The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-12-06
TAFT'S MESSAGE
UP To CONGRESS-
President Breaks Record for
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DediS WIFI Tand'Hd Sa'ob eSNe'
SAVINGS Bank, Parcels Post and Con.
servation-Asks for Raise of Ju-
dcial Saaries-Recommendation for
Fitting Honor for Peary.
Washington, Dec. 6.-The president
sent the following message to con-
gress today:
To the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives:
During the past year the foreign
relations of the United States have
continued upon a basis of friendship
and good understanding
The year has been notable as wit
Messing the pacific settlement of two
important international controversies
before the permanent court of The
Hague.
The arbitration of the fisheries dis
pute between the United States ana
Great Britain, which has been the
source of nearly continuous diplomatic
correspondence since the fisheries con-
!. vention of 1918, has given an award
which is satisfactory to both parties.
Peace Commission.
Appreciating these enlightened ten
dencies of modern times, the congress
at it's last session passed a law provld-
ing for the appointment of commits
sion of five members Ito be appointed
by the president of the United States
to consider the eXpediency of utilizing
existing international agencies for the
purpose of limiting the armaments OF
the nations of the world by interna-
tional agreement and Of constituting
the combined nayies of the world an
international force for the preserva'
ton of universal peace and to consider
and report upon any other means TO
diminish the expenditures of govern
ment for military purposes and to
lessen the probabilities of war.
The work of the international fish
cries commission appointed in 1908
under the treaty of April IL, 1908, be
tween Great Britain and the United
States, has resulted in the formula
tion and recommendation of uniform
regulations governing the fisheries o1
the boundary waters of Canada and
the United States for the purpose OF
protecting and increasing the supply
of food fish in such waters.
The Far East.
The center of interest in Far East
ern affairs during the past year has
again been China.
1t is gratifying to note that the ne
gotiations for a loan to the Chlnes'
government for the construction o
the trunk railway lines from HankoV
southwark to Canton and westward
through the Yangtse valley, known al
the Hukuang loan, were concluded b!
the representatives of the various
financial groups in May last and th'
results approved by their respective
governments.
Tariff Negotiations.
The new tariff law in section re
specting the maximum and minimum
tariffs of the United States, which pre-
visions came into effect on April
1910. imposed upon the president tn
responsibility of determining prior 7
that date whether or not any undu
discrimination existed against tn
United States and it's products In an
country of the world with which W
sustained commercial relations.
The policy of broader and close
trade relations with the Dominion {
Canada, which was initiated in tn
adjustment of the maximum and min
mum provisions of the tariff act {
August, 1909, has proved mutual
beneficial 1t justifies further effort
for the readiustment of the CONNIE
cial relations of the two countries s
that their commerce may follow tn
channels natural to contiguous coul
tries and be commensurate with tn
steady expansion of trade and indu
try on both sides of the boundary lin
The Department of State.
All tariff negotiations, so vital
our commerce and industry, and tt
duty of iealously guarding the equit
Bile and just treatment of our product
capital and industry abroad devol'
upon the department of state.
The efforts of that department
secure for citizens of the United Stat
equal opportunities in the markets
the world and to expand Americi
commerce have been most successf'
The volume of business obtained
new fields of competition and up'
new lines is already very great, al
congress is urged to continue to su
port the department Of state In its G
deavors for further trade expansion.
An instrumentality indispensable
the unhampered and natural develt
ment of American commerce Is mi
chant marine. All maritime and CO
mercial nations recognize the imp'
tance of this factor. The greats