welcome additions to the industry of the fsland. In concluding his remarks us to Cuba he says: “Only a doubt as to the stabllity of the tuture government and uncertainty as to the continuance of & market for her prod- ucts retards the influx of capital and the development of Cuba's extraordinary re- sources. It is to be hoped the wise action of the present constitutional convention will solve speedily these uncertaintios and establish the prosperity of Cuba upon a firm foundation. Dautles Done in Porto Rico. In Porto Rico, where the army controlled up to May 1, its principal function was the improvement of the civil administration, accustoming the people to the exercise of the powers of government and continuing the work of rellef made necessary by the deplorable condition ia which the fsland had been left by the great hurricane. The secrotary accepts as his own General Davis' statement as to the creditable manner in which the army discharged the trust com- mitted to it in Porto Rico and adds an ex- pression of grateful appreciation of the de- votion, judgm good temper and ability exhibited by Gemeral Davis. Alaska Treated in Brief. The report treats Alaskan conditions briefly, the main point of interest in that connection being the recommendation that & moderate appropriation be made for the rellef of the mative Esquimaux, who are afflicted by a series of fatal epldemics, and are in danger of extermination. it is sald that several hundred white miners, unsuccessful and impoverished, who might have perished during Arctic winters, were brought home on government transports. But the principle is a bad one and notice 1s given that the War department does notintend again to furnish such transpor- tation. Praise for Transport System. A complimentary referenco is made to the development of the splendid transport service by the quartermaster's department. The specifications upon which the work was done have been sought by the governments of England, France, Germany, Japan and Rus The health of the army s sald to have improved steadily since the close of the Spanish war and now that the Philip- pine troops are garrisoned in good quarters it 18 hoped that the death rate from disease will continue to fall so that it will reach | the mormal in the United States. The sec; retary says the military requirements in the Philippines may be summed up as fol- lows: For the immediate future about 60,000 men, This number may be progres- slvely decreased by the disappearance of real insurrection and the restoration of order and the substitution of native troops costing less than half to support. At no distant day the islands themselves will be able to pay fot their owa police protection. 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