INTERNATIONAL FALLS PRESS •sgmmsm iae Pa^ama and ct^nai will .find this J&e onJy„ the Philippine islands ..has de­ .t®_ the ^magazi^es, costing man jn/1lions lands are permitted to ba sold is $10 portatidfl, under the Erdmari act, jointly jgreat commercial ^nation unable to scribed^ his trip 'in the report He in excess of the compensation an acre liut the secretary Of the interior with the chairman of the interstate avail in international "maritime business found the islands in a state of tranquillity paid. An answer" was attempted" to has the power to fix a maximum commerce commission. REVIEWED 6T of this great contribution to the. and growing prosperity, due this by the representatives of the price and to sell at that price. "I cannot speak in too high terms of' means of the world's commercial intercourse." largely to the change in the tariff magazines, and a reply was filed to "As one-third of all the coal supply the success of the two officers in conciliation laws, which has opened the markets this answer by the postofflce department. is held by the government, it seems and settlement of controversies Governmental Expense. of America to the products of the The utter inadequacy of the wise that it should retain such control which, but for their interposition, Philippines, and has opened the Philippine answer, considered in the light of the over the mining and the sale as To no one subject does he devote would have resulted disastrously to all markets to American manufactures. reply of the postofflce department, I the relation of lessor to lessee furnishes. more space than to the expense of interests. think must must appeal to any fairminded conducting the various government Civil Service Commission. "The year has been one of prosperity person. Whether the answer "The secretary of the interior thinks departments and the urgent need for "The civil service commission has was all that could be said in behalf of and progress in Porto Rico. there are difficulties in the way of economy, and in this connection he continued its useful duties during the the magazines is another question. I says: leading public coal lands, which objections Panama Canal. year. The necessity for the maintenance agree that the question is one of fact he has set forth in his report, "Every effort has been made by "At the instance of Colonel Goethals, of the provisions-.^ the civil but I Insist that If the fact is as the the force of which I freely concede. each department chief to reduce the the army engineer officer in Affairs of State Are Dealt With service law was never greater than today. experts of the postofflce department I entirely approve his stating estimated cost of his department for charge of the work on the Panama Officers responsible for the policy show, that we are furnishing to the at Length in Annual ... at length in his report of the''objections the ensuing fiscal -year, ending- June canal, I have just made a visit to of the administration, and their owners of magazines a service worth in order that the whole subject 30, 1912. I say this In order.that congress the Isthmus to inspect the work done Message. immediate personal assistants or deputies, millions more than they pay for it, may be presented to congress, but may understand that these estimates and to consult with him on the should not be included within the then justice requires that the rate after a full consideration, for the rea thus made present the smallest ground as to certain problems which classified service, but in my judgment, should be increased. The increase in sons I have given above, I favor a sum" which will maintain the departments, are likely to arise in the near future. public opinion has advanced to the receipts of the department resulting leasing system and recommend it." bureaus and offices ol~the government The progress of the work is the point where it would support a bill from this change may be devoted and meet its other obliga most satisfactory. If no unexpected Water Power Sites. BUT LITTLE ABOUT TARIFF providing a secure tenure during efficiency to increasing the usefulness of the department tions, under existing law, and that a obstacle presents Itself, the canal "Prior to March 4, 1909, there had for all purely administrative in establishing a parcels cut of these estimates would result will be completed well within the been, on the recommendation of the officials. I entertain the profound conviction post and in reducing the cost of firstclass in embarrassingthe executive branch reclamation service, withdrawn from time fixed by Colonel Goethals, towit, that it would greatly aid the postage to one cent. It has been of the government in the performance January 1, 1915, and within the agricultural entry, because they were cause of efficient and economical government said by the postmaster general that a President Discusses Work of of its duties. This remark does not estimate of cost, $375,000,000. regarded as useful for power sites and of better politics if congress fair adjustment might be made under apply to the river and harbor estimates, "Among questions arising for present which ought not to be disposed of as 1 could enact a bill providing that Tariff Board—Ship Subsidy. which the advertising part of the except to those for expenses of solution is the decision whether agricultural lands, tracts amounting the executive shall have the power magazine should be charged for at a maintenance and the meeting of obligations Is Urged. the canal shall be fortified. I have to about 4,000,000 acres. The withdrawals to include in the classified service all different and higher rate from that of under authorized contracts, were hastily made and included already stated to the congress that local offices under the treasury department, the reading matter. This would relieve nor does it apply to the public building a great deal of land that was I strongly favor fortification and I the department of justice, the many useful magazines that are bill nor to the navy building program. not useful for power sites. They were now reiterate this opinion and ask postofflce department, the interior department not circulated at a profit, and would Of course, as to these congress intended to include the power sites your consideration of the subject in and the department of commerce not shut them out from the use of the WORK ON PANAMA CANAb could withhold-any: part-Or" all the light of the report already before on 29 rivers in 9 states. Since that and labor, appointments to mails by a prohibitory rate. of the estimates for them without interfering you made by a competent board. time 3,475,442 acres have been, restored which now require the confirmation "With respect to the parcels post, I with the discharge of the ordinary "Another question which arises for for settlement of the,original of the senate, and that upon such respectfully "recommend its adoption obligations of these functions consideration and possible legislation 4,000,000 because they do not contain classification the advice and consent on all rural delivery routes, and that of" its departments bureaus and "offices. power sites and meantime, new is the question of tolls in the canal. of the senate shall cease to be required 11 pounds—the international limit—be Meed of Legislation Anticipating Completion This question is necessarily affected withdrawals have been made which, in such appointments. By made the limit of carriage in such of the Ditch Is Pointed "The final estimates for the- year by the probable tonnage which will with other restorations based upon their certainty of tenure, dependent on post." Out—Change in Postal Rates— ending June 30, 1912,' as they haVe go through the canal. field examination, result in withdrawals good service, and by their freedom Parcels Post and Postal been sent to the treasury on November Abolish Navy Yards. "In determining what the tolls at present effective of 1,218,356 from the necessity for political activity, 29 of this year, for the ordinary The president calls attention to certain Savings—Economy acres on vacant public land and 202,197 should be we certainly ought not to these local officers would be induced expenses of the government, reforms urged by the secretary of including insist that for a good many years to acres on entered public land, or a Urged. to become mqre efficient public those for public buildings, rivers and the navy which he recommends for come they should amount to enough total of 1,420,553 acres. These withdrawals servants. harbors, and the navy building program, adoption, and continues: to pay the interest on the investment made from time to time cover Economy and Efficiency. Washington, Dec. 6.—President amount to $630,494,013.12. This "The estimates of the navy department of $400,000,000 which the United all the power sites included in the Taft's annual message to congress "The increase in the activities and is $52,964,887.36^ less than, the, appropriations' are $5,000,000 less than the appropriations States has made in the construction first withdrawals and many more, on in the annual expenditures of the federal contained 40,000 word's, and is said £0" for the fiscal'year ending for the same purpose last of the canal. We ought not to do 151 rivers and in 12 states. The disposition government has been so rapid be the longest document of its kind June 30, 1911. It is $16,883,153.44 year, and included in this is the building this, first, because the benefits to be of these power sites involves and so great that the time has come ever written. In it he reviews the less than the total estimates, including program of the same amount as derived by the United States from one of the most difficult questions presented work of each of the administrative to check the expansion of government supplemental estimates submitted that submitted for your consideration jhis expenditure is not to be measured in carrying out practical conservation. activities in new directions until we departments beginning with the state to congress bf the treasury fof the last year. It is merely carrying out solely by a return Upon the investment. have tested the economy and efficiency department. He devotes considerable year 1911, and is $5,574,659.39 less the plan of building two battleships a If it were then the construction "The subject is one that calls for with which the government of today is space to the satisfactory settlement than the original estimates submitted year, with a few needed auxiliary ves-sels. might, well have been left new legislation. It has been thought being carried on. The responsibility of the fisheries dispute with England by the treasury for 1911. I earnestly hope that this program to. private enterprise. that there was danger of combination through the medium of the Hague rests upon the head of the administration. "These fiugres do not include the will be-adopted. "My own impression is that the to obtain possession of all the power He is held accountable by the Tribunal, and recounts both the history, appropriations for the Panama canal, "The secretary of the navy has foils ought not to exceed $1 per net sites and to unite them under one public, and properly so.. Despite the of the fisheries dispute and the the policy in respect to which ought given personal examination to every ton, and I should recommend that control. Whatever the evidence of unselfish and patriotic efforts of the establishment of the^tribunal. to .be, and is, to spend as much each navy yard, and has studied the uses within certain limits the president be this, or lack of it, at present we have heads of departments and others In connection with the state department year as can be economically and effectively of the navy yards with reference to authorized to fix the-tolls of the canal had enough experience to know that charged with responsibility of government, he tells of the important political expended in order" to complete the necessities of our fleet. With a and adjust them to what seems to combination would be profitable, and there has grown up in this country happenings of the past twelve the canal as promptly as possible, fleet considerably less than half the be commercial necessity. the control of a great number of power a conviction that the expenses of months throughout the entire world, and therefore, the ordinary, motive size of that of the British navy) we "I cannot close this reference to at will within certain sections. government are too great. The fundamental and the action of this country in connection for cutting down the expense of have shipyards more than double the the canal without suggesting as a "However this may be, it is the reason for the existence undetected the government does not apply to appropriations with them. number, and there are several of these wise amendment to the interstate plain duty of the government to- see of waste, duplication, and bad for this purpose. Tariff Negotiations. shipyards expensively equipped with commerce law a provision prohibiting to it that in the utilization and development management is the lack of prompt, accurate "Against the estimates of expenditures, modern machinery, which, after investigation Referring to the negotiation of new interstate commerce railroads from of all this immense amount information. $640,494,013.12, we have estimated the secretary of the navy believes tariff agreements President Taft owning or controlling ships engaged of water power, conditions shall be "I have requested the head of each receipts for next year $680,000,000, to be entirely useless for naval says: in the trade through the Panama imposed that will prevent extortionate department to appoint committees on makirg a probable surplus of ordinary purposes. He asks authority to abandon "The new tariff law, in Section 2,. .canal. I believe such a provision charges, which are the usual accompaniment economy and efiieiency in order to secure receipts over ordinary expenditures of certain of them and to move their respecting the maximum and minimum may be needed to save to the people of monopoly. full co-operation in the movement about $50,000,000, or taking into account machinery to other places, where it tariffs of the United States, of the United States the benefits of "The question of conservation is by the employees of the government the' estimates for the Panama can be made of use." which provisions came into effect on the competition in trade between the not a partisan one, and I sincerely themselves. canal, which are $56,920,847.6ft, and "The complete success of our country April 1. 1910, imposed upon us responsibility eastern and western seaboards which hope that even in the short time of "I urge the continuance of the appropriation which will ultimately be paid in bonds, in arctic exploration should not remain of determining prior to this canal was constructed to secure." the present session consideration may of $100,000 requested for it will leave, a deficit for the next unnoticed. The unparalleled that' date whether any undue discrimination be given to those questions which the fiscal year 1912. Department of Justice. year- of about $7,000,000, if congress achievement of Peary in reaching the existed against the United have now been much discussed, and "My experience leads me to believe Discussing the affairs of the department shall conclude to fortify the canal." north pole, April 6, 1909, approved by States and its products in any country that action may be taken upon them." that while government methods are of justice, the president The Tariff. critical examination of the most expert of the world with which we sustained much criticized, the bad results—if we says: Alaska. The President devotes but little scientists, has added to the distinction commercial relations. do have bad results—are not due to a "I invite especial attention to the "With reference to the government space to the subject of the tariff law, of our navy, to which he belongs, "In the case of several countries Instances prosecutions under the federal law lack of zeal or willingness on the part of Alaska, I have nothing to add to and of it he says: and reflects credit upon his of apparent undue discrimination of the civil servants." of the so-called 'bucket shops,' and the recommendations I made in my "The schedules of the rates of duty country. I recommend fitting recognition against American commerce were of those schemes to defraud in which Interstate Commerce. last message on the subject. I am in the Payne tariff act have been subjected by congress of the great achievement found to exist. These discriminations, the use of the mail is an essential "There has not been time to test the convinced that the migratory character to a great deal of criticism, of Robert Edwin Peary." were removed by negotiation. Prior part of the fraudulent conspiracy, benefit and utility of the amendments of the population, its unequal distribution, some of it just, more of it unfounded, Conservation. to April 1, 1910, when the maximum prosecutions which have saved ignorant to the interstate commerce law contained and its smallness of number, and to much misrepresentation. The tariff was to come into operation with and weak members of the public "The subject of the conservation of in the act approved June 18, which the new census shows to apt was adopted in pursuance of a respect to importations from all those and are saving them hundreds of the public domain has commanded the 1910. The law as enacted did not contain be about 50,000, in relation to the declaration by the party which is responsible countries in whose favor no proclamation attention of the people within the last millions of dollars. The violations of all the features which I recommended. enormous expanse of the territory, for it that customs bill applying the minimum tariff two or three years. the anti-trust law present perhaps the It did not specifically denounce make it altogether impracticable to should be a tariff for the protection should be issued by the president, one "There is no need for radical reform most important litigation before the as unlawful the purchase by of home Industries, the measure of give to those people who are in hundred and thirty-four such proclamations in the methods of disposing of departnffent, and the number of cases one of two parallel and competing the protection Jto be the difference between Alaska today and may not be there a were issued. filed shows the activity of the government what are really agricultural lands. The roads of the stock of the other. Nor the cost of producing the imported year hence, the power to elect a legislature "This series of proclamations embraced in enforcing that statute. present laws have worked well. The did it subject to the restraining influence article abroad and the cost of to govern an immense territory the entire commercial world "In a special message last year I enlarged homestead law has encouraged of the Interstate Commerce commission producing it at home, together with to which they have relation so and hence the minimum tariff of the brought to the attention of congress the successful farming of lands the power of corporations engaged such addition to that difference as little permanent." United States has been given universal the propriety and wisdom of enacting in the semi-arid regions. in operating interstate railroads might give a reasonable profit to the Pensions. application, thus testifying to the a general law providing for the incorporation "Is-othing can be more important in to issue new stock and bonds nor did home producer. The basis for the "The uniform policy of the government satisfactory character of our trade of industrial and other the matter of conservation than the it authorize the making of temporary criticism of this tariff is that in respect in the matter of granting pensions relations with foreign countries. companies engaged in interstate commerce, treatment of our forest lands. It was agreements between railroads limited to a number of the schedules to those gallant and devoted "Marked advantages to the commerce and I renew my recommendation probably the ruthless destruction of to 30 days, fixing the same rates for the declared measure was not foffowed, men who fought to save the life of of the United States were obtained in that behalf." forests in the 'older states that first traffic between the same places. but a higher difference retained or the nation in the perilous days of the' through these tariff settlements. The crying need in the United called attention to the necessity for a inserted by way of undue discrimination "I do not press the consideration of great civil war, h&s always been of States of cheapening the cost of litigation halt in the waste of our resources. in favor of certain industries and any of these objects upon congress at the most liberal character. Those "The policy of broader and closer by simplifying judicial procedure "In the present forest reserves there manufactures. Little, if any, of the this session. men ~a're how rapidly passing away. trade relations with the Dominion of and expediting final judgment is are "lands which'are not" properly forest, criticism cf the tariff has been directed "The interstate commerce commission The best obtainable official statistics Canada which was initiated in the adjustment pointed out and action looking to correction and which ought to be subject to against the protective principle has recommended appropriations show that they are dying at the rate of the maximum and minimum of these evils is urged. homestead entry. This has caused above stated but the main body of for the purpose of enabling it to enter of something over three thousand a provisions of the tariff act of The president recommends an increase some local irritation. We are carefully the criticism has been based on the upon a valuation of all railroads. This month, and, in view of their advancing August, 1909, has proved mutually in the salaries of federal eliminating such lands from forest attempt to conform to the measure of has always been within the jurisdiction years, this rate must inevitably in judges. beneficial. It justifies further efforts reserves or where their elimination. protection was not honestly and sincerely of the commission, but the requisite proportion, rapidly increase. To the for the readjustment of the commercial-relations Postal Savings Banks. is not practical listing them fOT adhered to." funds have been wanting. Statistics man who risked everything on the of the two countries so "At Its last session congress made entry7 under'-,the forest homestead ct. to the value of each railroad would The Tariff Board. field of battle to save the nation in that their commerce may follow the revision for the establishment of "Congress ought to trust the executive, be valuable for many purposes, especially The president, refers to the appointment the hour of its direst need we owe a channels natural to contiguous countries savings banks by the postofflce department to^usje the power of reservation if we ultimately., enact any limitations of a board of experts to investigate debt which has not been and should and be commensurate with the of this government by which only with respect to-Jand-*-most -vaiu^able upon the power of the interstate the cost of production of^ various not be computed in a begrudging or Steady expansion of trade and industry under"general control of trustees, consisting for forest purposes. During the railroads to issue stocks and articles included in the' schedules of parsimonious spirit." on both sides of the boundary of the postmaster general, the present administration, €2",250,000 bonds, as I hope we may. -the .tariff, and says: line." •secretary of the treasury and the attorney acres of land largely non-timbered, of Bureau Corporations. "For the protection of our own "The tariff board thus appointed general, the system could be have been excluded from forest reserves, Referring to the report of the commissioner Ship Subsidy. people and the" preservation of our and authorized has been diligent in begun In a few cities and towns, and and 3,500,00.0 racres of land of corporations, the president The president urges such action as credit in foreign -tradej I "urge upon preparing itself for the necessary investigations! .enlarged to cover within its opera*5.ons principally valued for forest purposes says: he believes will increase American congress the immediate enactment of "The hope "of "those who as many cities and towns and as have been included in forest reserves, trade abroad, and says: ^Tne commissioner finds a condition a law under "which one who, in good have advocated the use of this board .arge a part of the country as seemed making a reduction in forest reserves "Another instrumentality indispensable in the ownership of the standing faith, advances money or credit upon for tariff purposes is that the. question wise. The initiation and establishment of non-timbered, land amounting to the unhamapered and natural timber of the United States other a bill of lading issued by a common of the rate of a duty imposed shall of such a system has required a 2,750,000 acres." than the government timber that calls development of American commerce is carrier upon an interstate or foreign become more of a business question great deal of study on the part of for serious attention. The direct investigation merchant marine.. All maritime and Coal. Lands. shipment can hold the carrier liable and less of a political question, to be the experts in the postofflce and treasury made by the commissioner commercial nations recognize the importance ascertained by experts of long training "The next subject, and one most important for the value of the soods described departments, but a system has covered an area which contains 80 of this factor. The greatest in the bill at the valuation specified and" accurate knowledge. The for your consideration, is the now been devised which is believed to per cent, of the privately-owned timber commercial nations, our competitors, In the bill, at least to the extent of the halt in business and the shock to business, disposition of the coal lands in the be more economical and simpler in Its of the country. jealously foster their merchant marine. advances made in reliance upon It. due to the announcement that a United* States and Alaska. At the beginning operation than any similar system Perhaps nowhere is the need "His report shows that one half of new tariff bill is to be prepared and "I further recommend that a punishment of this administration there abroad. Arrangements have been perfected the timber in this area is owned by tor rapid and direct mail, passenger put in operation will be avoided by were withdrawn .from entry foj- purposes of fine and imprisonment be imposed so that savings banks will be 200/ individuals and corporations And freight communication quite so treating the schedules one by one as upon railroad agents and shippers of classification 17,867,000 acres. opened in some cities and towns on that 14 per cent, is owned by these urgent as between the United States occasion shall arise for a change in for fraud or misrepresentation In Since that time there have been withdrawn the 1st of January, and there will be a corporations, and that there is very and Latin America. We can secure the rates of each, and only after a report by my order from entry for connection with the issue of bills of gradual extension of the benefits of extensive inter-ownership of stock, In no other quarter of the world such upon the schedule by the tariff classification 78,977,745 acres, making lading issued upon Interstate and foreign the plan to the rest of the country." as well as other circumstances, all immediate benefits in friendship and board competent to make such report. a total withdrawal of 96,844,745 acres. shipments. "It is gratifying," says the president pointing to friendly relations among commerce as would flow from the establishment It is not likely that the board will be Meantime of the acres thuis withdrawn. "Except as above, I do not recommend "that the reduction in the postal those who own a majority of this timber, of direct lines of communication able to make a report"during the present 1,061,8$9have been classified any amendment to the interstate deficit has been accomplished without a relationship which might lead with the countries of "session of congress on any of the and found not to contain coal and commerce law as It stands. I do not any curtailment of postal facilities. Latin America adequate to meet the to a combination for the maintenance schedules, because a proper examination have been restored to agricultural entry, now recommend any amendment to On the contrary, the service has been of a price that would be very detrimental requirements of a rapidly increasing involves an enormous amount of and 4,726)091 acres have been the anti-trust law. In other words, it greatly extended during the year in to the public interest, and appreciation of. the reciprocal dependence detail and a great deal of care but I classified as coal lands while 7,993,'239 seems to me that the existing legislation all its branches." would create the necessity of removing of the countries of the western hope to be able at the opening of the acres remain withdrawn from entry with reference to the regulation Second-Class Mail. hemisphere upon „each other's products, all tariff obstacles to the free importations congress, or at leasts during the -new Jin. my last annual message I invited await classification. ~In~"addltloh and of corporations and the restraint of of lumber from other countries." sympathies and assistance. session of that congress to-bring to acres have been classified as the attention-of congress to the '337,000 their business has reached a point "I alluded to. this most important its. attention, the facts in regard to coal lands without prior withdrawal, inadequacy of the postal rate Imposed where we can stop for. awhile and witness subject in my last annual message it th68e schedules tni'the- present tariff Bureau of Labor. upon second-class maii matter in so increasing the classified coal thus the effect of the vigorous execution has that may prove to need amendment." "The of has often been before you and I need lands to 10,429,372 acres. Car as that includes magazines, and commissioner labor been of the laws of the statute books Our Island Possessions. in composing the not recapitulate the reasons for its "Under the laws providing for the showechby figures prepared by experts actively engaged dif­ in restraining the abuses which certainly -ac-. "During the last summer, at my ferences between employers and recommendation. Unless prompt disposal of coal lands in the United pf- the postofflce department that, the em­ did exist and whloh rouged Hon taken the of tfie price which "request, the secretary of war' visited rendering, service be completion States, the minimus* at ployees engaged la interstate trans-. government a irtm public to demand refgrja,"