Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-12-10
Five STRIKING
FEATURES IN
TAFT MESSAGE
QUOTES PLATFORM PLANK ON La
Dor LEGISLATION AND RECON-
MENDS LEGISLATION.
URGES WHITE SLAVE FIGHT.
Momentous Questions Facing Country
VIII Be Treated in Special
Communications.
FORSEES ERA OF PROSPERITY

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec T.
! Through his message, which today was
sent to both houses of Congress, Presi-
dent Taft has made known to the world
/ his wishes regarding legislation and his
opinion respecting many questions Of
public interest. The message, which was
received by both houses shortly after
converting, had been anxiousiy antici-
pated and general interest was mani
tested in its reading IN the two bodies.
The message was generally faYOrably
commented upon. The portions which
| attracted most attention were those re-
ldting TO the complication with Nicara-
qua, the dimnution of public eXpendi-
lures. the custom house frauds and the
tariff act.
Inc mildness of the first part of the
message dealing with routine European
matters led to the opinion that the new
President would be comparatively for
NAL in his treatment of subjects. When,
however the reading had progressed fur
| ther it was discovered that he could be
vigorous in the use Of language when he
desired. and one senator said that some
| of the expressions had caused him to
! doubt whether there has been Il change
of administration.
The one phrase which attracted most
attention was found in connection with
the Presidents treatment of the Ielaya
incident. in which he spoke as the sad
tale Of unSpeakable barbaritieS.' His
use Of the expression ''cut to the quick
| III connection with department expendi-
lures was also commented upon as
RoOSevetian.
At 40 y. m. the reading of the mes
sage was concluded in the House and
that body adjourned until Friday.
What the Message Contains.
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congressional investigation of the sugar
import scandals in the New York GUS
tom house and likewise to any further
revision of the tariff ut present; absence
of any specific recommendation regard
ing the crisis in Nicaragua, and actual
recommendation of legislation to forbid
the issuance of judicial iniunctions in
labor without notice III labor controver-
sizes and for the establishment of a sys-
tenn of postal savings banks, may be con
sidered the most striking features of the
message.
The Nicaraguan question, conservation
of the nations natural resources, needed
terstate commerce acts, and the con
templated revision of the federal statutes
governing the organization of the armed
forces of the nation i'll time of war are
all reserved for possible treatment later
IN special messages
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600 words. Mr.. Taft reports the country
to be in a high state of prosperity" and
he adds that there is every reason to
believe that we are on the eve of sub
Stantlal business expansion, and we have
Just garnered a harvest uneXamped in
the market value of our agricultural
products"
Fears No Tariff War
The President expresses entire conf
dence that the duty imposed upOn the ex-
ecutive OF enforcing the maximum rates
OF the tariff law against nations unduly
discriminating against the United States
Will not provoke any tariff war and he
fayOrs no further tariff tinkering at least
until the new tariff commission shall
have completed its work of gathering in
formation as to the relative cost of pro
ducing dutiable articles in this country
and abroad. This task he expects will
occupy two or three years.
Calling attention to the crisis in Cen
trail American affairs brought about by