The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-12-06
The PRESIDENTS
ANNUAL MESSAGE
THE DOCUMENT A LENGTHY ONE
CONTAINING THIRTY THoUs- \
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AND WORDS.
Congress Hears it Read and Then
Adjourns-Large Crowd
Present.

President Roosevelt's message to
congress was read Tuesday morning,
after which that body adjourned.
Briefly, the ground coverc in the
message may be outlined as follows:
The chief executive favors the pos
tai savings bank idea as suggested
+ by the postmaster general, and again
urges upon congress the necessity of
providing an elastic and emergency
circulation. The boarding of money
Is given hard slam; basic busi-
ness conditions at present being in
better condition than ever before,
the boarding of money is held re-
sponsible for the recent financial
stringency.
One of the striking features of the
message is contained in the sugges-
tion that the government set aside
certain sums for the campaign ex-
penses of each political party. A
good time for taking up the ques-
tion of tariff revision is Immediately
after the next election, is the presi-
dents view.
The abuse of the injunction in
labor disputes, and the anti-militar-
ism spirit are deplored. The anti
trust law, the president states, is in
need of revision, to the extent that
only combinations that do harm to
the general public sholl be prevented.
The eight hour working day
should be the goal toward which the
country should bend every effort, and
the government is urged to set an
example in this respect. Further
legislation along the lines of the en-
ployer's liability law is urged, and an
income and inheritance tax should be
established.
Laws should be enacted SO that
railroads may engage in interstate
commerce under certain conditions.
The need of uniform grain inspec-
tfon system is pointed out. Former
arguments in favor of agricultural
and technical schools are reiterated
and emphasized, and the develop
ment of irrigation projects is COM
mended.
Public land fences are good and
bad, the message declares, but all
are illegal, and it is not right that
all must be ordered down without
discrimination.
Talk of the inexhaustible re-
sources Of the country, especially in
connection with the timber supply,
is deemed foolish, and the presiden.
would abolish all tariffs on forest
products and says there is needless
waste in the process of getting out
lumber.
Work on the Panama canal is re
ported as going along satisfactorily.
The establishment of a bureau of
mines under the control and direc-
ton Of the secretary of the interior
is desired, also improvement by
service.
In treating of affairs concerning
the army and navy, the chief execu-
tive points out that the pay of Of
ficers and enlisted men should be in
creased considerably and that en-
listed men should not be compelled
to perform mental tasks, but such
duties should be performed by a
service corps maintained for the pur-
{ pose. Four battleships appear to be
I about the right number to add to
the navy this year. The Pacific
cruise should prove to be of great
educational value, states the presi-
dent. .s
The Japanese exposition to be
held In 1 912 is given boost, and il
Is hoped that all the nations of
Europe and Asia will lend their aid
IN making the affair success.
A special report on Cuban condi-
tions Is promised when Secretary
Taft gets home from his continental
jaunt. Compulsory arbitration as q
means Of settling labor disputes is
again Recommended, and the recent
telegraphers' dispute is cited as a
case In point, where such arbitration
would have been of great help to
the country at large. s:
The president is still Of the opin-
Ion that title to coal, Oil and gas
{ Fields should remain with the gov.
ernment. The pure food laws are
referred to as operating in man
ner to cause satisfaction.
Omaha Market Letter.
Partly owing to the Thanksgiving
81 1 holiday and partly to the lateness o1