Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-12-02
PRESIDENTS
MESSAGE is
ALL FINISHED
WILL BE FOLLOWED SOON BY A
sPECIA LMEsSAGE ON RECLA-
NATION AND IRRIGATION PRO-
JECTs IN THE WEST,
UNITED Fnrss LEASED wmE.l !


Washington, Dec. Now that the
presidents message has actually be-
gun, there is much speculation among
the politicians here as to what It may
contain. That the communication is
long, and that It has received the Of
ficIal approval of the Taft cabinet is
the only authentic information that
has been giving out concerning It.
but there is considerable conjecture.
The message was finally completed
and given out today.
The president completed the mes
sage several days age. but has re-
vised the document three times. His
final labor on II was finished yester-
day, Just before the reception which
marked the Official coming out" Of
his daughter. Helen.
The greatest speculation among
the politicians here is as to the prob
able reference to the tariff that the
message may make. The members
OF the cabinet, of course, know what
the presidents course was, and some
OF them also have been consulted,
but all those who have in any way
handled the document have been
sworn to secrecy, and by far the great
er number OF the congressman who
have gathered to begin the work OF
the short session Monday are still
wondering Just what the document
may contain.
The president will give up the rest
of the time between now and the
opening of congress to the numerous
callers who have been besieglng the
executive offices for week. The
congressman themselves will be given
preference in these engagmnts, and
II is expected THAI before the session
rally opens Monday Taft will have
tried out most of the members. ami
will know Just how far he can rely on
them for support in the measures
whose passage he will urge.
Next to the measures which the
president will recommend to con
gress, the greatest interest centers In
the appointments that he will make,
particularly to the supreme bench.
Whether Charles IL. Hughes will be
made chief justice, or whether a
new man, yet TO be named, will be
given that honor, is question which
is agitating the minds OF most OF the
congressman and the assembled hosts
of politicians.
Many rumors of prospective ap-
pointments are being circulated, most
of which have been unofIlcially de-
MED. II Is likely that II will be
at least two weeks before the judicial
appointments are sent TO the senate.
As yet, according to unofficial state
ments from the executive office, there
has been no decision as to the men
10 be named.
The regular message will be fol-
lowed In few days by a special mes ,
sage, which VIII accompany the re-
port of the board OF army engineers.
which has investigated the reclama-
tion and irrigation projects In the
West IL is understood that this mos
sage will point out the objects which
he considers most worthy of sup
port from congress The president
has paid particular attention TO the
projects, and visited number of
them In hts Swing around the cir
cle." lie has given almost as
much consideration to this special
message. It is reported, as he did to
the regular annual communication,
Particular interest. In political
way. Is attached TO the message and
the accompanying engineers report,
because OF the fact that the presl-
dent Is expected TO Intimate his opin-
ion OF the reclamation service gmer-
ally. over which there was much
discussion during the progress Of the
Balhnser-P -Pinchot controversy.
whether the service IS TO be COM
mended or not Is a matter which has
carsed considerable speculation here.