9 file
nfyssrroon,
or a measure by mail subsidy or oth
idbvantlon adequate to guarantee the
establishment and rapid dovelopmentu
of an .tn'l‘erlcsu merchant marine. the
restoration oi the American deg to ll;
ancient place upon the sons.
lstlm s Ferment ngl's‘j:
Md ill“;
dolls
sent to t
1150's
and-
”9 this t i?
illusory on Nov. 29 of
o
ordinary expenses or
gov including those tor publ»
its building‘. rivers and harbors and
the navy building program. amount is
[-3080490018 12. Thin is $02,004.88? 80
. 9m~mmmsum for tho
.1 J
.9. .Wdfl .
11. lots
0 total oath-
0000mm estb
been submitted» mus by the
r ,‘ , 11. outs.
my?“ le'ss thxf 1:3 0 gliInal eati-
-:',,‘“‘9'T. gri 9e . . 1“.
Washington. Dec u.—-'.l‘hs president
the rollowlng message to congress
. 1: l 9 ' ‘
Retina” sapgte and 8mm o: more-
w luring Wigs punt" your the foreign roi
giants of the United States have coir
tuned upon it basis or friendship and
$000 understanding.
lgi‘he year has been notablo as wit-
lng thc pacific settlement of two«
portant international controversies
bill ore the permanent pourtV or The
true.“ ‘
9 igi‘he arbitration of the fisheries dis.
9 : to b p the Dial MM”
9 first 3300930. ‘tv'hléll ””0000
9 tree alchemy continuous diplomatic.
raspondenco since the fisheries con-
tlon or 1818. has given an award
w ich is satisfactory to both parties.
9 If blWash Bommlsslen.
Appuclstiupthcso enlightened hand 9
00on .0! elect... times. the congress.
at its last session passed a law provid-
ing for the appointment of a commis-
sion of live members "to be appointed
by the presided: of the United States
to consider” lhd expediency oi utilising
existing lllflflillllmllil agencies tor the
purpose of limiting the armaments or
the natloi’ia' ol' the world by internation-
il agreement and ot constituting the
combing! “59“. lcs oi the world an inter-
mitt o), tone for the preservation of
0an ‘ peace and to consider land
report ago 11 'any other moons to dimln
" lab the expenditures of government for
military purposes and to lessen the
probabilities or war "
i That work oh the international lislr
Varies commission appointed in 1908.
under the treaty of April 11,1903 he-
divest: Great‘ fi‘rlialn and the United
Status.” has resulted in tho tormuia-
lion ind recommendation of uniform
regulations governing the fisheries or
$0 boundary when of Canada and
to United States for the purpose of
protecting and increasing the supply
of food fish in such waters.
fl The Far East.
The center of interest in far eastern
choirs during the past year has again
been China.
It is gratifying to note that the ne-
gotta one for a loan to the Chinese
gov meat for the construction of the
trunk railway lines from Hankow
douthwsrd to Canton and westward
through the Iangtse valley. known as
‘ $0 Edison loan. were concluded by
s representatives of the various
Wis: stoop- to lay last and the
basalts approved by their respective
governments.
9‘ ov’so thou,
molds.» sustained by his mum», for
1911.
crop do not incl 0 the ap-
perigee... lot: a... roman... the
poll ‘ey in chapel-t to Mich 0031:: to he
and into spend as much ouch your as
can economically and odoctively ere
pen' ed in brdér to comploto the canal
as promptly as possible. and thoro-
tore the ordinary motive for cutting
dovvn the expense of the government
rdoes not apply to appropriations tor
this purpose. It will be noted that the
uflmtssier the Panama canal tor
the ensuing year are more than 000,-
000,000. an increase of $20,.000000
printod' tor thlp
mmune condo“ do to the “not that
‘tho oshtdliies tor 1912 include' some-
thing orer 319.000 .000 for the fortified
tion or the canal.
Against the estimates of expendi-
9 V torus ”30.404.013.12. W0 lid" Gilli
mated receipts tor next year 0090.-
mono. making a probable surplus of
ordinary receipts over ordinary ex-
penditures of about 050,000,000. or.
taking into account the estimates-tor
the sham canal, which are 050,920.-
SIT. and which 9-will ultimately be
paid in bonds. it will leave a deficit
tor the next year of about $7,000,000
if 00 shall conclude to tortliy the
canal. The cost of the fortifications
is about 819,900,000. bisonld there be
no appropriations this year tor tortill-
catious then there would be even in-
cludlng the Panama canal appropria-
tion, a surplus or shout 812000.090.
it is not essential to tbsprevcntlng
of smuggling that customs districts
should be increased in number. The
violation of the customs laws can be
quite as easily prevented and much
more economically by the revenue cut-
ter service and by the use of the spe-
cial agent marveling torce of the treas-
ury department.
Very great imprdvomnnts have been
made in rapect to tho mints and as-
say onions. Diminished appropriations
have been asked tor those whose con-
tinuance is can ry. and this
year's estimate of expenses is $390,000
less than "to years ago.
In the bureau of engrale and
printing great economies have been
enacted. Useless divisions have been
abolished. with the result or saving
“40.000 this year in the total ox-
psnscs of the bureau despite increased
business.
Revenues.
As~the treasury department is the
one through which the inoomo ot tpe
government is collected audits upend-
iturcs are disbursed this seems a
. proper place to consider the operation
worked well. The tsghss boon easily
fl J 51"..an a Marianas bill. which be-
",. ”f '! csmdoéiawaugJJm Assam
. ‘ 9 . come solar measure existing
.. . l. 1‘ ' ‘ ' Woodhhmwm “hi?
. ~- 1. nine president the y.V . in o 0
who a... .. V 9 .
WWW taunt soy grudge 10000 wigs escleeoftar. nip;
apples 0 l :1 income em
Nimitz products in any uses corporation in the country. has
world. with which we
001le its protest mist inal-
teslhst tho incidence films tax has
not 0"been heavy. ‘11 floss. moreover.
:vmmV fights MI mgzium
and house- a“0‘1le corporations.
.. And
that m‘ by rat- the mob: important
mad“ 0000“,. in
9 dimilliiaudvolnnhssrforcasis
this n 013th we... to” a pilot 99"“
‘9 or the schedules the declared measure
was not followed. but a higher diner»,
once retained or inserted by way of
undue discrimination a. lover or cor-
tsln industries and manometer».
Little. it any. of the criticism of the
tarllr has been treated against the V
protective print-ins sabovs stated, but
the main body of the criticism has been
based on the charge that the attempt
to conform to the mongol-e of protec-
tion was not honestly and sincerely ltd-9
bored to.
'1'er Board.
The time in which the tariff was pre.
pared undoubtedly was so short as to
make it impossible for the congress
and its exports to acquire the interrac-
tion necessary strictly to contorm to‘
the declarsdmossnrs. in older to avoid
criticism of this blpd in the future and
for the purpose as. pearly conform
log to the party prom congress st in
last session made out) on a: my re-
quest for tho continuance of a board cre-
ated under the authority of tho maxi-V
mum and minimum elapse o: the turn!
hill and authorised thlo boardtosspond
the money appropriated under in! 01-.
rectlon for the ombudsman o: the
cost at production at home had abroad
at the various articles included in the
schedules of the tarim The tacit}
board thus appointed “and authorised
has been diligent in preparing itself for
the necessary investigations. The hope
of those who have advocated the use
of this board for tnrit! purposes is that
the question of the rate of a duty im-
posed shall become more of a business
question and less & a political ques
tion. to be ascertained by experts of
long training and accurate knowledge.
The halt in business and the shock to
business due to the announcement that
a new thrill! hill is to be prepared and
put in operation will be avoided by
treating the schedules one by one as
occasion shall arise for a change in the
rates of each and only after a report
upon the schedule by the tacit: board
competent to make such report.
It is not likely that the board will be
able to make a report during the pros-
cnt session of congress nanny of the
schedules. because a proper examina-
tion involves an anemone amount of
detail and a great deal or cars. but I ,
hope to be able at the opening of the
new congress. or at least during the
session of that congress. to bring to
9 its attention the facts in regard no
those schedules in the present tariit
that may prove to need amendment.
The carrying out of this plan. of
course, involves the full cooperation
ot‘ congress in limiting the considera-
tion in tariff mattcm to one schedule
at a time. becauseifsproposcd amend
men: to s. tarilr‘blll is to involve a
complete consideration: of all the
schedules and another revision than
we shall only repeat the evil from
which the business of this country has
in times past endured most grisvously
by stagnation and uncertainty. pend-
ing a resettlement of a law shooting
all business directly or indirectly. and
the client of which no wise business
man would ignore in new projects and
now in tlucnts.
The inquiries which the members at
the tariff board made during the last
summer into the methods pursued by
other governments with raccoons on
the axles It tends and the determine
tion of their client upon undo show
that each government maintains an of
lice or bureau, the 001ch and em-
ployees of which have made their life
work the study of oarllr matter-.9 at
foreign and home prices and cost' of
articles imported and the shoot of the
tariff upon trade. so that whenever a
change is thought to be necessary in
the tart! law this oilicc is the source
of the most reliable information as to
the propriety or the change and its at-
fact.
i are strongly convinced, that we
need in this government Just such all
silica and that it can be secured by
making the mill board already ap-
pointed a permanent tar-ii! commission.
with such duties. powers and smolu~
the manta as It may seem wiseto congress
to give. it has been proposed to m9
Israelite board hem mm to hrs. The,
present numbsr is convenient. but i
do not wthst automotive
mam me be objectionable.
l tho: congress establish
acomm l. bodflermiuossoavlyss
Mlllpplps lslsntls.
draft the secretory 0: war visited the
topics truest sun has described
his trip in his “PM his round the
islands in s stats er muquilllty and
growing prosperity. due largely to the
change in the mold: laws which has
0001M 010 uiarkotl of America to the.
tiredness or the Philippines and has
opened the Phllipplno markets to
American minimum.
panama canal.
do the instincts of Onlcncl Goothals.
the army snglnsor shiver in charge or
the our. on the masses. 1 have
lust ,mlldo a visit to the isthmus to in-
spool the wool: done and to consist:
with him on the ma as to certain
problems which are“ 1: to arise in
the neon mints. The progress of. the
work is most satisfactory it no no-
oipected obstacle presents limit the
canal will be completed well within the
limo lined by colonel Goethnls—to wit.
Jan. 1. Minivans within the estimate
or cost. 0070.0me
Amour 900'!“qu arising tor present
solution 8 the decision whether the
cabal shall he fortified. I have already
stated to the crows that I stress”
favor fortiiicstlon. and 1 now rsitautip
this opinion 0nd ask your consideration
oi! the subject in the light or the report
already before you made by a coma-
tent
It in our discretion we believe mod-
ern fortifications to be necessary to the
adequate protection and policing of the
meal than it is our duty to construct
them. We hove built the canal. it is
our property. By convention we have
indicated our desire for and indeed na-
dertehcn its universal and equal use.
It is olso well known that one of the
chief cluects in the construction of the
canal ha been to iucropso the mllllsry
odor lv’oness or our navy.
Failure to tortil'y the canal would
have the attainment of both titese
aims in the position of rights and oh-
llgatloas which we should he powerless
to enforce and which could never in
any other way be absolutely safeguard-
ed against a desperate and irresponsi-
ble enemy.
lndotcrmlning what the tabs in the
canal should be we certainly ought not
to lnllst that (or a good many years
so come they should amount to enough
it? Do! the Interest on the investment
or “(3000.000 which the United
States has made in the construction
of the canal. We ought not to do this.
first. became the benefits to be derived
by the United States from this ex-
penditure are not to be measured solely
by.s return upon this investment
My own impression is that the tolls
ought not to exceed $1 per net ton. On
Jan. 1 19“. the tolls in the Sues canal
are to be 7 tunes and 28 cendmss tor
one not too by Boos canal measure-
maul watch-n c9 medldoltlon or
Danube mes-mt. A dollar a too
will secure utblsr the dgutus above a
gross annual income from the Panama
canal or nearly “000.000. The cost
of maintenance and operation is estl~
mated to ”need ”M909.
The next qmtlml that arises is as
to the maiutspance. management and
general control or the canal sitar its
completion. 1: should he promised
that it is an essential part of out navy
establishment to have the coal. oil and
other ship supplies. a drydock and
r show'dnnvoniently located with
on to naval vessels paulug
through the canal. Now. it the govern.
meat tor naval purposes is to under-
tslts to tarnish these conveniences to
the navy. and they are conveniences
equally required by commercial vea
sets. them would seem be strong
masons why the go so: should
take over and include in its manage-
ment the furnlsbhig not only to the
navy. but to the public. drydoch and
repair-hop eludes andthesaleot‘
coal. oil and ship supplies.
The MW of a lock canal of
this enormous also in s sparsely popu-
htsd country and in the tropics. where
the danger drum disease is slwsys
present. mm a lane and complete
and well trained organisation with
roll police powers. upmlsiughhe ut—
most care.
i cannot class this relevance to the
canal without W as a wise
Ewmm mmiunmmm :3. .., Q
dbl-W ed the mist army. this
organised militia and the volunteer
forces in the "out of war.
”001,00
such
save to the
the benefits of the can
bstwesn the canton and wssbsrn sea
Wiles means which this anal was We
secure. 3
miniseries.
lam remnant nndsrthsV
liming the last summer at my sh.
7'91” limitation of
, Judlp lai Procedure.
One great crying mood in the Unites
States is uhebpouing the cost oi litiga-
tlon by simplifying Judicial procedure
and expediting dual Judgment. Under
present conditions the poor man is at
a woeiul disadvantage in i con-
test with a cot-possum are oh op.
ponent. The necessity for the return:
exists both in United states courts
and in all state courts. in order to
bring it about. however. it naturally
tails the general Movement by its
attain a to tarnish a medal to all
states. A legislative continuum: up.
pointed by joint insulation of congress
to revise the procedure in tho United
States courts has as ya: made he re-
00th
1 am smongly convinced that the
best method or improving Judicial pro-
cedure at law is to wet the su-
llremo court: to do ill b the me-
dium of the rules of the court. as in
equity ~Tbln is the way in which it
has been donsdp England.
Rolls! of months Court From Un-
V necessary Appeals.
No man alight to have as a matter oi
right a recipes of his case by the su-
preme court. He should be satisfied
by99ons‘.‘hesrlng before a court. of first
instance and one review by a. court of
0000010., The proper and chief useful-
ness ofths supreme court. and cape—l
eially the supreme court or the United
“shes. is in the cases which come he.
tore it so to expound the law and cope.
clally the tundamenthl law—the con~
"bulletin-as to furnish precedonts for
the ludsrior courts in future litigation
and to? tho executive owners in the
cons clips or statutes and the pen
to tics of their lsglti duties. Thero-
toro any provisions for review or cases
by the supreme court that cost upon
that court the duty of passing on ques-
tions of evidence and the construction
or particular forms of instruments. like
indictments or wills or contracts. de-
cislons not of general application or
importance. merely clog and burden
the court and render more dllticult its
higher Qinction, which makes it so im-
portant a part ottho mmsworlt of
our government. The supreme court is
now carrying a unnecessary burden
of appeals of th kind. and l earnestly
laws that lt‘ be “mend.
Judicial Islariss.
I further recommend in congress the
passage or the bill now reading so:
the increase in the salaries of the fed-
eral judges. by which the chief. justice
of the supreme court shilll receive $11.
900 and the associate Justices 817.000.
the circuit lodges constimtlng the ctr.
cult court of appeals shall receive 010.»
000nm the district Judites 30.000. The
positions they occupy ought to be tilled
by man; who. have showp the greatest
ability in their professional work at
the bar. and it is the poovsst economy
mush row the government to pay
misuse so lost an iodide! service as
not to be able to command the best
talent or the legal profession in every
part of the country. ’
Wiping Out of Mal Dsflolt.
For many years there has been a
dcllclt a“. the operations of the post-
omcc department which has been me:
by appropriation (tom the treasury.
The appropriations-slithered for lost
your from the treasury over and shove
the receipts of the department was
017.000.0011. 1 am glad to record the
fact that of that 817,090.00!) estimated
for 011.000.0011 were saved and return.
dd no the mason. it is gratitylng
to raxtovt that. the reduction in the
dodclt has been accomplished without
any curtailment of postal facilities.
Upon the recommendation of the
postmaster general 1 have included in
the classified service all existent peso
masters. and I believe that this giving
a secure tenors to those who are the
mostimporcsnt subordinates at post-
lnastsl'l will add much to the sflcioncy
or their paces and an W! ad-
mlnlstraflon.
‘ Ilse Freaking £14le
The unrestricted M0! in which
the hunting privilege ia‘now being
used by the several federal services
and by congress has laid it open to se~
riot! abuses. a
Parcels Past.
“impact to the patrolsmpostti I
m Ill 99 0‘
shall ruraildeliv M and that
imitussasnonsi than.
s to slah‘i‘T
hon in albinism of coils ction initi—
atei by itself. and it seems to me ,1!»
logical to maintain a difference helm
government work deep on government
soil and governinsnf work done in a
private establishment. 9 .
9 Workpeuls connoisseurs.
in view of. the been. warned ln-.
torus: now (sit in the united states in
a system of compensation for indium
trial accidents to supp plant our protect
thoroughly unautlsfactory system at
employers” liability is subisct the im-
portance or unidirectional has si-. it
ready recognised by the appointment
at a commit-flop). 1 uncommon: gist.
the international congrm Ii us-
that insurance be invited towhot'd its
meeting in 1918 in Washiyfigospd
that an appropriation o1
made to cover the necessary expenses
of organising and carrying pan the
Surety-Appliances and PreVIelous.
. The protection of railroad employees
front personal injury is a: subject of
the highcst lmporvauoeiand demands
continuing attention. 9
Macro Bxpapltlon.
i also renew my recommendatiom
t steps be taken looking to the bold-
ng of a negro exposition in celebra-
lieu of the fiftieth dnnlvcrsary of the
issuing by Mr. Lincoln of the emanci-
nation proclamation. ' ’
Conservation. ‘
blotlilug can be more important in
the thdtter of consensual! than the
treatment or our forest lands. Speak-
log generality. the germanium has re-
served oi the existing forest; about 70
per cent at all the timberlands ot the
government. Within that forests (in-
cludlng 20.000000. acres in two tomato
in Alaska) are 102.000.0“1-99-s0rsa. ' of
which 100.000.0110 acres are to the
United States proper sud include with-
in their boundarlos something like 22. ~
000,000 acres. that belong to the states
or to private individuals. We have.
then. excluding Alaska (events. a total
of about “4.000.000 acres of forests
belonging to the government which
are being treated in accord with the
principles of scientific forestry.
The law now prohibits the reserve.
lieu of any more forest lands in Orc-
gon. Washlngton. Idaho. hiontana.
Colorado and Wyoming except by|
act or co'ngress. i sin Marmot! by
the department of agriculture that the
government owns other more of limo
bet-land in those states which should
be included in tho Mascot-vies. i
recommend to congress that the liml.
lotion herein imposed be repealed. in
the present forest reserves thewsrs
lands which are not properly forest
land and which ought to be subject to
homestead entry.
Coal Lands.
The next subject. and one most im-
portant for your consideration. is the
disposition of the coal lands in the
United States and in also“. At the
beginning or this administration there
ware classified coal lands in the Unit.
ed States amounting to 5.076.900 acres.
and there were withdrawn from entry
for purposes of classification 17.801000
acres. Since that time there have been
withdrawn by my order from entry
for classification 78.077345 acres. malt-
ing a total withdrawal or 90,844,745
acres. meantime oi' the” sons thus
withdrawn 10.0mm have been classi-
tied and found not to contain coal and
have been restored to agricultural en
try and 4.120.091 acres have been clas~
sided as coal lama. while 79.903339
acme remain withdrawn from entry
and await classldcstion. In addition
337.000 acres have been classified as
coal lands without prior withdrawal.
thus increasing the classldsd coal lands
to 10.429372 acres.
The Question as to how great an
area ought to be included in a lease on
one individual or corporation 3 not
treetromdldicnltyJuthlewottho
{set that the yovsrnmsnt minnow
trolaso srl kthenllllbtbs
some lihsrsiuy in the amount leased
and matadoOscraswouldnotbetoo
grant a maximum. The lessss should
only be cram sitar W
mmiuuwunoam
“Monmouth: in
l
l
Most Ellmllvc sndVHsrtulvas 9
Curr a Severn Cold and and i
three constitutive it lies
. t ‘
.9 9 Ito
will surely «our». ”in bionic
up the most severe col, stints in tilt
head. chem.t boob. stomach or limbs
It prompt
arable hours
ness. lipid
ishnas‘e,‘ go
of the 11
nos 0 stoned up. i
pg. sore rostlyunnlng
tbrrhal c actions new
1 , 110”.de and rheumatic twinned
Papa's Gold compound is the re-
suit of three yesrs’ repeal-oh at a cost
of more than dtty thousand dollars,
and coutulnsmo quinine which We
have conclusively demonstrated is not.
.9 effective in the" treatment 00 colds or
3le p0
Take this harmless Gomnoundas
directed, with the knowledge that.
there is no outer medicine made any-
where clso hi9 the world 913149119 will
cure your cold or and thppe. Maury
as promptly and without any other As-
slstance or “bad after-enocts an a 35
cent package of Pope's Cold Com-
pound. which any drugglat in the
world can supply.
William Harvey Raymond has been
confined to his home in Taylor aye.
nuts (or some time, with a serious ill-
ness
Dally line to N Y
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East River. New York. (foot of :5
street). every dsy (e'xcept Sunday
3 p. m. Freight received at Norwuh
up steal p. m, and South Norwslk up
to thin.
Norwaik Steamboat 00.
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or how you want“. or
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