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In one OF the shorte3t messages which
he has yet transmitted to Congress,
President Roosevelt called the attention
| Of that body to the necessity for fur
Their legislation on the subject Of IN
Archy. He said: 1.-The anarchist In
the enemy OF humanity. the enemy of
ell mankind, and his is a deeper degree
Of criminality than any other" With
the message he transmitted a report re-
viewing the legal phases OF the ques-
ton by Attorney General Bonaparte.
The message VI the President follows:
To the Senate and House of Represent
atives: I herewith submit a letter from
the Department Of Justice which explains
itself. Under this opinion / hold that
existing statutes give the President the
power to prohibit the Postmaster General
from being used as an instrument in the
commission of crime that Is, to prohibit
the use of the mails for the advocacy of
murder, arson and treason and l shall
act upon such construction.
PROFESSIONALLY, however, there should
be further legislation by Congress in this
matter. When compared with the sup
preston of anarchy, every other question
sinks into insigniiicance. The anarchist
is the enemy of humanity, the enemy of
all mankind, and his is a deeper degree of
c~riminality than any other. No immi-
grant is allowed to come to our shores il
he is ar anarchist. and no paper publish
ed here or abroad should be permitted
circulation in this country il it propagates
anarchistic opinions.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Called to Gov. Forts Alteration.
Besides his direction to the Postmas
ter General to exclude from the mails
such publications as La QUESTION: So
ciale, President Roosevelt in his letter
to Attorney General Bonaparte, asking
for an opinion on the legal phases OF
the subject, says he has had the partic-
ular case called to the attention of Gov.
Fort, Of New Jersey, by Secretary Root,
that the Governor may proceed under
the State laws.
The opinion Of the Attorney General,
which the President transmits to Con-
greSS, embraces a discussion Of the
whole subject from many legal angles.
Ills first conclusion is that the article
In question, which advocates the use OF
arms and dynamite in annihilating po-
lice and soldiers, that anarchy may pre-
vail, constitutes a "seditious libel" and
II undoubtedly a crime at common
law"
He declares that there is no federal
statute which makes such publications
IN orense against the United States,
and that the federal courts consequent
~ have no Jurisdiction in the matter.
That there Is full power In the posses
sion of Congress to make such publica-
lions criminal the Attorney General as
serts, and quotes Chief Justice Fuller
Of the Supreme Court and Mr.. Justice
Field as authority.
The greater portion Of his opinion IL
devoted to the question OF whether,
In the absence OF any legislation by
Congress, the Postmaster General has
the right to exclude such publications.
On this point his conclusion is: 1.-The
Postmaster General will be justified in
excluding from the mails any issue OF
any periodical, otherwise entitled to the
privileges Of second-cla mail matter,
which shall contain any article consti-
tuting q seditious libel and counsel
ing such crimes as murder, arson, riot
and treason"