The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-12-04
Two Special Messages to Be Pre-
sented All But Commission Bills
Face Veto
PEACE TREATIES IN DANGER
Appeal to Have Agreements Reduc-
ing Danger of War May Be I'm
successful.
BY WINFIELD JONES

BY WINFIELD JONES
Washington Dec. 4:-(Special)-
President Taft's legislative program
for the session of Congress which
opened today, will contain three i'm
portant features. OF course there will
be other matters which he would
like to have the House and Senate
consider and act favorably upon,
but he. is preparing to concentrate
his influence and energies upon three
principal ideas. They are:
Amendments to the Sherman anti
trust law, making that act more
specific in its application.
Tariff revision based upon the re-
ports Of the Tariff Board as now be-
ing drafted.
Arbitration between the United
States and Great Britain, and the
United States and France upon the
basis of the treaties now negotiated.
Antitrust Law Wanted.
Since the President returned to
Washington from his long tour of the
western states he has reached definite
conclusions upon the matter of more
antitrust legislation. He is satisfied
that the Sherman law needs amend
ing. He agrees with the most
learned lawyers in the country that
the Sherman law does not define the
things corporation may or may not
do.
He will couple with his antitrust
amendment his plan for the federal
incorporation of all concerns en-
gagged in interstate commerce. From
the time he became the executive
head of the nation Mr.. Taft has
urged federal incorporation as a
remedy for many Of the abuses now
charged to monopolies. Such a plant
he believes, will throw open to in
spection by the government all books
of corporations, and will thereby
make investigation easy.
One other matter of legislation re-
lated to the antitrust program, but
not exactly involved in the amend
ments supported by the administra-
tion, is the federal regulation of stock
and bond issues Of transportation
companies.
Two Special Messages.
The president now expects to sub
nit two special messages upon the
tariff. One of them will discuss the
results of the tariff boards investiga-
tion into the wool schedule of the
PayneAldrich Tariff Act, and the
other the inquiry into the cotton
schedule. If the board is able tc
make any further reports during the
present session of Congress, they will
be the subject of tariff reform rec
concentrations. ~
Emphatic statements have been
made by Mr.. Taft to the effect that
he will veto any tariff revision bills
that are not based upon investiga-
tions by the tariff board
Speaker Clark and other leading
Democrats have announced that the
tariff will furnish the basis for the
whole fight in this session. They
have not so far, however, said wheth
er or not they mean to bait Mr.. Taf1
by ignoring the tariff board, and by
putting up to him again the meas
ures which encountered the presiden
tial veto during the extra session.
To War Over Peace Treaties.
Another struggle with the Senate
over the ratification of the arbitra
ton treaties is promised. The presi
dent has made his threatened appea
to the country in behalf of these con
yentions. sss s.
There will be other legislative pro
jects proposed and urged by the ad
ministration. The government ant
regulation of tolls for the Panam;
Canal will be laid before Congress
the reorganization of the army ant
navy are to be considered; economic
in all branches of the government
will be recommended, and the con
struction of two battleships of tht
dreadnaught type will be insisted up
on.
TomorroW-The Senate Program