The United States.

Manawatu Herald, 6 December 1902, Page 2

The United States.

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT’S MESSAGE TO CONGRESS.

President Roosevelt’s message to Congress is strongly Imperialistic in tone. It emphasises the country’s unbounded prosperity. In relation to trusts, the message urges the necessity to make a reasonable and effective law against fraudulent over-oapitalisatson and practices injurious to inter-State trade.

Reciprocity treaties are desirable,

the President says, in eduction with tariff readjustment, which ought to be treated solely iron the standpoint of business needs. A commission of business men might indicate to Congress in committee what changes in the schedule were necessary, and how far those changes should go without altering the country’s great prosperity or upsetting its fixed economic policy. The message recommends the appointment of a Secretary of Commerce, with Cabinet rank. The removal of the tariff on anthracite coal is advised, also reciprocity with Cuba and a convention with Britain for reciprocal trade with Newfoundland, similar to the plan laid down by Senator Blaine.

The message recommends the appointment of a general staff for the army. The enforcement of the Monroe doctrine required a firstclass navy, and additional fighting craft would be provided yearly. Dwelling on the policing of the world, the message says it behoves each independent nation in America to maintain internal order and to discharge its just obligations to foreigners. President Roosevelt goes on to sa y ; —« We have already played a large part in the world, and are bent upon making our own certain foreign policies, which demand the possession of a thorough navy. The message recommends that in any future cases of arbitration the matters in dispute should be submitted to The Hague Arbitration Tribunal, rather than to arbitrators chosen ftm special cases.