The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-12-09

! bureaus. which, IL extended TO the 81.
tire government, must occupy two ar
more years, has been to show much room
sfan 1thi1lr9 reaaetion and il opa eSs cost aGs sub 'b-
osd ! g efficiency tSsn snys ct ;s g mini e tn
for imp impro eWRaeys' to aRara 3 thiss re end. r0 noa
and departments and In the avoidance Of
publication. but also In the treatment Of
the individual employe.
Favors Civil Pensions.
toward the Improvement in the averase
efficiency OF government employees must
depend on the ability OF the executive to
those who are inefficient from any cause,
and as the degree Of efficiency In all the
tention of old employees who have OUT
lived their energy and usefulness, 1t is
e eeonomy thst to Dro sny prpo s mas ssss sa ,ne q
be easy and inevitable. Il il impos shs.s
adopted a plan Of civil pensions.
Most of the great industrial nrganiza-
railways OF this country, are coming to
the conclusion that a system of pensions
Tor old employees, and the substitution
%ficiency Of administration
ing in both houses Of congress. and pos-
sibly in his country. against the estab-
has naturally grown out of the heavy
burden Of military pensions, which 1t has
always been the policy of our government
that no other practical solution OF the
difftculties presented by the superannu-
that of a system of civil pensions.
Frauds in the Collection Of Customs.
regret to refer to the fact OF the
discovery Of extensive frauds in the coll
lection Of the customs revenue at New
subordinate employees in the weighing and
oener departments were directly con-
were sresd the ana American en- Mnlf Sugar ane Re asnsnsi eoms
pany and others. The frauds consisted
IN the m of duty on underweights
from the American Sugar Refining COM
Pany all that 1t is shown to have been
f da11 aq Led emo, The a; sum n Mas re,shy ! In
been recovered by civil suit against the
beneficiary Of the fraud, but there was
should MOI interfere with. or prevent the
was found to be subject to the same.
Criminal prosecutions are now proceed
1 nfs,c against STA a number Of the government
AZ t1SooS1 oSPoA tAA1O1il d4lo
the department Of Justice are exerting
every effort to discover all the wrong
plyes Of the Companies who may have
been privy to the fraud. 1t would seem
to me that an investigation of the frauds
py congress at present, pending the prob
ing by the treasury department and the
department. of justice, as proposed, might
by giving immunity and otherwise prove
an embarrassment in securin conviction
of the guilty parties.
Two features of the new tariff act call
/ Tor Snac1Q1 rafarnnoa Ru Uirf11a Enf the
clause known as the Maximum and Min
imum' clause, it is the duty of the ex-
tees OF other countries with reference to
the importation into those countries of
9 Uniteed dos spatss. AND and f fba eRaeat,y Of f1 the
such laws and practices not to be unduly
discriminatory against the United States,
are to go into force. Unless the pres
ident makes such a finding, then the
is. an increase ausseo Of p2 IS per ce en- 'a ad val 8aio aaaa
force. Fear has been expressed that this
power conferred and duty imposed on the
executive is likely to lead to a tariff war.
l beg to express the hope and belief that
no such result need be anticipated.
The discretion granted to the executive
by the terms ''unduly discriminatory is
Wids In order that the duty
the country, it is necessary that he shall
find on the part Of that country not only
United States. but that the discrimina-
W SiGns found good a shall Fab be es undue; thate, Is.
that this power was repcsed in the pres
dent with the hope that the maximum
case, but that the power to apply them
would enable the president and the state
lions to secure the elimination from the
laws and the practice under them Of any
foreign. country of that which is unduly
war or a condition in which the spirit
Of retaliation shall be aroused.
Use of Tariff Board.
The new tariff law enables me to APP
the administration OF the minimum and
maximum clause Of the act and also to
administration Of the entire law. An ex-
animation Of the law and an understand
should be considered in discharging the
functions imposed upon the executive
glossary and encyclopedia of the terms
used and articles embraced in the tariff
cost of production of such goods in this
country and the cost OF their production
in foreign G. riqt les I AYE therefore, ap,
members and have directed them to per-
form all the duties above described. This
years, and I ask congress a continuing
annual apprsopriation equal to that al
ready made for It's prosecution. | believe
prime utility and Importance whenever
congress shall deem it wise again tc
readjust the customs duties. If the facts
secured by the tariff board are of such
a character as to show generally tina the
rates of duties imposed by the present
tariff law are excessive under the princi.
pies of protection as described in the
platform of the successful party at the
late election, / shall not hesitate to in.
vite the attention of congress to this fac,
and to the necessity for action predicatet
thereon. Nothing, however, halts bust.
! ness and interferes with the course OF
prosperity so much as the threatened re.
; vision of the tariff, and until the fact:
are at hand, after careful and deliberate
> can properly be undertaken. it seems t
: me unwise to attempt it. The amount o.
misinformation that creeps into argu
!, ments. pro and con in respect to tariff
: rates is such as to require the kind O