Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-12-08
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Bafs's annual message To congress
contained 10000 words. and 10 said to
D. Tho longest document Of it, kind
ovse written. In It he reviews tho
work OF each Of tho administrative
departments beginning with the state
department. He dsvotes considerable
space to the satisfactory settlement
Of the fisheries dispute with England
through tho medium Of the Hague
Tribunal, and rsoounts both tho his
Tory Of the fisheries dispute and tho
establishment Of the tribunal.
In connection with the state depart
mont he tells OF the important poll
ucal happenings of the past twelve
months throughout the entire world,
and the action of this country in con-
eectton with them.
Tariff Negotiations.
Referring to the negotiation of new
tariff agreements President Taft
Gays:
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 l, 1910, imposed upon US re-
sponsibility Of determining prior to
that date whether any undue discrim.
nation existed against the United
States and it's products in any coun-
Try of the world with which we sus-
tanned commercial relations.
In 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
TO 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-
ton 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
merce Of the United States were OBJ
tanned through these tariff settle
ments
THE policy of broader and closer
o1ofi mil
Canada which was initiated in the ad-
3ustment of the maximum and mini
mum provisions of the tariff act of
August 1909, has proved mutually
beneficial. 1t justifes further efforts
for the readjus tment of the CONNER
cial relations of the two countries 80
that their commerce may follow the
channels natural to col tiguous coun-
tries and be commensurate with the
steady expansion of trade and indus
IT, on both .ides of the boundary
line"
Slip Subsidy.
The president urges such action as
he believes will increase American
trade abroad, and says.
Another instrumentality indispen-
sa bic 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
jealously foster their merchant ma
rine 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 ~ would how from the es-
tablishment Of direct lines of com
nunication with the countries OF
Latin America adequate to meet the
requirements Of Z rapidly increasing
appreciation Of the reciprocal Deepen.
Asnce Of the countries Of tho western
Asmispfe upon each others prod
ucts, sym pxthtss and assistance.
II alluded . tAis most important
subject 81 ~ Ast annual message; Il
Aas eeeDa besa bs6sss you and need
IT reeoDoeuja1a. i ~ -reasoas for IL
$780, a1aa1oa. U1le0s pronpt 20
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III ss 81.