The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-12-08

IIUW iTUTH tIIE esIdDIISITItIt UI UITECC lime
OF communication with the countries o
Latin America adequate to meet the re
quirements of a rapidly increasing appre
citation OF the reciprocal dependence of tn
countries of the western hemisphere Up
on each others products, S~ympathies an
assistance.
] allndad to this most important subiec
IN my last annual message; it has Otter
been before you and / need not recapltu
late the reasons for its recommendation
Unless prompt action be taken the com
pietion of the Panama canal will find thi
the only great commercial nation Gnablt
10 avail in international maritime bust
ness of this great contribution to thu
means of the worlds commercial inter
course.
Quite aside from the commercial aspect
unless we create a merchant marine
where can we ind the seafaring popuia
ton necessary as a natural naval reserve
ana where could we find, in case of war
me transports and subsidiary vessels
without which a naval fleet is arms with.
OUT q body? For many reasons l can not
100 strongly urge upon the congress the
passage of a measure by mail subsidy OF
other subyention adequate to guarantee
tne establishment and rapid development
OF an American merchant marine. the res
toratlon OF the American flag to it's an
clent place upon the seas.
with our increasing international inter
course < becomes upon me to
repeat more emphatically h ever the
recommendation which l made in my in
ausural address that congress shall at
once give to the courts of the United
States jurisdiction to punish as a cririe
:he violation of the rights of aliens Sc
cured by treaty with the United States,
IN oruer that the general government of
me United States shall be able, when
called upon by a friendly nation. to re-
deem its solemn promise by treaty to Sc
cure TO the citizens or subjects of that ma
Ilon resident in the United States, free
ooii from violence and due process of law
erty. A pAoP
also, and for the same general rea-
sons, strongly commend to the favorable
@Nt!Sts CT The congress tbs enactment OF
a law applying to the diplomatic and con-
Sular service the principles embodied in
Ssctton 1853 OF the Revised Statutes Of
t anf a Ghi Is states, In the Civil Service
orders OF June q, 1906, and of November
70, 1893,
Treasury Department.
Every effort has been made by each
department chief TO reduce the estimated
cost OF ms department for the ensuing
1lscal year ending June so. 1872. l say this
N order that 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 obligations nm
GER existing law, n that a cut of these
estimates would result in EMBARRASSING
the executive branch of the government IN
the performance of its duties. This re-
marx does not apply TO the river and har-
1or estiaates, except TO those for expen-
Ses OF maintenance and the meeting of nh
lgatlons under authorized contracts. nor
uoss IL apply to the public building hin
nor 10 the navy building program. OF
hoid any part or all OF the estimates for
them without interfering with the dis
charge OF the ordinary obligations of the
government or the performance If the
offices. "os' anu
Ine final estimates for the year ending
June 50, 1917, as they have been sent to the
re theasudy. on November % of this year, for
site urinary expenses of the government
L%neiualhs those for public buildings, rivers
ana hafpors, and the navy building prn-
gsa m "a aoount to $3.50, 49,. o13. II. This Is s52,-
tne fiscal year ending June 80. 1911. n is
SIo,SeS,i53.A less than the total estimates,
includlng supplemental estimates sub,
inieseq 70 congress by the treasury for the
year 1911, and is So, ,659. SO less than The
ury for 1911.
Inese figures do not include the appro-
icy IN respect to which ought to he and
IS, TO spend as much each year as can he
egS1aomlcall and effectively expended in
as nos : i fIon1ple5e the canal as promptly
motive FOR cutting down the expense of the
s~oVefhtnent does not apply to appropri-
aetols Tor this purpose. 1t will be noted
mat the estimates for the Panama canal
Tor the ensuing year are more than s5S
oV,G0. an increase of 100000 over TIC
Sinouht appropriated for this year-a diff
fere la59 que to the fact that the estimates
.or lsl2 include something over sl9,OO0OO0 |
TOT the fortlflcation of the canal.
.ca AGAINST the estimated expenditures Of
5sa4lo.lS We have estimated receipts
lqr next year of $3.50, 100000, making a prob
aeie surplus of ordinary receipts over or-
dllary expenditures of about $50, 10000 or
lrak,ng lnto account the estimates for the
: dhdn' S,i Ganal; which are SOC, 92o, s47.69 and
" lliGH VIII uiIlrlAtlIv ha Maid 4, IL ii l
WIN leave a deficit for the next wear of
ABOUT 100000 if congress shall conci,,5a
loFilfy the canal. The cost of the for
tlflcations is about $40, 600 600. Shonld thara
no appropriations this year for fortif-
cations, then there would be. even inc1nd-
ng the Panama canal appropriation. a sir
lry estimates. e
Public Buildings.
In our public buildings we still s,,ffar
rom the method of appropriation. wh,chi
las peen so much criticised in connection
WIN our rivers and harbors. Some mott
should be devised for controlling the
,uppiy OF public buildings, so that they
narmon1ze with the actual needs of
government. Not only are buildines
appropriated for by congress which ass
iot needed n buildings left unannrns
,piased LOT by congress which are needed.
1ul Wilen II comes to the actual constr1c,
ION there has been in the past too IittIe
OF the building plans and sites with
! view 70 the actual needs of the govern
nent. Postoffice buildings which are in
meet warehouses for economical bandA
ing OF transportation of thousands af
.ons OF mail have been made monuynent-
u structures, and often located far frn,,
ne ne convenient ana economical spot. In
actual construction of the buiidinps =
loser scrutiny of the methods emploved
oy the government architects or by archi-
.ects employed by the government have
'ssuited in decided economies. 1t Is bone6
,hat more time will give opportunity For a
more thorough reorganization. The last
,uallc buildings bill carried AUTHORITATIVE
ga s e aaltanaats exeeEsasta OF !s ss eli Sc |
.na 4 approved 1t because OF the many
GOOD features 1t contained, Just as I an.
proved the river and harbor bill INF If
vas drawn npon a principle that OUGHT IN
Pc abandoned. 1t seems to me that. the
wiser method of preparing q public b,,ilds
hg Dill would be the preparation az al
.eport by a commission of government ar-
,erts whose duty 1t should be to renart "a
the governments needs in tbe
way Of the construction OF public build
ngs IN every part of the country. lust as
ne army engineers make report with ref
renee to the utility Of proposed imnroye-
nents IN rivers and harbors. with tba
idued function which i have recommen6aS
Sor.the army engineers of incl.dinm IN
heir recommendation the relative innorf-
NICE OF the various projects found IL ba
OF approval and execution.
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