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Latin America adequate to meet the re-
q~uirements OF a rapidly increasing appre-
citation OF the reciprocal dependence OF the
countries Of the western hemisphere up.
on each others products, sympatnies and
assistance.
I alluded TO this most important subject
In my last annual message; 1t has often
been before you and / need not recapitu-
late the reasons for It's recommendation.
Unless prompt action be taken the COM
pletlon OF the Panama n will find this
the only great commercial nation unable
to avail In international maritime bust
ness OF this great contribution to the
means OF the worlds commercial inter-
course.
quite aside from the commercial aspect,
unless we create a merchant marine
where can we find the seafaring popula-
ton necessary as a natural naval reserve
and where could we find, in case of war.
the transports and subsidiary vessels
Without which a naval fleet Is arms with
out a bodyf For many reasons | can not
too strongly urge upon the congress the
{ passage OF q 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
cient place upon the seas.
With our increasing international inter-
course az becomes incumbent upon me to
repeat more emphatically than ever the
recommendation which i made in my in
aigural address that congress shall at
once Civ TO the courts of the United
States jurisdiction TO punish as a crime
the violation of the rights of aliens Sc
cured by treaty with the United States,
in order hat the general government of
the United States shall be able, when
called upon by a friendly nation, to re-
deem ITS solemn promise by treaty TO Sc
cure 10 the citizens or subjects OF that ma
ton resident In the United States, free
dom from violence and due process of law
IN respect to their life. liberty and prop
erty.
L also, and for the same general rea-
sons, strongly TO the favorable
action OF the congress the enactment of
a law applying to the diplomatic and con-
sular service the principles embodied in
Section 1868 of the Revised Statutes of
the United States, In the Civil Service
Act of January 16, 1883, and the executive
orders of June n, 1906, and of November
20. 1909.
Treasury Department.
Every effort has been made by each
department. chief to reduce the estimated
cost or his department for the ensuing
nscal year ending June 80, 1912 ! say this
that these estimates thus made present
the smallest sum which will maintain the
departments, bureaus, and offices of the
government and meet it's obligations un-
der existing law, and that a cut of these
estimates would result in embarrassing
tfio executive branch % the government ia
the performance OF its duties, This re-
marx does not apply TO the river and har-
Dor estimates, except to those for expen-
ses or maintenance and the meeting Of OBJ
lgatlons under authorized contracts, nor
does IL amply 70 the public building bill
nor to the navy building program, OF
course, as to these congress could with
mold any part or all of the estimates for
them without interfering with the dis
charge OF the ordinar obligations of the
government or the performance Of the
functions of its departments, bureaus, and
offices.
The final estimates for the wear ending
June 80, 1917, as they have been sent to the
treasury, on November % of this year, for
the ordinary expenses of the government,
including those for public buildings, rivers
and h%arbors. and the navy building pro-
gram, apount TO $3.50, 494 ,013.1 IL. This is $751;
go4,Ss7.S6 less h the appropriations for
tne hscal year ending June 80, 1911. 1t is
Sl6,S3,153.A less han the total estimates,
including supplemental estimates sub
united 10 congress by the treasury for the
year 1911, and is s., 574, 659.39 less than the
original stimates submitted by the treas
ury for 1911.
These figures do not include the appro-
priations for the Panama canal. the pol-
icy IN respect TO which ought TO be. and
Is, 10 spend as much each year as can be
economically and effectively expended IN
order to complete the canal as promptly
as possible, and, therefore, the ordinary
motive for cutting down the expense Of the
government does not apply to appropri-I
aJlons Tor THIS purpose. IL Will be noted
that the estimates for the Panama canal
for the ensuing year are more than S56.-
W0,VO. an increase OF SIG, 000,O 900 over the
amount appropriated for this vpar-, aif-
ference due TO the fact that the estimates
FOR 1872 include something over SIS, 900. 600
for the fertilization OF the canal.
Against the estimated expenditures of
5000. 494, 012. II, we have stimate r~eceipts
for next year of $3.50, 900. 900. making a prob
able surplus of ordinary receipts over or
binary expenditures of about $50, OO010O. or.
taking into account the estimates for the
Panama canal, which are $50, 800, SAT. SO. and
which Will ultimately be paid In bonds, II
will Leave a deficit for the next year of
about 100000 IL congress shall conclude
tiications is about SO. 900, 900. Should there
be no appropriations this year for fortif-
cations, then there would be, even inchId-
ing the Panama canal appropriation, a sur
plus OF about s12, 900, 600 according to treas
ury estimates.
Public Buildings.
In our public buildings we still suffer
from the method of appropriation, which
has been so mrch criticised In connection
with our rivers and harbors. Some meth
cd should be devised for controlling the
supply of public buildings, so that they
the government. Not only are buildings
appropriated for by congress which are
not needed, and buildings left unappro-
priated for by congress which are needed.
but when IL comes to the actual construc-
tlon there mas Deen ia the past TOO little
study of the building plans and sites with
a View TO the actual needs OF the govern
ment. Postofdce buildings which are in
effect warehouses for economical hand
ling of transportation OF thousands OF
tons OF mail have been made monument
al structures, aud often located far from
the convenient ana economical spot. In
the actual construction OF the buildings a
closer scrutiny OF the methods employed
by the government architects or by archi-
tects employed by the government have
resulted In decided economies. IL Is Hoped
that more time will give opportunity for a
more thorough reorganization. The last
public buildings bill carried authorization
for the ultimate expenditure OF $33,0f1 500
and / approved il because of the many
good features II contained, just as Z APP
proved the river and harbor bill, bat ii
was drawn upon a principle that ought TO
be abandoned. 1t seems to me that the
wiser method of preparing q public build
ing bill would be- the preparation OF a
report by a commission OF government ex-
perts whose duty Ii 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
nlents in rivers and harbors, with the
added function which i ave recommended
for the arfny engineers OF including in
their recommendation the relative import
ance OF the various projects found TO be