Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-09

lDT COIt;,TeSS 10 dutiioIlLC al iaSNS "
$50, Ooo. 900 or s10O,0O0,000 of the bonds
at three per cent. without the circula-
ton privilege.
Develop Banking System.
If there is no prospect of immedi-
ale change in the monetary SYSTEM
the Secretary thinks the American Ma
tional banking system should be de-
veloped to perform an international
function. There is a clear need OF
banking facilities in foreign countries
where there is American commerce, he
says.
1--WE shall never be a fuIl-fiedged
we have merchant ships of our own
and foreign banks of our own. We
should have banks at all ports that
are important to our commerce.
The Treasury's relations with the
business communities are unbusiness-
like, artificial and burdensome, the
Secretary declares and he recommends
legislation to permit the payment OF
revenue to the government by certi-
fed check guarding the government
against loss.
The recommendation that the treas
ury be authorized to issue gold certi-
ficates against gold bullion and for
egn gold coin is renewed.
Reviewing the discovery of frauds
and the subsequent reorganization OF
the customs service. Secretary Mac
Veagh urges, appropriations for re-
wards to those who aid the govern
ment. The rehabilitation of tine Gus
toms service at New York has been
marked, he said, by decided elimina-
ton of spqils influences and practical
politics.
american travellers are more and
more realizing the indefensibleness of
smuggling. it's rank dishonesty and its
bad example and influence" SAYS the
report.
Civil Service Retirement.
Recommending study of the classi-
fled system of employees the Secretary
declares that civil service retire
ment is absolutely the requisite Of a
satisfactory system. The contributOry
system of retiring allowances the Sec
retary recommends as the only one
which has a chance of adoption and
as best for the men and women of the
service. He urges their friends to
concentrate upon that movement. A
complete state of efficiency in the
government departments, he says, is
impossible without some way of retir-
ing clerks in just and humane man
ner.
secretary MacVeagh strongly recon-
mends that all non-political offices
10 11I l,D nIoc Go1
Assistant Appraisers of customs should
be detached from politics for the eff
cheney Of the service, he says. The
The Secretary pays high tribute to
the men of the life saving service and
urges some form of retirement for
them.
Economies Of Administration.
AS the economies of administration
which have been effected in the treas
ury department are reviewed, the Sec
rotary pauSes to take notice of a
statement made by a United States
senator, that the business OF the gov
eminent could be conducted with a
saving of s300,OO0,OOO year.
Secretary MacVeagh says: THE
popular impression as to the extent
"
tration of the executive departments
is singularly exaggerated. and this
misconception is very harmful When
the public expects that the govern
ment can save 100000 900 year, such
small. laborious savings as can be
made in the executive departments
hardly seem worth while. And it is
astonishing that under such circum-
stances interest in these comparatively
small savings can be maintained.
These savings can only be disappoint-
ing to the public who have such fig
ares as $300,000000 in mind: and they
cannot receive any popular credit, for
they can only seem to be small trifl-
lngs with great things. And vet they
can only be produced by laborious.
painstakins. and persistent methods
and devotion.
When il is the fact that the en-
tire ordinary expenditures of the GOV
eminent last year We're less than $780,
100000 and when great part of these
expenditures is not reduCible at all.
as. for example. the interest on tho
debt end the pensions, one can
readily see that there probably is not
Very much more than 5000, 0000o0 gross
laft on which to save $500. 00G. 900. Now.
to effect saving of $3o0O00,0 900 when
the whole expenditure amenable To
any saving is $500, 900. 900 is. of course.
not easy. appeal to the sense of
proportion of Congress and the AM
e,ican people; for it is very important
to have these impressions corrected in
order that there may be some encc1Ir-
agement given to those men scattered
through the departments who want to
bring about all the Improvement pos
Sible.'
Superfluous customs house, mints
and ASSAY offices should be abolished.
tho report says. There is an over sup
ply of the latter and the minis in San
Francisco, Denver, and Philadelphia
are not fully employed. The Secre-
tary also promises to send 10 Con-
gress list of customs houses which
he says Are Of no use under the sun