Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-03

IcountrieS On the contrary wider
markets have been obtained for them.
Nor have there been advanced duties
| for cons umerS in the United states,
due to the imposition of the maximum
| tariff. as it was predicted there would
| be Instead, the trade currents have
| flowed smoothly. Under the lower
duties and the enlarged free list pro-
vided by the Payne Aldrich law our
| imports have continued to grow and
no burden has been placed upon the
| consumer.
Taken in it's entirety, under the
| administration of President Taft the
| Payne Aldrich law is proving to be
the wisest and broadcast measure of
practical reciprocity that ever has been
enacted. 1t offers to all countries of
| he world the markets of the United
states on equal terms
| Another forward movement in the
| commercial relations Of the United
states the Secretary Of State declared
! was manifested by d good prospect
that the ties between US and our
Canadian kinsmcn will be drawn
| closer bJ' means of a bond of com
| incrcc." He referred to the settle
m"nt of boundary and fisheries dis
| puteS and stated that reciprocity
sentiment now exists in both coun-
| tries. The aspiration of Sir Wilfrid
i-aurier for treaty which will be
| equally profitable to both countries. he
said, was also the aspiration of
! president Taft. He expressed the be-
| lief that there would be favorable
outcome of treaty negotiations soon to
| be initiated between the two govern
|mcntS.
| Concerning relations with foreign
governments Mr. Knox averred that
| President Taft has insisted upon a
policy of altruism and benevoIence. at
| the same time never overlooking the
""lfare OF the American people as af-
| f"cted by relations to other nations
| ne president he said, had consistent
| ~ advocated the resort to arbitration
| 10Y the settlement Of international
difficulties.
| Actuated by this feeling" said the
| secretary, the President has directed
| the imitation of measures looking to
The early establishment of the nro-
| posed International Prize Court and
thc ultimate creation of a general
! international Court Of Arbitral JUS
| llce. 1t i pleasure to observe that
ms policies upon this question as
| Upon others. seem destined to reach q
| HAPPY frultion and that We shall
Nlthin the next few months see
| defnltely established at The Har,,f
| an International Court of Prize. Such
court being established. the estab.
| lShment of the Court of Arbitral Jrs-
| ice ought soon to follow as a logical
| sequence
The Republican platform of 1908
vas discussed at length by Secretary
hnoN. its promises were enumerated
| ma the work of the Sixty-first Con-
sress IN response to those pledges was
| outlined in detail The results he
| said. We're. sufficient to show that in
| eslslation of the first Importance
| arrying out national policies of re-
orm and progress and redeemine
republican promises. as well as in the
| 3olume of work done, the record of
he Sixty first Congress has few if anv
| parallels"
referring to the views of the Demo-
| rats. Secretary Knox referred his
| 'earers particularly to John A. Dix.
| ma Governor Harmon
| IF you wish to know their the
'em"cratsl attitude upon the tariff. "