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The Forest Republican
Tionesta, Forest County, Pennsylvania
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President Theodore Roosevelt sends message to Senate urging immediate passage of Philippine tariff bill, citing cable from Governor Taft on worsening economic conditions, declining business, and potential factory closures and hacienda sales if bill fails. Vice Governor Luke Wright endorses the urgency.
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Message From the President on Philippine Situation.
The president has sent the following message to the senate:
"I have just received a cable from Governor Taft which runs as follows:
" 'Necessity for passage of house tariff bill most urgent. The conditions of productive industry and business considerably worse than in November the date of last report, and growing worse each month. Some revival in sugar and tobacco prices due to expectation of tariff law. The interests of Filipinos in sugar and tobacco extensive and failure of bill will be a blow in face of those interests. Number of tobacco factories will have to close, and many sugar haciendas will be put up for sale at a sacrifice if the bill will not pass. Customs receipts have fallen off this month one-third, showing decrease of purchasing power of Islands. General business stagnant. All political parties, including labor unions, most strenuous in petition for tariff bill. Effect of its failure very discouraging."
Vice Governor Luke Wright endorses in the strongest manner all that Governor Taft has said, and states that he has the gravest apprehension as to the damage that may come to the islands if there is not a substantial reduction in the tariff levied against Philippine goods coming into the United States. I very earnestly ask that this matter receive the immediate attention of congress and that relief prayed for be granted."
Theodore Roosevelt
White House. Feb 27. 1903."
In conversation with some of his congressional callers the president dwelt with serious emphasis upon the necessity of the enactment of the pending Philippine tariff legislation.
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Philippines
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Feb 27. 1903.
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potential closure of tobacco factories, sale of sugar haciendas at sacrifice, one-third drop in customs receipts, stagnant business, discouraging effect if tariff bill fails; urgent need for substantial tariff reduction on philippine goods to us.
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President Roosevelt forwards urgent cable from Governor Taft to Senate, detailing worsening productive industry and business conditions in Philippines since November, partial revival in sugar and tobacco prices due to tariff expectations, extensive Filipino interests at risk, support from all political parties and labor unions for bill passage. Vice Governor Wright strongly endorses, expressing grave apprehensions of damage without tariff relief. President emphasizes necessity in conversations with congressional callers.