The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-11-09
A FORECAST
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE TO CON-
GRESS WILL CREATE
SENSATION.
CHICAGO MAN SAYS so
VIII Recommend Supervision OF Cor.
porations, an Income Tax. and
viii Discuss Negro
Problem.

Chicago dispatch 10 the Tribune
from It's Washington correspondent.
who Is. perhaps. as close 10 President
Roosevelt as any newspaper man in
Washington. says.
President Roosevelt returned 10
Washington from Pine Knob. bring.
ing with him a draft OF his new mes
sage 10 congress. which he revised
while In the Virginia home az his
wife The Tribune correspondent has
been able 10 obtain authoritative in
formation concerning the contents OF
the message. II will be a document
that Will contain recommendations
which will border on the sensational.
and facts which viii surprise as well
as warrant the serious consideration
OF the American people
Important Recommendations.
The most important recommended
tons and subjects the president dis
cusses in the document are as follows.
National regulation and supervision
OF corporations engaged in interstate
commerce. either by act Of congress
or through constitutional amendment:
National taxation Of inheritances:
Graduated taxation OF incomes.
National assistance 70 labor through
laws making eight hours a legal dav
for all government work save on the
Panama canal;
Limiting hours OF labor OF railroad
employees:
Authorizing thorough investiga-
ton OF child and women labor prob-
lens:
Requiring in cases arising out OF
applications for writs OF Injunction in
labor disputes that due notice be civ
en- 10 advise parties before granting
writ. the hearing 10 be ex- parte II the
adverse party fails TO appear al the
time and place decreed.
Other Important Matters.
Discussion OF the negro problem. dis
approval Of such ouibursts as orcurred
at Atlanta and urging the necessity
OF both races observing tolerance in
their relations:
Reformation OF the currency system
by the addition OF the element OF
elasticity
Explanation of the cause which COM
PEELED American Intervention in Cuba
and announcement OF the unseIfish pol
icy the United States will pursue with
regard TO the island
American citizenship for Porto RI
cans
Removal OF all duties save IS per
cent OF the present rates on sugar and
.obacco on Philippines products. ex-
,ept duties 10 be removed entirely in
1903.
Warning 10 the American people 70
accord 70 the japanese and an other
oreigners the rights which belong 10
hem by treaty and federal control OF
asses involving foreigners.
Increase Of the navy BY construction
4 battleships and other craft VII
hall make the United States strong
nough to guard itself and it's interests ,
i home and abroad
Increase OF the artillery corps OF the
rmy and application OF the principle / I
4 selection in the promotion Of Off I /,
ers Of the army and navy.
II will be noted that the president
makes no recomm enda.ion in regard !
revision OF the tariff This is
natter which viii go over until next
ear
Surprises in the messages. Of course.
re those in regard TO the taxing "
icomes. discussion OF the negro ques- !,
lon and the different attitude the
merican people must assume to 9
ard foreigners resident among them. y
lie japanese in particular. =