New-York tribune., 1911-11-29
TAFT WILL SEND NINE
MESSAGES TO CONGRESS
The First, Going In Next Tues
day, viii Deal with Trust
Question Exclusively.
EIGHT SPECIALS TO FOLLOW
Peports of Tariff Board on Wool
and Cotton Schedules To Be
Transmitted-Announced
After Cabinet Meeting.
From The Tribune Bureau.

Washington, Nov 2s.-The trust ques-
ton will be the exclusive topic of the an
nual message which the President will
transmit to Congress next Tuesday. 1t
will be brief. consisting OF less than six
thousand words, and will merely refer to
subjects that will be covered by special
message to be sent in later.
Although details Of the trust message
were not made public, il was understood
tonight that federal incorporation, as
outlined by Mr.. Taft two years ago. will
be suggested again as method for
solution of the problem. lie has indi-
Gated his aversion TO amendment Of the
Sherman antitrust law. and from his
talks with callers tonight the inference
was Drawn that there is no suggestion
of such amendment in the message.
I've put all my eggs in one basket"
the President said.
There will be eight Of the special
messages. on the following topics; The
tariff and the report Of the Tariff Board
on wool. the report OF the Tariff Board on
cotton. conservation and Alaska, foreign
affairs and arbitration. the executive de-
partments. the report Of the Efficiency
and Economy Commission, the report Of
the Stock and Bond Commission and the
report of the Postal Commission.
Announcement of this innovation in
the method of bringing questions for leg
islative consideration to the attention Of
CONGRESS was made to-day after a six
hour session Of the Cabinet, at which the
annual message and the special mes
sages were discussed Luncheon was
brought to the Cabinet room from the
White House. and President Taft and
Secretary Knox We're the only ones TO
leave il from II until , o'clock, going TO
the White House for fifteen minutes for
the presentation Of the credentials of the
Russian Ambassador.
The annual message on the trust ques-
ton has been completed and corrected.
Proofs were sent to the Public Printer
after the Cabinet meeting. Revised
proofs we're rushed TO the White House
late night for the Presidents scrutiny
/ Copies will be ready for distribution to-
morrow
Tariff Messages Before Christmas.
/ 20 less important than the annual
message will be that dealing with the
tariff. II is the purpose OF Mr. Taft TO
4
cia message covering the tariff in gen.
eral making recommendations as TO the
woollen schedule and transmitting the
report OF the Tariff Board on this sched-
ula shortly before the adjournment OF
| Congress for the Christmas holidays the
President will transmit the report Of the
Tariff Board on the cotton schedule.
Two other important messages which
the President will send in before the
/ Christmas holidays will be those dealing
with conservation and Alaska and the
| foreign affairs of the United States
| The former message will contain num-
ber OF important recommendations as a
result of the trip OF inspection made by
1 walter l. lsHeI, S'''"'"S Va t"o III
| terror. last summer MIR. TAFT VIII deal
with the arbitration treaties In the spe
cial message covering the work of the
I state Department This message. deal
ing with foreign affairs. will be sub
mitted To Congress about the middle of
next week, together with special mes
So 20 transmitting tho reports of the
various executive departments. This
latter message viii also contain = num-
her Of recommend ndations on various sub
Continued on third paEr.