The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-29
TAFT'S FIRST
SPECIAL
He viii Suggest Important
Legislation
FAVORS AME N D NJ ENTS
He Would Give the Corporations Federal
License Believes Changes in Ant.
Trust Law Also Are Neces-
sary.
FAVORS AME ND MENTS

Washington, D q, Dec. "a President
Taft yesterday begn the preparation q
ERE first 81 his special messages 70 Com
gress This message win deal with the
amendments which he believes are ueces.
sary in the interstate commerce and
sherman antitrust acts Recent reports
to the contrary notwithstanding, il Is
known that the president will take up
the antitrust act and deal with Il at
great length He also win present his
IDEAS as to issuing federal licenses to cor
porations The proposed license will be
voluntary one 10 be taken advantage
81 BY such corporations a. desire to place
themselves under federal jurisdiction, or
left alone. as the directors Of the eor-
porations see fl II had been currently
reported for some time that President
Taft might delay his antitrust recon
mendations until the supreme court had
finally passed upon The recent STANDARD
Oil decision. Those "a whom the presi
dent has talked within the past day or
two say, however. that he has decided
to 40 forward with bis legislative pro-
gram regardless Of the pending decision
and that having determined that many
changes were needed in the anti-trust
law, he VIII recommend these changes
without regard to the STANDARD Oil cases.
The president and his cabinet, together
with the interstate commerce commits
sioners, have given more study 10 the
needed changes in the interstate com
merce and antitrust aets than 10 any
other subject since the beginning Of the
present administration. The president
has outlined his views in general terms
in speeches be has made since bis inau.
gnrations and they have become pretty
generally known.
There has been disposition among
some Of the leaders Of the senate and
House during the past two days to urge
The president not to send ia his anti.
trust message Just now They argued
that pending decision in the standard
Oil cases a proceedings brought under
the sherman act the president fl recon-
intending changes IN the statutes might
be put by his political opponents in the
light Of gaining respite or a favor to
the corporations, especially in regard "a
federal charters or lieensss Mr. Taft
is said to feel, nevertheless, that his
views have been 10 fully expressed in TIE
past and are now 20 generally understood
that he can 60 ahead with bs recon-
mendations upon the lines decided upon
early in The fall as d result of tie many
conferences with Attorney General Wick.
ersbam and other legal advisers in he
cabinet without fear Of popular miseon
struction.
As matter o. fact the president Is
said to have told his callers that he has
never az any time lad any intention of
altering biz legislative program 81 out;
lined in speeches on his western trip.
The presidents message win Be ready
for reading ii the two houses d Con.
gross % Wednesday January > Con-
ness rcassembles January I but will
Immediately adjourn, out Of respect "a
the late Senator NcIaurin Of MISSES
sipp The message undoubtedly will be-
listened to with far greater interest than
was the regular message read At the
opening 81 the session. Il had become
generally known il advance chat the
president had omitted the interstate com
merce and antitrust recommendations
from that message