The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-12-13
RESIDENT SENDS ANOTHER MESSAGE
Ills Congress About the Fiscal, Military. IOsu,,,
and Judicial Affairs Of the Nation, Including
Panama Canal and Tolls Established

kh,ngton. Tee. 6-Congress today re-
~ fro,n President Taft the second OF
,,'.sages to the short session. II
l., with fiscal. military, insular and
s,,,I Affairs and In part Is as follows:
f., condition of tho country with ref
a. 4, business could hardly be better.
r. ~, four years OF the administra-
,,,w drawing To- close have not de-
4 "A great speculative expansion or n
G.ld OF new investment the recov-
,,.L progress made from the depress-
,dtions following the panic OF 1901
,.cn steady and the Improvement
\ IN clear and easily traced In the
|, .l,s The business OF the country IL
b, a solid basis. Credits are not
4 cy,cndcd and every phase OF tho
!, .ql seems In "a state OF prepared
81 "A period OF unexampled prosper
manufacturing concerns arc running
',. b, 'ull capacity and the demand for
H.. was never so constant and growing.
I, f,,,icn trade OF the country for this
>, win exceed $4,000, coo 0o0 while the
l,r,. in our fayor-that or the excess
,r.r.s over imports-will exceed 900
@ More than half our exports are
,rrrlrturcs or partly manufactured
,t.rll. while our exports Of farm pro-
p. 'p not show the same increase OF
tr consumption. II is year OF
NM, crops the total money value Of
,,u rrnlucts viii exceed s., 90. 900 coo II
car when the hushei or unit price
.l.urul products has gradually
r.g and vet the total value ~ tho en-
rap is greater by over 81 pCo. go. 900
NJ ,n have known I'm our history
Condition Of the Treasury.
?, condition OF the treasury Is very
tory. The total interest hearing
se," 171.-1n. az which Sl3i 62l $50 con-
o.. Panama canal loan. The non
r curing debt is sS7S. sol $3.50 In
... ssjf ~ oiG 90 grcenbacks. We have
:, 'raaaurv $50. 10000 IN gold coin a.
rg. against the outstanding green
l. and IN addition we have a cash
.... 10 the treasury rs n general fund
So. f-2 i.>oa or IN incrcGSo 81 SO. 30
u..r t,.c general fund last year.
Feceipts ard Expenditures.
OPP three wears the expenditures or tho
.r.nort have decreased under III" IN
.r.. ~ nm effort To cConomi-e. This
presents m apparent exception The
.rsf ly tho secretary OF the treasury
~ ordinary receipts. exclusive OF pos
ruf. MUGS. fer the year ending Jun"
..r .1'irates that they will amount
..- 1900 The sum Cf tho estimates
tNu Expenditures for that sam" year.
..iyn ot Panama canal disbursement
,..'al disbursements payable from
revenues "a s132. 900 900, ind' utiug a
.' of s.. 0ON0'0. For the yea" ending
90 lol3 similarly estimated cceipts
s'.;.rnoC0. while the total corrc-
/. '.r. estimate of expenditures ior that
~ unlimited through the cc."tary oc
iraaSury 90 congress. amounted to
,r DNi THIS shows an Increase Of
q" IN the estimates for 1919 over
'tftl estimates " 1918. This Is due 10
H ryusr OF $1,000 eco In the estimate
ri FRS ana harhors for the next year
r.II"rts and surveys authorized los
..r.es. 20 an increase under The new
$500. bill II Sc. 10000. and to an In
in the estimates for expenses or
hwy department OF S2LoCo.o0o. Tho
rn'n for the navy department for the
nc Included two ban ''sh!ps. C"'r
s~ made provision for unlv ON" battle
r aul therefore the navy department
.""med Il necessary and proper to
Hr estimate which includes the first
expenditure for three hattlcsh,p'
edition 10 tn" amount required for
rs on the uncomplctod ships now under
s''IctiOn In addition to the natural
..aS" IN tho expenditures for tn" un-
plotted ships. and the additional bat
P To estimated FOR. the other increases
.0n 10 the pay required FOR i,o'o or
additional enlisted men In the navy
'u this must be added the additional
~ construction imposed bv ~"
's" In the cirht-huur law when
..s q applicable Ia ships built In pri-
. sNipyards
"" president then explained at som"
''N the national reserve association
.iu recommended. by the monetary
mission and urged congress tn eN-
|" the plan impartially from all
points and then To adopt some
which will secure the benefits de
'Hn"rning the tariff he had little Ia
10 view of the fact that new con-
las been elected on platform
,''ln Tor revenue only
Army Reorganization.
' small army now consists OF $500
"Ncludlng the 5000 Philippine scouts.
Hc out ~ consideration the coast
.rN force. whose position Is fixed IL
'Jrl0us Scacoast dcfcnScs. and the
"u' garrisons OF our various insulIr
.sions. we have today within tGr
mental United States n mobile army
nils about 5000 men. This little fore"
b" still further drawn upon 10 sup
'h" new garrisons for the great naval
which Is being established at Pearl
h'r In the Hawaiian islands, and Ia
'ri The locks now rapidly approaching
pI. ton at Panama. The. forces r'-
hing In the United States are now
Tered In nearly fifty posts, situated
a variety OF historical reasons IN
states. These posts contain
fractions OF regiments. averaging
man 200 men each. In time OF peace
as been our historical policy 10 ad-
lst"r these units separately by geo
'hical organization. In other words
army In time of peace has never been
nlied organization but merely scat
groups OF companies. battalions ana
'nents. and the first task In time az
mas been To create out OF these scat
q units an army NJ for effective team
and cooperation.
the task OF meeting these patent
~ the war department has been az
sing itself during the past year.
prohcnsivc plan NJ reorganization was
jared by the war college division OF
general STAFF. This plan was thor-
NY discussed last summer at series
pen conferences held by the secretary
var and attended by representatives
u All branches OF the army ana from
'r'ss. In printed form IL has been
'lnnted In members OF congress ana
nshout the army and the national
o. and widely through institutions OF
'ihg and elsewhere in tho tni'eu
~ In 1t. for the first time. we ha'c
NATIVE chart for future progress
The National Guard.
'ner existing law the national guaru
ututes. after the regular army the
line OF national defense. It's or
zaton. discipline. training. and EQUIP
: under recent legislation. have been
N...I Al.l. N