Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-12-03
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
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..,d ConstItutIon 1T necessary.
 Whom the constitution was adopted,
 ot tbe end of the eighteenth century.
 no buman wisdom could foretell the
 euouning changes. alike in industrial
 and noltical conditions. which were to
 fake p,ace by the beginning of the
 twentieth century. At that time it
 was accepted as matter of course
 That the several states were the proper
 Authorities to regulate. so far as was
 bpn necessary, the comparatively in-
 significant and strictly localized cor
 porate bodies of the day. The condi-
 lions are now wholly different. and
 wholly different action is called for.
 I believe that law can be framed
 which will enable the national govern
 nent to exercise control along the lines
 above indicated. profiting by the eXpe- rienee gained through the passage and Administration of the interstate com- merce act. If, however, the Judgment l of the congress is that it lacks the con- stitutional power 10 pass such an act. l then constitutional amendment should be submitted to confer the power
 There should be created cabinet of 6cer, to be known as secretary of commerce. and industries, as provided In the bill introduced at the last ses- sion of the congress. It Ehould De his proylnte 10 deal with commerce. iG its Droat,est sense, Including among many |0ther hingS whatever concerns labcr and all matters affecting the gress business corporations and our mer. |ehant marine.
 Labor.
 The president declares that he re- sarus It neeessarf. to re-cnact the Chi aese exclusion law. Tn regard to labor He says that the government should ploVue m It's contracts that all work snould De done under ''fair' conditions auo tllat all night work should be for oluuel Tor women and children as well as excessive overtime He continues:
 very great good has been and will be accomplished by associations or unions '" "aseWorkers when managed With 'olethousht and when they combine in- ss'elce upon their own rights with Id" M aoiding respect for the rights of tuners. The display of these qualities lu such bodies is q duty to the nation uo iess than to the associations them 'e''es Finally. there must also in u"us cases be action by the govern uen. Ill order to safeguard the rights 'uu interests of all. Under our consti- 'u'on ' there is much more scope for 'uen action by the state and the munic pa".y than by the nation. But on ,O'nts Y such as those touched on above ut national government can act ..I .ie asserts that the immigration laws '.e unsatisfactory and that q law nou'u pe enacted to keep out not only eS, but persons of a low moral ,na n1ency or of unsavory reputation to, '"ose Who are below a certain anuafd of economic fitness to enter s m industrial field as competitors with labor.
 u, The Tariff and Reciprocity. "e president declares that nothing hs Ut more unwise than to disturb a 4s puslness interests of the country by L' 1a seheral tariff change at this time. ont' t, 1t IS hot only possible, but emi- +ah.;., lsns ueslrable, to combine with the lon1s u our economic system sup f e','afy system of reciprocal bene- uoa Inu obligation with other nations. | nl4 tA iecipfocity is an incident and re- raso as ol the firm establishment and Olio. .i Nalion of our present economic bs' tb It was specially provided for pas. .ae present tariff law.
 ,no ,nqo.iproeity must be treated as the ntr inaiuen of protection. Our first i i 's to see that the protection grant l
 " the tariff in every case where it