The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-12-08
PRESIDENT TAFT'S FIRST
MESSAGE TO CONGRESS

domestic aspect Of the subject Of foreign
commerce. II the study Of foreign ta-zIl
treatment they viii assist the bureau ~
trade relations - the depAp, iii-5i-t ,I
bring to bear upon this most important
subject .'I the agencies OF the. severn
ment " IA can contribute anything 10 us
A. a consequence Of Section OF the
tariff act Of Aug 8, 1902 II becomes tn"
duty Of tn" secretary Of state 10 C"nI9Cl
as diplomatic business al the uvSOud-
tiatiDns necessary to piac8 i'm IL a pos
ton to advise me as u WHstAeI or nor
a particular country mduly diSCrimi-
mates against the United States IN IN"
sense CT the statute referred TO- The
as well a. the obligation TO lend all
9rouer aid to our expanding commerce
Is met Tv the expansion nt the bureau OF
trade relations as set forth in tGr cstI-
mates for the department Of state
Expenditures and Revenues
Perhaps the most important question
presented to this administration Is ina
Of economy IN expenditure and SIfHCirntE
Of revenue The deficit of the last fiscal
year, and the certain d-F~+- of tEa cur
rent wear prompted CONGRESS to throw
a greater responsibility GA the eN-"L.lEt
had heretofore been declared by statute
This declaration imposes upon the sec
Rotary OF the treasury ~" duty OF as
sembIiLg all .he estimates Of the eNecT-
tive DEPARTING bureaus and Offices OF
the expenditures necessary IN Jlr eiSt-
ing fiscal year and OF making an tSJl-
mate OF the revenues of the government
for the same period, ann d IA pronah..
deficit Is thus SHOWN, u Is made ttlt
duty Of the president to recommend t."
method by which such deficit ca" be
met
The report of the secretary shows that
the ordinary expenditures for the current
fiscal year ending June 30 1910. VIII
$50 If to this he felt - added the sum t.
be GisbUTscd for the Panama Canal
to be paid on the public debt. the dehcir
lef ordinary receipts and expenditures VIII
he Increased 10 q total deficit of S.3.ei5.-
go This deficit the secretary proposes
to meet by the proceeds ~ bonds issued
to pay the cost of constructing the Fana-
ma canal 1 approve this proposal
The ~. lev of paving for the cOnstr1Ic-
ton of the Panama canal. not out Of
current revenues but by bond issues, was
there seems TO he no good Teas for de
parting from the principle by which a
part at least Of the burden Of the cost
OF the canal shall fall upon OUT DoStsTltE
who are To enjoy 1t: and there Is all the
more reason for this view because the
actual cost to date OF the canal which Is
now half done and which will be COM
pIeted Jan :, 1918, shows that the cost
OF engineering and construction will he
! .2gT. T66 600. Instead Of SI5S. 10000, as
4 originally estimated In addition to
engineering and construction the other
| expenses, including sauitatio and gov
eminent and the amount paid for the
properties, the franchise. and the priv5l-
eye of building the canal. increase the
/ cos by $75,435 goo. 70 a total OF S375.2o1,-
/ O9p-
In order 10 s4NOiu 4 Uel'lL tDE me en-
suing fiscal year, ] directed the heads Of
/ the departments in the preparation of
their estimates To make them a. low as
possible consistent win imperative gov
| eTnmental necessity. The result has been,
as 7 am advised by the secretary Of the
| treasury, that the sstimates OF the eN-
year ending June 30 1sll-that = - ~,
naTt E~"2' 49, ,-.- less ny So. $4,000
1 tuan the total OF appropriations for the
current fisrdI We r, ana less bv S3Iooe,9Go
| than the estimates FOR that year 80 far
I e ~
to form a judgment as To the future in
come, and compare II with the eNpendt-
| 80 1911: including the payments on &C
teount of the Panama canal and the public
Idebt, there viii he rC deficit al the year
OF s7i2, 600.
| In the present estimates the needs Of
| the departments and of tho government
| have bee, cut to the quick. 50 20 speak.
| and any assumption on the part Cf Con
| prcss so often made In time. paSt that
/ the estimates have been prepared with
1 the expectation that they may he reduced.
+, viii result in seriously hamDeTing proper
| The secretary o. the treasury points
out what should be carefully noted in re-
spect to this reduction IL EoE@rnnenta tai
! expenses for the next +scal year that the
economies are Of two kinds-1jrst- there
] Is q saving In the permanent admtnistra-
! tigu q the departments. bureaus and
offices Of the government and. second
! there is d present. reduction In expenses
| by "a postDDn-ircut Of projects and i'm
be carried out. but which are now de-
Iayed with the hope that additional reye-
cution without producing a deficit.
90 Age Pensions
Most IF tho great industrial OrEarlza-
tious- and many of the SeI-ycndurt ted
railways Of this country. are coming @
the conclusion that d system or pensions
for old employees and the substitution
thereof of Younger AMI more eUeTgetil
servants proUOt - both economy and eff
cheney nf administration
| ] am aware that there IS a strong feel
ing n both houses Of COuETeSS. and pos
sjbIv in the country. against the esta ..
he's naturally grown out OF the heavy
burden o. military pensions. which il has
~ assume. but 7 am strongly COW incet
t-at no other prarJIo,! SOLUTION OF tat
nuatiou OF civil servants can be found
than that of gy stem Of civil pensions
Frauds IN Custom House. ,.-
CoVery of rXtcDS.v" frauds IN the Coilec.
ton Of the customs revenue NJ New Gor+
city. in which "a number OF the suboTdi
nate e.. .Iovees in the. weighing and othel
deUartT. -nts were directly Concerned. HEr
J in which the bc.ref-5ar.,.- were the Amer.
The frauds consisted III tho TayueEt o.
} duty on undervelEurS OF sugar Tn
AmericaE sugar gar Reflnir. ooar5av al
that Il is shown 70 have been defE.F nc -
| Of The sum was received m tuI OF Tn
amount due. Wilcl Ta-SAt Raw. On =.
/ covered by civil suit against tho hnne-
] cigry Of the fraud. but there was an eV
, tle-rcut D., which The settlement eG1uL
mot interfere With or prevent tie cTlT-
nal prosecution uf everyone Nh. va
found 10 %. sr.1frr. 10 me same.
p Criminal prosecutions are now proceed
- inE against - number ~ ta~ z'ver1-neu
2 the department OF justice are eNertin.
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