The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-12-08

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Criticism OF the Tariff.
In the space devoted to the tariff the
| president says:
THE schedules of the rates OF duty in
| the Payne tariff act have been subfocted
| to a great deal OF criticism. some of IL
| just, more of It unfounded, and too much
| Misrepresentation. The act was aGopted
| In pursuance OF declaration by the par
| ty which is responsible for 1t that GUS
| toms bill should be a tariff for the pro,
| lection OF home industries, the measure
| of the protection to be the difference be-
| tween the cost of producing the imported
| article abroad and the cost of producing
| II at home, together with such addition 10
| that difference as might give a reasonable
| profit to the home producer. The basil,
| for the criticism of this tariff Is that in
| respect to a number of the schedules tho
| declared measure was not followed but a
| higher difference retained or inserted nv
| way Of undue discrimination In favor OF
| certain Industries and manufactures Lit
| tie. IL any. of the criticism Of the tariff
has been directed against the protective
principle above stated: but the main body
of the criticism has been based on the ar
tempt to conform to the measure of pro-
lection was not honestly and sincerely
| adhered to-"
The president also refers to the appoint
| ment of a board of experts to Investigate
| the cost of production OF various articles
| included In the schedules of the tariff
| and concludes:
Whether or not the protective policy IN
| to be continued and the degree of proteo-
| ton to be accorded to our home indus
| tries. are questions which the people mus,
decide through their chosen representa-
| tives. But whatever policy Is adopted it
| Is clear that the necessary legislation
| should be based an impartial thor
ough and continuous study of the facts"
Recommends Parcels Post.
| The adoption of the parcels post Ia
| again adopted On this subject President
| Taft says: with respect to the parcels
post. I respectfully recommend it's adop.
| ton on all rural delivery routes, and that
| II pounds-the international limt-be
| made the limit of carriage in such post.
| The same argument is made against the
| parcels post that was made against the
| postal savings bank-that II is introduce
| ing the government into a business which
| should be conducted by private persons
and Is paternalism. The postoffice depart
ment has a great plant and a great or
| ganization, reaching into the most remot.
hamlet OF the United States, and with
| this machinery II is able to do great
many things economically that II a new
| organization were necessary II would DO
impossible to do without extravagant ex-
| penditures."
Department of Justice.
Discussing the affairs of the department
of Justice. the president says:
IT invite especial attention to the prose-
| cutions under the federal law of the So
called bucket shops and of those
| schemes to defraud in which the use Of
the mail is an essential part Of the
| fraudulent conspiracy. prosecutions which
have saved ignorant and weak members
| of the public and are saving them hum
| dreds of millions of dollars. The viola
| tons of the antitrust law present per-
| haps the most important litigation before
the department, and the number Of cases
| filed shows the activity of the govern
ment in enforcing that statute.
In special message last year
| brought to the attention of congress the
| propriety and wisdom of enacting gem
| eral law providing for the incorporation
of industrial and other companies engaged
| In interstate commerce. and / renew my
recommendation in that behalf"
The crying need in the United States
OF cheapening the cost of litigation by
simplifying judicial procedure and ex-
pediting final judgment is pointed out and
action looking to correction Of these evils
is urged
The president recommends an increase
In the salaries of federal judges.
Postal Affairs.
In regard to postal matters the presi-
dent points with pride to its present eff
Client management and the recent reduce
ton In the deficit. The present unre-
stricted ranking privilege comes in for
comment with suggestion for the adop-
ton of better methods for Its regulation.
Abolish Navy Yards.
The president calls attention to certain
reforms urged by the secretary OF the
navy which he recommends for adoption.
! and continues:
''The secretary of the navy has given
personal examination to every navy yard.
and has studied the uses of the navy
yards with reference to the necessities
of our fleet With a fleet considerably
less than half the size of that OF the
British navy, we have shipyards moro
than double the number, and there are
several OF these shipyards extensively
! equipped with modern machinery, which.
after investigation the secretary OF the
| navy believes to be entirely useless for
naval purposes. He asks authority to
abandon certain of them and to move
their machinery to other places, where 1t
can be made of USE"
Speaking of our foreign relations the
president says: 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 witness
Ing the pacific settlement of two impor.
tant international controversies before the
| permanent court OF Inc Hague.
THE arbitration of the fisheries dispute
between the United States and Great
Britain. which has been the source OF
nearly continuous diplomatic correspond
ence since the fisheries convention of 1SS
has given an award which is satisfactory
to both parties. This arbitration is par
ticularly noteworthy not only because OF
the eminently just results secured, but
also because 1t Is the first arbitration held
under the general arbitration treaty OF
April 4, 1908. between the United States
and Great Britain. and dsposes of a con-
troversy the settlement of which has re-
sisted every other resource Of diplomacy
and which for nearly ninety years has
been the cause of friction between two
countries whose common interest lies In
maintaining the most friendly and cordial
relations with each other.
President Taft makes few recommen-
cations for changes In the interstate COM
merce law and says:
Except as above, do not recommend
any amendment to the interstate COM
MERGE law as It stands. I do not now
recommend any amendment to the anti
trust law. In other words, II seems to
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