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Show f PRESIDENT TUFT'S , STRONGADDRESS f INAUGURAL DELIVERED BY J NATION'S NEW CHIEF f EXECUTIVE. t . I EXTRA SESSION IS PROMISED Congress Will Meet March 15 to Take Up Tariff Revision Adequate Army and Navy Urged Panama Canal j, Heartily Approved Southern Race r ; Problem nd Labor Legislation jj , ' Discussed. Washington, Mar. 4. President fj rTaft, having been tjworn In oa chief S executive of tho nation, delivered an i , Inaugural address that was llatonod to with great Interest In part 11 was as i follows: , . My Fellow CItlzons: Any ono who takes tho oath I liavo Just, taken must feol a havy weight of responsibility. ' K not, he has no conception of tho Powers and duties of the ofilce upon which !iq Is about to enter, or he Is , 't lacking In a proper sense of tho obli gation which the oath fmposos, I The olllco of an Inaugural nddress 1 Is to give a summary outllno of tho ! - nmln pbllclcs of tho now udmlnlatrn- ' ' Hon, oo far as they can bo antlclr.nted. i t havo had the honor to bo ono of the i advisors of my distinguished predo- Ij coasor, and ns such, to hold up his J . handft In tho reforms ho hns Initiated, 1 should bo untrue "to myself, to my i promises and to thd declarctlon of tho parly platform upon which I am f u'.octoj to ofllce, If I did not nu ke the Imolntenanco and enforcement of those reforms n most Important featuro cf my administration. They were ill- aroctod to tho suppression of the lawlessness law-lessness and abuses of power of tho I groat combinations of capital Invested in railroiula and In Industrial enterprises enter-prises carrying on interstate commerce. com-merce. The sfeps which my preiloc-aor preiloc-aor took and tho legislation pa3.ied on hla recommendation have cetom-pilshod cetom-pilshod much, have caused a general , halt In :tho vicious policies which cre ated popular alarm, and havo broiirjlit about In the business affectod a much ' higher regard for oxlstlng law. ' More Legislation Needed. To render the reforms lasting, however, how-ever, and to secure at tho same tlmo 'freodoni from alarm on tho part of those puraulng proper and progressiva progres-siva business methods, furthor legislative legisla-tive and executivo action are needed. Relief of tho railroads from cortaln restrictions re-strictions of the- anti-trust law has boon urgod by my predecessor and will ' , bo urged by- me, ' On tho other hand, tho administration Is pledged to legislation legis-lation looking to a propor federal supervision1 su-pervision1 and restriction to provent excessive ex-cessive Issues of bonds and stocks by companies owning and oporatlng Inter-atato Inter-atato commerce railroads. Then, too, a reorganization of the department of Justice, of tho bureau of corporations in tho department of cotnmorce and labor, and of tho Interstate Inter-state commerce commission, looking 'to effective co-operation of thoso , agoncloB, la needed to sqcuro a more rapid and cortaln enforcement of the laws affecting Interstate railroads and industrial combinational ' I hopo to bo ablo to submit at tho f first regular session of the Incoming congress. In December next, definite ! suggestions in rospect to tho noeded amendments to the anti-trust and tho interstate commerce- laws, and tho changes required In tho oxecutlvo departments de-partments concerned in their enforcement. enforce-ment. Promises Extra Session. matter ot most pressing lmpor-; lmpor-; , tanco Is the rovlalon of the tariff. In , accordance, with the promises of tho platform upon which I was elected, I shall call congress into extra session, to meet on tho fifteenth day ot March, in ordor that consideration may be at once given to a bill rovislng the Ding-g Ding-g loy-nct. This should securo an ado- quato jovonuo and adjust tho duties In ; auch a manner as to afford to labor nnd to all Industries in this country, .; whether of tho farm, mine or faotary, MH protection by tariff equal to tho W- fljK ferenco betwoon tho cost of productlo !'. abroad and the cost of production Ell - hero, and havo a provision which Hw" shall put Into forco, upon oxecutlvo fM' determination ot cortaln facts, a high- i'9UH er or nlnt'mum tariff against thoso 'Mvm'; countries whose trade policy toward H us equitably rgqulros such dUcrlml- 99 matlon, It is thought, that thoro has HH boen ouch a change In conditions slnco VS. tho enactment of tho Dlngloy act, I jJBij drafted on a similarly protective prln- rJ clple, that tho measure of tho tariff i wt above stated will pormlt tho reduction of rates in certain achodules nnd will LuNaM roqulre the advancement of few, If jjHP- Money Needed for. Big Projects. WuL Tho putting into forco of laws which j9Ki shall secure tho ccimervatlou of our aMf- rosources, so far as they may bo with-WSm with-WSm in tho Jurisdiction of tho fodoral gov- $fK ornment, Including tho most lmpor- 'jgw tnt work of saving and restoring our ' forests, and tho general Improvement ! 'jffi of waterways, are all proper govorn- 9m meat functions which must Involvo Jl largo cxpondltute if properly "por- iIKl formed. While some of thorn, llko tho Ht reclamation of arid lands, aro made Hv to pay for thomsolvcs, others aro of H; such an Indlroct benefit that thin can-not can-not be expoctod of thorn. A perma- Hr nout lmprovemont, ' like tho Panama " canal, should bo troatod aa a distinct jK enterprise, and should bo paid for by SqH tho proceeds ot bonds, the lasuo of RW which will distribute Us cost between the present and future generations In accordance with the boiipflts dorlvcd, It inny well bu submitted to the serious seri-ous consideration of congress whether tho deepening' and control of tho channel chan-nel of a great river system, llko that of tho Ohio or of the Mississippi, when definite nhd practical plana , for. the, enterprise1 have boon approved and determined upon, should not bo provided pro-vided for In tho same way. For Army and Navy. Then, too, there are expenditures of government absolutely necessary if our country Is to maintain Its propor placo among tho nations ot tho world, nnd Is. to exercise Its proper Influence in dcfenBo'of Its own trado IntorcatB, in the maintenance of traditional American policy against .the colonization coloniza-tion of Kuropcnn monarchies In this hemisphere, and In the promotion of pvaco and International morullty. I rofor to tho cost of maintaining a propor army, a propor navy and suitable suit-able fortifications upon tho mainland of tho United States and In it u depend-enclca. depend-enclca. Wo should havo an nrmy so organized, organ-ized, and so officered, as to be capable in tlmo of omorgency In co-operation with tho national mllltla, and under the provisions of a proper national volunteer law, rapidly to expand Into n forco sufficient to resist all piobablo Invasion from ubroad and to furnish a respcctablo expeditionary force, If necessary, In the maintenance ot our traditional American policy which bear's the name of President Monroe. Our fortifications aro yet In a stato of only partial completeness and tho number of men to man them Is Insufficient. Insuffi-cient. What has boen snld ot tho army may be anirnicd In even n woro emphatic em-phatic way of tho navy. A modern navy cannot bo Improvlscsd. It must bu built and In existence when tho emergency arises which calls for its use and operation. Asiatic Immigration. Tho U'.linlbslan of Asiatic Immigrants Immi-grants who cannot bo amalgamated v.lth our topulntlou has 'been mado the subject either ot prohibitory clauses In our treaties and Bfntuten, or or strict odmlnlstratlvo regulation secured by diplomatic negotiation. I slncorely hopo that we may contlnuo to mlulmlzo the evils likely to arise from such Immigration without unnecessary un-necessary friction and by mutual con- iossIoim between Eil.-rcAioctlns gov-I gov-I ernmcnts. Moautlmc," wo must tnko every precaution to prevont, or, fall-' fall-' lng thut, to punish outbumts of race teeilng utrong our peoplo against foreigners for-eigners of whatever nationality who havo by our grant a treaty right to pursue lawful business hero and to bo protected against lawless assault or injury. This leads me to point out a serious defect In the present fcdoral Jurisdiction Jurisdic-tion which ought to bo remedied at once. Having assured to other countries coun-tries by treaty the protection ot our laws for such of their subjects or citizens as wo permit to come within our Jurisdiction, wo now leavo to a stato or a city, not under tho control ot tho fcdoral government, a duty of performing our international obligations obliga-tions In this respoct. By proper'jicgls-lation proper'jicgls-lation wo may, and ought to, placo In the hands of tho federal executivo tho moans of enforcing tho treaty rights of auch aliens In the courts ot tho federal fed-eral government. It puts our government govern-ment In a pusillanimous position to make deflnlto engagements to protect aliens and then to excuse the failure to perform thoso engagomnts y an explanation that tho duty lo keop thorn Is In states or cities, not within our 'control. Monetary Laws Need Change. Ono of tho reforms to bo carried out during the Incoming administration administra-tion Is a chango of our monotary and banking laws, so as to securo greater elasticity In tho forms of currency available for trado, and to prevent tho limitations of law- from operating to Increase the embarrassments of a financial panic. Tho monetary commission, com-mission, lately appointed Is giving full consideration to existing conditions and to all proposed remedies, and will doubtless suggest one that will meet the requirements of business and of public Interest. We may hope that the roport will embody neither the narrow nar-row view ot thoso who beliovo that tho solo purposo of the now systom should bo to secure a large return on banking bank-ing capital or ot thoso who would have greater expansion of currency with little regard to provisions for Its immediate redemption or ultimate security. se-curity. There Is no subject of economic, eco-nomic, discussion so intricate and so likely to evoko different views and dogmatic statements as thin cno. Tho commlsBlon In studying the general Influence In-fluence of currency on business and of business on currency, havo wisely extended tholr investigation in European Euro-pean banking and monetary mothods. The Incoming 'congress should promptly fulfill tho promise of tho Republican Re-publican platform and pass n propor postal savings bank bill. It will not bo unwlso or oxcesslvo patornallsm. Tho promise to repay by tho government govern-ment will furnish an inducement to savings deposits which prlvato entor-prlso entor-prlso cannot supply, and at such a low rate ot interest as not to withdraw custom from existing banks. It will substantially increase the funds available avail-able for Investment as capital In useful use-ful enterprises. It will furnish th', absoluto security which makes the proposed scheme ot government guaranty guar-anty of deposits ho alluring without its pornlclous results. Panama Canal All Right, The Panama canal will havo a moat important bearing upon tho trado bo-tween bo-tween tho eastern and the far weatorn sections of our country, and will greatly great-ly Increase tho facilities fop transport-tatlon transport-tatlon between tho custom and western west-ern seuboard, nnd may possibly "rbvo-lutionlzo "rbvo-lutionlzo tho transcontinental rates with respoct to bulky merchandise it will alao havo a moat beneficial effect to Increase the trade between tho eastern east-ern seaboard of tho United Slates and tho western coast of South Amorlca, and, indeed, with somo of the Important Im-portant ports on the east coast of South America reached by rail from tho west coast. The work on canal Is mnklng most, satisfactory progress. The type of the canal bb a lock cnnal wast fixed by congress after n full consideration of the conflicting reports of tho majority and minority of tho consulting bourd, and after tho recommendation of tho war .department .depart-ment and the executive upon thoso reports. Ilccent suggestion that something some-thing had occurred on the Isthmus to mako tho lock typo of the canal less feasible than It was supposed to be when tho roports wero made and the policy determined on, led to a visit to tho Isthmus of a board of competent englnorfl to cxamlno the Gatun dam nnd locks which nre the key of tho lock type. The roport of that board allows that nothing has occurred in the naturo of nowly revealed evidence evi-dence which should clinnio tho vlows onco formed In the original discussion. Tho construction will go on undor a most effective organization controlled by Col. Goetlmls and his fellow army engineers associated with him, and will certainly bo completed early in tho next administration, If not before South and the Negroes. I look forward with hopo to Increasing Increas-ing tho already good feeling between the south nnd tho other sections ot the country. My chief 'purposo Is not to effect n change In tho electoral vote of the southern states. That la a secondary sec-ondary consideration. What I look forward for-ward to Is an Increase In the tolerance of political vlowsof nil kinds and their advocacy throughout the south, and the existence of a respectable political opposition In every stntej oven moro than this, to an Increased feeling on tho part of nil the people In tho south that this government Is their government, govern-ment, and that its officers In their states aro their officers. Tho consideration of this question cannot, however, bo complete and full without referonco to tho negro race, Its progress nnd Its 'present condition. The 1 nth amendment secured them freedom; tho 14th amendment due process of law, protection of property nnd tho pursuit of happiness; and the 15th amendment attempted to secure tho negro against nny deprivation of tho privilege to vote, because ho was a negro. The 13th and 14th amendments amend-ments havo been generally enforced and havo secured tho objects for which they woro Intended. While the 15th amendment has not been generally gener-ally observed In .the past It ought to be observed, and the tendency of southern legislation to day Is toward the enactment of electoral qualifications qualifica-tions which shall squaro with that amendment. Lawn for Labor's Benefit. There Is one other matter to which I shall refer. It was mado tho subject ot great controversy during tho election elec-tion and calls for at least a passing reference now. My distinguished predecessor prede-cessor has given much attention to tho cause of labor, with whoso Btrugglo for better things he has shown the sin- ccrest sympathy. At his Instnnce, congress con-gress has passed the bill fixing tho liability lia-bility ot Interstate carriers to their employes for Injury sustained In tho courso ot employment, abolishing the rule ot fellow-servant and the common law rulo ns to contributory negligence. It has also passed a law fixing tho compensation of government employes for Injuries sustained In the employ of the government through tho negll-genco negll-genco of tho superior. It also passed' a model child labor law for tho District Dis-trict ot Columbia. In provloua administrations admin-istrations an arbitrary law for Interstate Inter-state commerce railroads and tholr employes, and laws for tho application ot safety dovlces to save tho lives and limbs of employes ot intcrstato railroads rail-roads had boon passed. Additional legislation of this kind was passed by the outgoing congress. I wish to say that In so far as I can, I hope to promote the onactmont ot further legislation of this character. charac-ter. I am strongly convinced that tho government should make itself as responsible re-sponsible to employes Injured In its employ as an interstate railway corporation cor-poration Is mado responsible by fed-oral fed-oral law to Its employes. Injunctions In Labor Disputes, Anothor labor quostlon has arisen which has awakened the most excited discussion. That la In respect to the power ot the federal courts to issue Injunctions In-junctions in industrial disputes. Aa to that, my convictions are fixed. Take away from the courts, it it could bo takon away), tho power to issuo Injunctions In-junctions In labor disputes, and It would create a privileged class among tho laborers and save tho lawless among their number from a moat need-fnl need-fnl remedy available to all mon for tho protection of their business against lawless Invasion. The proposition that business Is not a property or pecuniary pe-cuniary right which can be protected by cqultablo Injunction la uttorly without foundation In precedent or reason. Tho proposition is usually linked with one to mako tho secondary second-ary boycott lawful. Such a proposition proposi-tion Id at varlanco with the American Instinct and will And no support in my Judgmont when submitted to the Amorlcan-Tlboplo. Tho socondary boycott boy-cott la an Instrument of tyranny, and ought not to be mado legitimate, Tho Issuing of a temporary restraining restrain-ing ordor without notice has in several sev-eral Instances been abused by Its In-consldorato In-consldorato exerclso, nnd to romody this, the platform upon which I was elected recommends tho formulation in a statuto of tho conditions under which such a temporary rostralnlDf order ought to Issue. A statuto can and ought to be framed to embody tho boat modern practlco, and can bring tho aubject so closely to tho attention atten-tion ot tho court aa to mako abuses ot tho process unlikely In the future. |
