The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-12-06

criticism of this kind In the future ana
for the purpose Of more nearly conform
ing 10 the party promise congress at its
last session made provision at my re-
quest for the continuance of board ere.
nfed under the authority OF the maxi.
mum ana minimum clause of the tariff
bill ana authorized this board to expend
the money appropriated under my dl-
rection 70. he asceltanment of the
cost of pro. elton at home and abroad
of the varlolr articles included IN the
schedules OF the tariff. The tariff
board thus appointed and authorized
has been dlllgent In preparing itself for
the necessary Investigations. The hope
of those who have advocated the use
of this board for tariff purposes is that
the question of the rate OF a dirty Inn
posed shall become more of n business
question and less of political ques-
ton, to be ascertained by experts OF
long training and accurate knowledge.
The halt In business and the shock to
business due TO the announcement that
a new tariff bill Is to he prepared and
put in operation will be avoided by
treating the schedules one by one as
occasion shall arise for change In the
rates of each and only after n report
upon the schedule by the tariff board
competent to make such report.
II is not likely that the board will he
able TO make report during the pres.
ent session of congress on any OF the
schedules, because proper examina-
ton involves an enormous amount Of
detail and a great deal OF care, but
hope to be able at the opening of the
new congress, or ut least during the
session of that congress, TO bring to
its attention the facts in regard to
those schedules in the present tariff
that may prove to need amendment.
The carrying out Of this plan, OF
course, involves the full cooperation
Of congress in limiting the considera-
ton in tariff matters to one schedule
at time, because IL proposed amend
ment to a tariff bill Is TO involve n
complete consideration Of all the
schedules and another revision then
we shall only repeat the evil from
which the business of this country has
I'm times past suffered most grlevously
by stagnatiOn and uncertainty. pend
ing resettlement of n law affecting
all business directly or indirectly, and
the effect of which no wise business
man would ignore In new projects and
new investments.
The inquiries which the members OF
the tariff board made during the last
summer into the methods pursued by
other governments with reference to
the fixing Of tariffs and the determine
ton of their effect upon trade show
that each government maintains an Of
flee or bureau, the officers and en-
ployees of which have made their life
work the study of tariff matters, of
foreign and home prices and cost of
articles imported and the effect of the
tariff upon trade. SO that whenever n
change is thought TO be necessary in
the tariff law this office is the source
of the most reliable information rs to
the propriety of the change and its eff
feet.
| am strongly convinced that we
need in this government just such an
office and that it can be secured by
making the tariff board already APP
pointed permanent tariff commission,
with such duties, powers and emolu-
ments as 1t may seem wise TO congress
to give. 1t has been proposed to en-
large the board from three to five. The
present number is convenient, but /
do not know that an increase of two
members would be Objectionable
] recommend that congress establish
commission to determine as early as
practicable comprehensive policy for
the organization, mobilization and adj
minlstration of the regular army, the
organized militia and the volunteer
forces in the event of war.
Need For Additional Officers.
One of the great difficulties in the
prompt organization and mobilization
of militia and volunteer forces is the
absence of competent officers of the
rank of captain TO teach the new army,
by the unit of the company, the bust
ness of being soldiers and of taking
care of themselves so as to render eff
fectlve service. This need of army
officers can only be supplied by pro-
visions of law authorizing the appoint
ment of n greater number of army Of
icers than are needed TO supply the
commands of regular army troops now
enlisted In the service.
In order that the militia of each
state should be properly drilled and
made more like the regular army, reg
alag army officers should be detailed
to assist the adjutant general of each
state In the supervision of the state
militia. But this is impossible unless
provision Is made by congress for
very considerable increase in the num-
Der of company and field officers OF
the army.
Notifications.
have directed that the estimates
for appropriation for the Improvement
of coast defenses in the United States
should be reduced to minimum
While those for the completion of the
needed Notifications mt Corregidor. In
the Philippine Islands. and Mt Pearl