| Show FA MT lr 1 t X I 1 i A Y V 4 s THE presidents MESSAGE pres dent roosevelt roosevel ts s second ann al at mes toes Is bage ge to cong ess s an exhaust ve ent cover ng the cond t on of he cou t ir and ts ons w m th tie it e on s de vo mo id the fol low og s aa a d gest of tl e message T to O 0 the sena e and house of rep besenta t atves ves we st 11 II cont nue IT a pe od of unbound ed prosper y th s p y s not the creature ca tu of law but adiv the laws I 1 ader r w wl I 1 ch we wo k have been ns un in creat reat ng the cond t ons wh A h ch ma male ae t pos F ble and by se leg slat on t would be aay enough to des oy t the wave w I 1 recede re c e de but tie t de 11 advance 11 II s na t 0 on n s sea ed on a cont nent flanked by two g eat cat oceans it s composed of men the descendants of p or n a sense p onders es of men w out fr from 0 in an ong the nat ons of the old world by the th e one gy boldness and love of adaven u e found n tl it e r own eager eazer ties bea ts Is such a nat on so placed v 11 s rely wrest success from fort ne the p es dent then pays a h gl tr bute to the an er or can i eo ie horn hon he says have played a g eat cat pa t n e w wo 0 id and w 11 play a g eater we wc may e t er fa I 1 greatly or succeed g batly but we can not abod avo d the endeavor f om vh A b cl c I 1 er great fa lure or great success in st con e I 1 en f we aou would id we can not play a snail small pa t if we should try all that would follow would that we a play a la a ge part ignobly and shamefully but our people the sons of the men of the cal v 1 war the sons of the men who ho had iron in the r blood rejo ce n the pres ent and face tl it e future h gh of hea t and resol tc to of w 11 ours 9 not the c eed of the deaki ng and the coward ou s s the go gos pel pet of hope and of ant endeavor M e do not ahr from the st buggle bafo e us u there are many problems for a to f ce at at the outset of the awen eth century grave gra ve problems problems trob lems ab oad and st I 1 g aver at home but ut we know that we can solve them and solve them well THE TRUST QUESTION in handl ng the trust quest on the pres dent says in my message to the present cong ess at I 1 its ts fi n st sess on I 1 d at leng long h the th c quest on of the regu at on of those b g cc Pora tons ons common dong do ng an interstate bus ness ress often ath w th some tendency to wh h ch a e popularly known as tr ats tl TI e exper ence of the past year has emphes zed n my op n on the des ab I 1 ty of the steps I 1 then proposed corpo at ons and espee ally comb nat ons of corporations corpora cor tons ons should be managed under pub c regular on fope lence has shown that under our system of government the feces sary supera son s on cannot be oata ned by state act on it must therefore be ach eved by na t onal act on our am a in s not to do aviah am av w th co ons on the cont a y these b g agg agat ons are an ginev able development develop ri nent ent of modern adus a in and the effort to de stroy tl ti em ena would be fut e unless accod pi pl shed n that would wo k utmost ins m s chef ch of to the ent e body po t c we ue can do noth ng of good n tie tl e vay of regular ng and supera s ng these corpo at ons I 1 we fix clearly IT our in ads that we are not attack in ing the corporations corpora cor tons ons but endeavoring endeavor ng to do away t w A IT any ev I 1 n them we are not hos h Os ie to tl it em we a e berely detern debern ned that the they 1 shall be so handled as to the P I c atgood good we d aw the I 1 ne aga ast in s c cond nd ct not aga ast wea a in c b ng and regular ng the comb na ons of cap al at wh ch are or may become anju ous to the c we must be ca eaul not to stop the g eat en erp ses wh ch have leg t reduced the cost of product on not to aban don the wh A IT ch 0 r country has won in the lea dersh p of the lit ernat onal nd s t al at wo mo id not to st ke down veal h w the resu t of do clo ng facto es and in nes of turn ng tl tie e wage A age wo ker d e in the st beets and leav ng the fa mer w phout a market for what he g aws ins stence upon the apos s ble means delay n ach ev ng the poss b b e elac ly as on the other hand band the stubborn defense al at ke of wl at s good and what s bad n the ex st ng nig system the resolute effo I 1 to duct any a tempt at betterment be trays b edness to the h b s 0 c t uth nth tl ti at w e evo ut on s the su e safeguard aga ast revo lut jut on interstate COMMERCE I 1 bel eve that mono poles es unjust d tin nat ons wh ch prevent or cr pp e commet t on fraudulent tal za on and other ev Is au in t list organ za ons and p pact act ces vh ch eh fur tur ou on ly affect n e state tade t ade can be p e ven ed under tie pomer of he congress to regulate co nn ina e ce cc w h foe fo e agn nat ons and among the seve a al I 1 sta es th ough regular ons i and cements ope at ng nv d y upon such commerce the ast umen union al at es thereof and tho e engaged the e n I 1 earnes carries ly recommend th s sub act to the cons con s derat on of tl ti e cong ess IT a v ew to the of a law re n ts is p 0 v s ons and effect ve n s opt op at ons upon wh ch the q est ons can be fina y ad ud bated that now rase ra se do s as to tl ti e necess recess ty of const tut onal amendment amend nent rient OF 11 1 1 S ib I 1 ty of econom c pol pot cy in t always be the p ae me econom c need of h b s coun y th tb s 6 ab y sho d not be fos za on th coun try has acau escel n t e w adom of I 1 ie e p 0 hect ve ta ff p nc e it s exceed angly un des al at ie to at t 5 avs em 9 ou on d be acs royed or that the e sho id be v and rad cal cat chang s the e n it s in st earnest y to be led I 1 at ve me could t eat cat the ta ff f om the stand 0 t solely of our b s ness needs reciprocity TREATIES one way n wh ch eh the read of the tar ff sought can be reached s by rec ree proc y t eat es it s g batly to be des ed that sue treat es may be adap ed whenever the tar ff cond ons a e such that a needed cl ange can not w h ad antage altage be made by the appi appl ca ton t on bf the rec p oc ty dea tl it en t can be made out by a lower ng rig of dut es on a g veil ven p od ct MONETARY SYSTEM it would be both anu se and y at th s t me to a tempt to act fidanc al at em b t some add onal leg s a ton t on a I 1 th des ab e ml kii f ture leg s la on on he sub act shou d be w A h the v ew of encourage ng rig t e se of a c ast umen a ites it es as w A I 1 automat caly ca ty evey eve teg leg mate demand of prodoc ve nd s r es a ad d of comme ce cc I 1 aga n call yo r on to the need of pass ng a p oper mm min g a ion ton la v LABOR AND CAPITAL how to becu e fa r t estment al at k ke e f for la 1 bor and cap tal how to hold bold n check chec tl e un un bulous nan alether wl ether emp emboy oy r or cm em w u hout weaken ng nd v d al at n a t ve w tho t I 1 amper ng rig and cramp ng the n dus al at development of he co nt y s a p eblem f a w IT g eat d cs es and one wh m b ch t s of tl e h gl est ampo tance to solve on I 1 nes of san an y and far s gh ed corn coin men mon sense as well mell as of devot on t to 0 the r g t th a s an e a of federa on a and n d comb na t ton on exactly as bus ness men find they in st often wo k h ough corporal cor ons and as t s a cons ant tende bende cy of these corpo a 0 to g ow larger s t a s of en y f labor ng rl men to wo k n federal ons an I 1 these I 1 ave ve become ampo tant factors of mod ern nd s al at I 1 fe co bo k ads of fe e at on cap tal s c and labo can do n ch good and as a necessary co 0 la y they can bo I 1 do ev opp appos 0 s on to each k nd of 0 gan za on sl ou d take the fo in of appos t on to whatever s bad n the conduct of any g ven co pora on or u on not of a tacks upon co ons as euch h nor pon un ons as s ch we ve are ne I 1 er or for t tl e r cl el man as such nor for tie tl e poor IT an as such we me a e for the up man r ch or poor SECRETARY or it s ea nes ly hoped that a y of corn coin mer merce c e may be c caged IT a seat n the cab inet reciprocity WITH CUBA I 1 urge the adap on of e C proc v t cuba not on y beca se t a e en nen J ly 11 for ou own n e ests to cont ol 01 he cuban ma ket let and by every means to fos er 0 r s p e acy I 1 rt tl e trop cal cat lands and wate s sou son of us b t also iso because we me of tb the e g ant c of the north sl si make a 1 1 our s s er na ons of he be ame a 0 t nent fee that wl chever hey w 11 pe n t we me des e to show ourselves d 1 l s n eres ores edly and effect vely the r fr ir end V S TO RI it s a mat er of s cc e cong matulat on to tha tl it e L n ted states and mex ol 01 on chave I 1 have been the f st to use the good offices 0 of athe the hague co rt TI s was done 14 1 t su nm min w m h most sat at 0 y results n the case of a clam da at sue between us and our s ste c THE PANAMA CANAL cong ess has v u sely p ov ded tl at we shall bu id at once an s IT n an canal f poss ble at panama the atto ney general ts that we can undo b ed y acau e good t tie f om the r ench I 1 anama canal company ngo t at ons a e now pend ng rig w th colomb a to secure her assent to 0 r bu id ng the canal tie tl e mok v k sho ibbe id be ca ed out a con nu on ng pol cy w phout rega d to change of ad IT st a on and t sho id be begun under c r cum curn stances wh ch v 11 make t a matter of p de do for all adm adin n st at ons to cont nue nut the PO cy philippine ISLANDS no pot pet cy ever ente ed nto by the amer can people has V nd bated t self n mo e s gnal manner than the po cy of hold ng the ph I 1 ii p nes the t of our laws and pr n epics pies has cone con e sooner than we had any r to expect too in ch p a sc so can an not be g ven to the arn am y for what t has done n the ph I 1 pp nes b bo h n warfa marfa e and f ona an adm n s a ve s anapo nt n p apar ng the ay for c v I 1 gov arnn ent and s ro in la cred t belongs to the e v I 1 author es for the way n wh ch they have planted the seeds of self gove ament n the ground thus made ready for them tak ng the work of the army ai and d the cal v 1 a hor t es together t may be ques 0 ed who her anywhere else IT modern modem t mes the world has seen a be er example of real con vc ve s ates mansh p than our people have g ven n the PI I 1 pp ne stands H gh p a se I 1 s also be g ve tl it ose I 1 I 1 p no nos n the aggregate very nun ero s ho have accepted the new cond t ons and jo ned w th our depre ves to wo wn k w h hearty good w 11 II for the welfare elfare of he stands ahr ARMY AND NAVY the army has been educed to the in IT mum al at owed by law it a very small for the s e of tl it e na on and most ce cc ta aly should be kept at tl it e h g est po nt tit of effic ency the sen or officers a e g ven scant cl ance under ord nary cond t ons to exert se commands co 11 gensu ate w m th the r rank tank under c ces wh mh ch would fit t em to do the r duty uty n t me of act a al wa A system or maneuver ng our a my n bod es 0 of f son e I 1 atle s ze has been beg n and should be ste d y cont cent IT ed the mease e brov d ng fo the zat on of the in I 1 11 I 1 a system and for becu ng tl ti e I 1 ghe t effic ency n the nat onal guard h ch has al at eady passed I 1 e house sl rece ve prompt a en on and ac on the fi t t me 0 I 1 h story naval man euve s on a large sea e a e be ng held under the turned ate con n and of tl e adm al at of he navy constantly nc ne ea ng at ent on s be ng pa d to the gi gt one y of the navy but t fl yet far f from rom wl at t s be in ba I 1 e he on y sho s that count a e tl ti e sl s that lit h t tt it s y to p ov de do amp e funds f for or ac c ce there should be no halt n tl ti e work rk of of b d ng up the navy p ov d ng eve y year add onal figl figi ng rig c aft the mon oe doc ne s 0 id be t bated as he ca d nal tea fea u e of an e can fore agn pol cy b t t won d be vo se than d e to assert t unless we untended to back t p and t can be backed up only by a tho 0 ehly good navy A good navy s not a p ve of war it 3 tl it e s est gua anty of peace I 1 call your spec al at on to the need of brov d ng for the mann ng of the sl ps tt s no more poss ble to mp top ov se a c ew han ban t s poss b be e 0 n p ov se a wa sh p 0 need a tho sand add onal office s n t der t to 0 p nan the sh ps now nom p ov ded led for ind ader construct on tl TI e classes at the naval school at annapole s should be g batly enia enla ged POSTAL MATTERS the st k ng nc tic ease n the revenues of the pos office depa tn to ent sl 0 vs clearly the prosper y of our deop e and tl it e nereas ng rig act v ty 0 of f t the he bus ness of the co nt y R al at f cc del very se v ce s no longer IT he elpe mental tage t has become a fixed pol tl TI e reg 1 s folio follo v ts on have fully j st fed t e cong ess IT n the la Is ge e app op a ons made for ts estabi ashment a and n gd axtens on on november IT rurel r I 1 f cc ie lei ve y ro to tes had been es abl abi sl A ed a i me e n ope at on cove ng one th d of th tb I 1 te to r tory of the U ted sta es ava lable table fo for r al at 11 ar f ee del very erv ce there are no v an 1 a ng e ac on of the department denart ment pet tons t dap ap p cat ons for the estabi ashment of sl 9 fd d t onal tonal ro to tes th s shows carels conci M e want went whet wh cl the esta 1 ashment of ethdl lerv kervie ce has met and the need of further efte extend u d e v t as rap adly as poss ble it s to be hoped that I 1 e cong ess w 11 make 1 beral app at ons fo the con n ance of tl e ce al at eady cady es tabi shed and fo ts fu her ther axtens on PUBLIC I 1 so far as they are ava lable table for culture and to whatever extent tl it ey may be recia med ader tl it e nat onal gat on law he cm em g c lands land s sl 0 id be r g d y held for e I 1 ome b ide on the 0 I 1 er hand we sho d eco e I 1 ie e fact tl at n the gra ng eg on the man ho bo co e ponds to the home may I 1 e unable to se tie jermanon per manen manon ly f only al at om owed ed to 16 se the s e amo arno nt of pst p st e land clatl t tel e I 1 omes clues ader s allo ed t e use of a eland e land one h n d ed and s aty acres of fa y r eh and we me I 1 w wate ate ed so I 1 or a bucl smal er amount of r r gated land may keep a fan y n plenty ml areas no one could get aling a 1 v ng forn f om acres of dry past e land capable of suppo t ng rig at the 0 ts de do only one head of cattle to every ten ac es Cs legislation TOR ALASKA I 1 espee ally urge upon the cong ess the need of w u se leg sla on fo al at sha it s not to our c ed t as a n on that alaska wh mb ch has been ou on s for tl it y five yea s sl si 0 id t 11 I 1 ave as poor a em ern of laws as a the case IC AID TO FARMERS in no depa ament of governmental work IT cent yea s I 1 as the e been g ea er success an n that of g v ng sc ent fie fic a ad d to the fa in ng pop at on I 1 e eby show ng them how most effic elc en y to he p themselves thee the e s no need of ns st ng upon ts mp ortance for e belfa e of I 1 e fa mer s fundamentally y to e elfa e of tl ti e rep bl c as a I 1 1 0 e in add tion to s ch eh work as ne aga ast an n at and vegetable plagues and war ng aga ast t ern m hen here nt tit much effic effi ent nt help has been eldered to the farmers by to he nt t od c ct on of new plants espee ally fi ted for c va on under tl ti e lecul ar cond t ons ex s ng n d tie ent port ons of the coun try N new e w ce cc eals have been estabi shed n the se ii ar d west for cnstance the bract cab I 1 ty of p doduc ng the best types of maca oni bhea s IT reg tog ons of an annual ra cfall of only en on aches or t hereabouts ere I 1 s dee bee conchis vely demons abed THE WHITE through a w A se p ov son s on of the congress at s last se sess r son on he be wh te to house wl ch ha has b co ne d ed by lions add ons an and 1 hanges changes has no v been es ored to wl at t was planned to be by N ash ng on in n ak ng the resto a ons the utmost ca e I 1 as been exert sed to 0 o come as near as pos be b e to the ca ea y plans ind and to s pp ement t ese plans by a ca eaul u udy dy of net b d aps as that of the un ver y 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