The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-12-26
FEATURES OF PRESIDENTS
MESSAGE TO CONGRESS.
President Roosevelt in his message

President Roosevelt in his message
to Congress specifically recommends:
The passage of a law prohibiting
corporations from contributing to po-
litical campaign expenses.
The passage of a law comforting
upon the Government the right OF
appeal in criminal cases, on questions
of law.
A law modifying the use Of the in
junction in labor cases.
That the crime of criminal assault
| should always be punished by death;
that such assault, attempted, should
| also be made a capital crime, at the
! discretion of the court; that the trial
and punishment of these cases should
be swift, and that the victim should
be shielded in the giving OF testi-
mony.
A law limiting the number of hours
! OF railroad employees.
A drastic child-labor law for the
District of Columbia and the Terri
tories.
An addition to the employers liza
bility law placing the entire risk OF
a trade" on the employer-in other
words, making the employer directly
responsible for compensation in the
case Of death or, accident, where this
! occurs in the legitimate line Of duty.
A law for a Federal strike inyesti-
cation commission. .
A law providing for the with
drawal of coal lands from sale or
from entry, save in special circum-
stances.
An addition to the packing house
inspection law providing that q date
| shall be put on the label, and charg-
ing the cost of the inspection to the
packers.
A graduated income tax law and a
graduated inheritance tax law. Says
the man of great wealth owes State
a peculiar obligation and should pay
for protection he receives and as a
means Of reaching private fortunes
unduly or danger 3usly swollen.
National legislation on the whole
question of marriage and divorce.
A ship subsidy bill.
An amendment to the law which
would enable the Secretary of the
Treasury to treat funds derived from
customs duty as he treats funds OBJ
tanned under the international rev.
enue laws.
A law providing a lower tariff or
absolute free trade in Philippine
products.
A law enabling Porto Ricans to be-
come American citizens.
A law providing for the n%aturaliza-
{;Np Nf Torannco. onH on q an ~ ami
to the present Federal statutes which
will enable the President to enforce
the rights of aliens under treaties.
Revision and amendment Of the
laws for the protection Of the seals
within the jurisdiction Of the United
States.
In addition to the specific recon-
mendations mentioned above other
interesting features Of the message
are:
A discussion of the use of the legal
Injunction in labor questions.
A discussion on the subject of pub
lie criticism Of judges.
A discussion on the subject OF
lynching and race prejudice.
A discussion of questions, affecting
capital and labor, of the menace Of
demagogues, and of strikes.
A suggestion that combinations of
capital are necessary and that it is
unfortunate that the present laws
forbid, instead of sharply discrim-
mating between those which do GOOD
and those which do evil; a discussion
of corporations.
An emphatic approval of more tech
meal and industrial training institu-
lions throughout the country.
Two paragraphs discussing the
home in which are references to the
question Of race suicide. .
A brief presentation of the most
prominent currency reform plans.
A long discussion. under the head,
international Morality" of the jap
anese question presented in C%alifor-
mia, in which the shutting out of jap
anese from the public schools in San
Francisco is characterized as "a
, wicked absurdity."
> A brief review of recent history in
yuba, with the hope that the next
luban Government will run more
SnOOIuls LudL Iue
habit" will not become so fixed as to
I'D to a second intervention by the
ted States.
review of the conditions in South
Central America.
representation of the fur seal sit
drawing attention to the rapid
q of destruction of the seal and
necessary preventive measures.
{scussion of the subject, peace
9ghteousness," in which the
snt repeats his previously ex-
ideas about "just wars"
Sngthy review of Navy and
fairs; a request that the Navy
attained at it's present strength
building of at least one first.
ttleship each year; a recon-
bn of the principle of selec-
3romotion, and. of the estab-
IS Of shooting galleries and
throughout the country.