Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-11-11
PRESIDENT FORECASTS
MESSAGE TO CONGRESS

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Richmond. Va, Nov. t0.-"Dur-
ing my sixty days OF travel there has
henn a moment OF two Of deliberation
and during that time ! have been
studying what In the duty of an exec
utive TO recommend TO an incoming
congress In respect TO future legisla-
ton, and when | think OF the number
OF things congress ought to do | am
staggered lest Il may not find time 10
do thcm,''
In the final speech OF his 10000
mile trip before an immense audience
THE afternoon, President Taft thus
prrfaced a preliminary statement OF
some OF the recommendations his first
annual message 10 cogress would con-
tain.
In the first place there IL the on
~ervatlon OF our resources and the
reclamation of arid lands" said the
president. I'VE have reached n time
now where n great many people In the
west are counting on an immediate
supply of water for the land upon
which they have settled, which Ia not
forthcoming because money applied to
the reclamation fund does not come
In az quickly M expected. or NJ least
quickly enough to meet the exlgency
~ the occasion, and | am strongly In
favor OF anticipating that fund, which
IL a fund raised solely by the sale OF
public lands, by the issuing of bonds.
the payment OF which shall be charged
to h same source Of revenue"
He added that the demand for the
products OF the soil is greater than
the supply because ~ the growing
population and we mus, enlarge our
acreage and the plain way seemed by
the reclamation Of arid and swamp
lands.
Then We have q great deal OF val
unbie coal land owned by the govern
nisnt,' he continued. we have o
areat many water power sites, the
water from which will furnish an inn
mense amount of power BY use 81
electrical appliances. Then there are
millions OF acres Of phosphate to be
used IN the fertilization OF the land.
Under existing laws these lands are
likely to hc parted with merely under
n homestead scheme They are OF
such special value that II seems wiser
that the government should reserve
such control over the water power
sites and the coal lands aud the phos.
pilates SO hat they may not come into
the hands of one controlling corpora
lion but may be retained by the gov
eminent with the power To restrict
the prices OF coal.
"Then we have the antitrust law
on our hands for enforcement and the
arrangement ~ the departments Of
the government In such u way as 10
make IL more effective II possible"
Then there IL the interstate COM
merce law which certainly needs
amendment In order 10 give the in
ters,atc commerce tribunal more pow
er TO prevent the delays now incident
10 appeals To the courts, In my tudg-
ment the best way II to create q spe-
cial court and have a court that viii
have the knowledge and practice in
regard TO railroads so that the mat
ter can be promptly disposed OF
Then I am strongly In favor Of a
postal savings bank, Where il hap
pens that the government is so situat- !
ed that IL can do a thing better and
wv AAlAi Al|NiN iNl4tlH |
oan do Il, ! am In favor of it's do
Ing IL.
The MONETARY reform IL under com |
sideration by "a commission. am
hopeful that the commission may pre-
cent the conditions that exist here and
the conditions as they exist IN Europe
and In this way point out To ms some
steps that may be- taken TO reform
what is certainly today nothing but
a patchwork
Then there b. another subject that
is very near my heart w must Inn
prove iegal procedure So AS to
make IL both In criminal ana i'm civil
cases more simple. rapid aud less *
pensIve. n ! mean to recommend 10
congress the Appointment or q commit.
tee to take that subject mp with re-
spcci Co the fedsrel procedure and
II. by federal procedure. we
"a result that commends itselfl
II will form a model Tor the states %
Mr.. TAFT said he believed the time
had come for the organization Of al
health bureau
THAT is . pretty long lis, % things
o do. hut II We set our shoulders To-
We can do q lot ln one session
" two sessions Of congress c%oniin-
the president 4 venture to hope
hat the project suggested hy my
Predecessor. President Roosevelt, may
- alluded 10 by me with approval
nd the expression % the hope That
r. coming To fruition. to wit That
here should be a great memorial in
onor OF General Robert p l.. IN the
stablShment Of what he himself
.ould value most highly, a great
.hooI Of engineering at Washington
ID Lee university, n ] take this