Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-12-07
PRESIDENT RECOMMENDS
STATEHOOD FOR NEW MEXICO
His Message Read Both Houses Stand for
Postal Saving Banks and for Economy.

with the expectation that they may be
reduced, will result in seriously ham
pering proper administration"
President Taft refers with regret to
the sugar frauds recently discovered,
saying that the settlement made with
the so-called trust, will not interfere
with, or prevent the criminal prosecu-
tion of every one who was found to be
subject to the same He believes that
an investigation Of the frauds by Con
gress at present would be inadyisable,
saying it might give immunity and 9th,
erwise prove an embarrassment in Sc.
curing conviction Of the guilty par
ties.
President Taft then discusses the
tariff and operation of the maximum
and minimum clause in the act. He
says that in the working of this, fear
conferred and duty imposed on the eX
ecutiye is likely to lead to a tariff war.
Il beg to express the hope and be-
Iieve that no such result need be an
ticipated." Mr. Taft says. NO one
is seeking a tariff war on a condition
in which the spirit of retaliation shall
be aroused"
The new tariff board is discussed,
| the President saying that their work
will perhaps take two or three years.
! A continuing annual appropriation is
! asked.
| 81 believe" the President continues,
that the work of this board will be
OF prime utility and Importance when
! ever Congress shall deem it wise again
/ to adjust the customs duties. If the
! facts secured by the tariff board are
/ of such a character as to show gen.
/ orally that the rates of duties imposed
| by the present tariff law are excessive
j under the principles of protection as
described in the platform of the sue
! cessful party at the late election,
shall not hesitate to invite the atten
tion of Congress to this fact and tC
the necessity to action predicted there
on. Nothing, however, halts business
and it first with the course OF pros
perity so much as the threatened re
vision of the tariff and until the facts
are at hand, after careful and delib
/ crate investigation, upon which sucl
revision can be properly undertaken
it seems to me unwise to attempt it
, The amount of misinformation tha
creeps into arguments pro and con il
regard to the tariff rates is such as
tc require the kind of investigation
undertaken by it wholly without re
have in calling for a readjustment o
tk> duty"
a reduction in the estimates of th'
war department for the coming fisca
year which brings the total estimates
down to an amount $45,000,000 less
than the corresponding estimates TO
last year, is mentioned by the Presi
dent all progress in military matters
being suspended for year as a con
sequence. The measures can hardl.
be more than temporary, the eXecu
tive says. Later he will send a spec
ial message to Congress upon militar,
matters.
Concurring in needed changes il
the army he places emphasis on th
, need for an elimination bill 9TH
coast defenses of the United State
proper are generally all that could b.
: desired and in some respects they ar
rather more elaborate than under pres
ent conditions are needed to stop q
t enemy's fleet from entering the hal
bors defended
The President concurs in the judg
ment of the military and naval join
board in favor of making an extensiv
novol base at Pearl Harbon, near Hor
olulu and not in the Philippines.
The President then discusses tn
navy, the need for reform, economy i
, expenditures, etc. He says:
f, "a comprehensive plan for the re
organization of the officers of all corp
!. of the navy will be presented to Cor
Y gress and I hope it will meet wit
action to it's urgency"
Appointment of an eminent astronC
2 mer as head of the naval observator
: is recommended.
1 President Taft says that in his juds
: ment a change in judicial procedur
with a view to reducing its eXpens
TO private litigants in civil cases an
! facilitating the dispatch of busines
: and final decision in both civil an
criminal cases, constitutes the grea
! est need in our American institutions
A commission to consider reforms i
the judiciary is recommended. TIL
s President recommended, in accordanc
with the promise in the Republica
t platform that appropriate legislatio
relating to the issuance of injunction
e be adopted Previous notice and
$ reasonable opportunity to be heard 0
: behalf of the parties to be enjoine
are urged by the President with ce
s tain exceptions. President Taft the
L refers to antitrust and interstate cor