The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-12-09

4 bureaus, which. II extended to the sa.
tire government. must occupy two or
more years. has been to show much room
s9an imHro reanetion ano in opa eSs soss f snd sub 'n-
creased cr,ass g efficiency iSs ,nyve Of sdm1'inistration: The
Of each employee. There Is great room
for Improvement toward this end, not
and departments and in the AVOIDANCE Of
duplication. but also in the treatment Of
the individual employe.
Favors Civil Pensions,
More than this, every. reform directed
efficiency Of government employees must
depend on the ability OF the executive to
s shose Mso f ars ine shs ,soys from nax s esYss'
and as the degree Of efficiency in ali the
departments is much lessened by the re-
lived their energy and usefulnesss,s It f' is
n ~ndispensi BE to nro any proper I system Of
be easy and Inevitable. It is impossible
to make such provision unless there is
Most Of the great INDUSTRIAL ~orraptza-
tions. and many Of the well conducted
railways. OF this country. are coming to
for old employees. and the substitution
therefor of younger and more energetic
ficiency Of adminis pu.H gsonomy and ef-
1 am aware that there is a strong feel
ing in both houses of congress-, and pos
lishment Of civil pensions. and that this
has naturally grown out of the heavy
burden Of military pensions, which it has
to assume; but i am strongly convinced
that no other practical solution Of the
%a ation Of civl Rf sseRam. e can the be- s so5eg f5sn
that of a system of civil pensions.
Frauds in the Collection Of Customs.
Il regret to refer to the fact of the
ds asf;om Of extensive frauds in the col
York City, in which a number Of the
olhsr departmenps We're s'e dire ssa e a@o
were the American Sugar Refining COM
in the m Of duty on underweights
from the American sugar Refining com
Pany all that 1t is shown to have been
d def aq led Of; The sum wa RECEIVED in
been recovered by civil suit against the
beneficiary of the fraud. but there was
settlement by which = the ns ' settlement Mt
should not interfere with, or prevent the
criminal prosecution of everyone who
NoS. OAAAA ~ HOC LUIGI " k1c SdIO6.
Criminal prosecutions are now proceed
ing. against a number OF the government
officers. The treasury department and
every effort to discover all the wrong
doors. including the officers and en-
B Been p Fl the to e thg fraad. who Il v %aS i naye
to me that an investigation of the frauds
by congress at present, pending the prob
department. o: justice, as proposed, might
by giving immunity and otherwise prove
an embarrassment In securing conviction
Two features of the new tariff act call
Tor special reference; BY virtue Of the
i inanae A Clause aI Il t1 Is the Mad dnay 81 af f6e M en-
ecutive to consider the laws and prac-
tees Of other countries with reference to
the products and merchandise Of the
United States, and Il the executive finds
such laws and practices not to be gnduly
the minimum duties provided in the bili
are to go into force. Unless the pres
m 1asat mak dst,s ss9 proa q f,ad III she f hi, th sas
is. an increase Of Is per cent ad vaiorem
over The minimum duties, are to be in
power conferred and duty imposed on the the
! beg to express the hope and i Seiief that that
The discretion granted to the executive
by the terms .'unduly discriminatory is
T shdi, ~ In : order rlss shat the IN ma ;adnnlqa duty duty
the country. It is necessary thai he shall
find on the part Of hat country not only
under them against iA the trade Of the
United States. but that the discrimina-
tons found shall be undue; hat Is.
that this power was reposed in the pres
ident with the hope that the maximum
duties : IN, might nsve b applied in any
Department Trough friendly lnegotiae
laws and he practice under them Of any
foreign country of that which is unduly
discriminatory. No one is seeking a tariff
war or a condition in which the spirit
of retaliation shall be aroused.
Use Of Tariff Board.
The new tariff law enables me to ap-
point a tariff board to assist me in con-
nection with the department Of state in
maximum clause of the act and also to
assist officers of the government in the
administration Of the entire law An ex-
ing Of the nature Of the facts which
should be considered in discharging the
f fSoS snst i T RRoys the upon Save The so d sKsepttSs
glossary and Encyclopedias Of the terms
law, and to secure information as to the
cost Of production of such goods in this
country and the cost Of their production
pointed a tariff board consisting Of three
members and nave directed them to per-
1 WorR a Vii me pe aS.ass ap take de s%a ID t hn.s
years. and I ask ongre a continuing
annual appropriation equal to that az
fssay the %ad %o fGF IL II tSis Sos1s VII, Ds se e
congress shall deem 4 wise again to
ssea9sa ~ ne tS ss' s ! d soasd are Il ts lcss f .sss
Tats: e dusie. ,mpessd 81 If prs:sas