Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-12-06
TAFT MAKES MANY
Recommendations TO
PRESENT CONGRESS
CURRENCY REFORM AN ACT TO LESSEN PENALTIES WHEN CORPORATIONS
lvADyERTANY DSO5EY THE LAM PASSAGE OF MILITIA PAY BILL
PROMOTION FOR COLONEL DEThaLS AND TWO BATTLESHPs
CITIZENSHIP FOR Porto RICO BUT
WITHOUT STATEHOOD AT This time

trated. lie urges also the passage {
another bill now before congress dc
signed to raise quickly voluntee
army in case OF war.
President Taft did not approve til
proposal for immediate autonomy fC
the Philippines and Independence j
eight years as proposed in a bill
pending in congress.
In the Philippine Islands we hav,
embarked upon an experiment unpre
I cedented in dealing with dependen
( people, said President Taft. I'VE arr
developing there conditions eXclll
sively for their own welfare. Through
the unifying forces of common edu
cation, Of commercial and economic
development, and of gradual partici
patton in local self-government, We
are endeavoring to evolve homogen
eous people fit to determine, when the
/ time arrives. their own destiny. We
are seeking TO arouse national
/ spirit and not. as under the Older
colonial theory, to suppress such a
spirit But our work is far from done
Our duty to the Filipinos is far from
discharged"
For educational, sanitary and po'
! lltical 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
nations" continued the president, its
Accomplishment must demand even
more patience. To confer independ-
enCe upon the Filipinos now, is there
fore, to subject the great mass of
their people to the dominance of an
oligarchial and probably, exploiting
minority. Such a 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 dis
cussed the prosperity of the nation,
its financial condition and the propos-
ed system of national budget show
ing proposed expenditures and, reve-
nues: and called attention to the bal
ance in the general fund of the treas
ury, of almost $110,000,000. His re-
marks on the budget system, he said,
would be submitted to congress later
accompanied by model budget.
,tA,,-cC c-Arcc MiiSr
HAVE BIGGER NAVY.
Washington, d. c., Dec. 6.-The
United States must have a bigger navy
and must be prepared to meet any
chance of war in the opinion OF Sec
re tary Meyer of the navy department,
it it preserves it's national safety. In
his annual report, made public today
Secretary Meyer pleads for three new
battleships this year, and declares
that this country soon will fall from
second to fourth place in the relative
standing of naval powers, if it con
tinues the policy OF building only two
ships each year.
International peace has been
brought no nearer, the secretary de-
clares, as far as a limitation or arma-
ments is concerned. To guard its
coast and protect its commercial ac
tivities. the United States needs
permanent navy of Al capital ships
and battle cruisers-ac-
cording to Secretary Meyer. The pres
ent strength of the navy in battle
ships is about 333, but ships will soon
be retired as absolete.
Secretary Meyers report is a rec |
tai of the development of the navy i
during the year. with few recommen !
1ations beyond those contained in his 1
former reports. He gives chief EN-. !
phasis to his ton that I
the navy be increased according TO
program that will keep the nation in .
It's present position among the world |
powers: and the suggestion that con !
gress remove the limit upon the
amount of money that can be spent
aviation and permit the navy to com. /
pete with the like establishments Of
ether nations in developing aerial
methods Of defense.
For the coming year the secretary
of the navy urges that congress ap-
1ropriate money for three battleships
II the Dreadnaught class and for two
oattle cruisers. sixteen destroyers,
'iX submarines, two gunboats. and a
1eet OF auxiliaries to include trans
,crts, supply ships, tugs, tenders and
dry-dock. The navy general board
recommends four battleships: and /
Secretary Meyer points out that even
hough this number should be author
zed it would mean no real increase
il the navy as four ships are soon
c be retired because they will have
'assed the age of twenty years.
Secretary Meyer expresses skepti-
ism as to the abolition of war in
he near future. Wars come with lit
lie or no warning, he says. and only
~ the possession of an efficient fleet
II adequate size will the country be
ale from attack and free to work