The Prescott daily news., 1910-12-06
President Discusses Work of Tariff Board-Shlp Sub
 Sidy Is Urged.
WORK ON PANAMA CANAL
Need Of Legislation Anticipating Com. plstion of the Ditch Is Pointed Out-change in Postal Rates Parcels Post and Postal
 SaVings-Economy
 Urged.

Washington, Dec. 6.-President Tafts annual message to congress contained 40O00 words, and is said to be the longest document of it's kind ever written. In it he reviews the work of each of the administrative departments beginning with the state department lie devotes considerable space to the satisfactory settlement ot 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 tue tribunal.
 In connection with the state depart ment he tells of the important poli- tical 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 now tariff agreements President Taft says:
 
 respecting the maximum and mini mum tariffs of the United States. which provisions came into effect on April 1, 1910, imposed upon us re- sponsibility of determining prior to that date whether any undue discrim- ination existed against the United States and It's products in any coun- try of the world with which we sus- tsined commercial relations.
 "ln the case of several countries in- stances of apparent undue discrimina- ton against American commerce were found to exist. These discriminations were removed by negotiation. Prior to April 1, 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 sories of proclamations e1n- braced the entire commercial world and hence he 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 ob. tained through these tariff settle meuts.
 The policy of broader and closer trade relations with the Dominion of Canada which was initiated in the ad- justment of the maximum and mini muL provisions Of the tariff act of August, 1909 has proved mutually beneficial It justides further efforts for the readjustment of the commer- 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 line"
 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 inn portance of this factor. The greatest commercial nations, our competitors. iealGusly 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 as would flow from the es tablizhment of direct lines of com