Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-12-14

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cent diplomatic negotiations, the gov
ernments of the United States and of
Chlle' actuated by the sincere desire
10 Tree from any strain those cordial
ana friendly relations upon which both
set sucn store, have agreed by a pro-
tocoI to submit the controversy to
aehnltive settlement by His Britannia
Majesty. Edward VII
me Nfcaraguan Difficulty.
Since the Washington conventions
Oh lsOI We're communicated to the gov
eminent OF the United States as a con-
suiling and advising party, THIS gov
efhnent has been almost continuous
~ called upon by one or another and
IN turn by all of the five Central Amer
| Ican republics. to exert itself for the
maintenance of the conventions. Near
~ every complaint has been against
| the ZeIaya government of Nicaragua
winch has kept Central America in
constant tension or turmoil. The re-
spohses made to the representation of
| Cehtral American republics, as due
IRON the United States on account of
It's relation to the Washington conven-
tions, nave been at all times conserva-
i've and have avoided, so far as pos
slble, any semblance of interference
considerations of geographic proximity
to the Canal zone and of the very sub
| stantial American interests in Central
america give to the United States a
special position in the zone of these
republics and the Caribbean Sea-
| need not rehearse here the patient
EFFORTS of this government to promote
peace and welfare among these repub-
| lies, efforts which are fully appreciated
| Of
| to their true interests. 1t would be no
less unnecessary to rehearse here the
sad tale of unspeakable barbarities and
| oppression alleged to have been COM
/ mitted by the Zelaya government. Re-
/ Gently two Americans were put to
death by order of President Zelaya
himself They were officers in the or
| ganized forces of a revolution which
| had continued many weeks and was in
control of about half of the republic,
and as such, according to the modern
enlightened practice of civilized ma
| tons, they were entitled to be dealt
with as prisoners of war.
AT the date when this message is
| printed this government has terminal
| ed diplomatic relations with the Zelaya
government, for reasons made public
in a communication to the former
Nicafaguan charge d'affaires, and is
intending to take such future steps as
may be found most consistent with it's
dignity, its duty to American interests
and its moral obligations to Central
America and to civilization. Il may
be necessary for me to bring this sub
ject to the attention of the Congress
in a special message.
The international Bureau of Ameri-
can Republics has carried on an i'm
portant and increasing work during
the last year. In the exercise of it's
peculiar functions as an international
agency, maintained by all the Ameri-
can republics for the development of
Pam American commerce and friend
ship, it has accomplished great prac-
teal good which could be done in the
same way by no individual department
or bureau of one government, and is
therefore deserving of your liberal
support. The fact that it is about to
enter a new building, erected through
the munificence of an American phi
lanthropist and the contributions of all
the American nations, where both its
efficiency of administration and ex-
pense of maintenance will naturally be
much augmented, further entities it
to special consideration.
Relations in the Far East.
In the Far, East this government
preserved unchanged its policy of sup
porting the principle of equality of OPP
portunity and scrupulous respect fer |
the integrity of the Chinese Empire. to
which policy are pledged the interested |
powers of both east and west.
Our traditional relations with tho |
Japanese empire continue cordial as |
usual AS the representative of Japan |
his imperial highness Prince Kuni Wis |
tied the Hudson Fulton celebration |
The recent, visit of delegation of |
prominent business men as guests of |
the chambers of commerce of the Pa |
cihc slope, whose representatives had |
been so agreeably received in japan. |
will doubtless contribute to the grow |
ing trade across the Pacific, as well |
as to that mutual understanding which |
leads TO mutual appreciation.
Expenditures and Revenues.
Perhaps the most important question |
presented to the administration is that on /
economy in expenditures and sufficiency |
of revenue The deficit of the last fiscal |
wear, and the certain deficit of the cur
rent year, prompted Congress to throw
a greater responsibility on the executive
and the secretary of the treasury than
had heretofore been declared by statute.
This declaration imposes upon the sec
rotary of the treasury the duty of as
sembling all the estimates of the execu-
tive departments bureaus and Offices of |
the expenditures necessary i'm the ensuing
fiscal year. and of making an estimate of
the revenues of the government for the
same period; and IL probable deficit is
thus shown. it is made the duty of the
President to recommend the method by
which such deficit can be met.
The report OF the secretary shows that /
the ordinary expenditures for the current
fiscal year ending June 80, 1910. will ex-
coed the estimated receipts by $34,075, $50.
II to this deficit is added the sum to be
disbursed for the Panama canal, amount
ing to $4,000. 000 and $1,000 900 to be
paid on the public debt the deficit of or
binary receipts and expenditures will be
increased to total deficit of S7S,075,-
620, This deficit the secretary proposes
to meet by the proceeds of bonds issued |
TO pay the cost of constructing the Pan
anna canal l approve this proposal.
The policy of paying for the construc-
ton of the Panama canal not out OF cur
rent revenue. but by bond issues, was
adopted in the Spooner act of 1902. and
there seems to be no good reason FOR
departing from the principle by which a
part at least of the burden of the cost
of the canal shall fall upon our posterity
who are to enjoy it: and there is all
the more reason for this view because
the actual cost TO date OF the canal, which
is now half done and which viii be COM
pleted Jan. 1, 1915. shows that the cost
of engineering and construction viii be
$29T, 766, 900. instead of 39,705, 200. as
originally estimated. In addition 20 engi-
neertns and construction. the other ex-
penses, including sanitation and govern
ment, and the amount paid for the prop
ertleS, the FRANCHISE and the privilege OF
building the canal, Increase the cost by
SlS,4S5,0oo. TO a total of s375. 2o1. 200.
The increase in the cost of engineering
and construction is due to a substantial
enlargement Of the plan of construction
by widening the canal 100 feet in the
Culeora cut and by increasing the dimen-
sions of the locks. to the underestimate |
of the quantity of the work to be done
under the original plan. and TO an under
estimate OF the cost of labor and mate
rails. both OF which have greatly en-
HANGED in price since the original estimate
was made.
In order to avoid deficit for the en-
suing nseai year | directed the heads of
departments in the preparation OF their |
estimates TO make them as low as possible |
consistent with imperative governmental
necessity. The result has been as l am
advised by the secretary of the treasury |
that the estimates for the expenses of |
the government for the next fiscal year
ending June so. 1911, are less than the
for this current fiscal year
by S4sSIS zee. So far as the secretary |