Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1910-12-08
President Discusses Work Of
Tariff Board-shIp Sub
sidy Is Urged.
WORK ON PANAMA CANAL
Need Of Legislation Anticipating Com
pletion Of the Ditch Is Pointed
out-chanse in Postal Rates
Parcels Post and Postal
savinss-Eeonomy
Urged.

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Ta.,s annual message TO congress-
contained 40 900 words. and is said 10
be the longest documen. OF It's kind
ever written In II he reviews the
work OF each of the administrative
departments beginning with the state
department, He devo.es considerable
space to the satisfactory settlement
OF the fisheries dispute with England
through the medium OF the Hague
Tribunal and recounts both the his
tory OF the fisheries dispute and the
establishment of the tribunal
In connection with the state depart
merit he tells OF the important poll
teal happenings OF the past twelve
months throughout, the entire world.
and the action OF this country In con
nec,ion with them
Tariff Negotiations.
Referring TO the negotiation OF new
tariff agreements President Taft
says
The new tariff law. in Section 2.
respecting the maximum and mini
mum tariffs OF the United States,
which provisions came into effect on
April !. 1910 imposed upon US re-
sponsibility of determining prior to
that date whether any undue discrim-
nation existed agains. the United
States and its products in any coun-
try OF the world with which We sus-
tanned commercial relations
In the case Of several countries in
stances OF apparent undue discrimina.
ton against American commerce were
were removed by negotiation Prior
to April /, 1916. when the maximum
tariff Was to come into operation with
respect to .mportations from all those
countries in whose favor no proclama-
ton applying the minimum tariff
should be Issued by the president. one
hundred and ,hirty-four such procla-
nations were issued
This series OF proclamations en-
braced the entire commercial world
and hence the minimum tariff OF the
United States has been given uniyer-
cal application. thus testifying 10 the
satisfactory character of our trade
relations with foreign countries.
Marked advantages to the com
merce OF the United States were OBJ.
tanned through these tariff settle
ments
The policy Of broader and closer
trade relations with the Dominion OF
Canada which was Initiated in the ad.
5ustment Of the maximum and mini
mum provisions OF the tariff act of
August, 1903, has proved mutually
beneficial. 1t 1ustifies further efforts
FOR the readjustment OF the CONNER
cial relations Of the two countries 80
that their commerce may follow the
channels natural to contiguous coun.
tries and be commensurate with the
steady expansion OF trade and indus
try on both sides OF the boundary
line"
Ship Subsidy
The president urges such action as
he believes will increase American
trade abroad, and says.
AAotA~i luslIulIleulGllty lQQlSpel-
sable to the unhamapered and natural
Of American commerce ia
merchant marine All maritime and
commercial nations recognize the i'm.
portance OF this factor The greatest
commercial nations, our competitors.
jealousy foster their merchant ma.
rine. Perhaps nowhere is the need
for rapid and direct mail. passenger
and freight communication quite SO
urgent as between the United States
and Latin America. We can secure
In no other quarter of the world such
immediate benefits in friendship and
commerce as would flow from the es.
Enlistment OF direct lines of com.
munication with the countries OF
Latin America adequate to meet the
requirements OF rapidly increasing
appreciation OF the reciprocal Deepen
dence OF the countries OF the western
hemisphere upon each others prod.
ucts, sylnpathies and assistance.
II alluded 10 this most important
subject in my last annual message; 1T
has often been before you and need
not recapitulate the reasons for its
recommendation. Unless prompt ac-
ton be taken the completion of the