Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-12-08

Panama canal 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 in
tercourse."
governmental Expense.
To no one subject does he devote
more space than to the expense Of
conducting the various government
departments and the urgent need for
economy, and in this connection he
says:
Every effort has been made nv
each denartment chief to reduce tho
es'ilhated cost of his department for
inc ensuing fiscal year ending June
o. 1917. ] say this in order that con.
sress NAV understand that these esti.
mates thus made present the smallest.
SUM which vii: maintain the 5enact
menus, bureaus and Offices of the gov
efhnent and meet its other oblica-
'iohs unoer existing law, and that a
cut OF these estimates would result
IN embarrassing the executive branch
OF the government in the performance
OF Its duties. This remark does not
Apply 10 the river and harbor esti-
mates, except to those for expenses of
maintenance and the meeting of obli-
satlons under authorized contracts
nor does 1t apply to the public build
ihs Dill nor to the navy building pro-
gram. OF course, as to these con.
gress could withhold any part or all
OF the estimates for them without in
terferlng with the discharge of the or
binary obligations of these functions
of its departments, bureaus and of.
fees.
he final estimates for the year
ending June 80. 1912, as they have
oeen sent to the treasury on Noyem-
Der 29 OF this year, for the ordinary
expenses of the government, including
those for public buildings, rivers and
harbors. and the navy building pro-
gram. amount to s630.494,013.12. This
is $52.s64,sS7.36 less than the ap-
preparations for the fiscal year end
ing June 30. 1911. 1t is $16,SS3,153.44
less than the total estimates, includ
ing supplemental estimates submitted
TO congress by the treasury for the
year 1911, and is $5,574,6 59.3e less
than the original estimates submitted
by me treasury for 1911.
lhese tugres do not include the
appropriations for the Panama canal.
the policy in respect to which ought
10 be, and is, to srend as much each
year as can be economically and eff
1ectlve'y expended in order to com.
plete the canal as promptly as nossi.
pc, ana therefore, the ordinary mo-
tive for cutting down the EXPENSE of
the government does not apply to ap-
pronrlations for this purpose.
Against the estimates of exrendi
lures. $640,494 ,013.12, we have estimat-
ed receipts for next year $3.50, 900, 600,
making probable surplus of ordinary
receipts over ordinary expenditures OF
about S5O,o0oo00, or taking into ac-
count the estimates for the Panama
canal which are s56,920, S47. 50, and
winch Will ultimately be paid in bonds
1t will leave a deficit for the next
year of about s7,o0O.Oo0, if congress
snail conclude to fortify the canal"
The Tariff.
The President devotes but little
space to the subject of the tariff law
and of it he says:
The schedules of the rates of duty
Iii the Payne tariff act have been sub
Jected to a great deal of criticism.
some of it just, more Of it unfounded.
and to much Misrepresentation The
act was adopted in pursuance of a
declaration by the party which is re-
sponsible for it that customs hin
should be a tariff for the protection
OF home industries, the measure of
the protection to be the difference he
tween the cost of producing the i'm.
ported article abroad and the cost of
producing 1t at home, together with
such addition to that difference as
might give reasonable profit to the
nome producer. The basis for The
criticism of this tariff is that in re-
spect to number OF the schedules
the declared measure was not follow
ed, but a higher difference retained or
inserted by way of undue discrimina
ton in favor of certain Industries and
manufactures. Little, if any. of the
criticism of the tariff has been direct.
ed against the protective principle
above stated; but the main body of
the criticism has been based on the
attempt to conform TO the measure OF
protection was not honestly and sin
cerely adhered to-"
The Tariff Board.
The president refers to the appoint.
ment of board Of experts to investi-
gate the cost of production of various
articles included in the schedules of
the tariff, and says:
THE tariff board thus appointed
and authorized has been diligent In
preparing itself for the necessary in
Vestigations The hope of those who
have advocated the use of this board
for tariff purposes is that the question
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