The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-08
RESIDENT TAFrS
 MESSAGE TOCONCRESS
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 collection of the customs revenue at New York City, in which . number of the subordinate employees in the weigh rsctiy concerned, and in which the beneficiaries we're the American Sugar Refining Company and others. The frauds consistsd in the payment of Govsrnment has recovered from the American Sugar Refining Company ali that 1t Is shown to have been defrauded the amount due, which might have been recovered by civil suit against the ben efictary of the freud, but there was en bdS n th: ne should not interfers with. or prevent the criminal prosecuion of everyone who was found to be subject to the Criminal prosecutions are now pro- ceeding against number of thesGov- ernment officers. The Treasury De- tice are exerting eysFy effort to dis cover all the wrongdoers. inciuding the officers and employes of the comPenles who may have been pritySy to s sns invssfi ira1a gation of the frauds by Congress at present. pending the probing by the Treasury Department and the pepsrt- sn en1barrassment in securing convic- tfon of the guilty parties.
 1aximum and Minimum Clause h
 TariR Act. Two features of the new tariff act call for special reference. By virtue Of the clause known as the maximum and minimum" clause, 1t Is the duty and practices of other countries with reference to the importation into those countries of the products and mer. chandise of the United states. and # practices not to be unduly discrimin- atory against the United States. the minimum duties provided in the Dill ident makes such finding. then the maximum duties provided In the bill, that ia. an increase of 2b per cent ad to ss in the s.ar h2s Desn ed that this power conferred and duty imposed on the Executive Is likely to d lee bons to s nd s.. that ssE o to so suit need be anticipated.
 The discretion granted to the Execu- tive by the terms ''unduly discrimin- maximum duty shall be charged against the imports from a country, 1t Is nec- essary that he shall find on the part of thst country not only Iyr.ct;ss nnasr them against the trade of the United states, but that the discriminaionsf found shall be undue; that Is, without good power was reposed in the President with the hope that the maximum du- ties might never be applied In any %osid Das enaSie the Prssidsnt and the State Department through friendly ne- gotiation to secure the elimination from the laws. and the practice under them of any foreign country Of that which Is unduly discriminatory. No one is seeking tariff war or condi- tion in which the spirit of retaliation shall be aroused. The new tariff law enables me to appoint a tariff board to assist me In Connection with the Department or State in the administration of the mln- and also to assist officers of the Gov ernment in the administration or tne entire law. An examination of the law and an understanding sbgo,d Gf ns hs con- pidered in discharging' the functions im- posed upon the Executive snow tnat have the power to direct the tsran board to make . comprehensive glos- sary and encyclopedia of the terms used and articles em5rsced Tn the sarin s1s law, and to secure informaton Ss sg the cost of produodfi0,ha ,a oc cost spSn of % thsir production in foreign countries: have, therefore, appointed 2 tarin sss n.m ia snssI so perform a fie duties above described. TaiB work win perhaps take two or three years, and | ask from Congress 2 consnuins anfsual appropriation equal to that at- resdy made for It's prosecution. bs,, lisve that the work of this board VII be of prime utility. and importance aTsin to resdjust the customs duties: {: I{ the facts secured by the tarin poaIo ar-a Of such e character as to snow generally that the rates tsr,a ol 1uaaes ,aw are are excessive under the principles pf pre- tection as described In the piatform or inc successful party at the late eiSc- attantion of Congress to this fact and fa the necessity for action preoicateo thereon. Nothing. however, halts cusi. ness and interferes with the courso ~ ppsyision Of the tariff. and until the facts are at hand, after careful and oes Iberate investigation. upon wnicn sucn revision can propessyt ID pc attempt nnGf it' Inc M amount of misinformation that creeps into arguments pro and con in respect s sasss E saen ai that se bavs % rected the tarif board to make. an m vestigation undertaken by 1t wholly without respect to the effect effect wnica ynn the facts may have in calling Tor | readiustment of the rates of duty.
 War Department.
 In the interest of immediate economy and because of the prospect Of dencit [ have required a reduction in the es- inmates of the War Department for the coming fiscal year. which brings the total estimates down to an amour, S45,0O0,000 less than the corresponoln, esfimates for last year. This coulc oraly be accomplished by. cutting on new projects and snspending Tor the neriod of one year ali progress In mih, xar-, maftera For the same reason, have directed that the army shall moi