The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-12-09
President Discusses Work Of
Tariff Board-Ship SUBJ
sidy Is Urged.
WORK ON PANAMA CANAL
Need Of Legislation Anticipating Com
pletlen Of the Ditch 10 Pointed
0ut-change In Postal Rates
Parcels Post and Postal
savlngs-Economy
Urged.


Washington. Dec. president
&aft's annual message to congress
contained 10000 words, and is said to
be the longest document of its kind
ever written. In it he reviews the
work OF each Of the administrative
departments beginning with the state
department. He devotes considerable
Bpace to the satisfactory settlement
pf the fisheries dispute with England
through the medium Of the Hague
Tribunal. and recounts both the his
tory Of the fisheries dispute and the
establishment Of the tribunal.
In connection with the state depart
naent he tells Of the important poll
heal happenings of the past twelve
nonths throughout the entire world,
End the action Of this country In con-
hection with them.
Tariff Negotiations.
Referring to the negotiation Of new
tariff agreements President Taft
@Ays:
"The new tariff law, in Section 2,
respecting the maximum and mini
mum tariffs of the United States,
which provisions came into effect on
April /, 1910, imposed upon US re-
sponsibility Of determining prior to
chat date whether any undue discrim-
nation existed against the United
States and its products in any coun-
ery OF the world with which we sus-
eained commercial relations.
I'm the case of several countries in
stances Of apparent undue discrimina-
ton against American commerce were
found to exist. These determinations
were removed by negotiation. Prior
20 April l, 1910, when the maximum
tariff was to come into operation with
respect to importations from all those
countries in whose favor no proclama-
ten applying the minimum tariff
should be issued by the president, one
hundred and thirty-four such procla-
nations were issued.
"This series of proclamations en-
braced the entire commercial world
and hence the minimum tariff Of the
United States has been given univer-
sal application. thus testifying to the
satisfactory character Of our trade
relations with foreign countries.
Marked advantages to the COM
tnerce Of the United States were OBJ
tanned through these tariff settle
ments.
"The policy Of broader and closer
trade relations with the Dominion Of
Canada which was initiated in the adj
Sustment of the maximum and mini
mum provisions of the tariff act Of
August, 1908, has proved mutually
beneficial. It justifies further efforts
for the readjustment Of the CONNER
cial relations of the two countries SO
that their commerce may follow the
channels natural to contiguous coun-
tries and be commensurate with the
steady expansion Of trade and indus
try on both sides of the boundary
tine"
ship Subsidy.
The president urges such action as
he believes will increase American
trade abroad, and says:
Another instrumentality indispen-
sable to the unhamapered and natural
development Of American commerce is
merchant marine. All maritime and
commercial nations recognize the i'm
portance of this factor. The greatest
commercial nations, our competitors.
lsalously foster their merchant ma
fine. Perhaps nowhere is the need
for rapid and direct mail, passenger
and freight communication quite SO
urgent as between the United States
and Latin America. We can secure
In no other quarter of the world such
immediate benefits in friendship and
commerce as would flow from the es-
Enlistment Of direct lines Of COM
munication with the countries of
Latin America adequate to meet the
requirements of rapidly increasing
appreciation Of the reciprocal Deepen
dence of the countries of the western
hemisphere upon each others prod
ucts, sympathies and assistance.
Il alluded to this most important
subject in my last annual message; 1t
has often been before you and need
not recapituiate the reasons for It's
recommendation Unless prompt ac-
tion be taken the completion Of the