Evening journal., 1910-12-07
WEDNESDAY. DEC. 7. 1910
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

M R TAFT's message is not Likely .;dm to s,lmu,
i i late Congress during the short session 10
any determined action, for the President does not
recommend the legislation which he tavors very
vigorously But il may be said that vgor is NOT
the manner of the President.
Manv Republicans think that the short session
should push forward with legislation and II the
members followed the advice of the President they
would have a working program not too oureen-
some at best
The President justly praises the work
of the Tariff Board and thinks that II should be tol-
lowed by a permanent commission
In this recommendation he is in touch with the
best business and manufacturing sentiment OF the
country One thing which ought to be clear by TINS
time is that sooner or later shall have handle
the making of the tariff in this manner Bur the
unfortunate situation at present is that the lead
ers Of the Democrats have not taken kindly to the
permanent commission idea and it is thought that
many stand-patters are opposed to the notion
The Democrats think that they shall be able
TO make considerable political capital out OF the
tariff and they seem to have forgotten their last
experience in tariff making Even 1t the Demo
Gratis had the authority TO formulate tariff bill
that would become law there is every kind OF
reason for believing that because of the conflicting
interests in the party they would enact worse
botch than the measure which Mr. Cleveland so
bitterly opposed. II will not be many years be-
fore the sentiment of the country will be prac-
ticay unanimous in favor of taking the tariff out
of politics, for in that way only can the business
and commercial interests be safeguarded against
continued unrest. The position taken by our own
Board of Trade, which is singularly alert in dis
cussng national as we'll local matters, is that
which will undoubtedly prevail in time.
Mr.. Taft recommends that the parcels post sys-
TEN be adopted on the rural delivery mail routes.
This is in response TO the clamor from <he rural
regions for the privileges OF the parcels post Per-
haps il may be we'll to make the experiment in this
manner but residents of cities will wonder why
they should not have the parcels post as we'll as
those who live in the country. 1t will come in
time after the grip of the express companies OH
legislation has been loosened. Mr.. Taft should
have favored the parcels post for ALL and not for
few
The President points with commendable pride to
the work of the postofice department towards
wiping out the annual deficit The administration
has done remarkably we'll in this matter and mr..
Hitchcock has made a very capable postmaster
general.
Mr. Taft touches matters pertaining to the So
called labor interest lightly, but he is inclined to
favor the eght-hour day for all government EN-
ployes He recognizes the great interest in En-
ployers Liability laws and in the same connection
recommends that the International Congress on
industrial insurance be invited to hold its session
in Washington, the government to pay the neces-
sary expenses. This may be a step towards con-
sidering the question of government insurance for
workingmen.
Mr. Taft praises the working Of the corporation
excise tax, defends, in a manner, the new tariff
law, calls attention to the condition Of the
revenue of the country and makes some good
recommendations regarding the courts and the
judiciary. The message was read in Congress yes
terday and probably that is the most attention
that Congress will pay TO il, for the inclination
seems to be to have "do-nothng" session.