A NATIONS LEAD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81899, 6 December 1906, Page 3

A NATIONS LEAD.

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PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S MESSAGE TO CONGRESS. LYNCHING DENOUNCED. INCITING CLASS HATRED CONDEMNED. PLUTOCRATIC EXPLOITATION OF LABOUR REPROVED. EIGHT HOURS' DAY ADVOCATED. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL Received sth, 9.51 p.m. New Y'ork, December 5. President Roosevelt's Message to Congre:« recommends that all corporat'ons be prohibited from contributing towards election and campaigning expenses. It denounces lynching, and dc claiee mat every man. regardless f colour, is cntit ed to even h.mdcd ju* tice, while rape ought to be made a capital offence. Punishment ought to be under the law, not a wild crooked savaging mobIt condemns the attempts to excite class haired against a 1 wealthy men, aleo the campaign of destruction preached by visionary reformers. The President equally denounces the callous exploiting of their fellowcountrymen by the plutocracy, and advocates an eight hours' day in mos industres.

Referring to the Trusts, the mes says says the State ought to aim at securing equality of opportunity and equality of burden for a I, and advises graduated inheritance aud income taxes. DIVORCE AND MARRIAGE LAWS. NATIONAL CONGRESS SUGGESTED, THE TROUBLE WITH JAPAN. HOSTILITY FRAUGHT WITH GRAVE CONSEQUENCES. WORKERS AFRAID OF JAPANESE EFFICIENCY. JUSTICE TO BE SECURED BY FORCE IF NEED BE.

Received sth, 10.1 p.m. New Vork, December 5. The President suggests a National Congress to consider the questions of mairiage and divorce and retom mends legislative encouragement for American shipping. Referring to Japan, he insists that Amercans must treat ah immigrants with justice and goodwill. Tfie sporadic hostility occasional'}- shown t tlie Japanese was most discreditable, and fraught with gravest consequences. Japan was now one of the greatest, civilised nations.

Although the overwhelming mass of Americans cherished a lively regard for the Japanese, a most unworthy feeling liad been manifested at San Francisco because of the efficiency of Japanese workers. Where it, possessed the power, the Federal Government wil deal summarily with those who act badly towards Japanese.

Where the power rested with the States, President Roosevelt hoped they would repress wrongdoers, and recommends Congress to authorise the nationalization of the Japanese, also to empower the President to enforced the rights of aliens under Treat ics. Regarding the present case ) President Rooseyelt said he intended to apply all the forces he possessed, both mi'.itary and civil, to secure justice for the Japanese. It was impossible to allow any locality to commit a crime against a friendly nation, and leave to the Federal Government, which was powerless to prevent, the offence, the responsibility of defending the community.