Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-12-07
The President Gives Explana-
tion Of the Sudden Mobili-
zation OF 10000 Soldiers on
the Mexican Border.
RUSSIAN PASSPORTS
GET BELATED COMMENT
Executive Declares That Ne
gotiations Are Underway
At St. Petersburg Whereby
a solution May Be Found.


tny nvsaiRs nsrssa a. r. Lss.~a wire,
Washington. Dec. lin the Sec
ond one.toplc message he has sent ~
congress during the three days OF
the prcsent session Preident Taft To-
day reviewed the relations OF the
United States with foreixn nations
during the past year.
In this message the president gave
the first official explanation of the
soHt-haste movement of 2o.e0o fed
erai troops te Mexico nine months
ago, urged the United States senate
e. ratlfy the general arbitration
treaties with Great Britain and
France and the conventions with
Nicaragua and Honduras. and sue-
gested legislation that he DECLARED
would strengthen this nations trade
and position among the other powers
The message wns read In congress
today.
On two subjects Included under
Foreign Rotations" the president
spoke only IN brief fashion. He in.
formed congress OF the conferences
begun by American Ambassador
uulld af ~. Petersburg IN regard 10
the question OF passports In Russia
for American Jews. nnd explained
that after the Christmas holidays he
expeessd 10 send a special message
ON this subjcrt Although not
brought ou, In today's message a
was understood that the brief mem
ticn OF the arbitration treaties will
BE- followed later by n message 10 the
senate urging their ratification.
The presidents reference TO the
passports question was added after
the other parts of the message had
heen written.
Aside from his review of the
worlds history for the year IN witch
the United states particularly ma
urcd. the president recommended 10
congress the following legislation.
The enactment Of a law provldins
for the fulflIlment of obligations as
sumed by the United states In con-
ncction with thc settlement Of the
fur seal controversy: the passage Of
a law to fprbld the carriage OF opium
aud other habit forming drugs IN
Interstate commerce; the formation
of central organization In the ma.
ture OF a national chamber OF COM
mcrce that would keep all such or
ganixations IN touch with CONNER
hial developments abroad. and the
enartmont into law OF executive reg
ulations providing for advancement
In the diplomatic and consular serv-
ice upon a merit basis instead os
through political preferment.
SugEestion also was made by the
president that the present tariff act
should he amended 30 that its maxi.
mum and minimum features. design
cd to prevent undue determinations
against American commerce, could be
graduated 10 meet varying degrees
OF discrimination. such ~ have been
encountered since the present law
WAS passed.
1T IL increasingly clear" said the
president ln this connection. that 20
obtain and maintain that equity ana
substantial equality Of treatment es-
aentlai 10 the flourishlng foreign
trade, which becomes year by year
more Important 90 the Industrial and
commercial welfare Of the United
states. We should have a flexihility
Of tariff sufficient TO gsve and take
OF negotletlon b. the department Of
state on behalf of eur commerce and
Industry"
Outlining the idea Of central
t'ehambar OF eommerqo.s Sir, TAFT
suggested that such an orgaRlxatlen
might be managed b. committee
composed OF small number % those
nov actively engaged Ia carrying on
tht work OF somo of the large assoc
Citations of this Kind with members
ex-officio from the state and COM
merce aud labor depnrtmenta In
leading up 10 this suggestion Mr. Taft
showed that IN the fiscal year ending
June 80, iplis the value Of Amer
lean exports Increased ss0o, 600. geo
over the previous year, but Indicated
that further increase WAS possible
The presidents explanation OF the
sudden dispatch ot enc quarter OF
the army 20 The Mexican border
agreed with the unofficial reasons
for that troop movement given last
spsiEg. but he showed ln conflden-
tlal letter 20 General Wood. chief OF
staff OF the army. that there was no
doubt ~ hlr mind as 10 what he
would do n hs had found American
lives and property IN daEgel.
''It seems rng duty as commander.
in-chlsf," said tho president IN lhla
letter, made EVblic for the first slme
~ today's message, TO place troops
In sufficient numbers where. " con-
Gress shall direct, that they enter