The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-05
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

President RoOsevelt's message to cor
eress yesterday is one of the longest
executive documents of recent years,
and in its most important recommend
ations, one of the most revolutionary in
its spirit of Capitalization and aggrand-
izement of federal authority.
Easily first in its importance TO peo-
pie of Utah and adjoining states, is the
reference in the message to polygamv in
discussing the need of federal marriage
and divorce laws. After setting forth the
adVisability of a constitutional amend
ment to permit uniform laws on this
subject he adds: In particular it
would be good because it would confer
on congress the power at once to deal
radically and efficiently with polygamy:
and this should be done, whether or not
marriage and divorce are dealt with. 1t
is neither safe nor proper TO leave the
question of DOlygamy to be dealt with
5y the several states Power 10 deal
with it should be conferred on the ma
e tional government"
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excepting treatment of coal lands. the
other subjects considered concern other
sections of the country at large more
particularly.
In their order the recommendations
may be summarized as follows:
Prohibition of political contributions
by corporations. directly or Indirect
", for any purpose.
Comforting right Of appeal on the
government i'm criminal cases where
questions of law only have been in
volved
Restriction of the abuse IF the right
to issue injunctions by the courts.
Capital punishment for the crime of
rape, or assault with intent TO commit
the crime.
Extension of federal educational
work. especially in the District of Co
lumbia.
Sermon on the relations Of labor and
capital. with urgent recommendation
that the law limiting hours of employ
ment for railway employees be enacted
and the employers liability act be ex-
tended TO cover federal employees IN
navy yards. arsenals and the like.
Creation of an arbitration commits
sion TO investigate controversies be-
tween employers and employed with q
view to Cancellation and the publication
of findings.
Withdrawal of coal lands from prf-
vate entry; recommendation that such
lands hereafter be operated under fed
eral supervision with royalty. the SUI
pervision to include protection of the
consumer, both as to price for fuel ard
price for transportation.
Larger control of corporations. not
only as to their operations, but 20 pre-
vent over-ca pitalization.
Suggested revision of the law SO as
to permit concerted action by railroads
as associations. provided the action is
with the consent of the interstate COM
merce commission and is published
An inheritance tax for federal pur-
poses, and another attempt to secure
an income tax which viii he held con-
stitutional by the supreme court.
Further technical and Industrial
training, particularly for The wage
Garner and farmer.
Extension of forest reserves and IT.
rigation.
The enactment of a ship subsidy law
Reform = the currency law TO permit
the issuance of emergency currency by
national banks. subject TO heavy tax
which would compel withdrawal of is
sues when the emergency passed. No
bill to be considered which could af-
feet the value of government , per cent
bonds used as basis for currency is
sues.
Lover tariff or absolute free trade
for the Philippines; citizenship for
Porto Ricans; expenditures of federal
appropriations in aid of education and
internal improvements in Hawaii: bet
ter form of government for Alaska.
Federal authority TO enforce upon the
states the rights of aliens conferred by