The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-24

600, 600 or $4,000, 600 for the coming
fiscal year, there still Will be a deficit
unless the receipts from the .tarin bill
was originally estimated from them. I
am bound to say that the results OF
the tariff bill thus far indicate q consid-
cradle Increase over the estimate OF the
secretary
Cutting Down Estimates.
''Now, | would Ike for a moment TO
go into the question OF what IL was that
we cut down in our estimates for the
coming year In the departments.
The reduction i'm the estimate OF the
of last year amounted to 10000 600. The
reduction in the estimate OF the navy
department for the expenses of the year
ending June 30. 1911. also amounted to
$4,000, 900. The reduction In the in
terror department OF estimated expenses
Tor 1911 below the appropriations for
ton in the treasury and in the postoffce
departments made UP the balance OF the
$4,000. 900
Speaking with reference 10 the army
and the navy. the reduction Is post
ponement only OF expenditures that are
necessary until the income tax shall be
sufficient to meet them.
Let us take the war department.
There is needed at the mouth of Chesa. {.
peake hay, between Cape Henry and
Cape Charles, an, artificial island upon
inc Sp-Ca!leQ lnluqle GGOunU, ".lCl Sildb
command the entrance TO Chesapeake
bay. Chesapeake bay is the most i'm
portant body of water, from strategical
navy standpoint. on the whole Atlantic
coast, and IL must be defended.
Pacific Naval Base.
$50, too, now we have determined that
the great naval base of the Pacific for
us is TO be Pearl harbor, near Honolulu
For years there was question as 10
whether We would make the naval base
a q ta IN,
bay, In the Philippines, BY unanimous
consent OF naval and military authcri-
ties. II is now conceded that we do not
need naval base in the Philippines at
all; that we ought to make Corregidor
island, at the mouth Of Manila bay, I'm
pregnable and establish a naval supply
Sandwich islands as our base. This will
all involve heavy expenditure at Homo
lulu. but for the present the amount
provided is comparatively small.
I'm the naval expenditures we have
retained provision for two 5attleships
of the large 25,000-ton capacity, and we
have done this on the ground that until
the Panama canal is completed. we
ought to go on and add to our naval
strength. The Panama canal certainly
will be completed in 1915. and II we
have two battleships year until that
double the efficacy OF our navy for 'he
protection OF our Pacific and Atlantic
coasts that we can abate and reduce our
"The rcductiors in the interior depart
ment were. l think. more of them in the
administration than in the expenditures
for improvements. and this was also the
case In the postofiice department
Pensions Reduced.
1.-THE reduction In the interior depart
ment, sS.0O0,O00, was due TO a reduction
in the amount of pensions to be paid
out. and we may reasonably hope that
as the years now go on this amount will
fr~at l-r 11,- ha tnnh
ION the other hand there are certain
OF our departments which, as the oppor-
tunities for bettering the condition OF
the people increase, grow in Importance
and in cost, and we ought not to expect
a reduction either in the expenses grow
Ing out of conservation of our re-
sources.
''For some time it has been said that
we have billion dollar congresses The
statement in itself is an unjust one. be-
cause 1t is generally construed 10 mean
ments to be paid out OF taxation amounts
to a billion dollars a year. This Is quite
an error. for the reason that In making
up the billion dollars the expenses for
the postoftice department are always
included, whereas the expenses OF the
postoffice department are not paid for
out of the proceeds OF taxes They are
paid for out OF receipts of that depart
rnent. from the sale OF stamps. with she
exception of SIT 500. 600, which was the
excess OF the cost of the postoffice de-
partment last year over its receipts
This. therefore, reduces the cost by tax
alton of the government each year to
something like $3.50 100000
The Aldrich Plan.
1T Is now proposed TO appoint con-
gressional commission To look into the
question of a general reorganization OF
the departments OF the government with
a view 10 reducing the expense OF admin
isterng the government.
1T has been stated on the moor OF the
senate that 1t will be possible by this
commission TO reduce the cost OF admin
istering the government 500. 600, 900 q
year and, II a free hand were given TO
business man, the reduction In the eX-
pense of administration might be doubled
or trebled. am unable to confirm these
statements as to exact amount, but / am
sure that conservative, prudent and
fearless commission can make most
material reduction in the cost OF admin
istering the government.
Must Expect Fight.
"They will find opposition in congress
TO every change recommended because
there is no branch or bureau so humble
that It cannot secure its adherents and