Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-12-06

The tax should II possible be nada
to bear more heavily upon those resid-
Ing without the country than within it.
A heavy progressive tax upon very
large fortune Is in no way such tax
upon thrift or industry as like tax
would be Oh small fortune.
Enforcement of the Law
A few years ago there was loud com
plant that the law could not be i'm
voked against wealthy offenders. There
is no such complaint now. The course
Of the department Of justice during the
last few years has been such as to make
it evident that no man stands above
the law that no corporation is SO veal
thy that it cannot be held to account.
But the laws themselves need strength
ening They should be made more def
mite, so that no honest man can be led
unwittingly to break them and so that
the real wrongdoer can be readily pun
ished. Moreover, there must be the
public opinion back Of the laws or the
laws themselves will be Of no avail.
The two great evils in the execution Of
our criminal laws today are senti-
mentality and techncality.
Regarding Injunctions
Instances of abuse in the granting
Of injunctions in labor disputes con-
tinue to occur, and the resentment in
the minds Of those who feel that their
rights are being invaded and their lib
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rantably restrained continues likewise
to grow. l earnestly commend to the
attention Of the congress this matter,
SO that some way may be devised
which will limit the abuse Of injunc
tons and protect those rights which
from time to time it unwarrantab bly, in
vades.
The president urges the passage Of a
model employers liability act for the
District Of Columbia and the territories
to encourage corporations to treat in
jured waEeworkers better. He en-
phatically endorses the eight-hour day
and urges the states to fight the child
and woman labor evil.
Presidential Campaign Expenses
1t is we'll to provide that corporations
shall not contribute to presidential or
national campaigns and, Furthermore,
to provide for the publication Of both
contributions and expenditures. The
need for collecting large campaign
funds would vanish il congress pro-
vided an appropriation for the proper
and legitimate expenses Of each of the
great national parties, an appropria-
ton ample enough to meet the neces-
sity for thorough organization and ma
chnery. which requires large expendi-
ture of money. Then the stipulation
should be made that no party receiving
campaign funds from the treasury
should accept more than fixed
amount from any individual subscriber
OF donor. and the necessary publicity
for receipts and expenditures could
without difficulty be provided
The Army and Navy
The president recommends legisla-
ton to increase the number of officers
in the army, especially in the medical
corps. The rate of pay Of officers
should be greatly increased, he de
clares. There should be a relatively
even greater increase in the rate Of
pay Of enlisted men IL we are to keep
the army in shape to be effective in
time of need.
Concerning the navy the president
says:
In my judgment, we should this year
TO- ho< Z.
idle to build battleships unless, in
addition to providing the. men and the
means for thorough training, we pro-
, vide the auxiliaries for them-unless
we provide docks the coaling stations,
the GOLFERS and supply ships that they
need. Plenty Of torpedo boats and de-
stroyers should be built. Both on the
Atlantic and Pacific coasts fortified tons
of the best type should be provided for
all our greatest harbOrs. Our coast
line is on the Pacific just as much as on
the Atlantic. The battle fleet should
now and then be moved TO the Pacific,
just as at other times II should be kept
in the Atlantic.
Foreign Affairs
. In foreign affairs our aim is disin-
, terestedly to help other nations where
such help can be wisely given without
the appearance Of meddling with what
, does not concern us, to be careful to act
as a good neighbor and at the same
=, time in good-natured fashion to make
1t evident that we do not intend to be
, imposed upon.
The president refers at length to The
, Hague peace conference. He believes
= 1t accomplished much good work.
The president commends to the IA
, vorable consideration Of the congress a
postal savings bank system as recon-