The Holly chieftain., 1910-12-09
PRESIDENT POINTS OUT NEcES'
siTY OF cuRTAiLiNG exPEh-
SEES TO LAWMAKERS.
ANNUAL DOCUMENT is READ
Conservation, Ship Subsidy and For
tifie.tion Of Panama Canal Lead
ing Topics oiseussed-Has
Little to Say About Tariff.


government affairs is the Keynote OF
President Taft's annual message read
before both houses of congress today
The message approximates 10000
words and is one of the longest ever
submitted by 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 sew
eral OF the members of his cabinet.
Economy is 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
the ensuing fiscal year ending June 30
1872. / say this in order that congress
may understand that these estimates thus
made present the smallest sum which VIII
maintain the departments, bureaus and
offices of the government and meet its
other obligations under existing law. and
that a cut of these estimates would re-
suit in embarrassing the executive branch
of the government in the performance of
It's duties. This remark does not apply
to the river and harbor estimates except
TO those for expenses of maintenance and
the meeting of obligations under author
ized contracts. nor does 1t apply to the
public building bill nor to the navy build
ing program. OF course, as to these con-
gress could withhold any part or all of
t1,n asfiy,, aY..c for. thaVT y-ffh fnterfpr-
ing with the discharge of the ordinary OBJ
legations of these functions of its depart
ments. bureaus and offices.
Against the estimates of expenditures
364D. i5i .oI3 L.. We have estimated receipts
for next year $3.50, 000o. making a proba-
BILE surplus of ordinary receipts over or
binary expenditures of about 500 900. or
taking into account the estimates for the
Panama canal. which are $56 go. 41.6S, and
which will ultimately be paid In bonds,
1t will leave deficit for the next year OF
about 100000. IL congress shall conclude
to fortify the canal"
Wants Forest Limitation Removed.
On the subject OF conservation he de-
votes considerable space to forest, coal.
| oil and gas. phosphate lands and water
| power sites. AS to the reservation of
| forest lands he says: 1.-THE law now pro-
| hibits 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 that the gov
| ernment owns other tracts of timber land
| in these states which should be included
| in the forest reserves. I recommend to
congress that the limitation herein i'm
posed be repealed
Congress ought to trust the executive
TO use the power of reservation only with
respect to land most valuable for forest
purposes. During the present administra-
lion. s.. 10000 acres of land largely non
timbered have been excluded from forest
reserves. and 3.5OO,ooO acres of land prin-
cipally valuable for forest purposes have
been included in forest reserves. making
reduction in forest reserves of non.
timbered land amounting to 275o, ,0Ot
acres"
Wants Canal Fortified.
Regarding the Panama canal. the presi
dent asserts that unless unexpected OBJ
stacles arise the waterway will be com
pleted well within time limit of Janu
ary l. 1915. and within estimate of cost
1915 100000. Suggestions for ievying O
tolls and management are made, and re
: garding fertilization of the canal, HI
says:
among questions arising for presen
solution is the decision whether the cana
shall be fortified. I have already state,
= to the congress that I strongly favor for
tifcation and I now reiterate this opIn
Ion and ask your consideration of tn
subject in the light of the report alread
9 before you made by n competent board.
o Failure to fortify the canal woul
=. leave the attainment OF both these aim
, In the position of rights and obligation
which We should be powerless to enforc
q and which could never in any way be at
solutely safeguarded against desperat
and irresponsible enemy
!. Ship Subsidy.
The president urges such action as
believes will increase American trad
J. abroad. and says:
[. Another instrumentality indispensabl
. to the unhampercd and natural develor
y ment OF American commerce is mercha,
u marine. All maritime and commercial n,
y tions recognize the Importance of tn
factor. The greatest commercial nation
.. our competitors. jealous1y foster the
~ merchant marine. Perhaps nowhere
r9 the need for rapid and direct mail ma
c. senger and freight communication uui
a SO urgent as between the United Stat,
and Latin America. We can secure In :
oI other quarter of the world such imm
70 diate benefits in friendship and con
A. merce as would flow from the establis
=. ment of direct lines of communicate
~ with the countries of Latin America al
ID quate to meet the requirements of a ra
I'd idly increasing appreciation Of the ret
procal dependence of the countries of Il
western hemisphere upon each Other
] products, sympathies and assistance.
II alluded to this most important su
In ject in my last annual message: It h
often been before you and need not =
capituate the reasons for its recomme
~ dation. Unless prompt action be TAX
ey .he completion of the Panama canal "