Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-12-15
WANTS SUGAR swINDLERs
PROSECUTED AND THE TAR
IFF LET ALONE.
HOPES DEFICIT WILL DISAPPEAR
BY 1911, BUT FAvoRs
SHIP SUBSIDIES.


and other questions. Perhaps the
most important question presented
to this administration is that of econ
omy in expenditure and sufficiency OF
revenue, says the president, who
discusses the methods taken to meet
the deficit The president declares
it unwise to attempt revision of the
| tariff until the facts are at hand upon
which such revision can properly be
undertaken.
Speaking generally he says the
country is In hieh state of prosper
| ity. He notes the increase in the
cost of living but says the tariff Is
not the cause. In those products OF
1.-THE factory and farm there has been
no increase in the tariff or in many
| instances very considerable reduc
ton, the President declares. Mr.
Taft says that conservation of natural
resources, among other things, and
proposed amendments to antitrust
and interstate commerce laws will be
discussed in special messages TO be
sent to congress.
Bad Zelaya.
President Taft refers to central
American affairs, declaring that the
Zelaya government of Nicaragua has
kept Central America in constant ten
sion or turmoil. He says:
II need not rehearse here the pa
tient efforts Of this government to
promote peace and welfare among
these republics, efforts which are
fully appreciated by the majority of
them who are loyal to their interests.
1t would be no less unnecessary to
rehearse here the sad tale of unspeak-
able barbarities and oppression al
legged to have been committed by the
Zelaya government. Recently two
Americans were put to death by order
o. President Zelaya himself. They
were reported to have been regularly
! commissioned officers in the organized
/ forces of revolution which had cen
tinued many weeks and was proceed
ingin an orderly fashion in control of
! about half of the republic. and as
such, according to the modern en-
/ lightened practice of civilized nations,
they would be entitled to be dealt
with as prisoners of war.
AT the date when this message is
printed this government has termin'
ated diplomatic relations with the
4 Zelaya government, for reasons made
public in communication to the
former Nicar asnan charge d affairs,
and is intending to take such future
stepe as may be found most consist.
ert with its dignity, its duty to Amer
lean interests, and its moral obliga-
lions TO Central America and to civil.
ization. 1t may be necessary for me
to bring this subject to the attention
of the congress in a special message. >
Chinese Railway Loans.
Concerning the far east, the mes.
/ sage says this government preserves
4 unchanged its policy of supporting the
j principle of equality and opportunity,
and that the equal pa rticipation of
Americans in the Chinese railroad
loan seems assured.
Our traditional relations with the
! Japanese empire continues cordial as
usual 1t is declared. "The arrange
ment of 1908 for cooperative con-
troll of the coming of laborers to the
/ United States has proved to work
satisfactorily. The matter of revi-
sion of the existing treaty betwee!
/ the United States and Japan which is
terminable in 1912 is already receiv-
| ing the study of both countries"
Economy
Perhaps, continues the message
"the most important question pre-
| scented to this administration Is that
of economy in expenditures and suf
ficiency OF revenue The report OF
the secretary shows that the or
binary expenditures for the current
fiscal year ending June 80, 1910, win
exceed the estimated rec eipts by s34,-
| 0T5, $50 III TO this deficit is added
the sum to be disbursed for the
Panama canal, amounting to $3S,000,-
GOO. and $1,000, 900 to be paid on the
public debt, the deficit of ordinary
receipts and expenditures will be in.
creased to a total deficit of s73.o75..
$40, This deficit the secretary pro
poses to meet by the proceeds OF
bonds issued to pay the cost of CON
structing the Panama canal. l ap
prove this proposal"
Canal To Cost $375,ooo. 600.
The president says that the cost OF
engineering and construction of the
canal which win be completed jan
uary /. 1915. will be s2s7,766000 in
stead of slse,705,2Oo as originally es-
timated. other expenses increase the
cost by s75,435,o0 TO q total of 1885,
1901, 900.
Surplus Revenues.
The estimates of the expenses OF
the government for the fiscal year
ending June 80. 1911, are less by S42,
900, 600 than the total Of appropria-
tions for the current year. SO far as
the secretary OF the treasury is able TO
form judgment as TO future income.
and compare il with the expenditures
for the next fiscal year, ending June so
1911. there i'll be no deficit in the year
ending June 80. 1911. but a surplus Of
$5S,gSt 600. This does not include
icanal expenditures.
In the present estimates the needs
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