The evening world., 1909-03-04
TAFT PLEDGES HIMSELF
TO ROOSEVELT POLICIES
IN INAUGURAL ADDRESS
Declares for Clear Laws Governing Corporations
Fair Tariff Revision and Discusses
Labor and Japanese Questions.

a graduated Inheritance tax. as correct
In principle and as certain ana easy OF
collection"
president Taft commended economy,
especially In the face OF a national
deficit, hut deplored any tendency to
cut down appropriations which were
really needed TO make government et.
lective. He spoke Of the increa sing
burdens modern science and business
development have placed upon the De.
partment OF Agriculture and those con.
nected with transportation oversight
and regulation and of the necessity for
deepening and increasing our water.
ways In the Mississippi and Ohio val.
Ieys, and Of completing tine Panama
1 Canal Continuing he said:
! lhen, too. there are expenditures OF
government absolutely necessary II our
country is to maintain Its proper place
among the nations OF the world and ID
10 exercise It's proper influence in de.
Tense OF Its own trade interests, In the
maintenance OF traditional American
policy against the colonization o, ELL
ropean monarchies in this hemisphere,
ana IN the promotion of peace and in.
setnatlonal morality j refer 10 the
n rp ot maintaining proper army a
proper navy and suitable Notifications
upon the mainland OF the United States
ana IN its dependencies
President Taft said that our co,s,
ueiehses are inadequate both in eouip.
ment and men, though we'll planned,
ana that 1t Is absolutely necessary
shat the appropriations for their
srensthening be continued. The army
must be put In condition as an effec.
tive nucleus Of large force in case
Oh war. He praised MIR. Rooseyelts
work OF reinvigorating the navy nnd
urged the continuance OF the nrnoess
VI me likelihood Of war the PresI.
Our International policy is s,way,
70 promote peace. wo shall enter
ia'o any war with full consciousness
ways entails, whether succeSsfui ~
NOT and we, Of course, shall make
every effort consistent with national
honor ana the highest national inter.
est 10 avoid o resort to arms we favor
every fundamentally, like that OF Tho
Hague Tribunal and arbitration trea.
yes made with view to its use In all
maintain peace and to avoid war,
But we should be blind TO existing
conditions, and should allow ourselves
to become foolish idealists, IL We did not
realize that with all the nations In the
world armed and prepared for war. we
must be ourselves In similar con.
clifton IN order to prevent other nations
our inability to defend our Interests
and assert our rights with a s,ronr
hand 'N"s
I'm the international controversies
that are likely to arise In the Orient,
growing out OF the question OF the open
door and other Issues. the United States
can maintain her interests intact and
mands. She will not be able to do so,
however. II It Is understood that she
never intends to back up her assertion
Of right and her defense o. her IN
terest by anything but mere verbal
protest and diplomatic note.
For these reasons, the expenses OF
the army and navy and of coast de- |
lenses should always be considered as
something which the Government must
pay for, and they should not be cut on (
through mere consideration OF economy. /
Our Government Is able to afford a suit. /
able army and a suitable navy It may
maintain them without the slightest /.
h"hHNl " lIlt INtpuUlC VI tUe cause OF {.
free institutions, and fear OF additional !
taxation ought not to change a proper /
policy In this regard.
The Japanese Question.
I'VE should make every effort to pre- /
vent humlliatlng and degrading prohi- !
billion against any OF our citizens wish |
ing temporarily to sojourn in foreign
countries because of race or religion"
Passing to the subject OF japanese i'm |
migration. President Taft said
Tho admission Of Asiatic immigrants |
who cannot be emalgamated with our
population has been made the subject !
either Of prohibitory clauses In our
treaties and statutes, or Of strict ad-
ministrative regulation secured by
diplomatic negotiation. I sincerely
hope that we may continue to mini |
MILO the evils likely to ARISE from
such immigration without unnecessary
friction and by mutual concessions be-
tween sslf.respecting governments.
Meantime, we mist take every pre-
pan!sa % oaees 1sa OF .. aaea ' fseiins
among our people against foreigners
Of whatever nationality who have by
our gran. treaty right 10 pursue
lawful business here and to be pro-
tected against la4lsEs assam: 9: ~
jury"
Inc PRESIDENT went on u soy tHas
this consideration led to. mention OF
the immediate necessity for laws which
would give to the general government
which was responsible for treaty obliga-
lions to enforce them, rather than 70 |
city and State governments, Possible
failures OF justice due to local prejudice
put us to the risk OF serious foreign
wars,
For Postal Savings Banks.
Banking and monetary reforms were
mentioned without definite recommends:
tions, except that the President hep d
that the report OF the Monetary COM
mission would aid Compress In the mat
1.-THE incoming Congress should
Republican platform and pass proper
Postais Savings Bank BILL said the
President. ut will not be an unwise or
excessive PssrIs .ssr,v vb,cb WIN MAKES iSr
p n. p shs sSsHa sehe%e sovernmeni
guaranty Of bank deposits so alluring,
without It's pernicious results
The President urged the Incoming
Congress to be alive to the develop.
ment OF commerce. particularly with
Central and South America and tho
Philippines. He advocated the use OF
mail subsidies to encourage the estab-
between North and South America
rho--fixing Of tho Panama Canal
plans In favor Of the look system was
earnestly upheld. The President said
that the Canal viii DO finished early
in the next administration, II not he
fore.
The governments Of the island de-
Porto Rico and the Philip
pines, IL warmly commended. The
passing OF the bill removing restrc-
tons on our trade with the Philippines
will greatly stimulate trade In the
United states and the Islands.
To Break Solid South.