The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-12-18

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| according % the modern enlightened
practice OF civilized nations. they were
entitled 20 b dealt with - prisoners o.
war.
Al ne date whom this u,ss,ass u
| printed this government has terminated
diplomatic relations with the zslaya gov
| eminent. for reasons made public In .
| communication to the former Nicaragua
charge d'anaires. and IL intending to take
such future steps a. may be found most
| consistent With its dignity, its duty to
American interests and its moral obliga-
tons 70 Central America and to civilisa-
ton.
Department Of state.
earnestly recommend TO the favor
able consideration OF the congress the e.
Inmates submitted by the department of
state and most especially the legisla-
| ton suggested IN the secrtary Of states
letter of this date. whereby Il will be
possible to develop and make permanent
the reorganization Of the department
upon modern lines In . manner to make
II thoroughly efficient instrument In
the furtherance Of our foreign trade and
of American interests abroad. The plan
to have divisions OF LAtin-American and
Far-Eastern AFFAIRS and to institute Q
certain specialization In business with
Europe and the near east win at once
commend itself. These politico-geograph-
ical divisions and the detail from the
diplomatic or consular service to the
department OF . number Of mon who
bring to the study of complicated prob
lens In different parts OF the world
practical knowledge recently gained on
the spot. clearly IL Of the greatest adj
vantage to the secrstary OF stete In
foreseeipg conditions likely to arise and
In conducting the great variety OF corre-
spondence and negotiation. It should be
remembered that such facilities exist in
the foreign offices of all the leading COM
mercial nations and that to deny them
to the secretary of state would be to
place this government at great disad-
vantage in the rivalry Of commercial
competition ~
The consular service has been i'm
proved under the law Of April 5. 1905,
and the executive order of June n. 1906.
and I commend to your consideration the
question Of embodying in statute the
principles Of the present executive order
upon which the efficiency of our consular
service Is wholly dependent.
Expenditures and Revenues.
Perhaps the most important question
presented to this administration Is that
of economy in expenditures and suffi-
cheney of revenue. The deficit Of the
last fiscal year. and the certain deficit
of the current year, prompted congress
to throw greater responsibility on
the executive and the secretary OF the
treasury than had heretofore been de-
clared by statute. This declaration
imposes upon the secretary of the
treasury the duty of assembling all the
estimates OF the executive departments,
bureaus and Offices OF the expenditures
necessary In the ensuing fiscal year.
and of making an estimate of the reve-
nues Of the government for the same
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shown. II IL made the duty OF the presi-
dent to recommend the method by
which such deficit can be met
The report Of the secretary shows
| that the ordinary expenditures for the
current fiscal year ending June 80. 1910.
| will exceed the estimated receipts by
| s34,075,62O. II to this deficit is added
| the sum to be disbursed for the Pan
anna Canal, amounting to $4,000. 900.
and 100000 to be paid on the public
| debt, the deficit OF ordinary receipts
and expenditures will be increased to
a total deficit of s73.075.620. This def
lett the secretary proposes to meet by
| the proceeds Of bonds issued to pay
the cost OF constructing the Panama
Canal. I approve this proposal.
In order to avoid deficit for the
! ensuing fiscal year. directed the
| heads Of departments In the prepara-
| ton of their estimates to make them
| as low as possible consistent with Inn
| perative governmental necessity.
| Civil Pensions.
I am aware that there Is strong
| feeling in both houses of congress. and
| possibly in the country. against the
| establishment of civil pensions. and
| that this has naturally grown out of
| the heavy burden Of military pensions.
| which Il has always been the policy
| of our government to assume: but
am strongly convinced that no other
| practical solution of the difficulties
| civil servants can be found than that
| of q system OF civil pensions
Frauds In the Collection Of Customs.
regret to refer to the fact OF the
| discovery OF extensive frauds In the
| collection Of the customs revenue at
New York city. In which q number Of
| the subordinate employees In the weigh
| ing and other departments were d.
rectiy concerned. and in which the
benefciaries were the American Sugar
| Refining Company and others. The
frauds consisted in the payment Of
duty on underweights of sugar. The
| government has recovered from the
American Sugar Refining Company all
that II IL shown to have been defraud-
| cd Of. The sum was received in full
| Of the amount due. which might have
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the beneficiary of the fraud. but there
was an express reservation in the COM
tract Of settlement by which the settle
| ment should not interfere with. or pre-
vent the criminal prosecution of every
one who was found to be subject to
the Same.
Criminal prosecutions are now pro-
ceeding against q number Of the gov
eminent oficers. The treasury de-
partment and the department of JUS
tice are exerting every effort to dis
cover all the wrongdoers. including
the oficers and employees Of the COM
panies who may have been privy to
the fraud. It would seem to me that
An investigation Of the frauds by con-
| gress at present. pending the probing
by the treasury department and the
| department Of Justice a. proposed.
might BY giving Immunity and other
| wise prove an embarrassment in secur-
ing conviction Of the guilty parties.
The TarlH Act.
Two features Of the new tariff act
call for special reference. BY virtue
OF the clause known a. the maximum
and minimum" clause. II II the duty
| Of the executive to consider the laws
ana practices Of other countries with
references to the Importation into those
/ countries Of the products and mer-
| chandise OF the United States. and II
the executive nnds such laws and prac-