William Howard Taft: Special Message

You can search the Public Papers in two ways:

1. Search by Keyword and Year
You can search by keyword and choose the range of years within your search by filling out the boxes under Search the Public Papers.

2. View by Month and/or Year
Select the month and/or year you would like information about and press View Public Papers. Then choose a Public Paper and the page will load for you.

Search Engine provided by the Harry S. Truman Library. Our thanks to
Jim Borwick and Dr. Rafee Che Kassim at Project Whistlestop for critical assistance in the implementation of the search function, and to Scott Roley at the Truman Library for facilitating this collaboration.

Special Message
January 25, 1910

Font Size:

Report Typo

To the Senate and House of Representatives:

I transmit herewith a report by the Secretary of State setting out reasons why the invitation extended by the Government of Italy to that of the United States to participate in two international expositions which, in commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the Kingdom of Italy, will be held at Rome and Turin, respectively, in 1911, should be accepted and provision made by Congress to enable the United States fittingly to take part in the expositions.

Deeming international expositions of the comprehensive character of those it is intended to hold in Italy next year to be instructive agencies of the industrial development of the world and important instrumentalities in the advancement of trade relations, I give my cordial approval to the recommendation made by the Secretary of State and urge upon Congress timely provision in accordance therewith.

WILLIAM H. TAFT

Note: The letter from the Secretary of State recommended that, in view of the Italian Government's cordial invitation; the unanimity of other Powers in accepting same; the Italian Government's appropriation of $170,000 for representation in the Louisiana Purchase Exposition; the material consideration of commercial benefits to be derived; the fact that of Italy's $923,000,000 world trade the United States received in 1907 only twelve per cent; the increasing volume of commerce between the two countries, and the excellent transportation facilities already existing to carry American goods, an appropriation of $130,000 be authorized by Congress to enable the United States fittingly to participate in the two expositions at Rome and Turin.

Citation: John T. Woolley and Gerhard Peters, The American Presidency Project [online]. Santa Barbara, CA. Available from World Wide Web: http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=68488.

Home