Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-24

that the $3S. 900, 900 necessary annually
in the construction of the Panama
canal will be met by bonds.
''In Wow OF the threatened shortage
for the year ending June 80. 1911, L d.
rected the heads OF departments In
making their estimates to cut them
to the quick and to avail themselves
of every possible economy and rcduc-
ton The result was that the total
of the estimates forwarded by the sec
retary OF the treasury was $i2.SlS,o oOO
less than the total of the appropria-
tions for the previous year ending
June 30 1910
"A river and harbor bill has now
been introduced and has passed the
house. which appropriates nearly S4O,-
100000. This Is a largo increase over
the amount estimated by the secretary
of the treasury. In addition to this. IL
the building bill passes Congress. appro-
prloting $4,000. 900 or $50. 1000 for tho
coming fiscal year. there still Will be
a deficit unless the receipts from tho
tariff bill and the corporation tax eX-
ceed what was originally estimated
from them. / am bound to say that
the results OF the tariff bill thus far
indicate a considerable increase over
the estimate OF the secretary.
Now. l would like for moment to
go into the question of what 1t was
the coming year in the departments
REDUCED ESTIMATES.
1.-The reduction in the estimates oil
tho war department below the appro-
prIations of last year amounted to Sl.-'
100000 The reduction In the estimates
OF the navy department for the ex-
penseS of tho year ending June SO' lsll'
also amounted to $l0.000.00O. The re
duction in the interior department OF
estimated expenses for 1911 below the
appropriations for 1910 amounted 10
S, 900, 5000. The reduction In the treas
ury and in the postoflice departments
made up the balance of the $4,000 ooo'
Speaking with reference to inc
army and the navy the reduction Is
postponement only OF expenditures that
are necessary until the income tax
shall be sufficient to meet them.
Let us take the war department:
There is needed at the mouth OF
Chesapeake bay. between Cape Henry
and Cape Charles, an artificial island
upon the so-called middle ground
which shall command the entrance 10
Chesapeake bay. Chesapeake bay is
the most important body of water. from
a strategical navy standpoint, on the
whole Atlantic coast, and 1t must DO
defended.
PEARL HARBoR.
$50. too. now we have determined
that the great naval base OF the IA
oifs for us is to be Pearl harbor. near
Honolulu. For years there was q
question as to whether wo would mako
the naval base at Subig bay OF at Ca
vIte, in Manila bay, in the Philippines
By unanimous consent of naval ana
military authorities, 1t is now conceded
that we do not need a naval base In
the Philippines at all, that we ought
to make Corrcgidor island. at the
mouth of Manila bay, impregnable and
establish naval supply station in
Subig bay. but rely upon the Sandwich
islands as our base. This Will all IN
volve a heavy expenditure at Honolu-
lu, but for the present the amount
provided Is comparatively small.
I'm the naval expenditures we have
retained provision for two battleships
of the large 25.000-ton capacity, and we
! have done this on the ground that,
, until the Panama canal is completed.
we ought to go on and add to our ma
val strength. The Panama canal GER
tainly will be completed in 1916. and
If we have two battleships year until
that time. the opening of the canal will
| so double the efficacy of our navy for