Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 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
Will 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
conyening. had been anxiously antici-
pated and general interest was mani
tested in it's reading IN the two bodies.
The message was generally favorably
commented upon. The portions which
attracted most attention were those re-
Iating to the complication with Nlcara
qua, the diminution of public eXpendi-
lures. the custom house frauds and the
tariff act.
The inIldness 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 i'll his treatment Of subjects. When,
however. the reading had progressed fur
thCr 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 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
i'll connection with department eXpendi-
lures was also commented upon as
RO0Seyeltian.
At 1 40 p. m. the reading of the mes
sage was concluded i'll the House and
that body adjourned until Friday.
What the Message Contains.
Opposition to the proposed immediate
congressional investigation OF the sugar
import scandals in the New FORK Gus
tom house and likewise to any further
revision OF the tariff at present: absence
of any specific recommendation regard
ing the crisis i'll Nicaragua, and actuai
recommendation Of legislation to forbid
the issuance OF judicial injunctions in
labor without notice in labor contrOver-
sizes and for the establishment OF Il SyS-
TEN Of postal savings banks, may Oe con
Sdered the most striking features Of the
message.
The NiCaragu question, conservation
of the natiolS'S natural resources. needed
amendments TO the antitrust and i'll
trrState commerce acts, and the con
tcmplated revision of the federal statutes
governing the organization Of the armed
forces of the nation in time of war are
all reserved for possible treatment later
in special messages
In his message. which bulks some IL
600 words. Mr.. Taft reports the country
to be lin Il high state of prosperity" and
he adds that there is every reason to
believe that we are OH the eve of Il sub
Stuutial business expansion, and we have
Just garnered Il harvest uncXampled 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
favors 10 further tariff tinkering at least
until the new tariff commission shall
have completed its work of gathering in
formation rs 10 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