Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-07

| courts OF the United States Jurisdiction
10 punish as n crime the violation OF
| the rights OF aliens secured by treaty
/ with the United States, In order tfat
| tho general government of the unileu
states shall be able, when called upon
| by n friendly nation. to redeem 10. S
solemn promise by treaty, to secure "
the citizens or subjects of that nauon
resident In the United States. freedom
| from violence and due process OF Ia"
in respect to their life, liberty and prop
erty."
The estimated expenditures Tor 'he
| next fiscal year are, $500 iei,o19. rms
is a saving of s52,964,SSI, as compared
| with the appropriations for the present
| fiscal year. The figures do not, now
ever, include the expenses for the Fan
| ANA canal. The estimated total OF re-
CENTS Is $3.50. 100000. leaving an estimat-
| cd surplus of about s5o,Ooo'oOo. 1iiis
would be sufficient for the canal eS
penses, except for Qualifications FOR
which extra provision must be maze,
The message recommends business
methods in the customs department ana
greater care in appropriations for pub
lie buildings. "Not only are buildings
| appropriated for by Congress which are
| not needed, and buildings. left unap-
propriated for by Congress which are
needed, but in actual construction there
| has been in the past too little STUDY
Of the building plans and sites with
| Al n
ernment"
Discussing the Payne Tariff act, the
| Message says it has been subjected 10
u great deal of criticism, some OF 1t
Just, more Of it unfounded, and 10
much Misrepresentation. The President
| no,nts out that the time for It's prep
aration was not long enough 70 Sc
cure all the information needed, ana
he believes this will be remedied by the.
.rnriff board. This board, he adds, may
not be able to report during this SEES
sion. but II hopc.' the President says,
ito be nble, at the opening of
| the next Congress, or ut least during
the session of that Congress to bring
TO it's attention those schedules in the
| present tariff that may need amend
ment."
| Under the affairs of the War depart
! ment the President recommends that
| Congress establish a commission to de-
! tcrmine MS early az practicable COM
prehensive policy for the organization.
mobilization and administration OF the
regular army; the organized militia ana
| the volunteer forces In the event oil
war. He believes we need more oiil-
GERS.
The Philippine islands are reported
to enjoy tranquility and prosperity, and
Porto Rico is said to have had pros
porous year.
Tho work on the Panama canal Is
said to progress satisfactorily. If
nothing unexpected happens, the often
/. VIII be completed well within the time
1 fixed by Col. Cocktails, to wit, Jan. i.
1915, and within the estimated cost,
s375,0Oo,0Oo. The President, for reasons
given at length, recommends that the
toll be fixed at sl.00 per ton. He also
recommends that the management OF
the canal, when completed, be givcr
to the government entirely. and thai
an amendment to the interstate com
mercc law be adopted prohibiting In
terstnte commerce railroads from own
ing or controlling ships engaged IN the
trade through the Panama canal. :"
believe" the President says. such ;
provision may be needed to save t
; the people of the United States thu
benefits of the competition in trad
between the eastern and western sea
boards which this canal will be con
structed to secure
!, In review OF the work Of the De
: partment of Justice the President eX
: presses satisfaction with the achieve
J. ments of the year. One Of the grea
needs in the United States, the Mes
sage says, is cheapenIng the cost c
!. litigation by simplifying judicial Pre-
= Under present conditions the poe
: man is at n disadvantage in leg;
contest with a corporation or rich OF
:" ponent. The necessity for the refori
; exists both in the United States cour
: and in all state courts. In order
bring it about, however, 1t natural
falls TO the general government by /
= example to furnish i model to q
= states The Supreme Court shou
lead the way to n simplification
= procedure in the United states cour,
70 But the Supreme Court itself nee
: the benefit OF reform. on this poi
. the Message says:
~ mo man ought to have as matt
of right a review OF his case by I
!! Supreme Court. lie should be satish
T. by one hearing before court of fl
- instance and one review by n cou
of appeals. The proper and chief us
VI funcss of the Supreme Court and {
ct pecially of the Supreme court of t
nc United States. Is, in the cases viii
no come before 1t. so to cxpound the Ia
~ and especially the fundamental law
tc the Constitution--as to furnish preC
III dents for the inferior courts in fut,
ho litigation and for the executive
ticers In the construction OF Statu
- and the performance Of their legal d
Dir ties. Therefore. any provisions for
view OF cases by the Supreme Co,
70 Chat cast upon that court the duty
passing on questions of evidence q
oh the construction of particular for
hc of Instruments, like Indictments.
ny wills. or contracts, decisions not
- general application or importa,
= merely burden the court and ron,
ier more difficult its higher functi
he which makes It so important II part