UNITED STATES CONGRESS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1951, 6 December 1906, Page 2

UNITED STATES CONGRESS.

THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

LYNGH-LAW DENOUNCED : DEFENCE OF JAPANESE.

PRESS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT Rooeivod 9.41 p.m., Doc. 5

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Prosiuont Rooaovolt'u messago so Congress recommends trial uli cur partitions be prohibited cuutnouting to election campaigning expenses, danuunc.a lynebing, uud deoiaroa iuui every man, regardless of color, is untitled to even handed justice. While rape ought to be main a capital offenoe, the punishment ougut to bo under tbe law, not by a wild, c.-oaßei, savageing mob. Ho condemns attempts to excite class hatred against all wealthy men; also tho campaign of destruction proaohod by visionary reformers. Ho iqually denounces ca lous exploiting ui follow ocuntrymou by tho piutoeracy, and advocates an eight bouts' day in most industries. Hoiorriog to trusts tho message says : “ Tbe Btata ought to aim at securing oquality of opportunity uud equality of burden ior all.’’ It advises graduated inheritance and inoomo taxes.

Tho message suggests u naiional congress to consider questions of marriage and divoroe. Ii recommends legislalive encouragement of American shipping. Referring to Japan, it insists that Americans must treat all immigrants with justice and goodwill. Too eporad.c hostility occasionally shown to Japanese was most discreditable to one cf me grouiest e’viiised nations. Although au overwhelming mass cf Americana cherished a lively regal’d for Japanese, a moat unworthy feeling had been manifested in Ban Francisco, because of sue tllioienoy of Japanese workers. Where it possessed power the Federal Govornmani would deal summarily wim those who act badly towardß Japanese. Wuoro tbe power rested with the Btates President Roosevelt hoped they would repress wrong doeis. Ha recommended Congress to authorise the nationalisation of Japancsp, also to empower <he President to enforce the rights of aliens under treaties. Regarding the present ease, President Roosevelt said he intended to apply all the foroee he possessed, both military and otvil, to secure justice to Japanese. Ii was im-

possible to allow any laosliiy to oommit a crime against a friendly nation, and leave the Federal Government, which was powerless to prevent the offence, the responsibility of defending the community.