Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-10-08
BEGINS HIS MESSAGE.
President Roosevelt Working on Docu.
ment for Regular Session Of
Congress.

| WASHINGTON. Oct. president
| Roosevelt has begun his message TO
the regular session of congress. He
| is working on it during spare hours
at night. He will have to prepare
| two messages-one to the extra SEES
| sion 70 be called No. 3. the other to
| the December session.
The message to the extra session
Will deal with little except the ques-
| zion of Cuban reciprocity. while that
| in December will cover variety OF
topics. II has been pretty well agreed
already between the President and his
advisers. it is learned. that his mes
sages this year will not bring forward
any new issue.
The most important issue W.
which he must deal is that of an 18th
milan canal The President is going
20 20 slow about this topic, and will
talk with all the party leaders before
ne does anything.
The chapter ON the tariff will not be
of the strikingly characteristic kind
The understanding is that the Presi-
lent will throw out the idea that the
line is coming when tariff schedules
must be revised, but will not say
when that time will arrive. The de
iverances on this subject will be moth
ing like as positive as those of year
ago when the President rather freely
discussed the REIMBURSEMENT of tar
IF schedules. He then advocated rec
iprocity treatel as one manner OF
REIMBURSEMENT OF tariff schedules and
said that when changes could be made
ihis way, then they can be made out
right by the .uwering of duties on
given prod ,ct.'
The Pre5lient will again recommend
proper reform in the currency system
of the country so as to meet the needs
If business. He made recommends
lions along this line year ago and
will repeat them in more detail this
year. He has discussed that subject
with all the finance experts of the Re
publican party and will continue his
talks with them. The President will
suggest legislation by congress that
will furnish the country with cur
rency that will admit OF adjustment to
all conditions
The government of the Philippines
will come in for goodly share of the
message. The President is gathering
through Governor Taft all the facts
and statistics possible for a proper
presentation of the situation in the is.
lands. He will dwell upon the fact
that the people are at peace and that
business Is becoming better and con-
tidence more widespread among all
classes.
A large navy will again be theme
of the Presidents message. He will
discuss what he regards as the increas-
ing efficiency of the navy as illustrat-
ed in the maneuvers that are annual
ly held He will declare that there
should be no halt in the building up
of the navy, and will urge congress
TO be liberal and progressive In this
respect.
The postoHlce and other govern
ment scandals will be discussed in the
message. and the President will poin,
out just what was done and the inten-
ton of the administration to prose
cute all offenders to the bitter end.
The need of wise Legislation for
Alaska will be discussed. The Presi-
dent is learning all he can about that
country with the view of presenting
recommendation that congress give
Alaska good laws as quickly as pos
sible.
The needs of the Indians In the
West and the necessity of additional
legislation for safety appliances on
railroads will be among the other
questions discussed.