The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-07

~ tA' vast NiiN ENfN lA'
serves unchanged its policy of support
ing the principle of equality OF oppor
tunity ana scrupulous respect for the
integrity OF the Chinese empire. {,
which policy are pledged the interest
ell powers OF both east and west.
BY the treaty OF 1908 China has un
dertaken the abolition of likin with q
moderate and proportionate raising OF
the customs tariff along with currency
reform. These reforms being mani
fest advantage to foreign commerce MS
well as To the interests of China. this
government is andeavoring TO facili-
tate these measures and the needful
acquiescence of the treaty powers.
When IL appeared that Chinese lilin
revenues We're TO be hypothecated 10
foreign bankers In connection with n
great railway project II was obvious
that the governments whose nationals
held this loan would have certain
direct interest In the question of the
carrying out by China OF the reforms
In question. The administration deem
ed American participation to be Of
great national interest. Happily. when
I was as a matter of broad policy ur-
gent that this opportunity should not
be lost. the Indispensable Instrumental
ity presented itself when group of
reputation and great resources agreed
at once TO share in the loan upon pre-
cisely snch terms as this government
should approve. The chief of those
terms was that American railway ma
terial should be upon an exact equality
with that of the other nationals join
ing in the loan i'm the placing of or
ders for this whole railroad system.
After months of negotiation the equal
participation of Americans seems at
last assured.
In one of the Chinese-Japancse con.
ventiOnS of Sept. / of this year there
was a provision which caused consid-
cradle public apprehension In that
upon its face it was believed In some
quarters To seek TO establish monop-
oily of mining privileges along the
South Manchurian ana Antung- Muk-
den railroads and thus TO exclude
Americans from a wide field of enter
prise. to take part in which they were
by treaty with China entitled. After
n thorough examination of the convcn-
lions and of the several conteXtual
documents the secretary of state reach
ed the conclusion that no such monop-
oily was intended or accomplished.
This government made inquiry Of the
imperial Chinese and japanese gov
ernments and received from each Off
cial assurance that the provision had
no purpose inconsistent with the poll
cy of equality of opportunity to which
the signatories, I'm common with the
United States. are pledged.
Our traditional relations with the
Japanese empire continue cordial. as
usual The arrangement of 1908 for
a cooperative control Of the coming
OF laborers to the United States has
proved TO work satisfactorily. The
matter of revision of the existing
treaty between the United States and
Japan which Is terminable in 1912 Is
already receiving the study of both
countries.
The Department of State.
| earnestly recommend to the favor
able action of the congress the esti-
mates submitted by the department OF
state and most especially the legisla-
ton suggested in the secretary of
states letter of this date whereby 1t
will be possible to develop and make
permanent the reorganization of the
upon modern lines in a
manner to make it a thoroughly Of.
ficient instrument i'm the furthcrance
of our foreign trade and of American
interests abroad.
Under a provision of the act of Aug.
3, 1909, | have appointed three officials
to assist the officers Of the government
in collecting information necessary to
II wise administration of the tariff act
of Aug. ), 1909. AS to questions of
customs administration they are CO.
operating with the officials of the
treasury department and ms to matters
of the needs and the exigencies of our
and exporters with the
of commerce and labor in
its relation 10 the domestic aspect of
the subject of foreign commerce.
AS consequence of section of the
tariff act of Aug ), 1909, 1t becomes the
duty Of the secretary of state TO con-
duct as diplomatic business all the
necessary to place him In
n position TO advise me as to whether
or not particular country unduly dis
against the United States
in the sense of the statute referred to.
Government Expenditures and Rev
enues.
Perhaps the mos. important ques-
ton presented to this administration
is that of economy in expenditures and
sufficiency of revenue.
The report of the secretary shows
that the ordinary expenditures for the
current fiscal year ending June 30,
1910. will exceed the estimated re-
ceipts by $34, 100000 If to this deficit
are added the sum to be disbursed for
the Panama canal, amounting to $685.
100000. and $l,000000 to be paid on
the public debt, the deficit of ordinary
receipts and expenditures will be in
creased TO a total deficit of $73.075 600.
This deficit the secretary proposes to
moot Inv the nrocnpda Of bonds iesuad