The Washington times., 1909-11-25
PROGRAM
IN TAFT'S MESSAGE
President Has Formidable
Array of Legislation to
Lay Before Congress.

President Tafts message to Congress
is still I'm large part TO be written, ac-
cording TO authority which is referred
to the White House, but the President
knows pretty accurately what he wants
TO say, and just what ne is going to
talk about
il is expected that the message will
contain more matter i'm less space than
any like message in many years. II Is
10 be short; that is, short i'm proportion
TO the number OF recommendation and
their great Importance; and IL is the
understanding that IL will not attempt
to outline anything like details of LEXIS
lduon, leaving all that for Congress IN
its wisdom.
Further than this. the paramount is
sue, the issue on which greatest en-
phasis will be laid, will be, il is declared
the establishment OF ControI over capt.
taliZauOn of great cOrpOToti tons. Ihis
subject the President regards as OF
prime Importance, and members Of Con-
SreSs who are arriving in town under
stand that IL viii be gwen the place Of
honor ana command IN the program.
Subordinate TO this VIII b. the various
other matters with which lie message
Will deal. such as conservation. reOI-
ganizatiOu Of the interstate commerce
law, amendment of the Sherman law.
perhaps a system Of Federal license for
interstate corporations, economy ina ma
tlOudl expenditure, currency reform,
and numerous other issues Of the frst
class The President has a vast piO-
Gram to lay before Congress. and il is
an Impressive fact that almost none OF
the arriving statesmen expects any inn
pOrjaut accomplishment this session
various reasons are advanced fog this
depressed feeling. The fact that the
dominating organizations i'm both houses
Of Congress VIII be opposed 10 effective
accomplishment, is most commonly
stated az the reason for a hopeless feel-
ing
The success with which the Senate
leadership held us grip OF the tariff
session has DISCOURAGED many progress
siNes. They think the long session will
be- like the tauu session; il Will be CON
trCiiCd 50 liTmly that il Will do no more
THAI the leaders want.
lE the nrst place, everybody is figuring
ON Inc committees OF House ana Sen
ate The one committee which is re-
garded as q mystery Is that OF the
House on Interstate Commerce
Headed by James r. Mann, of Illinois,
u may prove a good deal more indie
pendent than has been expected But
The tact that Speaker Cannon pIaced
Mann 90 command is widely regarded as
the guarantee that Cannon knew no
very progressive measures would come
out of o. The belief is expressed los
many, That the proposal for a new cOiIrt
OF interstate commerce appeals may me
formulated into law and passed Eut
expected at the coming session
The success Of a measure for control
OF capitalization is auticIpa ted by AL
most nobody. Neither the House non
The senate committees are ucearucd rs
al all likely TO report such a measure
and. while La Toilette DulIiycr. and
others are credited with bills TO carry
out the project 10 i~ feared that iuey
iney VIII die.
by way Of encouraging The easy
asphyNlaiion of meuaciu. legislation az
progressive character there il r,rnrrfge
40
ming Of the session. Investigations in
pulI1es, politics. the iHSuTgent fight for
control OF the House. and the progress
s4Ne struggle Tor more power i'm the
Senate-these are all expected TO de
Nelop situations which wIli become so
spectacular and sensational as hone
i Iesil{ 10, 60 distract lc attention from the
The whole session VIII be as FUN Of
politics as an egg Of meat. The dear. old
constitution VIII provide inspiration for
endless conversation u viii be brought
forward as the argument against almost
everything that may Je r.rCDosed md
10 viii furnish DTetcXt IO, votes araiDsf
all kinds Of proposals.
Recognition Of this situation gives tho
color Of discouragcmcnt and depression
10 lEc expressions of almost an The
pubic men who would really like Ia
sec accomplishment They do not no
than breach between the White House
ana the Republican Leaders on CapitoI
Hlll VIII accomplish results and they
du not believe that will hammer I'M.
Zig stick IS looked upon az back
number, and nothing less than The Biz
Stick rs expected by anybody 10 ac-
complish results
Until Senator Aldrich permits his pro-
gram TO be known. hOWeve. nobody will
be able 10 do more than guess how the
session $ time is TO be spent ID Is the
Efeat function OF Aldrich 10 proylde
themes Of harmless converse for the
senators and 10 engineer those themes
into such position of vantage that tho,
may consume just as Much time AS
seems necessary 10 prevent ANYTHING
being done.
The ship subsidy Is looked upon as
very likely stOp-sap FOR the session Ina
the Senate. Everybody thinks il ig 20
Ing To become law this time even lis
bitterest opponents
oufy One "BRoMo QUUGFlE," that b
I Jaxative Bromo Ouinine
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