The Detroit times., 1910-12-06
TAFT PLE0GEs ElIf
DEAL TO TRUsTsIN
HIS MESSAGE
Will Not Press ANY More Drastic
Legislation Until Present Laws
Have Been Given Adequate
Trial.
Experts Will Examine Tariff SEIZED.
ules one at Time and Shock To
Business Will Be Avoided.

WASHINGTON d. c., Dec. 6.--An
assurances to the corporations that No
more drastic laws will be pressed
against them. at least until the pres
ent statutes have been tried out;
recommendation that congress pass
suitable legislation 10 protect the ma
tural resources; an expression that
the tariff commission will investigate
the different schedules from q view
point OF long training and accurate
knowledge and that shock TO business
will be avoided by taking up one
schedule at time; recommendation
that federal bureau of health be es-
tablished, and an anticipation that a
mutually advantageous reciprocity
measure will be realized between the
United States and Canada, are some OF
the striking features of President
Taft's annual message. which was sub
mitted TO congress today.
Z The president remarks incidentally
that the expenses OF running the gov
eminent have been cut down and that
economy should be exercised by the
heads of all departments.
/
Taft's message to congress had con-
tinued a little more than an hour.
this afternoon, no member OF the
house or senate was paying the
slightest attention TO IT,
Most of the members OF both SEN
ate and house had left the chambers
and those who remained talked to
each other and walked about In
groups Meanwhile the clerks dron-
ed the massage along, often mum
bling unintelligeibly, and so far a.
anyone observed, they might have
skipped whole pages.
little band OF 10 senators or less
than one-sixth OF the membership, re-
NAMED In the senate chamber. SEN
ators Cummins, LaFollette. Clapp and
Bristow, gathered in a group. All or
them are radical insurgents and
doubtless plans for thwarting the
presidents legislative program Were
discussed.
President Taft's message equals In
length the longest message OF hts pre-
. decesspr, Theodore Roosevelt. who
held the record OF loquacity IN state
papers.
President Roosevelt's special mes
sage of January. 81, 1908, and that
transmitted today by President Taft.
contained nearly 10000 words each.
Here Is the message:
sentetiyes
During the past year the foreign re-
lations OF the United states have con-
,, tinued upon a basis OF friendship ana
sspd understanding.
Arbitration.
The year has been notable as VIII
Iessing tie pacific settlement OF Two
important International controversies
} before the permanent court OF me
, Hr que.
The arbitration OF the fisheries dis
pute between the United states ana
? Great Britain. which has been the
source Of nearly continuous diplomatic
. correspondence since the Fisheries
, Convention OF 1878, has given an
D., parties. The award may be regarded
: as satisfactory since II has, pursuant
TO the contentious or the United states.
recognized number OF important prin-
ciples maKing for judicial attltude
e in the determining of International dis
| putes.
Approaching these enlightened ten
denotes of modern times. the congress
at it's last session passed a law provid-
, Ing for the appointment OF commits :
, sion OF five members to be appointed
by the President ~ the Urited states
existing international agencies for the
purpose OF limiting the armaments OF
the natlors OF the world by interns-
tiCnal agreement, and Of constituting
the combined naVies OF the world an
international force for the preservn-
tiou OF universal peace. and to con-
slider and report upon any other means
TO diminish the expenditures of gov
crrment for military purposes and Ia
lessen the probabilities OF war
| have net as yet made appointment
10 this commission because j have in
vited and am awaiting the expressions
OF foreign governments "a to their will
lingness to cooperate with as In th'
appointment of similar commissions o
representatives who would meet witt
our commit ssioners and by joint actor
seek to make their work effective.
Europe, Canada, Ete.
Several important treaties have bee
Negotiated with GreH/ Britain iu th'
, past twelve months. A preliminary
: diplC matte agreement has been reached
4 regaI ding the arbitration OF pecuniafS
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