The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1909-12-17

| were recently brutally treated there.
The President gives a glowing ac-
count of our relations with Cuba, and
says the collection of the customs of
| the Dominican Republic through the
general receiver of customs appointed
| by the President of the United States
| in accordance with the convention of
February 8, 1907, has proceeded in
| an uneventful and satisfactory man
ner.
A settlement of the troublesome
Emery case in Nicaragua was reached
| by the signature of a protocol on Sep
tember Is, 1909.
The claim of Alsop & Co. against
| Chile has been submitted to the ar
| bitration of his Britannia Majesty
Edward VII
The Message does not dwell at
great length on the complications
| caused by the methods of the Zelaya
| Government of Nicaragua. On this
subject it says:
At the date when this Message is
printed this Government has terni-
mated diplomatic relations with the
| Zelaya Government for reasons made
| public in a communication to the
former Nicaraguan Charge DAT
faires and is intending to take such
future steps as may be found most
consistent with it's dignity, it's duty
! to American interests and its moral
obligations to Central America and to
civilization. 1t may later be neces-
sary for me to bring this subject to
the attention of the Congress in a
special message.
In the far east, writes the Presi-
dent, this Government preserves un-
changed it's policy of supporting the
principle of equality of opportunity
and scrupulous respect for the integ-
rity of the Chinese Empire, to which
policy are pledged the interested
powers of both east and west. When
| it appeared that Chinese likin rev.
| enues were to be hypothecated to
foreign bankers in connection with a
great railway project it was obvious
| that the governments whose nation
ais held this loan would have a GER
| tain direct interest in the question
of the carrying out by China of the
reforms in question. After months
| of negotiation the equal participation
| of Americans seems at last assured.
China is making admirable efforts
| toward the eradication of the opium
| evil, and Mr.. Taft recommends that
the manufacture, sale and use of
| opium and it's derivatives in the
| United States should be so far as
| possible more vigorously controlled
| by legislation.
! Our traditional relations with the
japanese Empire continue cordial, as
usual. The matter of revision OF
the existing treaty between the
United States and Japan which is
| terminable in 1912 is already receiv-
| ing the study of both countries.
The Department of State is con-
| sidering also the revision in whole or
in part of the existing treaty with
| Siam.
Continuing, the President writes:
1 earnestly recommend to the IA
vorable action of the Congress the
| estimates submitted by the Depart
| ment of State and most especially
the legislation suggested in the Sec
retary of States letter of this date
whereby it will be possible to develop
and make permanent the reorganiza-
ton of the department upon modern
| lines in a manner to make it thor
oughly efficient instrument in the
furtherance of our foreign trade and
of American interests abroad.
The Message then turns to the
consideration of the subject of rev.
enues and expenditures, as follows:
Perhaps the most important ques-
ton presented to this administration
is that of economy in expenditures
and sufficiency of revenue.
The report of the Secretary of the
| chnWc fhaf tho nrdinory "
penditures for the current fiscal year
ending June 80, 1910, will exceed
the estimated receipts by s34,075,.
$50. If to this deficit be added the
sum to be disbursed for the Panama
Canal, amounting to $3S,O00,0O0
and s1,00O,OO0 to be paid on the pub.
lie debt, the deficit of ordinary
receipts and expenditures will be in.
creased to total deficit of $73,O75,.
$40. This deficit the Secretary pro.
poses to meet by the proceeds oi
bonds issued to pay the cost of con.
| structing the Panama Canal. I ap.
prove this proposal.
The policy of paying for the con.
struction of the Panama Canal not
out of current revenue, but by bond
issue, was adopted in the Spooner
/
no good reason for departing from
the principle by which a part al
| least of the burden of the cost oi
the canal shall fall upon our poster
ity, who are to enjoy it, and there
is all the more reason for this view
because the actual cost to date OF
and which will be completed January
oh %h1@ -
neering and construction will be
s297,766,0O0 instead of s139,705,.
200, as originally estimated. In ad
dition to engineering and construc-
ton, the other expenses, including
sanitation and government and the
amount paid for the properties, the
franchise and the privilege of build.
ing the canal, increase the cost by
SIS, ,435, 900 to total of $685..
201, 900.
| in order to avoid deficit for the
| ensuing fiscal year I directed the
heads of departments in the prepar.
alton of their estimates to make them
as low as possible consistent with
imperative Governmental necessity
The result has been, as l am advised
by the Secretary Of the Treasury
that the estimates of the expenses Of
the Government for the fiscal veal
ending June 80, 1911-that is, fol
the next fiscal year--are less by S55,,
$4,000 than the total of appropria.
tions for the current fiscal year and
less by s94,00O,O0O than the esti,
J mates for that year.
MIR. Taft discusses in great detail
his efforts to reduce the cost of per-
manent administration.
An investigation ordered by my