Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-12-08

Panama canal will ind this the only
great commercial nation unable 70
avail In international maritime busi-
ness Of this great contribution to tho
means Of tho worlds commercial in
tercourse."
Governmental Expense.
TO no ono subject does he devot,
more space than to tho expense Of
conducting the various government
departments and tho urgent need for
economy. and In this connection he
says:
Every effort has been mad. Nv
eacn department chief to reduce The
cs''msted cost Of his department for
me ensuing fiscal year ending June
~, 1s17. I say this in order that con.
grsss may undorstand that theee as<1.
mates thus made present tho smallest
sum Which will maintain the lepo1<-
1enes' bureaus md ences Of he nv.
eeeosat and meet it, other o>lis>-
oeas u.1sr existing law, and that 4
ess q these estimates would result
n embarrassing The executive brs.eA
q ~ government In the performance
q III duties. rats remark loea not
apply to The river and barber est
mates. except 70 those tor expenses q
maintenance and The meotinr q ehn-
gallons undsr authorised cent1,ets.
nsr does Il Apply - Tie public build.
fng bill nor to the asvy building pro-
o1am. or course, ~ b these cen
erses could withhold any part Or al
OF the estimates for them vitheut n.
terfsraag with the diseharge Of the or.
d1aary obligations Of these Junction.
q III depa1tments, bureaus and a.
1ess.
The nnal estimates for tho year
ending June 30, 1919. a. they have
been sent to the treasury on Noveu,-
Der - OF this year, for tho ordinary
expsnsss Of the government, includ,n~
those for public buildings, river, and
haroors, and tho navy building pro-
gram. amount to $eso,4s4.o13.12. This
Is $52,s64,sS7.3e less than tho an.
for tho fiscal year and.
ing June 80. 1911. It il }16,ss3. 1894
less than tho total estimates, includ.
ing supplemental estimates submitted
70 congress BY tho treasury for tho
year 1911, and is $5,574,e5e.3e loss
than tho original estimates submitted
by the treasury for 1911.
"ThQao AN0rao n ~>A a,, \,
for the Panama canal.
the policy in respect to which ought
to be, and Is, to spend as much each
year as can be economically and ef-
rect1Vely expended in order to com.
plete the canal as promptly az possi-
ole' and therefore, the ordinary mo-
Two for cutting down the expense Of
the government does not apply to ap-
preparations for this purpose.
Against the estimates of expendi-
lures $640,494,013.12, we have estimat-
ed receipts for next year $3.50 900 600
making probable surplus of ordinary
receipts over ordinary expenditures Of
about $50,000,000, or taking into &C.
count the estimates for the Panama
canal which are $56,92o,S47.69, and
which Will ultimately be paid in bonds
It Will leave deficit for the next
year Of about 100000, If congress
shall conclude to fortify the canal"
The Tariff.
The President devotes but little
space to the subject of the tariff law.
and of it he says:
Ihe schedules of the rates of dutv
n the Payne tariff act have been sub
ected to great deal of criticism.
some OF 1t just, more of it unfounded
md to much Misrepresentation, The
1ct was adopted in pursuance of
declaration by the party which is re-
'ponslble for it that customs bill
should be tariff for the protection
u nome Industries, the measure of
ne protection to be the difference be-
Ween the cost of producing the i'm.
ported article abroad and the cost Of
producing 1t at home, together with
uch addition to that difference as
night give reasonable profit to the
lome producer. The basis for the
Of this tariff is that in re.
pect to a number of the schedules
he declared measure was not follow.
d. but higher difference retained or
Inserted by way of undue discrimina-
Ion in favor Of certain industries and
Little, If any, of the
of the tariff has been direct
d against the protective principle
bove stated; but the main body of
be criticism has been based on the
tempt to conform to the measure of I
rejection was not honestly and sin.
erely adhered to-"
The Tariff Board.
The president refers to tho appoint.
tent Of board of experts to irvesti-
ate the cost of production of various
rticles included In the schedules of
lie tariff, and says:
"The tariff board thus appointed
nd authorized has been diligent in
repairing itself for the necessary in
estigations. The hope Of those who
ave advocated the use of this board
n tariff purposes Is that the nues+ion