Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-12-07
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Washington, Dec. President
Taft's first regular annual message
to congress was sent to that body
today. 1t consists of about 10000
words and at that leaves for subse-
quent discussion in special messages
the important subjects of antitrust
and interstate commerce .legisla-
ton as well as legislation for fur
ther laws to promote the conserva-
ton of the natural resources. These
questions are mostly referred to in
cidentally in the present message.
With regard to Nicaragua, Presi-
dent Taft refers to the "sad tale of
the unspeakable barbarities and OPP
preston alleged to have been COM
mitted by the Zelaya government, -
and to the fact that two Americans
were recently put to death by order
of Zelaya himself and says that this
government is proceeding with re-
1iberate circumspection" to deter
mine the exact truth and the course
to be pursued "most consistent with
it's dignity, it's duty to American in
terests and it's moral obligations to
Central America" The message eX-
onerates Japan from the charge of
seeking a monopoly in Manchuria
and says that our relations with
that country continues cordial as
usual 1t points out the successful
efforts that have been made to bring
about economy in government eX-
penses, the estimates for govern
ment expenses having been cut over
$55,000,000. The president recon-
mends that the deficit in the treas
ury shall be met by the issue of
Panama bonds.
Legislation to produce expedition
in legal procedure is asked for as
we'll as a law to prevent the issuance
of injunctions without notice. The
president recommends the establish
ment of postal savings banks and the
passage of a ship subsidy bill look
ing to the establishment of lines to
South America, China, Japan and
the Philippines. He urged the ad-
mission as separate states of New
Mexico and Arizona and suggests the
appointment of an executive council
for Alaska, but strongly deprecates
THE idea of the election of a territor-
ial legislature for that district.
INtleIIluB 10 luG II duuo uAoSON
cred at the New York customs house
of which the sugar trust was the
beneficiary, the president says that
the government has recovered from
the trust all that it is shown to have
been defrauded of from under
weights and that the treasury de-
partment and departments Of justice
are eXerting every effort to discover
the wrongdoers including the OIL
GERS and employers" of the trust
with a view to criminal prosecution.
The president adds that ii seems TO
him that a congressional investiga-
tion of the frauds at this time
might, by giving immunity and
otherwise, prove an embarrassment
in securing convictions of the guilty
parties.
The message in part is as fol
lows:
Negotiations for an international
conference to consider and reach an
arrangement providing for the pres
ervation and protection of the fur
seals in the North Pacific are n
progress with the governments ol
Great Britain, Japan and Russia
The attitude of the governments in
interested leads me to hope for salts
factory settlement of this question
as the ultimate outcome of the ne
gotiations.
The question arising out of the
Belgian annexation of the indepen-
dent state of the Congo which has
so long and earnestly preoccupied
the attention of the government and
enlisted the sympathy of our besi
citizens is still open but in more
hopeful stage. The announced pro
grams of reforms while striking al
many of the evils known to exist
are an augury of better things. The
attitude of the United States is onf
OF benevolent encouragement
coupled with a hopeful trust thai
the good work. responsibility under