The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-10-31
'ROOSEVELI'S NEXT MESSAGE
Forecast Of What the
President Will Rec
...... Ommend.
PUBLICITY AS A TRUST CURE,

a "Tariff Commission" Will Be
Asked For.-Other Features.-
Views of An Arkansas Con-
gressman,
Y St. Louis Republics Forecast '
@ President Roosevelt has already
done considerable work On his an
nual message to be sent to congress
when that body assemblies next De-
cember. It willsbe his second mes
sage to that body and it will probably
I be far more important than his first,
both to the country and to him.
In his first message he did not 20
much beyond recommending the car
rying out of many important things
that had been sanctioned by his pre-
decessor. In his coming message
President Roosevelt will duscuss a
number Of ques tions that require
recommendations original with him
and bearing upon his future, and
upon the future Of his party. Force
mostin Importance of these will be
the tariff and trust ques tions.
The Pr President's main recommen-
dation as 70 dealing with the tariff
will, it is understood, be for the
sestabl blishment of q permanent tariff
commission, as far as possible, a
npnp partisan, unprejudiced body.
that will at once take up consid-
$eration of all facts connected with
the tariff with a view to wise recon
mend dation to con gress for changes
here and there. The President will
3 not take radical altitude as 20 the
\ adj justment.ef the tariff. He willfa-
S5Vor tariff changes. but will say that
congress, without the assistance of
Ia trained body like a commission,
4 cannot take up with wisdom and
4 jus tice the changes that are needed
and must be made The president
B will point out that Congress is sur
rounded il the readjustment of
tariff sched ules by influences for or
against such changes that greatly
hinder that untrammeled consider
ssation which Congress itself would
prefer to give. BY receiving facts
and figures from an expert body,
however, Congress would be in po-
sition to act without number OF
1 long hearings.
DEALING WITH THE TRUSTS.
is5sO On the trust question the Presi-
dent will follow the line Of his re-
cent speeches to a considerable ex-
tent. He will recommend that safe
ana judicious L egislation be attempt.
ed by Congress for the regulation
and con trol of trusts, but will like
wise take the position that pending
the enactmen Of laws that may be
Of assis stance, consid deration may be
gone into Of the question Of a con.
stitutional amend dment giving thor.
ough q federal control of these nigh,
ty ins titutions. The president be
that the g Government should
go sIoWl " in q matterzof such vital
B concern as this, but holds that with
srious and earnest thought a way
vii lsbe found that will meet all
81 proper req quireme ents and not inter;
fere with the smooth running ot
S finaaeiia affairs throughout The
country
is und rstocd that Attorney
General Knox is engaged ID the pre-
paration Of d measure that will e
be fore Cong gress, supp ntinl
laws ii existence for the control 81
the trusts, and that the President
may make q specific Recommend:
ation for The enactment Of this law
ding the position that it is good
# legal step and within the limits .
the cons stitution
With other thing in connection
th remedial legis tion for ths
trnst danger the President vii
4 rec commend publicity Of the
BIS slness Of all eorp ations. He
and has held for years, tha1
The. trusts are so,sree tot eyi
through thsif 8 Il 81 to ,sster theiI
toeEs an a 10 crea te 8 etitious con
daiitions that II opeH danger to th,
"a tIre business Of the coantr q