Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-04-23
MESSAGE.
The President Addresses a Message
to Congress on The Subject
Of Capital and Labor.
Y 9,a, liss;a -uditIon Due TO the
at@s Sae,,e,f q. ilcss Taxa.
lion G iOyers.
Voluntary Arbitration tho Remedy a
Federal Commission Suggested 20
Act as u Tribunals.


WASHINGTON, April 22.--The president /
to-day sent the following message to con-
gress on the subject OF labor troubles {
To THE SENATE AND HOUSE or RErRE-
sENTATIyEs--The constitution imposes
on the president the duty OF recommend
ing to the consideration of congress from
time to time such measures as he shall
Judge necessary and expedient. am so
deeply impressed with the Importance Of
Immediately and thoughtfully meeting
the problem which recent events and
present conditions have rushed MS into,
involving settlement of the disputes
arising between our laboring men and
their employees, that | am con
strained to recommend TO congress
Legislation upon this serious and pressing
subject Under our form OF government
the value Of labor as an element Of
national prosperity should be distinctly
recognized, and the welfare Of the labor
ing man should be regarded as especially
entitled to Legislative care. Ina country
which offers to all It's citizens the highest
attainment Of social and political distinc-
ton, its worhngman cannot Justly or
safely be considered as irreyocably con- |
sigued to the limits of class and en-
titled to no attention aud allowed no pro-
test against neglect The laooring man
bearing IN MS hanu an lnulrpehsaoie ooii-
tributlon to our growth aud progress,
may wen insist Win many courage anu
as right, upon the same fecoglitioh from
those VINO make our ens' ~
IS eccorueu 70 any oenel Wy.
zen haVlng Valuaple lneres.s ~
charge, ana ms feasonaolo uclilan lt
should DC met Y sucn spl.le " app.eoi
n auun ana fairness as 70 lhuuce consenteu
and patriouc corporations ~ tne lcii,sNe-
ment Of grand national destiny VINE
the real interests OF laeor Gre hot pIolloI'
ed by resort to threats ana Vlolsh' lpaul-
: lfeslations, and while those VINO, uhueT
prtteXt OF an advocacy o. tne cla'ihs "
labor, want only 70 attack lhe hisnSs "
capital, ana Tor selnsh purposes ol i9Ne
: Of disorder sow seeds q violence ahu us
content, should never pe eAcoutusyG " y.
concilateu, an leglshtion on ' suul "
should pc calmly ahu 0eilpeIaveiy uuuel-
taken win no purpose % ssllslSlus W,
/, reasonable emanos 81 gaining pa.si'as =
y advantage, Tue PresenS ophuIs ..o, "
relations between lapor anu oapieal als
far from satisfactory Inc ahcohteh'
n OF the employed is que IN laIge ueslee
to the grasping ana needless taAhNohs o.
- tion IN favor oil capltal is an oolecI loi
government attention. ~ must also D,
/. conceded that the laOoTlng men are MOI
always careful To aVolu causeless anu WI
lnsuna0le disturbances. Lhough tne IN
/. portance oil better accord uetWeeh thes'
interests IS apparent, IL must ne pornc u
mind that any effort III That dlrectlon ol
DO the federal government must oe sreAtls
90 limited by constitutions restrlctions
\ There are many grievances Which pesls
lation by congress CANNOT reuless' an,
D. many conditions whleh canhot ~ suol
- means be reformed am saNsheu' nov
ever, that something may "
done under federal authority u
prevent disturbances which SO oItei
y arise from disputes between employer
and employees, and which az Time
~ seriously threaten the business Interest,"
~ of the country In my opinion the prope
theory upon which TO proceed Is tnat
voluntary Gbltration as means Oh set
Ting thesediliculties, put suggest INA
instead OF arbitrators chosen In lhe nea
i. of conflicting claims and after each DIS
pute shall arise, there be created com
- mission OF LABOR consisting Oh three ,nein
a hers who shall be regular olhcers % 'n
IA government charged among other dusle
~ with consideration ana settement, Wne
MI poselole, Va az .A'' ,, -
H labor and capital. A commission tnu
n organized would have the advantage 9
4 being stable BODY, ana us members, =
H they gained experience, would con tanti
n improve in their ability TO deal lnteii
nj gently and useiully with questions Wnlc
a might be submitted TO them, II arb
n traitors are chosen for temporary service
n as each case of dispute arises, txperienc
~ and familiarity with much that Is involve
= in the question will be lacking. ENtrem
partisanship and bias VIII be the guam
cations sought on either side, ana lr'
quent complaints of unialrness ana pa
n TALLY VIII be inevitable. Theimposlto
: upon federal court OF duly iorgls
ma to their judicial function as the sele'
tion OF an arbitrator IN suc