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

IN Sfc 1ar east this government pre-
ing the principle Of equality. of epportun-
ity and scrupulous respect for the tnteG.
;dS , Of The n,sd Ghipe .na empire 70 to which hs;h pol J;
both east and west.
Ry the treaty Of 1909 China has unde.-
crate and prroporItionate raising Of the
form. These reforms being Of manifest
as to the interests Of China. this gov
ernmen is ~endeavoring TO facilitate these
m taeafy pow aea the W Rseafq Il a sppeaTed that at
ecated to foreign bankers in connection
yious. that the governments. whose ma
tionals held this loan would have a GER
tain direct interest in the question of the
question:. Because this railroad loan rep
resented q practical and real apPlica-
ton Of the open door policy through CO
ers as well as because Of Its relations to
the reforms referred to above. thea admin
istr "a deemed American pa%rtieipation
when 1t was as a matter of broad policy
urgent h a this opportunity should not
be lost. the Indispensable fundamentally
presented itself when a group of Amer
lean bankers, Of International reputation
ana great resources. agreed at once to
terms as this government should approve.
Inc CHIEF of those terms was that Amer
lean railway material should be upon an
tionals Joining In he loan in the placing
q orders for this whole railroad system;
nart,c,n ma ont Of negotiation the equal
assured It Is gratifying that Americans
VIII thus take their share in this extern
and to believe st that sush aetiv III sfS viii
give q real impetus to our commerce and
will prove a practical corollary to our
In one pe 81 the an c che aae saa.i con-
Vemtlons Of September I of this year
.hsre va Was q RPrrovision which caused con.
upon It's K eee" It app1e beiieyed IN a s eaae
quarters to seek to establish a monopoly
& %an mtn,ns pr aga along she South 5sta
from e wide field Of enterprise, to take
China fas y en Hhisd 'n Ayte were = Through ny susa5y e1 ni.n
several contextual documents. the secres
no Y monopoly was Intended or ac-
widespread discussion Of this question, to
government made inquiry Of the impe-
and received from each official assurance
sistent. with the policy Of equally Of op-
portnnity to which the signatories. In
Our traditional relations with the jap
anese empire continue cordial as usual.
tive Control Of he o co asls io Of Z ia6SrePPs to
the United. States las proved to work
satisfactorily. The matter Of revision of
States and Japan which is terminabie in
1917 ts already receiving the study of both
countries,
Department. Of State.
7 earnestly recommend to the favorable
action Of the congress the estimates sub.
mltted by the department of state and
most especially the legislation suggested
IL the ah ssesesaf Z T 1f 1 ss eo.1 letter = q de1 this
,op and MAKE permanent the reorganixa-
ton OF the department upon modern lines
ficient instrument in the furtherance Of
our foreign RAD and OF American in-
terests abroad.
improved under the law of April s. 1906.
and ! to your consideration the
prime ps,oS Of 4t the present executive order
service Is wholly dependent.
Government Expenditures.
presented to this administration Is that Of
Of venue The deficit Of the last fiscal
rent year, prompted congress to throw a
greater responsibility on the executive
sad b sae tssSsrsta Sssn Of dd the treasury ny tina
s. OOOAAl ny Sldluyc.
This declaration imposes upon the sec
retary Of the treasury the duty of assem-
6lins nai The S ssttmases .S Of d The sse e1 i've
expenditures necessary in the ensuing fs-
cal year, and of making an estimate Of
same period: and IL a probabie de SIC us is
PRESIDENT to rec q the 1 Methods d ' by
The report Of the secretary shows That
fiscal year ending june 80. lsio. viii yIIf e1.
Il to this defeit Is aeSIeset the ey sum sI1io TO- b.
disbursed for the Panama canal, AMOUNT
IN ing TO to S $780, s;SoS. CO. g.. and 100. 200 70 Be paid
creased to- a total deficit Of $40. o75.e 60.
m na,s S Ssf, shs p sns sdsFe St Sond R5o lsssea t to
canal. I approve this proposal.
ton Of pd 4 Pa n a Hays cana III not one out spn Of c%e-
adopted IN the spoonner act Of isosi. and
parting from the principle BY. which q
.of the canal shall fan upon our .posterity
more reason. Tor this view because the
.ct Iol soit to e date Ia Of The ths c a,,, which
DO. sss77ss:ocS.s instead Of SIS. ri. SO. az q
ein.eerinSy and c~onssluc IL s0 she oth 60 en-
penses. Including sanitation and govern
Of building the canal, increase the cost
by 376.4S5 900. to q total Of $s75, 30l, 900. The
increase in b cost Of engineering and
sc~ohstruction y due to g substantial en-
largement Of he plan Of construction by
widening the canal 100 feet in the Guile
bra cut and by increasing the dimensions
Of the locks. to the underestimate Of the
quantity of the work to be done under
the original 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.
Low Estimates Made.
In order to avoid . deficit for. the ensu-
ing fiscal year. directed the heads OF de-
partments in the preparation ofStheir esti-
mates to to make n,ss them them A. low az possible
necessity: The result q been. as I am
that the estimates OF the expenses Of TIE
ss,ye e ,a5,f for the FISCAL yea. 8. ending lI
Year-are less by 255 .663. ono fhan- tntai