Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1910-12-06
TAFT DEFENDS
The TARIFF IN
HIS MESSAGE
Stands Pat on the Issues
No encouragement For
the Progressiyes.
PANAMA CANAL, POSTAL
REFORMS, CONSERVATION
Ipeotal bu United Press wire.

Special By United Press Wire.
Washington, Dec. 6:-For the
first time within the memory OF the
Oldest representatives, the House or
Representatives started work today
without the usual prayer. Chaplain
S. e. Condor, the blind minister,
was delayed by the snow. When he
arrived Speaker Cannon asked him
to deliver the usual invocation.
When the reading of President
Taft's annual message began mem
bers paid close attention at first, but
soon they began to drift out and
only a few were in their places when
luncheon period came.
The message was as follows:
To the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives:
During the past year the foreign re-
lations of the United States have con-
Hnued 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 and
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 tend
encies of modern times, the congress
at its last session passed a law provid-
ing for the appointment of a commits
sion of five members 'to 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 information
al agreement and of constituting the
combined navies of the world an inter
/ national force for the preservation of
universal peace and to consider and
report upon any other means to dimin-
ish the expenditures of government 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 II, 1903, be-
tween Great Britain and the United
States, has resulted in the formula
ton and recommendation of uniform
! regulations governing the fisheries of
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 eastern
| affairs during the past year has again
been China.
1t is gratifying to note that the ne
gotiations for a loan to the Chinese
government for the construction of the
trunk railway lines from Hankow
southwark to Canton and westward
through the Yangtse valley. known as
the Hukuang loan, were concluded by
the representatives of the various
financial groups in May last and the
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 pro-
visions came into effect on April 1,
1910 imposed upon the president the
/ responsibility of determining prior to
that date whether or not any undue
discrimination existed against the
United States and Its products in any
country of the world with which we
sustained commercial relations.
The policy Of broader and closer
trade relations with the Dominion or
Canada which was initiated In the ad-
justment of the maximum and mini
mum provisions Of the tariff act OF
August, 1909, has proved mutually ben
efcial. 1t justifles further efforts for
the readjustment Of the commercial
relations Of the two countries 80 that
their commerce may follow the chan
nels natural to contiguous countries
and be commensurate with the steady
expansion of trade and industry on
both sides Of the boundary line.
The Department of State.
All tariff negotiations, SO vital to our
commerce and industry, and the duty
Of jealously guarding the equitable and
just treatment OF our products. capital
and industry abroad deyolve upon the
department of state,
The efforts of that department to Sc
cure for citizens of the United States
equal opportunities in the markets Of
the world and to expand American
commerce have been most successful
The volume of business obtained in
new fields Of competition and upon
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