Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-12-08
PRESIDENT POINTS OUT HECGS.
s,TY OF CURTAiLiNG sxPEN.
SEES TO LAWMAKERS.
ANNUAL DOCUMENT IS READ
Conservation, ship Subsidy and For
~tification Of Panama Canal Lead
ing Topics Discussed-Has
Little to Say About Tariff.

Washington, Dec. 6.-Economy in
government affairs is the Keynote OF
President Taft's annual message read
before both houses Of congress today.
The message approXimates 4O,OOO
words and is one of the longest ever
submitted by a president.
Conservation of the public domain,
ship subsidy, fortification of the Pana-
ma canal and the continuation of the
present tariff board are the leading
subjects touched upon. He also re-
views the work Of the various gov
eminent departments and concurs in
recommendation, tending toward the
lettering of the service. made by ev-
eral oil the members Of his cabinet.
Economy ls Urged.
In dwelling on the urgent need for
economy IN government expenditures, the
president says: Every effort has been
made by each department chief to reduce
the estimated cost of his department for
tho ensuing fiscal year ending June 80,
1912. | say this in order that congress
may understand that these estimates thus
mad" present the smallest sum which Will
maintain the departments. bureaus ana
offices Of the government and meet its
other obligations under existing law, and
that a cut of these III would re-
suit IN embarrassing the executive branch
of the government in the performance OF
Its duties. This remark does not apply
TO the river and haybor estimates, except
to those for expenses of maintenance and
the meeting of obligations under author
lied contracts. nor does 1t apply to the
publ" building bill nor to the navy build
ing program. OF course, as to these con-
gross could withhold any part or all OF
the estimates for them without interfcr-
ing with the discharge of the ordinary OBJ
legations Of these functions Of its depart
ments, bureaus and offices.
against the estimatcs of expenditures
S64O, i9i, Ol3. Il, We have estimated receipts
for next year $3.50. 900, GOO. making n proba-
Bile surplus Of ordinary receipts over or
binary expenditures of about so. 600. GG0. or
taking into account the estimates for the
Panama canal. which are sij92l,> 81 90. and
which will ultimately be paid in bonds,
II will leave n deficit for the next year uf
about sI,to0,00o, If congress shall conclude
to fprtify the canal"
Wants Forest Limitation Removed.
ON the subject OF conservation he de.
votes considerable space to forest, Goa.
oil and gas, phosphate lands and water
power sites. AS to the reservation Of
forest lands he says; 1.-THE law now pro-
hihits the reservation Of any more forest
lands In Oregon. Washington. Idaho.
Montana. Colorado and Wyoming. except
by act OF congress. I am Informed by the
department of agriculture tina the gov.
owns other tracts of timber land
in these states which should be included
In the forest reserves. 7 recommend t"
congress that the limitation herein i'm
posed he repealed.
Congress ought to trust the executive
In ttgn tho n,H. ~ - .s.t
respect to land most valuable for forest
purposes. During the present administra-
lion. 81, 2IO,NN acres # land largely non
tmbcred have been excluded from forest
reserves, and 2.IO0 0ON acres of land prin-
cirallv valuable for forest purposes have
been included In forest reserves. MAILING
a reduction in forest reserves Of non
timhered land amounting to 10000
acres"
Wants Canal Fortified.
Regarding IN" Panama canal. the rrcsi-
dent asserts that Unless u~ncXn"ctcd OBJ
stacles arise ~" waterway will he com
plctcd we'll within time limit of .Ianu-
arv |. 1915, and within estimate of cost.
sSI5 GOO. Suggestions for levying Of
tolls ana management oro made, and re-
gnrding fertilization Of the canal. he
says:
Among questions arising for present
solution Is the decision whether the canal
shall he fortified. I have already stated
Ia the congress that I strongly favor for.
tifCation and ! now reitcrato this opIn.
ION n ask Your consideration of the
subject In tho HIGHT Of tho report already
before you mAO" hv a competent board
Failure to fortify the canal would
leave the attainment Of both these aims
In the position uf rights and obligations
which we should be powerlcss To enforce
and which could never in any way be alb
solute'y safeGnarded against "A desperate
Ship Subsidy.
The president urges such action as he
believes will increase American trade
abroad. and says:
Another instrumentallty Indispensable
to the unhnmpcred and natural devotion
ment Of American is merchant
marine. All maritime and commercial ma.
tons recognize the Importance OF this
FACTOR. the greatest commercial nations
our competitors, jcalously foster thei,
merchant marine. Perhaps nowhere is
the need for rapid and direct mail. mas,
senger and freight communication Guit,
SO urgent as between tho United STATE,
n Latin America. We can secure in NJ
other quarter az the world such lmme,
diate benefits in friendship and com,
merce as would flow from the establish,
mcnt OF direct lines of communicative
with the countries of latin America adc
quate to meet the requirements of a ran
Idly increasing appreciation OF the reel
procai dependence OF the countries OF IN.
western hemisphere upon each other!
products. sympathles and assistance.
81 alluded to this most important sub
ject in my last annual message: II ha
often been before you and l need not re
capitulate the reasons for Its
dalton. Unless prompt action be take
the completion of the Panama canal vii
find this the only great commercial ma