Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-12-07
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Washington. Dec C--rresident
1afts annual message 10 congress
contained 4V. 600 words. and is said to
be the longest document " It's kIud
ever written In it he reviews the
work OF each Of the administrative
departments beginning with the state
department lie deyotes considerable
space to the satisfactory settlement
VI The fisheries dispute with England
through the medium Of the Hague
Tribunal. and reCounts both the his
rory OF the Fisheries dispute and the
establishment OF the tribunal
In connection with the state depart.
ment he TELLS Of the important poll.
ucal happenings OF the past Twelve
months throughout the entire world
aud the action Of this country In con
nection with tnem
Tariff Negotiations.
Referring to tho negotiation OF new
tarlr agreements President Tart
says
The new tarir law. In Section 2,
respectinR the maximum and mini
mum tarins OF the United States.
which provisions came into effect on
April l. 1910 imposed upon us re
sponFbility OF determining prior to
that date whether any undue discriin
ination existed against the United
States and its products In any couu
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
found to exist These determinations
were removed by negotiation Prior
10 April T. 1910, when the maximum
tArit was to come into operation with
rtspect TO imporiattons from All those
countries IN whose favor no proclama.
ton applying the minimum tsrir
should be issued by the president, one
hundred and thirtyiour such procla.
mstiuna were issued
This series Of carnations EN-.
braced the entire commercial world
and hence the ininimum tarlr Of the
United states has been given uniyer
raj application, thus testifvug 10 the
saJis'Sctory character OF our trade
relations with foreign countries
Marked advantages TO the com.
merce Of The United states were OBJ
wined through these tarlT settle,
Wthts
rhe policy OF broader Snd closer
trade relations with the Dominion OF
rauauS Which WAS initiated In he nd.
iustmUut oi he maximum aud mint.
mum provisions oi the taHu act OF
August, sOy, has proved mutually
beneficial II mslines further Efforts
for the readiuStmeut OF the commer.
cial relations Of tue tvo countries 20
that their commerce may follow the
channels natural 10 contiguous coun.
tries aud be Commensurate with the
steady expansion Of trade and indus
try on both Sidss ot The boundary
line
Ship subsidy
The president urges such action AZ
he behaves Will Increase American
trade abroad, and says
Another instrumentallty mdispen.
sable 10 tho unhamapered and natural
development of American commsrcs 4,
merchant marine All maritime and
commercial nations recognize tho i'm
pOrtsnce or this factor The greatest
commercial nations. our competitors
ieGlousy fo,ter their merchant na
riue Perhaps nowhere Ia the need
fog rapid and direct mail passeugsr
and freight communication quite 50
urgent ~ between the United states
sud Latin America We can secure
In no other quarter Of the world such
immediate benefits IN friendship and
commerce as would rioW from the -
lAUllhUUl"Wl vi ulleNl llnts OF ioW
nunicstion with the countries oi
Latin America adequate 10 meet the
requirements Of rapidly increasing
appreciation OF the reciprocal depen
dence OF the countries OF the western
hemisphere upon each others prod
ucs, sympathes and assistance
81 alluded TO this most important
subjeci In my last annual message n
has often BEEN before you and need
not rscapitulate the reasons for It's
Recommendation Unless prompt ac
ltion he taken the completion OF the
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