Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-10-06
TAFT FAvORS
SHIP SUBSIDY
BUT OPPOSES TERRITORIAL Gov
EMINENT FOR PEOPLE OF
ALASKA.
PROMISES COMPLETION OF THE
PANAMA CANAL BEFORE
1915.
FORWARD MOVEMENT IN THE
ORIENT IMPORTANT FACTOR
IN THE FUTURE.

Seattle, Oct speaking before
the largest audience he has faced
since the trip began-the crowd that
overlooked the natural ampitheater
of the exposition with a seating capac-
ity of nearly 0,000-President Taft
yesterday announced that he would
urge in his coming message to con-
gress the enactment of ship subsidy
law. His utterances on this subject
were received with great acclaim.
The presidents statement declaring
that he is opposed to the granting tol
Alaska of territorial form OF gov
eminent was received with silence
but as the president outlined his pol
icy for the upbuilding of Alaska, rec
ommending government aid in the con
struction of railroads, of local govern
ment by a commission appointed by
the president cooperating with the
governor and when he reviewed Alas
ka's great possibilities he was loudly
cheered.
Later. when he was admitted 10
membership in the Arctic Brother
hood, an organization OF Canadians
and Americans interested in the de-
yelopment of Alaska, the president
announced that he intended to WISH
Alaska next summer and go as lar
into the territory as time would per-
nit in order to come in contact with
the people. and see for himself what
is best to be done for their welfare.
The president frankly told the broth
erhood that he did not believe Alaska
is ready for self-government, and SAID:
Il am as much in favor OF popular
government as anybody, but | favor
nonuIar government only when condl-
tions exist which make popular gov
eminent a success for the people gov
erned and the government at large.
When there are limitations to this we
must take other means until popular
government is POSSIBLE"
In his speech at the amphitheater
Yesterday afternoon referring to snip
subsidies President Taft sald
"There is no subject to which con-
eress can better devote attention the
coming session than the regulation OF
our merchant marine in such way
as to establish American lines De-
tween New York and European ana
South American ports and between
orr coast ports, the orient and the
Philippines.
1--WE earn a profit from our foreign
mails of six to eight millions a year
An appropriation of that amount
would be quite sufficient to put on
satisfactory basis two or three orlen'
tai lines and several lines from the
cast tn South America OF course Inls
would be a contribution to private
companies, but we are thus conIrip'
uting in various ways on similar prIh-
ciples in effect, by tariff laws, by the
river and harbor bill and by the re-
clamation service. We are puleiiis
money into the pockets OF snip own
ers but at the same time are giving
them the money with which they can
oomnete with the merchant marine OF
the world.
The president pointc ed out the peril
Gus position of the United states III
the event of foreign war, when we
would have to buy vessels from othei
countries to use as Golfers Tor our
fleets.
Concerning the proposal to give
Alaska a regular territorial form OF
government. the president said:
at would be great mistake, De-
cause the territory has not a popuia
tion of sufficient stability and perma'
hence to warrant the delegation TO a
locally elected legislature of such au-
thority. Local self government IN
country so large with scattered no
madic population and intense local
and sectional feeling, should not Dc
given serious consideration until Pc
litical division of the territory lnto
more limited areas is warranted.
Mr.. Taft suggested that local legls'
,ation be vested in resident commls-
sion of FIVE acting in conjunction VIII
the governor.
The president said:
.Since / last visited the coast the
philippines have had extended 10
them in the tariff law message Oh
iustiee which ought to have been
adopted nine years ago. II 1t mao
been. Seattle, San Francisco and the
Pacific coast would have profted'
Free trade with the Philippines. as
now established, will develop an ex-
change of business greatly to the ad-
vantage of both countries.
The Panama canal will be compiec'
ed before 1918 and trade between the
oo.,+orn ora western coasts or TINS
country will be revolutionized- IL WIN
change the avenues of internatlonal
trade and bring the eastern coas. -
America closely in touch with western
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