Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-07
The Presidents Message.

The keynote Of the presidents mes
sage Is sanity II is most comprehen-
sive In character, leaving scarcely any
detail of the governments business
unmentioned And in Il all prevails a
strong appeal to deliberate reason. It
is progressive in tone, but radical
neither on the side OF reform nor re-
action. He urges congress, and very
wisely so. to give time for the oper-
alton of the many new and commend
able laws recently enacted before over
loading with another vast supply In
no sense, however, does he seek by
this advice to limit or restrict action
on measures now pending or about to
be introduced. which the country de-
mands passed and which he has pre-
viously urged. He recommends prompt
action on all such; on every matter re-
uuired by the immediate necessities.
For example, on the tariff, Presi-
dent Taft reiterates his demand for
further revision to be accomplished
schedule by schedule, so as to prevent
serious disturbance to business and
labor interests But he believes that,
since we have left to the findings of a
tariff board the basis for this further
revision, progress is not possible at
this session since the board, owing to
its formidable task Of investigation,
has been unable to submit its report.
He will recommend to the first session
of the Sixty-second congress, there
fore, this work of completing the tariff
revision He properly declares that
as we have approved the tariff COM
mission idea, which is essentially lon-
political, our representatives in con-
gress should carry out the principle
by according fullest cooperation in
making these additional changes. The
saneness of this should be irresistible.
The message ought to be reassuring
to the business world. It pleads for
stability and progress in home and
foreign finance and markets, offering
many suggestions of immense value.
II betrays an anxious concern for our
merchant marine as an indispensable
factor in developing foreign commerce.
American banks or branches abroad
as a further stimulus to trade will
doubtless arouse renewed zeal in this
far-reaching subject.
ton. the Army, Navy Interior depart
ments and showing the good work of
the secretary of state in promoting
trade as well as political relations
abroad, the president re-avows his de-
votion to the popular cause of con-
servation, advocating the leasing of
oil, coal and phosphate lands and ma
tional control as the basic principle
Effectively showing the advance
achieved along all lines, he is able to
disclose a comfortable treasury bar
ance. Against the estimated expendi-
lures for the current year Of $780,
! 494,0l3, he cites estimated receipts
that leave a surplus of about $50, 000-
900. The president would be justi-
fled in taking more credit than he
does for the rehabilitation of our sys-
tenn Of economy, for while he is de-
handing still greater progress of this
congress, he has already effected ire
mendous improvement in every de-
partment.
1t is to be hoped that congress
will yield a ready and faithful cooper
alton to the president in the work he
maps out for this session, so that as
complete a cleaning up may be made
before December, 1911, when the great
task of further tariff revision will
come before it,