The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-22
ROOSEVELT TO
SEND MESSAGE
TO CONGRESS
President Has a Legislative
Program for Remain
der of Session.
TARIFF REVISION TO
COME AFTER MARCH q
THINGS 20 BE DONE RIGHT
AWAY INCLUDE PASSAGE or
ALDRICH BILL AND OTHERS.

Washington, March 21.-President
Roosevelt has determined on a legis-
Iatiyo program the enactment of
which will be urged upon congress IN
a special message, which he said today
will go in next week Each OF the
measures to be proposed involves per-
picking difficulties and each will have
4 far-reaching effects in business ana
economic conditions of the country.
The program is the product OF import
ant conferences, through which the
president has been put in possession
of the views of all interests concerned.
Likewise the attitude of the leaders in
both branches of congress has been
made known. Its success depends upon
the combined effort which he believes
can be brought to bear in behalf Of
the whole plan by those affected
especially by some one of its features.
Official Program.
The program includes:
A declaration in favor of revision OF
the tariff in a special session to be
held after March 4. 1909
An amendment to the Sherman anti
trust law so as tn make important
concessions to combinations of both
labor and capital.
Limiting the powers of certain
courts in the use of the injunction in
labor disputes.
Passage of an employers liability
bill.
Passage of the Aldrich financial bill
Support Pledges.
The support of the business and
financial interests of the middle west
was pledged to the president on this
program, following an extended con-
ference held at the White House last
night. A most satisfactory conference
was held at the presidents office to
{ day with leaders OF the two houses of
congress. The-aetails of last nights
conference were purposely withheld
pending the morning conference. At
the conclusion of the latter the follow
ing statement was made public by
Secretary Loeb:
White House Conference.
AT a conference with the president
held at the White House last evening
with the following representatives of
commercial bodies of the middle west:
Richard c. Hall, chairman; j. V.
Farwell, jr., member of the Chicago
Association of Commerce; Charles H
Wacker, member of Chicago AssOcia-
ton of Commerce; James E. Smith,
president ST. Louis Business Mems
hague; Festus j. Wade of executive
league: H. r. Topping. president of
the Kansas City Commercial club; c.
u. Parker, eX-president of Kansas
City Commercial club; E. NJ. Clenden-
ming. secretary of Kansas City Com
mercial club.
Address to the President.
The following address was presented
10 the president and there was a full
expression of views both on the part
of the president and the committee:
q" Mr.. President: The, organizations
we represent have a membership of
400 business men, corporations, firms
and individuals engaged in the devel-
opments of the agricultural resources
and the manufacturing, commercial
and financial interests of the middle
west. In the pursuit of our various
lines of business we come in contact
With almost every portion of the
country, but especially of the Missis
sippi valley. We never were in a more
prosperous condition than prior to the
panic of last fall. Our labor was ali
employed, our capital proftably in
vested.
Business stagnant.
In a short period these conditions
have changed. Certain lines of bust
pess are almost stagnant, brought
about by the fear of the people as to
the stability of some of our institu-
tiOns. Money has been boarded in
stead of flowing into the ordinary
channels of investment, securities and
the various commercial interests. Two
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