The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-11-21
THE PRESIDENT
LAST MESSAGE
Tariff Question viii Be Left to New
President and Con-
gress.
HE PLANS LARGE PROGRAMME.
Reform Measures Pressed in The
Past Again To Be
Presented.
HE PLANS LARGE PROGRAMME

President has already completed the
outline of his message to Congress.
Much of the material for it has been
| gathered together and many features
have been roughly drafted. The task
of working it over into final shape is
still to be taken up, but it can be stat
ed that the President will send what
will be recognized as a 'characteris-
tic" message. He will reiterate the
demand for those things which Con-
gress has not yet given and will come
out for some new features of progress
sive legislation.
In short, in his farewell message the
President may be expected to cut out
a large task for the new Administra-
| ton which will assure that there will
be plenty doing for some time to come.
The tariff question has been reserved
for the new Congress and the new
President. Mr.. Taft will have the writ
ing of the tariff message, and it will be
! his first communication to the legisla-
tive branch of the government. He is
| going to work on it at Asheville dur
ing the winter and have it ready be-
fore Inauguration.
WILL PRESS PET REFORMS.
With the tariff taken care of, Presi-
dent Roosevelt will present the case OF
those varnous reform measures he has
been pressing in the past. The list
will include:
Practical and effective amendment of
the Sherman antitrust act with the
view of establishing some such Gov
eminent supervision of the great in
dustrial corporations as the Interstate
Commerce Commission maintains over
the railroads.
Some considerable extension of the
powers of the Interstate Commerce
Commission in she matter of control
ing rates, especially the power to pre-
vent rate or schedule of rates taking
effect until after the Commission shall
have had an opportunity to examine
and determine its prima facto reason
ableness.
Liberal appropriation for the con-
tinued enforcement of the uniform rail-
road accounting provisions of the Hep
burn act.
Passage of the Government en-
ployees liability act.
Increase of the naval establishment
by the construction of two new battle
ships, at least, andu possibly renewal
of the request for four.
Provision for establishment of for
est reserves in the Chappalachian
region.
TO CONTROL WATER POWER.
Inauguration OF an effective Federal
control over the water powers Of the
country with a view to preventing
their monopolization by private inter-
ests and to arranging that power shall
be sold at reasonable rates.
Internal waterways improvement and
development
Campaign fund publicity.
Whether the President will take up
income and inheritance taxes and the
making of a valuation of the railroads
is not yet decided, it is understood.
The expectation is, however that he
will discuss at least the ACCESSIBILITY
of income and inheritance taxes. 1t
is the Presidents firm belief that such
legislation is NEEDED in this country
for the regulation of swollen for
tunes" and he is anxious that his
recommendation of it in former utter
ances shall not be forgotten.
1t will be recalled that a few days
before the close of the last session of
Congress Senator Dolliver, chairman of
the upper House committee on educa-
ton and labor, gave a promise that his
committee would at the beginning of
the short session take up consideration
bill would be reported. This pledge
was not made till after the Senatorial
leaders had agreed to it. Senator Bev-
eridge was insisting on action on his
S'iA'N ieAbol bAll anu AAio VI 5NhSJ Vim
PEELED the promise of consideration
later.
CHANCE FOR CHILD LABOR LAW.
1t is expected in view of the Pres
idents vigorous advocacy of the Dis
trict of Columbia child labor bill last
session, that in the coming message he
will be especially earnest in asking
that whatever can be done in the way
of national child labor statutes be done
without delay.
The President favors the idea OF
making some changes in the organiza-
ton of the District of Columbia gov
eminent. Whether he will ask for the
substitution Of single executive is