The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-12-17
The recommendation for national in.

The recommendation for national in.
corporation of interstate M and
industrial organizations is renewed. Pos.
sibly next TO the president s pronounce.
ment upon the interstate aud
antitrust questions, his views on the
tariff will attract the most attention
among business men. lie strongly rec
ommends a permanent tariff commission
to correspond with the strictly business
organizations in foreign countries that
have charge of tariff revision. lie urges
that only one schedule at a time be TAX
en- up for revision, and that only after
careful investigation and report by the
permanent tariff commission. The pres.
ent tariff and the corporation tax are de.
clared to be most successful income pro.
ducers.
\ leasing system for coal. oil aud gas
lands is approved, also for water power
sites. Tn Q president strongly urges
legislation at the short session with a
view to putting into practice some Of
the more important conservation plans
that have been thoroughly thrashed
out. The recommendation for specific
conservation legislation is one Of the
very few pointed suggestions put for.
ward for the work of the short session
The president approves the secretary
of the interiors suggestion that land
ntigants take appeals TO the courts in.
stead of having TO rest their cases with
the land office and the secretary.
Generally speaking, our relations with
foreign countries are declared to be in
every way satisfactory. The United
States will direct China s monetary re-.
form. The course of the United States
in Central and South American matters
is explained.
There is no reference 10 the Rodri.
guez incident or TO the Mexican insur.
r%ection. The only reference to Mex.
leo relate to the centennial and the
cordial reception by Mexico of Ameri.
can delegates, and to the prospective
settlement of the III Paso Boundary dis.
pute. However, while there is no direct
mention OF the Rodriguez incident, the
president makes a very strong recon.
mendation for federal legislation to en-.
able the national government TO protect
aliens in their political and treaty rights
and safeguard their lives and property
even though state governments may
ind local mobs uncomfortable and may
be indisposed TO protect foreigners and
prosecute those who violate the treaty
rights of foreigners.
The president recommends the estab.
fishing of a bureau Of health and ex.
pressly denies that any special school
of medicine would be favored through
such an establishment.
Only twice does the president refer
TO ''my predecessor once in reference
20 C rtain Investigations that President
Roosevelt carried on as 10 coal land
leases in British colonies, and once in
connection with the payment Of the
Southern Pacific of the claim arising
out of the successful fight against the
encroachments of the Colorado river,
when President Roosevelt personally
solicited aid from the Southern Pacific
and personally promised that he would
do what he could TO get the government
70 reimburse the railroad. This is n
Just and honorable debt. and il will be
"A national scandal if it is not quickly
discharged.
In his message the president discloses
himself as a most cautious writer. He
has several times proved himself 20 he
vigorous as a constructive statesman
and as a pacifcator. He would much
rather act, han write about what he
intends 10 do, and his careful and de.
liberate, If ponderous message, as chief
executive ought to have the effect of
quieting down "A lot Of the scnsele-s agi.
%tation and smoothing the way for con.
tinued national progress along rational
lines in a spirit OF optimism amply iusti.
fled by the facts Of the situation. With.
out trying for effect, the president has
demonstrated his fitness for the Job at
this period in the national life.-E Paso
Herald.
The Presidents Message
The message is a review of the va.
rious activities Of the departments Of
the government rater than a legislative