The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-12-07
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ther tariH revision to Mr.. Wilson and
the Congress Just elected.
Now that a new Congress has been
elected on a platform o. tarir for rev.
snne rather than a protective tarin
and Is TO revise tho tarin on thar
basis said the President. 1T is
needless for me 10 occupy the time OF
Congress with arguments or recon
Negotiations In favor Of a protective
szrin."
This message. the second submitted
By the President since he present
session began. will b. his last Of a
general character. n dealt With every
department OF the government except
the State Department. recommended
much OF the legislation which Mr..
TAFT previously had urged upon the at
tention OF Congress. and took up ana
discussed at length several subjects
comparatively new.
Mr.. Taft came out strongly against
independence for the philippines
proposed. be said. In a bin nov before
Congress. lie deprecated the new poi
Of two; and indOrsed the scheme OF
currency reform proposed by the Ma
tional Monetary Commission.
Conservation was lightly touched,
the President recommending the
amendment OF bills now before Con
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which dam navigabie rivers viii con.
tribute To the improvement Of these
streams.
He declared that no radical change
in the sherman antitrust Law mas
needed. and praised the supreme
Court for It's recently announced
changes IN rules OF equity procedure.
In this connection the President ask.
ed Congress To pass legislation which
would allow the Supreme Court "a
formulate rules OF procedure under
the common law IN Federal Courts
and predicted that such action would
facilitate justice In those courts and
reduce the cost Of litigation to the
public.
The Panama canal was dismissed
In a few words. the President proph.
eeying It's opening In the latter hall
OF 1913. lie took occasion. however.
90 declare that Congress should re-
ward the work OF Colonel Cocktails by
an appointment as M|alOrGencral with
the provision that he become chief OF
engineers when the term OF the pres.
emf incumbent expires lie made only
a brief reference 10 the dispute with
Great Britain over the Panama canal
act and said that when a formal pro
test was lodged against that act u
would be taken up By the United
States.
The Army the President discussed az
some length. lie praised the army les
~t7iation 90 the last CourI-s but said
that provision should he made Roy law
~ that the nations foreign regiments
may he alWays maintained upon q War
al, pending mllitla-paH hill. designed f"
make service in the militia mur" sUtD-
ing. and showed that the home army
until Congress provides thar 30 o.. cnu-
crenfed 800 fewer nnsfr than co.," now
MAINTAINED We urged ais" fn" fA>~f&
"a -r.HHLT L#HN HLun H.H4H. H".rnr... HH-
signed Co raise quickly q volunteer army
N case of war.
message was that proposing "h."iNhI-
for fhe Philippines ut once, and indie
p~endencc Boz eight years.
Tn the Philippine taltuiF We hlV
embarked upon 800 experiment Eunrrrti-
ented in dealing with ~d.u"udtut t""fI".
raid President Tort We Hf" '"f'ill
ing there conditions eXelu~ivsiE feI
their own welfare ThrUuEI the unity
ing forces o. 90 common efutHf.Hu. uf
commercial and economic d"Vri'pm"ni.
ond Of gradual Itru'irAii.r lH local
Felf- government We Hle enle1rnriug to
evolve a homogeneous people "f fu fe-
termine. when tho time arrives. their
n National spirit and mot. l~ under the
oidc~ colonial theory. 90 ~Nrnr'- rn'n
o spirit But our work i- ftr from.
done our duty 20 the F'l giros is fa'
from discharged
For educational. ~saui'ary ami political
reasons. the President said. this cnurtr,
shoul NOT consent to grant i~u4"I'nd
ence ~ this time.
"Tf the task wo Nave undertaken A..
HIGHER than that assume hv other ul.
tions continued the President. 'Its ar'
cumpiishment must demand even more
patierce To confer iuderendenrt -rrf
the Fflipiuos now. i4 therefore. Co Sub.
sect tho ereat mass Of t.e.r people Q.
The domfuunro NJ ar "fcfrCnfnI grH
probably evrloifirr minority such q
.ourso viii he ae cruel fr those rourl.
- 10 would 30 eHrwefHf 20 "a
IN ada tfuu fp bis advice Iu rnrFrf O.
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