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Show V. t THE Cl TIZEN 4 pared with expenditures under the two administrations of Governor ' Spry- - The total for Governor Sprys first administration was $12,384,-19The total for his administration from 1913 was to-191- $18,-837,16- 6. 3. The total for Governor Bambergers administration was $44,378,-61The total for Governor Sprys eight years was $31,157,254 as against $44,378,613 for Governor Bambergers four years. Thus the Democratic administration expended in four years $11,157,254 more than Governor Sprys administration spent in eight years. In the year 1910 the deficits appropriated were: 3. 1912 9 1916 1918 1920 $ 22,600.00 $ 78,924.00 7 6 23,595.41 279,688.25 MY 990 W V 36 I....... 4 equipment and supplies for the various departments and for obaljlc institutions. The Democrats went wild not only in the state administra?rccinei but in the city aiid county administrations. Had not The Citizen prevented the $3,200,000 issue of city bonds last spring the situation would be much worse than it is,lOU1 that money would have been made available to an extravagant 6 mission which has been throwing the peoples money to the wind; A sample of the Democratic determination to loot the puase' treasury of every possible dollar that could be expended was afford f on the last day the county administration was in office. Sheriff Corless felt that he had not acquired enough of the pies money for his own use and he proposed that the county 2LS missioners buy a worn-ou- t automobile of his own. The major llO of the commissioners refused to make the purchase, but Cornu111' sioner Hughes, on December 31, approved the purchase and Audi16 Iverson issued a $1,500 voucher to Corless. Now Hughes and Iverson are madly scrambling to get money back because they have discovered that it can be collec from them or their bondsmen. They committed an illegal act in much as it was not within the province of one county commission acting on his own motion, to make the purchase, and, therefore,! auditor had no right to issue the voucher. But Mr. Corless has: money and up to date he has shown no disposition to give it back. Wi Ed The total appropriations in the completed state budget igar $4,339,027.26. If the plan of state departments is approved ur sti the legislature this will probably be reduced $100,000. The reve:jm c to be received during this period, which can be applied to the piOU.C ment of these appropriations is $3,942,023.31, leaving a deficit SC p, . By the provisions of the bill proposed by Governor Mabey the budget and finance commissioner will have direct control over the expenditures of every department. Appropriations made to each department will be divided into twenty-fou- r equal parts, corresponding to the number of months in the biennium. When the expenditures for any one month exceed the amount allotted for that month an immediate explanation must be made by the head of the department before the budget commissioner will approve the claim for payment, and the excess amount must be deducted from the next months allotment. It will be seen that under such a system it will be impossible for departments to run wild in the matter of expenditure as they did under the Democratic administration despite a budget system. The control provided for in the bill is rigid, but it is imperative if deficits in the maintenance of state departments are to be prevented. Moreover, the commissioner, acting as a purchasing agent, will be able to save the state thousands of dollars annually in buying so-call- ed : . - i tion moe $397,033.85. -- mt lt The governor has given much time and serious thought to tfigare preparation of this budget and has cut out more than one mill: he hi ibert symbe IS ADMINISTRATION TRYING TO BRIBE JAPAN TO KEEP THE PEACE? g addic administration trying to Precisely what do with the Japanese problem? With malice toward none, the American people should seek an answer to that question. we g discuss About a dozen years ago Japan entered into a gentlemans agreg , Either now or at a more critical period the people must ment to restrict the emigration of her subjects to our shores. Ycoun the problem with candor and arrive at settled convictions.' To be frank is oftentimes the friendliest of acts, even though know how the agreement was kept. Every operative devise to ca gt cumvent the agreement was adopted. The Japanese government egUes it have a note of hostility. The administration has negotiated a treaty and, if those claimpermitted young married people in California to adopt adults residi: in Japan. The Japanese couple in California would thus be cii:ibl;110t ing to speak with authority are not. in error the compact would nullify the alien land law of California. It would, if ratified by the sen- ,to bring over an adopted son perhaps as big as both of them: a:0f 0 ate, become, in accordance with the constitution, the supreme law when the son arrived he did not have to live with his parents V of the land, on a par with the constitution itself and, therefore, could set up for himself and bring over his relatives. That was Ihiniv one of many ruses adopted by the Japanese to violate the spi:sion superior to any state statute. If it passes it will be pleasing to the. Nipponese ; highly offensive while keeping the letter of their agreement. The rcsult is that: a dozen years the Japanese population has grown from a little mtfunh to the people of California. , than 50,000 to 150,000. We must ask ourselves whether the nation can afford to seneral . The Japanese have obtained just what they want; we olita'our tence one of the states of the Union to punishment at the will of Japan. And it will be a sentence for life. The Californians will look nothing. We do not even assure peace. When the time convs on it as worse than a death sentence. They will see in it a continuing strike the Japanese will not think any kindlier of us because jt i agreement to let the Japanese have all they ask for in California and, grudgingly paid them a bribe to keep the peace. If we interftf yh in the opinion of the wisest who speak for California, that means with their control of the Pacific, their exploitation of China or tin' not penetration of Siberia they will fight us as soon as they are able. ultimately the turning over of the state to the Japanese. It would seem that now is the proper and the propitious tiff vat What would the United States gain? to decide on what ground we shall take our stand. Lasting peace with Japan, some will reply. j)e Shall we courageously decide to stand by our own people Let us understand this clearly. Does it not signify that we are Up Does it not the to the f a shall them or conces-iebribe to to terrestrial make we embody peace? keep Japan paradise preserve trying ei conviction that we can buy off Japan from declaring war if we but that may drive the white race out of California? Already the Japa sacrifice the people of California? esc hold an exclusive position in a number of counties. It is We are simply granting justice to the Japanese, the apologienje will argue. ;ng tj no: We are granting all that Japan demands; Japan concedes is the dying Democratic - : 1 qt-'- 1 |