Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-11-12
PRESIDENTS
LAST MESSAGE
Closing Word to Congress Will
Urge Change in TrustLaw.
ADVOCATE LARGER NAVY

Mr.. Roosevelt Sees Need Of Increasing
the Powers of the Interstate COM
merce commission-May Take Up
Income and inheritance Taxes and
VIII Discuss the Fleets Trip Around
the World-Document VIII Be Ra-
eognIzed As a characteristic" Mes
sage.
Washington, Nov. l. President
Roosevelt has already done a good
deal Of work on his message to con-
gress. which will be delivered tmma-
diatsly after the opening of the new
session. Much of the material for 1T
has been gathered together and many
features have been roughly drafted
The task of working 1t over into ffnaE
shape, and of determining Just what
shall and what shall not be included
in the document, still Is to be taken
up.
1t can be stated that the president
will send what will be recognized as a
characteristic" message. The faE3
that 1t is his last congressional session.
and that it will be only short ses-
sion, will in no wise cause the presf-
dent to hesitate in asking for all the
things he wants. He will reiterate the
demand for those things which coR
gress hasn't yet got around to giving
on the strength Of former demands
and will come out for some new fea-
lures of progressive legislation.
With the tariff taken care of, Presf-
dent Roosevelt will present the case
of those various reform measures he
has been pressing in the past. This,
list will include:
Practical and effective amendment
Of the Sherman antitrust act, with
the view of establishing some such.
government supervision of the great
industrial corporations as the inter-
state commerce commission maintains
owe rthe railroads.
Considerable extension of the pow
ers Of the interstate commission in
the matter of controlling rates, es-
pecially the power to prevent rate
or schedule Of rates taking effect UNI
til after the commission shall hxy9
had opportunity to examine and de--
termine its prima facie reasonable
ness.
Liberal appropriation for the contin-
ued enforcement of the uniform rail-
road accounting provisions of the Hep
burn act.
Passage of the government em-
ployers' liability act.
Increase of the naval establishment
by the construction of two new bat
tleships at least, and probably a re-
nswal of the request for four.
Provision for the establishment of
forest reserves in the Appalachian re-
gion.
Inauguration of an effective federal
control over the water powers of the
country, with view to preventing
their monopolization by private inter-
ests, and to assuring that power shalt
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 valuation Of the railroads
is not yet decided upon, 1t is under
stood.
The expectation is, however, that
he will discuss at least the advisability
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 1t in former utter
ances shall not be forgotten.
One section of the message to which
the president has devoted himself
with especial satisfaction is the dis
cussion of the battleship fleets trip
around the world. 1t has been source
of unalloyed qualification to him that
the great parade Of the naval force
has been SO strikingly successful, both
as a demonstration Of the atness OF
the navy and of the excellent relations
between the United States and the ma
tions of the world.
The president will take occasioE
once more to press for permanent
policy of naval expansion which Win
assure this country's high rang on
the seas.
Boy Found Murdered.