The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-06
Turns Over Problem Of Reduc-
ton To Wilson and NewCongress
WOULD FREE PHILIPPINES
But Not Until They Had Proven Them
selves Capable of Self-Government-
Not Inclined to Favor Provision
Now Before Congress.

Washington, ID. G., Dec. 6.-Presiden
Taft will make no further effort TO hay
Congress reduce the tariff. In gen
cral' message to Congress submittc! to
day, the president clearly Indicated hi
intention of leaving further ta,iiI re
vision to Mr.. Wilson and the Congrcs
just elected.
Now that new Congress has beet
} elected on platform of tariff for reve
nue. only rather than a protective tariff
Aand is to revise the tariff on that basis,
said the president, 1t is needless for M
to occupy the time of Congress with ar
guments of recommendations in favor o.
a protective tariff.
This message, the second submitted by
the president since the present session
began, will be his last of genera
character. II dealt with every depart
ment of the government except the state
department. recommended much Of tho
legislation which Mr.. Taft previously
had urged upon the attention OF Con-
gress, and took up and discussed at
length several subjects comparatively
new
Mr. Taft came out strongly against in
dependence for the Philippines proposed
he said, i'm bill now before Congress.
He deprecated the new policy OF one
battleship a year instead of two; and
indorsed again the scheme of currency
reform proposed by the national none
tary commission.
Conservation was lightly touched tie
president recommending the amendment
OF bills now before Congress so that
water power companies which dam navi.
gable rivers will contribute to the i'm
provement of these streams.
He declared that no radical change in
the Sherman antitrust law was needed,
and praised the supreme court for its re-
Gently announced changes in rules of
equity procedure. In this connection
the president asked Congress to pass leg
islation which would allow the supreme
court to 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 pub
lie.
The Panama canal was dismissed in q
few words. the president prophesying its
opening in the latter half of 1918. He
took occasion. however, to declare chat
Congress should reward the work of Col
one Goethals by an appointment as
major general with the provision that he |
/ become chief OF engineers when the term |
OF the present incumbent expires. lie |
made only a brief reference to the lis /
pute with Great Britain over the Pana-
man canal act and said that when for
NAL 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 militsry-pa bill, designed to
make service in the military more en-
ticing, 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, ee-
signed to raise quickly a volunteer army
in case of war.
Eventually Free the Philippines.
President Taft did not approve the
proposal for immediate autonomy for
the Philippines and independence in
eight years as proposed in the bill pend ,
ing in Congress. /,
I'm the Philippine Islands we have {
embarked upon an experiment unpreee-
dented in dealing with dependent peo- h
pies" said President Taft. eve are de- .
yeloping there conditions exclusively for .
their own welfare. Through the unity
ing forces of common education, of q
and economic development. i
and of gradual participation in local
self lf-government we are endeavorinC to =
evolve a homogeneous people fit to de
termine, when the time arrives, their
,wn destiny. We are seeking to arouse
! national spirit and not. as under the
older colonial theory. to suppress such
spirit. But our work is far from done. II
Dur duty TO the Filipinos is far from r,
discharged" .,
For educational. sanitary and political I.
easons, the president said. this country W
hould not consent to grant independ-
nee at this time.
IF the task we have undertaken is
higher than that assumed by other na- C
ions" continued the president "its ac-
omplishment must demand even more
latienre. To confer independence upon
he Filipinos now. is therefore. to sub co
ect the great mass of their people to .he de
ominsnce Of an olgarehial and prob pi
blv. exploiting minority Such course. vs.
ill be as cruel to those people as IL er
Tould be shameful to US" ia
In addition to his advice in regard 10
.gislstion and his opposition TO pending a
ieasures. the president discussed the m,
rosperity OF the nation. it, financial mi
pndition and the proposed system of A TO
stional budget showing proposed cx- ha
enditures and revenues; and called ar in
antion 70 the hslance in the general un
and Of the treasury. ~ almost sl1n.- Ti
~tVh lis remarks on the budget sys- cal
m he sati, Wouh he submitted % Con- mi
ress later accompanied by a nio5iel no
udget. !