The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-12-14
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Summary of President Roose-
velt's Message to Congress.
FLAYS THE TRUST.
And Says. They. Should Not Be Allowed
to Make Campaign Contributions.
Pleads for Army andss Navy
as Best Agency for Peace.
Other Suggestions.
Other Suggestions.

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Other Suggestions.
The message of President Roose.
velt read before the second session of
the Acknowledgements, consists Of
nearly 1000 words.
Only twenty i've words are devoted
to the Panama canal A special poes.
SAGE Will be sent congress later deal,
irg with this most absorbing cues.
tion.
For the first time in many years
tho message deals moro with the past
than the future. A feature of the
message Is the sjmplined form of spsll
Ing and Is one OF the frat ofi1eial doc
umonts given to the public sinoe this
abbreviated method was adopted. :,
His first recommendation Ia that
In furure inexorable laws be enected
prohibiting corporations from contrib.
utipg to political campaigns.
The second paragraph of the mes.
sage deals with the governments right
OF appeal IN criminal cases and embod.
les an earnest plea Tor such laws as will
give the government this privilege,
The practice of setting aside judg.
ments and granting new titles is Wig.
orously condemned by the presidonu.
The president contends that the
right OF Injunction In labor cases
should be aholised and ho declares it
and instrument which la savagely
abused In many instances.
The duties, as we'll az the good
opportunities, Of judges are discussed
in detail and the president makes an
especial plea for higher aud more
effective judiciary throughous the
country.
L7nching is condemned In the
most emphatic language and the ract
riot In Atlanta ia pointed TO as one OF
the evil results OF race passion.
AS o remedy for race hatred and 8
preventive for lynching the president
points to earlyschool training and
manual education of both races.
Capital and labor arc discussed al
9is9at length, with rapdediss suggest
ed'and moral lessons pofaIau otS
The message declares that much OF
the friction betwean the employer
and the employe Is the result OF Che
work of the demagogue and urges
sna5 the two classes get on better
terms OF cquaintaneship.
The eight hour law ie approved In
the United States, but shown to be
very undesirable In Panama, where
the conditions and men are totally
different.
Tho labor Of women and children
In sweatshogs and factories Ia scored
and botter and moro stringent laws
against Ii urged.
The liability OF the employer is
given especial attention by the presi.
dent and pertinent suggestions made
In reference to who shall share the
sponstbility for accident to the en-.
ploye.
The president believes prompt and
searching inquiries should always be
made in diaputes between capital and
labor, and arbitration employed
wherever possible.
Toe president insisbs that coal
lands, still owned by the government.
should be held and leased to miners
on royalty basis.
Several pages of~the message are
devoted to review Of the term cor
poration, the general effaots Of trusts
and the legislation already inaugural
ed TO permit the possibility OF com.
petition.
The messages endorse the inheri.
lance tax and approves tho tax on in
comes The president states that
Che rlch man is under Q peculiar oblj.
cation to the government for pro.
5ection which the poor man does not
owe.
Technical and Industrial training
are urged as the best foundation for
the young man and the young woman
TO build for the future. The tillas
of tho soil, the mechanic and all
others who earn thoir bread by the
sH5at OF their brow are given earnest
advice
Irrigation and forest presentations
Sre briefly mentioned.
The president cordially endorses the
moyoment to build memorial am.
phithoatre at Arlington for use OF
1he Grand Army Of the Republic Oh
memorial days.
The president calls especial atten.
blon to need OF national laws relating
90 marriage and divorce. Race sui
eide, from Roose valtian point OF
vie" iB given particular attention IL
| tho message.
The president urges that more en-,
| oouragement be given American ship
ping that better water mail routes b,
established and faster and larger shipl
| oe put into service for the oonn6ry vi
| commerce.
Currency reform is urged and tht
pIsb fluctabions In loan money review
cd, with aeversl suggestions for nat
lonal bank issues.
a lower tariff or elae free trade !r
Philippine products is strongly urp.
ed, with tho declaration that all /,
cell In the oriental POSSESSIONS ant
peace almost fecured.
The message inslsts that American
citlzenship shoule be conferred upot
the citiz0ns OF Porte Rico and the ex
penses Of tho federal court of Portt
Rico should be borne by the UnitaC
States government.
1t Is stated that tho adminisbra
tion OF tho affairs Of the Phillipphines
Hawaii, Porto Rico and othef inaulsl
possessions should be directed by lth,
department OF state or dopartuoen
Of war OF the United States
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