The Washington times., 1908-11-06
President Will Renew Ur-
gent Demands for Laws
He Thinks Are Needed.
NAVAL PROGRAM
WILL BE A FEATURE
Works on Plan TO Strengthen Sher-
man Antitrust Law-Leaves
Tariff Question for Taft.
By &c. WELLIvER

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President Roosevelt has already done
a good deal Of work on his message to
Congress, which win be delivered i'm
mediately 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 It over into final shape and
OF determining Just what shall and
what shall not be included IN the dOcu-
ment, is stiu to be taken uD.
II can be stated that the President
will send what Will be recognized as a
'characteristic" message That tells
the story pretty well The fact that
It Is his last Congressional session, and
that It will be only short session,
will IN nowise cause the President 70
hesitate n asking for all the things he
wants He will Teiterate the demand
for those things which Congress hasn't
yet got around to giving on the strength
Of former demands. and viii come out
for some new features Of progressive
legislation.
In short, in his farewell message, the
President may be expected 10 cut out a
fine large task for the new Admins
tration. which viii assure that there
Will be plenty doing for some time 70
come. The President viii not worry
himself about the tariff. because that
task has been relegated 10 the new Con-
gress and the new President
VIII Be Taft's Job,
President Taft will have the writing
Of the tariff message, and 1t viii be his
drst communication 70 the legislative
branch OF the Government He Is go
ing to work on IL at Asheville during
the winter, and have it al ready before
inauguration
With the tariff taken care Of. Presi-
dent Roosevelt viii present the case or
those various referm measures he has
| been pressing in the past
The LIST viii include:
Practical and effective amendment OF
the sherman antitrust act with the
view Of establishing some such Gov
ernment supervision of the great IN
dustrial corporations as the lnUGTS ,-+e
Commerce Commission maintains over
the railroads.
Some considerable extension Of the
powers Of the Interstate Commission in
the matter Of controlling rates; esps-
cially the power 10 prevent a rate or
schedule OF rates taking effect until
after the commission shall have had
opportunity 10 examine and determine
its prina faCie reasonabIeness-
More Appropriations.
Liberal appropriation for the con-
unued enforcement OF the uniform rail-
road accounting provisions Of the Hep
burn act,
Passage Of the Government employees
liability act.
Increase Of the naval establishment By
/ the construction OF two new battleships
At least. and probably q renewal OF tbs
request for four.
/ Provision for establishment Of forest
/ reserves in the Appalachian regicn-
Inauguration Of an effective Federal
D control over the water powers of the
country. with a view TO preventing their
monopolizaton by private interests. and
10 assuring that power shall be sold at
/ reasonable rates.
| Internal waterways Improvement and
/ development
/ Campaign fund publicity.
! Whether the President VIII take I'D
/ 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 viii
discuss at least the advisabiIity Of in
!
! Presidents firm belief that sucn Iegis-
Iation is needed in this country fer ths
regulation Of swollen fortunes" and
he is anxious that his recommendation
Of it in former utterances shall not be
/ forgotten.
Child Labor Bill
| It will he recalled that a few days be-
/ fore 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
/ Of the child labor question, and that &
| bill would be reported. This pledge was
not made till after the Senatorial lead
I ers had agreed to It. Senator Beverage
was insisting on action on his child Ia
/ Dor bill, and his urgencies compelled the
/ promise of consideration later. It is
/ expected, in view Of the Presidents
! vigorous advocacy Of the District Of Co
lumbia child labor bill last session, that
in the coming message he viii be es-
| pecialIy earnest in asking that what
! ever can be done in the way Of national
child labor statutes, be done without de-
! Law This question Is cer-ain to be
pressed during the coming session, for
/ Senator Beveridge has aroused a wide
! spread sentiment which viii exert inltu-
/ ence from ali parts of the country.
/ The President leans toward the idea
Of making some changes In the organ
izatiOn of the District Of Columbia gov
! ernment The recommendations which
have been made to him on this sub
/ ject by James BTOissOn Reynolds are
being given careful consideration by
I the President, and viii determine the
/ general tone Of his recommendations.
/ Whether the President will ask for ths
substitution OF a single executive is not
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