Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-12-10

eminent is endcavorlng to facilitate these
measures and the needful acquiescence OF
treaty Powers. When 1t appeared tha'
ecated to foreign bankers in connection
with a great railway project, 1t was OBJ
vious that The governments whose ma.
tain direct interest In the question of the
carrying out by china of the reforms ir
question. Because this railroad loan rep.
resentsd a practical and real applica.
ton Of the open door policy through CO.
the reforms referred to above, the admin
istration deemed American participation
to be Of great national interest. Happily,
when 1t was as a matter OF broad policy
urgent that this opportunity should not
be lost, the Indispensable instrumentality
presented Itself when a group of Amer
lean bankers. of international reputation
ana great resources, agreed at once to
terms as this go over nept should APPROVE.
The chief OF those terms was that Amer
lean railway material should be upon an
exact equality with that of the other ma
tionais Joining in the loan In the placing
Of orders for this whole railroad system;
participation OF Americans Seems IS at last
assured. 1t Is gratifying that Americans
Will thus take their share in this extern
and to believe that such activities will
g,Yye a real impetus to our c0mmerce ana
In one of the Chinese-Japanese con-
ventions OF September 4 of this year
siderable public apprehension in that
upon it's face 1t was believed In some
quarters to seek to establish a monopoly
OF mining privileges along the South
Manchurian and ADMINISTRATORS rail
roads. and thus to exclude, Americans
part In which they were by treaty with
China entitled. After a thorough exam
ination Of the conventions and Of the
several c~ontcxtuai documents. the secre-
tary of state reached the conclusion that
no such monopoly was intended or &C
widespread discussion of this question, to
confirm the view 1t had reached, this
government made inquiry of the impe-
rial Chinese and Japanese governments
and received from each official assurance
that the provision had no urpos incon-
p%ortunity to which the signatories. in
common with the United States. are
pledged.
Our traditional relations with the Jap
anese empire continue cordial as usual.
The arrangement of 1908 for q
the United St tes fh9 has proved ~ dAp to Work *
satisfactorily. The matter of revision of
me existing treaty between the United
1912 Is already receiving the study Of both
countries.
Department Of State.
I earnestly recommend to the favorable
mitted by the department of state and
most especially the legislation suggested
"a ehs wh se s Il will I'll S be eo ! lfl.er to o. dev ya1s
op and make permanent the ~reorgantza-
tion CT the department upon modern lines
ficient instrument in the furtherance of
our foreign trade and Of American in
The consular service has been greatly
improved under the law of April s. 1906.
and the executive order OF June p, 1905,
auestion OF embodying in a statute the
principles OF the present order
upon which the efficiency of our consular
service Is wholly dependent.
Government Expenditures.
Perhaps n most important question
presented to this administrator Is that of
economy In expenditures and sufficiency
and the certain deficit of the cur
rent year, prompted congress to throw a
sna tse %r sassepsrx ~ on 2 the the exsc1 ,hse
had heretofore been declared by statute.
This declaration imposes upon the sec
bling ali the estimates Of the executive
departments bureaus. and offices. Of the
necessary in the ensuing fs.
same period: and il a probable deficit is
raes sh9w To- re . mene the The d meibo Of the he
sue deficit can be met.
The report OF the secretary shows that
fiscal yeaf ENDING, June 80, 1910. will ex-
coed the estimated receipts by 81. 075.620
di.bursed Tor the Panama canal sae Ia amo 90 u Ie
Ing to SSs, o 1000, and 100000 to be paid
on the public debt, the deficit Of ordinary
creased to a total deficit Of ;7s. Oh. go.
n y sas p!oeesds q bonds l;sssa q
III policy Of paying for the construc-
rent revenue. but by bond Issues. was
adopted In the Spooner act OF 1907 and
there seems to be no good reason for de-
at least Of the burden OF the cost
OF the canal shall fall upon our posterity
MORE are reason s sn {os Il, tG;is sn vie there pee Is sl the the
6 now half done and which viii be com
be sS97. 100000. instead Of $3.50. 7o5. 200, as
Originally s estimated ans,c n ADDITION ;na a,, to en-
penses, Including sanitation and govern
ment. n the amount paid for the prop
ss'' sai,d line %t the canal. i inere sas RtShs e eose
Increase In the cost of engineering and
largement Of the plan of construction by
widening the canal 100 feet in the Guile
Of the locks. to the innate Of the
quantity of the work to be done under
the original plan. and to an underestimate
since the origina estimate was made.
Low Estimates Made.
In order to avoid a deficit for the ensu-
ing fiscal year, I directed the heads of de-
partments in the preparation Of their esti-
to MAKE them as low as possible
with imperative governments
necessity. The result has been, as I am
by the secretary of the treasury,
h the estimates OF the expenses OF the
government for the fiscal year ending
June 80. 1911-that Is. for the e fiscal
year-are less by IS, 6ss. 900 han the total
and less BY $4,000 ID than the esti-
for that year. So far as the secre-
tary 81 the treasury Is able to form a
Judgment as to future income, and COM
1t with the expenditure for the next
fiscal year ending June 30. 1911, including
the payments on account OF the Panama
and the public debt, there will be
deficit in the year ending June 30, 1911,
but q small surplus of $712.0O0.
In the present estimates the needs of
the departments and Of the government
have been cut to the quick. 30 to speak,
and any assumption on the part Of con-
20 often made in times past. thai the
estimates have been prepared with the
expectation that they may be reduced,
will result in seriously hampering proper
administration.
III has been impossible In the prepara.
ton OF estimates greatly to reduce the
cost OF permanent administration. This
can not be done without q thorough re-
organization OF bureaus, offices, and de-
Fol the purpose Of securing
Information which may enable The execu-
tive and the legislative branches to unite