Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-12-06
lHE PRESIDENTS
ANNUAL message
TO LAWMAKERS
Recommends Legislation on
New and important
Subjects.
)IHCOME : INHERITANCE TAX.
]He Believes Such Laws Would Curb
Growth Of Fortunes to DAN
gerous Proportions.
)IAC0ME INHERITANCE TAX
liiIs Views on Negro uestlon---Asks
for Currency Reform, and shipping
BIII-WouId Make Citizens Of Japs
MANY Other important Subjects
Discussed.

Discussed.
Washington, Dec, 3.-President Roose-
lvOlt'g message to the second session OF
The T1fty-ninth congress deals with a
number Of new and important subjects,
chief OF which 10 the government prose-
lsution Of the trusts the abuse Of injuno-
lions IN labor troubles, the negro Cues-
lion. the preaching Of class hatred
between capital and labor. additional legls-
1ation for the control Of large corpora
lions, federal Inheritance and income
tax law and currency reform.
The message opens with q statement
lof what the last congress left unfinished,
and Of this he says:
II again recommend law prohibiting
all corporations from contributing to the
campaign expenses Of any party. Such
d bill has already past one house Of con-
,gregA Let Individuals contribute a. they
dearo; but lot uS prohibit In effective
fashion all corporations from making
directly or Indirectly.
Another bill which has just past one
house Of the congress and which IL ur-
gently necessary should be enacted into
mont the right. Of appeal in criminal
eases on questions Of law. This. right
exists In many Of the states; 1t exists in
the District OF Columbia BY act OF the
IecnPresS. It is Of course not proposed
that In any case q verdict for the do.
ltendant on the merits should DO set
aside. Recently In one district where
the government had indicted certain per-
sons for conspiracy In connection with
rebates, the court sustained the defend
ants demurrer; while in another jurls-
diction an indictment for conspiracy to
obtain rebates has been sustained by
the court, convictions obtained under IL,
and two defendants sentenced to imprls-
onment. The two cases referred to may
not be in real conflict with each other.
but II 10 unfortunate that there should
even be an apparent conflict. AZ pres
Ont there is no way by which the gov
eminent can cause such conflict, when
Il 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
a failure to pass will result In seriously
bamperlng the government IN Its effort
TO obtain Justice, especially against
wealthy individuals or corporations who
% wrong; and may also prevent the
lNegeworkers who are not themselves
Nhlo effectively to contest q case where
the Judgment Of an inferior court has
been against them: I have specifically
/, n view a recent decision by a district
J Out remedy for violation Of certain So
called labor statute. 1t seems an absurd
~ to permit single district Judge,
Asainat what may be the Judgment Of
on the bench, to declare q law soleinnly
enacted by the congress. TO be "unoon-
6titutional," and then to deny to the
government the right to have the SUI
prefne court definitely decide the Ques-
hon"
|. Evasion by TechnIcalltleo.
''In connection with this matter, would
like to call attention to the very unsat-
iafactory state of our criminal law, re-
sultIng In large part from. the. habit of
s sosT On 'I tscSnIcaltisH aSsOIutsly Sr
connected with the merits Of the CASE
and where there IL no attempt to show |
that there has been any failure of sub |
atantial. Justice Il would b well to en-
ct z lay providing something to the
mo judsment shall BE- set aside or new
trial granted In any cause, civil or GRIM |
inAl. on the ground Of mlsdirection Of the |
lection Of Syidence' Or for error Ss to any
matter Of pleading or procedure unless. |
IN tho opinion Of the court to which the |
application iH made, after an examina- |
ton Of the entire Ire cause aus y shall atirma;
81 has resulted in a miscarriage Of |
Justice
lnlunetlons.
On the subject Of the abolition Of In |
functions In labor disputes, he says:
I'm my last message / suggested the en- |
netment Of q law In connection with the |
issuance Of injunctions, attention hav- |
( ~ the demand that the right Of appiy- |
Ing iniunctlonB In labor cases should 81 |
Wholly abolished. i g at least doubtful |
whether q law abollshing altogether the |
Sss q iniI met 2, In n such eases would
ease Of course the legislation would Sc |
ineAectve. Moreover, ! believe II would |
BE- wrong altogether to prohibit the use
q iniunctions y y criminal to permit
hands in unfolding the law; and II men
n9ok 10 destroy life or property by mob |
violence there should be no impairment
! q the power Of the courts to deal with
way possible But 20 far as possible the
abuaa Of the power should s. provided
aeainst b. some such law a. advocated
taiin' this matter Of injunctious thor. IA
lodged in ths hands Of the jndicisry 4
necessary power which u neVerfhalas-
subject 70 the possibility Of crave Abuse.
u = power that should Be exercised
set 70 he Jealous scrutiny Of ali m 1 |
and condemnation should BE- raatod out
- much 70 the Judge who fails 70 use
Il boldly whon necessary a. to The iudfs
who uses Il wantonly or opprosIIveiv.
OF courDe, . judge strong enouEh 10 -
AZ for hii once win onjoln any resort
y violence o. Intimidation, especially ~
conlliracy, no matter what Els opinion
nay b OF the righta Of the original quar-
rel There must Be ne helitatlon IN
11allng With disorder. But there muGf
uE1Wi1o Be no such abuse OF the IN
49, inenauIng a. 4 4rnpIIaf A fnrhi adir.s
Ia1oIhf men . 1tI1vo Tor tielf oNn Sst-
tolment N peaceful ana lawful WAYS.
roF must TIE inllnelian b used merely
. ~ some Nc .corporaton II carryinr
81 aohaus1 fof ~ 0wn aggrandinsme1f
u uurl b ran1mtarad hat q preiim-
InaIy tnjunqdon n = labor case, Il
EIanlaf without nda1uai1 proof fsvcr
|lln authoIlty can y found e support
~ c1Udu1lon1 - law on which ii 4
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