Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-12-14

Panama canal will ind this the only
great commercial nation unable to
avail in International maritime bust.
ness Of this great contribution to tho
means Of the worlds commercial In
tercourse."
Governmental Expense.
To no one subject does he devote
moro space than to tho expense Of
conducting tho various government
departments and tho urgent need for
economy. and in this connection he
says:
Every effort has been made by
each department chief to reduce the
estimated cost Of his department for
the ensuing fiscal year ending June
80. 1912. say this in order that con.
gross may understand that these esti-
mates thus made present the smallest
sum which will maintain the depart.
ments, bureaus and Offices Of tho gov
ernment and meet it's other obliga-
lions under existing law, and that a
cut Of these estimates would result
in embarrassing the executive branch
Of tho government in the performance
Of its duties. This remark does not
apply to the river and harbor esti-
mates. except to those for expenses of
maintenance and tho meeting Of obi
cations under authorized contracts.
nor does 1t apply to tho public build
ing bill nor to tho navy building pro-
gram. OF course, a. to these con-
gress could withhold any part or all
OF the estimates for them without in
terfering with the discharge OF tho or
binary obligations Of these functions
Of It's departments, bureaus and Of
fees.
Tho final estimates for the year
ending June 30, 1912, az they have
been sent to tho treasury on Novem-
Der 20 Of this year, for the ordinary
expenses Of tho government, including
those for public buildings. rivers and
harbors. and tho navy building pro-
gram, amount to $3.50, .013.12. This
Is $52.964.SS7.36 less than tho ap.
preparations for the fiscal year end
Ing June 30, 1911. It 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,e5s. less
than the original estimates submitted
by the treasury for 1911.
These 6ugres do not include the
appropriations for the Panama canal.
the policy in respect to which ought
to be, and Is, to spend as much each
year as can be economically and ef-
fecttvely 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-
propriatlons for this purpose.
Against the estimates OF expendi.
lures, $640.494,013.12, We have est1mat-
ed receipts for next year $685., 1000, 900,
making a probable surplus Of ordinary
receipts over ordinary expenditures of
about $50,oo0.0o0, or taking into &C.
count the estimates for the Panama
canal. which are $56,s20,s47.6 and
which will ultimately be paid in bonds,
1t Will leave a deficit for the next
year Of about 100000, If congress
Shall conclude to fortify the canal"
Tho Tariff.
Tho President devotes but little
space to the subject Of the tarit law.
and Of it he says:
1.-THE schedules OF the rates of duty
In the Payne tariff act have been sub
1ected to great deal Of criticism,
some OF it just, more Of it unfounded,
and to much Misrepresentation. The
act was adopted in pursuance of q
declaration by the party which is re-
sponsible for it that customs bill
should be a tariff for the protection
OF home industries, tho measure OF
tho protection to be the difference be-
tween the cost Of producing tho i'm
ported article abroad and the cost OF
producing it at home, together with
such addition to that difference as
might give reasonable profit to the
homo 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 higher difference retained O,
inserted by way Of undue discrimina
ton in favor Of certain industries and
manufactures. Little. II any, Of the
criticism of tho 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
eerely adhered to-"
Tho Tariff Board.
| The president refers to tho appoint
ment Of a board OF experts to investl
gate the cost Of production Of various
articles included In the schedules Of
| the tariff. and says:
! "The tarin board thus appointed
ana authorized has been diligent IN
preparing itself for tho necessary In
vestigations. The hope Of those who
have advocated the use Of this board
fer tariff purposes Is that the question
OF tho rate Of q 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 tho announcement that a