The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-06
re,,dent TAFT Sends Another One to
Congress In Which He Urges
Advanced Program Of Lesis-
lation for ths Future-
rHE CURRENCY SYSTEM
Warns Congress That Proposed Free.
dom for the Philippines ls But
Disguised Policy TO
scuttle.

fUnited Press Leased Wire Servicel |
/ WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-In mes
kage teeming with optimism, Presi- !
6ent Taft today urged upon congress-
In advanced program Of legislation on
|khe fiscal, judicial, military and In
sular affairs of the nation.
Pleading for the immediate passage
n a currency reform measure along
khe lines OF the Aldrich plan, the pres
ident declared for a bigger navy; al
kurther reorganization of the army to
provide for greater reserve during
hines Of peace; continued supervision
oyer Porto Rico and the Philippines;
Federal regulation of water-powers in
navigable streams and the promulga-
[tion of working mems compensation
act.
The president highly praised Col
lionel Goethals, chief engineer Of the
Panama canal, and recommended that
lin recognition of his wonderful work,
Goethals be made a major general Of
the army with the title Of chiefof-en-
Egineers when the present incumbent is
relieved.
The tariff, the president dismissed
with a few paragraphs.
"lt was my belief that these GUS
ftoms duties ought to be revised down
ward" he said, ''but now that a new
congress has been elected on a plat
form of tariff-for-revenue only.
rati1er than protective tariff, It Is
needless for me to occupy the time OF
congress with arguments or recon-
mendations in favor OF protective
tariff"
The s22,Oo0,0o0 deficit which ap-
pears between the treasurer's report
Of estimated income for the coming
year and the estimated expenditures,
\ the president blamed on congress-
| failure to appropriate for the two
battleships last year, necessitating an
estimate for three this year.
The presidents plea, for revised
banking and currency system was es
recially emphatic. Declaring 1t to be
/ the most crying need of the country
/ today" he recommended the immedi
| ate adoption Of an elastic currenc!
system along the lines of the centra
bank idea proposed by the Aldricf
currency bill.
Discussing the prejudice which
greeted the central bank idea, thu
president argued that 1t arose from
an erroneous idea of its powers ant
distrust of bankers by the people.
The president warmly recommend
ed the recent adoption in the army o
the three year reserve clause. for en-
listed men which makes them subjec
10 draft in case of war, after their er
listment has expired, and the militi
pay bill for the national guard. tn
volunteer bill to provide for the quic
raising OF forces in time of war, an
the adoption Of the resident soldier
idea for our insular possessions.
The president warned congres
against the proposal of the democrat
to grant freedom to the Philippine
and Porto Rico ut would be di'
guised policy of scuttle.' he said, d
claring ''the move is fraught with tn
direst consequences" because neithe
country is at present ready for tn
change.
Racial inter-mixture and present
literacy, he said. made them unfit
govern themselves.
Praising the new disciplinary rule
for the navy, which largely obvia'