Arizona republican., 1915-11-22
Will Put Aside Practically All Other Public Business This Week to Devote His Entire Time to Compile ton of Document
HAS DECIDED ON
 CHIEF FEATURES
No Attempt Is Being Made to Deal With All Public Questions as Some Special Messages Will Be Read Later
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 WASHINGTON. Nov. 21-President Wilson will put aside practically all other public business this week to de- vote his entire time to completing his annual message to congress, which he plans to read personally at a joint meeting of the senate and house on December :.
 The president has decided on the chief features of the message after careful consultation with close advisers and is now writing it out on his type writer No attempt is being made to deal in the document with all the pub lie questions pressing for solution for the president plans to read special messages to congress as occision arises.
 Representative Fitzgerald, chairman of the house appropriations committee. held long conference with the presi- dent tonight and urged him to include in the message an outline of methods considered best for raising revenues to meet the appropriations deemed cer- tain to be greatly increased because of The administrations national defense plans.
 MT. Fitzgerald directed attention to an amendment to the sundry civil bill of 1908. which provides that in case the estimated appropriations exceed the estimates in any year the president may:
 Advise congress how, in his judg- ment, the estimated appropriations could with least injury to the public
  appropriations within the estimated revenues. or. if such reduction be not in his judgment. practicable without undue injury to the public service, that he may recommend to congress such loans or new taxes as may be neces- sary to cover the difficulty.
 MT. Fitzgerald. Senator Underwood. and a number of other leaders of con- gTess on the democratic side are known to be opposed to a. pond issue to pay for the army and navy increases for the reason that expenses for the pres ent will have to be continued from year to year.
 Although the president may not re- fer to all of the subjects in his message at the Opcning Of congress. the pro- gram which the administration hopes to see disposed of during the coming sesion includes:
 Strengthening the army in accor- dance with the plans outlined by Sec retaries Garrison and Daniels. merchant marine bill. Rural credits legislation. Ratification of the Haitian, Colum- bian and Nicarauguan treaties The bill to give a greater measure of self government to the Philippines and promising ultimate independence. Conservation measures, which failed of final passage at the last session. Amendment of the antitrust laws so i as t0 allow the use Of common selling | agencies abroad by American export | CTS. Legislation to protect the American | market against the dumping" of cheap foreign products following the Euro | pean war. Amendment of the Sherman anti ] trust law SO a to give the federal gov | ernment more power to prosecute the | plots to interfere with American com 1 merce by blowing up factories and | ships.
 The administration is also interested | in the efforts to establish a budget | system for co-ordinating exporters and | revenues of the government and in | c,oture rule for the senate.
 The president, however, is not ex- pected to take a direct part in the clo- ture fight