The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-11-25
ANNUAL MESSAGE
To CONGRESS
President Will RecOmmet d
important Change il Law
Relating to trusts

Washing. on. Nov 23-President Rooze-
vet has about concluded the writing or
his message to congress. He inte ds
leaving the tariff discu sion for a spec al
message. to be sent either to the present
to an extra sess.on which he may cal
The president has had many conferences
during the writing Of the message with
Attorney General Moody. Secre. ary Met
calf OF the department o. commerce and
labor and Comm ssioner carried of the
bureau Of corporations. at which sugges-
what he shall say on the trust question
One recommendation the president viii
make in his message is that the laws
lating to information coiectod b. the
bureau Of corporations Of the department
Of commerce and labor be charged so
that the information Oh aimed VIII be (
the benefit Of the public. The pres'den
and Commissioner Carried have g3re
over this subject very carefully. bit til.
president is In doubt as 10 how much o.
the Information obtained should be given
to the public. He does not wish 20 make
public facts VIII ch win unnecessarily IN
jure the business of great corporations
yet he fees there are Ger am details OF
the business of which the public is enti
tied to be apprsed.
The president is still ind d'g-ant that
Cha rman Cortelyou should have been
charged wi h utilizing scores he ired
as secretary OF the department of com
merce and labor for the b9neit of the
Republican party. He Interds that In the
future no such csarges can be ma e
against an official.
The president has alreaGy sanct'oned
the bin pending In congress. mixing two
dian Territory, oklahoma. Arizona and
New Mexico. and his me ssage viii declare
that this bin should be acted rp n A
determined fight will be made against I,
The people of Arizona and New Mexico
do not want to be joined In sing'e
state. and the peop'e of Indian Territory
and Oklahoma are equally as de mined
that this should not be done. The resi-
dents OF Indian Territory ma n ain tina,
tn annesing them to Oklahoma they
would have no voice In the mana gemer'
of their own affairs as by far the te,
part OF the voting population lives In
v hat Ia now Oklahoma.
The continuance OF the pre-ent system
for the npbui'dng OF he navy WI b.
recommended. The president Will again
urge the construction of naval base In
the Philippine islands
The message VIII set forth the work
that has been acc mp"sNed ty tie
Isthmian Canal Commiss on since rs
forma ion. The president will admit that
the work has not progres ed very rap.
idly. but will say that systems had to be
worked out and arrangements made for
the proper carrying on OF opera los
There will be a review of fore gn rel1.
tions. the condition OF the treasury. the
relations between capital ami labor. p. b
lie lands and insular posse ssions
The resident will recommend that
lower rate of duty be provided for gocus
coming Into this country from the Ph l.
ippine Islands.
He will devote considerable space to a
discussion of The principle OF int arn t!o...
al arbitration as a me hod of Sc ting
disputes between nations He VII dis
cuss also the need of another NEE ing at
The Hague for the perfection of arb.tra-
tion.
The message Will be about the same
length as those previously sent to con-
gress by President Roosevelt.