The Carlisle independent., 1906-12-06
THE PRESIDENTS ANNUAL MESSAGE
 ID LAWMAKERS
 M RecomMds Legislation on New and Important
 Subjects. INCOME INHERITANCE TAX He Believes Such Laws Would Curb Growth of Fortunes to Oan-
 gerous Proportions.
INCOME INHERITANCE TAX
His Views on Negro Question-Asks for Currency Reform, and Shipping 6iiI-Would Make Citizens of Japs Many Other Important Subjects Discussed.


 Washington. Dec. 3.-The notable fea- lures of President Roosevelts annual message to congress are his appeal for the enactment into law of several bills introduced into congress last winter and spring; his views on the negro problem; the scoring he gives those whom he stand he takes for the control of corpor- etions 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 far of the greatest importance. He es- peciaily urges the passage of the bill Ing to campaign funds. and also that one winch would give the government the I5ght of appeal in criminal cases. Of
 'Anoths sr.. bill which has just past one house of the congress and which is ur- gently necessary should be enacted into law is that, conferring upor. the govern +ment the right of appeal in criminal cases on questions of law. This right exists in many. of the states; u exists in the District of Columbia by at of the congress. It is of course not proposed that Tn any case verdict for she de- fsndant on the merits should he set aside. Recently in one district where the government had indicted certain per sons for conspiracy in. connection with
 
 ants demurrer; while in another jUl .s- dicttoh an indictment for conspiracy 10 obtain rebates has been sustained by the-couIt, convictions obtained under it, and two defendants sentenced to impris onment. Tine two cases referred to may not be in real conflict with each other, even be an apparent conflict. At pres ent there is no way by which the gov ernment can cause such a conflict when 1t occurs, to be solved by an appeal to higher court; and the wheels of justice are blocked without any real decision of the question. can not too strongly urge the passage of the bill in question. A failure to pass will result in seriously hampering the government in it's effort wealthy individuals or corporations who dc wrong; and may also prevent the government from obtaining justice for wageworkers who are not themselves able effectively to contest a case where the judgment of an inferior court has oeen against them. 1 have specifically Judge leaving railway employees with out remedy for violation of a certain so- called labor statute. It seems an absurd tty to permit single district judge against what may be the judgment of the immense majority of his colleag gues 'on the bench. to declare a law solemnly enacted by the congress to be ''uncon- etitutional," and then to deny to the government the right to have the su- Preme court definitely decide the ques- tion."
 
 On the subject of the abolition of in- functions in labor disputes, he says:
 Tn my last message l suggested the en- ectment of a law in connection with the issuance of injunctions, attention hay Chg been sharply drawn to the matter Sy the demand that the right of apply tng injunctions in labor cases should be wholly abolished. It is at least doubtful whether a law abolishing altogether the use of injunctions in such cases would stand the test of the courts; in which case of course the legislation would be Aneffective. Moreover, I believe it would be wrong altogether to prohibit the use sympathy with criminals to weaken our hands in upholding the law; and if men seek to destroy life. or property by mob violence there should be no impairment of the power of the courts to deal with them in the most summary and effective way possible. But so far as possible the abuse of the power should be provided against by some such law as I advocated Hast year.
 The Negro Problem.
 The negro problem is given considera- nle attention, after calling attention to Che fact that no section of the country Is free from faults and that no section Mas occasion to jeeT at the shortcomings of any other section, he turns to the sub- $ect of lynchings, and especially as ap- plied to the negro of the south. He says the greatest existing cause for mob law Is the perpetraUon by the blacks of the crime of rape, a crime which he terms oven worse than murder. He quotes the admonitonS to the white people spoken by Gov. CandIer, of Georgia. some years ago, and by Gov. Jelks of Alabama, re- gently. and then says:
 Every colored 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 it should be felt as in the highest degree an offense against the whole country, and against Che coIored 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 sny judgment the crime of rape should always be punished with death, as Is che case with murder; assault with in- tent to commit eSsheuId, be made capital crime, at least in the discretion of the court. sHhd provision should be snadc by which the, punishment may follow imtuedfateiy hponi the heels of Che offense; while the, trial should be 70 conducted that the-Victim need not be wantonly shamed while giving tes- timony. and that the least possible publicity shall be given to the details.
 The members of the white race on Nhe other hand should understand that every Iynching represents by just so much Ioosening of the bands of civ SIfzations that the spfnit of lynching Inevitably throws into prominence in the community all the foul and evil creatures who dwell therein. No man