President warns on forest waste and future loss of timber
The speaker condemns wasteful logging by big companies and opportunistic landowners who prioritize immediate profits over future national needs. He blames public indifference and urges purchase of forest lands in the Appalachian and White Mountain regions to secure a national asset for future generations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Mountains
Rockies
Sierras
Iftless
Andy
United States
Appalachian
White Mountain
Repeal Wood Pulp Duty And Canal Financing Debate
Discussion urges repeal of tariff on wood pulp and seeks no export duty on Canadian pulp wood. It covers mineral lands policy, control of coal oil and gas, and plans for the Panama Canal including locks, dams, and a postal savings bank proposal. It notes new leadership and progress on the canal project with record excavations and under government management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United States
Indian Territory
Congress
Parcel Post Extension and Alaska Policy Urged by President
The president urges Congress to extend parcel post service especially on rural routes serving nearly 15 million people. He supports civil service for fourth class postmasters and Alaska local self government with road and lighthouse funding, Pearl Harbor, and mining bureau creation. He also calls for a national census, public health expansion, and a national gallery of art.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Alaska
Prince William Sound
Puget Sound
United States
Far Northwest
Pacific
Washington
Seattle
Permanent Census Bureau
Biological Survey Advances in Agricultural Protection and Ocean Mail
The Biological Survey highlights its long standing research on birds and mammals that aid or threaten farming, noting the cotton boll weevil impact and the role of hawks owls woodpeckers and cuckoos in pest control. It also urges expanded oceans mail service to bolster maritime power and national prestige, proposing targeted contracts to serve South America Asia and Australia while preserving post office profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cotton
Texas
Atlantic
Pacific
America
Congress
WGA
South
Central America
Hawaii
Philippines
Post Office Department
Canada
Mexico
United States Exchange Post
United States Post
United States
South America
Australasia
Puget Sound
Orient
New York
Asia
Australia
China
Militarism and the Army’s Role in Reform and War
The author argues militarism is not a real danger and urges focus on industrial reform. He notes the army is vital yet underfunded, calling for more officers and larger medical corps in peace and war, citing 1906 injury and death figures from industry to downplay anti militarist rhetoric.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stich
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pittsburg
War Department
Congress
Campaign Expenses and Voting Duty in Public Law
The article argues voting is a duty under government and calls for banning corporate contributions to national campaigns. It supports publishing both contributions and expenditures while warning that such laws are inherently difficult to enforce and may face dangers in implementation. It references Brent and the challenge of enforceability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Treasury
National Gallery of Art
Smithsonian Institution
Brent
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John F. Stevens
George W. Goethals
Corps of Engineers
United States Army
D. D. Gaillard
William J. Albert
H. H. Rousseau
United States Navy
J. C. & Blackburn
Canal
Gatun
Secretary of War
Alfred Noble
Fredery P. Stearns
John R. Freeman
Isthmus
Postal Affairs
Savings Bank
Oklahoma
Pearl Harbor
Secretary of ‘War
Ta Eeiovines
Jaballau
Porto Rico
Bureau of Mines
Secretary of the Interior
Interior Department
Hermitage
Andrew Jackson
Hermitage Association
Vicksburg National Park
Biological Survey
the Army
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