Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-12-09

Washington, Dec. 6.-President
Taft's annual message to congress
contained 10000 words. and Is said to
be the longest document of its kind
ever written. In 1t he reviews the
work OF each of the administrative
departments beginning with the state
department. He devotes considerable
space to the satisfactory settlement
OF the fisheries dispute with England
Through the medium Of the Hague
Tribunal, and recounts both the his
tory Of the fisheries dispute and the
asta blishment of the tribunal
In connection with the state depart
nent he tells Of the important poll
ttcal happenings of the past twelve
months throughout the entire world.
and the action Of this country in con-
nection with them.
Tariff Negotiations.
Referring to the negotiation Of new
tariff agreements President Taft
says:
The new tariff law, in Section 2,
respecting the maximum and mini
mum tariffs Of the United States,
which provisions came into effect on
April 1, 1910, imposed upon US re-
sponsibility of determining prior to
that date whether any undue dfscrim-
1nation existed against the United
States and its products in any coun-
try Of the world with which we sus-
tanned commercial relations.
I'm the case of several countries In
stances Of apparent undue discrimina-
ton against American commerce were
found to exist. These Determinations
were removed by negotiation. Prior
to April 1, 1910, when the maximum
tariff was to come into operation with
respect to importations from all those
countries In whose favor no proclana-
ton applying the minimum tariff
should be issued by the president, one
hundred and thirty-four such procla-
nations were issued.
"The policy Of broader and closer
trade relations with the Dominion of
Canada which was initiated in the ad-
justment Of the maximum and mini
August, 1909, has proved mutually
beneficial. 1t justif1es further efforts
for the readjustment Of the CONNER
cial relations of the two countries SO
that their commerce may follow the
channels natural to contiguous coun-
tries and be commensurate with the
steady expansion of trade and indus
try on both sides of the boundary
line
Ship Subsidy.
The president urges such action as
he believes will increase American
trade abroad,
Governmental Expense.
To no one subject does he devote
more space than to the expense Of
conducting the various government
departments and the urgent need fol
economy, and in this connection be
says:
Every effort has been made b.
each department chief to reduce tn,
estimated cost Of his department fo1
the ensuing fiscal year ending JUNE
30, 1912. say this in order that con
gress may understand that these esti
mates thus made present the smalles
sum which will maintain the depart
ments, bureaus and Offices of the gov
eminent and meet it's other oblga
lions under existing law, and that +:
cut Of these estimates would result
in embarrassing the executive branch
of the government In the Performance,
of its duties. This remark does no
apply to the river and harbor esti
mates, except to those for expenses o
maintenance and the meeting Of obi
cations under authorized contracts
nor does it apply to the public build
dng bill nor to the navy building pre-
gram. OF course, as to these cor
gress could withhold any part or al
of the estimates for them without In
terfering with the discharge of the OF
binary obligations of these function
of it's departments, bureaus and OF
fees.
The final estimates for the yea
ending June 80, 1919, as they hav
been sent to the treasury on Noven
her 20 of this year, for the ordinar
expenses of the government, including
those for public buildings, rivers an
harbors, and the navy building pro
gram. amount to $630,494,013.12 Thi
is $52,964,sS736 less than the az
preparations for the fiscal year end
ing June 80, 1911. It is s1S,Ss3,153.4
less than the total estimates, includ
ing supplemental estimates submitte,
to congress by the treasury for tn
year 1911, and Is $5,574, $3.50 les
than the original estimates submitte,
by the treasury for ISL