The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-22
FORECAST OF THE MESSAGE.

lhcrc nave been various forecasts of
points which President Taft will insist
upon in his forthcoming message.
Among these are the following:
wool and cotton goods
Legislation supplementary 10 hut not
anleHdatorN OF the Sherman anti trust
ard make 1t more cffe5tvc in It's sppli-
cation.
\ federal incorporation act.
review OF the report Of tho stocks and
ponds commission. probably with a rec
pnnlendaton FOR Federal supervision of
roads. "''
with regard TO the first item Of the
foregoing. doubtless the action OF the
President will he guided BY the recon-.
mendations of hio Tariff Board. upon
which he laws so much stress. That
board has undoubtedly come to definite
conclusions. both on the changes 10 be
recommended in the tariff on wool and
on cotton goods; for the President. in
his recent Spcech.making tour. definite
" pronounced in favor of revision on
both Of these schedules. If he would
add 10 hat a recommendation to take
the iarih off from both iron and steel
manufactures. he would Still be clearly
within the riehtful scope of his
advisory powers. Besides, it is
abundsDtlv clear that tue steel
industry in this country needs no
fostering care. 1t is no longer
an infant industry. but far aud away
the greatest iron and steel industry
that any country in the world can
show. Recent compilations in the
Bureau Of Statistics Of the Department
of Commerce and Labor show that cx-
ports Of manufactures of IRON and steel
jumped in the ten Years from 1901 to
1911 from SlO2 100000 to S2j0000, 900.
We are therefore entering the mar
kets Of the world and competing on
successful terms against all rivalry,
with the cheapest manufactures Of iron
and steel known anywhere. and are
sending abroad our manufactures in
this line TO the amount of quarter OF
2 billion dollars n year. To talk about
an industry like this AS AN infant in
dustrv and needing protection is The
mercst bosb. VIC beat the world. can
compete with all nations without IA
vors. even within their own borders
and i'm their colonies. Our iron and
steel manufacturing. as Mr.. Carnegie
has amply demonstrated, j. ON a basis
far and awav beyond any possible need
Of protection
The President will not recommend
amendments to the antitrust law. but
VIII recommend supplementary pro-
visions designed 10 make that statute
more effective in IL application; that
is. vc suppose. make il easier for the
courts To hear and determine suits
brought for the Infraction Of that law.
President Taft Of course understands
fully tho benefit of getting an cstab-
lished. adiudicature Of any much mooted
law and he would be the last 10 inter
ferc with any settlement which the
courts have already arrived at. OF are
about 10 arrive at. rs 10 the principles
and policies which court DEGREES have
| already settled or are about 10 settle.
The recommendation for Federal
corporation act is the only logical out.
come Of tho Interstate Commerce situa-
| ton; for. without il. legislation is fu-
tile. Even the employers liability law
fails because. IN any ease arising
under II. the burden Of proof is upon
the complainant 60 show that, az the
immedists Time OF the application of