THE UNITED STATES.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIC, Issue 13460, 5 December 1907, Page 5

THE UNITED STATES.

MESSAGE TO CONGRESS. THE PRESIDENT'S RECOMMENDA- '/"/ TLONS. Press A*sociation-By Telegraph-Copyright Received 9.57 p.m , December 4th. WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.

President Roosevelt's.; message to Con-, giess occupied in leading It covered 65 pagCo and iu« thci longest on lecoid Hie message dealt with fiftj and cieated a few .vuipii'-es It dad not oppo-e lailway it lccommended the su'pennon of the Tins l companies, the same as banks, and that they be foibidden to monopolise and tia.de ,it "a, losk in order to crus.li competition It xnged Fideial contiol of lr-tei Ma to and I he establishment of emei genty curcency to be issued undei hea\y taxei; the establishment of po<t office savings banks, gi.idfaate,J income and in hentance taves; extension of tlu Ocem Mail Act 1891. to enable the po_tmastei to devote thei piesent piofil of 3,500.000 dollais to mail soviees abioad. The rats sag.; lecommends a mail >ei\ice to South Ameiua, A c ia, Plulhpmes and Australia, it a late of four'dollars per mile, -u'ltli 16-knclt isteamslnps, and that the woik men's compensation law should be biought up to tbv standaid of Fuioptan coun tries

The Piesident afhims th.it tlie United states i> definitely committed to protec tion, but* -th.it the tdrift ought to be re vis-el periodically to pievenfc exces«ih e 01 impioper benefits being confened, adding Iliac Hie best time for ieuvu>n is dftci the piesidential election 'lhe menage iecommend> a laiger army, and four of the Ups of battle'hips to be bmlc this je.ii"; also defensive -works and coil jng itatflons m th" Pacific ~v\lucli is Amei icd's coastline equally with the Atlantic

Ihe Pie«ident hope'- that until the Pon.i ma Cra.il is opened the battle fleeli will shift florn one oceam to the other every year or two. He dwells on the ednca tional vdlue of Admiial Evans' cruise, and anticipates in teim s of warm fruendliness America's participation in the Tokio Exhibition The- message not mertion Japanese immigration LONDON. Dec. 4 Tlie "Tunes" s.'y* that Piesident Eoose 'has nothing to isuggest m the way of ital banking lefoim. Thei New Yoik coriespondent of the ' Times" describes the 'disappointment of ltdding bankers and financiers on reading the message. The "Financed *ays that the mis'jge is vahiele-s and tin "Financial Time.-.' declaies th it m i time of crisis, it t? like d man a«k>ng foi biead and being given a tract.