The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-12-08

ness. due TO the announcement that |
new tariff bill is to be prepared and
put in operation will be avoided by
treating the schedules one by one as
occasion shall arise for a change In
the rates of each, and only after a re-
port upon the schedule by the tariff
board competent to make such report
II ia not likely that the board win be
able 10 make report during the pres
ent session of congress on any OF the
schedules, because proper examina-
ton involves an enormous amount OF
detail and n great deal Of care; but !
hope to be able at the opening of the
new congress. or at least during the
session of that congress, to bring to
it's attention the facts In regard to
those schedules in the present tariff
that may prove TO need amendment"
Our island Possessions.
During the last summer. at my
request, the secretary of war visited
the Philippine islands and has de-
scribed his trip In the report He
found the islands In state Of tran
GUILTY. and growing prosperity. due
largely to the change in the tariff
laws, which has opened the markets
of America to the products Of the
Philippines, and has opened the Phil
| ippine markets to American manu-.
features.
THE year has been one of prosper
ity and progress In Porto Rico.
Panama Canal.
AT the instance OF Colonel Goeth-
ais, the army engineer officer In
charge of the work on the Panama
canal, have just made visit to
the Isthmus to inspect the work done
and to consult with him on the
ground as to certain problems which
are likely to arise In the near fu'
ture. The progress of the work 10
most satisfactory. If no unexpected
obstacle presents itself, the canal
win be completed well within the
time fixed by Colonel Cocktails, to
wit, January /, 1915, and within the
estimate of cost, 1915 100000,
Among questions arising for pres
ent solution Ia the decision whether
the canal shall be fortified. | have
already stated to the congress that
| strongly favor fertilization and
now reiterate this opinion and ash
your consideration OF the subject II
the light OF the report already be
fore you made by competent board
Another question which arises FOL
consideration and possible Legislation
is the question of tolls in the canal
This question is necessarily affected
by the probable tonnage which vii
go through the canal
, In determining what the toll
: should be we certainly ought not L
insist that for a good many years t
: come they should amount to enoug
: to pay the interest on the invest
J.. ment of $500, 900 900 which the Unite
4. States has made in the constructio
4 of the canal. We ought not to d
/. this. first. because the benefits to b
d derived by the United States froI
c this expenditure is not to be meal
8 ured solely by Il return upon the IL
d yestment. II II we're then the col
struction might well have been le
O to private enterprise.
l. MY own impression la that IN
# tolls ought not TO exceed 81 per nj
h ton. and should recommend TIT
T. within certain limits the president
n. authorized to fix the tolls OF the cam
f. and adjust them to what seems
o. be commercial necessity.
IF 81 cannot close this reference
n the canal without suggesting az
wise amendment to the intersh
II. commerce law a provision prohibitil
4. interstate commerce railroads fro
10 owning or controlling ships engage
~ in the trade through the Panan
Of canal. believe such provisi'
r. NAV be needed to save to the peop
m | of the United States the dement's
nd the competition in trade between {
Is eastern and western seaboards whi
xt this canal was constructed to secure
So Department Of Justice.
Discussing the AFFAIRS OF the
partment of justice, the preside
.,o says:
.le Il invite especial attention to t
w. prosecutions under the federal II
Of the so-cailed bucket shops. a
ny of those schemes to defraud In whi
Id the use of the mail is an essent
h' mart of the fraudulent conspira
co. prosecutions which have saved
ne norant and weak members OF the p'
lie and are saving them hundreds
re- millions of dollars The violations
jill the antitrust law present perhaps
ION most important litigation before
OF department, and the number of ca
be- filed shows the activity of the COVE
I'M ment in enforcing that statute.
OF In a special message last yea
lth brought to the attention OF congr
as the propriety and wisdom of enact
the general law providing for the
the corporation of Industrial and OF
re- companies engaged in interstate c.
lies merce, and | renew my recomm
ow' dation In that behalf"
or The crying need in the Uni