Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-12-09

nations, uley wuTS enuued TO Do dealt
with As prisoners of war. 0.-st
Az the dits when this meash6e 10 print
ed thin government lias tsrtnlnAtsd alp
lomAtlc relations With the zelAyA govArp-
mSnt. foF reasons inAdS public N 3 COM
munIeation to the former Nicaragua
chafne daRaires, and ID intending 70 take
such future steps as may be found most
consistent with its dignity, It's duty to
Ambfican interests and ita moral obliga-
tionp to Central America and To eiyiIlSa-
ton e
The Far East.
IN tho far east this government pre-
serves unchanged It's policy Of support
ing the prinolpla of equality Of opportu-
atty and scrupulous respect for the integ-
rity OF the Chinese empire. TO which pol
icy are pledged the interested powers Of
both east and west.
Mention is made Of the sending Of
students to America by the Chinese
government. Of China's progress
toward the eradication Of the opium
evil, and of this governments con.
tinued cordial relations with the Jap.
anese empire.
SSPNl eUShA ~ ShGNSs
Favorable action by congress on the
estimates submitted by the depart
ment Of state is urged, especially legis-
lation Tor the development and reor-
ganization of the department to make
1t efficient in furthering our foreign
trade. Improvement in the consular
service is noted. Mr.. Taft then says:
Under a provision of the act Of Au-
gust s. 1909. l have appointed three
offictals to assist the offloers of the
government in collecting information
necessary to a wise administration OF
the tariff act Of August s, 1909, As to
questions of customs administration
they are cooperating with the o1lcials
Of the treasury department and az to
matters Of the needs and the exigen-
cIes of our manufacturers and export
erS, with the department OF commerce
and labor. in It's relation to the domes-
tic aspect of the subject OF foreign
commerce. In the study Of foreign
tariff treatment they will assist the
bureau OF trade relations Of the de-
partment of state. 1t Is hoped thus to
coordinate and bring to bear upon this
most important subject all the agencies
Of the government which can contrib I
ute anything to its ehlcient handling.
As q consequence Of Section 2 Of
the tariff act OF August s. 1909, 1t be-
comes the duty OF the secretary OF
state to condu t as diplomatic business
all the negoti TONS necessary to place
him In a position to advise me as to
whether or not q particular country
unduly discriminates against the
United states in the sense of the stat
ute referred to. The great scope and
completely of this work. as well as
the obligation to lend all proper aid
to our expanding commerce. IL met BY
the expansion OF the bureau Of trade
for the department. of state.
0ovekAment Expenditures and Rsve.
1uoS.
Perhaps the most important question
to this Administration is that
Of economy In expenditures and sum-
cheney of revenue The deficit Of the
last fiscal year, and the certain deficit
Of the current year. promoted conGraaa
10 throw q 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 oflcea. OF the expeRdi-
lures necessary in the ensuing fiscal
year. and of making an estimate OF
the revenues of the government for
the same period; and II a probable
dehcit 10 thus shown. 1t Is made the
- aRtaa
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 30, 1910.
will exceed the estimated receipts BY
34,0T5,s40. II to this deficit 10 added
the sum to be disbursed for the Pan
ANA Canal. amounting to S3s,ooO,00o
and 100000 to be paid Oh the nUblie
(Ooncluded on maze l2