Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-12-09

Of economy that provision be made 50
that their separation from the service
shall be easy and inevitable, II r. Im-
possible to make such provision unless
there n adopted a plan Of civil PEN
sions. We cannot, In view Of the adj
vancng prices OF living, hope TO save
money by reduction In the standard
OF salaries paid Indeed II any change
Is made In that regard an increase
rather than decrease will be neces.
sary. and the only means Of economy
will Do IN reducing the number Of
employees and IN 0htnlnIng q greater
average of efficiency from those 70
talned Ia the service.
Frauds IN the Collection Of Customs.
regret 60 refer 20 the fact OF tia
discovery Of extensive frauds m tho
collection Of the customs revenue az
New York city, IN which a number Of
the subordinate employees IN tho
Weighing and other departments were
directly concerned aud 10 which the
beneAclarles were the American Sugar
Rennlng company and others. The
frauds consisted IN the payment Of du-
" on underwelghts Of sugar The gov
erumcnt has recovered from the Amer
lean sugar Rchnlng company OH that
II Is shown to have been defrauded o.
The sum was received IN full II the
amount due which might have been
recovered By clvil action against tho
beneficiary u the fraud, bat there WINS
40 exceaa reservation IN the contract
81 settlement by which TIE settlement
should not interfere with OF prevent
the criminal prosecution u every one
who waa found 20 BE- subject 70 the
same.
Criminal prosecutions are now pro-
ceedlng against number Of the gov
eminent o'Acers. The treasury de-
pariment ANA the department Of Jus
tlee aru exprllnR every effort 10 dis
covrr MI the wfougdoers Including the
oliieer and employees o. The compa-
niles who uny have been pfiyy 10 she
frnud u would SEEM 10 mo that an
Investigation OF the frauds BY con.
gross at present. pending The probing
by the treasury department and tho
department ~ justice, ~ proposed,
might by giving Immunity aud other.
wise prove an embarrassment IN 81.
curing couylelloo u The guilty parties.
Maximum and Minimum Clause IN
TarlN Act.
Two features ~ the new iariH act
chll Tor special reference Ia order
than lhe maximum du,y shall be- chafg.
"a against the imports from country
4 Is Eecpasary that the executive shall
anu 0n the part of that country not
Onig DETERMINATIONS ID ~ laws of the
practice under them against the trade
~ the United States. but that the die
ordinations found shall b. undue
that q. without good aud fair reason.
80 oae y seeking q tariff war 81 4 eon.
dillon N which the spirit az retaliation
shall b. aroused
Taf'H Resdlastmsnt.
The neu inriI laW enables me 10 80.
point q larin heard ~ aaslst one n con.
neciigu with ne department o. state IN
The administration % the minimum and
maaimum clause % the act and also 81
assist oiiieers % the government Id the
administration ~ the entire Jaw. BE-.
lleSs that the work 81 this board viii
BE- ~ prime utility aud Importance
Whenever congress shall deem Il wise
again % foadiust the customs duties.
IL the facts secured ~ the taFia board
are - such 4 character as 20 show gen
orally that the fafes ~ dullea Imposed
BY toe present tariff Law are excessive
under tue gFinCiples o. protcetiOu AZ
Described a. TIE platform ~ the sac
cessfu party ~ the late election
sholi not hesitate % ihyiie lbe atsen.
iioa ~ congress 20 this face aud 10 TIE
necessity for aetlou pFodlcatfd there
on Nothing. howefer. halis business
and interfefea with lhe course N pros.
pefsty ~ much ~ enc Threatened rsyl-
Ron ~ the tari1. ana unin the facts
are ~ hand, after cafefui ana dalher-
aie inSe9ueafi0a. npon Whirh eueh re-.
gisica can properly - underlnken. 4
seems q ne unNise % attempt q.
Wee Department.
~ ne Interest ~ immedl9te econ.
bay ! bars Required a relucsitn rs
ne etiimelea % me war Departments
~ ibe f6mlns nscai year which
lflsfs tee toiai esilm1teg doun % Is
inpai fqIfy.fFe mililots less than
~ eaffeepaa1los estimates far it
'est IA. ns aabna saI4