Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-12-07

ness Of this great contribution 10 The
means Of the worlds commercial Ia
terc0nrse
Governmental Expense.
TO no one subject does he devote
mOle space fhAn 10 The expense of
conducting the 'glious government
departments aud rhe urgent need Tor
economy and IN this connection he
SAYS
Every ehort has been msde bv
each department chisf ig reduce lhs
estimated cost of bis department for
the ensuing hscal wear ending June
80 1872 ] sny thIs IN order fhht con.
kress NAV understand that these eptl
mates thus made present the smallest
vlm which viii maintain the deuart
nrnts, bureAus ana onceF uf the goy.
ernmen' And NEE its other obhga.
iions under existing Isw. and that A
cut oi these estimates would result
ln embarrassing the executive branch
OF The government IN me performance
of lis duties This remark does MOI
apply to the river and harbor eSfi
mates, except 10 those FOR expenses Of
maintenance and HE meeting uf obi.
gallons under authorized contracts,
nor does II apply 10 the public build
ing bill nor 10 the navy building pro.
gram or course. 40 10 these con.
gress could withhold any parl or all
ol the estimates for them without In.
ierier.ng With the discharge Of the or.
binary obligations OF these functions
"t IFS departments, bureaus and of
1ces
The Hnal estimates for the yosr
ending June 30, 1912. az they have
heeu sent to the treasury on Noyem.
Der 20 Of this wear. for the ordinary
expenses Of the government. including
those for public buildings rivers and
haIbOrs, aud the navy building pro.
rrHm, amount to $3.50, ,494OIS1g. This
is $62 sG4 SSl 80 less than tie al
rropriatlous for the fscu wear end
ing June 30 1911 It IL 3l6.SsSI5S4i
legs than the total estimates includ
lng supplemental estimates submitted
To congress by The treasury Tor the
year 1871. and is t5.5T4 $50 80 less
than The original estimates submitted
by the treasury far 1911.
These hugres DO not include the
appropriations for the Panama canal,
tie policy n respect to which ought
10 be, and ", to spend rs much ench
year AS can be economically and er
ieciNeD expended in order ~ com
plete the canal rs promptly M possl
Die, and therefore ue ordinary mo
tive for cutting down the expense "
the government dOas not apply ~ ap.
prc!ratlons FOR this purpose.
Against the estimates ot eypendi
lures, S6i049iOl312, We have estmai.
ed receipts for next year $3.50 GOA. 900.
making n probable surplus Of ordinary
receipts over Ordinary expenditures Of
about $50 O0OO0O. or taking into ac
count the estimates for the Panama
canal which are S56.920.Sl7 o.. and
which viii ultimately be paid ia bonds.
II viii leave deficit for the next
wear NJ about t10OO,OOO II congress
shall conclude TO fortify the canal"
The Tariff
The President devotes hut little
space ~ The subject OF the tarin law.
md uf II he says
"The schedules OF the rates Of duty
IN the Payne tarift act have been sub
jected TO great dea NJ criticism
some " II mSl, more ~ Il unromded
aud 10 much Misrepresentation The
act was adopted IN pursuance Of a
declaration by the party which liz re.
sponsible 'ur 10 that customs bill
should he a tarT for the protection
ot nony industries the measure OF
The protection to hc The difference be-
tween the cost Of producing the im.
ported article abroad and the cost Of
producing II st home together with
such addition to thai difference As
might give "a reasonable profit 10 tho
home producer The basis for the
criticism OF this tariff s that In re-.
>pect to a number VI the schedules
The declared measure was not follow
.d but = higher difference retained or
inserted 10y way al undue disrrlmInS.
t,on in fnvor Of certain industries aud
manufactures Lltde. n any. OF the
criticism OF the tsrid has been direct.
ed against the protective principle
above stated bur the main body Of
the criticism has been based ON the
attempt TO conform tu the measure OF
protection was not honestly and slu.
ocreiy adhered to
The TariH Board.
The president refers to me appoint.
mCut OF board o. experts 10 tuvesi
gate he cost ~ production " various
articles included In tho schedules Of
the tHrh, and says
The tsrir board thus appointed
And authorized has been diligeut in
preparing hselt for the necessary IN.
yestigatI0ns Tho hope OF those who
have advocated the use OF this board
for taWh purposes Is that the question
of the rate OF u duty imposed shall
herome mors OF business question
aud less of political question. to be
ASc-rlaiued by experts " long train
inE aud accurate knowledge The
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