The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-07
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THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.


form in tho manner of makeup, and
in referring. even if briefly, to all the
various functions and activities of tho
Government.
1t begins with q review Of the for
cigu relations Of the country, with
| special reference to arbitration. the
Hague Peace Tribunal. and the ami
cable and business relations of the
United States and its people with for.
cign lands and foreign peoples. In
this discussion China and Japan arc
given most space. The tariff ncgotia.
forth in detail,
Naturally. the National finances come
next in consideration. and here the
President takes pains to explain that
the estimates have been cut To the
smallest sums practicable. and he asks
that the amounts be appropriated.
The President next takos up the con
sidcratiou of the tariff law, noting
that some OF the criticism that has been
| passed upon it is unjust, some misrep'
rcsenting, and some just. He places
great reliance upon the inquiries and
the work of the tariff board, holding
| that this whole question is one more
of business than politics, and should
be considered strictly on the economic
basis. He deprccates any attempt TO
revise the tariff until The tariff board
can investigate and report.
He next dwells upon The Importance
of n non-partisau and disintcrested
study of The banking aud currency ques"
tons, and asks that they be taken up
also in a busincsslikc spirit, with a
view to utility and effectiveness rath"
or than to partisan policies and desires.
He recommends as to the army, that
Congress establish commission to de-
tcrminc us carly as practicable com
prchcnsive policy for the organization,
mobilization and administration of the
regular army, and the organized mill
tia and volunteer forces in the event
of war; and he is emphatic IN recon-
mcndng that the number of army OF
iicers should be increased,
lAS TO Tue CdidAs lGS 4 iNS'
dent congratulates Congress upon the
speedy completion of that great work,
and forecasts its imprcgnablc fortitca-
ton. He notes that the completion
of this canal will allow of the use OF
all of our navy on either ocean at need,
IN this same connection he is strong
in recommending the consideration OF
means to build up IN American mer-
chant marine, otherwise we would not
get the advantage out Of the canal that
our work there entities us to expect,
An exceedingly valuable portion of
the message is where the President
points out the uncertainty and delays
in our judicial procedure. and calls
for legislation that will expedite our
court practice, and eytirpatc the tech"
nicalities and confusion that now so
largely prevail. He asks also that Con-
grcss regulate the issue of in]unctlons
by law. and is impatient with the pres
ent practice of indefinite appeals. He
asks that the salary of the Chief JUS
tice Of the Supreme Court be made
$I7.5OO and Of the Associate Justices
Sl7 900. These salaries arc now Sl3,-
900 aud l2,500. respectively.
The advantage of postal savings
banks is set forth. and their gradual
extension foreshadowed; and the Post
Office department. is congratulated upon
the wiping out of the deficit, that has
become an annual tradition in that
service. He condemns the use of the
frauking privilege, and asks IeGisla-
tion 10 restrict it. He still insists that
second class postal rates arc 100 low,
and he urges that his recommendation
in this respect in his first annual mes
sage has not been fairly met. He urges
marcel posts on rural deliveries, with
limited weights; this with a view OF
general extension when the revenue OF
the Department iustifes it
The abolition Of useless naval sta
tions, and the working up of the navy
to its highest possible efficiency are
earnestly recommended The Prcs
dent also favors fitting recognition
of Commander Peary for his North
Pole explorations. He does not, how
ever specify. as the Secretary of the
Navy does. what that reward should be.
The conservation question is dis
cusscd chiefly from the Eastern point
of view, but modified by protests from
the West. He makes a number of spe-
cifc recommendations in this line. that
on coal being Of the most Importance
in interest here. In the handling of
the coal lands he urges the absolute
necessity of keeping Goa lands out OF
the control of the monopolies and com
bines, and suggests the lease hold prop
osition whereby lands to the extent of
$500 acres may be worked by compan-
les obtaining leases under strict regu-
Iations by the Government. All this
being practically what The Tribune has
heretofore proposed,
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