The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-04-16
SUPPRESS REDS"
Says president.
SPECIAL MESSAGE ON ANARcH.
lsTs SENT TO CONGRESS BY
ROOSEVELT.
Additional Laws sNeeded-House Passes
Employers Liability Bill Without
chsnee-House Makes Progress
Despite Democratic Fllibuster.

Washington, Apr. 1O.-Suppression
Of anarchy as the greatest question
before the nation was called to the at
tention Of congress by President
Roosevelt in a special message. The
executive submits what has been done
under existing 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..
Roosevelt has transmitted to con
gress. With the message he 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 a
hVNNCl AlOAh AAlC vi JubllCbt
which explains itself Under this
opinion, | hold that existing statutes
give the president the power to pro.
hibit the postmaster general from
being used az 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
Il shall act upon such construction
Unouestionably. however, there should
be further legislation by congress in
this matter. When compared with
the suppression OF anarchy, every
other question sinks into insignifl.
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 II he
is an anarchist; and no paper pub.
lished here or abroad should be per.
mitted circulation in this country, II
1t 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 1t 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 $3.50 o'clock until
Monday.
House Busy, Despite Filibuster.
Three times in the house the Demo
Gratis caught the Republicans map.
ping" and forced them to produce a
quorum. On one other occasion
vote by tellers disclosed the absence
of quorum but Speaker Cannon
peremptorily applied the Reed rule
and declared a quorum to be pres
ent. In doing 50 he had 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. II will be
finally disposed OF Friday
The Democrats prevented the adop.
ton of the conference report on the
Indian appropriation bill and caused
It to be sent back TO conference.
House After Paper Trust.
Washington, Apr. 9.-Wednesday
session of the house will go down as
one of the stormiest in its history
The sum total Of the days proceed.
ings was the adoption of several addi
tional rules to further check the Dem
ocratic filibuster and the passing Of
the two resolutions introduced by
Speaker Cannon calling on the depart
ment OF justice and the department
of commerce and labor for certain in
formation regarding the so-called pa
per trust.
The naval appropriation bill author
izing the construction OF two instead
of four battle ships and eight instead
of four submarine torpedo boats. and
carrying a total appropriation Of
$103,967 ,518 for the naval service for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1909,
was reported to the house Wednesday
by Chairman Foss OF the committee
on naval AFFAIRS.