Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1906-12-15
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Points of Presidents Message.

The message which President Roose-
welt sent to congress, document con-
tanning about $4,000 words, is regard
ed on all sides as a state paper of I'M
usual scope and force, dealing, as it
does, with nearly every issue before
the American people. AS had been
expected, he handled the Japanese
school question without gloves, refer
ring to San FranciscO's exclusion of
Japanese pupils from the public schools
as wicked absurdity," saying that
1t was a sure mark of low civilization
and low morality to abuse or discrim
mate against the stranger and that
this hostility might be ""fraught, with
the gravest consequences to the ma
ton" He lauds the Japanese people
for their progress, refers to the duty
of the national government to guaran-
tee the fulfIlment of it's treaty obliga
tons and recommends an act providing
for the naturalization of the Japanese
and also such an amendment to the
criminal and civil statutes as will en-
able the president to enforce the rights
will do everything in his power, using
both military and civil forces of the
United States, as the matter now
stands to protect the Japanese in their
treaty rights.
Next to this new and uppermost is
sue of international policy in public
interest was the presidents recon-
mendation in favor of graduated in
heritance and income tax laws not
only for the purpose of raising rev.
enue, but also "to put constantly
increasing burden on the Inheritance of
those swollen fortunes which it is GER
tainly of no benefit to this country to
perpetuate."
In line with this policy the president
urges a law giving the government the
right of appeal in criminal cases, say
ing that it would greatly assist in the
corporations or trusts.
He renews his recommendation for
a meat inspection law charging cost of
inspection to the packers.
All public coal lands should be with
drawn from sale or entry.
Unregulated competition, it is as
serted, results in a single corporation
or individual rising at the expense of
others and producing an effect more
degrading than communism.
He says the rate law has proved its
efficiency by reducing more than 5000
separate tariffs.
The aim should be steadily to re-
duce the hours of labor with the gen
eral introduction of the eight hour
day He fayorS a government board
Of mediation and arbitration to handle
disputes between capital and labor,
adding that the triumph of the mob
is Just as evil a thing as the triumph
of the plutocracy."
The president insists that "the best
way to avert the very undesirab BILE
move for the governmental ownership
Of railways" is to secure control and
regulation Of interstate carriers.
The horrors incident to child labor
are "a blot on our civilization and
law for federal territory Is recon-
mended.
Power to deal with the divorce and
race suicide evil should be conferred
on the national government.
Again law is asked for prohibiting
all corporations from contributing to
the campaign expense Of any party.
Judges are warned to use great care
in exercising power of injunction.
In regard to the lynching problem
the remedy proposed is swift and or
derly punishment by death for all
criminal attacks on women, the presi-
dent even going so far as to say that
assault with attempt to commit rape
should be made capital crime. at least
in the discretion of the court" while
the trial should be SO conducted that
the victim need not be wantonIy sham
ed while giving testimony.
Either a ship subsidy bill or a
measure to establish mail lines to
South America is strongly advocated.
Free trade with the Philippines and
citizenship for Porto Ricans are urged
as matters of simple justice.
Cuba must show. its canacity to keep