The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1902-12-11
URGES CURLING Of TRUSTS
Recommendations Contained in tn,
Presidents Message to Congress.
OPPOSES REVISION OF TARIFF
Roosevelt Wants u Reasonable and Effec-
tive Antitrust Law Passed-EavOrs
Reciprocity and Suggests Needed FL.
nanciaI Legislation - Tho Isthtnian
Canal and Pacific Gable.

Reciprocity and Suggests Needed Fl.
nanciaI Legislation - Tho Isthtnian
Canal and Pacific Gable.
| Washington. ID. C.-fhc reading Ot
ihe Presidents message TO Congress
consumed ono hcMr in The House AMI
an hour and Gftccn minutes il III"
Senate. In both Instances the closest
attention WAS paid 10 the Presidents
recommendations. ESPECIALLY 10 thGS"
portions relalin. Ia the regulation ~
! trusts, The tariff and the Isthm.an ca
nal. but there We're no demonstrations
nj approval until the reading was con-
cluded. when. in the House. the Re-
publican members indulged in Il gencr-
Gus outburst of applause. IL the Sell
ate, however. the Republicans received
tie message in silence.
/ The message opens with statement
Of the general prosperous condition or
the country. A consideration Of the
subject OF trusts follows. The PreSi-
! dent says that the industrial evils are
| the result of our prosperity. and that
| in attempting 10 remedy these evils
We must not check our industrial de-
velopm 2nt. OF the evils Of trusts he
mentions monopoly. unjust diScrimin-
ations and fraudulent Over-capitaliZa-
ton as being the principal ones, and
| holi
the power to regulate commerce with
! foreign nations and among the several
States" He declares. however. that
; the necessary supervision of corpora
tions and combinations must be
achieved by national action. and urges
! Congress to pass an antitrust law,
which shall be reasonable in its pro-
visions and effective in its operations
The President declares that he is
firmly opposed to tariff revision except
through reciprocity treaties. He says
that the country has acquiesced in the
wisdom Of the protective tariff prlncl-
pie. 1t is exceedingly undesirable that
this system should he. destroyed. OF
that there should he violent or radical
changes therein. He thinks that il is
very desirable thar reciprocity treat
! les should be adopted. as they can be
! used to widen our markets and to Sc
! cure the lowering OF duties no longer
needed for protection. He recommends
| the removal Of the duty on anthracite
coal.
I Touching upon financial conditions
| tine President says that some addition
! I'll legislation is desirable. with the
view TO making all kinds Of money i'll
/ terchangcable and. at the will of the
! holder. convertible into the established
! gold standard.
He earnestly hopes that Secretary
Of Commerce may be created. with a
, seat in the Cabinet, ard that Congress
will erdow the department with large
powers.
He urges the adoption Of reciprocity
with Cuba because it is eminently
| for our own interests to control the
Cuban markets.
The President states that the Con-
gress has wisely provided that We
shall build at once an lsthmian canal.
IL possible. at Panama. The canal
will be of great benefit to America and
of importance to all the world. he
also says that arrangements have been
made to lay Pacific cable, which
shall connect with China by way OF
Hawaii and the Philippines.
He refers to the prosperity which is
now enjoyed by Porto Rico, TO the
peace which prevails in the Philippine
Islands, praises the conduct Of the
' Army there, and declares that no pol.
| icy ever entered into by the American
| people has vindicated itself i'll more
signal manner thar the policy Of hold
ING the Philippines.
He SAYS that the Army has been re-
duced to the minimum allowed by law.
and recommends the passage OF blll
providing for general staft. he
urges Congress to provide for the re-
organization o. the militia system and
for securing the highest efficiency III
tho National Guard.
The President declares that there
should be no halt in the work OF build
ing I'D the Navy. and calls attention to
the imperative need of 1000 additional
officers. A good navy. he says, is the
surest guarantee Of peace.
The President then says that we are
on friendly terms with all nations;
shows the striking increase in the rev.
enues of the Postoffice Department;
states that the rural free delivery SER
vice has become a fixed policy; urges
the need Of irrigation for the arid re-
gions Of the country, the protection or
game OH the forest reserves, the pres.
ervation Of the remaining public lands
for the home builder and the settler.
and the enactment Of wise laws for
Alaska: refers to the advancement Of
the Indians to an almost self-support-
ing state. to the great success which
has resulted from giving scientific aid
10 the farming populations; recon-
mends the consideration OF plans for
the improvement of the Smithsonian
Institution and the adoption of laws
for the social and economic better
ment of the District of Columbia: sug'
gests the perfection Of the safety-ap-
pliance law for the protection Of rail-
road employees and the reduction of the
public printing to only what is really
needed: comments upon the progress
which has been made in the extension
Of the merit system Of making ap-
pointments in the Government service,