Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-11-11
TAFT TALKS
ABOUT TRIP
JUST ENDED
Has Been Studying COndi-
tiOns for His Recommends
ations to Congress.
OUTLINES THE CONTENTS
OF HIS NEXT MESSAGE
Give First Place to Conser-
walton of Natural Resour-
Ces--Rats Amendment.

Washington, Nov. H. Returning to
the White House after completing his
10000 mile trip. President Taft, who
said he was In the best Of health,
made a preliminary statement Of soms
Of the recommendations which his first
annual message to congress viii con-
tain. He said:
During my sixty days of travel
have been studying what il IS the duty
of an executive to recommend to an
incoming congress in respect TO future
legislation, and when | think Of the
number Of things congress ought to do
am staggered lest 1t may not find
time TO do them.
Conservation Of Resources.
In the first place, there is the con-
servauon Of our resources and the rec
lamation of arid lands. We have
reached time now where great
many people in the west are counting
on an immediate supply Of water for
the land upon which they have settled,
which is not Forthcoming because the
money applied to the reclamation fund
does not come In as quickly as ex-
pected, and | am strongly in favor OF
anticipating that fund.
'rhe government should reserve
some control over the water power
sites and the coal lands, so that they.
may not cogie into the hands of one
controlling corporation, but may be re-
tained by ihe government. with the
power to restrict the prices Mt which
the coal, or at least at which the pow
or, is sold to prevent the absorption
into one command Of all the power on
the continent.
Railroad Rate Law Changes.
"Then we have the antitrust law ON
our hands for enforcement and the ar
rangement of the departments of the
government in such way as to make
it more effective II possible.
"Then there Is the interstate COM
merce law, which certainly needs
amendment la order 10 give fle intel-
state commerce tribunal more power
TO prevent the delays which are now
incident to appeals to the courts In
my Judgment, the best way IS to cre-
ate a special court and have court
that is charged with the knowledge
and practice In regard to railroads. 80
that the matter can be promptly dis
posed Of
"Then am strongly In favor of a
postal savings bank Where Il hap
pens that the government is so sit
uated that 1t can do thing better and
more economically than individuals
can do IT and can supply want for 4
means Of thrift Lam 10 favor OF lrs
doing IT,
Menstary Reform Also.
"The monetary reform is under con-
sideratlon by a commission. am
hopeful that the commission may pre-
sent the conditions that exist here and
the conditions as they exist IN Europe
and In this way point out to us some
stops that may be taken to reform
what is certainly today nothing but
patchwork.
"Then there is another subject that
is very near to my heart. We must
improve our legal procedure so as to
make il, both in criminal and civil
cases, more simple, more rapid and
! less expensive, and / mean to recon-
mend to congress the appointment Of
commission to take that subject UP
with respect to the federal procedure.
| and then II by the federal procedure
we achieve result that commends it,
self It will form a model for the
states"
For Federal Health Bureau.
Mr.. Taft said he believed the time
had come for the organization OF
/ federal health bureau and the concen-
tratlon in 1t OF all the instruments for
the preservation of health aud for the
investigation of diseases that are now
included In the national government
and such others as may properly be
placed there.
That is pretty long list Of things
10 do, but II we set our shoulders to-
gether we can do lot In one session
! or two sessions of congress, : he said.
Visited Thirty three States.
i On his trip Just ended the president
visited thirty-three states aud two ter
ritorles and crossed over into Mexico.
Besides the 1900 miles that the
president covered by train he made
962 miles In automobiles and 1876 miles
in stages aud carriages. He made 30
speeches, an average of about i've a
day. AS gastronomic feat the presi-
/ dents trip was one Of the greatest on
irecord. He ate ITO formal breakfasts,
luncheons aud dinners and ended the
trip with his digestion just as good as
1t ever was.