Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-23
The President Will Deal With
Methods Of Handling Trusts.
FAVORS A STRONG NAVY
LEGISLATION IN BEHALF OF OUT
LYING POSSESSIONS.
Will Review Steps Taken to Forward
the Movement for Arbitration of
International Disputes.

| tariff in his forthcoming annual message to
| Congress He will leave that for a special
| message to the present Congress or to an
} extra session, If he decides to call one. Next
| to the tariff in public interest will be the
| trusts and the existing methods of handling
| them, together with the laws covering them.
| The President has had number of con-
| sultations with Attorney General Moody,
Commissioner Garfield of the corporations
| bureau, Secretary Metcalf of the Depart
| ment of Commerce and Labor and Senator
| Knox. former Attorney General. He has
| obtained much information from them, and
| some of this, with his views, will be incor-
| porated in his message.
| There is a statement, from pretty good
| authority, that the President has decided
| to recommend, sooner or later, to Congress
| some changes in the laws that created the
| bureau of corporations. The President has
given much study to the question of pub
| fishing some of the figures obtained by this
| bureau as to the business of corporations.
Both he and Mr. Garfield agree that 1t Is a
| difficult matter to determine just what part
| Of the reports that are gathered may safely
| and properly be made public, taking into
| consideration the interests of the public and
the business concerns that are involved.
The President Is said to be not at all IN
| clined to the idea that all the facts that are
gathered by the bureau as to the business
| or the Dig corporations Sndll ue hcpl GA
clusively for the use Of the President of the
United States. He realizes that such
course would place in the hands OF the
President an immense power 1t likewise
gives to the party in power a great power.
Just what the President may say along
these lines, either in his coming message or
in the future, cannot now be foreshadoWed.
as he is reserving this part of the message
to be written toward the last.
For a Strong Navy.
The President will not miss the oppor-
tunity given him in his message to i'm
press upon Congress his well-known views
as to a continuation of the present policy
of building up strong, modern navy. he
will urgently suggest to Congress that the
policy be strengthened and put in position
for permanency so far as that Is possible
That Is one of his pet subjects. he has
had several talks with Secretary Morton,
who agrees with him. He will again urge
the construction of naval base In the
Philippines. He thinks 1t should be located
in Subig bay
The Isthmian Canal.
The President will review the work that
has been done during the year by the 18th
| mian canal commission, and will make
some recommendations along this line. He
| will present report to Congress of the
| commission showing the condition of the
operations His message will show that
the commission is not doing a great deal OF
actual shoveling of dirt, but 1t Is steadily
engaged in scientifically calculating on just
how much dirt is to be removed, and from
what places 1t is to be removed. When
these calculations are completed the COM
mission will be in shape to make contracts
with contractors or to go ahead with the
work strictly under government auspices.
Review Of Foreign Relations.
A review of the foreign relations of the
government will be part Of the Presi-
dents message, as Is usual in all annual
messages This will show that at the pres
ent time the United States has the most
cordial relations with all of the nations
of the world, and that 1t has no particular
ly serious question pending for settlement.
In this connection the President will dis
cuss some of the international features
growing out of the war between Japan and
Russia, and will refer to some of the Off
cial expressions of Secretary Hay on the
subject of what constitutes contraband and
kindred topics.
Statehood for Territories.
The President will not find 1t necessary
to discuss the subject of statehood to any
extent, as 1t Is pretty we'll understood that
he gave his sanction to the measure pend
ing in Congress for the creation of two
new state out of the four legally conslItut-
ed territories. This will proposes to make
one state out of Arizona and New Mexico
and one out Of Indian territory and Okla
homa. Despite the republican program as
to statehood, there will be hard fight to
prevent the carrying out of this plan. The
people of Arizona are almost unanimously
opposed to being put into a state with
New Mexico, and there is considerable op-
| position to such course in New Mexico.
| The people of the Indian territory do not
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| gre state, largely because Oklahoma would
| be able to outvote them and take care OF
| their own interests accordingly.
One feature to statehood which the
| President will touch upon In his message
| is that relating to the rights and privileges
| of Indians in the Indian territory. He will
| recommend that when the new state Is ere
ated laws shall be passed that will guar
| antee the rights of the Indians in every
| respect and not leave them subject to the
caprice of state legislation.
! Alaska.
| AS to Alaska, the President will outline
policy of liberal treatment for the people
| of that territory. 1t was largely through
| his influence that some laws were passed
at the last session Of Congress tending to
| the development Of the territory, and the
| citizens there still look to him to help
them in the coming session of Congress in
passing some OF the pending bills. The
| principal measures are appropriations for
| the construction of roads to the interior,
| and for the creation Of at least one more
| judicial district.
The rights of the Indians will be touched
| upon in a most comprehensive manner by
| the President, who has taken q friendly in
| terest in the red men for years. and wants
| to see them reach a state OF Independence
| and confidence
Insular Possessions.
| The Philippines will come in for con-
| siderable portion of the Presidents mes
sage. He will refer to the demand that
there should be lower rate Of duty on
| goods coming from the islands to this
| country. He will likewise ask for some
! legislation in the interests of Porto Rico.
Behalf Of Arbitration.
| The cause of international arbitration
| and the steps the President has taken
within the last year to advance this meth
| cd Of settlement Of disputes between civi-