The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-12-07

lhere Is no question of "sociaI
equality" or negro domination" in.
vowed; only the question OF relent.
lessly furnishing bad men
Every colored man should realiza
that the worst enemy of his race is
the negro criminal and. above all
the negro criminal who commits the
dreadful crime Of rape. and it shouId
De felt as in the highest degree an Of
| renee against the whole country. and
against the colored race in particu-
lar, Tor colored man to fail to helm
the officers of the law in hunting
down with all possible earnestness
ana zeal every such infamous Of
lender. Moreover, in my Judgment.
the crime of rape should always he
punished with death, as is the case
WIN murder; assault with intent 10
commit rape should be made a capi-
tai crime, at least in the discretion
OF the court, and provision should be
made by which the punishment NAV
follow Immediately upon the heels of
the otfense; while the trial should b.
so conducted that the victim need not
! be wantonly shamed while giving
testimony, ANA that the least possible
publicity Shall be given to the de-
tails.
In his next paragraph President
Roosevelt discusses capital and la
Dor. On this subject he says:
In dealing with both labor and
capital, with the questions affecting
both corporations and trades unions.
there is one matter more important
to remember than aught else. ami
that is the infinite harm done hy
preachers Of mere discomfort. Tlcs,
are men who seek to excite violent
class hatred against all men Of
wealth. They seek to turn wise and
proper movements for the better cor
troll of corporations and for doing
away with the abuses connected with
wealth, into a campaign of hystari-
cal excitement and falsehood in
which the aim is to inhame to mad
ness the brutal passions of mankind.
The sinister demagogs and foolish
VisionarieS who are always eager to
undertake such a campaign of de-
straction sometimes seek to associate
themselves with those working for a
genuine reform in governmental and
social methods, and sometimes mas
querade as the reformers. In reality
they are the worst enemies of the
cause they profess to advocate. Just
as the purveyOrs of sensational SLAM
der in newspaper or magazine are
the worst enemies of all men who
are engaged in an honest effort to
better what is bad in our social and
governmental condition"
Continuing, the President says:
81 call your attention to the need
of passing a bill limiting the num-
Der of hours of employment of rail-
road employees The measure is a
very moderate one and can con-
ceive of no serious objection to it,"
The President however, believes
there are industries and districts in
which 1t is not possible that the
hours of labor should be reduced
On the Isthmus of Panama, for
instance, the conditions are in every
way SO different from what they are
here that an eight-hour day would be
absurd; just as 1t is absurd, so far
tho 18TH ie. nh
white labor can not be employed, to
bother as to whether the necessary
work is done by alien black men or
by alien yellow men. But the wage
workers of the United States are of
so high a grade that alike from the
merely industrial standpoint and
from the civic standpoint it should
be our object to do what we can In
the direction of securing the general
observance of an eight-hour day.
Among the excellent laws which
the Congress past at the last session
was an employers liability law 1t
was marked step in advance to get
the recognition of employers liabil-
ity on the statue books; but the law
did not go far enough.
The commission appointed by the
President, October 16,1902, at the
request of both the anthracite coal
operators and miners, to inquire
into, consider, and pass upon the
questions In controversy in connec-
tion with the strike in the anthracite
regions of Pennsylvania and in the
causes out of which the controversy
arose, in their report, findings, and
award exprest the belief that the
State and Federal governments
should provide the machinery for
what may be called the compulsory
investigation of controversies be-
tween employers and employees when
they arise"
This expression of belief is deserv- ,
ing of the favorable consideration
of the Congress and the enactment
of its provisions into law. A bill
has already been introduced to this
end.
The message after announcing
that all remaining coal lands have
been withdrawn from sale urges that !
their ownership and control remain
with the Government.
The present Congress, continues
the President, has taken long strides
In the direction of securing proper
supervision and control of the Ma !
tional Government over corporations
engaged in interstate business-and |
the enormous majority of corpora
H.. of op,, ci1a arc engaged in in |