The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-12-11
MESSAGE FINISHED.
President Roosevelt's Message will
be a Summary of His Admin
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tically finished, and those who have
had opportunity to glance at it con-
tents declare that it is a veritable
classic and will take rank DIS one of
the most important state papers ever
written by president of the United
States. 1t has been the presidents
ambition to make this message a
summary and faithful register of
his administration, and he has spent
many months striving to accomplish
this effect.
Aside from it's literary merits, it's
unusual clarity and its summing up
of past history, the message will ad-
vocate many measures of practical
reform. In this respect it will be
quite up to the standard set by the
president in past messages.
Much attention will be paid in the
message to questions of economic re-
form in which labor is deeply in
terested. One of the most striking
features will be the recommendation
of an amendment to the Sherman an
THRUST law exempting labor organ
izations from its provisions and the
passage of an anti-injunction law
along the lines proposed last year
Under a recent supreme court de-
cision in the Danbury hatter's case
labor unions conducting a boycott
came within the conspiracy clause.
Whether the president will push
his fight for larger navy be rec
commencing the annual construction
of four monster battleships has not
been decided. He will at any rate
ask for two.
Additional Notifications for the
Philippines and for seacoast defenses
in this country will be strongly urg-
ed, and it may be that the president
will decide to ask for reorganiza-
ton of the navy bureaus.
Congress will be requested to
broaden the powers of the Interstate
Commerce Commission in the super
vision rates before they become eff
fective. The difficulties encountered
in the adjustment of the interstate
rates by states having railroad COM
missions have raised a demand for
additional federal legislation that
the president believes will meet with
hearty support even by the majority
party in congress.
The postal savings bank project of
The postmesterg general will receive
hearty Endorsement and an earnest
recommendation that j. be speedily
enacted into law.
The great growth of prohibition
sentiment and the demand of the
states that the federal government
meet the original package" decision
of the supreme court will be touched
upon.
The president will also recon-
mend legislation requiring publicity
of campaign contributions.
He has not yet indicated whether
he will repeat his previous recon-
mendation for the enactment of an
inheritance and income tax, but he
will press for federal incorporation
license and for the enactment of
new employers liability law.
The president will take advantage
of certain criticisms in the last con-
gress as to the advisability of send
ing the Atlantic fleet into Asiatc wa
tiers by pointing out the feeling of
international amity that followed it's
triumphant progress, and the great
advantages, commercially and other
wise, which he believes will accrue
in Japan, China and other points
in the Orient.
Statehood for New Mexica and Ari-
iona will not be neglected, nor will
Appalachian Forest Reserve. Also
: his advocacy of the adoption of a
policy looking to the purchase of at
least one legation site year will be
renewed.
The placing of dates upon the la
bells of packing house products and
the payment of the cost of inspec-
ton by the packers is another matter
to which he will call attention. The
demand for uniformity in divorce
laws will be reiterated as we'll as
national child labor legislation.
Although it is generally under
stood that the president will leave
to his successor the treatment of
tariff revision, the desirability of
placing wood pulp on the free list
will again be pointed out
Washington, Dec. 3.-The ways
and means committee of the house
which has been holding daily ses-
sions for some time, will complete
it's tariff revision hearing tomorrow,
and will Immediately begin work on
its report. 1t is not expected that
definite action will be taken to
change the tariff law during the
session of congress opening next
week, but that this will be left for
a special session to be called by Mr..
Taft Immediately after his Inaugural
ton next March.
Among those responsible for the
assertion that the coming congress
will not take up the subject of tar.
u revision is Senator Hale, who
speaks as one having authority. Nor
oes he believe that the congression-
al monetary commission of which he
is member, will soon be ready tt
advise any radical changes in the
nations financial system.
Speaking of immediate tariff re
vision, Senator Hale said: "Once
in while you will hear such sug
gestion. but 1t is clearly out of tn.
| question and it will not be under