The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1910-12-08

Washington. Dec. 6.-President
Tafts annual message TO congress
contained 10000 words. and is said to
be the longest document of It's kind
ever written In II he reviews the
work OF each OF the administrative
departments beginning with tho state
department He devotes 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.
ment 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
Dection with them.
Tariff Negotiations.
Referring to the negotiation OF new
tarif 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-
sponsibillty OF determining prior TO
that date whether any undue dlscrim-
ination existed against the United
States and it's 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 discrimipa.
ton against American commerce were
found to exist. These determinations
were removed by negotiation. Prior
to April I. 1910. when the maximum
tariff was To come into operation with
respect TO importations from all those
tion applying the minimum tariff
should be issued by the president. one
hundred and thlrty-four such procla-
nations were issued.
This series of proclamations en-
braced the entire commercial world
and hence the minimum tarin OF the
United States has been given uniyer-
sal application. thus testifying 10 the
satisfactory character OF our trade
relations with foreign countries.
Marked advantages 70 the com
merce Of the United States we're 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.
justment OF the maximum and mini
mum provisions Of the tariff act OF
August. 1909. has proved mutually
beneficial IL Justiiies further efforts
FOR the readjustment OF the CONNER
cial relations OF the two countries so
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:
Another fundamentally indispen-
sable to the unhamapered and natural
development OF American commerce is
merchant marine. All maritime and
commercial nations recognize the i'm
portance OF this factor. The greatest
commercial nations. our competitors,
jealously foster their merchant ma
rine. Perhaps nowhere is the need
for rapid and direct mail, passenger
aud 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-
tablishment OF direct lines Of com
munication with the countries OF
Latin America adequate TO meet the
requirements OF a rapidly increasing
appreciation of the reciprocal Gepen-
dence OF the countries Of the western
hemisphere upon each others prod
ucts, sympathies and assistance
Il alluded TO this most important
subject in my last annual message; It
has often been before you and ] need
not recapitulate the reasons f,r its
recommendation. Unless prompt &C
ton be taken the completion OF the