The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-07
'Recommends Legislation on
New and important
Subjects.
INCOME INHERITANCE TAX
tie Believes Such Laws Would Curb
Growth of Fortunes to DAN
gerOus Proportions.
'7is Views on Negro Question-Asks
for Currency Reform, and Shipping
0l'--Woald Make Citizens Of JAMS
Many Other important Subjects
Discussed


Washington, Dec. 9-presiaao+ D...
Velt's message to tho saao,, ilooSe
tho Fifty-rir,tL oo,,,r'. oooSiou u
,nun,bar ~ ,a.' IossieSS deals with {
80 VI new ana important subjects
chief OF which is the government nroso,
eutI9h OF the trusts. the ahusa 10 IN ;,,,1(
lions in labor trouhleS tho 49,.
zion the ora5r,,jT,r .''e negro cues
betvenr carit,I 1872 Vi CidSS hatr6d
haitian IA, 49,, '"' ''Doi' duoltlonal legis-
,sIa ''' tHe control of large corpora
Eiohs, " federal Inheritance and income
HaX law ana currency reform
TIE messug. oreos with q s+o.,..
Of what the last Copprace IaPt 1'.9lI
and Of this he sar,, 'oi' U"'i"lSHeu.
81 o.,N', '' VIZ says
all usoIh i''oh.nehd law prohibiting
I'll .ot PcFanpH" from contributing to the
"a" ~, T'',SH expenses of any party. Such
0,u Las Already past one house of con-
SeSirs. ~ h,,, "io,'in'AiS contribute as they
Te9I'to!r potI !et Us prohibit in effective
Lastloh on corporations from making
S9htfIOHNoH6 for any political nnrnose
dIHIeIlF o. Indirectly.
bon snoC III on which has just past one
s srooI3 VI Ilie congress and which is ur-
raw J." tuht 2omierriug upon the govern
aneht the right Of appeal in criminal
cases on questions Of law. This rigbt
S SxIS'5 IN many Of the states: it exists in
o0ncr,sn u Npi"HlDia Oy act Of the
,SoIlhV3SS II IS Of course not pronoSe6
Sha' IN any case verdict for tha do
9s.S ant on the merits should he cot
2 \. Recently in one district wberL
"a soVernment had indicted certain per
'"' Tor conspiracy in cOnrection rHyitb
- tes, the court sustained the deren end
al demurrer. while in another inr;S-
q. IN an Indictment for COnspiracv to
obtain rebate, has baan .',9p! @IS 10
end two dafondants Sentenced to o' impri st.
hot he IN III ~" 'To 2, Eases referred to may
but It is unfortunate that tb 1a.h ptner;
tcnt tbnr, - "Ittaetl CohiI.ct. At pres
oTnr3ent c~,,, a." way oy winch the gov
1T occurs. 70 he snI,.ad h =" coniitct, When |
L. higher CONT ard +tr DS az appeal 10 |
are blocked without anv ranI oI 3astice
,uree The na.,og, ~ ~. e., nI H,,, 100 strongly
K on,nn.i' 90 pass VIII result in seriously
20 Obtain iyst i"eeriI n,o IN its effort
wealthy Individuals or corno,.SS - "sdl.ist
rovsrn,na2n't 80 80, may also prevent the
30 oavorl-n-s ~ obtaining justice for
Eble errectiynIv 10 onrtot .ot themselves
che Judgment Of ~. ,o' ief d case where
been against them ho, ,ot couTs mas
}mdpa ioo,t,,, GU, ~ ,, ueciSloh by district
' oun isIheuS TOT violation of a certain So
ity 10 permit single district judge
~ @ii jr',, VIA may be the judgment Of
IN tho hs,,,,L ',"J9l ny OF MS colleagues
esacted L,, ~, ~ ueCIare law solemnly
and tben . " We uhcon-
government the ',u rir ,te 70 TO h 1eny to the
yreme Cou~t definitely SeciGa tbo o''e su-
ton uo|'ue the queS-
'''"
Ev,pio, bv roL,,,
49, ~ 'eS'''ca'itles'
-, IN connection with this matter 7 would
I, nSe 10 eau attention to the very unsat
Istactory state of our criminal law "a
splting In large part from Tho ha! re-
setting aside the Judgements ~ az Oh
Courts on technicalities absolntaIv ~, ior
connected with the merits of the cesa
sLe, Where where there is no attempt to show
.tiat there has been any failure Of smh'
stantial Justice 1t would be wei, - SUD
act law providing sometime ~ eh
meet that: WIZ
No judgment shall be set aside or nov,
idi granted IN any cause. civil or Grim.
Jury or the inInrnnar nS,,l tiectioh or the
lection OF evidence, or for error as t VI re-
natter of pleading or procedure n IN ,asrs {
n the opinion of the court to wh;ch ~
1 1Cp ca ION Is made. after an examIna-
IVely appear that the error complainad t
u mas resulted in a MISCARRIAGE GU
Justice Vi
,z;,,. I
"Ju"Ct'ons' +
On the subject OF the abolition 30 1. a
unGtions In Labor disputes he SAYS 81 liz t
IN my last message suggested 10 AN r
.etment of law in connection with En- En- b
ISSUANCE OF tnjunctions. attention ol.e t
I ns pee9 Sharply drawn to the matter v
~ we demand that the right of ami. il
T I6 InIHJuhv[iohs IN labor cases should he S
Vhet5ar 0"o' ISM II is at least doubtful
's m0t os q law anottshing altogether the n
ase OF ihJunctiOnS in such cases wouiS e
tand the test Of the courts: in M w6uip v
ase OF course the legislation VOL, mIH'Gh u
neIectiFe. Moreover. | believe II ,uo ps d
y wtons altogether to prohibit fha usa Il
= lnJahcuons 1t is criminal IN nort Use d
s,npatny VITA criminals to weaken r,,r Il
saiS IN UNFOLDING the law; and If r our "
Seh 70 Destroy life or property bv n n1oh n
ssOt HIce there should be no impajrmoot
nom ny p9wer OF the courts to deal with Il
,aw n ~. me most summary and effective Il
b,Tysap ms tn but 30 lar as possible the OF
gsin. ~ tt.c power should be provideS e.
'st ,,oor Wy S''i'e such law as | advocated it
I'm Iii r,,.. m
,6gad IN t t:iS'' S Oh inllnctions there is Vi
eressorW ro1,a maIius OF the judiciary a es
Ibtect 10 tha noss THGn Is nevertheless W
10 q noS,,o p,yteSioiiity OF grave abuse Ir
Ith SxtpC ome' .mN should be exercised OF
rt 70 tbo {ao Tads ana should be sub tr
Id nonSem5ation scrutlhy Of all men, as
much n tha i,S Smoulu be meted out ar
boldly when necessary ~n ao IL rails to use m