Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-12-15
PRESIDENTS :
SUGGESTIONS
Summary Of Matters Which He
Wants Congress TO Consider
zELAYA FLlYED IN MESSAGE

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cation-Rig Saving In Government
Expenses-sugar Thieves to Be
Observation-Disclosures of Issue of
Labor Injunctions Urged
Washington, Dec S.-President
raft's message to congress, reviewing
his administration, which began on
March 4 last. is a long message and
lacks the spirited English that char
acterized the similar documents of his
predecessor, Mr.. Roosevelt.
The most sensational portion of the
message describes "unspeakable bar
barities" of President Zelaya in Mica
ragua. The president says that the
two Americans in Nicaragua were put
to death unjusty; that the govern
ment is after the sugar thieves of New
York criminally; that his second year
in Office will cost S94 900, 900 less than
this one; that he favors old age PEN
sions for government employees; that
his tariff board is looking into the new
tariff to see if it works properly; he
suggests the text of a law to hurry de-
layed cases in court, favOrs a higher
postage on magazines and periodicals
(not newspapers) says the tariff is
not the reason for the high cost Of liv-
ing and asserts that the country is on
the eve of great business expansion.
Referring TO the "unspeakable bar
barities and oppression" reported in
connection with the Zelaya govern
ment, President Taft says that the
two Americans killed there were en-
titled to be dealt with as prisoners of
war" He says that the government
has taken proper steps to secure JUS
tice, and that he may have a special
message on this later.
Three officials have been appointed
to get information necessary to a wise
administration of the new tariff, the
president points out. If it is found
that the present rates are excessive
under the principles of protection set
forth in the national Republican plat
form he will ask congress to fix the
matter up. But he says tariff agita-
ton hurts business.
We lack just $73, 075, $40 of making
both ends meet at the end of the pres
ent year, next June 30. This includes
$3S 200, 200 which we have to pay on
the Panama canal construction and
81, 900, 900 On the public debt. In
this connection the president says
that the canal is going to cost $685.
201, 900 instead of $139, 705, 200, as it
was first figured. The canal is half
done and will be finished June l, 1913.
The needs of the government were
cut to the quick" for the next year
that is, the year ending June 80, 1911.
The estimates for that year, Presi-
dent Taft says, are 1914, 900, 0o0 less
than the estimates of the cost CT gov
eminent for this year. There has
been big cut in the army and in the
navy. There are to be built two first
class battleships next year and one re-
pair ship, The cut in the army
Estimates next year, under this, is
$45, 900 600 while the curtailment in
the navy is 300 ,UUU ,UUU.
On the question of lessening the ex-
penses of the government the presi-
dent thinks that to eliminate old and
inefficient employees on pension
would be a good thing. There can be
no cut in the salaries because of the
high prices; if any change, salaries
should be raised, but there might be a
saving by getting along with fewer
people.
The government got back from the
American Sugar company all the
money which it stole at New York
and the department of justice is after
the officers and the employees Grim
inally. The president does not want
a congressional investigation of this
matter now because he thinks it might
spell immunity for some of the guilty
persons.
Many Of the lynchings are due to
the delays Of the courts, the presi-
dent believes, and he intends to have
commission suggest a remedy fol
this.
The president asks, for the enact.
ment OF law forbidding Injunction:
without previous notice, and an op-
portunity to be heard on the othel
side, unless a delay would entail
great injury. If an injunction is is
sued without previous notice it shall
expire in seven days or less, accord
ing to the discretion of the court, un
less it is renewed after previous no
tice is given and an opportunity flo
the other side to be heard.
The president warmly favors a.
amalgamation of the various healt
bureaus of the government >outsid
the army and navy, under one head
to be called the bureau of publ
health. While the president woul
not lift the health bureau to the dig
nifty of department, no doubt tn
work which will be carried on by tn
now bureau will equal in impOrtanc