The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-10


txaticn Cor tho lnss y~ar muse aHors
satisfaction 10 every falr minded Rspuhli
cAn.
In his annual message the President
said:
The Administration. through the De
paFtmsnt of state and the foreign service
y lani,ne all proper support to Legitimate
and bsNsasial enterprises In foreign coun-
measured By tho national advantages to b
sxpsrtod.
| Tho award 10 American shipbuildsrs
u thu contract Tor two Argentine cruisers
N result Of the support given 70 Anssri-
can Ine0raats by the Department OF State
- onS VI The nFSe tangible results OF thiA
policy.
Dy Executive order placing tho posi-
tiUns VI secretaries IN tho diplomatic
service In much the same position ~
thoao OF tho consular service the Presi-
don't has introduced into both the consular
and diplomatic service the principle Of
| appointment Zoe resA8ons OF Aacereainosi
ntness and promotion by merit. which
must greatly increase the afficionoy and
stability Of our foreign service.
While aftsr dinner orators have dis
ooursed cloSuently about economy IN
Administration has set Ia work with the
aid Of Congress- 90 turn an estimated
annual deficit Of sion OoO. OOO into an
eatimatsd surplus % sss.OOo. 600 and "a
reduce tho actual annual expenses OF gov
rrumsut by So. QUO. O00-and 10 has hut
oonms0csd the wOrk Of retrenchrnSnt
and REDUCTION.
In the Prasident's measa 70 IN the special
session Of Congress called 90 consider
reviaion Of the Dinghy tarin act he
pointrd out that that act. with tn. other
sources Of Government rrvenue. did not
furnish income enough 90 pay the a. .hor-
iK,,d expendltures and that by the follow
ing July I tho excess OF sxpsns"s over
recoipeI for the current fiscal year would
amount 60 sIoO. Ooo.0Oo
Between March 10 and August .. 1910.
tho Congress struggled with the question
Of The taFin. Ia the meantime the Prs--i-
dsnt called upon the heads OF tho DEPART
msnts Ut Government "a prepare, nurh
Ia advance ~ the usual time, their estl-
mates for the nscal year ending Juno ~.
IsGI, and admonished them 90 reduce ey-
psnses wherever " could no don" without
serious impAiFment to tho public service.
These estimates were considered 10y we
Calinet: and Tor the first time in the ms
get was prepared dealing with ths subject
Of the estimated expcnses Of the entire
government for the ensuing year ara TIE
means Of raising the necessary sums
To dcfray the same.
For the hacal year ending June NJ. 1910,
government (excluaive Of postal service
payable from public revenue) were $685.
2se. SIS and the actual appropriations
were t77s. aSi. 100.
For the fiscal year ending June ". 1911.
tho total estimates on tie same basis
wore oo7i .2ss .07s. which 10 fetOol te3 Ices
than the estimates for the tiacal year
ending Juno 30. 1910. and tsS. 0aS.O0l l''s-
than the appropriation Tor that year
This cut 81 IS millions was reduced To
AaA n. Ia. to-
ei7. stt.I72 for the navy building pro-
gramme. an item which until this year
has never been included in estimates
hut has been left entirely 60 Congress.
Therefore the cut II a millions which vas
publicly announced was really a cut Of
on the same basis. Tho chief items OF
this reduction were: Public bnldingS.
~ millions; military establishment, III.
millions, naval e~tah shmentS. II millions.
census millions miscellaneous mall
ions. making total reduction 81 Co.
millions, OHeet by l4i. millions in the 80
Inmates for the Panama Canal and leaving
a net cut Of " millions. a. above stated.
There has never been such a reduction
In the history Of the Government. nor ~
there any record Of any previous edort
by any other Administration 20 reduce
estimates similar Ia that made 10y the
heads Of departments this year
IL 10 too early 90 forecast what the total
Will he. hut the indications
are that Congress will closely follow the
estimates.
ExPENSFs Rov-Np To GROW
There 10 a natural tendency for expenses
10 grow each year bocauss Of the increase !
in population and she growth Of Govern !
ment business To illustrate: The eV- |
penses Of the Treasury Department have |
been increasing ~ the rate u about |
g. OOO.O0O per year. ExcIudinR pubic !
huildinG items. the expenses ~ 'h" Treas
ury Department proper for the fiscal year |
ending June ~, 1910, are So 81 V-si APP
proS,InaS ,n+ S 49,. , % 80 -
horn AIVeAdy installed. the Treasury
Department proper proposes to conduct
is 1891 business teXclusive 81 public
AZ an expense 81 80 9SS go. or
81, ~. ono less than the year 1910.
The original estimates of revenue for .
the fecal year ending June ~. 1910. were !
using round nuubersl As foliowS
Prom inteTnAi FsveH~s. ......... .AUo.u1 /
From corporation tau. ......-. isGDOD |
Prom miscellaneous ............. S00OD /
Total. ......... ............. $40 OouD /
Nine months 81 experience supple
nlented by Al unohiciAl estimate for the /
three months % this year
Indicate that the revenues will be an fol- /
lows:
Prom internsl rev ~nue .... HDnD 10 .
Prom corpoTs zion tai .. .... ... " amOD I
rom miscellaneous ........ ..... ~ ODuu .
TJtAI. .......... ............ sssT sO On .
The estimates n'Ade by the Treasury .
Depart msnt for the fiscal wear ending ]
June 10. 1911. based upon a continuance
q the policy % retTenchment IN ca
penditures are a. follows
Prom customs sat5N1O IN
From Internal revenue AS nn fsD
rom cOrrora ton taN. gs.NBrD
from mtsccliAneous. GOHAA
Estimated Ordinary receipts pT.GO 90
.stiTnA'ed Ordinary disbursements. A. a.. 6T3
.stlnasetj surplus ~ ordinary re
ceipts over ordinary disbuFsem~nu
Tor n>rAI ear ending June 10. 1871 So saia.7 II
The TreaBiry Department has fur
lished me with a statement showing the
-esults - the operation of the tariff Law
rom AiE iss e, ice. &C March -. 1910. az
with the operations 81 the
wilson act and tho DingIey act respec-
ivelv The figures are 80 striking that
will read them: