The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-11-06
FOR BETTER LAWS
PLEA OF RoosEvELT,s NEXT
MESSAGE.
II Will Contain Many Recommended
tions of Vast Importance is
Prominent in the Preliminary Draft
National Tax on incomes.

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Washington, Nov e. President
Roosevelt returned to Washington
from Pine Knob last evening. bringing
with him a draft of his annual mes
sage to congress, which he revised
while in the Virginia home of his wife.
Authoritative information has been
obtained concerning the contents Of
the message. It win be document
that viii contain recommendations
which will border on the sensational
and facts which will warrant the SER
ious consideration of the American
people. The most important recon-
mendauons and subjects the president
has made and discussed in the docu-
ment are as follows:
National regulation and supervision
of corporations engaged in interstate
commerce, either by act Of congress or
through a constitutional amendments
Plea for Laboring Men.
National taxation of inheritances.
Graduated taxation of incomes.
National assistance to labor through
laws making eight hours legal day
for, all government work save on the
Panama canal
Limiting hours of labor of railroad
employees,
Authorizing thorough investigation
of child and woman labor problems.
Requiring in cases arising out of APP
plications for writs of Injunction in
"a hn a 4.
to adverse parties before granting al
writ, the hearing to be ex parte if the
adverse party fails to appear at the
time and place decreed.
To Touch Race Problem.
Discussion of the negro problem,
disapproval of such outbursts as oc-
Cured at Atlanta, Ga and the neces-
sity Of both races observing tolerance
in their relations
Reformation of the currency system
by the addition of the element of
elasticity.
Restriction of immigration in order
to insure the admission of the right
kind of immigrants.
Description of Secretary Roots yis-
it to South America with the salts
factory results which have followed
therefrom
Explanation of the cause which COM
PEELED American intervention in Cuba
and an announcement of the unselfish
policy the United States will pursue
with regard to the island
American citizenship for Porto Ri
cans
Removal of Philippine Duties.
Removal of all duties. save Is per
cent of the present rates on sugar
and tobacco. on Philippine products
excepted duties to be removed entirely
in 1909
Announcement that new treaty
has been arranged with Santo Domin-
go, which removes the constitutional
objections raised against the conven-
tion now before the senate awaiting
ratification.
Statement of the work done on the
Panama canal (to be added to should
the PRESIDENTS trip to the isthmus
furnish developments warranting IT'D
Warning to the American people to
accord to the Japanese and all other
foreigners the rights which belong to-
them by treaty and federal control of
cases INVOLVING foreigners.
Statement that negotiations are in
progress with China for new inn
migration trSaty between the two
countries.
Tariff Goes Over Year
Development through national sub
sidy of a great and prosperous mer-
chant marine.
Increase of the navy by the COM
struction of battleships and other
craft which shall make the United
States strong enough to guard itself
and it's interests at home and abroad
| Increase of the artillery corps Of the
army and application of the princi-
pie of selection in the promotion of
officers of the army and navy
1t will be noted that the president
makes no recommendation in regard
to a revision Of the tariff This is a
matter which will go over until next
year
Surprises in the message 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