The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-11-02
lis FIRST MESSAGE.
Presidents Communication to Con-
gress Nearly Finished.
The Document VIII he short nut to
the Point-some OF the Topics to
he Discussed by the Chief
Executive.
Spur Townshiplx

/
! New York, Oct 2S.-The presidents
message Is nearly finished and Mr..
Roosevelt has informed the members
of his cabinet that he will read it to
: them for criticism in the present week,
: says a Washington dispatch to the
, New York Herald. The document is
} one of the shortest prepared by a
president and it probably will be COM
pressed into a still smaller compass.
Mr.. Roosevelt's opinion is that mes
sage briefly but strongly discussing
each of the important questions en-
crossing the attention of the coun-
try will be what the nation wants.
These will be some of the impor-
tant matters discussed by the presi-
dent:
Reciprocity.
Mr.. Roosevelt will make a general
statement of the necessity for reci-
procity, but it is understood that he
will not make specific recommends
ton of the treaties negotiated.
Trusts.
The president feels strongly on this
subject, and it is his purpose to de-
vote a considerable portion of his mes
sage to it. At the same time he will
not, though he will urge legislation.
present any plan for the determina-
ton of this important question. If he
follows the view of the department OF
justice, he will urge the anne ndment
of the Sherman law so as to provide
machinery for the prosecution OF
trusts, making it compulsory for them
to show the government officials on
J demand copies of their contracts and
agreement, and authorize officers to
!. make the examination. Mr.. Roosevelt
will not indorse this recommendation
so far as is now known, and may not
|, even call attention to it.
1 Merchant Marine.
: The need of augmentation of the
merchant marine is well known to the
) country, and Mr.. Roosevelt will dwell
with emphasis upon it. He will not
commit himself to the Endorsement
of any measure. In fact, speaking of
this subject a few days ago, Mr.. Roose-
: welt said to me mber of congress that
he did not believe it the duty OF the
president to recommend specific legis-
, lation. His duty was to point out
0 the need, and leave congress to fur
nish the remedy.
Navy.
BY reason Of his service in the navy
department., Mr.. Roosevelt takes a
: deep interest in the navy. He has al
( ready dictated very strong essay on
= the need of a strong navy. He will
! earnestly urge the adoption of a for
: midable shipbuilding programme,
which shall include battleships. The
outlying dependencies must be pro-
: tected, and command of the sea is es-
, sential to their preservation to the
: United States. a large navy is also
! necessary for the defense of the Mon
!, roe doctrine. This will be an especial
: ly strong feature of the message.
Isthmian Canal.
Mr.. Roosevelt will call attention to
| the report of the isthmian canal COM
, mission, which will be submitted to
him about the middle of November.
.. He is an ardent advocate of canal,
, and will earnestly urge action. He
will also refer to the negotiation of a
. treaty with Great Britain, which re-
moves all obstacles in the way of Amer
lean construction of the canal, and
will urge it's ratification.
Miscellaneous.
}, In addition to these matters, Mr..
II Roosevelt is expected to urge the
maintenance of the status quo in the
Philippines and the enactment of
, more stringent immigration laws,
| ;oI viii an N hIa tho aycl,rcinp of nm
! desirable aliens and the reenactment
of the Chinese exclusion act.
Members of the ways and means
: committee who have talked with him
, do not expect him to recommend any
reduction in the war revenue taxes.
: Nor will he, it is believed, include any
, financial recommendations in his mes
{ Usage.
~ The negotiations with China will be
described briefly and the Picking pro-
tocol and the correspondence leading
to it's signature will be laid before
congress for its information. 1t has
finally been determined that ratifica-
ton of the protocol by the senate is
unnecessary.
A statement of events in Cuba will
be submitted, but as all the arrange
ments for the turning over of the
government to the Cubans have been
made public, recommendations re-
specting the island are unnecessary
Seeks Statehood.
Phoenix, Ariz., Oct. 2S.-A state
hood convention was held here Sat-
frdav every county municiDa III v