Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-11-08
A FORECAST
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE TO CON
GRESS WILL CREATE
eENSATION.
CHICAGO MAN SAYS so
VIII Recommend Supervision Of Cor
porations, an Income Tax, and
VIII Discuss Negro
Problem.

Ch1cagO-A dlSpatcn 10 the IrlDune
from its Washington correspondent,
who is, perhaps, as close to President
Roosevelt as any newspaper man in
Washington, says:
President Roosevelt returned to
Washington from Pine Knob, bring
ing with him a draft of his new mes
sage to congress, which he revised
while in the Virginia home of his
wife. The Tribune correspondent has
been able to obtain authoritative in
formation concerning the contents Of
the message. 1t will be a document
that will contain recommendations
which will border on the sensational,
and facts which will surprise as well
as warrant the serious consideration
of the American people.
Important Recommendations.
The most important recommends
lions 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
Dr. through constitutional amendment;
National taxation of inh~eritances;
Graduated taxation of incomes;
National assistance to labor through
laws making eight hours a legal day
for all government work rave on the
Panama canal
Limiting hours of labor of railroad
employees;
Authorizing a 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- to advise parties before granting
a writ, the hearing to be ex-parte if the
adverse party fails to appear at the
time and place decreed;
Other Important Matters.
Discussion of the negro problem, dis
approval of such outbursts as occurred
at Atlanta and urging the necessity
of both races observing tolerance in
their relations;
itCloA LlotlOh VI LLC SullOhSJ by otOlh
by the addition of the element OF
elasticity.
Explanation of the cause which com.
PEELED American Intervention in Cuba
and announcement of the unselfish pol
Icy the United States will pursue with
regard to the island.
American citizenship for Porto RI.
cans
Removal Of all duties save rs per
cent of the present rates on sugar and
tobacco on Philippines products, ex
cept duties to be removed entirely in
1909.
Warning to the American people I'd
accord to the Japanese and all other
foreigners the rights which belong to
them by treaty and federal control OF
cases involving foreigners.
Increase Of the navy by construction
Of battleships and other craft whicr
shall make the United States strong
enough to guard itself and its interests
at home and abroad.
Increase of the artillery corps Of the
army and application of the principle
Of selection in the promotion of off.
GERS of the army and navy.
1t will be noted that the president
makes no endation in regard
to a revision of the tariff. This is a
matter which will go over until next
year.
Surprises in the messages, of course,
are those in regard to the taxing OF
incomes, discussion of the negro ques.
ton and the different attitude the
American people must assume to.
ward foreigners resident among them,
the Japanese in particular.