The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-12-10

U1Atsa ssasss n ne sense Of tAs stat.
ee0Dls1ity 81 this work. - well -
Tie obligatioa to lend all proper ei1
- oaf eKpanAing commerce. 10 net ~
tAs expansion of the bureau OF traAe
relations - set forth In the estimates
Ter the department of state.
osvss~ss~t GHee~dttSrss ~ Nsss-
HoehASe the most iaportaat QSs0tioA
presented to this adninistratiea 70 that
Of economy in expenditures and eN0-
easncy OF revenue. The deficit OF de
hast Ascal year. and the certain deas,it
of the current year. prompted congress
tie sxseutivs and the secretary OF the
treasury than had heretofore beea -
elareA By statuts. This dsclaratio0
imposes upon the secretary Of the
treasury the duty Of assembling all the
estimates Of the executive departments
bureaus. and o@csa. Of the expsndi-
lures necessary In the ensuing Ascsl
year. and Of making an estimate Of
the revenues Of the government for
the same period: and II . probable
dedcit 10 thus shown. It 10 made the
duty Of the president to recommends
the method BY which such dencit can
be met.
me ICPOES Oh ko0 80Cb0kBty 8UVv0
that the ordinary expenditures for the
current hscal year ending June -. 1919.
will exceed the estimated receipts by
S3%.s7s.s1o. II to this deficit 10 added
the sum to be disbursed for the Pan-
anna Canal. amounting to t1s. .eee.eee.
and Sl.eos.ess to BE- paid o. the public
debt. the deheit Of ordinary receipts
total dehcit Of e73.s7S.s3e. This De-
hcit the secretary proposes % meet ~
the proceeds Of bonds issued to pay
the cost Of constructing the Panama
Canal. approve this proposal.
The policy Of paying for the eoa-
struction OF the Panama Canal, not out
OF current revenue. but BY boad Issues.
"a. - adopted IN the spoonsr act Of
1880. AID there seems to be no good
reason for departing from the prin.
cipis BY which . part At least Of the
burden OF the cost of the canal shall
fall upon our posterity who are to en-
Joy It: and there 10 all the more rea-
son for this view because the actual
cost to date Of the canal. which 10 now
half done and which will BE- completed
anuary 1. 1918. shows that the cost OF
engineering and construction will be
S.s7.7ss.o0o. instead Of Sl3s.70s.2os. ~
originally estimated. In addition to
engineering and construction the other
expenses. including sanitation and gov
ernment. and the amount paid for the
properties. the franchise and the privi-
cost Of S76.%3b.o0o. to . total OF $685.
100000. The increase in the cost Of
engineering and construction 10 due to
substantial enlargement Of the plan
Of construction by widening the canal
100 feet In the Culebra cut and by In.
cfeAsing the dimensions OF the locks.
to the underestimate Of the quantity Of
-
tnal plan. and to an underestimate OF
the cost of labor and materials. both OF
which have greatly enhanced in price
since the original estimate was made.
In order to avoid q deficit for the
ensuing fiscal year. directed the
heads Of departments in the prepara-
tion Of their estimates to make them
perative governmental necessity. The
result has been, ~ am advised by the
secretary Of the treasury that the es-
Inmates for the expenses of the gov
eminent for the next hscal year end
ing June 30. 1911. are less than the ap-
propriations for this current fiscal
year by S41.sls.ooo. So far as the sec
. Judgment a. to future income and
compare It with the expenditures for
the next fiscal year ending June 30.
1911. and excluding payments on ac-
count Of the Panama Canal. which will
doubtless be taken up by bonds. there
will be . surplus Of s36.s31.ooo.
In the present estimates the needs
ment have been cut to the quick. 30 to
speak. and any assumption on the
part Of congress. 10 often made In
times past. that the estimates have
been prepared with the expectation
that they may be reduced. will result
in seriously hampering proper admin
istration.
To reduce the cost Of permanent
administration. says the president,
thorough reorganization Of bureaus.
ofnces and departments would be nee
essary. An expert accountant has
been making an investigation into this
matter and the result Of his work
shows opportunity for both substan-
tial reductions in cost and increase Of
efAcsency.
Frauds In the Collection Of Customs.
regret to refer to the fact Of the dis
covery Of extensive frauds in the coliec-
ton Of the customs revenue at New York
city. In which . number OF the subor-
dinate employees in the weighing and
other departments were directly con-
Cefne0, A00 IN WnlCn tne OenenclASle8
were the American Sugar Refining Com
pany and Others. The frauds consisted
in the payment Of duty on underweights
Of sugar. Tho government has recovered
fron. the American Sugar Refining Com
pany all that II II shown to have been de-
frauded Of. The sum was received In full
Of the amount due. which might have
been recovered by civil suit against the
beneficiary Of tho fraud. but there was
an express reservation in the contract Of
settlement by which the settlement should
not interfere with, or prevent the GRIM
inal prosecution OF everyone who was
found to be subject to the same.
Criminal prosecutions are now proceed
ing against a number OF the government
officers. The treasury department and the
department Of Justice are exerting every
effort to discover all the wronsdoers. In
cludinS the officers and employees Of the
companies who may have been privy to
the fraud. It would seem to me that an
Investigation OF the frauds by congress at
present. pending the probing by the treas
ury department and the department Of
justice. A. proposed. might by giving Inn
munity and otherwise prove an embar-
vassment In securing conviction Of the
guilty parties.
Maximum and Minimum Clause In
Tariff Act.