Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-12-08

dSHlUBJOu, Lee. Oil the O0S6S
document Of its kind ever sent to
congress, President Taft reviews at
length the business of the year in the
various departments of the national
government. The settlement of the
H. lries dispute with England through
the Hague tribunal comes in for a
considerable share of the presidents
attention. The history of the fisheries
dispute and the establishment of the
tribunal are comprehensively review
ed.
The president gives a resume of the
foreign relations of the government,
(which are declared to be in a satisfac-
tory condition.
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 l, 1910, imposed upon us re-
sponsibility of determining prior to
that date whether any undue discrim-
nation existed against the United
States and its products in any coun-
try of the world with which we sus
tanned commercial relations.
I'm the case of several countries in
stances of apparent undue discrimina-
ton against American commerce we're
found to exist. These determinations
were removed by negotiation. Prior
to April l, 1910, when the maximum
tariff was to come into operation with
respect 10 importations from all those
countries In whose favor no proclama-
ton applying the minimum tariff
should be issued by the president, one
hundred and t%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 univer-
sal application, thus testifying to 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-
iustment of the maximum and mini
mum provisions of the tariff act of
August, 1909, has proved mutually
beneficial. 1t justifies further efforts
for the readiustment of the CONNER
ciai felstions 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
LTaue ABROAD, and says:
Another instrumentality 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,
jealousy foster their merchant ma
rine. Perhaps nowhere is the need
.2or 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.
tablishment Of direct lines of com.
munication with the countries oil
Latin America adequate to meet the
requirements Of a rapidly increasing
appreciation of the reciprocal depen
dence Of the countries of the western
hemisphere upon each others prod
nets, sympathies and assistance.
Il alluded to this most important
subject in my last annual message; 4
has often been before you and l neet
not recapitulate the reasons for it.
recommendation. Unless prompt &C
ton be taken the completion Of thu
Panama canal will find this the onl,
great commercial nation unable Il
avail in international maritime bust
ness of this great contribution to tn,
means Of the worlds commercial In
Aercourse."
Governmental Expense.
To no n subject does he devot
more space than to the expense o
conducting the various government
departments and the urgent need 10
economy. and In this connection h
says:
Every effort has been made b,