The Dolores star., 1906-12-07
HEPREs|DENT's
ANNUAL MESSAGE
Recommends Legislation on
New and important
Subjects.
INCOME INHERITANCE TAX
He Believes Such Laws Would Curb
Growth of Fortunes to Dam
gerous Proportions.
His Views on Negro ouestion-Asks
for Currency Reform, and Shipping
eiii-Wouid Make Citizens Of Japs
MANY Other Important oubjects
Discussed.

Many Other Important oubjeets
Discussed.
Washington. Dec. .3-The notable fea.
message to congress are his appeal for
the enactment into law of several bills
introduced into congress last winter and
the scoring he gives those whom he
terms preachers of discomfort" the
stand he takes for the control OF corpor-
atoms by the federal government under
the Interstate commerce clause of the
constitution. and his recommendation for
an inheritance and income tax law.
Many other subjects common to mes
sages of the chief executive are touched
upon. but the ones mentioned are by
pecially urges the passage of the bill
prohibiting corporations from contribute
ing TO campaign funds. and also that one
which would give the government the
right OF appeal in criminal cases. OF
Another bin which has just past one
house of the congress and which is ur-
gently necessary should be enacted into
law is that comforting upon the govern,
nent the right OF appeal II n,ts eriminai nnhi
exists in many of the states: 1t exists In
the District OF Columbia by act of the
congress. 1t is of course not proposed
that in any case verdict for the de-
fendant on the merits should be set
aside. Recently In one district where
sons for conspiracy In connection with
rebates. tho court sustained the defend
ants demurrer. while IN another juris-
diction an Indictment for conspiracy to
obtain rebates has been sustained by
the court, convictions obtained under 1t.
and two defendants sentenced to impris-
onment The two cases referred to may
not be In real conflict with each other.
but 1t Is unfortunate that there should
ent there is no way by which the gov
ernment can cause such a conflict. when
II occurs. to be solved by an appeal to
are blocked without any real decision OF
the question. l can not too strongly
urge the passage OF the bill IN question
A failure to pass will result In seriously
hampering the government In its effort
to obtain Justice. especially against
wealthy individuals or corr corporations who
government from obtaining Justice for
wageworkers who are not themselves
able effectively to contest case where
the Judgment of an inferior court has
been against them. / have specifically
In view recent decision by district
out remedy for violation of a certain So
called labor statute: 1t seems an absurd
ity to permit a single district Judge;
the immense majority of his colleagues
on the bench. to declare law solemnly
stitutionai,.' and then to deny to the
government the right to have the SUI
preme court definitely decide the ques-
tion."
Injunetions.
On the subject of the abolition OF in
functions in labor disputes he says:
SIN my last message suggested the en-
actment OF a law in connection with the
Issuance OF injunctions. attention hav-
ing been sharply drawn to the matter
by the demand that the right of apply
ing injunctions in labor cases should be
wholly abolished. 1t Is at least doubtful
whether law abolishng altogether the
use of injunctions in such cases would
stand the test Of the courts; in which
be wrong altogether to prohibit the use
Sympathy y vsi With criminals to weaken "a er onr
hands in upholding the law; and IL men
seek to destroy life or property by mob
of the power OF the courts to deal with
them in the most summary and effective
way possible. But 30 far as possible the
abuse of the power should be provided
against by some such law as i advocated
last year.
The Negro Problem.
The negro problem is given considera-
BILE attention, after calling attention to
is free from faults sand and that III M no I section
has occasion to jeer at the shortcomings
| Of any other section, he turns to the sub
ject of lynchings. and especially as ap-
piled to the negro of the south. He says
the greatest existing cause for mob law
Is the perpetration by the blacks of the
l
| even worse than murder. He quotes the
admonitions to the white people spoken
by Coy. Gambler Of Georgia, some years
Gently. and then says:
Every colored man should realize
that the worst enemy of his race is the
| negro criminal. and above all the ne
gro criminal who commits the dread
ful crime of rape; and 1t should be felt
against the whole country and against
| the colored race in particular, for a
| colored man to fail to help the officers
of the law In hunting down with all
| possible earnestness and zeal every
such infamous offender. Moreover. in
my Judgment. the crime of rape should
the case with murder; assault with in
tent to commit rape should be made a
capital crime. at least In the discretion
| of the court; and provision should be
made by which the punishment may
follow Immediately upon the heels OF
the onsnse; while While the the trial. trial should be
be wantonly shamed while giving tes.
timony. and that the least possible
oe the wbte W tee raee
the other hand should understand that
every lynching represents by Just SC
ilization: that the spirit OF iynchinp
inevitably throws into prominence In
the community all the foul and evil
can take part In the torture of hu.
| man being without having his owr
moral nature permanently lowered
/ Every lynching means Just SO much
i moral deterioration in all the childrer
who have any knowledge of it, ant
therefore just SO much additiona
| trouble for the next generation o
| Americans.
Let justice be both sure and swift
| but let II be Justice under the law
| and not the wild and crooked savager,
| of n mob.
Capital and Labor.
| On the subject of capital and labo,
! the president takes the agitators of clas.
| hatred to task and says ito preacl
| hatred t. the rich man. as such.
/ to seek to mislead and inf1ame to mad
| ness honest men whose lives are hare
/ and who have not the kind of menta
| training which will permit than to ap
l preciate the danger in the doctrines
| preached IL to commit crime agains
| the body polite and to be false to ever!
worthy principle and tradition OF Amer
L lean national life" Continuing on thi