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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6tli, 1919.
TREASURY SAFEGUARDS NEEDED
Among: all th«* numerous legislative proposals advanced by I’resident
. VI Ison In his recent message to congress none are of a more distinctly
wholesome and much needed character than the one urging congress to es
tablish a national budget system. The proposal is, of course, not a new
one. Iludget hills have been introduced in congress on several occasions
during recent periods and, if we recall rightly, several arc slumbering peace
fully in committee at the present time while awaiting ever deferred action by
ciingress, which evidently is not particularly favorable to tin* budget plan
(•wing to its interference with the present loose system of handing out
government revenues.
None who take close cognizance of the administration of public affairs
will fall to realize that at the best reckoning the present system of , dminis
"ering government funds is susceptible of vast improvement. l-'roih the
economic viewpoint the system is Just about as poor and lax :ik it could be
without throwing the doors of the treasury wide open to the approach >f
predatory despoilers. In the absence of personal responsibility for national
; ppropriatlons and expenditures, all too often the nation’s strong box has
been an open source of plunder by the log rollers and pork barrel a.'vocates
in the house and senate. The cost of government has always been consid
erably higher than the results warranted t.nd the main reason is to he found
in the fact that most of the senators and representatives svent to congress to
assist in guiding the ship of state are little concerned about the results
achieved through the expenditure of government funds. The question of what
value Is received is one which interests but few and the only concern of many
congressmen regarding government finances is confined to getting ;■*: much
out of the treasury as they can to expend among their eonstitutuents “back
home." -
Under the budget system in vogue in England tho crown is mad.
directly responsible for all public estimates, appropriations and expend
itures, thereby creating that individual responsibility, lack of which is the caus.
of so much waste and misappropriation in America. No motion to Increase
the estimates of expenditures is permitted in the house of commons under the
English system unless the motion is made by the crown, represented by the
government organization. 'Hie government or ministry is solely responsible
for the discharge of nil government functions and must go to parliament, vlt’i
itemized estimates covering all anticipated government expenditures.
Under a similar plan In this country the president would be responsi-i
hie for the budget estimates submitted by the various executive branches to
congress and would also have the duty of seeing that efficient work was ac
complished with the funds appropriated under the budget estimates. Under
our present system appropriations have their origin in twenty n'ne con
gressional committees. Under a budget system responsibility for national
expenditures would be placed on one authoritative body, the cabinet or the
president himself, thus doing away with the unbusinesslike method which
now wastes millions annually to little or no beneficial purpose.
With a war debt of $22,500.000,Ofta hanging over us and with annual
government expenditures mounting steadily into the billions of dollars there
is an insistent need for a closer and more businesslike method of handling
and dispensing government funds. It is plainly the right time to end the
present method of leaving the expenditure of tho nation's revenues to a
multitude of committees. The adoption of the budget system is the only
way in which this can be done.
AN UNEXPECTED ANTI-CLIMAX
It develops that when the secret treaty of London was drawn up
between the Allies and Italy, the Italian statesmen had no thought »»f de
manding that Flume be awarded to Italy Then and apparently for a Ion?
time after, the statesmen and people of Italy recognized that the claims of
tl.e Jugo Slavs, to Flume were superior to their own. But later on, for
the purpose of serving political enterprises of an imperialistic character, the
Italian statesmen put in a claim for Fiume, and, as a means of persuading
the peace conference that they were constrained to do so by an Irresistible
popular demand, they systematically and sedulously propagated the idea that
Italy’s moral right to the former Austrian port was so exalted It would be a
betrayal of those who had died under the Italian battle flags not to insist that
it be awarded to Italy.
Disclosures made since the armistice show there was no popular de
mand for Flume at the time the Italian politicians made the decision to
claim it. The Italian mind was not unfavorable to the idea, however, and
a popular demand for Flume soon came into existence under the careful
cultivation of the politicians. And now it seems that the wind sowed by the
Italian politicians has become a whirlwind that threatens grave difficulties
with both tho Jugo-Slavs* and the Allies and possibly between the Italian
people and the government.
As the situation now stands. It Is decidedly evident that Italy would he
glad to cancel its claim to Flume to escape the difficult alternatives of be
coming at outs with the Allies; of possible war with the Jugo Slavic state:
and of having to face a dangerous revolution at home.
The failure of the government to take a drastic attitude toward the
rebellion led by D’Annunzio in Fiume and Dalmatia undoubtedly means that
the government is restrained from challenging the course of the remarkable
roldler-poet and his followers by n fear that any forcible attempt to c heck
his obvious effort to hold Fiume and seize portions of the Dalmatian section
In ddnnnoe of both his own government and the Allies will turn the masses
of the Italian people against the government itself.
On the other hand, if it fails to oust D’Annunzio the government finds
itself threatened by a war with the Jugo-Slav's, who hold Italy responsible
for D’Annunzio’s seizure of Flume and other important Dalmatian towns and
Are preparing, according to recent telegrams, to resist further encroachments
hy the rebels. In such nn event the popular sympathy for D’Annunzio’s
patriotic but misguided efforts to secure for Itloins what their politicians
have taught thorn to be their moral rights, namely the acquisition of Flume
and most of the Italian populated sections of the Dalmatian coast, will un
doubtedly result in a popular clamor for war against the Jugo Slavs In retalia
tion. This in turn will place the government in the equally critical situation
of having to face a revolution at home if it refuses and of suffering a rupture
with the Allies If It does npt. Owing to Italy's precarious economic situa
tion. the latter alternative Is one scarcely less unpleasant than the others.
The Italian government would undoubtedly be very glad to escape from
the coll the politicians have woven in pursuit of their Imperialistic alms.
D’Annunzio's rebellion, however, has created an anti climax pregnant with a
wide variety of disasterous possibilities. Furthermore, the situation is one
which can hardly be escaped without risking a popular revolt which would
undoubtedly Shatter the government and possibly Jeopardize the throne.
NOTICE OP INTENTION TO WOLO MINING CLAIM GLANK*
ON SALE AT NUGGET OPPICE.
TUESDAY
WAR CLOUDS LOOMING
ALONG MEXICAN BORDER
WASH., Doc. 2—The Mexican Hit
nut inn has developed still morn serious
phases today through the. announced
Intention of the government to press
the Mexican government still farther
regarding the release of American con
sular agent Jenkins.
The State Department enounced to
day tlie dispatch of another note to
Mexico declaring its belief that the
charges of perjury brought by the Car
ranza government against Jenkins are
unfounded and reiterating the earlier
demand that Jenkins be released*im
mediately .
Secretary I rinsing in announcing
the dispatch of the note to Carranza
said the department is convinced that
the perjury charge is trumped up by
Carranza to evade the American de
mand for Jenkins' release and the gov
ernment will insist that the consular
agent he granted his freedom.
CARRANZA CONCENTRATING
TROOPS ALONG LOWER BORDER
HI* PASO, Dec. 2-—Advices reaching
the local military headquarters from
various border points disclose that the
Mexican government is concentrating
troops along the border line, evidently
in anticipation of an American inva
sion developing from the Jenkins affair
The concentration of Cairrunzlst
troops is going on at all important stra
tegeticnl points with the largest mobi
lization at Ojinagn, opposite Presidio,
Texas. Ileports from Presidio say
fully fifteen hundred additional rein
forcements have been added to the
local garrison during the past forty
eight hours.
The view is expressed by military
officials that the troop concentrations
aiv significant of a growing serious
ness in the Jenkins affair.
KOLCHAK ISSUES NEW
CALL AGAINST BOLSHEVIKI
VLADIVOSTOK. Dec. 2 A procla
mation calling upon the civilians of
Siberia to rally to the support of an
All Russian government to resist the
Bolshevik! has been issued by General
Kolchak and is being circulated thru
out the greater part of Eastern Siberia.
Kolchak's appeal is mainly directed to
the peasantry, who are urged to Join
the army of the all Russian govern
UPROAR GREETS ITALIAN KING
IN PARLIAMENT
ROME, Dec. I —Shouting Viva
Socialisin',” the extreme Socialists
members of the Italian Chamber of
Deputies rose in a body and left the
Chamber when King Victor Emmanuel
began the delivery of his speech from
the throne at the opening of the Ital
ian parliament today. The withdraw:*!
of the Socialist deputies was accom
panied by a noisy demonstration which
prevented the remainder of the cham
ber members hearing the earlier por
tions of the king's address.
SEATTLE SCHOOL DIRECTOR
ELECTION DEVELOPS
GR€AT BITTERNESS
SEATTLE, Dec. 2—An election is
being held here today for the selection
of two School hoard directors to clean
out the tight between Walter J. Santa -
mayor and George H. Walker, standing
for Americanism, and George P. List
man and Mrs. Wisewell Wilson, who
are running as the Triple Alliance can
Jidatos I lacked by organized labor, rad
icals and avowed Bolsheviki.
The election is developing much bit
terness on both sides. The newspa
pers are participating vigorously with
the Star, Times and Post Intelligencer
supporting Walker and Santamxiver
ind the Seattle Union Record, the or
gan of the radical and la-bor elements
mpporting the Triple Alliance.
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
DEALS LARGE'. Y WITH
LABOR SITUATION
WASH . Dor. 1’—President Wilson’s
message road at tlip opening session
of congress dealt 'argely wl‘! tiic In
dustrial situation and urged congress
to establish the pr'r.ciples regarding
labor and labor aid laid down 1 y the
League of Notions covenant. The
president asked for the establishment
tif n national budget system of legist: • -
tion: to secure employment and land
for anny service men: for federal aid
In building good roads throughout the
nation: for the enactment >f Attorney
General Palmer’s legislation for deal
ing with reds: legislation to • educe
the cost of living and rite extension of
lever act laws to bring about the dem
ocratization of industry, including the
right of participation by the workers
In decisions affecting their welfare.
He declared that the right of the in
dividual to strike Is invi >laie and urg
ed against any attempt t • ' .act anti- 1
Strike legislation.
TRUNK MURDER
MYSTERY REVEALED IN
MICHIGAN MANSION
young woman believed to be that of j
Misa Maud Tabor, a toucher and I
daughter of tli»- Into Lestei Tabor, a !
prominent lawyer, ban been found con- j
coaled in a trunk in the basement of
the famil.v mansion :ii i«awion, Michi
The young woman mysteriously dis- ]
appeared several years ago and all of- i
forts to locate her have heretofore
The trunk containing the body was
Ideated undei a heap of basement rub
bish. The mothet and brother of the
missing woman arc being sought by
the authorities on susui -ion that they
hire implicated in the alleged murder.
The authorities have already arrest
ed Mrs. Florence Tabor t'ritchlow, a.
sister of the trunk murder victim. Jos
eph Virgo, the sweetheart of the dead
gul is also being held in connection
Shad Roe "The American caviar" 3
cans for $1.00 at Polets
REDUCTION WAR DEPARTMENT
EXPENSES DECLARED
NECESSARY
WASH . Dei-. I War expense* nlld
an inordinate cost of maintaining the
present inililnry establishment .show
that it is necessary to reorganize the
army and the War Department itself.
Secretary of War Baker tlcelared toda\
in the annual report of h's depaitment
Tin- report recommends that the
present emergency military organiza
tion l>e reduced to peace time sir.*- and
made permanent. Raker also approv
ed the (Scnornl St iff hill for the forma
tion of a general staff for the regular
army forces which will lie adequate in
size to form the nucleus of any great
military mobilization the country may
he called upon to make and build up
by years of universal training
ANNUAL APPROPRIATION
ESTIMATES TOTAL OVER
FOUR BILLION
WASH,, Doc. 2—Four billion. eight
hundred and sixty five million dollar*
arc asked for the maintenance of the
ruitionnl government during the com
ing year in the annual appropriation
estimate* presented to congress by the
furious governmental departments.
Slightly less than two and a half bil
lion of this huge estimated cost of
maintaining the government will be
ievoted to the upkeep of the army and
naval forces. The sum of one and .«
Iinlf hillionH is asked for the army and
he navy's appropriation estimate totals
ten-rly a billion.
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WEDNESDAY
GERMANY REFUSES TO
SIGN TREATY PROTOCOL
I'AltlS, Dec. 3—Germany hits do
elded not t«* sign the protocol present
ed to her by the Allies as ;i. pnllmin
ary to placing the peace treaty into
Announcement to this effect reached
causing wide general Interest I
Ing fiermnnv's intentions.
TRIPLE ALLIANCE DEFEATED IN
SEATTLE SCHOOL ELECTIONS
SEATTLE. Dee. 3—Walter Santa
meyer and Gen. II Walker were elect*
ed by pluralities of St.ftOO ovet the
“Triple Alliance" candidates at ves
terday's nehooi elections. Although
receiving the full support of organize ;
labor and ail ladicals. the alliance can
didates polled only 1 x.ooo votes. Forty
seven thousand votes were cast, by f:,i
the largest number ever recorded in a
Seattle school election.
SEATTLE GRAND JURY
INDICTS UNION RECORD
OFFICIALS FOR SEDITION
SBATTLK, Dec. 3--.\uIt. Kust. I
editors and directors • *f the Seattle
Uni on-Record, the local labor Journal,
have been indicted by the federal
grand jury for sedition and violation
of the Espionage Act. The defend
ants were arrested this morning and
are now securing bonds for their re
lease. The grand Jury retutrm-d
“Not true bill” after investigation ^
the charges against Kdwin Selwin. tli.* j
editor of the Seattle Business f'liron
icle whose articles it was ehurged were ]
provocative of lawlessness and an in
citement to murder and disturbance, j
A Union Itecoid correspondent has
been cited to appear before the grand
Jury for alleged violation of tie Ks
pionage Act. Il is charged that I -'
wrote numerous articles tending t > I
prevent enlistments during the war
FAMOUS STEEL MACNATE
DIES IN NEW YORK. |
I
NKW YORK, Dec. 3—Henry fl.vl
Frick, the noted steel, magnate and
head of the II. <\ Frick Coke C.i . the
largest coke producing Arm in the
world, died at his home in this ci»>
toda> after a lingering illness.
DAKOTA REPUBLICANS ENDORSF
WOOD FOR PRESIDENT
P1RRRR, I).. Dei :t Leonard
Wood was endorsed for president >.f
the United States tonight b\ the I:«•
publican state convention after a i
spirited fight in which Louden w
second. While the republicans were i
meeting in one legislative chamber in
the capitol. the Democratic state con
vention in the opposite chamber hi
dorsed Wilson for a third term by
unanimous vote.
GREAT GENERAL STRIKES
DEVELOP IN ITALY
IIOMK, Dec. 3rd—fJroat goner. i1
strike* of labor are developing .it v«r
ionn points throughout the country tin
der the influence of constant affitations
GeneraI strikes have been declared in
Rome. Milan and Florence, a.® well -
:it other less important centers. There
in an almost complete cessation of woil,
in the three principal cities mentioned.
SENATE COMMITTEE
READY TO REPORT ON
MEXICAN INTERVENTION
chairman of tlio .special senate com
mittee engaged in Investigating the
Mexican situation, is ready to report
t« the senate regarding the ndvi.sihilit
of armed intervention in M \i. ■>> l>\ 11•
I'nlted States. according to slatonv-ii’
hy members of the committee t tie
agent Jenkins hy force if n* > . «sar> i
now the universal theme of discussion.
The seriousness of the Jenkins iff i
is admitted on all sides hut the view
is held among government oflii i.ils ih it
the Carranza government will persls*
in its present attitude -s long as it cm
t*e done with safety
Mexicans Discussing Solution of
International Differences
MEXICO CITY. Dor. 3— \ solution
to Carranza without legislative intro
duction hy the Mexican senate ,t i
secret session today, according to in
formation emanating from offi* ial *• it -
‘scape. It is believed tin
nnte are known to he greatly*
of avoiding an attitude which
to during the session as "Yer
Press Urging Avoidance of
Internalion Rupture
YOItK. Dee :t leading Mex
•XtigUtlMM Ilf
ANOTHER CATCH FOR
A LONELY BATCH
looking. loncl> hnchcior who md
over 85, who might in- induced 1.1 f* i -
n.iko his state of s!ngle unldevs..lmss
in favor of a warm an.I cos> iloinieh*
presided over h\ a churmin-.- ami
youthful wife. ■■ wii: recoinmen.l in
hi* attention.. la l> . ih ■* T *x \ ■
responding with smu young mm in
Alaska whose age. I’oitdi'ion m.' |>h\
nhove formula. II.; name is .Mi a
Fiances McCoy, her ate is J.: and lor
residence .McKinney, Texas. \»..I, |.y
Rill have another fair lassie who is
invious to offer he- heart and hau l
it the matrimonial shrine read;.- far
roiir inspection next week.
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