The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-06
OPPOSED PLAN To
FREE PHILIPPINES
Deprecates Policy of but One
Battleship a Year-En-
dorsed Money Reform.
SHERMAN LAW IS
QUITE EFFECTIVE
Made Brief Reference to Dispute Be.
tween United States and Great Brit.
ain over Panama Canal-Formal
Protest is way to Opening Question.

ain over Panama Canal-Fofmal
Protest is way to Opening Question.
Washington, Dec. President
Taft will make no further efforts to
have congress reduce the tariff. In
a general" message to congress sub
mitted today. the president clearly in
dicated his intention of leaving fur
ther tariff revision to Mr.. Wilson and
the congress just elected.
Now that a new congress has been
elected on platform Of tariff for
revenue only rather than a protective
tariff and is to revise the tariff on
that basis.'' said the president, sit ID
needless for me to occupy the tims
of congress with arguments or recon-
mendations in favor Of a protective
tariff"
This message, the second submitted
by the president since the present
session began, will be his last of a gem
eral character. It dealt with every
department Of the government except
the state department. recommended
much M OF the legislation which Mr..
attention Of congress. and took up
and discussed at length several sub.
jects comparatively new
President Taft did not approve tho
proposal for immediate autonomy for
the Philippines and independence in
eight years. He also deprecated the
new policy Of one battleship a year
instead Of two. and indorsed aeain the
scheme OF currency reform proposed
by the national monetary commission,
Conserva ton was lightly touched,
the president recommending the
amendment Of bills now before con-
gress so that water power companies
which dam navigable rivers will con-
tribute to the improvement Of these
Istreams.
Sherman Law All Right.
He declared that no radical change
In the Sherman antitrust law was
needed, and praised the supreme court
for Its recently announced changes in
rules Of equity procedure. In this
connection come the president asked con-
4 gress to pass legislation which would
allow the supreme court to formulate
rules of procedure under the common
law in federal courts and predicted
tnat such action would facilitate JUS
tice In those courts and reduce the
cost of litigation to the public.
The Panama canal was dismissed in
FEW words. the president prophesy-
Ing its opening in the latter half Of
1913. He took occasion. however, to
declare that congress should reward
the work Of Colonel Goethals by an
appointment as major general with
the provision that he become chief
or engineers when the term of the
present incumbent expires. He made
only a brief reference to the dispute
with Great Britain over the Panama
canal act and said that when a for
NAL protest was lodged against that
act 1t would be taken up by the Unit.
ed States.
Make Militia More Enticins.
The army the president discussed
at some length. He praised the army
legislation 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
that tho home army will be nothing
more than Skeleton until congress
provides that 1t be concentrated In
fewer posts than are now maintained.
He urged also the passage Of another
bill now before congress designed to
raise quickly volunteer army in case
Of war.
One Of the striking arguments Of
the message was that proposing auto
nomy for the Philippines at once. and
independence In eight years
Experiment Unprecedented.
In the Philippine islands we have
embarked upon an experiment unpre.
cedented in dealing with dependent
peoples" said President Taft. 1--WE
are developing there conditions exciu-
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 a homoEene.
Gus people fit to determine. when the
time arrives, their own destiny. We
are seeking to arouse a national spirit
and not. as under the older colonial
theory. to suppress such a spirit. But
our work Is far from done Our duty
charged"
For educational. sanitary and poll
country should not consent to grant
independence at this time.
If the task We have undertaken is
higher than that assumed bv other
nations" continued the president. Its
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 oligar-
chial and probably. exploiting minor.
ity. Such course will be as cruel to
those people as It would be shameful
to u.s."
In addition to his advice in regard
to legislation and his opposition to
measures, the president dis.
cussed the prosperity Of the nation.
posed system Of q national budget
proposed expenditures and
revenues: and called attention to the
balance in the general fund Of the
treasury. Of almost $780, 900. 900. His
on a budget system. he said,
would be submitted to congress iateS
by a model budget.
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