UNITED STATES.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8304, 6 December 1906, Page 5

UNITED STATES.

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S MASSAGE-TO CONGRESS.

IMPORTANT MATTERS TOUGHED UPON.

Received Decembers, 9.al p.m. NEW YORK, December 5. President Roosevelt, in a message to Congress, recommends that all corporationsjbe prohibited from contributing to eleution campaigning expenses, and lynching. He daoiares that wvery man, regardless of colour, is entitled to even hauded justice. While rape ought to tje made a capital offence, punishment ouglrt to be under the law. not at ibe hands of a wild,crooked, savage mob. He condemns attempts to exoito olass hatred against all wealthy men and also tho campaign of destruction preached by visionary reformers. He equally denounces the oallous exploiting of fellow countrymen by the plutocracy, and advocates an eight-honrs day in most industries. Referring to trosts -'he message sayß the State ought to aim at securing equality of opportunity and equality of burden for all. He advises graduated inheritance and inoome taxes. ENCOURAGEMENT TO AMEKI CAN SHIPPING.

THE-JAPANESE QUESTION. Received December 5, 10.1 p.m. NEW YORK, December 5. President Roosevelt further tuggeata a national congress to consider the questions of marriage and divorce. He recommends legislative encouragement to American shipping. Referring to Japan, he insists that Americans must treat all immigrants with justiofi and goodwill. The sporadic hostility occasionally shown to the Japanese was most discreditable and fraught with the gravest consequences. Japan was now one of the greatest of civilised nations. Although an overwhelming mass of Americana cherished a lively regard for the Japanese, a most unworthy feeling had bsen manifested in San Francisco because of the efficiency uf the Japanese workers. Where it possessed power the Federal Government will deal summarily with those who aot badly towards the Japanese. Where power rested with the. States, President Rooaeveft hoped they would repress ibe wrongdoers. He recommends Congress to authorise the nationalisation of Japanese and also empower the President to enforce the rights of aliens under treaties. Regardiug the presont case, President Roosevelt said that be intended to apply ail toe foroea he possessed, both military and civil, to secure justiufl for the Japanese. It was impossible to allow any locality to commit a crime against a friendly nation und to leave to the Federal Government, which was powerless to prevent an offence, the responsibility of defending the community.