The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-12-08

efts in friendship and commerce az would
flow from tho establishment of direct lines.
OF communication with the countries OF
airemenas sr Of rapidly increasing HSpre
citation of the reciprocal dependence of the
countries OF the western hemisphere up
on each others products, sympathies and
alluded to this most important subject
in my last annual message; II has often
been before you and need not recapitu-
late the reasons for Its recommendation.
pletion of the Panama canal will find this
the only great commercial nation unable
to avail In international maritime bust
means OF the worlds commercial inter-
course.
Quite aside from the commercial aspect.
unless unless we create ate
ton necessary az a natural naval reserve
and where could we find, in case Of war.
the transports and subsidiary vessels
without which naval feet fs arms with
out a body? For many reasons can not
too strongly urge upon the congress the
passage OF measure by mail subsidy or
other subvention adequate to guarantee
the establishment and rapid development
of an American merchant marine, the res
toration of the American flag to Its an
Client place upon the seas.
With our increasing international inter-
course it becomes incumbent upon me to
repeat more emphatically than ever the
recommendation which l made In my In
augural address that congress shall at
States jurisdiction to punish as q crime
the violation Of the rights of aliens Sc
cured by treaty with the United States,
IN order that the general government of
the United States shall be able, when
called upon by friendly nation. to re-
deem It's solemn promise by treaty to Sc
cure to the citizens or subjects of that ma
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dom from violence and due process OF law
in respect to their life. liberty and prop
erty
| also. and for the same general rea-
sons, strongly commend TO the favorable
action OF the congress the enactment of
law applying to the diplomatic and con-
sular service the principles embodied In
the United States, in the Civil Service
Act OF January ls. 1888. and the executive
orders Of June "a. 1906, and of November
rs, 1899
Treasury Department.
Every effort has been made by each
department chief to reduce the estimated
cost OF his department for the ensuing
hscal year ending June 80 1912. / say this
IN 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 un-
der existing law, and that cut of these
estimates would result in embarrassing
the executive branch of the government IN
the performance of it's duties. This re-
mark does not apply to the river and har-
Dor estimates, except to those for expen-
ses OF maintenance and the meeting Of OBJ
legations under authorized contracts, nor
does II apply to the public building bill
nor to the navy building program. OF
course, as to these congress could with
hold any part or all of the estimates for
them without interfering with the dis
charge OF the ordinary obligations OF the
q a nm ant n.. -
functions OF its departments, bureaus, and
Offices.
The Anal estimates for the year ending
June 3d. 1912, as they have been sent to the
the ordinary expenses of the government,
including those for public buildings rivers
ana harnors, and the navy building pro-
the fiscal year ending June. 20, 1911. 1t is
SIG. Se3, 1884 less than the total estimates,
including supplemental estimates SUBJ
mitted to congress- by the treasury for the
year 1911, and is $5.574.659s9 less than the
ury for 1911
priations for the Panama canal the pol
Icy In respect to which ought to be. and
Is, to spend as much each year as can be
economically and effectively expended in
as possible. and, therefore, the ordinary
motive for cutting down the expense OF the
government does not apply to appropri-
asions Tor this purpose: II will be noted
for the ensuing year are more than $685.
100000, an increase of $20,000,000 over the
amount appropriated for this year--a diff
ferr,ice due to the fact that the estimates
for 1912 include something over 10000 900
for the fortification OF the canal
Against the estimated expenditures Of
for next year of s6s0, oOo, 600 making a prob
able surplus Of ordinary receipts over or
binary expenditures Of about $50, 000, 000 or,
taking into account the estimates for the
which will ultimately be paid In bonds II
will leave a deficit for the next year of
about $7,000,0O0 If congress shall conclude
to fortify the canal: The cost of the for
be no appropriations this year for FORTH
cations. then there would be, even includ-
ing the Panama canal appropriation, a sur
plus of about $l2.0O0,0O0 according to treas
ury estimates.
Public Buildings.
In our public buildings we still suffer
from the method Of appropriation, which
has been so much criticised in connection
with our rivers and harhors. Some meth
cd should be devised for controlling the
supply of public buildings. so that they
will harmonize with the actual needs of
the government Not only are buildings
appropriated for by congress which are
| not needed. and buildings left unappro-
pflHtcQ LOT ny CONGRESS- WHICH are neGoeQ,
but when IL comes to the actual construc-
tioD there has been I'm the past too little
study OF the building plans and sites with
a view TO the actual needs Of the govern
mcnt. Fostoffice buildings which are in
effect warehouses for economical hand
| ling or transportation OF thousands of
| tons OF mail have been made monument
al structures, and often located far from
the convenient ana economical spot. In
the actual construction OF the buildings q
| closer scrutiny of the methods employed
| by the government architects or by archi-
tects employed by the government have
resulted in decided economies. 1t Is hoped
| that more time will give opportunity for q
more thorough reorganization. The last
public buildings bill carried authorization
| for the ultimate expenditure Of 1891 SOC
| and / approved il because OF the many
good features 1t contained, Just as / ap-
| proved the river and harbor bill. but II
| was drawn upon principle that ought ia
/ be abandoned. II seems 10 me that the
wisermethod OF preparing public build
| ing bill would be the preparation OF q
| report by q commission of government ex.
perts whose duty 1t should be to report to
! congress the governments needs in the
way of the construction OF public build
/ ings in every part of the country just as
| the army engineers make report with ref
erence to the utility OF proposed improve.
| inents in rivers and harbors, with the
| added function which have recommended
4 for the army engineers OF including In
| their recommendation the relative import
| ance OF the various projects found to bt
| worthy of approval and execution.