Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-12-07
THEPRES|DENT'S
ANNUAL MESSAGE
+. TO LAWMAKERS
Recommends Legislation on
New and important
Subjects.
INCOME. INHERITANCE TAX
He Believes Such Laws Would Curb
Growth Of Fortunes to DAN
! gerous Proportions.
His Views on Negro Question-Asks
INCOME INHERITANCE TAX
His Views on Negro Question-Asks
for Currency Reform, and Shipping
eilI-WouId Make Citizens Of laps
/-Many Other Important Subjects
Discussed.

/-many Other Important Subjects
Discussed.
Washington, Dec. 3-President Roose-
velts message to the second session Of
the Fifty-ninth congress deals with
number of new and important subjects,
chief of which is the government prose-
cution of the trusts, the abuse Of injunc-
tlons in labor troubles, the negro ques-
ton, the preaching of class hatred
between capital and labor, additional legis-
1atlon for the control Of large corpora
tons, a federal inheritance and income
tax law and currency reform.
The message opens with statement
OF what the last congress left unfinished,
and of this he says:
az corporations from contributing to the
a bill has already past one house of con-
fashion all corporations from making
contributions for any political purpose,
."Another bill which has just past one
louise of the congress and which is ur-
gently necessary should be enacted into
1a snt is t that r,eS4 upon the
cases on questions Of law. This Right
exists IN many Of the states; 1t exists In
the the District Of colenaa by aot .of The
PENDANT on the merits shoqid be ct
ss Re6snb .a u w1sss
sons for conspiracy IN connection with
rebates, the court Sustained the defend
ants demurrer; while in another juris-
obtain rebates has been sustained by
the court, convictions obtained under it,
and two defendants sentenced to impris-
not be in real conflict with each other,
even be an apparent conflict At pres
ernmant can cause SUCH coanie cs When iSH
1t occurs, to be solved by an appeal to
a higher court; and the wheels Of justice
the Question. can not too oeG strone GI
urge the passage of the bill in question.
A failure to pass will result in seriously
to eStag the 5sztes sspeoa II its asnt
wealthy individuals or Corporations who
do wrong; and may also prevent the
able effectively to contest a case where
the judgment Of an inferior court has
IN SseV Vew recen9 decson By dsfrict
out remedy for violation of certain So
SSe % 1 ns2 nfe ar aa Sa
the immense majority of his Colleagues
on the bench, to declare a law solemnly
stitutional,' and then to deny to the
government the right to have the su-
preme court definitely decide the ques-
ton"
Evasion by TechnlcaIities.
I'm connection with this matter. I would
like to call attention to the very unsat-
isfactory state of our criminal law, re-
kSrorr 14r 4nt
setting aside the judgments Of interior
courts on technicalities absolutely I'M
connected with the merits of the case,
that there has been any failure Of SUB SUB
stantial justice. It would be well to en-
s act a lay law providing something to the
NO judgment shall be set aside or new
trial granted in any cause, civil or GRIM
inal, on the ground Of misdirection Of the
jury or the improper admission or re-
matter of pleading or procedure unless,
in the opinion Of the court to which the
application is made, after an examina-
tively appear that the error comn1ained
o. has resulted in miscarriage of
Justice"
Injunctions.
On the subject Of the abolition of in
functions in labor disputes, he says:
I'm my last message suggested the en-
issuance Of injunctions, attention hav-
ing been sharply drawn to the matter
by the demand that the right Of apply
wholly abolished. It is at least doubtful
whether law abolishing altogether the
use of injunctions in such cases would
Of the et hs IN s oh
ineffective. Moreover, I believe it would
be wrong altogether to prohibit the use
%th IT i o xe sG oa
? hands in upho!ding the Nv; and II men
Sioi;sss fhsS.d 4 9ssG
themin the most punmasy and effective,
away ;pessible. sBit - farsa4rp possible the
J abuse Of the power should be provided
nkain1t. by some such law ~ I advocated
, Tin anis matter Of tn1unetions there ~
lodged in the hands Of the judiciary .
g E." se. xaiss e. NV. as.
It u power that SHOULD be: exetcisedt
with sxtfeme care and shoul1 be sub
Jet 70 tie Jealous scrTYt;ny Of =! nsn:
- much to the fudge who fails t. uss
It boldly when necessary a. to the Judge
who uses It wantonly o. oppressively.
f sS h oes Mi en3oin any resort e IT
20 violence Or Intimidation. especially by
conspiracy, no matter what his opinion
Be 49, Of tho 5:ht;s X Of the
dealing with disorder. But, there must
likewise be no such abuse Of the in
laboring men to strive for their own bet
terment In peaceful and lawful ways;
nor must the injunction be used merely
to aid some big corporation in carrying
out schemes for its own aggrandizement
It. must be remembered that a prelim-
mary injunction in labor case, If
granted without adequate proof (even
the conclusions Of law on which It is
founded). may often settle the dispute
between the parties; and therefore if
improperly granted may do irreparable
wrong. Yet there are many judges who
assume a matter-of-fact course granting
Of a preliminary injunction to be the
ordinary and proper judicial disposition
edly been Migrant wrongs committed
by judges in Connection with labor dis
putes even within the last few years,
altho think much less often than in
former years. Such judges by their un-
wise action immensely strengthen the
banda Of those who an striving entirely
IS s