The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-12-14

.eneers or cargo. S-eo per net -<a-~
ton-each 100 cubic feet-of actual capi.c-
ity.
? On vessels in ballast without pas
,encers or cargo. 40 per cent less thAn
gers or cargo.
TTpon naval vessels. other than trans
ra-ts collers. hospital ships. and supply
ships 50 cents per displacement ton
Upon army and navy transports. col
Hers. hospital ships, and supply ships.
yao per net ton. the vessels to be meas
used by the same rules as are employee
n determining the net tonnage Of mer-
chant vessels.
Rules for the determination Of the tom
mar. upon which toll charges are based
are now in course of preparation and
will be promulgated IN due season.
Panama Canal Treaty.
The proclamation which have issued
I, respect to the Panama Canal tolls 10
In accord with the Panama Canal act
nsssed by this congress August "a. 1919.
We have been advised that the British
government ha. prepared protest
against the act and Its enforcement In SO
tsr as 4. relieves from the payment of
tolls American ships engaged in the Amer
lean coastwise trade on the ground that
u violates British rights under the Hay
Pauncerote treaty concerning the Panama
Canal When the protest Is presented. II
will be promptly considered and an ef-
fort made to reach a satisfactory ADJUST
r7ent Of any differences there may be be-
tween the two governments.
Workmen's Compensation Act.
The pronulgation of an efficient work.
mems compensation act adapted to the
particular conditions Of the zone. u
awaiting adequate appropriation by con-
rre.s for the payment OF claim. arising
hat
he made In order that we may install fp-
on the zone a system of settling claims
FOR injuries in best accord with modern
humane. social and industrial theories.
Promotion for Col. Goethals.
A. the completion of the canal grows
nearer and as the wonderful executive
work Of Col. Goethals becomes more con-
snicrous In tho eyes of the country ana
n. the world II seems to me wise ana
nrop.r to make provision by law for such
reward to him as may be commensurate
with the service that he has rendered 20
his country. I suggest that this reward
AXE the form of an appointment OF Col
r.1e+bal. as major general In the army
Of the United States. and that the law
authorizing such appointment be accom-
paried with a provision permitting MS
designation as chief of engineers upon
the retirement OF the present incumbent
o, that office.
Navy Department.
The navy Of the United States Is in
a p-eater state OF efficiency and Is
more powerful than 1t has been be-
fore but in the emulation when eN-
lists between different countries In re.
spect to the increase OF naval ana
military armaments this condition Is
not a permanent one. In vie" OF the
many improvements and increases by
foreign governments the slightest hae
on our part in respect to new constfuc-
tion throws us back and reduces US
from a naval power OF the nrst rank
and places us among the natlons OF Inv
second rank.
A wear ago congress refused TO ap-
propriate for more than one hattleship.
In this I think a great mistake OF
policy was made. and | urgently rec
omuend that this congress make up
for the mistake of the last session by
anrropriations authorizing the con-
structIon OF three hattleshtps, IN ad-
dItIon to destrovers. fuel ships. ana
the other auxiliary vessel. as SHOWN
In the building program or the general
board We are confronted by condi-
t,on in respect to the navies OF the
world which requires us. II we would
maintain our navy as an insurance OF
peace to augment our naval 1orce py
at least two battleships year and ny
battle cruisers. gunboats' torpedo oe-
.troyers and submarine boats In
proner prnrotion. We have no desire
for war We go as far as any nation
in the world to avoid war but we are
a world power, Our population our
wealth our definite policies. our re-
.ponsibilities in the Pacific and the At
lartio. our defense of the Panama ca
nal together with our enormous world
trade and our missionary outposts on
the frontiers o. civilization, require
u. to recognize oar position as one or
the foremost in the family OF nations,
~
naval power to give force to our rea
sonable demand and to give weight
to our influence in those directions OF
progress that a powerful Christian ma
tion should advocate
Department Of Justice.
This department has been very active
in the enforcement of the law. It has
been better organized and with a
larger force than e-er before in tbs
history OF the government. The prose
cutions which have been successfully
concluded and which are now pending
testify to the effectiveness or the de-
partment work
The prosecution of trusts under tfse
Sherman antitrust law has gone on
without restraint or diminution. and
DEGREES similar to those entered in the
Standard OIL and Tobacco cases have
been entered In other suits. like the
suits against the powder trust and the
bath tub trust. am very strongly cor
vinced that steady. consistent course
in this regard. with a continuing OF
Supreme court decisions upon the new
phases of the trust question not already
finally decided. IS going to offer a
solution Of this much discussed and
troublesome Issue in a quiet. calm and
judicial way. without any radical leg.
islation changing the governmental
pelicy in regard to combinations now
denounced by the Sherman antitrust
law have already recommended as
an aid in this matter legislation which
would declare unlawful certain we'll
known phases of unfair competition In
interstate trade. and i have also advo-
Gated voluntary national incorporation
for the larger industrial enterprises
with provision for a closer supervision
by the bureau Of corporations. or
board appointed for the purpose. so al
to make certain compliance with the
antitrust law on the one hand and &c