Mexico Missouri message., 1912-12-12

/ the country and OF the world, II seems
| to me wise and proper to make pro.
vision by law for such reward to him
as may be commensurate with the
service that he has rendered to his
| country. | suggest that this reward
take the form Of an appointment of
| Col. Goethals as a major general in
the army OF the United States. and
that the law authorizing such appoint.
ment be accompanied with a provision
| permitting his designation as chief OF
engineers upon the retirement Of the
present incumbent OF that office.
Navy Department.
The navy OF the United States Is in
a greater state OF efficiency and is
more powerful than It has been be-
| fore. but in the emulation which ex.
lists between different countries in re-
spect to the increase OF naval and
military ornaments this condition is
not OF permanent one. In view OF
the many improvements and increases
4 by foreign governments the slightest
halt on our part I'm respect to new
| construction throws us back and re-
| duccs us from naval power Of the
! first rank and places us among the ma.
lions Of the second rank.
A year ago congress refused To ap.
propriate for more than one battle,
ship In this / think a great mistake
of policy was made, and | urgently
recommend that this congress make
up for the mistake OF the last session
by appropriations authorizing the con.
struction of three battleships, in nd
| dition to destroyers, fuel ships, and
the other auxiliary vessels m shown
in the bdilding program OF the gen
eral board. We are confronted by
n condition in respect to the navies Of
the world which requires us, II we
would maintain our navy as an insur-
| ance OF peace, to augment our naval
force by at least two battleships a
year and by battle cruisers, gunboats,
torpedo destroyers, and submarine
boats in a proper proportion. We
have no desire for war We SO as
far as any nation in the world to svOid
war, but we are a world power. Our
population, our wealth, our deiinitS
policies. our responsibilities in the Pa'
cific and the Atlantic. our defense OF
the Panama canal, together with oar
enormous world trade and our mia.
sionary outposts on the frontiers of
civilization, require US to recognize
our position as one OF the foremost
in the family OF nations. and to clothe
ourselves with sufficient naval power
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mands. and to give weight to our
influence in those directions OF prog
ress that a powerful Christian nation
should advocate,
Department OF Justice.
This department has been very
active in the enforcement of the law
It has been better organized and with
larger force than ever before in
the history of the government. The
prosecutions which have been success
fully concluded and which are now
pending testify to the effectiveness oi
the department work.
The prosecution OF trusts under the
Sherman antitrust law has gone or
without restraint or dimlnutlon, and
DEGREES similar to those entered Fl
the Standard Oil and the Tobacco
cases have been entered in other suits
like the suits against the powder
trust and the bath tub trust. l an
very strongly convinced that a steady
consistent course IN his regard, will
a continuing OF Supreme court de
cisIons upon new phases OF the trus
question not already finally decided, Il
going to offer a solution OF this much
discussed and troublesome issue In
quiet, calm and judicial way, withou
any radical legislation changing tn
governmental policy in regard to com
binations now denounced by the SheI
man antitrust law. l have alread
recommended as an aid in this matte
legislation which would declare unlaU
full certain well-known phases OF vi
fair competition in interstate trade
and l have also advocated voluntar
national incorporation for the large
industrial enterprises, with provisio
for closer supervision by the b,
reau OF corporations, or board al
|, pointed for the purpose, 80 as to max
certain compliance with the ant
trust law on the one hand and
give greater security to the stool
[, holders against possible prosecution
on the other. believe, however, thu
the orderly course OF litigation In II
I courts and the regular prosecution I
5 trusts charged with the violation
l the antitrust law Is producing anon
business men a clearer and clear'
4 perception of the line OF distinction b
1 tween business that Is to be encou
+ aged and business that Is to be CO
demned, and that In this quiet wa
, the question of trusts can be settle
7 and competition retained az an &C
3 nomic force to secure reasonableneI
} in prices and freedom and indepen
I ence in trade.
Workman's Compensation AIT.
3 The workmans compensation a.
reported by the special commission Il
pointed by Congress and the exec
3 tive, whtch passed thu senate and
now pending in the house. the passas
VI which / have in previous me
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