The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-07
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nues nave increased IN nearly the same
proportion as the expenditures untli fe-
Gently. the attention OF the public, and ~
those responsible for the government. has
not been fastened upon the question 81
reducing the cost Of administration. We
cannot IN view Of the advancing prices OF
living. hope 10 save money by redncton
in the standard of salaries paid. Indeed
n anv change is made In that regard. "a
Increase rather than a decrease will be
necessary. aud the only means of econe-
my will be In reducing the number of
empleyes and in obtaining greater av-
erage Of efficiency from those retained IN
the srrpice
Close investigation and study needed 20
make definite recommendation Ia this re-
gard viii consume at least two years.
note with much satisfaction the organiza-
ton in the senate Of 3 a.eommiitee on pub
Nc expenditures charged with the duty
OF conducting such an investigation. and
I tender 60 that committee all the assist
anee which the executive branch OF the
government can possibly render
Frauds in the Collection Of Customs.
/ regret 10 refer to the fact OF The dis
covery Of extensive frauds in the collee-
ton Of the customs revenue at New York
city IN which a number Of the snbor-
dinate employees IN the Weighing ana
other departments were directly con-
cerned and IN which the beneficlafies
were the American Sugar Refining Com
pany and others The frauds consisted
in the payment Of duty on underweights
or sugar The government has recovered
from the American Sugar Refining Com
pany all that Il is shown 10 have been de-
frauded Of The sum was received Ia fun
OF the amount due which might have
been recovered by civil suit against the
beDeholaF of the fraud. but there was
an express reservation in the contract OF
settlement by which the settlement should
not interfere with, or prevent the crin-
inal prosecution Of everyone who was
found TO be subject TO the same
Criminal prosecutions are now proceed
Ing against a number 81 the government
officers Tile treasury department and the
department Of justice are eNerting every
effort 70 discover all the wrongdoers in
Guiding the officers and employees Of the
companies who may have been pri f
the fraud IL would seem 10 me u. a.
investigation of the frauds by congress a.
present. pending the probing by the treas
ury department and the department OF
Justice as proposed might BY giving ini-
tiluli's 80 , c's,' -, :. -
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su"'s pafues
MAXIMUM ana MINIMUM Sisuse VI
Tariff Act.
Two features OF the new tariff act call
for special reference By virtue Of the
clause known as the maximum ana min
imum" clause it is the duty OF the exec
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work will perhaps take two or three
years, aud ] ask from congress a eontinu-
ing annual appropriation equal 70 that al
ready made for It's prosecution. ! believe
that the work OF this board viii be Of
prime utility and Importance whenever