Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-11

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This congress has passed the so-cailed
Appalachian forest reserve bnl authorizing .
experimental forestation on a large scale /
and the expenditure OF t2.ooo,oo0 a year /
for this purpose
The same congress has made prov- /
sion by which we can issue 3 per cent |
bonds 20 pay for the Panama canal and /
this without disturbing the values OF bonds |
already issued and driving down the price !
Of such bonds to less than par. This was /
made possible only by the votes Of conser- /
vative southern congressman with sound |
financial ideas.
There Is no better Evidence Of the bust
ness solidity Of the south than its repre-
sentatives voting wisely on financial leg
islation. This augurs we'll fer the result
Of the deliberations Of the monetary COM
mission, which embraces in its membership
so many prominent southern representa-
tives and senator's
In the same session the officers Of the
line OF the army were increased by 30, the
quartermasters By thirty and the engineers
by sixty-a very wise provision. enabling
the government to furnish instructions to
the militia regiments In each state and to
enable the engineers corps Of the army
much more efficiently and promptly to
carry out the river and harbor improve
ment. to which the country is now directing
so much attention.
Navy Made Stronger.
EN- the naval bill the strength Of our
navy IL increased by two battlsships, two
Golfers. eight torpedo boat destroyers, four
submarine torpedo boats, two gunboats
and two seagoing tugs This is in accord
with the plan adopted some years ago and
at e ura
a navy commemorate with the dignity Of
the country and able to resist possible at
tack.
The same congress has provided for the
fertilization Of the Panama canal The
canal was built partly for commercial pur-
poses and partly for defensive purposes.
so that the effectiveness Of our navy
might be doubled in that 1t could be quickly
transferred from the Atlantic to the Pacific
seaboard and vice versa
"a great disappointment of the session
was the final defeat Of the permanent tar
IF board Of five TO be appointed by the
president whose duty II should be to &C
quire through impartial investigation ali
possible information as to the cost Of
production of articles at home and abroad.
and all other facts relevant to the fixing
. Of the tariff. While this Ill failed, how
in the sundry civil bill for the continuance
of a board which II had already created to
make the same kind Of investigation and
to accumulate the same kind Of informa-
ton.
with this board, as long as the annual
appropriations are made, hope to secure
. substantially the same benefits that we
/, would have had II the permanent tariff
2 board bill had become a law. But by demon
{ strating its usefulness we may be able to
induce the incoming congress to make the
Z commission permanent by enscting the bill
; which was defeated.
Wool Schedule Next.
1.-The sundry civil bill, in which ap-
\ preparation was provided, directed that the
!, new tariff board If established should de-
4 vote its attention FIRST to wool and wooden
Observation-Disclosures ''K'-as II is called In
; the Payne tariff bill. a schedule that has
! not been changed for thirty years and
make it's report December l. next
; I'm the same sundry civil bill there is
the same continuing appropriation for the
; development of an Investigation which, II
Is hoped, will lead to increased efficiency
and economy In the administration Of the
: government.
I Tn the Postoffice department the ma
: chinery of the postal saving bank has
y been started and plans for the betterment
b lof the postoffice are well begun and viii
2 inure TO the benefit OF the peopls-at-large
and aid the fiscal operators Of the govern
: ment
I'm the somewhat acrimonious dispute
: over the question whether magazines are
: paying too little for second-class mail mat
/ ter a solution has been found in the ap-
i pointment OF a commission Of three-one
: of whom is a justice Of the supreme court
!. 20 examine the evidence and report to con
n gress,
Is Japanese Treaty Most Important.
Finally, and the most important thing
; done. was the ratification OF the treaty
: with Japan. The old treaty was to expire
n in less than a year. 1t contained a CLAUSE
z with reference to a limit upon immlgra-
e ton which offended the sensibilities Of the
T japanese. The new treaty omits thi,
q clause, but goes into effect under condi-
! lions that make certain a continuance Of
a the present status under which Japan itself
r is limiting the immigration Of its peOpl,
y into this country, and all this without the
= enforcing OF any restrictions on our part
n Thus, without offending the patriotic pride
n OF our neighbOrs on the Pacific, We are en-
3 abled 10 maintain an important natona-
e policy.
10 "Of course, the greatest disappointment
OF the session was the failure OF the sen
st ate TO follow the lead OF the house IL
~ raufying the reciprocity agreement will
W Canada Under this agreement the duties
y on the importation OF agricultural prod
1 ucts, including sereals. vegetables, fruit
= and live cattle. from each country int
ne the other are abolished and free trad
ii in them is established. In addition Their
ne also is free trade IN fish and in rough lum
Der, while there are substantial reduction
+ in iron ore, coal. meats, flour and all sec
lie ondary food products and upon a substan
d tial range OF manufactures.
n offer General Free Trade.
~ When We entered upon the negotiation
p authorized the secretary OF state and hi
Id commissioners to offer free trade in every
ie thing but this canada could not grant Us
Is because IL has a protective system an
was afraid OF the competition OF our bel
u ter-organized industries.
he The south is particularly interested 4
IS the fact that vegetables and cOttonsaed nj