The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-07
.TAFT'S MESSAGE
LONG AND STRONG
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cial assemblies were opened III Octo-
Der, 1909, and in October OF the
present year a consultative body, the
nucleus of the future national parlia-
ment, held its first session at Pc
king.
1ne year aas further been marked
by two important International agree
ments relating to far eastern affairs,
In the Russo-Japanese agreement re
lating 10 Manehuria, signed July 4,
1910. this government; was grattied 10
note an assurance of continued peace
full conditions in that region ana the
reaffirmation OF the policies with res
pect to China to which the United
States together with all ether inter-
ested powers are alike solemnly COM
mitted.
The treaty anneying Korea to the
empire OF Japan, promulgated August
20, 1870 marks the final step in a
process ol control Of the ancient en-
pire by ner powerful neighbor that
has been in progress for several
years past In communicating the
fact of annexation the Japanese gov
eminent gave the government of the
United States assurances OF the full
protection of the rights of American
cifizens in Korea .lnder the changed
conditions.
Ship Subsidy.
Another instrumentaity indispen-
sable to tne unhampered and natural
development OF American commerce
is merchant marine. All maritime
AMI commercial nations recognize the
importance Of this factor The great
est commercial nations, our competi-
tors. jealcusly foster their merchant
marine. Perhaps nowhere Is the
need for rapid and direct mall pas
senger AMI freight communication
quite So urgent as between the United
States and Latin America. We can
secure in no other quarter Of tie
world such immediate BENEFITS In
friendship and commerce as would
flow from the establishment Of direct
lines OF communication with the
countries Of Latin America adequate
to meet the requirements OF rapidly
increasing appreciation Of the reeip-
rocal dependence Of the countries ci
the Western Hemisphere upon eaea
others products, synpatnies and as
sisianee.
quite aside from the comm ereal
aspect, unless we create a merchant
marine where can We find the rea.
faring population necessary as a nat
ural naval reserve and where could
we find. in case Of war, the trans
ports and subsidiary vessels without
which naval fecl is arms without a
bo,lye For many reasons I can not
toe strongly urge upon the congress
the passage Of measure by mai
subsidy or other subvention adequate
to guarantee the establishment and
rapid development of an American
merchant marine, the restoration q
the American flag to its ancient place
upon the seas.
Refers to Texas Trouble.
With our increasing internationa'
intercourse II becomes incumbent up
on me to repeat more emphatlcalll
than ever the Recommendation wnici
| made in my inaugural address tha
congress shall at once give to thu
courts Of the United States ju,isdic
ton TO punish as crime the vio,a
ton cf the rights of aliens secure,
u by treaty with the United States, il
order that the general government o
the United States shall be able, whel
called upon by friendly nation, L
redeem Its solemn promise by treat!
to secure to the citizens or subjects
OF that nation resident in the United
States, freedom from violence anC
due process OF law in respect to the
life. liberty and Sroperty.
The Payne Tariff Act.
The schedules Of the rates OF dut'
In the Payne tariff act nave beeu sub
jected to a great deal OF er'ticisT'
some Of II lust, more Of II rnfousdet
adm to much misrepresentation, TIL
act was adopted in pursuance Of
declaration by the party which II
responsible for 1t that customs bi
should be tariff for the protectlc
OF home Industries. the measure Q
the protection 20 be the differenc
between the cost OF producing the in
ported article abroad and TIE cost Q
producing II at home, together wit
srch addition to that difference a
might give reasonable profit to II
home producer. The basis for tn
criticism Of this tarlff is that in res
pect Ia number Of the schedule