Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-12-07
SUMMARY Of
The MESSAGE
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT In The
FAVOR OF JAPS.

ed the reading.
President Roosevelt, in his message
delivered to congress, urges:
Passages of a law prohibiting all
corporations from contributing to cam
paign expenses of any party.
Law comforting upon the government
the right of appeal in criminal cases
on questions of law. This measure is
designed to prevent government prose-
cution of trusts and other violators of
federal statutes being blocked by unfa-
vorable rulings in inferior courts on
technicalities.
A law to prevent setting aside judge
ments of inferior courts on immaterial
technicalities is also recommended.
A bill limiting number of hours of
labor of railway employees. The presi-
dent enters general plea for the intro
duction of the eight hour day in
branches of labor. He excerpts the
Panama canal work ON the ground that
existing conditions are most unfavora-
BILE.
Federal investigation of the child
and woman labor problem. Also dras-
tic law for territory under federal jur-
isdiction.
More complete employers liability
law placing trade risks" for injuries
sustained by embploye on employer.
Institution of federal commission to
investigate and arbitrate disputes be-
tween labor and capital.
Withdrawal of remaining govern
ment coal lands from sale on entry ex-
cept under especial circumstances.
Lands to let to private individuals I'M
der royalty system, with government
retaining sufficient control to prevent
excessive prices to consumers or unfair
freight rates in transportation of pro-
duct.
Graduated income and graduated in
teritance tax on the theory that the
man of great wealth ewes peculiar
obligation to the state because Che de-
rive special advantages from the mere
existence of the government.
An act specifically providing for the
naturalization of Japanese who come
here intending to become American
citizens Recommends am endments to
permit president to enforce rights of
aliens under treaties. Action shutting
Japanese out of San Francisco schools
denouDces as wicked absurdity.
Concerning the prevailing trouble
over Japanese in schools of San Fran
cisco the president says he will do all
in his power on behalf of the Japanese,
and all the forces of the United States,
military and civil, which he may law
fully use, will be so employed. His re
marks are highly laudatory of the jap
anese.
In regard to the application of the
injunction process to labor troubles the
PRESIDENT urges that abuse of the power
be provided against by some such law
SIS be advocated last year. Prohibition
of the use of injunctions altogether is
not favored. Hasty action of judges
in granting i'll advised restraining or
ders is criticised.
The president takes his usual strong
stand against lynching, devoting con-
siderable time to discussion of the race
question in the South.
He advocates capital punishment by
legal process for the crime of rape.
The path marked out by congress
last year is recommended as the best
plan for dealing with the differences
between capital and labor. Preachers
of discomfort on the laborers' side and
wealthy violators of the law are placed
in the same category and the suppress
sion of both are urged by all regular
means. The operation of the inter-
state commerce law is cited as refuta-
ton of the claim that it would ruin
the railroads on the one hand and that
it did not go far enough ON the other.
Greatly increased earnings have been
shown by the roaos in the five months
the law has been effective, and the
same period has produced an unpreoe-
dented number of reductions in freight
tariffs and fares. Two days before the
law went into effect on Aug. 81 the
commission received notices of over
5000 separat tariffs, each representing
reduction. Federal control of the
roads is urged as the best possible anti
.dotes for the agitation toward govern
ment ownership ard socialistic princi-
piles.
The president holds that the govern
'ment should not conduct the business
of the nation, but that it shuold exer-
else such supervision as will insure its
being conducted in the INTEREST," of the
nation. This rule is made applicable
to both organized capital and organized
labor.
Hearty concurrence is given the
Grand Army proposition to erect an
amphitheater for the observance OF
Memorial day at the National cemetery
at Arlington, near Washington city.
In regard to the marriage and divorce