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Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 292, 6 December 1902, Page 4

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New' York, December 3.

President Booseveli’s message to Congress is strongly Imperialistic in tone. It emphasises the country’s unbounded prosperity; I the necessity, in relation to trusts, (of making a reasonable and effective law against fraudulent overcapitalisation and practices injurious to interstate trade; that reciprocity treaties‘are desirable in connect ion with tariff re-adjustment, which ought to be treated solely from tfie standpoint of business needs;' that a commission of business experts might indicate to the Congress Committee what changes in the schedule are necessary, and how far such 'changes'could go without changing it’he country’s great prosperity or 'upsetting her fixed economic policy; !recommends a Secretary of ComImerce with a seat in the Cabinet |the removal of the tariff on anthracite coal; reciprocity with Cuba ; a ! convention with Britain for i reciprocal trade with Newfoundland, 'similar to the plan laid down by iMr Blaine ; also the appointment of |a General Staff for the Army ; tbo Enforcement of the Monroe doctrine; I states that as America requires a ’first-class Navy, additional fighting I craft will be' provided yearly; idwells on the policing of the world, land that it behoves each indepen. [dent portion in America to maintain 'internal order, and discharge just obligations to foreigners. The message adds: “We have aheady played a large part in the world, and are bent on making our future part-even larger. That the events of the past four years have definitely decided, for weal or woe, that cur place must be great among the* nations. We have deliberately made our own certain foreign policies, demanding possession through our Navy.” The message recommends any future arbitration at The Hague, rather than that arbitrators should be chosen for special cases.