Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1910-12-08

Panama canal viii and this the only
grea, commercial nation unable %
avail ii international maritime bust
ness o. this grea, contribution 20 the
means O. The worlds commercial IL
tercourse'
Governmental Expense.
To 70 one subject does he derote
more SPACE than 70 the expense q
conducting the various gove-nlre -i
departments and the urgent need for
economy. and in this connection he
says
Every effort has been made bs
each department chief % reduce the
estimated cost o. his department for
The ensuing fiscal year ending june
80. 1912 | say this in order that con
eress tn4 understand that these es,i-
mates thus made present the smallest
sum which will maintain the depart.
men,s bureaus and Offices OF the gov
eminent and meet It's other obliga-
tions under existing law. and that a
cut Of these estimates would result
in embarrassing the executive branch
OF the government in the performance
OF is duties This remark does not
apply TO the river and harbor est
mates. EXCEPT 70 those for expenses OF
maini snaucs and the meeting of obli-
cations under authorized contracts.
nor does II apply to the public build
Ing bill 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
terte-ing with the discharge of the or.
binary obligations OF these functions
OF its departments. bureaus and of
fees
The final estimates for the year
ending June 30 1912. as they have
been sent TO the treasury on Novem-
Der % 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 10 $s30.4e40l3.l2. This
is s52.e64.ss1 36 less than the ap-
nropriations for the fiscal wear end
Ing June 80. 1911 II is sis.sS3l534i
less than the total estimates, includ
Ing supplemental estimates submitted
to congress by the treasury for the
year 1911 and is s5.574.e5e.3e less
than the original estimates submitted
by the treasury for 1911.
These fingres do not include the
appropriations for the Panama canal.
The policy in respect to which ough,
TO De, and is, TO spend as much each
year as can be economically and eff
fectively expended In order to com.
plete the canal as promptly as posi-
Bile. and therefore. the ordinary mo.
tive for cutting down the expense of
the government does not apply TO ap-
preparations for this purpose.
Against the estimates of espendi
lures. sss0.4940l3 We have estimat.
ed receipts for next year $3.50, 900 900,
making probable surplus of ordinary
receipts over ordinary expenditures OF
about s5o,oo00o0, or taking into &C.
count the estimates for the Panama
canal which are $50. soO,s47.69. and
which will ultimately be paid in bonds.
IT VIII leave a deficit for the next
year of about 100000. II congress
shall 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
in the Payne tariff act have been sinh.
Jected TO a great deal of criticism.
some q ii just, more of 1t 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 bill
should be tariff for the protection
OF home industries, the measure of
the protection to be the difference be-
tween the cost of producing the i'm
ported article abroad and the cost OF
1t at home together with
such addition to that difference as
might give reasonable profit to the
home producer The basis for the
criticism of this tarin is that in re-
spect TO a number of the schedules
the declared measure was not follow
ed, but higher difference retained or
inserted by way of undue discrimina-
ton in favor of certain industries and
manufactures. Little. If any, of the
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
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
OF the rate of duty imposed shall
become more Of business question
and less OF political question, to be
ascertained by experts OF long train
ing and accurate knowledge The
halt IN business and the shock to bust
ness, due to the announcement that a
new tariff bill is to be prepared and
put in operation viii be avoided by
treating the schedules one by one as
occasion shall arise for change in
the rates of each, and only after re-.
port upon the schedule by the tariff
board competent to make such report
1t is not likely that the board will be
able to make a report during the pres
ent session of congress on any of the
schedules, because proper examina
ton involves an enormous amount Of