The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-06

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tons with foreign countries.
Marked advantages to the commerce
of the United States were obtained
throughout these tariff settlements.
The policy OF broader and closer
trade relations with the Dominion of
Canada which was initiated in an ad-
juSJment of the maximum and mini
mum provisions of the tariff act oil
August. 1909. has proved mutually
beneficial. II justiiIeS further ef.
forts for the readjustment Of the com
mercial relations OF the two countries
So that their commerce may follow
the channels natural to contiguous
countries and be commensurate with
the steady expansion of trade and in
dustry on both sides of the boundary
line.
The Department of State.
All these tariff negotiations. so vi
tai 10 our commerce and industry,
and the duty OF jealousy guarding
the equitable and just treatment of
our product. capital and industry
abroad. devOlve upon the department
OF state.
The Argentine battleship contracts.
Argentine railway equipment, and
those for Cuban government vessels.
were secured for our manufacturers
largely through the good Offices OF the
department OF state.
Our foreign trade merits the best
support OF the government and the
most earnest endcayor of our manu-
Iacturers and merchants. who, IL they
"A. uIv- -.
eign market. are certain soon 10 be-
come dependent on 1t Therefore now
is the time to secure a strong posi-
ton In this field
| cannot leave this subject without
emphasizing the necessity of such leg
iSlation as will make possible and
convenient the establishment of Am
erican banks and branches Of Amer
lean banks In foreign countries. Only
10y such means can our foreign trade
be 1agorably financed. necessary cred
It's be arranged, and proper avail be
made of commercial opportunities In
foreign countries. and most especially
In Aatlu Amerlca. 49,
AneS s::1>>nstrumentality iudispensa-
BILE TO the unhampered and natural
development OF American commerce
is merchant marine All maritime
and comercial nations recognize the
importance of this factor. The great
est commercial nations, our compctl-
tors. jealousy foster their merchant
marine. Perhaps nowhere Is the need
for rapid and direct mall. passenger
and freight communication quite so
urgent as between the United States
and Latin America. We can secure
in no other quarter of the world such
immediate benefits In friendship and
commerce as would flow from the di-
rect establishment of communication
with the Latin America adequate To
meet the demands so rapidly increas-
Ing appreciation of the reciprocal de.
pendencc of the countries of the west
ern hemisphere upon each others pro-
ducts sympathies and assistance.
Unless prompt action be taken, the
completion of the Panama canal will
find this the only great commercial
nation unable to avail in international
maritime business of this great CON
tributlon TO the means OF the worlds
commercial intercourse.
Quite aside from the commercial
aspect, unless We create a merchant
marine. where can We find the sea-
faring population necessary as a nat,
ural naval reserve, and where could
We find. In case of war. the transports
and subsidiary vessels without which
naval fleet Is arms without a body2
For many reasons ] cannot too strong
ly urge upon the congress the pass
age of a measure by mail subsidy or
other subyention adequate TO guar
antee the establishment and rapid de-
velopment of an American merchant
marine. and the restoration of the
American flag to It's ancient place up
on the seas
With our increasing international
intercourse. 1t becomes incumbent up
on me TO repeat more emphatlcally
than ever the recommendation which
| made in my inaugural address. that
congress shall at once give TO the
courts OF the United States jurisdlc-
tlon to punish as a crime the violation
of the rights OF aliens secured by
treaty with the United States. in or.
der that the general government of
the United States shall he able. when
called upon by friendly nation, to
redeem its solemn promise by treaty
to secure to the citizens or subjects
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States freedom from violence and due
process OF law in respect to their
life, liberty and prosperity.
Treasury Department
Estimates for Next Years Expenses,
Every effort has been made by each
department chief TO reduce the esti-
mated cost OF his department for the
ensuing fiscal year ending June 80.
1912 | say this In order that the
congress may understand that these
estimates thus made present the
smallest sum which Will maintain the
departments. bureaus and offices of
the government-~and meet its other
obligations under existing law, and
that n cut of these estimates would
result in embarrassing the executive
branch OF the government in the per-
formance of It's duties,
The final estimates for the year
ending June 30, 1912, as they have
been sent to the treasury. on Nov. 30
of this year, for the ordinary expeu-
ses of the government, including