The Detroit times., 1910-12-07
III PLEDGES FAIR
|tlL TO- TRUSTS IN
HIS MESSAGE
VIII Not Press ANY More Drastic
Legislation Until Present Laws
Have Been Given Adequate
Trial
Experts Will, Examine Tariff Seized
ules one at Time and Shock To
Business Will Be Avoided

WASHINGTON. ID. c.. Dec. 6.-An
assurance to the corporations that no
more drastic laws will be pressed
against them. at least until the pres
en- statutes have been tried out
recommendation that congress pass
suitable legislation TO protect the ma
( tural resources; an expression that
the tariff commission Will investigate
/ the different schedules from a view
point OF long training and accurate
knowledge and that shock TO business
will be avoided by taking up one
schedule at a time. recommendation
that q federal bureau OF health be es'
tablished and an anticipation that a
mutually advantageous reciprocity
measure will be realized between the
United States and Canada, are some of
the striking features OF President
Taft's annual message, which was sub
mitted to congress today.
The president remarks incidentally
that the expenses of running the gov
eminent have been cut down and that
economy should be exercised by the
heads of all departments.
When the reading OF President
Taft's message TO congress had CON
tinued a little more than an hour,
this afternoon, no member OF the
house or senate was paying the
slightest attention to It,
Most OF the members of both SEN
ate and house had left the chambers
and those who remained talked to
each other and walked about in
groups, Meanwhile the clerks dron'
ed the massage along, often mum
bling uhintelligelbly, and so far as
anyone observed, they might have
skipped whole pages.
A little band of Is senators or less
than one-sixth of the membership, re-
NAMED In the senate chamber. Sen
ators Cummins, LaFollette, Clapp and
Bristow, gathered in group. All OF
them are radical insurgents and
doubtless plans for thwarting the
presidents legislative program were
discussed.
President Taft's message equals in
length the longest message of his pre-
decessor, Theodore Roosevelt, who
held the record of loquacity in state
papers.
fTSslQtut fbOOStNclt SpcNiai
sage Of January 81. 1908, and that
transmitted today by President Taft.
contained nearly 10000 words each.
Here il the message:
To the Senate and House OF Repre-
sentetiyes:
During the past year the foreign re-
lations OF the United States nave con-
tfnued upon a basis OF friendship ana
good understanding.
Arbitration.
The year has oeen notable as Wit
ressing tie pacific settlement OF two
important international controversies
before the permanent court OF The
He que.
The arbitration OF the fisheries dis
Great Britain. which has been tn"
source of nearly continuous diplomatic
correspondence since the Fisheries
Convention OF 1918, has given an
award which is satisfactory to both
parties. The award may he regarded
as satisfactory since IL has. pursuant
10 the contentious or the United states,
recognized a number OF important prin-
riples making for a judicial attitude
in the determining OF international ais
putes.
Pence Commission.
Appreciating these enlightened ten
at its last session passed law provid-
ing for the appointment OF commits
sion OF five members ito be appointed
by The President of the United states
TO consider the 'xpediency OF utilizing
existing international agencies for the
purpose OF limiting the ornaments of
the natiors OF the world by interna-