The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1910-12-09


Urged.
Washington, Dec president
Taft'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
space to the sat- factory settlement
of 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
ment he tells of the important poll
teal happenings OF the past twelve
months throughout the entire world,
and the action of this country in con
nection with them.
Tariff Negotiations.
Referring to the negotiation of new
tariff agreements President Taft
says:
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
that date whether any undue discrim-
tnation existed against the United
states and its 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 /, 1910. when the maximum
tarin was to come into operation with
respect to importations from all those
countries In whose favor no proclama-
eion applying the minimum tariff
should be issued by the president. one
hundred and thirty-four such procla-
nations were issued.
This series OF Noclamatiops en-.
oraced the entire commercial world
and hence the minimum tariff of the
United States has been given uniyer.
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 oh
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
Justment of the maximum and mini.
mum provisions of the tarir act os
August, 1909, has proved mutually
oenehcial 1t justifies further efforts
for the readjustment of the CONNER.
clal relations of the two countries so
mat their commerce may follow tho
chahnels natural to contiguous coun- |
tries and be commensurate with the
steady expansion OF trade and indus.
try on both sides Of the boundary
line"
Ship Subsidy.
The president urges such action 40
he believes will increase American
trade abroad. and SAYS.
Another instrumentality indisne,.
sable to the unhamapered and natural
development OF American commerce %
merchant marine. All maritime and
commercial nations recognize the i'm.
portahce of this factor. The greatest
commercial nations. our comnetitors
foster their merchant mo
line. Perhaps nowhere Is tho raoa
or rapid and direct mail. passenger
md freight communication unite 80
Urgent as between the United Sto+as
md Latin America. We can sacnro
n no other quarter of the world sucb
immediate benefits In friendship and
commerce as would flow from the es.
adjustment of direct lines of com.
with the countries Of
ATTN America adequate to meet the
equirements of rapidly increasing
appreciation of the reciprocal depen-
lence of the countries OF the western
hemisphere upon each others prod-
lets. sympathies and assistance
alluded to this most important
subject in my last annual message. n
las often been before you and 7 mead
lot recapitulate the reasons for fra
recommendation. Unless prompt ac-
Ion be taken the completion of the