Arizona republican., 1909-12-08

| the tariff act of August !, 1909 As td i questions .f cust, .ns administration | they are Cn-l&DDlips with the officials of the treasury department and as to matters of the needs and the eXigen- cies of our manufacturers and export CTS with the department of commerce and labor. in it's relation to the do- mestic aspect of the subject of for eign commerce In the study of for eign tariff treatment those will assist the bureau of trade relations of the department of state. It is thus hoped tO coordinate and bring to bear upon this most important subject all the agencies of the government which can contribute anything to it's efficient handling.
 As a consequence of section of the tariff act of August 15. 1909. it became the duty of the secretary of state tO conduct as diplomatic business all the negotiations necessary to place him in a position to advise me whether or not any other particular country un- duly discriminated against the United States in the sense of the statute re ferred to. The great scope and com pIeXity of this work. as well as the obligation to lend all proper aid to our expanding commerce. is met by the expansion of the bureau of trade rela- tions as set forth in the estimates of the department of state.
 Other Departments.
 I have thus in some detail described the important transactions of the state department since the beginning of this administration for the reason that there is no provision either by statute or custom for formal report by the secretary of state to the president or to congress and a presidential mes sage is the only means by which the condition of our foreign relations is brought to the attention of congress and the public.
 In dealing with the affairs of the other departments. the heads of which all submit annual reports. I shall touch only those matters that seem to me to call for special mention on my part without minimizing in any way the recommendations made by them for legislation affecting their respective departments. in all of which I wish to express my general concurrence.
 Expenditures and Revenues.
 Perhaps the most important ques- ton presented to this administration is that of economy of expenditures and sufficiency of revenues. The deficit of the last fiscal year and the certain deficity of the current year. prompted congress to throw greater respOnsi- bility on the executive and the secre- tary of the treasury than had there tOfOre been declared by statute. This declaration imposes upon the secre- tary of the treasury the duty of as- sembling all the estimates of the eX- ecutive departments. bureaus and of fices. of the expenditures necessary in the ensuing fiscal year. and of mak- ing an estimate of the revenues of the government for the same period: and if q probable deficit is thus shown. it is made the duty of the president 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 S0 1910. will exceed the estimated receipts by $34 075.620 If to this deficit is added the sum to be disbursed for the Panama canal. amounting to S3S,000.- GOO and Sl.O00.000 to be paid on the public debt. the deficit or ordinary re- ceipts and expenditures will be in creased to total deficit of $73.O75.6 ego. This deficit the secretary proposed to meet by the proceeds of bonds issued to pay the cost of constructing the Panama canal. l approve this propo- sition
 Panama Canal Expenditures.
 The. policy of paying for the con struction of the Panama canal not put of current revenue but by bond is sues was adoption in the Spooner act of 1902 and there seems to be no good reason for departing from the princi- ! pie by which a part at least of the burden of the cost of the canal shall fall upon our posterity. who are to enjoy it: and there is all the more req ' son for this view because the actual {, cost to date of the canal which is now half done and which will he com , pleted January l. 19l5 shows that the cost of engineering and constructing will be s297. 766. 900 instead of Sl39. 7 l05,200. as originaly estimated. |
 In addition to engineering and con StructiOn the other expenses including sanitation and government. and the amount paid for the properties. the and the privilege of build ing the canal, increase the cost by s75. .435, 900 to a total of $S73. 1000.
 The increase in the cost of engineer ng and construction is due to a sub stantial enlargement of the plan of by widening the canal 100 feet in the Culebra cut and by in creasing the dimensions of the locks to he under estimate of the quantity of he work to be done under the original plan. and to an underestimate of the cost of labor and materials. both of which have greatly enhanced in price since the original estimate was made.
 In order to avoid a deficit for the ensuing fiscal year. l directed the reads of departments in preparation of heir estimates to make them as low IS possible consistent with impera-