The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-07
,continued From Page one)

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 htiga- ton to the public.
 Little of Panama Canal
 The Panama canal was dimissed in a few words, the President prophesying Its opening in the latter halt or lsl5 .. He took occasion, however. 10 declare that Congress should reward the work of Colonel Goethals by an appointment as Major General with the provision that he become chief of engineers when the term of the present incumbent eN- pires. He made only a brief reference to the dispute with Great Britain over the Panama canal act and said that when a formal protest was lodged against that act it would be taken up by the United States.
 The army the President discussed at some length. He praised the army leg islation of the last Congress, but said that provision should be made by law so that the nations foreign regiments may be always maintained upon war footing. and he urged the passage of the pending militia pay bill, designed to make service in the militia more en- licing and showed that the home army will be nothing more than skeleton" until Congress provides that it be con- centrated in fewer posts than are now maintained.
 He urged also the passage of another bill now before Congress, designed to raise quickly a volunteer army in case of war.
 One of the striking arguments of the message was that proposing autonomy for the Philippines at once and independence In eight years.
 Tn the Philippine islands we have em- parked upon an experiment unprecedented In dealing with dependent peoples" said President Taft. We are developing there conditions exclusively for their own well fare. Through the unfyng forces of a common education, of commercial and economic development and a gradual par ticipation in local self government we are endeavoring to evolve homogeneous peo- pie fit to determine. when the time ar rives, their own destiny. We are seeking to arouse a national spirit and not as un- der the older colonial theory, to suppress such d spirit But our work is far from done. Our duty to the Filipnos is far from discharged"
 Many Reasons Cited
 For educational, sanitary and political reasons, the President said, this country should not consent to grant independence at this time.
 'If the task we have undertaken is higher than that assumed by other na- tions," continued the President, its ac- complishments must demand even more patience. To confer independence upon the Filipinos now is, therefore to sub ject the great mass of their people to the dominance of an oligarchial and prob ably exploiting minority. Such course will be as cruel to those people as it would be shameful to us.'
 In addition to his advice in regard to Legislation and his opposition to pending measures, the President discussed the prosperity of the nation its financial con dition and the proposed system of a na- tional budget showing proposed expendi- lures and revenues; and called attention to the balance in the general fund of the treasury of almost $l700OO,0 900. His re- marks on the budget system, he said, would be submitted to Congress later ac- companied by a model budget
 To the Senate and House of Representa- tives:
 on December 3 l sent message to the Congress, which was confined to our foreign relations. The Secretary of State makes no report to the President or to Congress, and a review Of the history of the transactions of the state depart ment in one year must therefore be in- cluded by the President in his annual jmessage or Congress will not be fully in- formed of them A full discussion oi all the transactions of the government with a view to informing the Congress of the important events of the year and recommending new legislation. requires more space than one message of reason able length affords. l have therefor