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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1909
Page
4
The address calls Congress into extra session on March 11 to consider a Dingley act revision. It urges a tariff tied to production costs, contemplates higher duties on certain rivals, and proposes a graduated inheritance tax to cover deficits. Government economy and strategic investments are urged, with bonds for major projects like the Panama canal.
President Taft urges a robust army and navy to deter invasion and back up Monroe Doctrine aims, while backing arbitration and peace. He calls for federal enforcement of treaty rights for aliens, speaks on Asiatic immigration, monetary reform, postal savings banks, canal construction, and improving race relations including negro progress and federal appointment of black officials.
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