The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-12-06

results approved by their respective
governments.
lr gratifies me exceedingly to an.
nounce that the Argentine Republic
some months ago placed with Ameri.
can manufacturers d contract for the
construction OF two battleships and
certain additional naval equipment
Inc extent Of this work and its i'm
portance to the Argentine Republic
make the placing Of the bid an earnest
OF friendly feeling toward the United
| States.
Tariff Negotiations.
The new tariff law in section 2 re-
specting the maximum and minimum
tariffs of the United States, which pro-
visions came into effect on April /,
1910, imposed upon the president the
responsibility of determining prior to
that date whether or not any undue
discrimination existed against the
United States and its products in any
country of the world with which we
sustained commercial relations.
The policy of broader and closer
trade relations with the Dominion Of
Canada which was initiated in the adj
1ustment Of the maximum and mini
mum provisions Of the tariff act Of
August, 1909, has proved mutually ben
eficial. 1t justifies further efforts for
the reimbursement of the commercial
relations of the two countries so that
their commerce may follow the chan
nels natural to contiguous countries
and be commensurate with the steady
expansion of trade and industry on
both sides of the boundary line.
The Department of State.
All tariff negotiations, so vital to our
commerce and industry, and the duty
of jealousy guarding the equitable and
just treatment of our products, capital
and industry abroad devolve upon the
department of state.
The Argentine battleship contracts,
like the subsequent important one for
Argentine railway equipment, and
those for Cuban government vessels
were secured for our manufacturers
largely through the good offices of the
department of state
The efforts of that department to Sc
cure for citizens of the United States
equal opportunities in the markets of
the world and to expand American
commerce have been most successful.
The volume Of business obtained in
new fields Of competition and upon
new lines is already very great, and
congress is urged to continue to sup
port the department of state In its en-
deavors for further trade expansion.
An fundamentally Indispensable to
the unhampered and natural develop
ment of American commerce is MGR
chant marine All maritime and com
mercial nations recognize the impor-
lance of this factor The greatest com
mercial nations, our competitors, jeal-
ously foster their merchant marine.
/ alluded to this most important sub
5ect in my last annual message. 1t has
often been before you. and need not
recapitulate the reasons for its recon-
mendation. Unless prompt action be
taken the completion of the Panama
canal will find this the only great com
mercial nation unable to avail in inter
national maritime business of this great
to the means of the worlds
commercial intercourse.
For many reasons cannot too strong
Iy urge upon the congress the passage
Of q measure by mail subsidy or other |
adequate to guarantee the |
and rapid development |
Of an American merchant marine. the |
of the American flag to its |
ancient place upon the seas.
The. excellent results which have at |
tended the partial application of civil |
principles to the diplomatic and |
services are an earnest of the |
benefit to be wrought by wider and |
more permanent extension of those
principles TO both branches of the for
aign service.
Every effort has been made by each |
chief to reduce the esti-
mated cost Of his department for the
ensuing fiscal year ending June 80, |
1912.
Estimates For Next Years Expenses. /,
The final estimates for the year end |
Ing June 80, 1912, as they have been
sent to the treasury on Nov 20 Of this
year for the ordinary expenses of the
government, including those for pub
lie buildings. rivers and harbors and
he navy building program, amount to
$3.50, 494. 013.12. This is $50, ,SS7. SO
ess than the appropriations for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1911. 1t is
SIC, SS3, 1894 less than the total esti-
mates, including supplemental esti-
mates submitted to congress by the
reasury for the year 1911, and is So
5T4, 659.39 less than the original esti-
mates submitted by the treasury for
oil.
These figures do not include the APP
for the Panama canal, the
policy in respect to which ought to be
md lis to spend as much each year as
AN be economically and effectively ex-
pended in order to complete the canal
IS promptly as possible, and there
ore the ordinary motive for cutting h
Town the expense of the government
Ioes not apply to appropriations for
his purpose. It will be noted that the
stimates for the Panama canal for
he ensuing year are more than &c.,
10000, an increase of $2O,O00,O0O
yer the amount appropriated for this