Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-12-12

should not Longer be permitted to exist
should be. built. Both On the Atlantic
and Pacific coasts. Notifications of the
pest type should be provided for all our
The battle fleet Is about starting
ny the Straits of Magellan 10 visit tho
tacilc coast. Sixteen battleships are go
Ing under, the command of Read AImiral
Evans. while eight armored cruisers and
lwo other battlcships will meet him at
San Francisco. whittier certain torpedo
destroyer are also going. No Meet OF
such size has cver made such a voyage.
and IT WIN be OF very great educational
by which To teach officers and men how
to handle the fleet SO as to meet every
possible strain and emergency in time d
war Is To- have them practice under SINH
lar conditions in time of peace. More-
over. the only way to find out our actual
needs Is To perform in time of peace
whatever inan.uNers might he pecessnrv
In time of war.
The Japanese Exposition.
An invitation has been extended by Ja-
pan to the government and people OF the
United states to participate In a great
national exposition 10 bc held at Toxic
,ISm Apr Ihn to October 81; 1872. and In
world are to h" Invited To take part. This
Is an occasion of especial interest to ALI
the nations of the world. ana peculiarly
SO to us: for ii is the iirst Instance in
winch such a great national exposition
mas been held hy a great power dwelling
on the Pacific. and all the nations Of
Europe and America will, 1 trust. join In
helping TO success this first great expo
sition ever held by a great nation OF
Asia.
l heartily recommend such legislation
as VII! provide in generous fashion for
tue representation of this government
and its people in the proposed exposi-
tiOn.
The adoption OF "a new tariff by Ger
many. accompanied by conventions for re
CII1TOtI = sn1GAS2innG not NAapn that
country. and most OF the other countries
OF continental Europe. led the German
TO terminate the reciprocal commercial
agreement with this country proclaimed
July 10. 1870. The notice was to take effect
on the LIST of March. 1905. and In default
or some other arrangements this would
nave left the exports from the United
States to Germany subject to the general
cent. higher than the conventional duties
imposed upon the goods of most of our
competitors Tor German trade.
a further temporary commercial agree
ment was entered into by the two coul-
tries. pursuant to which, In the exercise
or me authority conferred upon the pres,-
dent by the third section of the tariff act
OF july "a. 1897, 1 extended the reduced
tariff rates provided for in that section to
and pursuant 10 which the German con-
ventional or minimum tariff rates wer..
extended to about %la per cent. of all the
many. This agreement is to remain II,
force until the Goth of June, lYDs. and until
SIN months after notice by either party
to terminate 1t.
The agreement and the report of the
commission on which 1t is based will b.
laid before the congress for its informa-
tion.
This careful examination into the tarifY
relations between the United States ami
germany involved an inquiry into certain
or our methods of administration which
had been the cause OF much COMPLAINT on,
the part of German exporters. In this In
curry j became satisfied that certain vi
cious and unJlstifiable practices had
grown up In our customs administration.
notably the practice of determining values
OF imports upon detective reports never
disclosed to the persons whose interests
were affected. The use of detectives.
though often necessary. tends towards
abuse. and should he carefully guarded.
Under our practice as i found 1t to exist
In this case. the abuse had become gross
and discreditable. Under IL. instead of
seeking as to the market
value of merchandise from the %well-knOwn
and respected members of the commercial
community In the country of it's produc-
ton. secret statements were obtained from
informers and discharged employees aud
business rivals. and upon this kind OF
goods were frequently raised and heavy
penalties were frequently imposed upon
importers who were never permitted to
never had an opportunity to meet II. II ia
quite probable that this system tendc,i
towards an increase OF the duties col.
lectod upon imported goods. but i conceiv.
1t to b. IL violation OF law to exact
M mof r. :; duties + s,d thar 10, the lay provides. JUS
the payment of less than the legal rat.
of duty.
ra ! asG1rdins ely caused the regulation
toms service to be modified so that val
ucs are determined upon a hearing IL,
which All the parties Interested have an
opportunity to be heard and to know tn.
evidence against them. Moreover our
treasury agents are accredited to thu
seek Information. and in Germany recciy,.
the assistance OF the quasi-official cham
bers OF in determining the act
ual market value of goods. In accordancc
with what i am advised to be the true
construction OF the law.
adapted to the removal of such manifesu
abuses that ! have not felt that they
ought to be confined to our relations with
GRAFTON TO ali other countries when have
expressed a desire to enter into similar
administrative relations.
l ask for authority to reform the agree
ment win China under which the indem-
nifty OF 1902 was fixed. by remitting and
aymen of ali that part of the stipulated
l ~ y nt ~ Which is ia excess of the sum
Mexico and Central America.
on the courteous invitation of the presi-
zen or Mexico. the secretary of state Wis
tied that country in September and Octo-
"uO - CteIy WITH tns
greatest Kindness and hospitality.
He carried from the government of the
United states to our southern neighbor
q message OF respect and rood will and OF
desire for better acquaintance and incrcas'
ing friendship. The response from tn.
government and the people OF Mexico
was hearty and sincere. No pains were
spared 10 manifest the most friendly at
titude and feeling toward the United
States.
In view of the close neIghborhood at
tIe TWO countries the relations which px-
list between Mexico and the United States
are lust cause for gratification.