The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-04-16
TO SUPPRESS REDS"
SPECIAL MESSAGE ON ANARcH-
lists FROM PRESIDENT.
ADDITIONAL LAWS NEEDED
Senate Passes Employers Liability
Bill Without Change - House
Makes Progress Despite
Democratic FiIibuster.

Washington. - Suppression of an
archy as the greatest question before
the nation was called to the attention
of congress by President Roosevelt in
special message. The executive sub
mits what has been done under exist
ing statutes, but says there should be
further legislation.
The anarchist is declared the enemy
of all mankind and no paper, published
here or abroad, propagating anarch-
ism should be permitted to circulate
in the mails, the president declares.
This message, containing only about
100 words, is one of the shortest Mr..
Roos Jelt has transmitted to con-
gress. With the message be trans
mitted a report reviewing the legal
phases of the question by Attorney
General Bonaparte.
Message of the President.
The message Of the president fol,
lows:
ITO the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives: / herewith submit
letter from the department of justice,
which explains itself. Under this
opinion, l hold that existing statutes
give the president the power to pro-
hibit the postmaster general from
being used as an instrument in the
commission of crime; that is, to pro-
hibit the use of the mails for the ad-
vocacy of murder, arson and treason.
II shall act upon such construction.
Unquestionably, however, there should
be further legislation by congress in
this matter. When compared with
the suppression of anarchy, every
other question sinks into insignifi-
canoe. The anarchist is the enemy of
humanity, the enemy of all mankind,
and his is a deeper degree Of Grim
inality than any other. No immigrant
is allowed to come to our shores if he
is an anarchist; and no paper pub
lished here or abroad should be per-
mitted circulation in this country, if
it propagates anarchistic opinions.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
Senate Passes Liability Bill.
The employers liability bill, re-
Gently passed by the house, was
passed by the senate Thursday with
out amendment, so that it is ready to
go to the president for his approval.
The scope of the bill is limited to
common carriers by railroad. The
senate adjourned at $50 o'clock until
Monday.
House Busy, Despite FiIibuster.
Three times in the house the Demo
Gratis caught the Republicans nap
ping" and forced them to produce
quorum. On one other occasion a
vote by tellers disclosed the absence
of quorum but Speaker Cannon
peremptorily applied the Reed rule
and declared quorum to be pres
ent. In doing so he had a brief but
lively clash with Mr.. Williams.
Notwithstanding repeated roll calls,
progress was made in the transaction
of public business. Both the army
and the Notifications appropriation
bills were sent to conference; the
senate bill to increase the efficiency
of the revenue cutter service was,
with Democratic help, passed, and the
bill to promote the safe transporta-
tion in interstate commerce of ex-
plosives was considered. 1t will be
finally disposed of Friday.
The Democrats prevented the adop-
tion of the conference report on the
Indian appropriation bill and caused
it to be sent back to conference.