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poTations They are a necessary instru-
ment in the business Of the country, but
We give them privileges, so they must
recognize the responsibility with which
they exercise power and we must take the
means Of compelling them 20 recognize
that responsibility and &c keep them with
in the law"
No Restraints of Trade.
The narrowing OF the scope of the
sherman antitrust law is another rec
ommendation that will be charged with
the possibility of trouble in Congress. Mr..
Taft win recommend that its application
be limited to combinations and consplra-
cies to suppress competition and estab-
lish monopolies. He would draw the line
between reasonable and unreasonable re-
straints Of trade and enable business men
to continue
What Is legitimate business and what
is not?" The President has acknowledged
that such an amendment OF the anti
trust act as he proposes will exempt
boycotts from It's operation. The Presi
dent will point out IN his message that
he would be the last person 10 recon-
mend special legislation in favor Of the
labor unions bat that he does not be-
lieve thar Congress intended originally
TO include them in the operation Of the
law.
The message also will contain a recon-
mendauon FOR legislation relating 10 the
issuing Of injunctions. as promised in the
Republican national platform. The Presi-
dent viii make several definite sugSes-
tons for the continuance and extern
sion OF the administration conservation
and reclamation policy. He will recon-
mend relief for some OF the projects that
have been suspended because Of the ille-
gali;y Of the undertakings
Control Public Utilities.
His conservation programme also viii
include continued control by the govern
ment Of its water power sites and OF the
coal, oil. and phosphate lands in such
way as to prevent the use Of these nat
ural resources by monopolies.
The President viii urge the establish
ment Of postal savings banks. There
VIII be no definite recommendation in this
message for monetary legislation. and il
IS uncertain yet whether Senator Aid
rich's commission viii be ready 10 report
at this session.
President Taft has indicated on his
trip that he Is not IN favor Of leaving
the postal savings bank question 20 be
considered and worked out when the gem
eral monetary reform legislation comes
up, as Senator Aldrich and others sug-
gest Tie President has indicated that he
favors Senator Aldrich's central bank
idea. but he viii not be ready 10 give
10 his fun Endorsement until all the de-
tails are before him.
AS 10 inland waterways. there Is no
likelihood OF any radical recommendation.
The Mississippi River boosters viii he
disappointed, for the President in his
message, Will so no further than he did
in the speeches that he delivered on the
memorable cruise down the river.
The President viii insist that no IN
land waterway Improvement shall be
undertaken until engineers have approved
its feasibility and determined its cost
Opposes Pork BurreL"
In other words. the President will
emphasize hts stand against "the pork
barrel" method OF distributing river I'M
provements When the conditions warrant
the Improvements the President viii be
in favor Of issuing the necessary bonds
and pushing the work to completion as
rapidly as possible.
The President viii recommend ship
subsidies, especially for the development
OF lines on the Pacific and on the At
lantic between American and South Amer
lean ports. lie has suggested mat the
100000 or 100000 annual profit on the
foreign mails might be applied TO sub
sides as an experiment.
a reorganization Of the Alaska govern
ment will be another IN the long list OF
recommendation The President will
propose a government by commission.
similar 10 the Philippines government
| for the Territory.