The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-12-06
TAFT'S MESSAGE
UP TO CONGRESS-
President Breaks Record For
Length Of Document
DEFENDS PAYNE TARIFF ACT.

ings Bark. Parcels Post and Ccrser-
vstion--Asks For Raise Of Judicial
-Rseonmendasion For Fit
ting Honor Fer Peary.
Washington, Dec 6.-Tbe president
sent the following message To congress
today.
TO the senate and House 81 Repre-
sentativss
During the past year the foreign re-
Iations nf the United States have con
tinned upon a basis Of friendship and
good understanding
The year has been nofabie as wit
Messing the pacific settlement Of two
important international controversies
before the permanent coart of The
Hague
The arbitration oE the fisheries dis
pnte between the United States and
Great Rritain. which has been ~tIse
source Ok nearly continuous diploma ue
correspondence since the fisheries con
vention Of ISIS. has giTen aa award
which II satisfactory 70 batb parties
Peace Commission
snpreesstlnv thas4 enlightanad taps.
encies or modern times. the congress
at its last session passet a law prorid-
Ing foz fhe appointment ef 4 commits
sion Of FIVE members TO be appointed
by the president Of the United STATES
To consider the expedIency 0f utilizing
existing international agencies for the
purpose 0f limiting the armaments 0g
the nations of the world by information
Al agreement aud of constituting the
combined navies of the world AID inter
national force for the preservation ~
universal peace aud 70 consider and
repCgt upon any other rleans 70 aInin-
ish the expenditures of government fog
military purposes and 10 lessen the
probabilities of war;
4ne N"f@ II fne INTERNATIONAL ilsii-
go e9Ai'AAi7sasA aAiiolI1ed ~ lsls
ui'ass W AksatS ~ Apfh AZ, - he-
a"een treat bfiIata ana the lhssea
'ais' las leasl1seaA II the iNflAAiia-
l'g- 4Al .''Aa'ish II nAsi40tul
.s Mains soseri'ns ll.e hshe1ies =
sis geol1uais #aiFEe n aahaaa ana
~ 1alsiu HAaas9 TT the purpose II
ps~.sss.'.s aian Increasing tne SUPPLY
Y tD'"l n y s'aen ssateis-
The Far East
The center Of interest iii far eastern
affairs during the past year LAS again
been China
II y gratifying to note that Tie me-
gotiations for a len to the Chinese
government for the construction Of the
trunk railway lines from Hankow
sonthward to Canton and westward
through the Yangtse valley. known as
the Hukuang loan, were concluded by
The representatives Of the various
financial groups in May last and the
Results approved by their respective
goyernments
Tariff Negotiations
me new tarln law ~ section RE-
speeLins the maximum and minimum
saaahS % ane tinted states, which pro-
Visions came INTO eiIert On April y
ASaV' imposed upon me president the
lesponsioilify q determining prior e
sAiae aate Nheiher or not any nndhe
ul7erli.iinalloh existed against the
Aiilea states ana IS products in any
evnnsts oi we Nosia win Whieh We
sustained eonaherelaA relations.
Ane poiiey q Droaaef ana closer
slans rela.ions with ihe dominion q
eh'4aua Nniep was inltiatea in me az
!ussinent q me maximum ana miiii-
ni.sn PROVISIONS q tne fariH aeL q
saslss' lfV5' has proved mutually Den.
eneial' II Justi'ies iufther e'ioFfs IoT
the feaaJlstinent q tae t2mnefeiai
Te'afloaS q me Two countries 50 tiAat
lneAf commerce na1 folloW the ehan-
neis AaEurai - contiguous countries
ana pe commensurate Win fhe steady
expansion q trade ana INDUSTRY op
Doth sides q the boundary line.
The Department Of state.
AN tariT neeo.fetiops - vital II orr
cngnmaFee ana industry ana the antv
cf iealouslv guarding the eonlta.le ARA
inst treatment 81 anr prsdret. eautfal
aud inan~try abroad davnlve unon ll,e